March 2011
21 posts
STFU, Conservatives: God bless the USA... →
trastorn:
Disparity of Wealth
In 1933, the wealthiest one percent of the population held 33.3 percent of the wealth. In 1974, the wealthiest one percent held 19.9 percent of the wealth. In 2007, the wealthiest one percent held 65.4 percent of the wealth.
In 1933, the bottom 90…
I would love to see a similar breakdown of the UK. It probably exists, I just don’t know where.
But...
Google has set up a Person-Finder for Japan →
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STFU, Conservatives: you know what makes me angry? →
blackenedbutterfly:
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amongstdallaslights:
when people have their head so far up their ass that they miss the ENTIRE point of your argument. especially when they spout shit like “stop spewing your privilege bullshit,” when, i…
Things to understand here:
1. What is considered, here, a “lack of privilege”? No, that’s...
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Just when you thought they couldn't make...
…The Conservative council in Westminster want to make it illegal to sleep on the streets of the area, or to feed people who do.
Seriously. They claim that, by feeding them, the charities are encouraging these people to continue to sleep rough in the area, and enforcing the downward spiral of homelessness. This from a council whose whole rehousing initiative for the homeless was recently...
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Apple's announcement has an odd repercussion in...
So, I read Engadget’s full blog of the iPad 2 event. Obviously, I’m utterly sold on the value of the new machine. But a different part of the announcement caught my eye…
You see, they also announced that, in the US at least, the original iPad will still be available, in 3G-less 16GB format, for $399 - $100 less than previous, and a fifth off. Not too big a deal… until you...
