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Calvin’s inception moment.

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:15:00 +0530

Calvin’s inception moment.

"In the end, what we pay the most attention to defines us. How you choose to spend the irreplaceable..."

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:18:09 +0530

“In the end, what we pay the most attention to defines us. How you choose to spend the irreplaceable hours of your life literally transforms you.”

- The Brain on Love

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united-nations: At the first-ever formal UN Human Rights...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:26:00 +0530

united-nations:

At the first-ever formal UN Human Rights Council inter-governmental debate on violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people held on 7 March 2012, Ban Ki-moon told countries that he sees a pattern of violence and discrimination directed at people just because of their sexual orientation and gender identities.

To those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, Ban Ki-moon said:

You are not alone. Your struggle for an end to violence and discrimination is a shared struggle. Any attack on you is an attack on the universal values the United Nations and I have sworn to defend and uphold. Today, I stand with you … and I call upon all countries and people to stand with you, too.

Related resources

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity (PDF)

"Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try."

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:37:49 +0530

“Try not.
Do.
Or do not.
There is no try.”

- Yoda

Arrival of the first Indian student to Dresden, East Germany, in...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:36:58 +0530

Arrival of the first Indian student to Dresden, East Germany, in 1951.

There are very few places left in the world where Indians would get such a reception.

"I always knew there was a risk in the bohemian lifestyle… I decided to take it because it..."

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:44:49 +0530

“I always knew there was a risk in the bohemian lifestyle… I decided to take it because it helped my concentration, it stopped me being bored — it stopped other people being boring. It would make me want to prolong the conversation and enhance the moment. If you ask: would I do it again? I would probably say yes. But I would have quit earlier hoping to get away with the whole thing. I decided all of life is a wager and I’m going to wager on this bit… In a strange way I don’t regret it. It’s just impossible for me to picture life without wine, and other things, fueling the company, keeping me reading, energising me. It worked for me. It really did.”

- Christopher Hitchens

The dear leader liked to look at...

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:54:00 +0530

The dear leader liked to look at things.

kimjongillookingatthings:

looking at sausages

"This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several..."

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:33:38 +0530

“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this, it is important.”

- Gary Provost

Charlatan, Martyr, Hustler (via swissmiss)

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:42:56 +0530

Charlatan, Martyr, Hustler (via swissmiss)

Manga-ised Indian gods. via The Little Book of Hindu Deities

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:50:30 +0530

Manga-ised Indian gods.

via The Little Book of Hindu Deities

Caetano Veloso. via

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:18:27 +0530

Caetano Veloso.

via

Collages out of maps. (via)

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:27:00 +0530

Collages out of maps.

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"Epistemology (from Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistēmē), meaning “knowledge, science”, and λόγος..."

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:10:46 +0530

“Epistemology (from Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistēmē), meaning “knowledge, science”, and λόγος (logos), meaning “study of”) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope (limitations) of knowledge. It addresses the questions:
What is knowledge?
How is knowledge acquired?
How do we know what we know?”

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Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:14:00 +0530

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Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:04:57 +0530

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"I really think I write about everyday life. I don’t think I’m quite as odd as others say..."

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:30:27 +0530

“I really think I write about everyday life. I don’t think I’m quite as odd as others say I am. Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that’s what makes it so boring.”

- Edward Gorey

"Infographics are the new animated gifs"

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:25:47 +0530

“Infographics are the new animated gifs”

- notes.husk.org

Man in flood hit Odisha who saved a litter of kittens reaches...

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:53:39 +0530

Man in flood hit Odisha who saved a litter of kittens reaches shore. Mommy cat swam behind him (via http://yfrog.com/gze7aultj)

Airavat (via Indian street graphics)

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:18:27 +0530

Airavat

(via Indian street graphics)

幕末古写真ジェネレーター -写真を江戸時代〜明治時代の古写真ぽくします-

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:34:31 +0530

幕末古写真ジェネレーター -写真を江戸時代〜明治時代の古写真ぽくします-:

Interesting effect for pictures