I redrew the original three starting Pokemon to better fit with the Pikachu I doodled earlier this month.
I happen to be the 25th because I insisted on taking this much time to hear from my constituents and to sort it out for myself, to reconcile my religious beliefs with my beliefs as an American, as a legislator, and as a wife and mother who cannot deny to others the joys and benefits I enjoy.
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| — | Washington’s Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, whose support for marriage equality marks the 25th vote needed to pass the bill in Washington. Read the full statement here. (via gaywrites) |
“The Papal Belvedere” by Lucas Cranach the Elder in the 1545 publication of Luther’s Depiction of the Papacy. It features a papal bull complete with fire and brimstone, fresh from the hand of Pope Paul III meeting German peasants with farts, fresh from their “belvedere”. [Belvedere refers to a building in the Vatican, but also means “beautiful view”.
The Caption reads:
“Nicht Bapst: nicht schreck uns mit deim ban, Und sey nicht so zorniger man. Wir thun sonst ein gegen wehre, Und zeigen dirs Bel vedere.”
“Don’t frighten us Pope, with your ban, and don’t be such a furious man. Otherwise we shall turn away and show you our rears.”
Why should we have to spend so much time dealing with our computer’s interface? Jef Raskin, the man behind the original Macintosh and author of The Humane Interface often wondered the same thing, and his desire for a forgiving, document-based UI led Canon to create its Cat “work processor,” a re-imagining of what office computing should be like. | The Verge
