June 2012
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alan turing was absolutely amazing, no doubt...
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but it pisses me off a bit when people call him the “father of computer science”.
just for the record, lady ada lovelace, the first programmer, was born 97 years before him, and grace hopper, another prolific computer scientist, was born 9 years before him.
most certainly give respect where it’s due (and a lot is due to turing, both for his genius and for the atrocities visited...
Anonymous asked: Do you know what rape is like? In anyway? I was 11 when I was raped. I was too young to protect myself, to stay safe. So I am not sorry at the age of 11 I wasn't able to do everything you're saying. Fuck off. Rape is rape.
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Anonymous asked: who is the inventor of tidal turbine
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WatchPhantom Eye - this drone is designed to spend 4 days (!) in continuous flight
“You’re like the Spanish conquistador but instead of bringing smallpox you...”
– The Oatmeal
“Simple systems fail in predictable ways. Redundant systems fail in obscure ways.”
– theQuirkyInventor
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MUST stop reblogging XKCD ..
.. or I will be sitting here all day..
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“In fact, health care is not a right. It’s a valuable service provided by...”
– Memo to the Supreme Court: Health Care Is Not a Right - Richard M. Salsman, forbes.com
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“Recent data reveal that nearly 50% of Americans now pay no federal income taxes....”
– Representation Without Taxation - So Where’s the Outrage? Richard M. Salsman, forbes.com 