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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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How a nerdy kid from nowhere self-published a best-seller and got noticed by Google CEO Larry Page and The Wall Street Journal

federicopistono.org link posted by c_prompt in teens

Last week Larry Page, the CEO of one of the largest corporations in the world, and possibly one of the most powerful people on the planet, released an interview with the Financial Times endorsing m...

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Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Average High School Senior

blogs.wsj.com link posted by digdug in technology

Artificial intelligence in Japan is getting closer to entering college. AI software scored higher on the English section of Japan’s standardized college entrance test than the average Japanes...

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Hay BP! Easy oil removal

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

By now, I'm assuming that most all of you have heard of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which is destroying marine life. (It started as a result of an oil rig explosion on April 20, 20...

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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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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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Religious beliefs lead to government punishment

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Let's say you're a woman and you're looking for a roommate to share the rent. Should it be illegal to ask for female candidates only? Of course not. That would be absurd. But did you know that the sa...

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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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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 Benjamin Franklin’s quote on liberty vs. security was butchered, taken out of context, and really about taxes

techcrunch.com link posted by digdug in todayilearned

One of America’s favorite liberal phrases has been sent through the political spin machine and polished into a Frankenstein of sorts, thus rendering it inaccurate and far from its original inte...

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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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Are You Eating Enough?

undergroundmedic.com link posted by c_prompt 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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Dissent is criminal

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

It's now official: subversives who think government is corrupt and should be controlled by the people face 10 years in prison and a $25,000 dollar fine if they fail to register with authorities in So...

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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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valME transaction costs

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

Transaction costs are currently set as follows, but may change. (Yes, of course, if they change, we’ll update them here.) Also, sponsor accounts have the capability to change the prices of post a...

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The Obama Youth

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

How many of you learned about the Hitler Youth (aka HJ), the paramilitary group of the Nazis? Is the government building one for Obama? In Hitler's time, the stormtroopers were referred to as "brown...

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Windows patch KB 3139929: When a security update is not a security update. Microsoft buried a Get Windows 10 ad generator inside this month's Internet Explorer security patch for Windows 7 and 8.1.

infoworld.com link posted by digdug in windows

If Microsoft's documentation is correct, installing Patch Tuesday's KB 3139929 security update for Internet Explorer also installs a new Windows 10 ad-generating routine called KB 3146449. Man...

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Tasing pregnant women OK

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

A federal appeals court says three Seattle police officers were justified when they used a stun gun on a pregnant mother who refused to sign a traffic ticket. The dissenting judge called the ruling "...

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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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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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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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Work: the anti-poverty tool

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Which is better for a poor person - to be paid $3.00/hour for working or to be unemployed where the minimum wage law is $6.00/hour? Unions love minimum wage laws, and they spend millions lobbying for...

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Math exercise - expand.

viralcircus.com link posted by c_prompt in funny

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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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Freewill: You Never Forget Your First Love

editorial posted by b_independent in objectivism

Her name was Nicky Romashko. Though I'm having a hard time remembering our ages (probably about 10), it was sometime during grade school that I experienced my first love. If you'll allow me the pun,...

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Life is not read-only

lifesnotreadonly.net link posted by peace_on_earth 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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Meet the new [education] boss, same as the old boss

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Talk about a circlejerk... The federal government tells poorly performing schools that, if they fire their principals, they will get additional money. So what do these schools do? They fire the princ...

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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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The genesis of valME.io - what were you thinking?

editorial posted by command_line in FAQ

Social networking is great. Well, it's great for people who like to be social. Come to think of it, it's great even for people who don't like to be social. Social networks, from...

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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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Oh No! Science Supports... The Anarchists!!

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

I'm talking about the real anarchists here, not bloody bomb-throwers or anti-capitalist window breakers. I'm referring to people who have faced the scary fact that all coercive power corrupts and tha...

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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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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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War powers and rebranded neoconservativism

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Can we all agree that, no matter who it is, the US president does not have the legitimate power to bomb another nation without an act of Congress formally declaring war? Five wars have been declar...

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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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10 Hours of Princess Leia Walking in NYC (parody of the “10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman” video)

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in funny

Lando Calrissian, Han Solo and even filthy Jawas hitting on Princess Leia in a parody of the 10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman:

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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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A Tale of Two Children: The Stolen Generations, Then and Now

editorial posted by digdug in mens rights

Albert Einstein theorized that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it only changes from one form to another. In physics, this became known as the Law of the Conservation of Energy. Many a ph...

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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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Why I Am Not a Member of the American Psychological Association

chalquist.com link posted by c_prompt in psychology

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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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Gaming theory - why it matters and a definition

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

As this is an article about the theory of games, I thought that, as I intend to do this systematically, I should start with a brief post defining what a game actually is. You might think that I could...

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Smith's Reef

editorial posted by maker in 2gringosincaribbean

Monday, October 18, 2010 I well remember while hoping that you don't that in our last post I said I was going to start making smaller posts more frequently. And it was my intention. But as some wi...

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Relationship ultimatums

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

If you're a person who prefers the grayness of relativity to the "black or white" positions of an absolutist, ultimatums likely make you uncomfortable. But such is the nature of choices - selecting a...

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Happy Secession Day

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

On this July 4, when so many Americans are celebrating the so-called "Independence Day" by having picnics and shooting fireworks, there are others who think it's time to do it again. What do you thin...

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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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In defense of Google

editorial posted by digdug in technology

Never did I expect to write a screed with that as the title. But principles must be defended even when the actors are evil. First things first: however reluctantly, I admit to using Google for som...

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What is love's purpose?

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in relationships

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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Rats and the rat race

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In the future, will you look back, shake your head, and regret that you didn't follow your passions? Feel that you went against who you really wanted to be? Don't wait until another New Year's Eve -...

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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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This was me when I woke up this morning...

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in AdviceAnimals

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Unemployed? Work for free

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

It's the typical Catch-22. You can't get hired for a job because you have limited experience, and you can't get experience until you get a job. It appears there are many young people who are having ...

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FAIL: War on drugs

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

OK everyone... try to look surprised. FTA: "After 40 years, the United States' war on drugs has cost $1 trillion and hundreds of thousands of lives, and for what? Drug use is rampant and violence eve...

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Health Insurance - what's the big deal?

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

The US government has recently passed a healthcare law that REQUIRES Americans to purchase health insurance. The US government also nationalized and now owns the car company General Motors. If the go...

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TIL which countries make up the UK

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Today I learned 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, Sco...

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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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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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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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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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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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Ayn Rand: The Wired Interview (1998)

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

I'm a month late on this, for the spotlight of public attention, but I have an Ayn Rand story, too. 11 years ago I blind-pitched Wired magazine an ill-defined article on Rand. In response, they asked...

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TIL Superman, Star Trek, and Archie creators promoted sex

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

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

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Better ideas - the Socratic method

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Socrates, the philosopher who claimed the contradiction "I know that I know nothing," provided us with a method to help us question what we think we know and to demonstrate otherwise: the Socratic me...

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Politicians lie (yawn)

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

As the adage goes: How do you know a politician is lying? His lips are moving. On Obama's White House website, he states: "My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of opennes...

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Perfectionism - doing better than your best

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

In the movie The Rock, Sean Connery says to Nicholas Cage "Your best? Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen." There are those who think that perfection can be...

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Guys - never ask a girl if she's on her period when you argue unless you want this response

40.media.tumblr.com link posted by alice in funny

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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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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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Will Russia and China Hold Their Fire?

lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

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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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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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My New Year's resolution is to become organized. How do I move image files to a new directory/folder?

editorial posted by peace_on_earth in FAQ

Admittedly, it's a bit confusing. Our development environment consists of an Apple II (a great box, BTW), a dusty IBM PC XT that's running MS-DOS (our pre-alpha test environment), and a box...

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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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My favorite quotes

editorial posted by b_independent in b_independent

I love quotes. The ones to which I most relate become a part of me. They inspire me. They guide me. They strengthen my resolve. They reinforce my values. They comfort me. These are mine (without a...

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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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What is the meaning of life?

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

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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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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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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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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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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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Facebook's Gone Rogue

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

FTA: "...14 privacy groups filed a unfair-trade complaint with the FTC against Facebook on Wednesday... Facebook thinks that your notions of privacy - meaning your ability to control information abou...

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Ever Wonder What Your Dog Is Thinking?

viralchecks.com link posted by alice in funny

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Incentives behind Judges ordering High Child Support PROOF!

denver.craigslist.org link posted by stryker in mens rights

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What’s a modqueue? What are moderators (mods)?

editorial posted by c_prompt in FAQ

Spam is a problem on the Web. A very, very big problem. Many companies make a ton of money selling spam filter solutions just for email alone. Community moderators are there to manually keep the comm...

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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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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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Gay marriage and constitutional rights

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Does the US constitution allow for gay marriage? Is gay marriage a constitutional right? There are answers from both a constitutional law perspective as well as a morality perspective. What do you th...

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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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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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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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Hedonistic self-gratification

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Morality is about determining which choices and actions are good or bad, which always leads to the question - what is the good? There are some who consider the good as those choices and actions which...

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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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Free Space Tourism posters for download

jpl.nasa.gov link posted by Yield4Nothing in efreebies

Fourteen space travel posters of colorful, exotic space settings are now available free for downloading and printing. According to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's website: Imagination is our windo...

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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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The Road Not Taken

editorial posted by braincrave 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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What's scientific about political science? Nothing.

lewrockwell.com link posted by b_independent in politics

They call it political science. They study things such as the origins of the state, history, political ideologies, law, war, taxes, regulation, international relations, and free trade. They claim t...

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Kids Bowl Free All Summer Long

kidsbowlfree.com link posted by peace_on_earth in freebies

Registered kids receive 2 free games of bowling every day all summer long (valued at over $500 per child)

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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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The Logic of Hunger Striking Palestinians: When Starvation Is a Weapon

middleeastmonitor.com link posted by c_prompt in worldnews

Al-Qeq, works for Saudi Arabia’s Almajd TV network and was arrested at his home in Ramallah on November 21st. In its statement, issued more than 60 days after he entered into his hunger strike,...

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• journalism,
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• Israel,
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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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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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The Man Who Broke the Music Business - The Dawn of Online Piracy

newyorker.com link posted by c_prompt in music

How Dell Glover, an employee at a CD-manufacturing plant, became the Patient Zero of Internet piracy.

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A new look at Hotaru HuntTheme

editorial posted by sereban in sereban

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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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Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures

elements.wlonk.com link posted by digdug in teens

Inspired by this post, these colorful, fun, and informative periodic tables are great for elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as adults.

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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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Military manipulation

editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave

Government - they are experts at manipulating people. They even have a scary-sounding name for it: "psy-ops." What happens when they turn against their own? The psychological thriller The Manchurian...

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