Maia Jern

Best. Tumblr. Ever! Writers and Kitties.

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:28:25 +0100

Best. Tumblr. Ever! Writers and Kitties.

Happy New Year

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:05:00 +0100

Happy New Year:

A short blog post about what I’ve done this year and all the things I’m looking forward to.

EDIT: *grumble, grumble* URL didn’t get saved, stupid tumblr…

skyremains: Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Neil Gaiman.

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:05:21 +0100

skyremains:

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Neil Gaiman.

Minty Fresh 2.0: 11 Facts From 2011

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:19:02 +0100

Minty Fresh 2.0: 11 Facts From 2011:

think-progress:

1. The CIA is monitoring up to 5 million tweets per day.

2. Income inequality in America is worse than in Ancient Rome.

3. Twenty-three straight polls find Americans overwhelmingly want to raise taxes to pay down debt.

4. 68% of millionaires support…

jephjacques: UN Hearing On AI Rights

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:39:36 +0100

jephjacques: UN Hearing On AI Rights:

jephjacques:

The subject of this debate is whether AIs are “people-” whether they possess the same degree of personhood as humans, and whether that entitles them to the same rights.

You have heard all the arguments for and against the consciousness, intelligence, free will, and cognition of artificial…

Riley on Marketing (by dbarry1917) YES! WIN!!

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:04:23 +0100

Riley on Marketing (by dbarry1917)

YES! WIN!!

wilwheaton: immutableinscrutable: Cassette on Ocean...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:22:04 +0100

wilwheaton:

immutableinscrutable:

Cassette on Ocean Avenue.

Kids, ask your parents.

I’m starting to think Lego is evil

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:35:24 +0100

I’m starting to think Lego is evil:

paxvalkyrie:

I already linked how Lego is trying to target toys for girls, and this is another post about this subject, but I really wanted to highlight it because of this:

You want to market things towards girls? Show girls using your shit. Bam. I just revolutionized advertizing. Where’s my money.

When I was a kid, I loved legos. I had two boxes of various, build-what-you-like pieces. I played with my cousin’s old legos, which we had at our summer cabin, too. He had knights and horses and bits for building castles, and he had space legos, as well. I loved the medieval sets the best. But the sets I see now, you can only build one thing with them, and any playing after building is set up as killing dragons or shooting lasers or cops and robbers, and there’s no room for free play anymore. Sad.

wilwheaton: (via)

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:21:17 +0100

wilwheaton:

(via)

firlalaith: I COMMAND YOU TO REBLOG THIS.~F

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:17:06 +0100

firlalaith:

I COMMAND YOU TO REBLOG THIS.~F

drsong: totalspiffage: dreamtofthestars: therothwoman: wholov...

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:59:07 +0100

drsong:

totalspiffage:

dreamtofthestars:

therothwoman:

wholove:

I’m not your biggest fan Moff, but thank you for this.

Just had a little of my faith in Moff restored.

YESSSSSSSS!

Oh my god. Best thing ever. Classic!Who references for the ABSOLUTE win.

I love Doctor/River - but this is epic win.

"There was a hill that ate people,” begins the first story. Just like that. “Far away, and a long..."

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:16:16 +0100

““There was a hill that ate people,” begins the first story. Just like that. “Far away, and a long time ago, on a high mountain, without trees for shelter, without body or arms for anything, on spindly legs, ran Great Head,” begins another story. We are in the realm of folk tales, where we are told what happened, and we must simply go along with it.”

- I review ALAN GARNER’S COLLECTED FOLK TALES in the Guardian today.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/dec/14/collected-folk-tales-garner-review

(via neil-gaiman)

inothernews: Tunisia. Egypt. Libya. Syria. Greece. ...

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:35:10 +0100

inothernews:

Tunisia. Egypt. Libya. Syria. Greece. Russia. The United States. And elsewhere.

Time magazine’s Person of the Year: The Protester.

(Cover via MSNBC.com)

Photo

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:31:43 +0100

neil-gaiman: Baby Neil talking about The Devil, in the...

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:46:40 +0100

neil-gaiman:

Baby Neil talking about The Devil, in the Prisoners of Gravity show, along with Clive Barker, Garth Ennis, Stan Lee and a bunch of other people. 1993. We were all babies then. Except Stan.

firlalaith: doctorwho: New Doctor Who Console Game Coming...

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:18:47 +0100

firlalaith:

doctorwho:

New Doctor Who Console Game Coming “Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock”

From the release:

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will immerse gamers in the universe of Doctor Who, allowing them to take on the role of the Doctor and River Song as they travel across time and space to save the Earth. Gamers must learn to master the complexities of time travel with exceptional time based game play, changes made in one time will impact another creating multiple possibilities and challenging players to solve puzzles across the centuries.

A wholly new storyline has been developed especially for this new Doctor Who console game franchise, written in collaboration with the BBC Wales team. Photo-real graphics, television quality scenes and highly realistic characters will bring the world of Doctor Who to life immersing fans completely in the twists and turns of an action filled plot. The stars of the series Matt Smith (the Doctor) and Alex Kingston (River Song) have recorded full voiceovers for their characters in Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock and motion capture has been used to create in-game characters that are incredibly realistic providing the ultimate Doctor Who gaming experience.

The game will be released in early 2012, initially on Playstation 3; Playstation Vita (PSP) and PC platforms.

I can’t wait for this to come out, I want it!!!~F

Ugly Renaissance Babies: Ugly Renaissance Babies CAPTION CONTEST

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:48:36 +0100

Ugly Renaissance Babies: Ugly Renaissance Babies CAPTION CONTEST:

firlalaith:

maiajern:

uglyrenaissancebabies:

Jean Fouquet, Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels

Introducing the first (and probably only) Ugly Renaissance Babies caption contest! We have received the above painting a number of times, and it’s so strange that we haven’t been able to come up with a caption that truly captures its…

The baby is one thing, but what the fuck is up with her tits?

The tits need more baby, Maia.~F

Yeah, but the left one (my left, not hers) looks like an armpit tumour… :/

Ugly Renaissance Babies: Ugly Renaissance Babies CAPTION CONTEST

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:29:02 +0100

Ugly Renaissance Babies: Ugly Renaissance Babies CAPTION CONTEST:

uglyrenaissancebabies:

Jean Fouquet, Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels

Introducing the first (and probably only) Ugly Renaissance Babies caption contest! We have received the above painting a number of times, and it’s so strange that we haven’t been able to come up with a caption that truly captures its…

The baby is one thing, but what the fuck is up with her tits?

WIN!

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:13:49 +0100

WIN!

Photo

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:01:08 +0100