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    Image of Weather: To Sail or not to Sail (Virtual Sailing Class)
    Weather: To Sail or not to Sail (Virtual Sailing Class)
    video.valme.io link posted by 3rd_coast_sailing in 3rd Coast Cruising
    Topics covered include: Understanding weather Reading a weather map Pressure Humidity Temperature Fronts Virtual Classes Offered NOW! 3rd Coast is offering Virtual C...

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    Image of Don't focus on what others say, how hard it is, the fear, the pain, or the mistakes - make the effort, be brave, and keep at it. Advice from Theodore Roosevelt's speech Citizenship in a Republic
    Don't focus on what others say, how hard it is, the fear, the pain, or the mistakes - make the effort, be brave, and keep at it. Advice from Theodore Roosevelt's speech Citizenship in a Republic
    editorial posted by c_prompt in Note to Self
    The speech Citizenship in a Republic was given at the Sorbonne in Paris, France on April 23, 1910. The excerpt reads: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the stro...

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    Image of There is More to DC than Revolutionary History
    There is More to DC than Revolutionary History
    editorial posted by Andrew in Blog
                    When I went to DC, I thought of it as a place to learn about history from the US, like the Revolution and Civil Wars (boring!). When I went there though, I saw that it...

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    Image of The Most Important Battle of the Most Important War
    The Most Important Battle of the Most Important War
    editorial posted by Andrew in Blog
                     When you think of the most important battle in World War 2, many things come to mind, but one stands out: Normandy. This awful bloodshed happened on beaches, fa...

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    Image of Then they came for the internet but, by that time...
    Then they came for the internet but, by that time...
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    As proud supporters of Creative Commons, we were encouraged to see so many websites effectively shut down or "go dark" on January 18, 2012 in protest of the tyrannical SOPA/PIPA bills that the US gov...

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    Image of TIL what used to be considered healthy and happy is now considered dangerous
    TIL what used to be considered healthy and happy is now considered dangerous
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned from "America's worst mom" that the earliest episodes of Sesame Street are "for adult viewing only" for fear they will give kids dangerous ideas (Sesame Street just couldn't bring its...

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    Image of Imagine... what a wonderful world it would be
    Imagine... what a wonderful world it would be
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Aristotle spoke of music as having "influence over the character and the soul." He noted that "Rhythm and melody supply imitations of anger and gentleness, and also of courage and temperance, and of...

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    Image of TIL Superman, Star Trek, and Archie creators promoted sex
    TIL Superman, Star Trek, and Archie creators promoted sex
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned one of the creators of Superman drew S&M and bondage comics that were banned by the Supreme Court, the creator of Star Trek created a show about a gym teacher having sex with his...

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    Image of Sports socialism
    Sports socialism
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Discussing sports, Noam Chomsky once remarked: "Take, say, sports -- that's another crucial example of the indoctrination system, in my view. For one thing because it -- you know, it offers people so...

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    Image of TIL about StumbleUpon toolbar options
    TIL about StumbleUpon toolbar options
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    For those of you who aren't familiar with it, StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that shows you random web pages based upon categories that you like. It learns very quickly what you like and don't lik...

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    Image of Skins - I'm over it
    Skins - I'm over it
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    I recently read "Conservatives Freak Out Over MTV's "Skins" -- Teenagers Have Sex. Get Over It." posted at the liberal blog AlterNet. If you have any question as to why kids, especially teenagers, ha...

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    Image of Slow down and smell the flowers
    Slow down and smell the flowers
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    On a cold January morning in 2007, a man played six Bach pieces on his violin for 43 minutes as about 1,000 people passed by. He started with one of the most difficult violin pieces in the world to m...

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    Image of Good will among men
    Good will among men
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In her interview with Playboy, Ayn Rand stated "My views on charity are very simple. I do not consider it a major virtue and, above all, I do not consider it a moral duty. There is nothing wrong in h...

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    Image of How to secure your art
    How to secure your art
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Many artists are concerned about copying, especially in the online world. It's a significant problem in Second Life where copybots can copy an artist's/owner's content without their permission. This...

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    Image of TIL: The media can legally lie
    TIL: The media can legally lie
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I Learned that the media can legally lie. FTA: In February 2003, a Florida Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with an assertion by FOX News that there is no rule against distorting or...

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    Image of Art and 0 < 1
    Art and 0 < 1
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Some claim that the reason music piracy is so prevalent is because the cost of music is so high (especially when the actual CD production costs are so low - a cursory look suggests it's less than $0....

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    Image of "Dead" against copyrights
    "Dead" against copyrights
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Jerry Garcia is famous for saying "And as far as I'm concerned, it's like I say, drugs are not the problem. Other stuff is the problem." As the lawyers at the RIAA claim that copyright law "isn't wor...

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    Image of Teenager responsibility
    Teenager responsibility
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    There's so much talk about how irresponsible teenagers are. However, there are some teenagers who might even give some adults a "run for their money" when it comes to responsibility. Is Abby Sutherla...

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    I'm as mad as hell and I'm not gonna take this anymore
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    FTV: "I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work, or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's worth. Banks are g...

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    Image of Movies are magic
    Movies are magic
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    I bet you didn't think it was possible to fit the 100 greatest movie lines of all time into 200 hundred seconds did you? What are your favorites? FTV: "Yo' Adrian! I did it!" 100 Best Movie Lin...

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    Image of Black Eyed Peas and the brain
    Black Eyed Peas and the brain
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Is music lobotomizing the brains of youth? Is it purposefully making them "retarded in here?" And if you start singing Black Eyed Peas songs through the end of the day, it's not my fault. FTA: "Ha...

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    Image of Virginity for sale
    Virginity for sale
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    FTA: "In what is being called a new-low in reality television, a Sydney waitress plans to sell her virginity to the highest bidder in a live auction in the US state of Nevada... [The Melbourne filmma...

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    Rogue Waves
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    So with the following weather outlook, seaman lowest-class New headed out of Portland, Maine harbor Friday evening, Labor Day Weekend, single-handed, to move his sailboat as far south as possible bef...

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    What are your deep thoughts? Send us an article for publication!
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Our members think INTELLIGENCE IS HOT! That's one of the primary reasons they're here - to seek it out. Our members want their minds stimulated. But of what use is your copious thought if you're not...

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    About us
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    We did. It's not every day that you meet people who encourage you to think deeply. You work so hard. You're running so fast. There is so much to do. And yet, you have more to offer. But wh...

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    Traveling with style in airport lounges
    editorial posted by Andrew in Blog
    Me at Istanbul Airport Right Before Attacks When I have been in my travels, I have loved flights. I judge the flight on its food, movies, and airport lounges. Lounges are places to rest before your fl...

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    The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 1 - Wait But Why
    waitbutwhy.com link posted by jeffs in technology
    Part 1 of 2: "The Road to Superintelligence". Artificial Intelligence — the topic everyone in the world should be talking about.
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    IRONY ALERT! This U.S. Banker Says China Should Let Companies Fail
    ronpaullibertyreport.com link posted by c_prompt in politics
    The irony is so thick in this story, you may not be able to handle it. Let's go back to the financial crisis of 2008. Easily, one of the biggest heists in world history went by the name of TARP, an...

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    Image of Smith's Reef
    Smith's Reef
    editorial posted by maker in 2gringosincaribbean
    Monday, October 18, 2010 I well remember while hoping that you don't that in our last post I said I was going to start making smaller posts more frequently. And it was my intention. But as some wi...

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    "La Famille Express" revisted
    editorial posted by maker in 2gringosincaribbean
    Saturday, April 3, 2010 Winter has been showing those signs of moving off to where Winter goes when it leaves here. Drifting South, on its ancient yearly mission to climatically re-polarize our fr...

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    Image of Bugaloo's Conch Crawl
    Bugaloo's Conch Crawl
    editorial posted by maker in 2gringosincaribbean
    This post should see some more tropical-like photos uploaded for our readers in the far north. For us that's anything north of Mexico and the Bahamas. We still shudder when we remember those years of...

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    About us
    editorial posted by maker in 2gringosincaribbean
    El gringo La gringa Dooley
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    Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson
    youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in science
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    It was the gun's fault
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    A Treatise on the Nonexistence of Art: Pretty Nearly, Anyway
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    Art is mostly fraud perpetrated by narcissistic academic quacks on a public easily gulled. They should be prosecuted. This is as true of literature as of painting and sculpture. If modern sculpture...

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    There's Hope America: Anchor Walks Off Live TV, Refuses To Report On Kardashians
    zerohedge.com link posted by digdug in funny
    Is the distracted citizenry beginning to wake up? We can only hope so. Giving hope to Americans everywhere, after covering the usual local news, Orlando-area news anchor John Brown was transitioning i...

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    Image of TIL Chris Catrambone, a 33-year-old millionaire, swapped his million-dollar yacht for a fishing trawler and is personally funding rescue missions to save migrants. He wanted to do something with his money that's more meaningful.
    TIL Chris Catrambone, a 33-year-old millionaire, swapped his million-dollar yacht for a fishing trawler and is personally funding rescue missions to save migrants. He wanted to do something with his money that's more meaningful.
    christophercatrambone.com link posted by c_prompt in todayilearned
    The stories are heart-wrenching. In addition to his blog, this is from an NPR story that discusses how Chris and his wife spent $8 million to buy and re-fit a 136-foot ship to save hundreds of th...

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    Couple quit their jobs to sail the world with their cat
    dailymail.co.uk link posted by Clarisse88 in sailing
    Matt and Jessica Johnson, both 32, decided to give up their 'American Dream,' quit their jobs, sell their possessions and raised enough money to buy their dream boat in 2008 and have never looked back...

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    Scientists retrieve lost memories using optogenetics
    sciencedaily.com link posted by c_prompt in science
    Researchers have found that memories that have been 'lost' as a result of amnesia can be recalled by activating brain cells with light. They reactivated memories that could not otherwise be retrieved...

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    Morgan Freeman on Baltimore Protest Coverage: ‘F-ck the Media’
    thedailybeast.com link posted by c_prompt in politics
    ...“Cameras actually distort the story. The story already happened. The story began with policy and apexed with Freddie Gray’s death. The story is simple. Gray died in state custody. Unlikely a...

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    First They Came for the Anti-Vaxxers
    lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in health
    The manipulation of the conversation around vaccines in the mainstream media has been nothing short of a tour de force. If you read only mainstream publications, you might come away with the impres...

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    Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless
    vox.com link posted by c_prompt in psychology
    It's no more scientifically valid than a BuzzFeed quiz. I've taken the MB test two times. It was clear to me from the questions that they could be answered so many different ways depending on context....

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    Image of Time to get classy. Rain, mood music, and a glowing fireplace makes for a perfect date night of chill and romance
    Time to get classy. Rain, mood music, and a glowing fireplace makes for a perfect date night of chill and romance
    reddit.com link posted by c_prompt in dating
    Submitted on reddit 4 years ago but timeless nonetheless. Get ready for the perfect evening. Good evening gentleman/ladies. Get out your drink of choice. open 3 tabs on your favorite bro...

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    How to Contemporary Dance (So You Think You Can Dance)
    youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in funny
    Because I enjoy watching dance, a friend suggested I sample a few So You Think You Can Dance videos. Although I don't deny the talent of the performers, this pretty much explains much of what I saw...

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    Image of Where Can I, Mysterious Woman, Sit Alone At A Bar In My Best Dress And Drink? Best cocktails bars in each US state - mixology speakeasy resolved (according to Ask MetaFilter)
    Where Can I, Mysterious Woman, Sit Alone At A Bar In My Best Dress And Drink? Best cocktails bars in each US state - mixology speakeasy resolved (according to Ask MetaFilter)
    ask.metafilter.com link posted by c_prompt in dating
    Additionally, the spreadsheet of the compiled results (organized by state) is here.
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    Peter Oborne - Why I have resigned from the Telegraph
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    The coverage of HSBC in Britain's Daily Telegraph is a fraud on its readers. If major newspapers allow corporations to influence their content for fear of losing advertising revenue, democracy itself...

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    Guilty until proven innocent: under new British guidelines, men accused of date rape will now be required to show their innocence. Defendants must be able to demonstrate that the complainant said yes to sex and did so "freely and knowingly."
    telegraph.co.uk link posted by c_prompt in UKpolitics
    And those guidelines apply not only when the alleged victim may have been incapacitated by drink or drugs but when she has mental health problems or the accused held some sort of position of power....

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    Image of People often tell reporters things their employers, or their government, want to keep suppressed. But leaking can serve the public interest, fueling revelatory and important journalism. Here is how to leak to The Intercept, a publication strongly committed to publishing stories based on leaked material when that material is newsworthy and serves the public interest
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    Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Average High School Senior
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    Artificial intelligence in Japan is getting closer to entering college. AI software scored higher on the English section of Japan’s standardized college entrance test than the average Japanes...

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    Why Do People Trust Wikipedia? Because An Argument Is Better Than A Lecture
    techdirt.com link posted by digdug in politics
    Many people trust Wikipedia much more than "official" encyclopedias and traditional news sources. Well, no shit. That's because, as I've been trying to scream at you people for...

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    Camino
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    [NSFW] Sex in The Fountainhead - The Rape of Ayn Rand
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    Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. One of the greatest books of all time. Though Atlas Shrugged is, by far, the better book (considered the second-most influential book after the Bible), it's all...

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    Image of Mt. Gox and Bitcoin users: remember, remember the 3rd of October (2008)
    Mt. Gox and Bitcoin users: remember, remember the 3rd of October (2008)
    editorial posted by digdug in bitcoin Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    Back in 2008, a law was enacted of which, even the name itself, sounded like it was straight out of an Ayn Rand novel. Legally, it's known as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008....

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    Image of Ukraine Is Responsible For Its Demise… But We All May Suffer
    Ukraine Is Responsible For Its Demise… But We All May Suffer
    lewrockwell.com link posted by digdug in politics
    Ukraine is an utter disaster. A few thousand violent rebels in a country of more than 40 million have turned Kiev into a post-apocalyptic hell, where the government is incapable of restoring order, i...

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    Train for a marathon in 18 weeks
    editorial posted by c_prompt in running Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    I have asthma. Yet I've run in multiple marathons. If I can do it, you can do it. This is the training schedule I always use (although, instead of the cross-training Saturdays, I intersperse my n...

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    Business Setup in Dubai | Company Formation in Dubai, UAE
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    How do I start a business in Dubai? Research and understand the business environment in Dubai Starting a business in Dubai can be an exciting and lucrative venture, given the city's thriving ec...

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