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Tony Parker Is Just In Time « NBA.com | All Ball Blog

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:22:12 -0400

Tony Parker Is Just In Time « NBA.com | All Ball Blog:

Tony Parker on whether or not he had any doubt that his game winning shot was good: “Ah no, no. No, no, no, no. I thought it was good. That’s why I screamed so hard — I knew that it was good” . It’s striking that he’s so certain given the shot left his hand with less than 33 miliseconds on the shot clock. It’s a tough call. The the point between the moment the ball leaves his hands and the moment the scoreboard lights up is almost undetectable, for outside observes at least. Not so for Parker, who reports never having any doubt. Maybe it’s superstar bravado makes him say it, or maybe he has some innate skill to track his intentional states faster than we can process the relevant visual information.

Re: Colin McGinn

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:00:06 -0400

Re: Colin McGinn

Recent Events : Colin McGinn : Philospot

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:59:43 -0400

Recent Events : Colin McGinn : Philospot:

Colin McGinn replies to the allegations against him reported in CHE

Wow, having trouble processing this. Famous philosopher forced to resign his post at the University of Miami because of allegations of sexual harassment responds: “I was only making a punny ‘handjob’ joke”. Jim Norton, Louie C.K., Patton Oswalt and others have recently defended comedians who walk the line between jokes and sexual harassment. A dirty joke by Daniel Tosh set off the most recent shitstorm. Though I generally agree with those people, I can’t defend this guy. It’s actually kind amazing to read this guy’s defense…he must play dumb about standards of professionalism. A comedian’s right to make dirty jokes on stage to an audience does not necessarily extend to professors. Just because a joke is funny, doesn’t mean it’s always appropriate to tell. A comedy club is supposed to be a safe space for comedians to say whatever they want, so long as it’s meant to be funny. That’s fine I agree with that. A professor writing private emails to students isn’t the same kind of space. And seriously, how many times do you think this guy, who wrote a book and taught classes on hands, made this fucking joke?

noreason2gohome: The Sum of All Evil by The Chapman...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:23:38 -0400

noreason2gohome:

The Sum of All Evil by The Chapman Brothers

whhhat the fuck!

"Why is the world suddenly thronged with atheists who are as obsessed with religion as puritans are..."

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:05:54 -0400

“Why is the world suddenly thronged with atheists who are as obsessed with religion as puritans are with sex?””

- Terry Eagleton, “The New Atheism and the War on Terror,” Heyman Center Society of Fellows talk, November 10, 2011. Video here. (via heteroglossia)

Maria Bamford’s one hour comedy special - amazing

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:24:10 -0400

Maria Bamford’s one hour comedy special - amazing

Martyr

Wed, 29 May 2013 10:15:39 -0400

shitmystudentswrite:

Martyr: someone who does something just to feel sorry for himself.

This is the banner photo on the website for the Graduate School...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:06:09 -0400

This is the banner photo on the website for the Graduate School which will award me a MA in philosophy. If it wasn’t for the fact that I will be gainfully employed in my field next year, I’d feel swindled.

I have no music on my phone and a missing iPod, so I often listen to Chicago’s WXRT on my...

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:40:01 -0400

I have no music on my phone and a missing iPod, so I often listen to Chicago’s WXRT on my tunein radio app during my commute. This morning XRT is playing sexual healing as I board the metrolink. It’s causing me to have mixed feelings…

Not sure how to score this one #passthepigs

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:15:07 -0400

Not sure how to score this one #passthepigs

notational: razorshapes: Pablo Picasso - Bull (1945) About...

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:50:03 -0400

notational:

razorshapes:

Pablo Picasso - Bull (1945)

About Picasso’s series:

“Pablo Picasso created ‘Bull’ around the Christmas of 1945. ‘Bull’ is a suite of eleven lithographs that have become a master class in how to develop an artwork from the academic to the abstract. In this series of images, all pulled from a single stone, Picasso visually dissects the image of a bull to discover its essential presence through a progressive analysis of its form. Each plate is a successive stage in an investigation to find the absolute ‘spirit’ of the beast.”

Perfect subject for a GIF, IMHO.

Photo

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:12:39 -0400

nevver: Poorly Drawn Lines

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:06:43 -0400

nevver:

Poorly Drawn Lines

showstudio: ‘Nude With Skeleton’, Marina Abramović, 2002

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:04:08 -0400

showstudio:

‘Nude With Skeleton’, Marina Abramović, 2002

german-expressionists: Wassily Kandinsky, To the Unknown Voice,...

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:18:59 -0400

german-expressionists:

Wassily Kandinsky, To the Unknown Voice, 1916

hitchhikerquotes: The total perspective vortex Another fragment...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:59:08 -0400

hitchhikerquotes:

The total perspective vortex

Another fragment from the radio series.

"I always think I’m on fire, kind of like the old school game NBA Jam,” he said...."

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:04:10 -0400

““I always think I’m on fire, kind of like the old school game NBA Jam,” he said. “You make a couple in a row, the rim’s on fire. You shoot the ball, the ball’s on fire. I feel like that at times — all the time. Whenever I’m in the game, I just play with a lot of confidence. You kind of have to lie to yourself and feel like you can’t miss.””

- Nate Robinson on his dramatic performance in the 4th quarter and OT of today’s game.

adarkbox: my favorite gif

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:48:19 -0400

adarkbox:

my favorite gif

whamola: Instant classic

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:18:29 -0400

whamola:

Instant classic

ugh

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:59:24 -0400

ugh