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A No-Excuses Guide to Blogging
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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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Making images responsive (shrinking automatically on mobile)
editorial posted by 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...
This Woman Can Sing Multiple Notes At Once!
io9.com link posted by in music
What singer Anne-Maria Hefele is performing is a style of overtone singing, and it's one of the most otherworldly sounding things I've ever heard. The whole thing is worth a watch, but the par...
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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 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...
Image of The World's Oldest Yoga Teacher Turns 95 Today. I think I like this lady.
The World's Oldest Yoga Teacher Turns 95 Today. I think I like this lady.
rebellesociety.com link posted by in yoga
You should see some of the positions she holds! It's impressive!
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From cries to contentedness
editorial posted by 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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13 Amazing Food & Life Hacks You Need to Know Right Now
offthemeathook.com link posted by in funny
My favorites: 1. Keep cake moist by just eating the entire thing in one sitting. 2. How to determine if an egg is fresh: do you remember buying the eggs? If you don’t, they probably are...
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Indicting Higher Education in the Arts and Beyond. Why does anyone pursue higher education in the arts?
hyperallergic.com link posted by in art
There’s one very clear take-away from the latest report released by the collective BFAMFAPhD: people who graduate with arts degrees regularly end up with a lot of debt and incredibly low pros...
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First They Came for the Anti-Vaxxers
lewrockwell.com link posted by 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...
Image of 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
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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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Map maker, map maker, make me a map... make me a perfect map
editorial posted by in politics Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
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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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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Smith's Reef
editorial posted by 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...
A gentle introduction to the lightning network
github.com link posted by 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.
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At least 80% of all audio calls are recorded and stored in the US by the NSA
theguardian.com link posted by in politics
The ultimate goal of the NSA is total population control. At least 80% of all audio calls, not just metadata, are recorded and stored in the US, says whistleblower William Binney, one of the highest-l...
CSS change for Bootstrap3
getbootstrap.com link posted by 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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Free, stackable F-Secure Freedome VPN coupon codes; each voucher gives you 3 years - get many, many years for free
mysafe.f-secure.com link posted by in efreebies
Each My Safe account gives you three 1-year codes for a Virtual Private Network (VPN); you can stack as many as your wish or use on various devices. Make a free account at f-secure safe (https:...
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Image of IRONY ALERT! This U.S. Banker Says China Should Let Companies Fail
IRONY ALERT! This U.S. Banker Says China Should Let Companies Fail
ronpaullibertyreport.com link posted by in politics
The irony is so thick in this story, you may not be able to handle it. Let's go back to the financial crisis of 2008. Easily, one of the biggest heists in world history went by the name of TARP, an...
Image of TIL it doesn't matter which side of the aluminum foil you use
TIL it doesn't matter which side of the aluminum foil you use
reynoldskitchens.com link posted by in todayilearned
According to Reynolds Wrap: What side of the foil should I use, shiny or dull? With standard and heavy duty foil, it’s perfectly fine to place your food on either side so you can decide if...
Image of TIL that, of reddit's front page posts, 52% have already been posted before
TIL that, of reddit's front page posts, 52% have already been posted before
niemanlab.org link posted by in todayilearned
On Reddit, good links rise to the top - but it can sometimes take a few attempts to get there. A study of the social news site's voting behavior finds that about half of its most popular links die...
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Free Excel, OpenOffice, and Google Templates and Spreadsheets
vertex42.com link posted by 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...
Highlight differences between private messages and posts
editorial posted by in SuggestionBox
 Since I'm still relatively new to ValME, a suggestion would be to make more of a distinction between private messages in the inbox and what is actually posted/visible on the actual original post. Th...
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Grandmas Smoking Weed for the First Time
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Image of Chipotle: Is the public willing to stay faithful after norovirus outbreak scandal?
Chipotle: Is the public willing to stay faithful after norovirus outbreak scandal?
wired.com link posted by 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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On the First Day
editorial posted by in politics
There are those who cannot think of a world without some form of government. I can. I do not expect to ever see such a paradise in my lifetime. But one can dream... What if, with your magic wand...
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Is a Cancer Cure Being Suppressed?
lewrockwell.com link posted by in cancer
A developmental drug company announced it had obtained Food & Drug Administration approval for an investigational new drug application on July 24, 2013. It’s a Phase I study to test the...
Image of People are scared of guns because they only have 2 outcomes: death & freedom. And freedom scares them more than death.
People are scared of guns because they only have 2 outcomes: death & freedom. And freedom scares them more than death.
bravetheworld.com link posted by in guns
I understand this quote is a bit of hubris, and I don't agree that these are the only two outcomes. I still like the quote and do agree that many people are terrified of freedom. People's fear of fr...
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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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Lisp: Learning to Think about Thinking | Restless Device
restlessdevice.com link posted by in programming
Great podcast about the Lisp programming language and why it's special.
Image of Lying - The Death of Happiness
Lying - The Death of Happiness
editorial posted by in philosophy Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
From the time of our birth, we are victims to an infamous string of lies. Our innocence was used against us as an incubator for ignorance. We took the blue pill. In the graveyard of our minds, upon...
Image of The Search for Exceptional Genomes. They walk among us. Natural experiments, living ordinary lives, unaware that their genes may hold the clue to the next superdrug.
The Search for Exceptional Genomes. They walk among us. Natural experiments, living ordinary lives, unaware that their genes may hold the clue to the next superdrug.
technologyreview.com link posted by in science
Ten years ago, scientists discovered that some people are naturally missing working copies of a gene known as PCSK9. The consequences of the mutation were extraordinary. These people, including a T...
Image of Mental masturbation - what is the relevance of philosophy?
Mental masturbation - what is the relevance of philosophy?
exacteditions.com link posted by in philosophy
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? That's a metaphor for suggesting that someone is wasting time debating topics of no practical value. Philosophers are sometimes accused of...
Local Vs Organic - What to Buy
editorial posted by in fitness
I try my best to buy as close to the farm as I can. I frequent farmers markets, I buy meat from local sources and I always ask where the fish came from when I buy fresh. Do I do this 100% of the...
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Image of Good resource to practice math and English (K - 12)
Good resource to practice math and English (K - 12)
ixl.com link posted by 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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Why complicate life?
editorial posted by in alice
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God Realizes He Forgot To Put Souls In Humans
theonion.com link posted by in funny
THE HEAVENS—While pacing across His Eternal Kingdom on Friday, the Lord God Almighty, He Who Commanded Light to Shine out of Darkness, suddenly realized He had forgotten to provide human beings with...
Image of Fecal Matter On Shoes | The 'ewww!' on your shoe
Fecal Matter On Shoes | The 'ewww!' on your shoe
articles.baltimoresun.com link posted by 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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Dick Cheney's "A Few Good Men" moment - Bush knew all about CIA interrogation methods... "Did you order the torture?" "You're God-damn right I did!"
bbc.co.uk link posted by in politics
Do you recall this memorable scene in the movie A Few Good Men? It appears Dick Cheney is now playing Jack Nicholson's character Colonel Jessep. The BBC's headline is "President George W...
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Free Redbox codes (1-night DVD rental, 30-cent Blu-ray rental, or 80-cent video game rental) - please leave comment if one is no longer working
editorial posted by in freebies
Text VALPAK to 727272 (expires Feb 28, 2019) No other codes currently available. Check back often as I will update whenever Redbox provides new ones. The following codes may not work in all cit...
Image of Put the “Ph” Back in PhD. We need big thinkers, but the current system teaches students to think small.
Put the “Ph” Back in PhD. We need big thinkers, but the current system teaches students to think small.
magazine.jhsph.edu link posted by in science
By re-embracing the relevant branches of philosophy—a central field of the humanities—scientists will see and think more broadly, perhaps rediscovering what drew them to the field in the first pla...
Image of 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.
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Three days in Beijing with three of the world’s most famous dissidents
fusion.net link posted by 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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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 [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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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 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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Image of 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.
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 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...
Image of [NSFW] Sex in The Fountainhead - The Rape of Ayn Rand
[NSFW] Sex in The Fountainhead - The Rape of Ayn Rand
editorial posted by in sex
Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. One of the greatest books of all time. Though Atlas Shrugged is, by far, the better book (considered the second-most influential book after the Bible), it's all...
Image of Handcuffed and Helpless:There’s a naive idea floating around that an innocent person should never be afraid of cops
Handcuffed and Helpless:There’s a naive idea floating around that an innocent person should never be afraid of cops
fee.org link posted by in politics Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
What you are about to read is not a philosophical argument. It’s a personal testimony. The aim of telling this story is neither to make a political statement, nor to score points for a particular i...
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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 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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Phobias may be memories passed down in genes from ancestors
telegraph.co.uk link posted by 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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Date the Atlas, Not the Shrug
huffingtonpost.com link posted by in dating
Rule #1: Don't date men you don't admire. He can be the most handsome man, the most fabulous lover, the most attentive partner, the most witty companion, but if you don't admire him (no...
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Image of A Fan Asks Mike Rowe For Career Advice...He Didn't Expect This Response, But It's Brilliant.
A Fan Asks Mike Rowe For Career Advice...He Didn't Expect This Response, But It's Brilliant.
news.distractify.com link posted by in jobs
After comparing him to a 42-year old woman who can't find the "right man... a soul-mate from her zip code," actor and comedian Mike Rowe (best known as the host of Discovery Channel'...
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...
Image of Why I No Longer Give Away My Music | On the Commons
Why I No Longer Give Away My Music | On the Commons
onthecommons.org link posted by in music
How the digital music biz makes it difficult for musicians to offer free downloads By Bob Ostertag Bob Ostertag’s article (below) about how the music industry makes it increasingly di...
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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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Couple quit their jobs to sail the world with their cat
dailymail.co.uk link posted by in sailing
Matt and Jessica Johnson, both 32, decided to give up their 'American Dream,' quit their jobs, sell their possessions and raised enough money to buy their dream boat in 2008 and have never looked back...
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Rand on the Middle East
lewrockwell.com link posted by 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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Will real anarchists please step forward?
editorial posted by in anarchism Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
Anarchy is messed up. There are many different factions claiming to be anarchists and most don't seem to have a clue as to what they are talking about. Additionally, far too many incorrectly as...
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The Morality of Bitcoin (Or Why One Libertarian Has It All Wrong)
editorial posted by 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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Image of I believe...
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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Idealism vs. pragmatism - the idealism/pragmatism dichotomy
objectivism101.com link posted by in objectivism
There's a joke in philosophy that goes like this: The First Law of Philosophy: For every philosopher, there exists an equal and opposite philosopher. The Second Law of Philosophy: They...
Image of June - the computer-based counter-top oven that thinks like a chef. It instantly recognizes commonly cooked foods as you put them inside, weighs them, reads the internal temperature, and recommends a cooking program. I want!
June - the computer-based counter-top oven that thinks like a chef. It instantly recognizes commonly cooked foods as you put them inside, weighs them, reads the internal temperature, and recommends a cooking program. I want!
juneoven.com link posted by in cooking
The June Intelligent Oven is a powerful and easy-to-use computer-based oven that makes everyone a better cook. Like cruise control on your car, June continually calculates the power needed to maintain...
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The genesis of valME.io - what were you thinking?
editorial posted by 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...
Image of Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures
Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures
elements.wlonk.com link posted by 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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Watch What Happens After A 13-Year-Old Boy Leaves “Public Education”
thefreethoughtproject.com link posted by in teens
When conformity and rigidity are replaced with free thinking and innovation, the results can be quite stunning. Such was the case with 13-year-old Logan LaPlante, who left the public education system...
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Bugaloo's Conch Crawl
editorial posted by in 2gringosincaribbean
This post should see some more tropical-like photos uploaded for our readers in the far north. For us that's anything north of Mexico and the Bahamas. We still shudder when we remember those years of...
Image of TIL "auto-tune" technology transforms many terrible singers into pop stars (a music industry secret no one dares to mention) and the real voice of Britney Spears "hurts to hear"
TIL "auto-tune" technology transforms many terrible singers into pop stars (a music industry secret no one dares to mention) and the real voice of Britney Spears "hurts to hear"
youtube.com link posted by in music
I agree with the HuffPo: Britney Spears' isolated vocal track hurts to hear. I still love the music and think she's a talented performer, but this is disappointing and does take-away some of t...
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Self Reflections in Art
editorial posted by in Clarisse88 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
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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New research sheds light on how the body regulates fundamental neuro-hormone
bristol.ac.uk link posted by in health
New research has revealed a previously unknown mechanism in the body which regulates a hormone that is crucial for motivation, stress responses and control of blood pressure, pain and appetite. The br...
Image of An open letter to Bryan Johnson: philosophy - not technology - is the core operating system to improve if you want to change the world
An open letter to Bryan Johnson: philosophy - not technology - is the core operating system to improve if you want to change the world
editorial posted by in philosophy Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
Bryan Johnson is an entrepreneur extraordinaire. To put it mildly, he's brilliant and an inspiration in so many ways. I recently read his Rewrite the OS, Change the World: A challenge worthy of the g...
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What's scientific about political science? Nothing.
lewrockwell.com link posted by 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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Image of Live long and prosper - the philosophy of Star Trek
Live long and prosper - the philosophy of Star Trek
editorial posted by 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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"La Famille Express" revisted
editorial posted by in 2gringosincaribbean
Saturday, April 3, 2010 Winter has been showing those signs of moving off to where Winter goes when it leaves here. Drifting South, on its ancient yearly mission to climatically re-polarize our fr...
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The Truth We Won’t Admit: Drinking Is Healthy
substance.com link posted by in health
The US public health establishment buries overwhelming evidence that abstinence is a cause of heart disease and early death. People deserve to know that alcohol gives most of us a higher life expecta...
Image of valME.io - now with custom domains, including SSL/https support (and a bunch of other improvements while we were in the code). Take that WordPress and Tumblr!
valME.io - now with custom domains, including SSL/https support (and a bunch of other improvements while we were in the code). Take that WordPress and Tumblr!
editorial posted by in GettingStarted
I'm very excited to announce valME just rolled out some major enhancements. If you run a blog or forum elsewhere and pay $60 annually, check out what we can now offer: Custom domains, including...
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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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Image of The Great Thanksgiving Hoax
The Great Thanksgiving Hoax
mises.org link posted by in politics
Each year at this time school children all over America are taught the official Thanksgiving story, and newspapers, radio, TV, and magazines devote vast amounts of time and space to it. It is all ver...
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TIL that TIL is only allowed in TIL
editorial posted by 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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From Bump to Buzz
youtu.be link posted by 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").
Daylight
editorial posted by in glassJAw
tempting time beyond the ridge sunset glow backlit phenomenon greetings exchanged eyes met with glee roar of kinship entwined revelry tanned skin wrinkled by white teeth an...
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Image of Ukraine Is Responsible For Its Demise… But We All May Suffer
Ukraine Is Responsible For Its Demise… But We All May Suffer
lewrockwell.com link posted by in politics
Ukraine is an utter disaster. A few thousand violent rebels in a country of more than 40 million have turned Kiev into a post-apocalyptic hell, where the government is incapable of restoring order, i...
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Sign up for BitGold and receive 0.5g ($18.82) of Gold instantly. You can cash it out in 60 days, or send it to anyone in the world.
BitGold.com link posted by in efreebies
From their About page: Our mission is to make gold accessible and useful in digital payments and secure savings. We're advancing the digital payments revolution by helping people securely...
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The $1,000 CPM — Medium
medium.com link posted by in technology
Advertising is a kinda shitty model. It’s very exciting that we’re moving beyond it.
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Top 10 Reasons Libertarians Aren't Nice To You
christophercantwell.com link posted by in libertarian
I typically ignore top-10 lists as most are stupid. This one, however, is brilliant and wonderfully accurate.
Image of Dying for love - immature vs. mature love
Dying for love - immature vs. mature love
editorial posted by in objectivism
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. At least six... For some things in life, there are objective standards (e.g., what constitutes your right hand from your left hand). For other concepts...
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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 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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No, you are not ‘running late’, you are rude and selfish
blog.firebrandtalent.com link posted by in Note to Self
This post may offend some readers. But only because it’s going to cut close to the bone for many. And I don’t care if I sound old-fashioned, because actually it’s nothing to do with ‘fas...
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How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations
firstlook.org link posted by in politics
The proof is now in the open: government is infiltrating websites to "deny, disrupt, degrade, deceive." Someone owes an apology to conspiracy "theorists."
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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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Captured, Cuffed, and Jailed: A Personal Story - Jeffrey Tucker
tucker.liberty.me link posted by 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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Father & 2 Daughters Dance to "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift
vid.me link posted by in aww
This is my 1 1/2 year my 4 year old daughter and I dancing to Shake it of By Taylor Swift. The first Daddy/Daughter Dance to Shake it Off was amazing so I thought We would give it a shot.
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What makes a good atheist? What an atheist ought to stand for
infidels.org link posted by 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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Intellectual Independence
editorial posted by 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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Beyond Passion: The Science of Loving What You Do
calnewport.com link posted by 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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Camino
editorial posted by in atheism
"Do you want me to pray for you to die as well?" (Camino) At age 17, I stopped believing in God. There wasn't any specific reason that I could identify. I just starting thinking ab...