July 2010
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Lesbian teenager banned from prom wins $35,000... →
goodreasonnews:
schbank:
A lesbian teenager who was barred from attending her Mississippi school’s prom with her girlfriend has settled her case with the school district.
Constance McMillen, 18, won $35,000 in damages, plus an agreement from Itawamba County School District to implement anti-discrimination policies.
This is great news!
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Online Life Is Real Life →
illustration by jessalyn aaland
You know the pattern: trolls infect message boards; disrespectful thoughts are voiced in comments; vile hatred and immature squabbling is shrugged…
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Transcript of Today's Apple iPhone 4 Press Event
Apple: The iPhone 4 has the same problems all other phones have when you hold them, we just made the mistake of pointing out that our antenna design was better than anyone else's, even though we knew when you held it it would turn to shit. Oops. Basically, we shouldn't have to be any better than anyone else, because all phones suck.
Users: But we're dropping calls.
Apple: Yeah, but only one more than normal. So shut up.
Users: Right, but when I'm talking to a client and--
Apple: And look, we'll give you a Bumper for free. They're normally $29, but we're gonna make you schmucks happy and give you all a free one. That will solve this problem.
Users: But you can't use the dock with a Bumper, and you can't use most of the car accessories with a Bumper, and the Bumper makes it hard to put the phone into your pocket which means you're more likely to drop it, and--
Apple: Free Bumpers. Shut up.
Users: Okay, what about the proximity sensor?
Apple: Yeah, yeah. Stop complaining about that. We're working on a fix for that and we'll release it at some point.
Users: So in the mean time, we'll drop calls without a Bumper and we'll put people on mute and speakerphone accidentally with the proximity sensor issues.
Apple: Yes. The iPhone 4 is the best smartphone on the market.
Users: But what about--
Apple: Did you see the fucking charts? Shut up.
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18th-Century Ship Found at Trade Center Site →
I hope they name it The Black Rock.
geddit?
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Catholic Church to finally prosecute priests who... →
stfuconservatives:
importantlgbtstuff:
queerwatch:
They’re actually going to prosecute a priest who supports same sex marriage.
Glad their priorities are straight. Ha ha, I made a joke.
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“One of Those Days” and Interpreting God’s Will →
Let’s say I’m late for work; I forget my medications; I’m stuck in traffic; My boss is in a foul mood; All my assignments are late or need correcting; The website goes down; My body aches; I forgot…
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Points
The benefit of never logging in to see how many points you earn with your check card is that 5 years later (or more?) you discover you have enough points to buy something worth $100+.
Nifty, if I do say so myself.
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Top 15 quotes from creationist Kent Hovind's PhD... →
posnonrel:
We posted a link to Kent Hovind’s laughable PhD dissertation a few days back. Now, Common Sense Atheism has posted their “top 15” quotes from it:
1. The Opening Sentence
Hello, my name is Kent Hovind.
Right away, you know this is gonna be good.
2. That old trickster, Satan
In the twentieth century the major attack Satan has launched has been against the first eleven...
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