February 2012
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Scientists find that "English is an overwhelmingly... →
kateoplis:
From The Atlantic:
To verify their findings and check if English is inherently positive or negative, the scientists analyzed billions of words from Twitter, a half-century of music lyrics, 20 years of The New York Times, and millions of books going back to 1520.
After finding the 10,222 most frequently used English words from these four sources, they asked a group of volunteers to...
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Words I Have to Define (for otherwise intelligent...
Chuffed (adjective) - delighted; pleased; satisfied. British slang, usage originating around 1860. Alternate usages include descriptions of annoyance, churlishness, chubbiness (“puffed cheeks” - chuffed), and peasantry.
(via dictionary.com and oed.com)
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○: Abraham Maslow's 8 Ways to Self-Actualize →
oceanofmind:
1. Experience things fully, vividly, selflessly. Throw yourself into the experiencing of something: concentrate on it fully, let it totally absorb you.
2. Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and…
“It’s progress I think, that science has joined philosophy metaphysics...”
– Neil DeGras Tyson
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feistyfeminist:
zooeyclairedeschanel:
what if men who gave cat calls were well-mannered?
“yeah baby you look like you could be a doctor or a scientist if you set your mind to it”
“damn girl i wanna take you out to dinner at a nice restaurant and pull out your chair for you and take your coat”
Ay girl, I just want to respect the shit out of you. Value the hell out of your opinions and...
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The answer to the "Of each dollar that I earn, how...
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being tall FUUUUUU
fuckyeahragetoons:
Driving? Check. (squeeze in, readjust seat, fix all mirrors, repeat after someone else drives)
Night clubs? Check. (no head room, no warning, stop putting this things in basements …Oww, my forehead… how the fuck did that overhang in my face meet city building codes?).
Planes? Check. (knees, oww. Arms, oww. Back, doing ok for the moment… no, please...
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