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Crypto for everyone. Crypto 101 is an introductory course on cryptography, freely available for programmers of all ages and skill levels.
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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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Dad Who Beat Son's Rapist Had Just 14 Words for Him at Sentencing… And They're Chilling
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Child abuse does have a devastating effect on a child's mind, especially over the years. This is actually proven statistically, it's not just me claiming it. Children who have been molested, later...
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How a nerdy kid from nowhere self-published a best-seller and got noticed by Google CEO Larry Page and The Wall Street Journal
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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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I'm offering free editing services. Do you have a blog but aren't the best writer? Want to enhance your dating profile? Need a review of your turnpaper before submitting to your professor? Write something and I'll suggest edits for you.
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Title says it all. A sample of my writing: https://valme.io/all/user/c_prompt/only/editorials. Just post what you've written into your own /journal community (for example, this is my journal commu...
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Diane Ackerman on What Working at a Suicide Prevention Hotline Taught Her about the Human Spirit
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Choice is a signature of our species. We choose to live, sometimes we choose our own death, but most of the time we make choices just to prove choice is possible. Above all else, we value the right...
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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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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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Satirical spaghetti monster image banned by London South Bank University as 'religiously offensive'
humanism.org.uk link posted by in atheism
Non-religious students at London South Bank University have had posters advertising their society banned for being ‘offensive’. The poster publicising the South Bank Atheist Society (SBAS)...
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How Stanley Kubrick Faked the Apollo Moon Landings
realitysandwich.com link posted by in conspiracy
The great filmmaker Stanley Kubrick is the genius who directed the hoaxed landings.
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Image of I'm not a scientist nor engineer nor mathematician. But I wish I was. It's so romantic.
I'm not a scientist nor engineer nor mathematician. But I wish I was. It's so romantic.
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I've just watched a physics video that made me discover something important about myself. Had I better teachers growing up, I'd be a scientist now instead of a business technologist. I'...
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Image of An open letter to Steve Huffman, reddit's new CEO, with an offer to exchange values
An open letter to Steve Huffman, reddit's new CEO, with an offer to exchange values
editorial posted by in c_prompt
Steve, I'd post a comment welcoming you back to reddit if I was still a member. I'm not. My account was shadowbanned long ago (an account, by the way, which purchased $50 in ineffective reddit advert...
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Scientists retrieve lost memories using optogenetics
sciencedaily.com link posted by in science
Researchers have found that memories that have been 'lost' as a result of amnesia can be recalled by activating brain cells with light. They reactivated memories that could not otherwise be retrieved...
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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.
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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)
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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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Daylight
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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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A letter from Guantanamo: 'Nobody can truly understand how we suffer'
aljazeera.com link posted by in politics
Al-Alwi describes the humiliating and brutal treatment he suffers at Guantanamo. Alwi is a Yemeni national who has been in US custody since 2002. He was one of the very first prisoners moved to Guanta...
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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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Adding lemon to green tea significantly increases the health benefits
lifehacker.com link posted by in food
Green tea is an amazing elixir. You might be able to reap even more health benefits from your cup of tea by adding lemon, according to a few studies. Catechins, the main health compound in tea tied to...
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The Bitcoin ATM Has a Dirty Secret: It Needs a Chaperone
wired.com link posted by in bitcoin
Meet Cameron Gray, the man who spends his days sitting next to the world's first bitcoin ATM.
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The Cost to Connect - Internet Prices Around the World
editorial posted by in technology Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
Embarrassing. Abysmal. Pathetic. These are the words that used to come to mind when I considered Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the US. To me, they seemed so slow and costly. Then I did some...
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Actual election turnout far lower than reported - only one-third of eligible Americans vote
america.aljazeera.com link posted by in politics
Turnout figures don’t tell the whole story because there are tens of millions of unregistered voting-age Americans. 70 million U.S. citizens of voting age are not currently registered voters. On...
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Why is Modern Art so Bad?
youtube.com link posted by in art
For two millennia, great artists set the standard for beauty. Now those standards are gone. Modern Art is a competition between the ugly and the twisted; the...
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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...
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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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Scientists discover how to ‘switch off’ autoimmune diseases
bris.ac.uk link posted by in science
Scientists have made an important breakthrough in the fight against debilitating autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis by revealing how to stop cells attacking healthy body tissue. Rather tha...
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Sound and Touch Collide
nautil.us link posted by in psychology
Humans have five distinct senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. For decades, researchers have thought that each sense is processed separately in the cortex, or outer layers of the brain, and...
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Let's teach kids philosophy. You really can't start too soon, I've found.
thetyee.ca link posted by in teens
Suppose I said "Love is the answer to the question. Now, what is the question?" To consider this requires you to think abstractly. You likely wouldn't ask this question to a child, but why not? Pe...
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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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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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Is This How We'll Cure Cancer?
forbes.com link posted by in cancer
With a radical new treatment, Joseph Jimenez is dedicating Novartis to one overarching mission: vanquishing mankind's ancient adversary. Its breakthrough might be the most tangible... ever....
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You Should Date An Illiterate Girl vs. You Should Date A Girl Who Reads
blogs.uoregon.edu link posted by in dating
“You Should Date An Illiterate Girl,” by Charles Warnke Date a girl who doesn’t read. Find her in the weary squalor of a Midwestern bar. Find her in the smoke, drunken sweat, and...
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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...
Travel
editorial posted by in glassJAw
first steps we walk light along the trail backs heavy with burdens stories to tell time passes unassuming gestures accumulate fantasy beckons but remains elusive unending labor...
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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 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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Why Is Junk Food So Addictive? How to Eliminate Junk Food Cravings for Good
lewrockwell.com link posted by in food
Americans’ reliance on processed foods and snacks is undoubtedly one of the primary factors driving our skyrocketing obesity and disease rates. Even many people who “know better” ha...
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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...
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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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Civil forfeiture - cops are legally permitted to take stuff away from anyone with near-total impunity. No crime required. Your chances to get it back are slim to none. Last Week Tonight's funny man John Oliver nails it
youtube.com link posted by in politics
Did you know police can just take your stuff if they suspect it's involved in a crime? They can! It’s a shady process called “civil asset forfeiture,” and it would make for a wei...
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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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A Treatise on the Nonexistence of Art: Pretty Nearly, Anyway
fredoneverything.org link posted by in art
Art is mostly fraud perpetrated by narcissistic academic quacks on a public easily gulled. They should be prosecuted. This is as true of literature as of painting and sculpture. If modern sculpture...
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TIL marijuana wasn't illegal in the US until 1937
norml.org link posted by in todayilearned
Today I learned that marijuana, "the most widely used illicit substance in the world," was not illegal in the United States until 1937, the law was debated only 90 seconds, the American M...
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This Self-Stabilizing Boat's Deck Is Always Flat, Even in Rough Waters
wired.com link posted by in sailing
The Martini boat has an active suspension to make going over waves feel like, well, nothing.
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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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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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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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What If We Admitted to Children That Sex Is Primarily About Pleasure?
psmag.com link posted by in parenting
So the morning of sex ed, I found myself wondering whether they were going to mention pleasure. Or would it be all about disease and pregnancy, all gloom and doom? ...How funny that we can't bring our...
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Hajj Stampede Accident - At least 700+ people killed
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At least 700 people were killed, and 719 were injured, in a stampede near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday morning.
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...
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 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
thefreethoughtproject.com link posted by in health
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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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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Skip The Hedge Fund: We Need Young People To Take Risks And Build Inspiring Things
fastcoexist.com link posted by in business
Our definition of success has become narrow, boring, and limited. If we want young people to be creative and innovative, we need to reward them for it.
Image of Father and daughter do awesome Beatles "Revolution" cover. Parent-child bonding, done so right.
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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 The Face Behind Bitcoin: Satoshi Nakamoto is... Satoshi Nakamoto (sans paywall)
The Face Behind Bitcoin: Satoshi Nakamoto is... Satoshi Nakamoto (sans paywall)
archive.is link posted by in bitcoin
The originator of bitcoin is found according to Newsweek.
Running
editorial posted by in glassJAw Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
tightened laces shoes perfectly fitting the form of his feet hood up protection from the harsh weather that awaits presses play the song that's been on repeat for days...
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Chicken Soup for the Cold - Foods That Fight the Common Cold
lewrockwell.com link posted by in health
Make sure to read Dr. Mercola's full article at the link and watch all the videos but this is a good summary:
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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 Don’t Walk Away from War - It's Not the American Way
Don’t Walk Away from War - It's Not the American Way
original.antiwar.com link posted by in politics
Amazing article by Tom Engelhardt: The United States has been at war – major boots-on-the-ground conflicts and minor interventions, firefights, air strikes, drone assassination campaigns,...
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Thoughts From Within - a poem by Woody Harrelson (with video)
youtube.com link posted by in anarcho-capitalism
I sometimes feel like an alien creature, for which there is no earthly explanation. Sure I have human form, walking erect with opposing digits, but my mind is upside down. I...
Image of The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales (Oliver Sacks) - The President's Speech
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales (Oliver Sacks) - The President's Speech
junkfoodforthought.com link posted by in psychology
ROFL. This is not only hysterical but also incredibly insightful. tl/dr: Some people who have language disorders are unable to understand the meaning of words. Instead, they rely on facial express...
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Image of Phobias may be memories passed down in genes from ancestors
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
Image of A controversial test for self-awareness is dividing the animal kingdom.
A controversial test for self-awareness is dividing the animal kingdom.
nautil.us link posted by in psychology
“It’s not the ability to recognize yourself in a mirror that is important,” he would come to believe. “It’s what that says about your ability to conceive of yourself in t...
Kickball
editorial posted by in glassJAw Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
Closed eyes waiting For new signs of light The window drinks in summer Bringing warmth to the sheets Murmurs ascend From down the stairs Light in step Feet descend to join them...
Image of 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!"
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...
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...
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Free, stackable F-Secure Freedome VPN coupon codes; each voucher gives you 3 years - get many, many years for free
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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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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...
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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When Social Media Gets Real - My Own Social Media
zerohedge.com link posted by in funny
My own social media SIR: I haven't got a computer, but I was told about Facebook and Twitter and am trying to make friends outside Facebook and Twitter while applying the same principles. Â...
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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...
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...
Image of Stephen King's Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully - in Ten Minutes
Stephen King's Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully - in Ten Minutes
msu.edu link posted by in writing
Written in 1988, his friendly advice and key points continue to be relevant: Be talented Be neat Be self-critical Remove every extraneous word Never look at a reference book while d...
Image of Beyond Passion: The Science of Loving What You Do
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...
GetNotified when something happens
getnotifiedapp.com link posted by in shibuya246
Ever wanted to get notified about an upcoming event or get timely news about something happening near you? This site does exactly that. You type in what you want to be kept up-to-date about, and the...
Image of Apocalypse Now - Or Apocalypse Later
Apocalypse Now - Or Apocalypse Later
original.antiwar.com link posted by in politics
Another brilliant article by Justin Raimondo at Antiwar.com providing great insights into the American political class's imperialism, crony-capitalism, big government plundering, collectivism, hy...
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 How America is like a bad boyfriend... and the irony is she's being lectured by a Brit
Image of How Blogging Can Advance Your Career - A Personal Perspective
How Blogging Can Advance Your Career - A Personal Perspective
twintechs.com link posted by in writing
if you’re not sharing your ideas, code, solutions to problems, and the like via a blog or other social content tools then you’re doing yourself a disservice. When I look back at how I...
Image of A recent, partially Army-funded study conscripted Facebook users as unwitting participants during a weeklong experiment in direct emotional manipulation. Stop acting so surprised. It's Facebook after all.
A recent, partially Army-funded study conscripted Facebook users as unwitting participants during a weeklong experiment in direct emotional manipulation. Stop acting so surprised. It's Facebook after all.
techcrunch.com link posted by in technology
A recent, partially Army-funded study conscripted Facebook users as unwitting participants during a weeklong experiment in direct emotional manipulation. The study set out to discover if the emotio...
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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").
Image of Yo, the dumbphone application. Why do we celebrate ignorance?
Yo, the dumbphone application. Why do we celebrate ignorance?
editorial posted by in technology Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
"Yo." "Yo." Talk about a bunch of yo-yos. This is what some savvy investors consider a $1 million idea. One person sending a one-syllable slang word to another. How many of you think that's bri...
First journal post!
editorial posted by in AdamTheDewott
This is the first journal post to my journal community!  I hope to have fun here!
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Creative Commons licensing template
editorial posted by in csstemplates
If you support Creative Commons copyright licensing, you can use this as a footer: <style> .footer { margin: 0; text-align: left; color: #686868; font-style: italic; font-size: 85%;...
Ladies, you take provocative dressing to a pathetic extreme. Signed, a lady.
editorial posted by in Clarisse88
I notice when other women behave in inappropriate ways and with a lack of dignity. As a woman, I know why they do it: to achieve popularity or gain attention from men. The way us ladies dress reflect...
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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.
Image of Indicting Higher Education in the Arts and Beyond. Why does anyone pursue higher education in the arts?
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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15 adorable relationship tips from kids
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What do most people do on a date?
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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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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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Stephen Colbert Takes On Amazon's Ridiculous Photography Patent
libertycrier.com link posted by in politics
It’s always a pleasure when anything patent-related enters the mainstream. Recently, Stephen Colbert took on the absurd inventions that companies attempt to patent. In this case, the host of...
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Freewill: You Never Forget Your First Love
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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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If You Meet John Galt On The Road, Kill Him
thedailybell.com link posted by in philosophy
John Galt is the protagonist of Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged and expresses her vision of the ideal man. The title of this article flashed at me during a discussion with a fellow who argued a...
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I Don't Care If I Suck, As Long As I'm Learning
exceptionnotfound.net link posted by in Note to Self Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
I am an enormously self-critical person. If I'm going out to a party, or having dinner, or even just giving a presentation, I'm constantly playing back my speech and my actions in my head to see wher...
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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
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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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I lack imagination
editorial posted by in gaming Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
So much brouhaha over Facebook acquiring a game manufacturer. It's a great reminder of where the revenues from your ad clicks and no-longer-private data are being spent. More fun and games. Mor...
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