The Alastair

aesaerugo: “The problem is that date rape drugs are odorless,...

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:20:51 +1030

“The problem is that date rape drugs are odorless, colorless, and tasteless once they’re in your drink. We all know not to leave our drinks unattended, but the reality is it’s impossible to keep an eye on your drink all night. So what’s the solution? With the help of Dr. John MacDonald, a professor of chemistry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and with the help of Contract Researching Organizations, DrinkSavvy is developing material that will immediately change color to warn you if a drug is slipped into your drink.”

There’s more information at the startup’s Indiegogo site. An NECN interview sheds a little extra light on the subject, and WPI has recognized the project’s potential with a prestigious award.

So Tumblr. You’re notorious for attacking rape culture; just think how much this could do to fix that problem. At time of posting DrinkSavvy is at $2,500 of its $50,000 goal. Let’s signal boost it.

theartofanimation: Shan Xue Jun

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:26:38 +1030

theartofanimation:

Shan Xue Jun

kadrey: Warren Ellis discusses the future.

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:16:29 +1030

kadrey:

Warren Ellis discusses the future.

asexual-not-a-sexual: A guide to being an ally for friends and...

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:48:01 +1030

asexual-not-a-sexual:

A guide to being an ally for friends and family of LGBT*QIA individuals.

Online ebook available [HERE] if you would like to share with others but do not wish to link to your tumblr. (Also, it’s fun to turn the pages.)

Original size 20x24” posters available for educational purposes. Contact me directly for files.

catherinewho: allthefandomfeelings: queen-amy-of-leadworth: crowxfeather1: fishfronds: sneakling...

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:36:41 +1030

catherinewho:

allthefandomfeelings:

queen-amy-of-leadworth:

crowxfeather1:

fishfronds:

sneakling:

friendly reminder that at christmas british people actually set their food on fire

wait you mean other people don’t do this are you serious

WAT

are you guys all satan?

i genuinely thought that everyone did that

wha tthe fuck why is nobody asking why thief cukifn ists blue blUe BLUE FIRE WHY

HOW

WHY DO YOU SET IT ON FIRE AND WHY IS IT BLUE FFS

WAT

Because it’s been soaked in brandy, usually for days, and brandy burns with demon fire. Well known fact.

myampgoesto11: U-Ram Choe: Scarecrow (2012)

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:00:34 +1030

myampgoesto11:

U-Ram Choe: Scarecrow (2012)

nicenfroosh: strayofftrack: israelfacts: Twelve Palestinians...

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 05:39:00 +1030

EFE / EPA / MOHAMMED SABER

AP Photo / Hatem Moussa

EFE / EPA / ALI

MOHAMMED ABED / AFP / Getty Images

AP Photo / Bernat Armangue

AP Photo / Bernat Armangue

REUTERS / Suhaib Salem

nicenfroosh:

strayofftrack:

israelfacts:

Twelve Palestinians from one family killed in Israeli rocket attack

In the single deadliest attack of the Israeli operation so far, 12 civilians were killed in Sunday’s air attack on a four-storey house in northern Gaza City, health officials said.

Two or three missiles fired by F-16 fighter jets reduced the house in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood to rubble, witnesses said.

Five women, including one 80-year-old, and four small children were among the dead, spokesperson of the health ministry Ashraf al-Kidra said.

Al Jazeera

Oh Lord help us..

I’m sorry if the disturbing nature of these photos took you off-guard.

But there needs to be a wake up call, a fucking reality check about what is going on RIGHT NOW in the world.

At a time when everyone is being thankful for the food they are shoving in their faces and the useless crap everyone is fighting over at Wal-Mart on Black Friday, THIS SHIT IS HARDLY BEING TALKED ABOUT AT ALL.

Not only that but attacks that are killing innocent civilians, like the one featured above, are condoned and supported by the U.S. and Canadian governments!

It makes me sick. and sad. and scared. and it is just so colossally fucked up right now.

Photo

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:55:19 +1030

Art Roundup: November 23rd, 2012Featured photo sourced from...

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 03:19:36 +1030

Art Roundup: November 23rd, 2012

Featured photo sourced from www.brainacoustics.com

Okay, so I have been completely remiss in my…

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seekingwillow: nagromthewicked: mypantsflewoff: uncleorpheus: ...

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:58:14 +1030

seekingwillow:

nagromthewicked:

mypantsflewoff:

uncleorpheus:

“She makes these like needlework embroideries on set in the tedium of filming”, says MacFadyen, “but they are all: ‘You Are a Cunt’. And she gives them as presents. And it’s Dame Judi Dench. And she is doing this beautifully, intricate, ornate (work). You kind of see the work materializing as the shoot goes on. Like: ‘You Are a Fucking Shit.’ Knightley never received her embroidered cushion from Dench but remarks: “I love that! She gives this fantastic air. She just sits there and she embroiders and you think: ‘Oh, that’s so nice! It’s Judi Dench. It’s so quaint; she’s embroidering a cushion,’ and you go: ‘What are you embroidering?’ And (it says): ‘Fuck!’ Apparently she’s got hundreds of them just covered in swear words or rude sayings.”

so can i worship judi dench as a religion yet or something

i want to hang out with judi dench REALLY BAD.

I remember reading somewhere that she played D & D with Vin Diesel on the Chronicles of Riddick Set.

___

She did. It’s on the DVD. Because he WOOED her to get her in Chronicles. With flowers and showing up all ‘eager young man and you are so wonderful’ while she was doing a play. Old School Wooing. And then y’know, after he treated her like that? It was fun to game w/ him and amuse him w/ her swearwords.

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Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:52:33 +1030

victoriousvocabulary: RAVEN [1] [noun] 1. any of several large,...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:00:43 +1030

victoriousvocabulary:

RAVEN [1]

[noun]

1. any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.

2. the divine culture hero and trickster of the North Pacific Coast Indians.

3. Astronomy: the constellation Corvus.

[adjective]

4. a lustrous black.

Etymology: Middle English; Old English hrǣfn; cognate with German Rabe, Old Norse hrafn.

RAVEN [2] [aka RAVIN]

[verb]

1. to seek plunder or prey.

2. to eat or feed voraciously or greedily.

3. to have a ravenous appetite.

4. to seize as spoil or prey.

[noun]

5. rapine; robbery.

6. plunder or prey.

Etymology: earlier ravine < Middle French raviner, ultimately < Latin rapīna - rapine.

[Lindsey Kustusch]

elcomfortador: There is a German word, Kummerspeck, that means...

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:45:07 +1030

elcomfortador:

There is a German word, Kummerspeck, that means “the excess weight gained from emotional eating” and that translated literally means “grief bacon.” And this, friends, is the perfect stock photo to illustrate that.

kateemoon: Yesterday I submitted some illustrations to Red...

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:12:42 +1030

kateemoon:

Yesterday I submitted some illustrations to Red Bubble to be made available for people to purchase in a variety of formats. They selected one of my designs to be featured on the home page which is kinda cool! It’s only available as an iPhone cover and at about $40 is not the cheapest thing in the world, but still… !

ourvaluedcustomers: To his friend…

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:42:16 +1030

ourvaluedcustomers:

To his friend…

weliveinthefuture: Time on Bounce Imaging: An MIT student and...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:09:00 +1030

weliveinthefuture:

Time on Bounce Imaging:

An MIT student and an Army Ranger have come up with a way to provide first responders with the kind of technology elite SEAL teams have. To give firefighters and cops a full picture of a burning building or a hostage situation, the baseball-size orb is tossed into the area. Its six cameras snap pictures while its sensors detect air quality, temperature, radiation and other hazards. It then beams the data to mobile devices.

The projected price is only $500.

neitzarr: thisisbeabe: fantasymuffler: Australia! I’m just...

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:21:34 +1030

neitzarr:

thisisbeabe:

fantasymuffler:

Australia!

I’m just going to reblog this again

basically

I had a clock spider in my studio last night. Having a text book on hand meant it only took several strikes to kill it, instead of many.

shortformblog: We don’t know about all of you fleshy readers...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:01:20 +1030

shortformblog:

We don’t know about all of you fleshy readers but, if robots had an “inner child”, ours would undoubtedly have short-circuited trying to process all of this awesome. College football fan or not, anyone that loves classic video games should take a few minutes to watch this performance.

A Type of Intelligent Design… well… sort...

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:03:07 +0930

A Type of Intelligent Design… well… sort of…

Featured Image by Jeff Finley.

So, it’s been a fun week or so for me, trying to sort out a unified…

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A Type of Intelligent Design… well… sort...

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:59:33 +0930

A Type of Intelligent Design… well… sort of…

So, it’s been a fun week or so for me, trying to sort out a unified design style and wider colour…

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