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R. Lee Ermey
Originally brought on to Full Metal Jacket for accuracy advice, his demonstrations of how to do a Drill Sergeant Nasty were so good that he was cast in his famed role. Said demonstration was unflinchingly chewing out the camera with both tennis balls and rotten oranges being thrown at him, and he continued to chew … Continue reading R. Lee Ermey
Three young boys in dictator drag.
KANO, Nigeria—Three children dressed in uniforms bought by their father during his last pilgrimage to Mecca, 1982. [via Peter Marlow via Slate.]
Little Free Library #2646 is open for business
Little Free Library #2646 is open for businessBack in May, I posted about a nearby Little Free Library I happened upon, and promised to open my own. Well, we did it yesterday. Little Free Library #2646 was built by my good friend Wesley Smith wit...This was posted on Google+…
Houses of Worship: 1903
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Disney sitcom says open source is insecure
Apparently, Shake it Up, a Disney kid's show, has an over-the-top stereotype nerd dispensing computer security advice: Nerd: Did you use open-source code to save time, and the virus was hidden in it? Stupid: Maybe? Nerd: Rookie mistake. Slashdot will, of course, lose its mind, but the real headline is that open source was mentioned in the first … Continue reading Disney sitcom says open source is insecure
RT @fivethirtyeight: Is it possible to win a Senate race with 0% of the women’s vote? Asking for a friend.
Gable and Lombard and an Epic Waistline
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Urban turret.
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Peony.
Peony.




