Tom Reynolds

Diamond Bar, Greenpoint

This was one of the prettiest bars I’ve been in. Really liked the interiors.

Not much of a drinker, but there is a certain pleasure in having seltzer, pickles, and cheese at a bar.

Thanks for organizing, Daniel!

One of my favorite bars in Greenpoint.

Too extreme to spend time brushing your teeth? (Taken with...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:42:44 -0400

Too extreme to spend time brushing your teeth? (Taken with instagram)

misskatie: fuckyeahspoon: “Everything Hits at Once” at the...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:31:58 -0400

misskatie:

fuckyeahspoon:

“Everything Hits at Once” at the House of Blues in Houston on April 13, 2012 (via pokabeb on YouTube)

But I Can Still Change My Mind Tonight

I Gotta Change My Mind Somehow

I Go To Sleep Alone But Think That You’re Next To Me

Everything Hits At Once

Tonight, Outside Is All Lit Up With Ad Lights

In Traffic We Become On The Way Back Home, Part Of Something Bigger Than Just On Our Own

Why so few people are left-handed

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:53:44 -0400

Why so few people are left-handed:

fourstorylimit:

youmightfindyourself:

Right-handers have long accounted for 90 percent of the population, and scientists may have figured out why

Only one out of every 10 people are predisposed to favor their left hand instead of their right, ”a ratio that has remained constant for more than 5,000 years,” says Rick Nauert at PsychCentral. Why isn’t there a 50-50 righty-lefty split? Why aren’t all of us right-handed? New research from Northwestern University may have the answer. Here’s what you should know:

What exactly is this new theory?
Researchers are positing that the steadily low percentage of lefties “is a result of the balance between cooperation and competition in human evolution.” Humans have long had an evolutionary need to cooperate, such as when sharing tools or hunting in groups. And if most people use the same hand, it makes such cooperation easier. “The more social the animal — where cooperation is highly valued — the more the general population will trend toward one side,” says co-author Daniel M. Abrams.

Then why aren’t we all right-handed?
Because people aren’t purely cooperative. We compete with each other, too, and always have. “If a society was totally cooperative, then everyone would be same-handed,” says Nauert. But that’s not us. Our competitive streak ensures that there will always be lefties.

Why does competitiveness foster left-handedness?
Physical competition “favors the unusual,” Nauert says. For example, “in a fight, a left-hander in a right-handed world would have an advantage.”

What proof do researchers have?
To showcase the validity of their model, researchers turned to sports like boxing, fencing, and table tennis. In athletics, lefties are “overrepresented to the tune of about one in five,” says AFP, underscoring the competitive advantage of left-handedness. And the inverse is true for sports where handedness isn’t a factor. For example, “the number of successful left-handed PGA golfers is very low, only 4 percent,” says PhysOrg.

And that’s why we’re awesome.

The Commissioner Gordon speech at the end of this video...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:18:57 -0400

The Commissioner Gordon speech at the end of this video literally killed me. I am now dead.

kateoplis: Guadalajara, Mexico

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:39:25 -0400

kateoplis:

Guadalajara, Mexico

Photo

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:53:28 -0400

section9: LOL!

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:12:25 -0400

section9:

LOL!

Your Meeting Challenge for Thursday, April 19

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:50:07 -0400

sandperson:

Beginner: We may end up with a face full of seltzer, but at least we’ll know what that flower smells like.

Advanced: We’re paying a lot of attention to the eggs we’re juggling, but someone should be looking at the chain saw.

Bonus: I intend to find out who stuffed a grizzly into this clown car.

pauldateh: via boingboing

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:58:46 -0400

pauldateh:

via boingboing

nickholmes: Thanks Internet.

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:18:20 -0400

nickholmes:

Thanks Internet.