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These were on sale over the weekend and I got one and oh my gosh I love it so much. It weighs almost nothing, and kept me warm on my commute today, when it was just over freezing, and it’s shiny and slippy-feeling and not at all bulky. I’m pretty sure it’s actually made out of magic.
The Highest Resolution Image of Earth Ever
This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth’s surface taken on January 4, 2012.
Photo courtesy of NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring
Ed note: Perfect for your desktop background. Click the photo for the 8000x8000 image
h/t Gizmodo
Oh this is beautiful.
(via theatlantic)
As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this Supreme Court decision not only protects a woman’s health and reproductive freedom, but also affirms a broader principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and this fundamental constitutional right. While this is a sensitive and often divisive issue—no matter what our views, we must stay united in our determination to prevent unintended pregnancies, support pregnant woman and mothers, reduce the need for abortion, encourage healthy relationships, and promote adoption. And as we remember this historic anniversary, we must also continue our efforts to ensure that our daughters have the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams.
—President Obama’s statement on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (via barackobama)
(Source: theamericanprospect, via barackobama)
Throwing together storyboards for a detergent simulation in Photoshop.
BEVEL AND EMBOSS EVERYTHING
can't stop won't stop: Speaking from the privilege of a dude with a successful freelance career
I become more convinced every day that the worst thing that ever happened to workers was the idea of their employer (be they big company or civil entity or whatever) should be a benevolent bro, taking care of sick days and retirement and vacation and whatever for the 45 years you’re “of working…
This is absolutely true in principle, in a good economy where there is more work to be had in your chosen field. And yeah, sick days and leave and insurance shouldn’t be up to the goodwill of your employer, since they have no real incentive to give those things to you, especially when the economy is bad and your options for finding other work are limited. Which is why those things should be regulated like in every other industrialized nation.
My insurance company’s coverage of my birth control is laughably bad. It’s considered a “tier 3” drug despite there being no generic, so the ridiculously high co-pay is the same as the list price. There’s a “patient savings card” that saved me a lot, actually, and my old pharmacy had it on file for me. I lost the card when my wallet got stolen a few months back, but it wasn’t an issue until my insurance stopped being accepted at the old pharmacy, and New Pharmacy needs to see the physical card, so repeated, unanswered calls to an 800 number to request a new card are my only way forward.
I’m just lucky to be in a position where I can afford that absurd co-pay on one of the only b.c. pills I’ve tried that doesn’t give me terrible side effects (or, at least, they subsided after the first month).
In the meantime I’m really looking forward to August, when all insurance companies have to cover b.c. in its entirety. This whole thing gives me a stress headache.
This song was in the episode of Breaking Bad I watched last night and I loved it, and then I saw the low-budget After Effects-heavy video and I loved it even more. Ana Tijoux is awesome and I’m buying this album.
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days, recommended based on your interest in Y Tu Mamá También, This Is Spinal Tap, and Taxi Driver.
—Netflix
