August 2010
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whyinthehell:
Hmmm…personally, I don’t want to hear anyone telling me or anyone else their judgments of suicidal people or people who commit suicide. That is such an uber-sensitive and profoundly personal topic, IMO it’s the passing judgment that’s an egocentric, selfish act.
People have the right to choose their own paths in life, and if they can, in death. Passing judgment serves those in...
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Words I Didn't Know
circusfolk:
Proselytize - verb 1) to induce someone to convert to one’s faith 2) to recruit someone to join one’s party, institution, or cause
Commonly used/considered in terms of preaching or lecturing…annoyingly…sometimes pedantically, to the point that the target puts their hands over their ears and says LALALALALALALALA SHUT UP PLEASE and then leaves the premises.
“Throughout the 20th century, perhaps the most murderous century in human...”
– The Internet and Civil Discourse (via azspot)
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“The glory which is built upon a lie soon becomes a most unpleasant incumbrance....”
– Mark Twain (via azspot)
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World War II Today: Follow the War As It Happened →
youwillbeassimilated:
“World War II Today presents what happened on the day, seventy years ago. It focuses on individual incidents and experiences, rather than attempting a complete narrative history. So the history of the Second World War emerges with the progress of time.”
(HT to apatientboy, as usual.)
circusfolk asked: Why did you started following my blog? Just curious. Thank you so much for following!
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The Bomb Was Not Necessary →
azspot:
Specifically, the terms of the Japanese peace offers of late January 1945 were as follows:
Full surrender of the Japanese forces, air, land and sea, at home and in all occupied countries.
Surrender of all arms and ammunition.
Agreement of the Japanese to occupation of their homeland and island possessions.
Relinquishment of Manchuria, Korea and Formosa.
Regulation of...
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Guardian: First robot able to develop and show... →
fuckyeahchemistry:
Guardian UK:
Nao, a robot developed by a European research team, models the first years of life and can form bonds with the people he meets.
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The World At War (documentary series) →
The World at War series is still being shown on the Military Channel. It’s the best documentary series I’ve seen on World War II and uses all original footage and photos. Grim aspects of the intricacies of this massive and complex war collide with the poignant, curious, and occasionally even a reason to smile.
We easily forget about the many, many individuals involved in and...
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"World War II is the topic, equipment etc." →
I recently came across this blog which has an amazing amount of information and detail about WWII, including military equipment and artillery used, considering it’s a blogspot account and not an official historical site.
These grabbed my attention right off the bat, because I am half Japanese and one of my parents was living in Japan during the war:
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and...
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Russian photographer superimposed images from WWII... →
(via evawombat)
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Catalonia makes history by banning bullfights →
(via whyinthehell)
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Ugly Batty – tiny brown long-eared bat is found... →
whyinthehell: (via @ChrisJules)
I think the bat is super-cute.
More cool bat stuff here.
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