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darkskiesfilm: The Count Down Begins. Own Dark Skies on...

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:11 -0500

darkskiesfilm:

The Count Down Begins. Own Dark Skies on Blu-Ray™ May 28^th

artchipel: Judith Braun - Fingering #8 (detail). Drawn on wall...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:18 -0500

artchipel:

Judith Braun - Fingering #8 (detail). Drawn on wall with fingers dipped in charcoal, 8’x8’x2’ (2012)

blackandkillingit: Black Girls Killing It Shop BGKI NOW

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:01:03 -0500

blackandkillingit:

Black Girls Killing It Shop BGKI NOW

jtotheizzoe: The chemical formulas of various substances used...

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:12:56 -0500

jtotheizzoe:

The chemical formulas of various substances used to mimic plant-based aromas and flavors.

Tastes like science.

unfvnn: Constantly struggling with feelings of wanting to be held and cuddled but not wanting...

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:59:47 -0500

unfvnn:

Constantly struggling with feelings of wanting to be held and cuddled but not wanting anyone to touch me.

turn down the air conditioner and put on a hoodie! That’s how I eased into being comfortable with people touching me. :>

Photo

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:36:42 -0500

Photo

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:21:32 -0500

flasd: Lyubov Popova - Dramatic Architecture

Wed, 08 May 2013 03:51:52 -0500

flasd:

Lyubov Popova - Dramatic Architecture

"I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly have scored more..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 01:07:53 -0500

“I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly have scored more than 80, by my estimate. I always took it for granted that I was far more intelligent than he was. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hastened to him with it, watched him anxiously as he explored its vitals, and listened to his pronouncements as though they were divine oracles - and he always fixed my car.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man devised questions for an intelligence test. Or suppose a carpenter did, or a farmer, or, indeed, almost anyone but an academician. By every one of those tests, I’d prove myself a moron, and I’d be a moron, too. In a world where I could not use my academic training and my verbal talents but had to do something intricate or hard, working with my hands, I would do poorly. My intelligence, then, is not absolute but is a function of the society I live in and of the fact that a small subsection of that society has managed to foist itself on the rest as an arbiter of such matters.
Consider my auto-repair man, again. He had a habit of telling me jokes whenever he saw me. One time he raised his head from under the automobile hood to say: “Doc, a deaf-and-mute guy went into a hardware store to ask for some nails. He put two fingers together on the counter and made hammering motions with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He shook his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him nails. He picked out the sizes he wanted, and left. Well, doc, the next guy who came in was a blind man. He wanted scissors. How do you suppose he asked for them?”
Indulgently, I lifted my right hand and made scissoring motions with my first two fingers. Whereupon my auto-repair man laughed raucously and said, “Why, you dumb jerk, He used his voice and asked for them.” Then he said smugly, “I’ve been trying that on all my customers today.” “Did you catch many?” I asked. “Quite a few,” he said, “but I knew for sure I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you’re so goddamned educated, doc, I knew you couldn’t be very smart.””

- Isaac Asimov (via skinnybaras)

labphoto: As I told, the formation of the Grignard is almost...

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:53:21 -0500

labphoto:

As I told, the formation of the Grignard is almost immediate after adding the halide (here bromobenzene).

The brown thing of the side of the flask is a little not yet reacted iodine.