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TIL about the Ig Noble prize

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned about the Ig Noble prizes, which "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative -...

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Manipulating Americans is easy

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

You're an idiot. That's right. According to New York spin doctor Sheherazad Jaafari (aka press-aide or press attaché), Americans are easily manipulated. All politicians need to do is admit that th...

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Too Good to Be True

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

For too long, our society has been tainted by this adage... this taboo of good things. Why, oh why, is this? A product of our psyche? A product of shared cultural values? Or, is it really undeniably...

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Voluntary vs. coercive

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

"The "private sector" of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and...the "public sector" is, in fact, the coercive sector." - Henry Hazlitt DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Seco...

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I'm offering free editing services. Do you have a blog but aren't the best writer? Want to enhance your dating profile? Need a review of your turnpaper before submitting to your professor? Write something and I'll suggest edits for you.

editorial posted by c_prompt in writing

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...

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Teach a man to fish

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In group chat, we recently went on a tangent to discuss the effectiveness of charity. (To quote one of our Braincravers, "teach a man to fish and he'll stay drunk on a boat.") Benjamin Franklin obser...

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No victim, no crime: medical marijuana

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Though I personally prefer Henry David Thoreau ("That government is best which governs not at all"), in honor of Martin Luther King, an advocate of non-violent civil disobedience... Here's a moral...

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US admits Afghan atrocities

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The US government and NATO forces are a bunch of murderers. Like Dick Cheney, who goes on national television to rub in our faces that he authorized and sanctioned torture of innocent people knowing...

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The revolution for individual freedom and the principles of cooperation

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Throughout most of human civilization, centuries of men have starved, died from the elements (for lack of proper housing), suffered terrible health, and barely lived. Even today, starvation kills mil...

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Hajj Stampede Accident - At least 700+ people killed

goo.gl link posted by pabloapicco in worldnews

At least 700 people were killed, and 719 were injured, in a stampede near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday morning.

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Socialism vs. Corporatism

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

From the only honest person in American politics - Ron Paul... FTA: "Lately many have characterized this administration as socialist, or having strong socialist leanings. I differ with this character...

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Men won't get married anymore because of ladies argues Denigration of Men, by PETER LLOYD | Daily Mail Online

dailymail.co.uk link posted by stryker in relationships

George Clooney, Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne have all taken the plunge recently - but they are a diminishing band of brothers, writes PETER LLOYD.

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You won't find the 300 MPG Volkswagen XL1 in an American showroom; in fact it has even been denied a tour of America because it is too efficient

jimstonefreelance.com link posted by peace_on_earth in environment

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...

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Twelve Virtues of Rationality

yudkowsky.net link posted by c_prompt in philosophy

The first virtue is curiosity. A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and that you desire to rel...

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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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Any monkey can be an artist

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

We experience art as an emotional reaction to our senses. Enjoying art has a personal meaning and relevance; therefore, we evaluate art differently depending upon our own values, perceptions, and kno...

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Leonardo da Vinci's resume

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

At one time in history, even Leonardo da Vinci himself had to pen a resume to explain why he was a qualified applicant. Here's a translation of his letter to the Duke of Milan, enumerating his many t...

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Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in science

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TIL a copyright is automatic in the US; a work is protected once it's fixed. Adding a copyright notice is just a clarification of the license.

nolo.com link posted by c_prompt in writing

Artists and writers are often surprised to learn that copyright is automatic – that is, nothing needs to be done to claim copyright protection. Although additional rights are provided if the work is...

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About Us

editorial posted by c_prompt in Misty River Music Makers

Misty River Music Makers - it's all about the people... First and foremost, Misty River is a place where friendship and song blend together. Our members are women from all over the Fox Valley...

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Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway - With Me in It

wired.com link posted by c_prompt in hacking

Important takeaways: Don't get Internet in your car Hackers often provide a great service to the world Hackers should be car manufacturers' best friends Car manufacturers are not to be...

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Enough of this nonsense. As this molecular biologist states, cancer cells commit suicide when exposed to the primary psychoactive component of marijuana (THC). Marijuana laws must be eliminated.

vimeo.com link posted by c_prompt in cancer

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...

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Don’t Walk Away from War - It's Not the American Way

original.antiwar.com link posted by peace_on_earth in politics

Amazing article by Tom Engelhardt: The United States has been at war – major boots-on-the-ground conflicts and minor interventions, firefights, air strikes, drone assassination campaigns,...

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How to solve problems

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

"Always blame yourself. It's the only way your problems get solved." DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Mar 12, 2010 at http://www.braincrave.com/viewblog.php?id=136...

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Obama protects Cheney from war crimes

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The so-called rule of law in the US is a big joke. You really need more proof? Dick Cheney, former vice president to George Bush, went on TV on Feb 14 to assert he is "a big supporter of waterboardin...

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Soaring healthcare costs

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Go figure... who would have thought that using the philosophy of Socialism to force the reduction of costs, artificially set prices, and provide for everyone would result in long-term problems? Oh, w...

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Energy teleportation

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

First, they teleported photons, then atoms and ions. Now one physicist has worked out how to do it with energy, a technique that has profound implications for the future of physics. Physicist Disc...

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Forcing those with disabilities

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Should lawyers, doctors, and politicians have the right to physically force a patient to receive medical treatment? Is it morally proper for someone else to force a decision upon you that they think...

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GetNotified when something happens

getnotifiedapp.com link posted by shibuya246 in shibuya246

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...

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Epic win - making a better world with video games

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

"Gamers are super-empowered hopeful individuals." They are masters at figuring things out, even medical problems. So who wants to use gaming to change the world? There are many problems to address...

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How America is like a bad boyfriend... and the irony is she's being lectured by a Brit

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

But... I love America!

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Responsive videos template - make sure users can see the full screen of the video on multiple devices

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...

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Feminism - doomed to fail

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Is feminism doomed to fail? Is there even one accepted definition of feminism? Are there any benefits of feminism? FTA: "Although it is not Susan Pinker's intention in writing it, reading her exce...

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"My dad's story": Dream for My Child. Life insurance company MetLife produced a touching video that illustrates the great sacrifices parents make to ensure their child's well-being. Yes, you will cry.

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in parenting

Have tissues close at hand:

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TIL Einstein supported a one-world government and was a Socialist

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned Albert Einstein supported a one-world government and was a Socialist. Einstein's passionate commitment to the cause of global peace led him to support the creation of a single, u...

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TIL about the Flying Spaghetti Monster

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that the Flying Spaghetti Monster was a humorous protest against the government's decision to permit the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in public school...

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From cries to contentedness

editorial posted by c_prompt in c_prompt

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...

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Parenting like Ragnar and Kay: how to raise an individualist with high self-esteem (an Objectivist theory for raising children)

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ATLAS SUMMIT 2014 -- How would children be raised in Galt’s Gulch? Most Objectivist parents want to raise their children with as little coercion as possible, but lack the knowledge of how to do so:...

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Self-organized learning environments

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Are we giving children too much structure when attempting to educate them? Would children improve their ability to think if we gave them a few tools and let them self-organize with minimal adult supe...

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Ladies first - men, please say chivalry isn't dead

telegraph.co.uk link posted by b_independent in relationships

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...

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Oath Keepers

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

"Meet the fast-growing "patriot" group that's recruiting soldiers to resist the Obama administration." "But beyond the predictable stereotypes, "the reality is a lot of them are fairly intelligent...

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The morality of animal testing

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In the movie Extreme Measures, a brilliant doctor attempts experimental surgeries on live patients (who eventually die), trying to find a way to help spinal cord victims walk again. I think most agre...

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Me dealing with my life right now...

facebook.com link posted by Clarisse88 in funny

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The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Good evening all. As we're in the holiday season, I ran across this story of the origin of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and I wanted to share it with you. Rather than sending it out in a notecard,...

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Tales from the Bizarro World

linkedin.com link posted by c_prompt in philosophy

Back in the 1960s, DC Comics introduced a parallel Earth called Bizarro, where everything is inverted and everyone is insane. They even have their own wacky Superman, which ends up being a formidab...

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Dancers among us!

chicquero.com link posted by alice in FeelGood

"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...

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Boost mobile shuffle

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Congrats to Saints fans. As someone from Chicago, personally, I miss the 1985 Bears... but this is just so wrong in so many ways I don't know where to being: http://www.unwronged.com/#/video...

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Basic economics at work

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Economics are very simple to understand. Granted, there are faux economists like Nobel-prize winner Paul Krugman who try to confuse people with false theories that last only until other people's mone...

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Birth control for men - new contraception on/off switch, size of a gummy bear, implanted on the vas deferens makes men temporarily sterile

bimek.com link posted by c_prompt in sex

The Bimek SLV regulates the flow of sperm cells in the spermatic ducts and does not require additional hormones or medication.

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Other people are not your property

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Ron Paul has entered the US presidential race for the third time as a Republican. But he's not really a Republican - he's a Libertarian. Ron Paul, like all Libertarians, is always talking about limit...

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RIP - the comments graveyard

editorial posted by c_prompt in removed

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...

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Stuart Hameroff on Singularity 1on1: Consciousness is More than Computation!

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in science

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Priest: Thou SHALT shoplift

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

For all the socialists in the group, you'll love this one. Thou SHALT shoplift: Priest tells congregation it's better than robbery or prostitution. Of course, you all agree with his advice, correct?...

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Drunk parking

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Drunk parking? How do you go to jail from a DUI (DRIVING under the influence) in a car that WON'T START? Remind me again why the legal system is honorable and fair? I couldn't make this shit up if I...

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The World's Oldest Yoga Teacher Turns 95 Today. I think I like this lady.

rebellesociety.com link posted by Clarisse88 in yoga

You should see some of the positions she holds! It's impressive!

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Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else (J.M. Barrie)

ccad.edu link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

They’ve been popping up on campus all semester: intricately worked chalkboard messages with one signature, #dangerdust. Dangerdust has captured the attention of students and taken social m...

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How much $1 used to get you. Don't worry. Inflation is well-contained according to your friends at the Federal Reserve.

theburningplatform.com link posted by c_prompt in economics

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Could WikiLeaks have prevented 9/11?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

There is enough evidence now to implicate the US government of a massive cover-up of 9/11. At this point, it's ignorant to claim otherwise. Yet, the only ones who suffer from the terrible events of 9...

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Do we track you?

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

Short answer – yes. We use the terrific open source package Piwik Analytics, which places tracking code on each page, as well as tracking some of the buttons you click. Additionally, some of t...

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A letter from Guantanamo: 'Nobody can truly understand how we suffer'

aljazeera.com link posted by peace_on_earth in politics

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...

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Nuclear expansion is nuclear disarmament

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

War is Peace Ignorance is Strength Freedom is Slavery Nuclear Expansion is Nuclear Disarmament FTA: "In a move he insists is somehow consistent with his call for disarmament, President Ob...

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Order of actions mitigates hypocrisy judgments for ingroup more than outgroup members

scholars.northwestern.edu link posted by pot_kettle_black in pot.kettle.black

We’re harder on hypocrites when they belong to the opposite group. Link to .pdf of full study

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Apocalypse Now - Or Apocalypse Later

original.antiwar.com link posted by digdug in politics

Another brilliant article by Justin Raimondo at Antiwar.com providing great insights into the American political class's imperialism, crony-capitalism, big government plundering, collectivism, hy...

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TIL the US government infected unsuspecting blacks and Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea in order to study the effects of the diseases and to experiment with cures, and a scientist is now claiming they did the same with Ebola just before the outbreak

globalresearch.ca link posted by c_prompt in todayilearned

Between 1946 and 1948, the United States government under President Harry S. Truman in collaboration with Guatemalan President Juan José Arévalo and his health officials deliberately...

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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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My abs aren't steel just yet but, maybe, could be described as 1/2-inch of solid wood

editorial posted by c_prompt in fitness

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...

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Artist Always Carries Around Sketchbook In Case He Feels Like Making Someone Uncomfortable

theonion.com link posted by Clarisse88 in art

The Onion, America's Finest News Source.

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The Worst Man In Modern History

goldmoney.com link posted by c_prompt in capitalism

It seems extraordinary that in defiance of all factual history and philosophical knowledge anyone should celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Karl Marx. More than anyone, through wrong-headed ide...

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Government's taunt: "I know you are but what am I?"

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

There's an old Russian political joke where an American and a Soviet car salesmen are arguing about who makes better cars. The American asks: "How many decades does an average Soviet man need to work...

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Leadership Theory - Empathy and the Benefits of Failures, Crises, and Traumas

editorial posted by c_prompt in business

I was speaking with someone the other day (let's call her Jane), learning more about her life experiences. When getting to know potential friends, I have minimal interest in their family, frien...

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Bad Things Don't Happen To Good People, They Create Good People

higherperspectives.com link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

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Mine! The never-ending fight over Palestine

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Obama is currently getting criticized because of his recent speech asserting that the US government officially supports a two-state solution based on Israel's pre-1967 borders along with negotiated...

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Mock burglaries

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Talk about creating an atmosphere of fear... FTA: "It was meant to be an imaginative way of hammering home the message that some householders are making life too easy for burglars. But police were un...

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What makes a good atheist? What an atheist ought to stand for

infidels.org link posted by b_independent in atheism

According to the Bible, dying is the beginning of eternity where heaven or hell await. According to an atheist, death is the end of all experiences and nothing exists beyond the universe. There is...

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Women equal to men?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

FTA: "The High Court's award of a £215,000 divorce payout to the former wife of a leading barrister - 25 years after the couple split - is a terrible blow to those who rightly believe that women are...

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A sub-community is no longer consistent with the value I’m offering in my community. Where’s the freakin’ eject button?

editorial posted by peace_on_earth in FAQ

While technically feasible, we’ve haven’t yet included one. In the spirit of “can’t we all just get along,” we first really want you to try to work it out with the sub-...

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Kony 2012: Pro-AFRICOM Propaganda by the Regime Change Machine?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Thanks to the Land Destroyer blog for spotting this excellent analysis of what appears the next phase in false-flag interventionist propaganda -- the use of so-called "social media" with heavy celebr...

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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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Stop feeding the homeless

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Ron Paul has a sign in his office that says "Don't steal. The government hates competition." Did you know that applies to feeding the homeless as well? "Why" indeed. What do you think? FTA: "The N...

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The case against marriage

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Are men and women happier in marriage? Are children better off when parents are married? Do young people want their parent's marriage? Do the benefits of marriage outweigh the risks (i.e., the destru...

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TIL: AT&T microcells rule, especially when they're free

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that AT&T will send you a free microcell/femtocell (and maybe even a free phone) for use in your home if you can't get a good signal for your mobile phone. Submitted by one of our...

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When what you're doing in economics doesn't work, just do more of it

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

You can call a fish a duck, but that doesn't make it so. Does anyone else find it funny that people claiming to be anarchists - which is, by definition, being against government - are rioting in su...

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Ethical double-standards

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

What's the difference between being a slave and a serf? When slavery was common hundreds of years ago, your master kept 100% of what you earned. Now they take about 50%. Masters used to keep you in l...

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How to get decent people to do terrible things - put them in positions of power

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Einstein once wrote that "our conscious acts spring from our desires and our fears." Many agree. For example, David Hume suggested in A Treatise of Human Nature that humans are prone to letting emoti...

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Contact Me!!!

editorial posted by Andrew in themoreiknowme

You can reach me at info@themoreiknow.me or follow me at the the links on the menu bar. This blog is new and I have many more articles in the works - check back again soon! Would love to hear w...

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• Contact Me

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Obama tells the Chinese how to run their country

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

For those who missed SNL the other night, this was pretty funny: Saturday Night Live Rips Obama Over China Trip, Spending, And The Deficit DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Second...

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Why Is Junk Food So Addictive? How to Eliminate Junk Food Cravings for Good

lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in food

Americans’ reliance on processed foods and snacks is undoubtedly one of the primary factors driving our skyrocketing obesity and disease rates. Even many people who “know better” ha...

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The poor don't want charity - they want justice

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The latest weapon of mass destruction: starvation. The situation is dire. It's the worst drought in Africa in 60 years. The UN is airlifting food to Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. It's estimated th...

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Civil disobedience against the censors

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In his famous treatise On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau argued that individuals can promote justice by disobeying the law. History is replete with examples of civil disobedience...

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WoW - Destroying anonymity

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Activision Blizzard, the maker of World of Warcraft, is changing its policy to require forum posters to use their real names. They claim it is to cut down on nasty behavior in the forums and to creat...

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Introduction to Calculus - A carefully worded overview of calculus for nonspecialists and the simply curious (written by the man who created Apple's first successful word processor - Apple Writer)

arachnoid.com link posted by c_prompt in homeworkhelp

This article provides an overview and introduction to calculus. It's intended for general readers, nonspecialists, and shows the topic's key concepts in a transparent, approachable way. The arti...

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Enough about politics already

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

So, we've been having a lot of conversations on politics. I know it's a subject people are passionate about.  Wanted to see if there's interest in other topics that people have interest in. Please l...

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Corporate destruction

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The history of humanity is based on progress. Progress has been the result of individuals coming together to solve problems and to enhance our lives. But history also provides numerous examples of gr...

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TIL there are 100+ octillion moves in chess

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that there are 169,518,829,100,544,000,000,000,000,000 (approximately 1.70 x 10^29) ways to play the first ten moves in chess. (I also learned that there are "400 different possible ...

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You can meet somebody tomorrow who has better intentions for you than someone you've known forever... time means nothing... character does

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in Clarisse88

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The largest street gang in America

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In my favorite book, Atlas Shrugged (a book about philosophy), there is the following statement:  'Thinking is man's only basic virtue, from which all the others proceed. And his basic vice, the sou...

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Welcome back to failing school

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Albert Shanker, the president of the United Federation of Teachers for 20 years, and then the president of the American Federation of Teachers for another 23 years once said: "When school children st...

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Self Reflections in Art

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in Clarisse88

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...

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Jim Carrey on how his late father inspired him to follow his dreams... in 1 minute

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

Funnyman, Jim Carrey, was on hand to give a moving commencement address to Maharishi University of Management's class of 2014 in which he revealed how his late father inspired him to follow his dream...

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Introducing Me To European Nudity

2famous.tv link posted by peace_on_earth in peace_on_earth

The neurotic journey of moving to Europe and taking all my clothes off in Germany

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Why I Still Use the Oxford Comma

imgur.com link posted by c_prompt in funny

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There is more to Darwin than a bumper sticker

editorial posted by Andrew in Blog

standing next to volcano. Charles Darwin was a brilliant naturalist/biologist/geologist, and believe me, that it is about more than just his fame. Darwin’s most famous visit was on a tiny island cha...

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Pronouncing moral judgment

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Sometimes it seems that the worse things get, the more we tolerate. It's not that we become impartial to a particular wrong, but it does seem that we often "sit on the fence" when we see wrongdoing....

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How Blogging Can Advance Your Career - A Personal Perspective

twintechs.com link posted by peace_on_earth in writing

if you’re not sharing your ideas, code, solutions to problems, and the like via a blog or other social content tools then you’re doing yourself a disservice. When I look back at how I...

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BP hiring prison labor

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Is it proper for companies like BP to use prison labor - jobs without pay - to cleanup the oil spill? Are there any moral issues? FTA: "In the first few days after BP's Deepwater Horizon wellhead...

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Hitler's legacy - US politicians

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Hitler once said "Our strategy is to destroy the enemy from within, to conquer him through himself." US politicians, laws, and regulations are destroying people who live in America like a cancer. Her...

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Nullify this

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

FTA: "Whether or not you are philosophically inclined toward libertarianism or anarchy, it's hard not to agree that voting for politicians has been an unmitigated disaster if you measure success by l...

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Peek-A-Boo, Zika

editorial posted by Yield4Nothing in Infectious_Disease

As the new darling of the worldwide infectious disease family, Zika virus has emerged as one of the most talked-about public health issues currently. But where did it come from? Why has public knowle...

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How to Tell a Funny Joke

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Bring something funny to the discussion. FTA: "Some people are good at telling jokes, but have no idea how the jokes come out of their mouths. These people are naturally funny. But if you are not one...

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Morality, politics, and reason

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Putting aside the debates as to whether or not social psychology is less rigorous because it is a soft science, or whether or not it is really science at all, how closely do our political choices mir...

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The war against boys

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Christina Hoff Sommers wrote in her book The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men that "it's a bad time to be a boy." Certainly, government curriculums in schools is misg...

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Stephen King's Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully - in Ten Minutes

msu.edu link posted by digdug in writing

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...

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Chipotle: Is the public willing to stay faithful after norovirus outbreak scandal?

wired.com link posted by Yield4Nothing in Infectious_Disease

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...

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• customer loyalty

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Learned helplessness

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In 1967, psychologist Martin Seligman performed an experiment on dogs by shocking them with electricity which appeared to start and stop at random. After the dogs were conditioned, he put the dogs in...

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TIL condoms were made of linen

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned condoms were originally made of linen and Casanova, the womanizer, called them "The English Overcoat." Who created the first colored condom? The Japanese, of course. (In other news, 8...

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Our Leadership

editorial posted by c_prompt in Misty River Music Makers

MISTY RIVER'S NEW DIRECTOR, MARIA KOLANO Maria Kolano has had a life-long love of music. She grew up singing on the piano bench beside her mom. She has taken voice lessons, sung with choirs in sc...

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Top 4 life lessons I learned from fencing

editorial posted by Andrew in Blog

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...

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• Arnold,
• Cleveland NAC

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The truth meter

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Is there any circumstance in which the government should be a gate-keeper of information? What are the benefits of holding back information vs. letting information flow freely? FTA: "In a recent c...

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Braincrave.com jazz event

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Come down to Nouvelle's today, bring your love or find your love there as DJ Derrick Stewart spins those seductive jazz tunes for lovers. Join Sienna and Taff for an afternoon of sweet love music and...

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TIL why helium makes your voice squeaky

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned why light gasses like helium make your voice squeaky and heavy gasses like sulfur hexafluoride or xenon make your voice sound like Barry White. In summary, the timbre of your voice...

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• biology

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Suggestion for latest activity

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Would it be difficult to add an option to limit latest activity to posts? It would make it easier to see what's new.

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Do you allow multiple accounts?

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

We do (and we couldn’t prevent it anyway, even if we wanted). However, what we do not allow is using multiple accounts to perpetrate fraud. We don’t have any problem if you want to have differ...

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Stephen Colbert Takes On Amazon's Ridiculous Photography Patent

libertycrier.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

It’s always a pleasure when anything patent-related enters the mainstream. Recently, Stephen Colbert took on the absurd inventions that companies attempt to patent. In this case, the host of...

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Anti-philosophy

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Philosophy is effectively the study of the fundamental, universal principles of existence. Are we ignoring both reality and philosophy when we claim that universal principals don't exist (e.g., that...

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TIL why hair turns grey

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that hair turns grey with age because of naturally-secreted hydrogen peroxide. Guess blondes were onto something. Good to know someone is finally getting at the "root" of the problem....

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Innocence? Courts don't care

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

And the court jesters speak: Yes, we know your client is innocent of sexual abuse and sodomy... don't speak to us about irrelevant ideas like innocence - we don't care. I am physically sick to my sto...

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Irrational self-interest

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Selfishness is often defined as an evil that deals with one caring for oneself more than for others. Many evils in the world are blamed on selfishness. Hunger, poverty and illness are supposedly all...

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This Self-Stabilizing Boat's Deck Is Always Flat, Even in Rough Waters

wired.com link posted by digdug in sailing

The Martini boat has an active suspension to make going over waves feel like, well, nothing.

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9/11 - Challenging the official theory

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

A thousand architects and engineers want to know how 3 World Trade Center skyscrapers suddenly disintegrate into fine dust. how did massive steel beams suddenly fail as a result of short-lived, isola...

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Excessive grades are discriminatory - let's redistribute them

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Do you really need a 4.0 grade point average? There's a proposal on the table that we should consider. For far too long, there have been many underachieving students. We're not going to get into t...

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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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I want it, but can't afford it

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In Mel Brooks's very funny History of the World Part I, King Louis XVI is told by his advisor that the people are revolting. The king replies "You said it. They stink on ice." As the UK government...

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Have you heard about Common Core? The chilling truth behind these new national educational "standards" will terrify you.

youtu.be link posted by c_prompt in education

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...

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New Statue in Germany Illustrates Just How Much the Rest of the World Opposes the U.S. Police State

thefreethoughtproject.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

“The statue pays homage to three who said no to war, to the lies that lead to war and to the intrusion into private life that helps to perpetuate war,” said Dormino, the artworks creator. Be...

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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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If you give a little love, you can get a little love of your own

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in FeelGood

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Divorce - follow the money

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Among the New Year's resolutions made, it's likely that some have resolved to file for divorce this year. As always, the government is only too happy to help. Why? Any question about government start...

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Mt. Gox and Bitcoin users: remember, remember the 3rd of October (2008)

editorial posted by digdug in bitcoin

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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On Polysexuality (Revised)

jasonstotts.com link posted by c_prompt in sex

by Jason Stotts Summary: Our language related to sex must be expanded to capture all of the variations that we see in real life. And we need to understand this because sex is good and a valua...

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Tracking a Bluetooth Skimmer Gang in Mexico (part I) - be cautious when using your credit/debit cards at ATMs, gas pumps, train ticket kiosks, movie rental machines, etc.

krebsonsecurity.com link posted by c_prompt in technology

...I found at least 19 different ATMs that all apparently had been hacked from the inside and retrofitted with tiny, sophisticated devices that store and transmit stolen card data and PINs wireless...

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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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Free Excel, OpenOffice, and Google Templates and Spreadsheets

vertex42.com link posted by c_prompt in efreebies

Great selection of free and very useful templates provided by Vertex42.com, including: Calendars & Schedules Excel Calendar Template Yearly Calendar Template Monthly Calendar...

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An interview with David Eagleman, neuroscientist

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

A neuroscientist is someone who studies "the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and nervous tissue and especially their relation to behavior and learning." Although the...

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Feeding the homeless banned

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Meanwhile, as people in Haiti continue to starve in a country "occupied" by 10,000 aid organizations under the government umbrella of the United Nations (an organization designed for war)... They're...

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Your site looks like a “me too.” You’re just trying to make a better Reddit.

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

Uhm, is there a question here? Don’t get us wrong: we think reddit is awesome. They were one of our inspirations. We are supportive of their technology, their business model, their goals, their...

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Duty to violently overthrow government

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

They've been trained by US governments. They are expert killers. They believe that the principles espoused in the US Constitution are actually worth defending. They've been patient, but have had enou...

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Paying people not to work

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

From Reader's Digest... Why do the lobbyists always win? Why does the political system even allow lobbyists to exist? Why are farm subsidies even allowed? Does this occur in other countries? FTA:...

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Abolish political parties and add none of the above

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Jesse Ventura, of wrestling, acting, and conspiracy theory fame, is disgusted with politics. (And anyone who isn't disgusting isn't sane.) So he's come up with some new ideas. What do you think el...

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Ron Paul didn't go far enough - unleash the retirement accounts

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Ron Paul just came out with a plan to cut $1 trillion from the US's federal budget and severely curtail entitlement programs. According to the "Plan to Restore America," it cuts $1 trillion in spendi...

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Violent mother gets full custody

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

FTA: "A MOTHER found by the Family Court to be violent, untruthful, lacking moral values and responsible for the psychological and emotional abuse of her children has been given custody of them. The...

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Somalia - a case study in anarchy

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

People always claim that anarchy will never work. My response is typically "why is anarchy more radical than going into a $14 trillion debt, or starting wars that murder millions of people, or promot...

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Dad Who Beat Son's Rapist Had Just 14 Words for Him at Sentencing… And They're Chilling

conservativetribune.com link posted by Clarisse88 in childcare

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...

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Dealing with pain during the holidays

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The holidays are often difficult, and can be downright depressing, especially for those who have pain from a loss, a traumatic experience, or just plain loneliness (e.g., not having a date for holida...

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Education school destroying teachers

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

A study at the University of North Carolina concludes that non-education majors who get just six weeks of education training are generally better teachers than those who get a full two years of educa...

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What If We Admitted to Children That Sex Is Primarily About Pleasure?

psmag.com link posted by c_prompt in parenting

So the morning of sex ed, I found myself wondering whether they were going to mention pleasure. Or would it be all about disease and pregnancy, all gloom and doom? ...How funny that we can't bring our...

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The Real Problem With Hypocrisy

nytimes.com link posted by pot_kettle_black in pot.kettle.black

Why do people judge hypocrites, who condemn immoral behaviors that they in fact engage in, so negatively? Yale University researchers propose that hypocrites are disliked because their condemnatio...

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Peaceful vs. violent revolution

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable. - John F. Kennedy DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Mar 8, 2010 at http://www.brain...

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New to Yoga?

editorial posted by buddhimat in buddhimatyoga

New to Yoga? Not a problem!  At Buddhimat Yoga, we believe that anyone who can breathe can do yoga.  And, in times like these, acknowledging our ability to breath is more important than ever bef...

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• New to Yoga,
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HOW MUCH MONEY I MAKE ON YOUTUBE (not clickbait)

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in business

This is exactly how much money I've made from YouTube in 4 years with receipts to prove it. ...and this is EXACTLY why content providers need platforms like valME.io: because our users earn mo...

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If I voted, Ron Paul is the man I would vote for

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

First, let me make this perfectly clear: I am an anarchist (or, more specifically, an anarcho-capitalist). I do not support any kind of government, including a president. The last election I voted in...

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Hall of Shame? What is that all about? I’m not a spammer – get me off this list.

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

Well most unfortunate one, there aren’t just spammers on our “most unfavorite” page. Anyone who had more than two posts or comments flagged and subsequently rejected by moderators within the la...

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The makings of a good apology - act like a changed person

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Paris Hilton did it to Lindsay Lohan. Tiger Woods did it. American Idol did it. Couples do it. Sometimes we even do it to ourselves. Politicians do it as well, but they do it badly (just like everyth...

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Rand on the Middle East

lewrockwell.com link posted by digdug in objectivism

By Murray N. Rothbard First published in The Libertarian Forum, December 1971. The neo-Randian weekly newspaper Ergo has given us a detailed account of Miss Rand’s answers during a questi...

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Template with blue headers, line underneath headers, div to move images right and left, blockquotes with dotted-lines and shading, footer gray

editorial posted by  digdug in csstemplates

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...

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9 American habits I lost when I moved to Germany

matadornetwork.com link posted by digdug in travel

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Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic economy

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Economics is typically considered very dry and of little interest to most. But to paraphrase the adage typically referring to politics, just because you ignore economics doesn't mean that it will ign...

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Liberalism - a contradiction in ideals?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Pulitzer prize winning author, Columbia professor, historian, and liberal Eric Foner thinks liberalism is in a state of contradiction. One the one hand, he says liberals want an "activist government"...

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Japanese inspiration

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

If we don't stand for something, then we stand for nothing. In her famous novel Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand asks through Dr. Robert Stadler: "Have you ever felt the longing for someone you could admire?...

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The Topography of Tears

rose-lynnfisher.com link posted by digdug in science

The Topography of Tears is a study of 100 tears photographed through a standard light microscope. The project began in a period of personal change, loss, and copious tears. One day I wondered if my te...

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Beyond Passion: The Science of Loving What You Do

calnewport.com link posted by c_prompt in jobs

At a high level, SDT [Self-Determination Theory] makes a simple claim: To be happy, your work must fulfill three universal psychological needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. In m...

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The involved father - pathological, pain-in-the-ass

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

You have never seen a bigger pain in the ass than the father who wants to get involved; he can be repulsive. He wants to meet the kid at three o'clock, take the kid out to dinner during the week, hav...

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Taxation is a fight between individualism and collectivism - which side are you on?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

When it comes to politics, it's difficult to say "liberals believe this" or "conservatives believe that." After all, within each political ideology, there are many views; sometimes even views that se...

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Engineering the perfect human

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Recently, Harvard University had a panel discussing the legacy of the Human Genome Project. Started in 1990, and with scientists from six countries and initial funding of $3 billion, the project publ...

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• science,
• technology,
• biology,
• transhumanism,
• health care,
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I Don't Care If I Suck, As Long As I'm Learning

exceptionnotfound.net link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

I am an enormously self-critical person. If I'm going out to a party, or having dinner, or even just giving a presentation, I'm constantly playing back my speech and my actions in my head to see wher...

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I want to be a sub-community of x, but the owner won’t let me. What do I do?

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

Can’t we all just get along? So you have a small running group in San Francisco and want a community where you can motivate each other by posting personal running times, routes, and progress. Yo...

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Press Releases

editorial posted by c_prompt in Misty River Music Makers

Our 1st Place Finish! Area 4 Contest and Convention June 14, 2014

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Not a happy father's day

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

On this Father's Day, perhaps it's proper to be reminded of all of the good fathers who are not allowed to see their children just because they got divorced. This occurs all across the world. Putting...

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TIL a Kelo v. New London judge regrets his decision

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Richard Palmer is "sorry" for the way he voted in the infamous eminent domain Kelo v. New London case. In that case, the US Supreme Court aff...

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How To Be Alone

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

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• individualism

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This Is How We Date Now

thoughtcatalog.com link posted by c_prompt in dating

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Getting mad as hell - it's about time

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The strategy by the labor union leadership was said to be based simply: "how do we bring down the stock market, how do we bring down their bonuses, how do we interfere with their ability to, to be ri...

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10 Better Responses Than Just Saying “I’m Fine” | Evie Magazine

eviemagazine.com link posted by c_prompt in funny

You’ve had the Worst. Day. Ever. It’s hard enough just getting through it, but then everyone seems to notice. They keep asking, “Are you okay?” If you’re not “fine” you don’t have to...

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The Morality of Bitcoin (Or Why One Libertarian Has It All Wrong)

editorial posted by digdug in bitcoin

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...

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They hate us for our freedom

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad - including two Reuters news staff. FTA: "The impo...

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The choice between two progressives - Obama and Ron Paul?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

What a completely ridiculous statement, right? Calling Ron Paul a progressive? So why are some prominent progressives suggesting that Ron Paul is more progressive than Obama? Liberals and progress...

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Philosophical Health Check

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Through Francisco d'Anconia, Ayn Rand claimed in her marvelous novel Atlas Shrugged that "Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You...

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Science and morality

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Are human values detached from science? Many, such as moral relativists, argue that morality has little, if anything, to do with reality. Science attempts to prove what reality is through an objectiv...

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The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden 'black site'

theguardian.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

Exclusive: Secret interrogation facility in Chicago reveals creeping aspects of war on terror in US city as accounts describe shackling and brutality without basic rights. The Chicago police de...

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The definition of integrity

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Can a person strive to be something that he doesn't understand? Take integrity: are you a person of integrity? If so, how do you know? Is integrity always associated with virtue, or is integrity amor...

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Good resource to practice math and English (K - 12)

ixl.com link posted by c_prompt in teens

IXL provides unlimited practice in more than 3,000 math and English topics. An adaptive learning system, featuring games and awards, inspires students to achieve.

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TIL 18 US veterans commit suicide every day and 1 million are in jail

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that 18 US veterans commit suicide every day and 1 million veterans are sitting in jail. When Staff Sgt. Brad Eifert, 36, finally made his way to the woods behind his house with...

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Socialism: Force or Fantasy? Socialism Is an Endlessly Moving Target

fee.org link posted by c_prompt in socialism

Have you ever tried to nail Jell-O to the wall? It’s easier than getting a socialist to stand pat on what socialism is, which makes socialism an endlessly moving target. Socialists are so intell...

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How Imaginary Numbers Were Invented

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in todayilearned

A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible, until we gave up the requirement that math reflect reality. References: Some great videos about the cubic: 50...

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Get-out-of-jail-free cards for murderers

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

It appears that the US concept of "justice" is spilling over to Canada. Place knowingly innocent men and victims in jail for life and let murderers go free. Put aside for a moment how this story just...

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What you're missing

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

I was reading an article from a Libertarian today that suggested that people will never change their mindset (i.e., of supporting the government) by talking to them about principles and the philosoph...

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Science is racist

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

So we had a great discussion earlier today about scientific theories vs. laws, physics, astronomy, and geometry. Science is so amazing! And then I read something like this and it makes me sick. Hi...

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The natives are getting restless

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Are the natives getting restless? You bet they are. And the military is getting ready to crush it. See the article Officials and Experts Warn of Crash-Induced Unrest DISCUSS! Original posting b...

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Question everything

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

"I believe there are three rules we must teach our children if we have any hope of humanity seeing freedom some day: 1. Question everything. 2. Never accept an answer just because it is presented by...

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Out of sight - out of mind

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The government lied about the BP oil spill? (Tries to act surprised.) Is this kind of like when Bush claimed "mission accomplished" in Iraq (or Obama's recent second fake end to the Iraq war)? You've...

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Nuclear No-Contest

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Before the 1950s, the future confronting the human race was bleak. With the global population increasing and becoming more dependent on energy-dense technologies to sustain its food supplies and risi...

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TIL: the etymology of the word fuck

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I Learned the etymology of the word "fuck." And I can't stop laughing. the word fuck (2.5-minute video) What did you learn today? DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Secon...

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Jesse Ventura, conspiracy theories, and 9/11

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Jesse Ventura did his latest conspiracy theory show on 9/11, something that's been a passion of his since the event. I've followed his interviews over the years and know he knows substantially more t...

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Friends with benefits - can sex ever be casual?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

She opens her heart. He opens his fly. That might be the immediate, superficial reaction to a Friends With Benefits (FWB) relationship. But is there more under the covers? FWB relationships (aka s...

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BuddhiMat Yoga

buddhimat.yoga link posted by buddhimat in buddhimatyoga

We sit at the crossroads between traditional yoga and a power practice.  While you'll see an improved booty, the focus is on the buddhi. Buddhi represents knowledge or wisdom so that we can st...

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Learning how to work

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

FTA: "U.S. colleges and universities, like their counterparts in other Western countries, are doing a poor job of preparing graduates for today's workplace. The biggest weakness in the postsecondary-...

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Why get married

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Another one in honor of V-day tomorrow: What is the purpose of getting married anymore? Why can't you just be in a monogamous relationships with someone that you love? Why do you need a piece of ...

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The myths of income equality

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Capitalism gets a bad rap, often claimed to be the destroyer of everything good. One argument made is that capitalism creates class warfare - the rich against the poor. So-called "social crusaders,"...

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How old do I haz to be to use this site?

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

Dude OMG. u so shdnt b here. Idk wut ure thkn. Obviously, if you’re asking the question, you’re already skating on thin ice, don’t you think? We’ll start off with the obvious: our user agr...

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Why complicate life?

editorial posted by alice in alice

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Does being rich impose a moral obligation?

utilitarian.net link posted by b_independent in philosophy

In George Orwell's allegory Animal Farm, he made the point that we're all equal, but some "are more equal than others." In a society where the vast majority of wealth is now owned...

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TIL that TIL is only allowed in TIL

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...

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• reddit,
• moderator,
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The Cult of Moral Grayness

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

If I had a nickel for every time someone said to me that I'm too black-or-white, I'd be a rich man. It usually comes up in conversation with anyone that I've known longer than 30 minutes. I even had...

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The age of nanotechnology

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Throughout history, machines, tools, devices, etc. have become smaller. But not until recently have we been able to see down to the lowest level - to that of the nano. With electron microscopes, nano...

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I'm Allowed to Rob You!

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Want to see a piece of paper that gives me the RIGHT to rob you? You don't believe there is such a thing? Are you SURE you don't believe it? From the video: "If you believe this piece of pa...

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Token first post

editorial posted by pot_kettle_black in pot.kettle.black

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Vacationing a human right

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Is it really so hard to believe? After all, when you support the government stealing your money (though taxes) and giving it to someone else, who are you to object what they decide to spend it on? No...

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Protecting the environment

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Over the last week, we've had a few discussions come up around how the government protects the environment. Though I didn't know it until I did some research, I wasn't surprised… FTA: "Who's the gr...

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The ideology of carrots and sticks

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

This animation drawing alone is enough reason to watch this video, even if you have no interest in the topic. It's amazing... FTV: "As long as the task involved used only mechanical skill... the h...

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Congress: this is a blackout. To sunset the PATRIOT ACT, valME.io joins 10,000+ other websites in blocking your access and redirecting you to naked photos of indignant NSA protestors until you end mass surveillance laws.

blackoutcongress.org link posted by c_prompt in politics

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...

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Political prejudices

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Liberals call conservatives names, claiming they are the bane of existence and the cause of all the problems in the world. Conservatives do the same to liberals. The hate spreads. The violence spread...

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Book recommendations

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

"A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read." - Mark Twain What are your favorite books and why? Which would you refer to others? What kinds of people would...

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What happens when America's Soviet-style food banks embrace free-market economics?

theweek.com link posted by c_prompt in economics

Feeding America is a network of food banks that feeds more than 46 million people. In 2005, four professors at the University of Chicago helped replace their centralized distribution system with an a...

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One.com is currently offering a free domain name with one year of free hosting - start your free blog/website now!

one.com link posted by c_prompt in efreebies

If you've been considering starting a blog, now's a great time to do it! Additionally, if you take advantage of valME's custom domain support, we'll do all the technical setup for you for free!

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• free web hosting,
• free domain names,
• free website,
• free blog

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Political regression and the meaning of words

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

John Adams once wrote "Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man...

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A new look at Hotaru HuntTheme

editorial posted by sereban in sereban

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Dealing with emotional pain

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Sadists are those who enjoy giving pain. Masochists are those who enjoy receiving pain. However, most of us attempt to avoid pain, especially emotional pain. In fact, research suggests that emotional...

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Rules vs. principles

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Our current culture appears to revolve more around "dos and don'ts," which is to suggest that society appears more focused on rules of what you are and aren't allowed to do. With that premise, perha...

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Our Mother

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Our mother... the dawn of man Our mother Climb my eye upon her many breasts. Succulent are her up most tops. White mothers milk, Which gives us life, Pouring upon her belly...

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• art

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Getting off the sauce - do we choose to drink?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, over 50% of Americans age 12 or older have used alcohol in the past 30 days, almost 25% are binge drinkers (5 drinks within 2 hours), and 7% drink...

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‘It Feels Like a Derangement’: Menopause, Depression, & Me

nybooks.com link posted by c_prompt in health

‘It feels impossible to beat’: how she was floored by menopause... For Rose George, menopause has proved far worse than ‘low moods’. It feels like a derangement. And what the hell is it for?...

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• perimenopausal,
• women's health,
• depression,
• mood swings,
• psychology,
• fertility,
• hormone replacement therapy

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A gentle introduction to the lightning network

github.com link posted by Clemens in bitcoin

We describe the lightning network in non-technical terms. We omit some details, but try to convey the general idea of how it works.

• 1 comment
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Where do I send a DMCA takedown notice?

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

(Sigh) We understand that sometimes our users are going to put up something that was created by someone else. Candidly, we’d prefer you contact the user directly and work it out but, because the...

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TIL bottled water often comes from tap water and isn't typically cleaner or healthier

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that, despite the hype, bottled water typically isn't any cleaner or healthier than tap water, and often comes from the same public water supply that your tap water does. Having said...

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• food,
• business

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales (Oliver Sacks) - The President's Speech

junkfoodforthought.com link posted by c_prompt in psychology

ROFL. This is not only hysterical but also incredibly insightful. tl/dr: Some people who have language disorders are unable to understand the meaning of words. Instead, they rely on facial express...

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• neurology

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Bringing dead people to life

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

How to reboot your corpse FTA: THE GIST: * The idea is to freeze legally dead people in liquid nitrogen in the hope of regenerating them at some future date. * Nanorobots that can repair the...

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• technology,
• medicine,
• nanotechnology,
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Andrew - About Me

editorial posted by Julie in themoreiknowme

My name is Andrew I am an eleven (almost 12) year old kid from Chicago, USA. I love to help the world and travel it. Some places I have been to include Jordan, Nepal, France, the Galapagos, and many m...

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Blowing the whistle on the justice department

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

A Guantanamo Bay sergeant is blowing the whistle on US government torture and murder and the US Department of Justice is blatantly covering it up. This amazing Harper's article is a chilling account...

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• torture

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Mixed economy fundamentals

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

There's a funny sign that reads: "Confused Socialist Party. Smash capitalism! Then blog about it on your $2500 Macbook." All of the major economies in the world are known as mixed economies. You migh...

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• ayn rand,
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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...

• No comments
• music,
• entertainment,
• intellectualism

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Why do I need to subscribe to a community?

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

Well, you don’t. Subscribing to a community puts their content on your home page. But, unless a community is private, you can view the community’s content by going directly to their commun...

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Trader Joe’s shrugged

vvdailypress.com link posted by b_independent in objectivism

The successful efforts of a community activist group to scuttle a planned Trader Joe’s development in an economically distressed neighborhood of Northeast Portland, Ore., illustrates the depths...

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What soldiers do

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

OK, many of you know I don't support the military, though I know there are many here who do (and I also know we have at least one person who's in the military). I told you I that I don't like soldier...

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• military

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Holidays without Christmas

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In his pamphlet The Law, French economist Frederick Bastiat stated "Since the law organizes justice, the socialists ask why the law should not also organize labor, education, and religion." Bastiat c...

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Before getting married, read the fine print

i.imgur.com link posted by peace_on_earth in AdviceAnimals

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Android or iOS? Which system is preferred on each country? [World Map]

goo.gl link posted by pabloapicco in technology

Android controls most part of the global market (nothing new!) But the interesting part of the trend is that is coming like the chosen one on european countries like France, Germany and Finland, plac...

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How stupid are we? Ask Obama

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Obama has broken many promises. That's par for the course when you're a politician. People know (and sadly accept) that politicians aren't going to do everything they promise. But then there are m...

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To Win Your World, Risk It All - Invest Everything in Your Vision and Be Willing to Lose It All

theundercurrent.org link posted by c_prompt in business

A deeper look at what brought Tony Hsieh, CEO of the online shoe store Zappos.com, billion dollar success.

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They're coming for you next

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Pastor Martin Niemöller criticized German intellectuals because they did nothing as the Nazis rose to power and eliminated anti-government groups. Please, learn from history. Please, don't ignore th...

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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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Simple Science Fitness. Burn Fat. Build Muscle. Be Healthy.

simplesciencefitness.com link posted by c_prompt in health

Learn how to burn fat and build muscle naturally, backed up by science. The one-stop resource for nutrition and exercise information.

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Does the G-spot exist

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Ladies, there's a new study out where scientists are saying that the G-spot may not exist G-spot 'may not exist', say scientists DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on...

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Letting life take its course

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Although cutting edge research gives me reason for hope, pancreatic cancer is the fourth most deadly cancer known and THE most horrible and personal disease to me. Two years ago, I lost my mother to...

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Ancestral Mathematics

editorial posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

In order to be born, you needed: 2 parents 4 grandparents 8 great-grandparents 16 second great-grandparents 32 third great-grandparents 64 fourth great-grandparents 128 fifth...

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Why Philosophy Precedes Physics

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

A few months ago, I was discussing certain aspects of quantum mechanics with somebody. I got around to saying that certain claims within the realm of physics can be rejected outright on philosophical...

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The Economy of Ideas. A framework for patents and copyrights in the Digital Age. (Everything you know about intellectual property is wrong.)

wired.com link posted by c_prompt in technology

John Perry Barlow (the author of this article) used to be a songwriter for the Grateful Dead and is a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). It is as on-point today as it was when i...

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ValME needs user tagging in posts and comments

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...

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Net neutrality regulation and liberty

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Governments love to pander equality and anti-discrimination laws (well, granted - they were for discrimination before they were against it). Their latest villain? The Internet Service Providers (ISP)...

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America is very hostile to many businesses, believe it or not

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Attention US government. You're not very bright. By having a high corporate tax rate, you are pushing jobs, profits, patents, executives, research, and operations of US companies overseas. (And, as a...

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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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Running

editorial posted by glassJAw in glassJAw

tightened laces shoes perfectly fitting the form of his feet hood up protection from the harsh weather that awaits presses play the song that's been on repeat for days...

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The Bitcoin ATM Has a Dirty Secret: It Needs a Chaperone

wired.com link posted by digdug in bitcoin

Meet Cameron Gray, the man who spends his days sitting next to the world's first bitcoin ATM.

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Terrorizing the IRS

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today, a man committed suicide by flying his plane into an IRS office. I think this is only the beginning of more to come. The IRS has been terrorizing people illegally for decades. The courts and mi...

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TIL Valentines day is the day that Saint Valentine was beheaded for supporting soldiers getting married

cbn.com link posted by c_prompt in relationships

In the year 269 AD, Valentine, a Roman Priest, was sentenced to a three-part execution by a beating, stoning, and finally decapitation all because of his stand for Christian marriage.

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Freedom - the opposite of government

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Granted, not everyone values freedom and wants to be free. But why do so many people think that prosperity is greater the larger/more powerful government is? Given how terrible the economy is, and gi...

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Save someone's life

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Generally, people refrain from taking action, assuming that someone else will do it. For example, take medical emergencies. Have you ever seen someone collapse because of a heart attack, expecting so...

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Developing discipline through challenging situations and perhaps suffering along the way are no longer values that are promoted in our culture. People are increasingly reluctant to tell each other the truth about themselves

goodreads.com link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

As an apprentice, it can be hard for us to challenge ourselves on our own in the proper way, and to get a clear sense of our own weaknesses. The times that we live in make this even harder. Develo...

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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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Good form - etiquette and manners for politeness

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Good etiquette facilitates relationships, and good relationships help us live better lives. We've previously discussed proper manners in communications. Continuing in our etiquette and manners series...

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Doomsday Ark on the moon

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

If you're really concerned about future generations, shouldn't there be other, more important priorities that one would be focused on instead of building a "doomsday ark" on the moon? Is this really...

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The farcical war on porn

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

To paraphrase Pastor Martin Niemöller, "They came first for Wikileaks. But I didn't speak up because I hated politics. Then they came for pornography. But I didn't speak up because I didn't look at...

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Slut walks, rape, and hypocrisy - what's eye candy got to do with it?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

How we do love eye-candy. And, after all, "since when is a woman dressing sexy in public a bad thing?" By now, you've probably heard about the various "slut walks" that are happening all over the...

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And here I am

editorial posted by digdug in digdug

Now, did someone say something about free karma? (looks around)

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Is being a Libertarian hypocritical

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Libertarians and others who don't like government (e.g., anarchists) are always talking about limiting and shutting down government programs. Yet they continue to use the benefits of these programs....

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Say no to drugs - get suspended

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The stupidity in government never takes a break, especially in the public school system. FTA: "It seems to me that it may be time to give all school administrators a course in remedial thinking. Here...

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TIL Federal Reserve Bank stockholders don't pay taxes

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that, unlike people or other corporations, Federal reserve bank stockholders don't have to pay federal, state,or local taxes on their annual, fixed dividends of 6% on capital stock (w...

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Sabotage of ideas

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Some people have problems understanding new ideas with which they are unfamiliar and so unintentionally misrepresent or summarize those ideas. Perhaps these are innocent errors. However, there are ot...

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Lisp: Learning to Think about Thinking | Restless Device

restlessdevice.com link posted by jeffs in programming

Great podcast about the Lisp programming language and why it's special.

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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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We Can Have a Just Legal System - Punishment and Proportionality (Assessing the Criminal: Restitution, Retribution, and the Legal Process)

lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in anarcho-capitalism

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TIL don't use olive oil for cooking at high temperatures

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that you should not use olive oil to cook at high heats (i.e., potentially anything over 200 - 250º F / 93 - 121º C, although that is debated), especially extra virgin olive oils. T...

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Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand's vision and warning

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

There's an adage that goes: if you've got enemies, it means you stood up for something in life. Out of all of the potential philosophies that you could adopt in your life, perhaps none may be more co...

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Sex makes you smarter

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

If you could trick your brain into perceiving an activity as pleasurable, thus activating dopamine receptors, could you enhance learning capacity? Do virtual simulations of people engaging in sex hav...

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No such thing as society

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

"I think we've been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it. 'I have a problem, I'll get a grant.'...

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Which is better - absolutism or relativism?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Putting aside for a moment the idea of quantum entanglement, as of now, we know that you cannot physically be both in Spain and America at the same time. This is an absolute. We know that you cannot...

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TIL marijuana wasn't illegal in the US until 1937

norml.org link posted by b_independent in todayilearned

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...

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Space and "empty space": Much ado about nothing, or is it?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Space is a concept which is very rarely correctly understand by anybody, including modern physicists. However, the purpose of this essay is not to discuss the confusions of others in relation to this...

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Teaching others

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

A teacher can present information, but there can be no transfer of learning... learners must "act" upon the information to learn it. Can anyone teach something to someone else? DISCUSS! Origina...

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CSS change for Bootstrap3

getbootstrap.com link posted by shibuya246 in SuggestionBox

It looks like the main container is set as a "container-fluid" which gives full width, but the rows do not need to have "-fluid" on them for bootstrap3. Suggest that the following...

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The essence of political definitions: what does it mean to be a liberal?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Ayn Rand once wrote that "Definitions are the guardians of rationality, the first line of defense against the chaos of mental disintegration." Perhaps that's one of the reasons politics always appear...

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Bad sex results from bad head

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Bad sex is all on your head. Either that or sugar is now an aphrodisiac. One-third of women having sexual problems experienced a placebo effect from sugar pills. Why is it that some people feel that...

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Moderator – it’s a calling

editorial posted by c_prompt in ModTalk

People have jobs. (Well, some do.) A job is a way to earn your living. It’s a way to feel better about yourself. It’s a way to improve your skills. But a calling is different. It’s...

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TIL about Pale Moon - a faster version of Firefox for Windows

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned about Pale Moon - an optimized version of Firefox that is much faster than Firefox and optimized specifically for Windows. Not only is it much faster than Firefox (perhaps even by...

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The dangers of transhumanism

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

What does it mean to be human? Transhumanists want to use technology to enhance the human body. What are the ethical considerations for enhancing human biology with technology? Are we less human with...

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Word Crimes - Weird Al’s New Video Teaches Grammar Using Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in writing

From the Wired article: Set to the tune of disgraced crooner Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” we present you with “Word Crimes,” a takedown of English language abuse...

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TIL which countries make up the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), the difference between the United Kingdom (four countries) and Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), and that it's all ridiculously complex

youtube.com link posted by b_independent in todayilearned

Damn politics. Also, here's a useful United Kingdom Venn Diagram from CGPGrey.

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From Bump to Buzz

youtu.be link posted by peace_on_earth in FeelGood

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").

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If You Meet John Galt On The Road, Kill Him

thedailybell.com link posted by c_prompt in philosophy

John Galt is the protagonist of Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged and expresses her vision of the ideal man. The title of this article flashed at me during a discussion with a fellow who argued a...

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Avertible oil catastrophe

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The oil catastrophe could have been averted were it not for the US government rejecting the help of people who know what to do in an oil spill and have the equipment for dealing with it. Why didn't t...

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George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead (2024) - Full Special

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in technology

I died laughing (pun intended). AI is incredible. 'nuff said... I'm Dudesy, a comedy AI, and I'm excited to share my second hour-long comedy special with you! I'm calling it 'George Carlin: I'm...

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Leave many children behind

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

It's easy to predict the future. Take anything that the government says, reverse it, and you'll come pretty close to having a crystal ball. Why? Nietzsche knew: "The governments of the great States h...

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The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern.

41.media.tumblr.com link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

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A No-Excuses Guide to Blogging

sachachua.com link posted by digdug in writing

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...

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Thieves free - victim jailed

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

A week ago, we discussed a court ignoring the proven innocence of a convicted man because he missed a filing deadline. Here we have a case where a victim attempts to protect himself and his property....

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Map maker, map maker, make me a map... make me a perfect map

editorial posted by c_prompt in politics

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...

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Privacy Policy

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As we indicated in the user agreement, we're leveraging what reddit put together as it seems reasonable (not to mention it served as a guide for the way we built valME). Your privacy is genuinely...

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None of the above

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In On The Duty of Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau wrote "How does it become a man to behave toward this American government to-day? I answer that he cannot without disgrace be associated with...

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The repeal of peace and goodwill

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

During the holiday season, we typically hear cries for "peace on earth and goodwill toward all." It remains to be seen how this is possible when the US (purportedly) spends $660 billion on military...

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The morality of helping the poor family - where does it end?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who "passionately" believes in the welfare system, is lashing out at parents who are raising their children through social welfare programs. He thinks the issue is a...

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Who has more economic savvy? Alan Greenspan, Paul Krugman, or Ron Paul?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Alan Greenspan. Economic wonderboy. Market maestro. Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman. Past disciple of Ayn Rand. Someone who once thought gold was the only proper standard for money and a protec...

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What is it going to take to get the planet back on course?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The problem really is crime, isn't it? It doesn't matter whether it's legal crime, as committed by government agents, or whether it's crimes committed by communal garden scumbags. Before we can enjoy...

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Guide to Music Crowdfunding - Part 1: Fans with Benefits... "crowdfunding is birthing a market of direct fan sales that’s only growing exponentially'

bryank.im link posted by c_prompt in music

This post is the first in a multi-part series on executing an optimal music crowdfunding campaign, gathered from my hands-on experience at Think Steady Inc. I’ll share a detailed roadmap of best...

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The Beauty of Kindness

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

My last article dealt with the various aspects of romantic love. However, value comes in many forms and so does the emotional payment, love. Acts of kindness are pleasant in many aspects and many of...

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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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TIL Facebook makes your private phone numbers available

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned Facebook imports your phone numbers from your mobile phone's address book, sometimes without your knowledge, thus making the private phone numbers of ALL of your contacts (not just yo...

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The Great Depression - Everything you've ever learned is wrong

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Last night in group chat, we had a bunch of conversations (sometimes very heated) about what the Constitution does and does not allow. As part of it, we got into the US Great Depression, FDR, court ...

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Deep Habits: The Importance of Planning Every Minute of Your Work Day

calnewport.com link posted by c_prompt in business

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Does hypocrisy invalidate an argument? A great discussion from Philosophy Stack Exchange

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The general rule is that a person’s behavior does not invalidate that person’s arguments. This is because ideally philosophical arguments are based on reason. Thus if the reasoning is valid, it do...

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Is there justice in the world?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Louis Pasteur once wrote that chance favors the prepared mind. But is that the way it always works? Isn't it also true that, sometimes, good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad...

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Why You're My Friend

editorial posted by c_prompt in relationships

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...

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Socialism or fascism?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

It is true that the welfare-statists are not socialists, that they never advocated or intended the socialization of private property, that they want to 'preserve' private property - with government c...

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Arrested for asking why

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Four women, two of them well into middle age, were discussing funeral plans for a friend when an Atlanta police officer told them to move. Three did but one asked "why." In answer to her question, Mi...

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B-Rhymes is a rhyming dictionary that's not stuck up about what does and doesn't rhyme. It gives you words that sound good together even if don't technically rhyme.

b-rhymes.com link posted by c_prompt in writing

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Captured, Cuffed, and Jailed: A Personal Story - Jeffrey Tucker

tucker.liberty.me link posted by c_prompt in politics

By day’s end, it was over. Except not really. This one incident is over. But the reality that none of us really control our lives, that none of our property is really our own, that we all stand v...

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Paying politicians to NOT work

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Thomas Jefferson wrote "To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." It seems that politicians are always working ag...

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TIL Plato didn't believe in Platonic love and supported erotica

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that Platonic love isn't what we thought it was. In fact, Plato didn't even believe in it, was pro-sex, thought erotica was a spiritual force that helps us find our true selves, and e...

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IKEA vs Apple

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Scientists discover infinite energy: toast always lands butter-side down. Cats always land on their feet...

memedepot.com link posted by c_prompt in funny

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Why is there so much hate and anger in the world?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

From a WoW forum: Original post: "So many trolls be trolling....thugs be thugging....haters be hating.... I love everyone on this server Spread the love." Reply post: "Homo." Sarcasm aside,...

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Making money from what you love

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

What do you love? What are your passions? Have any hobbies? Want to make some money from them? With the economy suffering, many continue to look for other income sources. Granted, many of the article...

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Disobeying an unjust law

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

A few days ago, the US celebrated a holiday dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr. A prominent leader of the civil rights movement, he was a huge proponent of civil disobedience. As the "did they kill...

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Buying and selling sex

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Sex sells. Every advertiser knows this. As human beings, it's a natural desire. There is nothing inherently wrong with sex as it leads to the continuation of humanity. Sex can allow someone without o...

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The lesser of two evils is still wrong

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

I was recently having a conversation with a friend who was getting on my case because I don't vote in political elections. She likes Ron Paul but ultimately decided to vote for Obama because she knew...

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So this one-legged man walks into a bar

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What is the meaning of life?

1.bp.blogspot.com link posted by b_independent in philosophy

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A Challenge - Defend Evolution Against Intelligent Design

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

This challenge arose from a discussion in a large philosophy venue in which I stated that if ever a really competent intelligent design defender or evolutionist came around, he would blow the philoso...

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Hire Us

editorial posted by c_prompt in Misty River Music Makers

Hire Us We love performing for just about every occasion We can provide quality entertainment for your company sponsored event, church social, family reunion, downtown festivals, public or priv...

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Ayn Rand vs. Mike Wallace - liberty vs. collectivism

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Ayn Rand warned us. She did it in her books such as Atlas Shrugged (and, to a certain extent, >The Fountainhead). She did it on TV such as in this famous interview between her and Mike Wallace on...

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Passing with lower standards

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In NY state, the exam to determine whether kids get to move to the next grade has been dumbed down by giving partial credit for very wrong answers. Go figure (pun intended). FTA: "A kid who answer...

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What’s a Bitcoin? How do I purchase karma and get real money out of this thing?

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

To paraphrase our grandmothers, "Such a question you should ask!" It's not too surprising if you haven't heard of Bitcoin. There are lots of great videos that discuss it but, if you want the...

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15 adorable relationship tips from kids

studentbeans.com link posted by peace_on_earth in dating

What do most people do on a date?

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TIL "often a bridesmaid but never a bride" was to sell mouthwash

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that the expression "often a bridesmaid but never a bride" was actually from an advertisement for mouthwash. The text of one of the original ads reads as follows: "Often a bridesma...

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Police committing fraud

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Did you know that politicians in New York City have tried to play-up crime statistics showing that crime was down? It's becoming clear that it appeared as such because the statistics were faked. FTA:...

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Why Salt Lake City is Not What it Seems

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People might say that Salt Lake City is a beautiful, incredible, place. I do not exactly agree with them. I went during fencing nationals a week ago. Salt Lake City itself has nothing to do with fenc...

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America's leading leftist intellectual is angry

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

"America's leading leftist intellectual" and MIT professor Noam Chomsky once remarked that "The U.S. is a leading terrorist state, as are its clients." He has said "that there is no War on Terror." H...

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US has highest prison population - why?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Let this sink in for a moment: the United States has the highest prisoner population rate in the world. That's right, even more than China. (And, no - that doesn't include all of the hidden prisons i...

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Live long and prosper - the philosophy of Star Trek

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...

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The solution to the war problem

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

I have always been very concerned about the problems of war. It makes me sick to my stomach to think about how unfair it is for the many innocent victims. So, as an amateur videographer, I have tried...

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Drug monopolies courtesy of government

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Contrary to Wikipedia and its source - pseudo-economist Paul Samuelson, who was the "key to Keynes' influence" - there isn't any such thing as a natural monopoly. Any monopoly that comes about and ma...

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WinSun China builds world's first 3D printed villa and tallest 3D printed apartment building

3ders.org link posted by c_prompt in technology

On March 29, 2014, ten 3D printed houses, each measuring 200 square meters, appeared in Shanghai, China. The buildings were created entirely out of concrete using a gigantic 3D printer, and each cost...

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A Treatise on the Nonexistence of Art: Pretty Nearly, Anyway

fredoneverything.org link posted by c_prompt in art

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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Selling organs for education

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Nowadays, you have to take on massive amounts of debt to go to college, only to graduate and find that there aren't any jobs available. So you leave college, go back to living with your parents, and...

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Police are hypocritical

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

WTF? In California, an off-duty police officer hit another car. He fled the scene, so it was a hit and run. When confronted, he first lied and claimed his wife was driving, but finally admitted to it...

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Free guacamole & chips from Chipotle; play the game!

guachunter.com link posted by Yield4Nothing in freebies

Thanks to a friend, play a silly Spot the Difference game online from Chipotle and earn a free guacamole & chips! No winning required. Equivalent to "hey, everyone gets a trophy today!" but.....fr...

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About us

editorial posted by maker in 2gringosincaribbean

El gringo La gringa Dooley

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Living your dreams

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

As I get closer to formally launching the real-life dating website braincrave.com, I've spent a lot of time reading about how to advertise. Not having any real experience, I first turned to the maste...

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The Great Hoax of Equality

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

History repeats itself. Men have constantly fought and died in the war for equality throughout the centuries. However, not all of them had in mind the same idea of equality when they gave their lives...

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On Homophobia

jasonstotts.com link posted by c_prompt in sex

Our category of identity traps us into its mold and this mold helps to shape our thoughts and behaviors. In this case, it is very much the person’s identification of himself as heterosexual...

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'I Fought For Your Right To Freedom Of Speech So Sit Down And Shut Up Before I Punch You!'

libertycrier.com link posted by c_prompt in libertarian

This happened in January of this year. It’s so sad that someone who claims to have fought for the right to free speech now fights to suppress it. This soldier is much more a traitor than a &ldqu...

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The irony of voting

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Irony: Politicians make thousands of laws to protect us from all of the irrational, destructive, and harmful decisions that we make as individuals. Then we go to the voting booths… Should there...

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Customer service

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Shakespeare was right… "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." When one AT&T customer wrote to the CEO twice in two weeks recently, the company's "executive response team" contacte...

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US Supplied Saddam’s Germ Weapons - “Of course we know Iraq has chemical weapons. We have the delivery receipts to prove it!”

lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

Eric Margolis's article is literally and figuratively sickening: While covering Iraq in 1990 – just before the first massive US bombing campaign – I discovered the US and Britain...

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Child exploitation

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

If we are to believe UNICEF, there are about 158 million children aged 5-14 engaged in child labor, "working in hazardous situations or conditions." Most people give this a scary name like "child ex...

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Call the Anti-Police: Ending the State's "Security" Monopoly

freedominourtime.blogspot.com link posted by digdug in libertarian

"How would things be different,” muses Dale Brown of the Detroit-based Threat Management Center, “if police officers were given financial rewards and commendations for resolving da...

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What’s a sponsored account?

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

We’re certainly glad you asked. We recognize there are companies who use blogs for marketing, individuals who run a side gig with a website, etc. Frankly Scarlet, we don’t care if you’re mar...

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How to understand people - look at their actions

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Praxeology is a general theory of human action or, more specifically, purposeful behavior. Unlike unconscious behavior such as breathing or reflexes, we act in conscious, chosen ways to achieve vario...

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Riddle Poems! Can you guess them?

yaddlezap.com link posted by Clarisse88 in writing

Here are some riddle poems my husband wrote...! I hope you enjoy them :) 

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The right to deprive liberty

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Is it ironic that this is published in a UK newspaper? Not so long ago, police used to be called "peace officers." Keeping the peace and initiating violence are contradictions. Wasn't police abuse in...

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You lead us to believe you’re using the Reddit algorithm, but you’re not. What gives?

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

If we have led you astray, we apologize and we’ll come clean. Yes, the front page algorithm that is labeled reddit is a slight modification of the algorithm we understand reddit uses. The algo...

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Meet The Millennials: All You Ever Wanted To Know About America's Youth, In Charts. This is depressing - their future looks very bleak. Limited job opportunities, high student debt, living with their parents and a state of suspended occupational animation while hoping for better days... how sad.

zerohedge.com link posted by digdug in politics

When it comes to the future of the US, the biggest question mark by far is anything relating to the Millennial generation, those Americans born between 1980 and 2000, which happens to be one of the...

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Climate And Truth: A Tale Of Immorality?

wattsupwiththat.com link posted by digdug in environment

The most recent aberration of climate science is the apparent cherry picking of ocean temperature data by government scientists, Richard Feely and Christopher Sabine. The objective is not to determ...

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Aligning social policy and incentives

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Regardless or whether you agree or disagree with specific social programs, we can generally agree that government wastes much money as it tries to engineer social outcomes (50% by some estimates). Th...

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Dear Gay Community: Your Kids Are Hurting. I loved my mom’s partner, but another mom could never have replaced the father I lost.

thefederalist.com link posted by digdug in parenting

Gay community, I am your daughter. My mom raised me with her same-sex partner back in the ’80s and ’90s. She and my dad were married for a little while. She knew she was gay before they got mar...

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O Me! O Life! and being thankful for what you have

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Monty Python famously sang "life's a piece of shit when you look at it." There's also the adage that, if everyone threw all their problems on the table, most would reach back down and pick up their...

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[NSFW] Louis CK learns about the Catholic Church

youtube.com link posted by digdug in atheism

Louis CK, driven by simple curiosity, did some investigative reporting and found out some surprising things about the Catholic Church.

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Why Don't You Steal? The Wealthy Drunk Question

thedailybell.com link posted by peace_on_earth in objectivism

As a starting point, I assume readers do not engage in the initiation of force, including theft. You may refrain from doing so because of a moral code or from a respect for rights. But, at least for m...

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Fecal Matter On Shoes | The 'ewww!' on your shoe

articles.baltimoresun.com link posted by c_prompt in Infectious_Disease

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...

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Conformity and your lying eyes

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Mark Twain once said "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." What does it mean to think for ourselves? How often do we base our choices and actions...

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Love is...

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

My answer is that love is... Contemplation. Many would tell you that love is something beautiful and powerful. They might tell you that it is inexplicable and entirely irrational. They would be...

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Study: Most women fake orgasms- but why? About 60% of women in survey report having faked orgasm during intercourse or oral sex

cbsnews.com link posted by b_independent in sex

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...

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Soak the rich

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Many think that, if governments just tax the rich more, the country's fiscal problems will be solved. Even Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest men in the world, thinks taxing the rich should be pub...

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Things that are downright impossible to say when drunk

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

1. Thanks, but I don’t want to have sex. 2. Nope, no more booze for me! 3. Sorry, but you’re not really my type. 4. Taco Bell? No thanks, I’m not hungry. 5. Good evening, officer. I...

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Godwin's law - if the shoe fits, wear it

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

When it comes to online discussions, there's an adage called Godwin's law. It states that the longer an online discussion continues, "the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approac...

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Natural philosophy rocks

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Science rocks. It's a shame that it sometimes doesn't get the gratitude it deserves. Humans, by our nature, are curious about how the world works. Science helps us understand what reality is, and tha...

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Yo, the dumbphone application. Why do we celebrate ignorance?

editorial posted by c_prompt in technology

"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...

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Action --> Reaction

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Newton's Third Law suggests that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Is it morally proper for people to develop into militias to defend themselves and act in defiance of terrori...

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TIL the power of the scroll wheel in Firefox

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned the power of the scroll wheel in Firefox. You can use it to close tabs (click the scroll wheel on a tab), open hyperlinks in new pages (click the scroll wheel on a link), scroll throu...

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And then she realized that a fresh start was hers for the taking, that she could be the woman she’s always seen on the distant horizon—her future self. One step at a time. Starting today.

editorial posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

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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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Civil forfeiture - cops are legally permitted to take stuff away from anyone with near-total impunity. No crime required. Your chances to get it back are slim to none. Last Week Tonight's funny man John Oliver nails it

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

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...

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The Progressive Decline of Freedom (includes list of things that were legal in 1975 but are illegal now)

lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

The process by which the progressive mindset causes increases in the size, scope and power of government never ceases. Robert Wenzel, a leading Liberty Movement blogger, posted a list of things th...

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Ethical journalism drives reform

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

According to the Society of Professional Journalists, journalism is about providing "information in an accurate, comprehensive, timely and understandable manner." Sadly, in the mainstream media, jour...

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Opening the lives of the lonely

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Orson Welles once wrote: "We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone." In addition to our daily...

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The pursuit of happiness

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Ayn Rand said in Atlas Shrugged: "Happiness is the successful state of life, pain is an agent of death. Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values....

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Yo, Hallmark, I got some Valentines for ya

renegademothering.com link posted by alice in relationships

A little late for Valentine's Day but still very funny!

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This is so me.... like, all the time. Lol.

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in funny

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Happy Valentine's Day

i.imgur.com link posted by peace_on_earth in dating

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For those of you who follow The Walking Dead... :)

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in AdviceAnimals

           

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Licensed to kill

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Bill Clinton was impeached for lying about getting a blow job. But here we have President Obama, a constitutional lawyer and professor, who is technically now a dictator without anyone calling for im...

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A Philosophical Game: An Interview with Saul Steinberg

theparisreview.org link posted by c_prompt in baseball

The artist Saul Steinberg, who immigrated to the United States in 1942, was deeply preoccupied with identifying the essential threads of American life. For him, baseball was rich material. In 1954, h...

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Volunteer

editorial posted by c_prompt in Misty River Music Makers

Volunteer! Another wonderful way to show your love of Misty River Music Makers is to sign up for some occasional volunteer time at one of our events. People who sign up often feel like it's much...

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Google Votes: A Liquid Democracy Experiment on a Corporate Social Network [PDF]

tdcommons.org link posted by c_prompt in politics

Abstract This paper introduces Google Votes, an experiment in liquid democracy built on Google's internal corporate Google social network. Liquid democracy decision-making systems can scale to cov...

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What are analytics?

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

What? You don’t have access to a dictionary? But seriously, if you were to build your own blog, you’d want to gather information on who is viewing it, right? We thought so. Granted, lots...

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Politics and religion

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Democracy and the 10 commandments: "Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote." DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Mar 29, 2010 at http://www.braincrave.com/viewbl...

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What It’s Like To Have An Extremely High IQ?

johnsimonds.com link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

“One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.”

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Step-up and be a man

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Contrasted with being a "good guy," what does it mean to be a "real man?" Putting aside the obvious requirements of XY chromosomes "and a pair of testicles," what determines masculinity? Is there a w...

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Motorcycle Ownership Rule #1 - Do Not Let Your Drunk Barefoot Girlfriend Test Drive Your Bike

video.valme.io link posted by c_prompt in funny

h/t: https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/a0h53q/motorcycle_ownership_rule_1_do_not_let_your_drunk/

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Being angry a mental illness

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

My mother was a psychiatrist. I remember as a kid she told me that she thought many of the mental diseases that other doctors diagnosed were complete nonsense. "Dealing with personal issues isn't a d...

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Book club - The Fountainhead

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

BrainCrave.com Book Club starting now. We will attempt to do this in group chat unless there is significant lag. If so, we'll switch to local. Please join us at Within Ten Years http://www.braincr...

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SOLVED: Windows 7 Media Player "play to" doesn't work with WDTV Live and McAfee firewall

editorial posted by c_prompt in windows

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...

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• WDTV Live,
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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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• ambiance,
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Free books

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Some of you like to read but just don't have the time. Have you ever considered books on mp3? There are so many freely available on the web. Here's a place for some good ones: http://www.learnoutloud...

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Perception vs. reality

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Will someone please remind me again why the Europeans and Americans are at war with Iraq and Afghanistan, killing anywhere from hundreds of thousands of people to, by some estimates, over 1 million?...

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Test Video

editorial posted by Julie in themoreiknowme

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Science helps explain why men are confused about female orgasms

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

It is claimed that women fake orgasms because of insecurities. But as women have a tremendous capacity for pleasure, perhaps men just aren't stimulating the right places. As scary as it might sound t...

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Arrested for shooting grass

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Here's the scenario: there's a gang of thugs outside your house threatening you and your family. Your wife is calling the police while you grab your gun. You fire 4 shots into the grass to scare them...

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War - a bankrupt ideology

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The purported anti-war left used to scream about the wars when Bush ruled. When Obama became ruler, they went silent (for the most part). After all, it's only unjustified violence and murder when the...

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Symphony of Science - Scientists become rock stars

symphonyofscience.com link posted by c_prompt in science

From the About page: Symphony of Science is an online video series created by John D. Boswell, aka melodysheep, which aims to bring scientific knowledge and philosophy to the public, in a novel...

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Utilitarianism and justice

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

How do we know the right thing to do in our lives? In other words, what moral principles are at the foundation of our actions? Utilitarianism is the philosophy that the moral worth of an action is de...

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Kickball

editorial posted by glassJAw in glassJAw

Closed eyes waiting For new signs of light The window drinks in summer Bringing warmth to the sheets Murmurs ascend From down the stairs Light in step Feet descend to join them...

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Dearest Daughter: My Graduation Card to You

editorial posted by c_prompt in c_prompt

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...

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The Wars in Our Schools

original.antiwar.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

Ex-Army Ranger Rory Fanning is speaking to high school kids and giving free copies of his book Worth Fighting For in an attempt to counter the massive, militarized propaganda effort of JROTC pr...

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Ideology trumps truth

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Faced with a system that makes their practice unprofitable, doctors are getting out of the business of taking Medicare patients. After stupid laws that ignore economics have finished destroying the h...

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I am sorry - now what?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Referring to the sexual abuse of children by priests, the Pope said "forgiveness cannot be a substitute for justice." Some people admit it when they are wrong and say so. But is that enough? Is forgi...

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The $1,000 CPM — Medium

medium.com link posted by sereban in technology

Advertising is a kinda shitty model. It’s very exciting that we’re moving beyond it.

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• money,
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TIL you can run a diesel engine car on used vegetable oil

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that you can run a diesel engine car on waste vegetable oil (e.g., oil that's been used to cook). It is less harmful to the environment, less toxic to people and animals, and runs abo...

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America's lights are going out

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Atlas Shrugged was not intended to be an instruction manual. Ayn Rand talked through Francisco d'Anconia about what it took to kill the motor of the world: "He stepped to the window and pointed to th...

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Sunday 5/23 Power Core Yoga

buddhimat.yoga link posted by buddhimat in buddhimatyoga

The video below will be active approximately 10 minutes before the class begins.

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The Death of Discussion

takimag.com link posted by c_prompt in philosophy

Remember Monty Python’s “Argument Clinic,” where Michael Palin is trying to procure an argument from John Cleese? Palin is frustrated that Cleese won’t move past contradictions. He insists...

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• logical fallacies,
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TIL Superman, Star Trek, and Archie creators promoted sex

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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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The hypocrisy poisoning America

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America’s largest problems don’t appear in the in the headlines, but between the lines. Such as the hypocrisy poisoning our politics. Here are some recent examples — and a simple solution.

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United States falls to 46th in world press freedom rankings

nationmultimedia.com link posted by peace_on_earth in politics

"The whistleblower is the enemy."

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The government can

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In honor of Obama's state of the union address, I bring you Tim Hawkins VERY VERY FUNNY 3-minute video The Government Can which summarizes hundreds of hours of hard economic study: https://w...

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css templates would help submissions

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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...

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The enemy to slay in a constant state of emergency

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Ron Paul famously said of neocons: The neoconservative ethos, steeped in the teachings of Leo Strauss, cannot abide an America where individuals simply pursue their happy, peaceful, prosperous l...

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A soldier's shame

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

US soldier holds flag protest sign: "There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." Well put. Controversial? US Soldier Holds American Flag Protest Sign DISCUSS!...

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Three days in Beijing with three of the world’s most famous dissidents

fusion.net link posted by digdug in politics

As a result of their activism, Ai Weiwei, Jacob Appelbaum, and Laura Poitras have become three of the most justifiably paranoid people in the world. Long live Tor.

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Objective truths and abortion

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There's a new 5-day "morning-after" pill that's been tested for US approval (New 5-Day 'Morning-After' Pill Tested For U.S. Approval). Some people say the choice to abort is moral and use various...

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25 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Rumi

purposefairy.com link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Rumi, he was a Persian poet who lived more than 800 years ago and who wrote some of the most beautiful and most profound words that were ever written. There...

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UK parking - dumb and dumber

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London councils sue themselves for parking offences. Critics say the practise "illustrates everything that is wrong with unaccountable parking enforcement in the UK." London councils sue themselve...

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Particle teleportation across Calgary marks 'major step' toward creation of 'quantum internet'

cbc.ca link posted by c_prompt in science

In a "major step" toward practical quantum networking, researchers at the University of Calgary have successfully demonstrated the teleportation of a light particle's properties between their lab...

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The contradiction of limiting free speech

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Liberals in the US are in an uproar, claiming that the recent murder of six individuals and the attempted murder of the Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords were the by-product of rhetoric by Sar...

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I Stumbled... Upon Fun

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Sigmund Freud famously said that "...we men... find reality generally quite unsatisfactory." Over the years, we have become less polite and more sloppy. Now-a-days, we say reality's a bitch. Regardle...

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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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[NSFW] F*ck That: A Guided Meditation

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in funny

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American Conspiracies

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FTA: "People prefer to be lied to ably, than be told the truth, boldly. We prefer a colorful and clever story to a documentary filled with sharp and damning evidence; we prefer gossip to investigatio...

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The ethics of the placebo effect

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

A placebo is a sham or simulated medical intervention by a doctor in which some patients experience actual improvements in their conditions. Although it doesn't work on everyone, these effects in pat...

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A controversial test for self-awareness is dividing the animal kingdom.

nautil.us link posted by Stavros in psychology

“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...

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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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The seven blunders of the world that lead to violence

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

When it comes to non-violent, ideological leaders, Mahatma Gandhi has got to be toward the very top of the list. His resistance to British tyranny through mass civil disobedience is famous. Needless...

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Fact Check: Did Obama Detain 90,000 Children At The Border? Yup. All of the unaccompanied minors detained under Obama were locked up in the exact same facilities Trump is using

zerohedge.com link posted by pot_kettle_black in pot.kettle.black

And that's just for two years... while in 2011 the average stay in a government detention facility was 72 days... So to be clear - hundreds of thousands of migrant children whose parents sent t...

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Elementary Dating

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Ah, the first date. Men seem to go to a first date with a mattress strapped to their backs. But I don't move a relationship to a first date often, so this is a real treat for me. An opportunity for f...

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10 Ways I Deal With My Own Procrastination - Altucher Confidential

jamesaltucher.com link posted by Yield4Nothing in Note to Self

So I read something this morning that made my inner creative writer scream "YES" while trying not to spill my coffee or think about this daunting assay that's calling my name. I'm not going to re-wr...

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Pursuing the common good

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Although it's impossible to define it with objective standards, the concept of the "common good" is directly linked with "society" and the "majority." Which is better for humanity and should take pre...

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Pot, kettle, black: Facebook takes EU regulators to court for invading its privacy

rt.com link posted by pot_kettle_black in pot.kettle.black

Facebook – the ubiquitous privacy-invading social network – is taking European Commission regulators to court. The Silicon Valley giant is complaining that an EU investigation is invading its pr...

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Politicians causing problems in politics? Put them on pay-for-performance

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In the business world, most workers receive a base salary and then salary increases or bonuses based on performance. Performance can be measured by various factors, including company performance, ind...

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TIL the correct (original) understanding of Robert Frost's poem The Road Not Taken. It was intended as a gentle mocking of indecision.

en.wikipedia.org link posted by c_prompt in todayilearned

The final lines "I took the one less traveled by / And that has made all the difference" are often cited as emblematic of America's individualist spirit of adventure, in a reading that assumes the...

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Peter Oborne - Why I have resigned from the Telegraph

opendemocracy.net link posted by c_prompt in UKpolitics

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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Pro Level Dad

i.imgur.com link posted by c_prompt in parenting

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Marijuana Manifesto - A transcript of the Lew Rockwell Show episode 450 with Jesse Ventura

lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in cancer

Listen to the podcast ROCKWELL:  Good morning.  This is the Lew Rockwell Show.  And what an honor it is to have as our guest this morning, the great, Jesse Ventura.  What do we say about Jesse...

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FlyteNow - an online flight-sharing service that allows you to go flying with local pilots. Cool idea.

flytenow.com link posted by c_prompt in frugal

Flytenow gets you rides in small planes with local pilots. Thousands of private pilots fly every day with empty seats in their planes. We connect you with them so you can join in their round tri...

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Neuroscientist Sam Harris on Drugs and the Meaning of Life

samharris.org link posted by digdug in philosophy

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...

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The goals of mankind: the state vs. anarchy

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

As Murray Rothbard put it in his marvelous article The Anatomy of the State, "Some theorists venerate the State as the apotheosis of society; others regard it as an amiable, though often inefficient,...

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Life

editorial posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

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The Fluid Dynamics of “The Starry Night”: How Vincent Van Gogh’s Masterpiece Explains the Scientific Mysteries of Movement and Light

brainpickings.org link posted by c_prompt in science

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.

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Actual election turnout far lower than reported - only one-third of eligible Americans vote

america.aljazeera.com link posted by digdug in politics

Turnout figures don’t tell the whole story because there are tens of millions of unregistered voting-age Americans. 70 million U.S. citizens of voting age are not currently registered voters. On...

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Proof You Can Do Hard Things: An Essential Piece to Your Life Resume

blog.nateliason.com link posted by c_prompt in parenting

When a precocious yet nonconformist teenager asks why they need to learn calculus, what should you say? You know they will never use it in adulthood, outside of certain career choices. You co...

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I lack imagination

editorial posted by c_prompt in gaming

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...

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Let's raise the debt ceiling to $1 quadrillion

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Remember the guy who talked about change? Where'd he go? In 2006, Obama said this: The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a...

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Teaching kids about big brother

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

More and more, schools are adopting zero-tolerance policies. High schools are now filled with armed police, metal detectors, and drug-sniffing dogs. Is that the environment in which children can pro...

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The Horse in the Plain

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Once upon a time, in a land far away which has nothing at all in common with the world we humans inhabit, a horse was running free in the plain. He longed to climb up the mountains and see the world...

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Laura Poitras' CITIZENFOUR awarded Oscar for Best Documentary in 2014, and it appears it is now in the public domain because it was provided as evidence in a lawsuit against Edward Snowden. You can download Citizenfour HD here (3.3 GB)

cryptome.org link posted by c_prompt in politics

Citizenfour is a 2014 award-winning documentary film directed by Laura Poitras concerning Edward Snowden and the NSA spying scandal: ​CITIZENFOUR, Laura Poitras' riveting documentary ab...

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Democracy - FAIL

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Article 21 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states the following: (1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely ch...

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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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How we end up marrying the wrong people

thephilosophersmail.com link posted by c_prompt in relationships

tl/dr: Given that marrying the wrong person is about the single easiest and also costliest mistake any of us can make (and one which places an enormous burden on the state, employers and the nex...

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Thorium - energy's silver bullet

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Nuclear energy was discovered in the context of war (specifically World War II). In the 1950s, the US Air Force tried to come up with an idea of putting a nuclear reactor on an airplane to keep it ru...

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Standards of love

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Have you ever seen posts on social networks where someone will say to all of her friends indiscriminately "I love you all!" or something to that effect? Well, if the Beatles were right, that all you...

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Your philosophical premises

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

What are your premises for your life? Have you ever thought of your philosophical base in concrete terms? What principles do you uphold and to which do you just pay lip-service? Were your premises de...

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The Inevitability of Eugenics: A Race of Self-Designing Tinker Toys

lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in science

Mention of eugenics inevitably results in whoops of horror, gnashing of hair, rending of teeth, and discussion of Hitler. Occasionally, however, matters of importance merit discussion even if they...

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Stanford scientists develop water splitter that runs on ordinary AAA battery

news.stanford.edu link posted by c_prompt in environment

Hongjie Dai and colleagues have developed a cheap, emissions-free device that uses a 1.5-volt battery to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen gas could be used to power fuel cells in zer...

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Listen to my music - the philosophy of The Trees

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Make everyone equal. It is a common battle cry across the centuries. Just look at the current class warfare that Obama is pushing because we are not all equal. (Or, as Orwell famously put it in Anima...

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TIL all numbers do not equal all other numbers

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned through math that Aristotle was correct on the law of identify (i.e., A = A), and that everything that exists does have a specific nature. Specifically, all numbers do not equal all o...

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Israel's Netanyahu Lied About Iran With Infamous "Clear Red Line" Threat, Mossad Leak Reveals

zerohedge.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

Binyamin Netanyahu’s dramatic declaration to world leaders in 2012 that Iran was about a year away from making a nuclear bomb was contradicted by his own secret service, according to a top-secret Mo...

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Economically unenlightened

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

How do you make economics more fun so that people better understand basic concepts and, just as important, what the ramifications are from making poor economic choices? FTA: "Who is better informe...

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Testimonials

editorial posted by c_prompt in Misty River Music Makers

What they're saying  Listen to what a few chorus members from around the country have to say about being in an organization like ours: “I enjoy the fun and fellowship of the ladies, and the...

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From giant tortoises to iguanas - see the colorful animals of the Galapagos

editorial posted by Andrew in Blog

Think about all the animals you see in your life. What are they? They could be cats, dogs, pigeons, fish, or horses. Now, imagine what animals they have on a small island chain of Ecuador, which are...

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TIL ignorance begets confidence

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Ah, to be ignorant of your own ignorance... Today I learned that there is a psychological term for people who don't know stuff but are too incompetent to realize it and, therefore, suffer from an ill...

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Reliable workers banned as discriminatory

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Advert for 'reliable workers' banned as discrimination by Jobcentre Plus The boss of a recruitment firm said she was told she could not place an advert for "reliable workers" because it discrimina...

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The Facebook Comment That Ruined a Life

dallasobserver.com link posted by peace_on_earth in politics

Approximately one hour after Justin Carter posted a sarcastic comment on a Facebook thread, his life began to ­unravel.

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The irony of political agreement

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

It appears the "natives are getting restless." Liberals were "up in arms" (pun intended) because the organization Oath Keepers is preparing for violent revolt. They blasted Tea Partiers for purported...

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What's worth dying for?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In the movie Braveheart, William Wallace says, "Every man dies, not every man really lives." For thousands of years, people have thought about the values to live for. Aristotle suggest we should live...

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The simpler, the better?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Albert Einstein once said: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." Although not supported by math or science, and certainly not an axiom of physics, Occam's Razor (or Ockh...

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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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My Own Personal Nothingness - From a childhood hallucination to the halls of theoretical physics

nautil.us link posted by c_prompt in philosophy

“Nothing will come of nothing.”(William Shakespeare, King Lear) “Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed.”(Blaise...

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Help!!

editorial posted by Andrew in themoreiknowme

Sorry, you can not come here yet, maybe you can check out my articles though.

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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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TIL: The sky is black and the sun is white

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that the sky isn't blue and the sun isn't yellow. The sky is actually black and the sun is white. It's only because we have an atmosphere (which is made of gas molecules and dust) tha...

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TIL why alcohol makes you dizzy

youtu.be link posted by b_independent in todayilearned

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...

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No longer conspiracy theory: the 1% who control the world

arxiv.org link posted by b_independent in conspiracy

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...

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Intellectual Independence

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in philosophy

Throughout history, humans have repeatedly attempted to understand the nature of their existence. For some, it is a personal quest to understand the roots of human behavior. For others, the motivat...

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Creative Dad Turns His 3-Year-Old Daughter’s Sayings Into Hilarious Illustrations

lowboredom.com link posted by alice in FeelGood

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Five-year old saves dad's life

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Pause the music you're listening to for 5 minutes and listen to the cutest 911 emergency call you've ever heard. I'm not sure if being a father has anything to do with it, but this brought tears to m...

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All That Jazz

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

So here's my story of how I fell in love with jazz. Sitting at home years ago, bored to tears, I see this video come on called "Two Shots" by Matt Dusk. "Who the hell is this and where has he been...

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Awkward: UN Said Global Warming Would Destroy Nations By 2000. We are now living 15 years after the global warming apocalypse. Image that.

thelibertarianrepublic.com link posted by c_prompt in environment

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Phobias may be memories passed down in genes from ancestors

telegraph.co.uk link posted by digdug in psychology

Memories may be passed down through generations in DNA in a process that may be the underlying cause of phobias

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Religion and moral truths

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Can a moral relativist and moral absolutist have an objective debate on morality if you don't share the same core values? In physics, a scientist will say that time is relative, but he will not say t...

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Environmental Psychology: The study of human nature, reasonable behavior and durable living

www-personal.umich.edu link posted by c_prompt in environment

TIL what environmental psychology is.

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25 Of The Most Creative Sculptures And Statues From Around The World

news.distractify.com link posted by alice in FeelGood

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Ron Paul was right, and the Fed audit proves it

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The printing press: what a great invention... It fostered a rapid development in and dissemination of art and science through the production of books. But one wonders if Johannes Gutenberg would be a...

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Government-run supermarkets and education

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

There's an adage in economics that goes: people do not walk barefoot because there aren't any government shoe factories. In markets where competition exists (not to be confused with free markets), bu...

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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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Atlas Shrugged changes lives

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Noam Chomsky said Ayn Rand was "... one of the most evil figures of modern intellectual history." Yet I find Atlas Shrugged an amazing book (and so do many others, like the man who recently drove aro...

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Michio Kaku: "Yes there are rogue nations, the principal among them perhaps the United States of America"

youtube.com link posted by digdug in politics

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valME.io - now with picture carousels and lightbox. Maximize your images and let them slide across the screen (subtitle: geeks are funny)

editorial posted by c_prompt [A] in GettingStarted

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...

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• gifs,
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Public mood is changing

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Is your "mood" changing about government largess? Do you believe the government works for you, or is it the other way around? In the poor economy, are government workers becoming scapegoats or is ang...

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Teaching robots to lie

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Technology is so grand. With the research from this experiment, we might finally be able to replace the lowest form of humans - politicians - with robots. After all, if you can teach robots to lie, t...

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Unschooling - The Case for Setting Your Kids Into the Wild

outsideonline.com link posted by c_prompt in parenting

As a growing movement of unschoolers believe, a steady diet of standardized testing and indoor inactivity is choking the creativity right out of our kids. The alternative: set 'em free.

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I want to delete my account.

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

Harrumph. Well, OK. We’d certainly like to know with what you were dissatisfied and what we can do to keep you (which you can tell us at support@valme.io). However, we must respect your decisi...

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Leaking classified information

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times. They destroyed the government's credibility in the Vietnam War by revealing that the US government had intentionally misled...

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Travel to Jordan, and don't be afraid!

editorial posted by Andrew in Blog

  One of the places I have been is Jordan, a country that borders Syria, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the Dead Sea. It has many famous places, like the Dead Sea, Mount Sinai, Petra, and...

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I Don’t Believe in Religious Freedom

lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

I don’t believe in religious freedom. Freedom should have nothing to do with one’s religious beliefs or lack thereof. The reason we intuitively have a concept like freedom is because we...

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If women ruled the world

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Do a search on the web and you'll find all sorts of criteria for what makes an effective leader. People can't even seem to agree on the definition of leadership. As a result, theories abound. But wha...

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The O Team: Mental Babies With Razors

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The brilliant opinionator and blogger Michelle Malkin yesterday started a collection point for cases of the O team saying to be sorry for having misspoken: read all about it in The Team Obama misspok...

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Making images responsive (shrinking automatically on mobile)

editorial posted by peace_on_earth in csstemplates

A question was raised by someone as to how to make images responsive on mobile devices. valME.io uses Twitter's Bootstrap for its .css, and it's wonderful. To make images responsive, you only...

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Learning to relax through hypnosis

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Most of us live stressful lives. Perhaps it's time we give ourselves a little break. Try this self-hypnosis/relaxation video for 16 minutes. Did it work for you? What do you do to relax? Try...

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Defending economic morality

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The collectivists assert the socialist moral imperative that the highest good for each individual is to live for the sake of others (e.g., for the good of "society"). Marx summed it up perfectly: "Fr...

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Rewarding Disobedience: 2018 - MIT Media Lab is giving out a no-strings-attached cash award of $250,000 for "disobedience" that benefits society

media.mit.edu link posted by c_prompt in politics

Nominations are now open for the second MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award, which carries a $250,000 cash prize, no strings attached. This award will go to a person or group engaged in what we...

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Doctors don't make enough income

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti stated "It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society." Speaking of health, the "perfect storm" appears to be coming in a very sick...

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Sound and Touch Collide

nautil.us link posted by c_prompt in psychology

Humans have five distinct senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. For decades, researchers have thought that each sense is processed separately in the cortex, or outer layers of the brain, and...

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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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TIL the 40-hour work week did not originate from unions

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that, contrary to popular belief, a private business owner who made every pair of military business boots for US soldiers in World War I established the 40-hour work week which becam...

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TIL that gas prices in Europe are double those in the US

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Don't expect gas prices to "tank" anytime soon. (Sorry, couldn't resist the pun.) Today I learned that Americans live in a distorted world when it comes to gas prices. The average price of gas across...

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I like guns

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Steve Lee says he never set out to be an Internet hit. He just loves guns - and thought he would write a song about it. He says he is as shocked as anyone that his YouTube clip I Like Guns has been v...

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Epix is offering a free trial of their unlimited movie/TV show streaming service. Requires free account but no credit card info is needed to sign up. (Ends 3/16/15)

epixhd.com link posted by c_prompt in efreebies

Huge number of free movies. List of all movies is here.

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Economics 101: Moral hazard

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Have you ever heard the term moral hazard? Here's a good 3-minute video called Economics 101: Moral Hazard that discusses one of the biggest issues with ALL government policies which touch on busines...

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Your 2015 April Fool's Day Spoiler - pranks from around the Internet

lifehacker.com link posted by c_prompt in funny

‘Bout that time again, eh chaps? That’s right-o, it’s April Fool’s Day Again. But you’ve got stuff to do. You don’t have time for any funny business. So we’re here to collect all the...

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TIL the US Coast Guard can board your boat at any time for any reason effectively just about anywhere. You do not have Fourth Amendment constitutional rights when on a boat. It's called a "suspicionless search." Why? The Revenue Services Act... of 1790.

sailfeed.com link posted by c_prompt in sailing

Per two statutes, 14 U.S.C. § 89(a)2 and 19 U.S.C. §1581(a), the US Coast Guard has virtually unlimited authority to stop, board, and search vessels without any suspicion of wrongdoing. No...

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From Giant Tortoises to Iguanas - See the Colorful Animals of the Galapagos

editorial posted by Andrew in themoreiknowme

Think about all the animals you see in your life. What are they? They could be cats, dogs, pigeons, fish, or horses. Now, imagine what animals they have on a small island chain of Ecuador, which are...

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I Work In A Facility For Long-Term Coma Patients. You Won’t Believe What I Got To Do With One Of Them.

thoughtcatalog.com link posted by digdug in writing

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Immoral professions

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

H.L. Mencken once said "A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers." I'm not sure who is more morally corrupt - a judge, a lawyer, or a politician. What I do know is that, collecti...

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TIL cranberries are sorted by bouncing

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned that cranberries are sorted for ripeness by being bounced. First discovered by a man with a wooden leg who had a hard time getting the berries down from a loft, he poured them down th...

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Thoughts From Within - a poem by Woody Harrelson (with video)

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in anarcho-capitalism

I sometimes feel like an alien creature, for which there is no earthly explanation. Sure I have human form, walking erect with opposing digits, but my mind is upside down. I...

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Father and daughter do awesome Beatles "Revolution" cover. Parent-child bonding, done so right.

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in FeelGood

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Auld Lang Syne - for old time's sake

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

No formal topics scheduled for the remainder of the year. So, with warm wishes from Braincrave.com to all of you, here's a final thought for the year: FTA: Auld Lang Syne" ...is a Scots poem...

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• holidays,
• New Year's

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