1. 2 Oct


    helplessselfish asked: So Hank, what's the deal with Pluto right now? Is it a planet or not?

    edwardspoonhands:

    Pluto is not a planet. The IAU (in my book) gets to decide what the definition of a planet is because there has to be a definition and they are by far the most qualified body to define it. 

    Pluto does not meet that definition, and thus should not be considered a planet. I agree with their definition, but even if I didn’t I would submit to it because I am not an expert. 

    Recently, three people sat in a room and argued about whether pluto was a planet. The audience then voted…and they voted that Pluto was a planet. That, of course, means nothing. If you want random groups of people to define scientific terms…it’s going to be hard to get any actual science done. 

     

  2. 21 Sep


    1. iPhone user: I'm so excited to get the iPhone 6
    2. Android user: Why do people with iPhones think they're so much better than everyone else
    3. iPhone user: I just like this pho-
    4. Android user: The Samsung Anus5000 had that screen *snort* like 2 years ago! *glomping noise* How are you enjoying 2012 you mindless sheeple?? *uses inhaler to suppress incoming asthma attack*
     

  3. 21 Sep

    la-lobalita: “ al-grave: “ The varying wavelengths of different colors ” Adorable science is adorable. ”

    la-lobalita:

    al-grave:

    The varying wavelengths of different colors

    Adorable science is adorable. 

    (via suchaspookyginger)

     

  4. 16 Sep

    theonion: “Man Not Himself Until He Has So Much Coffee He Feels Like He’s Going To Die ”

    theonion:

    Man Not Himself Until He Has So Much Coffee He Feels Like He’s Going To Die

     

  5. 16 Sep


    "Can we build them an actual fourth wall?"
    — 

    Conversations over headset

    *Submitted by reconditarmonia

    (via conversationsfromthebooth)
     

  6. 16 Sep


    gelatins:

    by day i am just a regular loser, by night i am the same loser only it’s nighttime

    (via slowthecirclesdown)

     

  7. 16 Sep


    Anonymous asked: How did you program Cookie Clicker? language-wise, I mean

    orteil42:

    french

    here’s an excerpt

    image

    but for real though it’s all javascript, feel free to browse the source code

     

  8. 18 May

    hpldreads:

    If you loved:

    Maybe you should try one of these!

    (via suchaspookyginger)

     

  9. 18 Apr


    Jews ordered to register in east Ukraine  »

    iandsharman:

    Jews in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk were handed leaflets ordering them to register with the new self-proclaimed pro-Russian leadership, according to an Israel-based organization that monitors

    There’s nothing I can say to express how horrified I am.

    This isn’t real! Those flyers do exist and were handed out by someone but do not appear to have any relation to the actual government. More likely it seems like this was created to provoke someone’s attention.

    http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/ukraine.asp

    (via insertintelligences)

     

  10. 7 Apr

    notanirishginger:

    Here is the other play from the Cedar 24-Hour Play: “1084” and, where “Average Vlad” was a ridiculously silly comedy, this play has much darker tones. Co-written by moonshoespalumbo, Zach L, Colin M, and Joey M, this is the story of an insane asylum, and the stories of its patients. Directed by notarealmajor and performed by theohioanjeesh, Jake A, Nathan S, and Kirsten T.

    People who I know on tumblr who helped with the 24-hour play include: treelar (writer for Average Vlad), notarealmajor (head director/director of 1084), moonshoespalumbo (writer for 1084), logandufek (actor for Average Vlad), insertintelligence (house manager), theohioanjeesh (actor for 1084), abbyleightyson (manager/food), among other people who either a. don’t have a tumblr or b. I don’t follow them.