Alan, aggregated.

“If you’ve gone 24 hours without sleep, you might notice that you drift away into dreams straight from being awake. This because your body goes instantly into REM sleep as a protection mechanism.”

- How to Hack Your Brain, Part One: Sleep by Dustin Curtis

"Um, New York Times? If you guys are still wondering why people are dropping their subscriptions and..."

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:37:00 -0700

“

Um, New York Times? If you guys are still wondering why people are dropping their subscriptions and getting their news from blogs instead of you — this is why.

And to all those people who go around wringing their hands and saying what are we going to do when the “real newspapers” all die and we have to get our news from Gawker and HuffPo and TechCrunch? Friends, I think we’re going to be just fine.

”

- Dan Lyons, a/k/a FSJ

DSC_0005: Ready?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:46:21 -0700

DSC_0005:

Ready?

DSC_0007: About to get in the plane

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:46:15 -0700

DSC_0007:

About to get in the plane

DSC_0052: Kelley tandem jumping

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:46:11 -0700

DSC_0052:

Kelley tandem jumping

DSC_0069: Kelley about to land

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:46:08 -0700

DSC_0069:

Kelley about to land

DSC_0070: Kelley landing the tandem jump

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:45:56 -0700

DSC_0070:

Kelley landing the tandem jump

DSC_0075: Yeah, I’m waving.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:45:53 -0700

DSC_0075:

Yeah, I’m waving.

DSC_0081: About to land (hence the legs up)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:45:49 -0700

DSC_0081:

About to land (hence the legs up)

DSC_0082: Alan landing after tandem jump

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:45:46 -0700

DSC_0082:

Alan landing after tandem jump

DSC_0083: Alan landing after tandem jump

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:45:43 -0700

DSC_0083:

Alan landing after tandem jump

DSC_0092: That was fun

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:45:39 -0700

DSC_0092:

That was fun

"A Vatican spokesman, Federico Lombardi, said the crucifix was a fundamental sign of the importance..."

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:21:00 -0700

“A Vatican spokesman, Federico Lombardi, said the crucifix was a fundamental sign of the importance of religious values in Italian history and culture, and was a symbol of unity and welcoming for all of humanity, not one of exclusion. … “It seems as if the court wanted to ignore the role of Christianity in forming Europe’s identity, which was and remains essential,” he added.”

- The Guardian

Hahahaha

I’m sure he would like to welcome all of humanity into his fold, but that doesn’t mean those of other religions or no religion find this particular image of a torture device a “welcoming symbol of unity”!

I can’t believe someone actually needs to say this, but just because Christianity has impacted Europe does not mean that its religious icons (and as a former student of a Catholic school, we definitely prayed to the crucifix) can be in public school classrooms! Islam “impacted” Europe too, and so did tear gas — but you don’t see crescent moons and gas masks on classroom walls.

How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insider’s Confession

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:45 -0700

How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insider’s Confession:

How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insider’s Confession

Source: www.techcrunch.com

Last night we wrote about the lead generation scams within social gaming networks….