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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(The full opening scene to the Pilot Episode of HBO's The Newsroom is found here.)
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...
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 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...
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'...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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").
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...
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 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...
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...
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.
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
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...
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...
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 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...
“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...
Al-Alwi describes the humiliating and brutal treatment he suffers at Guantanamo. Alwi is a Yemeni national who has been in US custody since 2002. He was one of the very first prisoners moved to Guanta...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
"Dancers are storytellers. They’re trained to capture passion with their bodies. The often create a fantasy world or offer us a deeper look into familiar settings. They bring to life what w...
Thank you for confirming what, intuitively and through events, we already knew: there are a small group of companies - primarily banks - that control most all of the power and wealth in the global...
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...
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...
The June Intelligent Oven is a powerful and easy-to-use computer-based oven that makes everyone a better cook. Like cruise control on your car, June continually calculates the power needed to maintain...
Today, valME.io joins Fight for the Future with its efforts to end mass surveillance.
Congress: this is a blackout. We are blocking your access until you end mass surveillance laws.
You have...
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...
Advertising is a kinda shitty model. It’s very exciting that we’re moving beyond it.
This is SO COOL!
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...
editorial posted by
b_independent
in objectivism
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. At least six...
For some things in life, there are objective standards (e.g., what constitutes your right hand from your left hand). For other concepts...
Whenever I've thought about art during my life, I've considered the development techniques an important part, no matter the area (e.g., painting, writing, photography, sculpture, film). Lea...
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...
In the spirit of Morgan Freeman's excellent advice on how to solve the race problem and just "stop talking about it," I'm reposting this thoughtful perspective from lewrockwell.com.
Rachel Dol...
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...
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...
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...
"Yo."
"Yo."
Talk about a bunch of yo-yos. This is what some savvy investors consider a $1 million idea. One person sending a one-syllable slang word to another. How many of you think that's bri...
There's a joke in philosophy that goes like this:
The First Law of Philosophy: For every philosopher, there exists an equal and opposite philosopher.
The Second Law of Philosophy: They...
Part 1 of 2: "The Road to Superintelligence". Artificial Intelligence — the topic everyone in the world should be talking about.
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...
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...
I often get asked to help people edit their resumes and to find jobs. One productive and efficient way to look for jobs is via RSS feeds. Not all websites have RSS feeds but, for those that do, you...
When conformity and rigidity are replaced with free thinking and innovation, the results can be quite stunning. Such was the case with 13-year-old Logan LaPlante, who left the public education system...
Cook County (Illinois) Sheriff Tom Dart wrote in letters to Visa and MasterCard that it is “increasingly indefensible for any corporation to continue to willfully play a central role in an...
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...
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...
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.
This past February, I was thrown off of my health high-horse. What first started as a headache, fever, and body aches, quickly escalated into an excruciating migraine, debilitating muscle stiff...
In a period of intense suffering, Van Gogh was somehow able to perceive and represent one of the most supremely difficult concepts nature has ever brought before mankind.
There’s one very clear take-away from the latest report released by the collective BFAMFAPhD: people who graduate with arts degrees regularly end up with a lot of debt and incredibly low pros...
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...
"The whistleblower is the enemy."
Al-Qeq, works for Saudi Arabia’s Almajd TV network and was arrested at his home in Ramallah on November 21st. In its statement, issued more than 60 days after he entered into his hunger strike,...
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...
As I’m walking on my treadmill while working to the sounds of life passing by my open window, I hear the distant cry in frustration of a neighbor’s daughter (as all parents learn to differenti...
Written in 1988, his friendly advice and key points continue to be relevant:
Be talented
Be neat
Be self-critical
Remove every extraneous word
Never look at a reference book while d...
Choice is a signature of our species. We choose to live, sometimes we choose our own death, but most of the time we make choices just to prove choice is possible. Above all else, we value the right...
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...
Thought some of you would find this interesting considering what you're trying to accomplish on valME. This website has 1,000,000 free and priced teaching resources created by teachers where you...
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...
editorial posted by
b_independent
in philosophy
Stephen Fry once quipped that "most of human history and art can be expressed in Star Trek plots." So much about story-telling is presenting different philosophies in various contexts and describin...
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...
The great filmmaker Stanley Kubrick is the genius who directed the hoaxed landings.
I try my best to buy as close to the farm as I can. I frequent farmers markets, I buy meat from local sources and I always ask where the fish came from when I buy fresh.
Do I do this 100% of the...
editorial posted by
b_independent
in csstemplates
If you support Creative Commons copyright licensing, you can use this as a footer:
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.footer {
margin: 0;
text-align: left;
color: #686868;
font-style: italic;
font-size: 85%;...
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...
We all have previously learned about the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918, which killed between 20-40 million people worldwide in our history classes. Now with the advance of modern molecular biology techn...
If Microsoft's documentation is correct, installing Patch Tuesday's KB 3139929 security update for Internet Explorer also installs a new Windows 10 ad-generating routine called KB 3146449.
Man...
Great podcast about the Lisp programming language and why it's special.
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...
By re-embracing the relevant branches of philosophy—a central field of the humanities—scientists will see and think more broadly, perhaps rediscovering what drew them to the field in the first pla...
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
Do you recall this memorable scene in the movie A Few Good Men? It appears Dick Cheney is now playing Jack Nicholson's character Colonel Jessep. The BBC's headline is "President George W...