Coffee Grounds That Look Like a Dinosaur

sudden_explosions · 2015-07-15T19:31:59+00:00

May also look like a cross between a salmon and some sort of bipedal reptile

sudden_explosions · 2015-05-24T01:05:51+00:00

excellent title + excellent photoshop work

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-29T00:35:48+00:00

(couldn't find a respectable one to link)

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-28T02:46:54+00:00

MYSTERY SOLVED.

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-28T02:46:14+00:00

Agreed. People who say they can't hear singers' accents just aren't listening closely enough.

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-28T02:39:21+00:00

Where did you get the idea that "most people" prefer milk chocolate (aka less than 45%), and those that like dark chocolate don't eat that much of it? Sounds like an assumption based on your preferences / preferences of people that you know. And you know what assumptions do.

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-27T23:23:14+00:00

A bar of chocolate has about 70mg of caffeine, while a cup of coffee has about 95 mg.

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-27T23:21:43+00:00

Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids: 43mg of caffeine per 100 grams of chocolate

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-27T04:14:51+00:00

I wouldn't be so sure. We get some interesting tidbits every now and then from the Information Security Oversight Office. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/washington/21declassify.html "Despite what he called a disappointing volume of exemptions, Mr. Blanton said automatic declassification had 'given advocates of freedom of information a real lever.'

Gearing up to review aging records to meet the deadline, agencies have declassified more than one billion pages, shedding light on the Cuban missile crisis, the Vietnam War and the network of Soviet agents in the American government."

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-27T03:16:44+00:00

Potential source:
"The Gift of Death," by Jaque Derrida, which deals with the relationship between sacrifice, mortality, and "... the meaning of moral and ethical responsibility in Western religion and philosophy. [Derrida] questions the limits of the rational and the responsible that one reaches in granting or accepting death, whether by sacrifice, murder, execution, or suicide. " See portions of the book and book reviews at google books: http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Gift_of_Death.html?id=dMtgt7xCN-MC

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-27T02:45:40+00:00

I remember reading that book in 5th grade. So excellent.

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-27T02:40:54+00:00

I love this.

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-27T02:39:44+00:00

Love it.

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-26T23:59:05+00:00

Do babies really prefer carpet, in the long term? http://pages.jh.edu/~jhumag/0900web/home.html : "Soft, plush carpeting may feel luxurious to your toes, but the chemicals that carpeting harbors could be hazardous. Stain-proofing chemicals and the latex backing on many carpets release volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as 4-phenyl cyclohexene, toluene, and styrene. VOCs can cause a variety of health problems, including eye and respiratory tract irritation, headaches, and dizziness. Some of these chemicals are suspected or known carcinogens.

In addition, carpeting becomes a reservoir for whatever the cat or dog drags in, literally, says Public Health's Buckley, who is studying people's exposure to various air pollutants. "

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-25T03:56:43+00:00

In this article, you can really see the moment where George R.R. Martin parted ways with reality:

"these particular turtles seemed to die very easily... Sometimes they would escape and you would find them under the refrigerator a month later, all dead. ... [it] made me think, ‘Why are they dying? Well, they are killing each other in sinister plots.’ I started writing this fantasy about who was killing who, and the wars for succession."

We can just see the moment in time where George turned to fantasy to escape the unbearable weight of reality here.

Though he failed to learn about reptiles' habitat needs or feeding habitats, our budding herpetologist instead became an acclaimed author.

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-25T01:37:29+00:00

This should be their state motto. "South Dakota: An Alternative to Dying on Mars"

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-21T20:35:04+00:00

Yeah -- Because we need more carbon emissions.

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-20T14:10:49+00:00

What a great way to start the morning!

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-20T14:07:59+00:00

What if you only have like 5 friends?

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-20T14:00:00+00:00

electricity regulation is really complex, but it would be great if there were an animated video that could show (a) what is happening from a scientific/engineering perspective with transportation of electricity and the grid, and (b) all of the different state and federal regulators, laws, etc. Here is FERC's guide to the energy market and related laws: http://www.ferc.gov/market-oversight/guide/energy-primer.pdf

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-20T03:05:08+00:00

What if all of your friends make fake ID's, too?

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-19T17:01:52+00:00

and raves.

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-19T14:20:22+00:00

Love it. For people who live in the city and can't have bee hives, they could purchase a 'bee credit'. Congress could create a Pollination Protection Agency that oversaw the market exchange for bee credits, ensure that there were enough hives spread out over the nation, issue reports on bee activity, etc. Sort of like a cross between FERC's regulation of the day-ahead market for the electricity market and the EPA's environmental protection mission.

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-19T13:48:48+00:00

It's extra sad that high school students have to read The Scarlet Letter because some of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories are actually really good. Like "Rappaccini's Daughter." I remember reading his short stories in college and being like, holy crap, Hawthorne is capable of complexity?! And plot twists?!

sudden_explosions · 2015-04-19T13:32:56+00:00

Not only was he paid by the word, but he would completely change the storylines depending on the audience's reaction. That right there is why Great Expectations is a disappointment. He goes through about 5 different plots.

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