Image of Scientists Baffled After Finding 10th Century Medicine that Kills Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbug’ MRSA
Scientists Baffled After Finding 10th Century Medicine that Kills Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbug’ MRSA
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London, U.K. – An ancient Anglo-Saxon potion, used to treat eye infections in the 10th-century, has shown the potential to eradicate the modern MRSA superbug, according to research. The ancient...
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Hastings’ Lessons From the Grave - Have We Learned Anything? Car Hacking is a Reality, not Theory
whowhatwhy.org link posted by in conspiracy
The Cold Case of the death of a hot reporter. Was there more to it than a tragic accident? And why did the media not look into this affair, given the kinds of things Hastings was investigating, and t...
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Paying people not to work
editorial posted by 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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Particle teleportation across Calgary marks 'major step' toward creation of 'quantum internet'
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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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I believe...
editorial posted by in alice Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
I believe... That just because two people argue, It doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, It doesn't mean they do love each other....
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No longer conspiracy theory: the 1% who control the world
arxiv.org link posted by 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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To criticize or not to criticize
editorial posted by in braincrave
In order to avoid offending, is it proper to limit your criticism of someone's beliefs? Which is more respectful: critically examining someone's belief system or ignoring the topic to keep the relati...
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Freedom - the opposite of government
editorial posted by 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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Stop being a bystander
editorial posted by in braincrave
The Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. displays the ominous words: "Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander." Although there are except...
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Symphony of Science - Scientists become rock stars
symphonyofscience.com link posted by 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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Things that are downright impossible to say when drunk
editorial posted by 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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Arrested for shooting grass
editorial posted by 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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What soldiers do
editorial posted by 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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Crimes Against the Future - The World After Me: Eternal 'Wartime' in America
original.antiwar.com link posted by in politics
I agonize over this every single day but the way Tom Engelhardt puts it is pure eloquence: I think as well about the nearly 10% of Iraqi children, 1.5 million of them in a country gripped by c...
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Political prejudices
editorial posted by 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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Economics 101: Moral hazard
editorial posted by 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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Truth as a Christmas present
editorial posted by in braincrave
There's a funny t-shirt for babies that says "Santa doesn't exist but I can't read, so it's okay." Do you lie to children about Santa Claus (or leave it ambiguous)? What are the benefits and limitati...
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Getting mad as hell - it's about time
editorial posted by 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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Are safety and freedom opposites?
editorial posted by in braincrave
When it comes to protecting civil liberties, it just keeps getting worse. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now testing what it calls Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST). It i...
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Government charity and welfare
editorial posted by in braincrave
H.L. Mencken once wrote "Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under." This is an amazing story about Davy Crockett and how he learned what it means to uphold your principles. Why ar...
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The lovely Corrine is now teaching prostitutes about Bitcoin - "Sexworkers guide to... Paying for advertising with bitcoin"
aboutcorrine.wordpress.com link posted by in bitcoin
Cook County (Illinois) Sheriff Tom Dart wrote in letters to Visa and MasterCard that it is “increasingly indefensible for any corporation to continue to willfully play a central role in an...
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Are You Eating Enough?
undergroundmedic.com link posted by in health
A common misconception about weight loss is “eat less, lose faster”. This belief might lead you to make drastic (and potentially dangerous) changes in your diet…changes that can...
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Today I learned Tuesday
editorial posted by in braincrave
Welcome to TIL (Today I Learned) Tuesdays, where we will discuss specific facts about something. Looking to learn about something new every day? Reddit.com has a wonderful and very active TIL communi...
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Why is there so much hate and anger in the world?
editorial posted by 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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TIL Einstein supported a one-world government and was a Socialist
editorial posted by 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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An interview with David Eagleman, neuroscientist
editorial posted by 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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TIL the power of the scroll wheel in Firefox
editorial posted by 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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The O Team: Mental Babies With Razors
editorial posted by 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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The courage to resist
editorial posted by in braincrave
Winning people's hearts and minds through ideas is one way to affect change, but it's a very, very slow process. Most would consider it "impractical." For those who want to implement change quicker,...
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Image of 12 People Who Found Success Later In Life
12 People Who Found Success Later In Life
jamesaltucher.com link posted by in Note to Self
Here are some people who accomplished things late in life. I admire all of them. I’m 50, and one day I’m going to figure out what I want to do with my life.
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Question everything
editorial posted by 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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The Fountainhead Howard Roark speech
editorial posted by in braincrave
Men have been taught that the highest virtue is not to achieve, but to give. Yet one cannot give that which has not been created. Creation comes before distribution - or there will be nothing to dist...
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I found a bug, but I’m not evil. Who should I tell?
editorial posted by in FAQ
You’ve found a problem on our site. (blushes) Yeah, perhaps we’re not the most adept coders, to put it mildly. Thank you for not telling the world so someone who is evil can break our site and fr...
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War - a bankrupt ideology
editorial posted by 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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None of the above
editorial posted by 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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Objective truths and abortion
editorial posted by in braincrave
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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No way to rule innocent men
editorial posted by in braincrave
In Atlas Shrugged, Dr. Floyd Ferris states: "Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed? ...We want them broken... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent...
Wishing you were someone else
editorial posted by in braincrave
So I'm at this place listening to 80s music and I read a profile that has this quote: "to wish you were someone else is to waste the beautiful person that you are." A contradiction in SL? DISCUSS!...
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Ethical journalism drives reform
editorial posted by 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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Astronomical economic numbers
editorial posted by in braincrave
The Noble physicist Richard Feynman once said "There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to cal...
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The simpler, the better?
editorial posted by 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: How to increase wireless router signal
editorial posted by in braincrave
Today I learned how to increase the wireless signal of my router. Say goodbye to your wireless signal dropping! FTA: 8. Make a Reflector with Tinfoil. Note that a tinfoil router may boost you...
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Why Art Became Ugly
atlassociety.org link posted by in art
Why has the art world of the twentieth-century adopted the ugly and the offensive? When has art in the twentieth century said anything encouraging about human relations, about mankind's potential...
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Is Maleficent an Anarchist Fable?
mises.org link posted by in anarcho-capitalism
The story of Sleeping Beauty always struck me as a libertarian fable. The central plot demonstrates the impotence of government: Aurora is cursed to prick her finger on a spinning wheel, and he...
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Soldiers discover morality
editorial posted by in braincrave
Amazing Speech by Iraq War Veteran (about 6 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B9V2tbnxk0 DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Apr 15, 2010 at http://www.b...
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Sports socialism
editorial posted by 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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Our Mother
editorial posted by 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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Have you heard about Common Core? The chilling truth behind these new national educational "standards" will terrify you.
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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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Peek-A-Boo, Zika
editorial posted by in Infectious_Disease Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
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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The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden 'black site'
theguardian.com link posted by 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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Apathy - ignorance going through the motions
editorial posted by in braincrave
Considered the third, best-selling poet of all time, Khalil Gibran once said "Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death." Apathy is defined as having a lack of emotion, interest, or conce...
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Drug decriminalization works
editorial posted by in braincrave
The government knows better than you when it comes to most things, right? For example, they know what's best for your health, correct (putting aside for a moment their militaries and police that dest...
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Waterboarding for dummies
editorial posted by in braincrave
If this doesn't make you sick, you're not human. FTA: Internal CIA documents reveal a meticulous protocol that was far more brutal than Dick Cheney's "dunk in the water" Waterboarding for dummies:...
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How old do I haz to be to use this site?
editorial posted by 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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[PROJECT] New Logo Concept for valME
editorial posted by in SuggestionBox
Hello valME funs! Don't you think it's time to change valME logo? I've think it's the right time to do this. If you like to concept logo press like  it to support it. We can't see the rainbow wit...
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Outernet | Information for the World from Outer Space
outernet.is link posted by in technology
Outernet is a project to take the best content from Internet and make it available to the world for free using 150 micro satellites broadcasting from 600km above Earth. By leveraging datacasting techn...
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Nationalize email to the US Postal Service - are you fucking kidding me?
editorial posted by in braincrave
From the "you can't make this shit up" files... Statists have plenty of bad ideas: going to war for oil, setting up regulatory agencies that don't do their jobs, molesting people in the name of se...
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Fukushima radiation levels underestimated by five times
rt.com link posted by in worldnews
TEPCO has revised the readings on the radioactivity levels at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant well to 5 million becquerels of strontium per liter – both a record, and nearly five times higher...
What is it going to take to get the planet back on course?
editorial posted by 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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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:...
Image of 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."
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 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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US torture program
editorial posted by in braincrave
Get out your barf bags for this one. FTA: "This points to a massive conspiracy to deprive innocent people of their rights by the U.S. on a scale not seen since the U.S. interned its own Japanese-Amer...
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Searching for porn
editorial posted by in braincrave
It's a rope-a-dope. Don't you, for a minute, believe this is about porn and protecting children. Porn is the cover - what do you think they are really after? FTA: "Customs and immigration officers...
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Do you want to live forever?
editorial posted by in braincrave
The mystical Fountain of Youth so long sought after... What if it were real, and the key to life could be discovered in an 18-year old girl that, for all intents and purposes, is a baby? What if, in...
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Third-life
editorial posted by in braincrave
Do you think a virtual reality, or 'Matrix' is possible? Obviously the Matrix in the movie to replicate real world physics and a universe is far to complicated but something like a 'Third Life' kind...
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Does being rich impose a moral obligation?
utilitarian.net link posted by 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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What happened to the "we" in "yes we can?"
editorial posted by in braincrave
How we do like to complain about politicians. We vote them into office (well, some don't vote) and expect them to change the world. To reduce war. To make our lives better. To keep their promises. Af...
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Crowdsourcing a Bitcoin FinCEN request for clarification and guidance
editorial posted by in bitcoin
Greetings and salutations Bitcoin community. With much uncertainty as to how the government will regulate Bitcoins, and as a bootstrapped Bitcoin startup concerned that potential regulatory burd...
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Politics - a zero-sum game
editorial posted by in braincrave
In politics, it seems that everything is an issue. Why? Because everything that politicians do is based on wealth redistribution - taking from one person and giving to another. As a result, politics...
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What is love's purpose?
editorial posted by in relationships Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
Being young, I don't have as much experience with love as others, yet the ideas around it keep me up at night. Often, I've thought it might be productive to write some of them down. Roma...
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Aligning social policy and incentives
editorial posted by 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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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 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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This massive ocean cleaning system from a 21-year-old inventor will launch next year. The Ocean Cleanup, developing technologies to extract, prevent and intercept plastic pollution
theoceancleanup.com link posted by in environment
Back in 2011, then 16-year-old Boyan Slat, together with a friend started studying oceanic plastic pollution, and the problems associated with cleaning it up, whilst doing a high school science proje...
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You removed my content because of a wrongly alleged copyright claim. Who do I bust up?
editorial posted by in FAQ
Easy killer. If you’ve read our FAQ on DMCA takedowns, you’ll see that we’re not happy to be in the middle of this dispute. In fact, we think most copyright laws are insane. The law requires...
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Desires are not rights
editorial posted by in braincrave
All economic goods must be produced by someone. They aren't gifts of nature or something that can be conjured up by waiving a magic wand. Somehow, people have gotten the false idea that it is governm...
Image of Somalia - a case study in anarchy
Somalia - a case study in anarchy
editorial posted by 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...
Our Leadership
editorial posted by 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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The age of nanotechnology
editorial posted by 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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TIL: AT&T microcells rule, especially when they're free
editorial posted by 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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Listen to my music - the philosophy of The Trees
editorial posted by 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...
Image of When Prosecutors Lie and Judges Collude: Denise Lunsford, Cheryl V. Higgins, and the Wrongful Conviction of Mark Weiner
When Prosecutors Lie and Judges Collude: Denise Lunsford, Cheryl V. Higgins, and the Wrongful Conviction of Mark Weiner
lewrockwell.com link posted by in politics
On Tuesday, July 14, Mark Weiner exited the regional jail in Charlottesville, Virginia, having been incarcerated there for a crime he never committed. He was facing nearly a decade in prison after be...
Image of Crypto for everyone. Crypto 101 is an introductory course on cryptography, freely available for programmers of all ages and skill levels.
Crypto for everyone. Crypto 101 is an introductory course on cryptography, freely available for programmers of all ages and skill levels.
crypto101.io link posted by in hacking
Start to finish: Comes with everything you need to understand complete systems such as SSL/TLS: block ciphers, stream ciphers, hash functions, message authentication codes, public key encrypt...
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The Road Not Taken
editorial posted by in braincrave
The Road Not Taken (by Robert Frost) Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To w...
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Morality and the trolley problem
editorial posted by in braincrave
Remember that the socialist/collectivist mantra is that the NEEDS of the many outweigh the RIGHTS of the few? As I think we've established that socialists/collectivists have no problem with stealing,...
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Romance and Love in Second Life
editorial posted by in braincrave
Recently, I found myself talking to several friends about why they were in Second Life (SL) and whether or not they also get romantically involved with others in-world. The single largest factor I fo...
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Americans Are Finally Learning About False Flag Terror. Governments from around the world admit they carry out false flag terror
globalresearch.ca link posted by in conspiracy
This tactic is so common that it was given a name for hundreds of years ago. “False flag terrorism” is defined as a government attacking its own people, then blaming others in order to justi...
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Boost mobile shuffle
editorial posted by 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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Positive vs. accurate thinking
editorial posted by in braincrave
It is said that bad habits die hard. How many times have you read in someone's dating profile: "I'm a positive person?" How often have you told someone to "think positive?" Psychology suggests this m...
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TIL Hong Kong gets 1 Gbps internet for $26/month
editorial posted by in braincrave
Today I learned that Hong Kong gets 1 Gbps broadband service for $26 a month while the FCC tries to LEGISLATE an "ambitious" goal of 100Mbs. Perhaps it's time to get rid of the wankers at the FCC? (I...
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The repeal of peace and goodwill
editorial posted by 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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Jesse Ventura, conspiracy theories, and 9/11
editorial posted by 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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Life is not read-only
lifesnotreadonly.net link posted by in politics
They say it is piracy. Downright stealing from other people, that’s what downloading is. You’re taking something for sale and not paying for it. Do you shoplift, or break into houses?...
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Stanford scientists develop water splitter that runs on ordinary AAA battery
news.stanford.edu link posted by 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...
Image of Peter Schiff: How the Media Deceived Me - Jon Stewart's The Daily Show interviewed him for four hours and then condensed it down to a few minutes by piecing unrelated segments together to make him look like a monster
Peter Schiff: How the Media Deceived Me - Jon Stewart's The Daily Show interviewed him for four hours and then condensed it down to a few minutes by piecing unrelated segments together to make him look like a monster
thedailybell.com link posted by in entertainment
From the article: But the woman who interviewed me from "The Daily Show," one of the things she mentioned in that four-hour interview was that she was a socialist, a Marxist. Of course...
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valME.io has a new video service: video.valME.io
video.valme.io link posted by in videos
valME.io is like reddit but where karma converts to money. We want to help people profit when they add value to others. We're testing PeerTube's video platform* to support the goals of valME.io's con...
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What really matters in life - it should be our first lecture
editorial posted by in braincrave
Life is a constant struggle, especially because the lessons we learn are oftentimes knowledge gained after we really needed it. It's one of the reasons mentors are so important - they've "been there,...
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What are analytics?
editorial posted by 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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How to Tell a Funny Joke
editorial posted by 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...