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editorial posted by
operadevil
in SuggestionBox
Hello valME funs! Don't you think it's time to change valME logo? I've think it's the right time to do this.
If you like to concept logo press like it to support it. We can't see the rainbow wit...
Bryan Johnson is an entrepreneur extraordinaire. To put it mildly, he's brilliant and an inspiration in so many ways. I recently read his Rewrite the OS, Change the World: A challenge worthy of the g...
I've cut down significantly on my daily sugar intake (with the rare exception of a double-slice of carrot cake every so often; and I never have more than 15 Jelly Bellys a day). That, in combin...
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...
Embarrassing. Abysmal. Pathetic.
These are the words that used to come to mind when I considered Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the US. To me, they seemed so slow and costly. Then I did some...
Steve, I'd post a comment welcoming you back to reddit if I was still a member. I'm not. My account was shadowbanned long ago (an account, by the way, which purchased $50 in ineffective reddit advert...
editorial posted by
Clarisse88
in Clarisse88
I notice when other women behave in inappropriate ways and with a lack of dignity. As a woman, I know why they do it: to achieve popularity or gain attention from men. The way us ladies dress reflect...
Now, did someone say something about free karma? (looks around)
editorial posted by
c_prompt
in GettingStarted
I'm very excited to announce valME just rolled out some major enhancements. If you run a blog or forum elsewhere and pay $60 annually, check out what we can now offer:
Custom domains, including...
Odd. How else can you possibly describe romantic relationships that completely exist virtually in an online fantasy world?
SecondLife (SL) is a virtual environment where people socialize a...
The power of psychedelics, however, is that they often reveal, in the span of a few hours, depths of awe and understanding that can otherwise elude us for a lifetime...
I believe that psychedeli...
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...
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....
While working with a user who intends to take advantage of valME's latest functionality to setup your own website with a custom domain (don't forget - we'll help you convert your current website for...
Welcome to the comments graveyard, where you will find all flagged comments removed from all communities (via modqueue). Well, except for the ones that were so egregious that our user agreement preven...
editorial posted by
digdug
in todayilearned
I enjoyed writing The Cost to Connect - Internet Prices Around the World. (Doing the research? Not so much.)
I posted it to /r/technology on reddit with the title "TIL the best Internet va...
This is SO COOL!
I'll be honest. I'm not sure the best way to go about putting templates up, titling them, describing their characteristics or how to use, etc. I hope someone who has ideas will post them so t...
Attention. May I have your attention please?
Uhm, did you know that we're currently only testing the system right now?
You're going to see problems. Sometimes you're going to go to a page and get kicked out because w...
With tears in my eyes that make it difficult to read what I type, I'm infuriated. My sister, who died of cancer at a young age, used to explain to me in confidence that she smoked marijuana bec...
Nowadays, relativism is a philosophy acclaimed by many; they defend it as a natural human truth and develop a way of living based on it. Whenever I hear or read a relativist, I feel the profound wi...
I've just watched a physics video that made me discover something important about myself. Had I better teachers growing up, I'd be a scientist now instead of a business technologist. I'...
From the time of our birth, we are victims to an infamous string of lies. Our innocence was used against us as an incubator for ignorance. We took the blue pill. In the graveyard of our minds, upon...
editorial posted by
Clarisse88
in atheism
"Do you want me to pray for you to die as well?" (Camino)
At age 17, I stopped believing in God. There wasn't any specific reason that I could identify. I just starting thinking ab...
I don't agree with everything on his list, but included are many great principles.
Here is why you should take me seriously. I was born in 1942. I have seen what works and what doesn't.
I hav...
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...
1. On His Schooling:
"At school, I was never more than about halfway up the class. It was a very bright class. My classwork was very untidy, and my handwriting was the despair of my teacher...
Title says it all. A sample of my writing: https://valme.io/all/user/c_prompt/only/editorials. Just post what you've written into your own /journal community (for example, this is my journal commu...
editorial posted by
Yield4Nothing
in SuggestionBox
Since I'm still relatively new to ValME, a suggestion would be to make more of a distinction between private messages in the inbox and what is actually posted/visible on the actual original post. Th...
Memories may be passed down through generations in DNA in a process that may be the underlying cause of phobias
Of all the chemical reactions we've covered within the past few months, the one filmed below probaby takes the prize for coolest looking and possibly scariest. After the pile of reactants is lit, it b...
And here is some weird, interesting, ugly and wonderful Tokyo fashion... Of course, I love it. Enjoy! These people are creative :)
My daughter is graduating from eighth grade today. I bought her a card and gift, both which reflect a few of my fundamental wishes for her. Despite spending $6.00 for the card (why are cards so ex...
editorial posted by
digdug
in mens rights
Albert Einstein theorized that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it only changes from one form to another. In physics, this became known as the Law of the Conservation of Energy. Many a ph...
For two millennia, great artists set the standard for beauty. Now those standards are gone. Modern Art is a competition between the ugly and the twisted; the...
Art is a reflection of what we are. It is the essence of our own existence, the key that leads us to the world outside, and it returns to us a door leading inside ourselves. Creating art is to inve...
We took photos every day through the 9 months of our pregnancy, this is the result (plus a little song I wrote called "Something New").
“You Should Date An Illiterate Girl,” by Charles Warnke
Date a girl who doesn’t read. Find her in the weary squalor of a Midwestern bar. Find her in the smoke, drunken sweat, and...
editorial posted by
Clarisse88
in SuggestionBox
I think it would be useful if valME would have the option of tagging people in a comment, just like FB does. For instance, if I am writing a comment and I mention a person in it (by writing down the...
Advertising is a kinda shitty model. It’s very exciting that we’re moving beyond it.
Did you know police can just take your stuff if they suspect it's involved in a crime? They can! It’s a shady process called “civil asset forfeiture,” and it would make for a wei...
Very accurate. Take it from a self-proclaimed introvert.
The great filmmaker Stanley Kubrick is the genius who directed the hoaxed landings.
editorial posted by
b_independent
in csstemplates
If you support Creative Commons copyright licensing, you can use this as a footer:
<style>
.footer {
margin: 0;
text-align: left;
color: #686868;
font-style: italic;
font-size: 85%;...
Great podcast about the Lisp programming language and why it's special.
Each My Safe account gives you three 1-year codes for a Virtual Private Network (VPN); you can stack as many as your wish or use on various devices.
Make a free account at f-secure safe (https:...
editorial posted by
AdamTheDewott
in AdamTheDewott
This is the first journal post to my journal community! I hope to have fun here!
editorial posted by
c_prompt
in csstemplates
valME had a major upgrade yesterday. There are a few important changes regarding .css/style sheets.
In the past, we've allowed users to add <style> tags to their posts and comments even thou...
Make sure to read the full transcript at the link.
Most people in the English-speaking parts of the world missed Putin's speech at the Valdai conference in Sochi a few days ago, and, chances...
valME.io is like reddit but where karma converts to money. We want to help people profit when they add value to others. We're testing PeerTube's video platform* to support the goals of valME.io's con...
When you promise fresh, ethically grown and sourced food to the masses, your supply chain becomes more complex. And more complexity means more risk. As a formerly faithful customer of Chipotle, I adm...
editorial posted by
c_prompt
in csstemplates
Based on this excellent idea, some of us have been including style sheets (.css) in posts to make content look a whole lot nicer. However, I noticed that videos weren't showing properly on posts when...
editorial posted by
braincrave
in braincrave
Administrator's Introduction: The Greek philosopher Epictetus believed that only the educated are free. With that in mind, BrainCrave.com is more than just bringing people together for dating - it's...
I can't tell you the number of times I've spoken with people who have such amazing ideas... that they keep to themselves. I try to encourage them to write a blog. "I'm not a go...
Today I learned that marijuana, "the most widely used illicit substance in the world," was not illegal in the United States until 1937, the law was debated only 90 seconds, the American M...
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...
Introduction
I've a bone to pick with a libertarian. Possibly more than one, but not everyone. At the moment, my focus is this one (who also penned this and this and this). Surely, Gary Nort...
“It’s not the ability to recognize yourself in a mirror that is important,” he would come to believe. “It’s what that says about your ability to conceive of yourself in t...
Alcohol dilutes your blood (i.e., makes it less dense) because alcohol is lighter than water. Alcohol-soaked blood builds up more quickly in your ears than elsewhere in the body, and that throws off...
The US Senate Torture Report revealed horrifying details of America's interrogation program. Helen Mirren will fill you in.
George Clooney, Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne have all taken the plunge recently - but they are a diminishing band of brothers, writes PETER LLOYD.
editorial posted by
command_line
in FAQ
Social networking is great. Well, it's great for people who like to be social. Come to think of it, it's great even for people who don't like to be social.
Social networks, from...
This is my 1 1/2 year my 4 year old daughter and I dancing to Shake it of By Taylor Swift. The first Daddy/Daughter Dance to Shake it Off was amazing so I thought We would give it a shot.
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...
Being young, I don't have as much experience with love as others, yet the ideas around it keep me up at night. Often, I've thought it might be productive to write some of them down.
Roma...
Overview
FilePizza enables fast and private peer-to-peer file transfers in your web browser.
By using WebRTC, FilePizza eliminates the initial upload traditionally required when sharing files...
editorial posted by
digdug
in SuggestionBox
Would it be difficult to add an option to limit latest activity to posts? It would make it easier to see what's new.
And just when you think the legal system couldn't be more stupid... A darkly absurd tale that could only happen in America.
I hesitated to post the link to REALITY: 300 mpg from a normal production car - the Volkswagen XL1 because it was difficult to verify the claim about being denied entrance into the US (especially g...
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...
Ever wanted to get notified about an upcoming event or get timely news about something happening near you? This site does exactly that. You type in what you want to be kept up-to-date about, and the...
What singer Anne-Maria Hefele is performing is a style of overtone singing, and it's one of the most otherworldly sounding things I've ever heard. The whole thing is worth a watch, but the par...
I had to pause this video a few times to allow myself to calm down.
This isn't new. I started researching the genesis of "new math" and "everyday math" back in 2007 when I...
Some people make such a fuss about having good manners. But perhaps there is good reason for doing so. Proper etiquette is a way to show that you care about someone. It also helps people feel more...
editorial posted by
digdug
in SuggestionBox
It's great that you allow .css to be included in posts but I've a suggestion. After writing my first (significant) post, I think people who want to make blog posts look nice will want to use...
An old article but still as relevant today as it was then. Years ago when I lived in Japan, it took a bit getting used to removing your shoes before entering homes, gyms, restaurants, etc. But it mad...
Back in 2011, then 16-year-old Boyan Slat, together with a friend started studying oceanic plastic pollution, and the problems associated with cleaning it up, whilst doing a high school science proje...
Self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state whose founder admires Nigel Farage welcomes its first citizens on Friday, with the first 100 arrivals to be granted honorary citizenship
This goes out to a favorite local watering hole. Considering one of your key segments is consumers recently out of college, no doubt these will bring back good memories... that is, if you load them wi...
Sex therapists think that your fantasies of marathon sex romps aren't realistic. They think that "desirable" sex should last from 7 - 13 minutes. As men take about five minutes to org...
Child abuse does have a devastating effect on a child's mind, especially over the years. This is actually proven statistically, it's not just me claiming it. Children who have been molested, later...
Inspired by this post, these colorful, fun, and informative periodic tables are great for elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as adults.
editorial posted by
braincrave
in braincrave
There are different forms of intelligence. Creativity and artistic abilities are excellent indicators of intelligence. But earning a living as an artist is difficult, especially given today's economi...
When I started my favorite sport, fencing, I learned there are a lot of difficulties starting as a young kid. My fencing club, Redstar, had older kids, so it was very hard to make friends. It made...
Flags at the Arnold, in Columbus, Ohio (I love seeing flags, even more so at fencing tournaments!
In the London Olympics of 2012, I started to watch fencing. I liked watching it, so my mom signed...
It took me days to figure out a solution to this, so I'm posting for others who run across this issue. McAfee support (which stinks) didn't know how to solve it and I didn't find a soluti...
You post stuff. People upvote it. You make money. It's very simple. It's reddit, but with cats that make you money. We call it monetary applause. Where did we get the idea? Here.
How man...
I enjoy writing. It helps me think and organize my thoughts. It prompts me to constantly ask why. The other day, I discussed with someone the difficulty I was having selecting a topic to write abou...
(The full opening scene to the Pilot Episode of HBO's The Newsroom is found here.)
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
That's a metaphor for suggesting that someone is wasting time debating topics of no practical value. Philosophers are sometimes accused of...
I typically ignore top-10 lists as most are stupid. This one, however, is brilliant and wonderfully accurate.
So much brouhaha over Facebook acquiring a game manufacturer. It's a great reminder of where the revenues from your ad clicks and no-longer-private data are being spent. More fun and games. Mor...
In good society, there are general rules for polite behavior that facilitate relationships, and good relationships help us live better lives. Society works better when people have manners, act civi...
The proof is now in the open: government is infiltrating websites to "deny, disrupt, degrade, deceive." Someone owes an apology to conspiracy "theorists."
Generally speaking, we're clueless as to what happens in the rest of the world. For proof, try this experiment: mention in polite company that there are riots in the Ukraine where police are mu...
I love quotes. The ones to which I most relate become a part of me. They inspire me. They guide me. They strengthen my resolve. They reinforce my values. They comfort me.
These are mine (without a...
But... I love America!
editorial posted by
Clarisse88
in philosophy
Observing reality truthfully is an essential tool for human development. It is the tool that allows us to act in accordance with our environment, to modify it, and to enrich our lives. Observing re...
editorial posted by
b_independent
in sex
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...
This post may offend some readers. But only because it’s going to cut close to the bone for many.
And I don’t care if I sound old-fashioned, because actually it’s nothing to do with ‘fas...