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alanfriedman: Super Sun on Cinco de Mayo Hey, let’s not forget...

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:01:46 -0400

Super Sun on Cinco de Mayo

Hey, let’s not forget to raise a glass to el Sol. Today, a big new active region rotating into view… a big prom making an escape on the back of the solar wind… handsome active sunspot 1471… some great arching filaments across the chromosphere… and clear cloudless skies to take it all in. High fives all around.

Here is a monochrome version for the purist.

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Fri, 04 May 2012 16:08:27 -0400

Off the Grid by Eric ValliThere are growing number of people who...

Thu, 03 May 2012 18:32:24 -0400

Off the Grid by Eric Valli

There are growing number of people
who have decided to live light on the earth
to not be a part of problem anymore
I spent the last few years with four of them
striving for harmony with nature
in the most pristine corners of United States.

Click through for a peek into lives so completely different than our own.

All the cool kids are doing it.

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:30:40 -0400

All the cool kids are doing it.

Places in Time: Chicago Sweet home. Treat it right this weekend...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:47:02 -0400

Places in Time: Chicago

Sweet home. Treat it right this weekend and it will love you back.

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Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:37:48 -0400

"I’ll always remember this as the night that Michael Jordan and I combined for 70 points."

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:40:42 -0400

“I’ll always remember this as the night that Michael Jordan and I combined for 70 points.”

- Stacey King

Said after Michael Jordan scored a career high 69 points and Stacey King scored 1 point against the Cavaliers.
(via windycitysports)

cordjefferson: Claws are out today!

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:08:49 -0400

cordjefferson:

Claws are out today!

hockey is a beautiful sport: patrick sharp. Stop it Patrick....

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:33:05 -0500

hockey is a beautiful sport: patrick sharp.

Stop it Patrick. Just stop it.

The Most Astounding Fact Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson...

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:29:29 -0500

The Most Astounding Fact

Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” This is his answer.

Everything about this is beautiful.

marleymarley: hammerito: Rick Nash, Duncan Keith, Brian Boyle,...

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:22:38 -0500

marleymarley:

hammerito:

Rick Nash, Duncan Keith, Brian Boyle, Matt Moulson, Joffrey Lupul, Claude Giroux, Daniel Alfredsson, Scott Hartnell, Corey Perry, Andy Greene, Dion Phaneuf and Henrik Lundqvist in a new commercial for the ‘You Can Play’ campaign to combat homophobia in hockey.

This is great.

Love this.

Ezra Klein is now on tumblr

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:57:00 -0500

Ezra Klein is now on tumblr:

“And now I’m totally addicted”

If I Were President - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:38:19 -0500

If I Were President - Neil deGrasse Tyson:

Part of collection of opinions on the topic: If I Were President… which appeared in the Sunday Review section. What follows is the unedited version of what was published.

The question, “If I were President I’d…” implies that if you swap out one leader, put in another, then all will be well with America—as though our leaders are the cause of all ailments.

That must be why we’ve created a tradition of rampant attacks on our politicians. Are they too conservative for you? Too liberal? Too religious? Too atheist? Too gay? Too anti-gay? Too rich? Too dumb? Too smart? Too ethnic? Too philanderous? Curious behavior, given that we elect 88% of Congress every two years.

A second tradition-in-progress is the expectation that everyone else in our culturally pluralistic land should hold exactly your own outlook, on all issues.

When you’re scientifically literate, the world looks different to you. It’s a particular way of questioning what you see and hear. When empowered by this state of mind, objective realities matter. These are the truths of the world that exist outside of whatever your belief system tells you.

One objective reality is that our government doesn’t work, not because we have dysfunctional politicians, but because we have dysfunctional voters. As a scientist and educator, my goal, then, is not to become President and lead a dysfunctional electorate, but to enlighten the electorate so they might choose the right leaders in the first place.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
New York, Aug. 21, 2011

dualpaperbags: ONCE WE WERE MORTAL ENEMIES, BUT NOW WE HAVE...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:58:13 -0500

dualpaperbags:

ONCE WE WERE MORTAL ENEMIES, BUT NOW WE HAVE UNITED AGAINST A COMMON ENEMY

ONWARD, MY ROOMBA STEED

WE SHALL OVERTHROW THE DOG MENACE TOGETHER

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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:24:14 -0500

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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:01:18 -0500

Super Kaner! His super goal.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:32:30 -0500

Super Kaner! His super goal.

Insull Transit Posters Samuel Insull (1859-1938) left his...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:36:06 -0500

Insull Transit Posters

Samuel Insull (1859-1938) left his British home in 1881 for New York to become Thomas A. Edison’s assistant. He eventually worked his way up to become one of the founders of what we now know as General Electric, and in 1892 left New York to helm the financially struggling Chicago Edison Co. In general terms, Insull’s most important contribution to modern life is his dedication to the idea that electricity use should be for the common consumer and not a novelty of the rich. He believed in providing electricity to as many customers and at the lowest price possible. Much of what we take for granted today in terms of the use and distribution of power and energy can easily be attributed to his groundbreaking ideas and efforts. By the 1920s Insull owned shares in all the major Chicago area utilities as well as the region’s transit lines, specifically the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (North Shore Line), Chicago South Shore & South Bend (South Shore Line), Chicago Aurora & Elgin and the Chicago Rapid Transit (Elevated/”L”) Lines. He solidly invested in programs to modernize, consolidate and publicize their existence and offerings. The poster campaign he initiated is but one aspect of the comprehensive program of advertising and promotion he developed.

Many more here.

halfbakedidea: Shit Chicagoans Say Yes yes this has been done...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:08:00 -0500

halfbakedidea:

Shit Chicagoans Say

Yes yes this has been done to DEATH but this is pretty well done I say. Bra-VO.

And I don’t know HOW they rigged it, but the “views” count has been stuck at 312 all night despite obviously racking up more than that. Nice little Easter egg.

I’m a huge fan of toes.

whataboutbobbed: Chicago, The Vacation City, an Illinois...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:08:57 -0500

whataboutbobbed:

Chicago, The Vacation City, an Illinois Central Railroad poster by Paul Proehl, 1929