Sprinklers Are Evil

archiemcphee: When Marina Scarr first photographed this...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:36 -0400

When Marina Scarr first photographed this handsome Great Horned Owl in Fort De Soto Park, Florida, she thought the noble bird was alone. It wasn’t until she looked at her photo again later on that she noticed the owl was a proud parent caring for an owlet tucked into its feathered breast. The baby raptor blends in so perfectly, it’s practically invisible. That’s got to be one of the safest, softest places on earth. It’s a pretty awesome shot.

[via Telegraph.co.uk]

arewehavingpunyet: Not to brag, but we over here at AWHPY saw...

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:59:49 -0400

arewehavingpunyet:

Not to brag, but we over here at AWHPY saw the puntastic beauty of this headline very quickly :)

latimes:

Best. Headline. Ever?

One Reddit user and a ton of other folks on the “Funny” subreddit seem to think so. We won’t make such a bold claim, but we’ll nonetheless give a big tip of the hat to the metro team (particularly Joe Serna) for the keen pun use.

marissamayr: I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:27:16 -0400

marissamayr:

I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr!

We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve. Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster.

Tumblr has built an amazing place to follow the world’s creators. From art to architecture, fashion to food, Tumblr hosts 105 million different blogs. With more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 signups every day, Tumblr is one of thefastest-growing media networks in the world. Tumblr sees 900 posts per second (!) and 24 billion minutes spent onsite each month. On mobile, more than half of Tumblr’s users are using the mobile app, and those users do an average of 7 sessions per day. Tumblr’s tremendous popularity and engagement among creators, curators and audiences of all ages brings a significant new community of users to the Yahoo! network. The combination of Tumblr+Yahoo! could grow Yahoo!’s audience by 50% to more than a billion monthly visitors, and could grow traffic by approximately 20%.

In terms of working together, Tumblr can deploy Yahoo!’s personalization technology and search infrastructure to help its users discover creators, bloggers, and content they’ll love. In turn, Tumblr brings 50 billion blog posts (and 75 million more arriving each day) to Yahoo!’s media network and search experiences. The two companies will also work together to create advertising opportunities that are seamless and enhance user experience.

As I’ve said before, companies are all about people. Getting to know the Tumblr team has been really amazing. I’ve long held the view that in all things art and design, you can feel the spirit and demeanor of those who create them. That’s why it was no surprise to me that David Karp is one of the nicest, most empathetic people I’ve ever met. He’s also one of the most perceptive, capable entrepreneurs I’ve worked with. His respect for Tumblr’s community of creators is awesome, and I’m absolutely delighted to have him and his entire team join Yahoo!.

Both Tumblr and Yahoo! share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas by focusing on users, design — and building experiences that delight and inspire the world every day.

http://yahoo.tumblr.com/

sofapizza: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE I AM!

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:12:52 -0400

sofapizza:

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE I AM!

Breaking News: Boston bombing suspect left note in boat, officials tell Times

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:47:15 -0400

Breaking News: Boston bombing suspect left note in boat, officials tell Times:

breakingnews:

New York Times: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scrawled a note inside the hull of the boat where he was hiding that said the Boston Marathon attack was retribution for wars the United States waged in Iraq and Afghanistan, two law enforcement officials confirmed to the Times.

The note stated that if you…

We truly live in an age of iron. (at Best Buy)

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:01:40 -0400

We truly live in an age of iron. (at Best Buy)

Just walked downstairs and found this on the kitchen table. In...

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:06:56 -0400

Just walked downstairs and found this on the kitchen table. In breaking news my family is awesome.

Christmas present,...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:45:34 -0400

Christmas present, anybody?

baitandswitch:

jeffrubinjeffrubin:

My friend Steve received this Ninja Turtle jokebook as a gift. A lot of the jokes, including the one on the cover, make no sense.

Also, two of the jokes are about suicide. (via miketrapp)

My friend, Matt, grew up with a joke book from the peanut council where all the punchlines were peanut (i.e. What peanut lives in a cave? Bat peanut).

He told Catherine and me about ten of the jokes. Each one of them made us laugh more than the first. I think we would have passed out if we had a chance to read the whole book.

laughingsquid: Pizza Compass, An iOS App That Points Users to...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:37:20 -0400

laughingsquid:

Pizza Compass, An iOS App That Points Users to the Nearest Pizzeria

Photo

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:00:29 -0400

Tennessee To Celebrate 'Traditional Marriage Day,' Which Is Pretty Much Every Day

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:57:02 -0400

Tennessee To Celebrate 'Traditional Marriage Day,' Which Is Pretty Much Every Day:

Also on the calendar: “White Male Day,” “Being a Christian Day,” and “We Love White Bread Day.”

stoneagechronicles:

The state of Tennessee is set to observe “ido4life Traditional Marriage Day” on Aug. 31, after state lawmakers passed a resolution this week to dedicate the date. Pastor Lyndon Allen, a key proponent of the measure, told WSMV that the effort was about encouraging couples to get married, pointing to the economic benefits of tying the knot.

*HEADDESK*

Work? What work?

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:32:55 -0400

Work? What work?

: If Jill Abramson were a man...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:38:53 -0400

: If Jill Abramson were a man...:

Damn straight.

annfriedman:

She’s a source of widespread frustration and anxiety who is demoralizing, uncaring, morale-draining, and very unpopular. He demands excellence and relevance.

She is difficult to work with, unreasonable, impossible, stubborn. He has a strong vision and insists on seeing it carried out.

She is AWOL and disengaged. He attended Sundance and SXSW.

wouldyouliketoseemymask: Wonder Woman will not stand for your...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:41:09 -0400

wouldyouliketoseemymask:

Wonder Woman will not stand for your shaming bullshit

ikenbot: my whole life described in two screencaps Reblogged...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:16:41 -0400

ikenbot:

my whole life described in two screencaps

Reblogged more because Arthur is an awesome PBS show.

ikenbot: A Year of SDO Images in One This image is a...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:06:19 -0400

ikenbot:

A Year of SDO Images in One

This image is a composite of 25 separate images spanning the period of April 16, 2012, to April 15, 2013.

It uses the SDO AIA wavelength of 171 angstroms and reveals the zones on the sun where active regions are most common during this part of the solar cycle.

Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO/AIA/S. Wiessinger

Related: Three Years of Solar Observatory Dynamics Images

think-progress: Oops: Conservative group photoshops out...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:56:11 -0400

think-progress:

Oops: Conservative group photoshops out minorities in mailer opposing pro-voting legislation.

And if they fired up Photoshop, couldn’t they have made that Sheila Reiner character less red?

inthereellife: kittens have their first sips of water [x]

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:13:12 -0400

inthereellife:

kittens have their first sips of water [x]

leasthelpful: “HISTORICAL MOVIE DEPICTED WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:42:16 -0400

leasthelpful:

“HISTORICAL MOVIE DEPICTED WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AND NOT MY MURDEROUS FANTASIES. ONE STAR.”

To take a break from the breaking tragedy, I know what...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:04:56 -0400

To take a break from the breaking tragedy, I know what I’ll be doing tonight.