Twisdom from stealthygeek, January 31, 2017 at 04:17PM

Our UN Ambassador Nikki Haley once said the US "Has never passed a law based on race."
I think that's wrong, but I'm only 3/5ths sure.

— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) January 31, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/stealthygeek

January 31, 2017 at 04:17PM

Twisdom from FROOTYLOU, January 26, 2017 at 08:20PM

Funny how y'all call feminists feminazis and the grammar police grammar nazis but call real nazis alt-rights http://pic.twitter.com/beYgXChUsI

— Brynn (@FROOTYLOU) January 27, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/FROOTYLOU

January 26, 2017 at 08:20PM

Twisdom from AstroKatie, January 24, 2017 at 06:04PM

If someone's political stance requires preventing scientists from informing you about your own planet, that's not politics, it's oppression.

— Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) January 24, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/AstroKatie

January 24, 2017 at 06:04PM

Twisdom from AstroKatie, January 24, 2017 at 06:02PM

Stating scientific facts about the atmosphere of our planet is not and must not be "politics." Reality should not be a political stance.

— Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) January 24, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/AstroKatie

January 24, 2017 at 06:02PM

Twisdom from ann_leckie, January 24, 2017 at 02:44PM

WORD https://t.co/nuzg8zNEqp

— Ann Leckie ☕ (@ann_leckie) January 24, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/ann_leckie

January 24, 2017 at 02:44PM

Twisdom from jeffgreer_cj, January 20, 2017 at 11:36PM

This Ethan Allen/George Washington anecdote that Abraham Lincoln liked to tell at parties is just magnificent. http://pic.twitter.com/TmfZLIgSQD

— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer_cj) January 21, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/jeffgreer_cj

January 20, 2017 at 11:36PM

Twisdom from DrunkenNovice, January 16, 2017 at 06:57AM

Everyone’s chasing motivation when they should practice discipline.

— Rickard (@DrunkenNovice) January 16, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/DrunkenNovice

January 16, 2017 at 06:57AM

Twisdom from hayley_chewins, January 16, 2017 at 04:23AM

Here's what I've learnt about writing. You can plan the work, dream the work, outline the work. But only the work is the work. Do the work.

— Hayley Chewins (@hayley_chewins) January 16, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/hayley_chewins

January 16, 2017 at 04:23AM

Twisdom from 502eire, January 16, 2017 at 08:01AM

There are lots of quotes from Dr King that make white folks feel warm and fuzzy. I'm challenging myself with this one today. http://pic.twitter.com/Yz6vlBYsVz

— jdh (@502eire) January 16, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/502eire

January 16, 2017 at 08:01AM

Twisdom from OHnewsroom, January 11, 2017 at 10:43PM

Reporter: “I just didn’t want to be a nuisance.”

Asst Editor: “That’s a wonderful instinct to have as a human being but not as a reporter.”

— Overheard Newsroom (@OHnewsroom) January 12, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/OHnewsroom

January 11, 2017 at 10:43PM

My top shared links of 2016

TL;DR - In the future, cyborg assassins can kill you because of your Facebook posts http://buff.ly/1T9ifzE (416)

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“This is not about losing an election. This is about two very different ways of seeing the world.” http://buff.ly/2fDozAT (333)

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"The person who is best suited to us is not the person who shares our every taste (he or she doesn’t exist), but the person who can negotiate differences in taste intelligently — the person who is good at disagreement." http://buff.ly/1OVN4lX (251)

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“I deserve to be treated like a human, not just a woman, because that means something different these days.” http://buff.ly/2beqSd7 (231)

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“The families investing the most in presidential politics overwhelmingly lean right” http://buff.ly/1karxwr (215)

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How One 19-Year-Old Illinois Man Is Distorting National Polling Averages http://buff.ly/2e9Hnq2 (213)

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“We can hear the Tesla Autopilot’s Forward Collision Warning sending out an alert for seemingly no reason, but a fraction of a second later we understand why when the vehicle in front of the Tesla crashes into an SUV that wasn’t visible from the standpoint of the Tesla driver, but apparently it was for the Autopilot’s radar” http://buff.ly/2hlwjWK (210)

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“THIS 10-YEAR-OLD MADE HERSELF A PROSTHETIC ARM THAT SHOOTS GLITTER” http://bit.ly /22Ombw7 (186)

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“The flavor was slightly less potent than meat, but if I didn't already know this burger was made from plants, I wouldn't have guessed it.” http://buff.ly/28R55G6 (177)

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This may be the best example of opportunistic marketing I've seen this year http://buff.ly/1QoIEd3 (112)

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“Men who were raised and socialized as female described all the ways they were treated differently as soon as the world perceived them as male. They gained professional respect, but lost intimacy. They exuded authority, but caused fear. From courtrooms to playgrounds to prisons to train stations, at work and at home, with friends and alone, trans men reiterated how fundamentally different it is to experience the world as a man.” http://buff.ly/27vN0Fd (110)

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Debunking the "Marshmallow Test" and all the pop psychology derived from it http://buff.ly/28UZgZ0 (108)

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“I want to sew this film into a sleeping bag and kick it into a lake.” http://bit.ly/2bpyV7U (168)

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“For Marvel to have access to the Chinese market, The Ancient One can be in no way shape or form Tibetan.” http://bit.ly/1rxLYba (77)

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“Unwilling to replace the plural voice in the document, he did the next best thing - added a second author: his cat” http://buff.ly/2bCm5Sm (62)

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“I am not a nice person, and even took some pleasure in watching him trying to get his words together.” http://buff.ly/2cG6bIs (58)

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"Studies have consistently shown that weight training and sprinting are more effective than running at targeting belly fat and creating a good hormonal environment for fat loss, meaning better insulin sensitivity, less of the stress hormone cortisol, and more growth hormone and testosterone. (Yes, that's a good goal for women, too.)" http://buff.ly/2gnhV4b (55)

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“The question of how to determine a 'worst year' in history piqued my interest. So I decided to ask a group of historians to nominate their own 'worst years' and to reflect on what constitutes a 'really bad year.' Ten brave souls agreed to play this parlor game with me. Here are their picks.” http://buff.ly/2aePiDe (52)

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Did you know that StubHub can un-sell you tickets if they decide later they can sell them to someone else for more? http://buff.ly/1VQzll1 (51)

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Twisdom from StevenBrust, January 10, 2017 at 01:11PM

Voice will get you through times of no plot better than plot will get you through times of no voice.

— Steven Brust (@StevenBrust) January 10, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/StevenBrust

January 10, 2017 at 01:11PM

Twisdom from saladinahmed, January 09, 2017 at 11:45PM

Now is a good time to read Jack Kirby, who fought Nazis and created Captain America, talking about Joseph McCarthy. http://pic.twitter.com/taFEPlDNZm

— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) January 10, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/saladinahmed

January 09, 2017 at 11:45PM

Twisdom from JasonIsbell, January 10, 2017 at 12:57PM

If your beliefs are easily extricable from your work, you might want to call yourself something other than an artist.

— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) January 10, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonIsbell

January 10, 2017 at 12:57PM

Twisdom from miniver, January 09, 2017 at 11:57AM

... you can beat First Mover Advantage with a categorically better product, but not with an incrementally better product

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— Jonathan Korman (@miniver) January 9, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/miniver

January 09, 2017 at 11:57AM

Twisdom from LabyrinthRat, January 05, 2017 at 07:22PM

Of all the shocking deaths in 2016, the most unexpected was Godwin's Law.

— Bad Hombre Iriarte (@LabyrinthRat) January 6, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/LabyrinthRat

January 05, 2017 at 07:22PM

Twisdom from B_Hay, January 03, 2017 at 12:04PM

Thinking back on Rogue One, I did love a Star Wars villain who's motivation was as mundane as "I want credit for my project management."

— Brendan Hay (@B_Hay) January 3, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/B_Hay

January 03, 2017 at 12:04PM

Twisdom from newsycombinator, January 04, 2017 at 11:01PM

'Legitimate pricing' could cut US healthcare costs by a third https://t.co/PnJC87ljwU

— Hacker News (@newsycombinator) January 5, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/newsycombinator

January 04, 2017 at 11:01PM

Twisdom from LAGilman, January 04, 2017 at 03:46PM

New policy: if your idea of an argument about fiscal or legal issues is "I don't need facts or numbers, I KNOW THINGS," you get muted.

— Laura Anne Gilman (@LAGilman) January 4, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/LAGilman

January 04, 2017 at 03:46PM

Twisdom from diegoluna_, January 03, 2017 at 10:00PM

I got emotional reading this! #RogueOneStarWars http://pic.twitter.com/kfNXxYxWWI

— diego luna (@diegoluna_) January 4, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/diegoluna_

January 03, 2017 at 10:00PM

Twisdom from catvalente, January 03, 2017 at 01:43PM

The brochure said these "mortsafes" are meant to keep out graverobbers but I think it's pretty obvious they're to keep in vampires. http://pic.twitter.com/wqriYqDwnc

— Catherynne Valente (@catvalente) January 3, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/catvalente

January 03, 2017 at 01:43PM

Twisdom from TrivWorks, January 01, 2017 at 07:29PM

It's 2017, meaning it's been:

10 years since "Juno"
20 years since "Titanic"
30 years since "Dirty Dancing"

In other news, we're all old http://pic.twitter.com/PmY2b1G1By

— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) January 2, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/TrivWorks

January 01, 2017 at 07:29PM

Twisdom from NMamatas, January 01, 2017 at 01:40PM

Let's. http://pic.twitter.com/z3IMqyEWmY

— Nick Mamatas (@NMamatas) January 1, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/NMamatas

January 01, 2017 at 01:40PM

Twisdom from michaelshermer, January 01, 2017 at 11:01AM

My answer to the 2017 Edge Question: “What scientific term or concept should be more widely known?” Negativity Bias:https://t.co/ZnlngIWCcN

— Michael Shermer (@michaelshermer) January 1, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/michaelshermer

January 01, 2017 at 11:01AM

Twisdom from katsudonburi, January 01, 2017 at 10:25AM

I’m not avoiding my rough draft, I swear. http://pic.twitter.com/EaMCzWI6DV

— Alex Acks (@katsudonburi) January 1, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/katsudonburi

January 01, 2017 at 10:25AM