the faint hum

The sound of the machines that never goes away, the last thing I hear at night and the gentle breath that greets me when I wake up before anyone else. Like the sigh of the wind through ancient tree-bound mountains, with flashing leds and un-set clocks.

Brendan Peveril, freelance writer of fiction, non-fiction and comics.

robot-heart-politics:

beatyourselfup:

Cop Sexually Assaults Woman Then Arrests Her For Protesting

As if that wasn’t enough for them, they sent her child to protective services and put the mother in jail for “making false allegations against a police officer”, which is actually not a crime. Now that it’s been revealed she was telling the truth, not only is the cop fired, but even the judge who sat there and let it happen is under investigation.

This is horrible. :(

(via truth-has-a-liberal-bias)

wilwheaton:

Thank you, Cory Doctorow.I went to the website I Write Like, and pasted in some text from The Happiest Days Of Our Lives. It…View Post

Regarding my earlier post, another reason that Cory Doctorow is someone I am happy to be compared to.

wilwheaton:

Thank you, Cory Doctorow.

I went to the website I Write Like, and pasted in some text from The Happiest Days Of Our Lives. It…

View Post

Regarding my earlier post, another reason that Cory Doctorow is someone I am happy to be compared to.

Thinking about the future is hard

Another post on the other blog. I keep talking about pubic hair this time.

9emeart:

Couverture pour Robert Silverberg

Caza

bashi-bazouk:

opposition-rising:

Police Officer Kicks Pregnant Woman In The Stomach For Questioning Them 

An officer with the DeKalb (GA) County Police Department stands accused of kicking a woman in the stomach several months ago — a woman who happened to be nearly nine months pregnant at the time.

Jerad Wheeler had responded to a call about a domestic dispute over child custody involving Raven Dozier’s brother. When the situation became heated, Wheeler fired his Taser at the man. Dozier says she then became upset and started crying, at which point Wheeler allegedly kicked her in the stomach.

He also charged her with obstruction of a police officer, though that charge was later dropped.

According to the officer, Dozier was being aggressive, and the kick was a regulation “front push-kick to the abdomen” that “he was taught to do at the academy.” Also, he says it was dark and she was wearing clothes that obscured the fact that she was pregnant.

Five of Wheeler’s supervising officers OK’d the use of force, and no formal investigation took place. [x]

This is actually one of the most disgusting thing I’ve read/watched in my life.

I keep thinking about making a Fuck the police blog, just for things like this. I think I already spend enough time angry, though.

(via truth-has-a-liberal-bias)

dresdencodak:

I got the proofs to The Tomorrow Girl: Dresden Codak Vol. 1 today and they look FANTASTIC.

Do they ever. Wow.

I can’t believe someone would just throw out a fully working keyboard. That guy is enjoying it, though.

I can’t believe someone would just throw out a fully working keyboard. That guy is enjoying it, though.