Anyone want to start a village in Italy?

I like this.  Maybe I like it because it’s how I go about things, but I like it, and eff you.

This is beyond amazing. For a bit of context, Alice Springs is in nearly the dead center of Australia, hundreds of klicks from the nearest permanent body of water. The town is almost completely dependent on “road trains”, massive trucks with multiple trailers, to haul everything (but everything) in from the coast.  To see this kind of lush greenery, and just about any kind of food production is completely amazing.

If you die of anything other than environmental lead poisoning, you have this man to thank.

fuckyeahchubbygirls:

Ah, beautiful Jamie. Jamie is from Girls With Slingshots, a really great webcomic. Danielle Corsetto, the author, is a complete genius. I HIGHLY recommend the comic. :)

PS: Nothing against skinny guys, I date one :P

Jamie’s the first fictional character I’ve fallen in love with for a long time.  Also, size 12?  Since when is that even big?

I keep saying this, but I couldn’t love this man more.

STEPHEN FRY: WHAT I WISH I’D KNOWN WHEN I WAS 18 (by Peter Samuelson)

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crookedindifference:

Homemade Insurance for the Apollo Astronauts

No life insurance company would touch the first astronauts. But the Apollo crews knew that they needed to do something that would leave their families in good shape were the mission to go badly.

The answer was provided by NASA in the form of ‘Insurance Covers’, as seen here, a number of which were given to every crew member and subsequently signed by every astronaut involved, as close to launch as possible. Its value would instantly be high, but would no doubt sky-rocket (no pun intended) should the astronauts never return; the deceased’s surviving family then at least safe in the knowledge that in future they could cash-in their makeshift insurance policy if required.

These covers continued through Apollo 16. Then, the government started providing insurance for astronauts: any astronaut who was part of the military was eligible for insurance cover through the military.

Discussion here suggests that the Apollo 15 crew sold off a whole lot of unauthorized insurance covers.

vagueexistence:

Ten Rules for Being Human

by Cherie Carter-Scott

1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it’s yours to keep for the entire period.

2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, “life.”

3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth…

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expose:

_{I would very much like this for my birthday.}

This is all kinds of awesome

how cool!

theg33k:

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Thanks, Google, that’s totally what I meant!