"My phone never buzzes or beeps — unless someone calls me more than twice in a row, which is a setting I turned on in case of emergency — and the screen never flashes some distracting reminder of all the other nonsense I could be giving my attention. Even when my phone is open or … Continue reading Put Your Phone in Do Not Disturb Mode Forever | The Outline
Month: August 2018
They Call It Tinder Because After You Use It, You’ll Be Burnin’
"According to the CDC, the U.S. saw just under 2.3 million people diagnosed with syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia in 2017. Chlamydia was the worst offender with 1.7 million new cases, and about 45 percent of those to contract the STD were women between the ages of 15 and 24...There’s a pretty straightforward reason for these … Continue reading They Call It Tinder Because After You Use It, You’ll Be Burnin’
My Affair With the Intellectual Dark Web – Great Escape – Medium
"If the idea is that I piss people off by being disloyal to my likely tribes, well, I don’t think that makes me unusual. I think it just makes me a good intellectual." —Alice Dreger quoted in Meghan Daum. "My Affair With the Intellectual Dark Web." Medium. August 24, 2018. Easy test to see if … Continue reading My Affair With the Intellectual Dark Web – Great Escape – Medium
Michael Cohen’s GoFundMe: Why Liberals are Giving to Cohen, Stormy Daniels, and Peter Strzok – Vox
"The success of crowdfunding campaigns for anti-Trump figures — even Cohen — seems to be yet another manifestation of the progressive enthusiasm that’s showing up elsewhere. People are angry, upset, and ready to go, and it’s an outlet for them to do something. After Sen. John McCain’s death, one person donated $20 to Cohen’s fund … Continue reading Michael Cohen’s GoFundMe: Why Liberals are Giving to Cohen, Stormy Daniels, and Peter Strzok – Vox
Tarot Cards by Mieke Marple – Minnesota Street Project Editions
"A subject of artist interpretation and popular fancy since its birth in Renaissance-era Europe, tarot has always beguiled with veiled meaning and transcendental appeal. In the hands of Mieke Marple...tarot card archetypes have been reinterpreted as playful takes on real people in the artist’s life and other figures who have been important to her. Marple … Continue reading Tarot Cards by Mieke Marple – Minnesota Street Project Editions
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Are Baths Too Hot for Testicles?
"'So now he’s like crouching in the water with his shins and knees and forearms and elbows submerged, and his torso and butt and head all above the water still. So he has to roll over somehow and get his body into the water. But I’m stumped on the topology of how 'balls hit the … Continue reading Are Baths Too Hot for Testicles?
How to Make Friends as an Adult
"1) Don’t be chill when it comes to making friends. Tell people you like or respect or value that they’re great and you want to hang out with them. If they signal that they’re not interested, that’s fine — but don’t miss the opportunity to get to know someone wonderful just because you don’t want … Continue reading How to Make Friends as an Adult
Empathy Quotient
"The Empathy Quotient (EQ) is a 60-item questionnaire [snip] designed to measure empathy in adults...Clinically, the empathy measurements provided by the EQ are used by mental health professionals in assessing the level of social impairment in certain disorders like Autism. However, since levels of empathy vary significantly between individuals, even between those without any mental … Continue reading Empathy Quotient
Dungeons & Dragons Adventures Outlined
Adventures Outlined is a Dungeons & Dragons coloring book illustrated by Todd James.
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