January 2012
2 posts
December 2011
3 posts
Snark
Also called the Percontation Point and the Irony Mark, this one’s used to indicate that there’s another layer of meaning in a sentence. Usually a sarcastic or ironic one.
So it is essentially a tool for smart people to use to make stupid people feel even stupider. Which makes it the best punctuation mark of all.
via buzzfeed.com
November 2011
1 post
October 2011
5 posts
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
– Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Stereotypes are cognitive shortcuts.
– Peter Garrett
Academic Phrases and Their Meanings
The following list of phrases and their definitions might help you understand the mysterious language of science and medicine. These special phrases are also applicable to anyone working on a Ph.D. dissertation or academic paper anywhere!
“It has long been known”… I didn’t look up the original reference.
“A definite trend is evident”… These data are...
Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People...
– Steve Jobs
September 2011
7 posts
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings;
Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the...
– William Wordsworth (The Tables Turned)
August 2011
2 posts
June 2011
3 posts
May 2011
4 posts
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Adversity is the first path to truth.
– Lord Byron
April 2011
5 posts
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March 2011
7 posts
Photos are like poems, and films are like novels.
As a poet you want to write a...
– John Rankin Wadell
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Marburger Kamerapreis
Back from Marburger Kamerapreis. Met the fabulous DoP Anthony Dod Mantle, who is famous for movies such as 28 Days Later, Last King of Scotland, Antichrist, The Eagle and Slumdog Millionaire. A truly modest genius!
February 2011
5 posts
'SILVERCHAIR' by INTERSTUHL
One day I’ll own one of those awsome office equipment pieces…
Never mistake motion for action
– Ernest Hemingway
January 2011
3 posts
The Creation
In the beginning God created the DP. God saw the DP and said he was good. The DP saw God and said: “Turn your head, I´d rather have it back-lit.” God said:”But I am God!” The DP said:”I don’t care who you are. Front-lighting is no good.” And God turned his head.
from: mareisco
December 2010
2 posts
Of All the Things that I Have Lost, I Miss My Mind the Most.
– Mark Twain
July 2010
1 post