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Self-defense ?
Via the Enough Trump Spam subreddit, where the image credit was attributed to Imgur user, FayeKalius. The image may be a composite; if the hand positions have been Photoshopped, I'll take the post down, but a Google Image search shows other similar photos.
Addendum: a tip of the blogging hat to reader The First for locating other images from the second debate to confirm that the arm positions are not Photoshopped. Example here.
Robert De Niro 'Went Off' on Donald Trump
Nature documentary 'Planet Earth II' looks absolutely stunning
The skeleton war has begun. (via Gabrielle Sarann)
kateordie: Hi! I almost never share my personal comics anymore,...
Hi! I almost never share my personal comics anymore, but this one felt important. Therapy isn’t for everyone, but it absolutely saved my life. I’m just trying to help get rid of that stigma I bought into for so long.
I don’t mention it often here, but I still do comics like these regularly on Patreon for $1+ per month. If you miss ‘em. Thanks!
A Levitating Wireless Speaker in the Shape of a Storm Cloud
Richard Clarkson Studio (previously) has teamed up with Crealev (previously) to produce a miniature floating cloud, one that hovers indoors while both playing your favorite music and lighting up in tune to the beat to replicate a storm. The design, called Making Weather, is formed from polyester fibers which hide a Bluetooth speaker, LED lights, and a magnet. This magnet allows the form to float above the piece’s mirrored base in opposite polarity with another magnet, seeming to organically hover and sway to the music that is pumped through it.
Currently in prototype form, the indoor cloud will be hopefully become available for living room use in the near future. (via My Modern Met)
darkness-matters: teastars: breebird33: wessasaurus-rex: The...
The first time i saw this vine, i laughed so hard.
YESSS MY FAVORITE!!!!
I ALMOST SHOVED MY COMPUTER OFF MY DESK OH GOD
I said that this couldn’t be that great.
I was so wrong.
jedavu: Mount Nyiragongo And Its Bubbling Hot Lava Lake Few...
Mount Nyiragongo And Its Bubbling Hot Lava Lake
Few volcanoes are as spectacular as Mount Nyiragongo. Known for its active lava lake and (relatively) frequent eruptions, this incredible volcano has the potential for widespread disaster. Unfortunately, political unrest prevents the scientific community from studying the dangerous volcano in depth. But as seen in these breathtaking images, scientists and photographers have still been able to capture the bubbling, fiery lava that churns within the mountain’s lava lake.
Police in India Raid Call Center Accused of Scamming U.S. Citizens
US catches spies shipping military tech to Russia
Top Russian officials authorized the DNC hack and others, US says
theatlantic: Today The Atlantic’s editors made history by...
Today The Atlantic’s editors made history by choosing to endorse Hillary Clinton for president. Since the magazine’s founding in 1857, the only other candidates to receive an official endorsement were Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Here’s an excerpt from the editors’ note Against Donald Trump:
Donald Trump, on the other hand, has no record of public service and no qualifications for public office. His affect is that of an infomercial huckster; he traffics in conspiracy theories and racist invective; he is appallingly sexist; he is erratic, secretive, and xenophobic …
Read the entire note here.
“These concerns compel us, for the third time since the magazine’s founding, to endorse a candidate for president. Hillary Rodham Clinton has more than earned, through her service to the country as first lady, as a senator from New York, and as secretary of state, the right to be taken seriously as a White House contender. She has flaws (some legitimately troubling, some exaggerated by her opponents), but she is among the most prepared candidates ever to seek the presidency. We are confident that she understands the role of the United States in the world; we have no doubt that she will apply herself assiduously to the problems confronting this country; and she has demonstrated an aptitude for analysis and hard work.“
she.
today is the first day that all the “she” hit me.
today was a great day for me professionally. i’ve earned the trust and confidence of senior leadership, leading some high profile projects that, at a meeting today, they say need “me”. me, a woman in IT. a female leader in IT. backwards in heels. and today it all came together.
so the “she” is hitting me pretty hard.
but let’s be clear:
i’m not voting for her because i have a vagina.
i’m voting for her because i have a brain.
all that “she”, that’s just icing.
NYT: Yahoo reworked its malware scanner for email surveillance
Giant Crystal Cave In Naica, Mexico – The Place Where Superman Was Born
Cave of the Crystals or Giant Crystal Cave is a cave connected to the Naica Mine 300 metres (980 ft) below the surface in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. The main chamber contains giant selenite crystals (gypsum, CaSO4·2 H2O), some of the largest natural crystals ever found. The cave’s largest crystal found to date is 12 m (39 ft) in length, 4 m (13 ft) in diameter and 55 tons in weight. The cave is extremely hot with air temperatures reaching up to 58 °C (136 °F) with 90 to 99 percent humidity. The cave is relatively unexplored due to these factors. Without proper protection people can only endure approximately ten minutes of exposure at a time.
A group of scientists known as the Naica Project have been heavily involved in researching these caverns.
Naica lies on an ancient fault and there is an underground magma chamber below the cave. The magma heated the ground water and it became saturated with minerals, including large quantities of gypsum.
The hollow space of the cave was filled with this mineral-rich hot water and remained filled for about 500,000 years. During this time, the temperature of the water remained very stable at over 50 °C (122 °F). This allowed crystals to form and grow to immense sizes.
Ingenious Hack for Sketching with Two Point Perspective Using an Elastic String
This quick video demonstrates how to use a long elastic string anchored at the horizon of a canvas to sketch a drawing with two point perspective. With as many art and drawing classes I’ve taken, I’ve never seen this method used before. A more traditional and accurate method would involve a ruler and maybe a drafting table if you’re super fancy, but this seems like a great method for mocking up something quickly. The video posted on Facebook is uncredited and apparently came from Instagram. Anyone know the artist/designer? (via Reddit, The Awesomer)
Update: The individual demonstrating this technique is architect Reza Asgaripour.
The Pentagon Spent $540 Million on Fake Terrorist Videos?
Trying the first prototype... Good enough.
by Manuel
pigeonbits: Here’s the full 24 hour comic I drew yesterday,...
Here’s the full 24 hour comic I drew yesterday, called “The Fish Wife”. Thank you to everybody who followed along on twitter and cheered me on
U.S. Military Paying for Gender Reassignment Treatment for Troops
lunarsolareclipse: toxic-spill: nativenews: [TWEET:...
[TWEET: @ryan_marsh: Can confirm. As a combat vet this is maddening. #BlackLivesMatter]
appetitusinvictus: “I was in Iraq and even in an actual theater of war, unless you were immediately fired on, we had several steps to go through before kill shots. We had rules of engagement and escalation of force cards my command made us carry on us at all times with those regulations.
Even when a car possibly carrying explosives was barreling down on us, we were taught to exhaust several steps of warnings before killing: hand signals, flags, pop smoke/flares, warning shots to the sides, disabling shots THEN kill shots.
So for the life of me I can’t figure out why on the streets in the United States of America, police officers go immediately to murder and people are just like ‘Well, in the heat of the moment…’”
When I was doing security work in the military, our escalation of force rules went:
- Warnings by voice/hand signal
- Hand to hand submission/joint manipulation
- Handcuffs
- OC spray
- Baton
- Firearm
Notice that “firearm” is nowhere near the top of that list.
For our rules of engagement it is
Shout
Shout again
Shove back
Point weapon
Warning shot
Disabling shot
Fatal shot
Happy Friday Everyone!
This rolling Panda made me smile. Happy Friday everyone!