November 2011
23 posts
STFU, Conservatives: Siri Failures, Illustrated →
jumblejo:
stfusexists:
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
amaditalks:
The recent illustrations of Siri, the iPhone 4S voice-recognition based assistant, failing to provide information to users about abortion, birth control, help after rape and help with domestic violence has…
“I don’t even have to pretend to try to be nice to people I don’t like.”
– Rep. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, sharing one reason he’s looking forward to leaving office after serving in the House for 30 years . (via officialssay)
Senators Demand the Military Lock Up American... →
wilwheaton:
The Senate is gearing up for a vote on Monday or Tuesday that goes to the very heart of who we are as Americans. The Senate will be voting on a bill that will direct American military resources not at an enemy shooting at our military in a war zone, but at American citizens and other civilians far from any battlefield — even people in the United States itself.
Senators need to hear...
10 things you should know about International... →
1. One in three women die or are seriously injured as a result of gender-based violence. Violence against women results in more deaths among women ages 15 to 44 than the total number of women who die because of war, malaria, and cancer.
2. An estimated four million women and girls are bought and sold worldwide each year, either into marriage, prostitution or slavery.
3. One out of every six...
Opponents of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R)...
think-progress:
That’s 1,040 signatures per hour, United Wisconsin claims. They’ll need at least another 240,000 by Jan. 17 to cause a recall election, but organizers are aiming higher.
Think they can make it?
Always Thinkin
dearoldlove:
Like Wiz Khalifa says: Just because we don’t talk doesn’t mean I don’t think about you.
End of Year Goals
dearoldlove:
Goal for the rest of the year: Don’t use your birthday, Christmas, or New Year’s Eve as an excuse to contact you.
“I don’t say this lightly, but the consumer is simply an income stream and...”
– Former JPMorgan executive David Mooney.
This is the kind of thing George Bailey would disagree with.
(via occupywallstreet)
“He’s a stupid man’s idea of what a smart person sounds like.”
– Paul Krugman on Newt Gingrich (via politicore) Zing! (via drinkthe-koolaid)
Daaaaaaamn.
(via maritsa-met-esq)
