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Running

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

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

wired.com link posted by digdug in bitcoin

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

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

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

Did you know police can just take your stuff if they suspect it's involved in a crime? They can! It’s a shady process called “civil asset forfeiture,” and it would make for a wei...

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Kickball

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

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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 c_prompt 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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Is There a True Code of Manliness? The 3 P’s of Manhood: Protect

artofmanliness.com link posted by b_independent in AskMen

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Stupid questions and how to make them better

faculty.gvc.edu link posted by b_independent in philosophy

It is said that there's no such thing as a stupid question. While some of us will beg to differ (e.g., how many times do people ask questions they already know the answers to, and not in the rh...

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

aljazeera.com link posted by peace_on_earth in politics

Al-Alwi describes the humiliating and brutal treatment he suffers at Guantanamo. Alwi is a Yemeni national who has been in US custody since 2002. He was one of the very first prisoners moved to Guanta...

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United States falls to 46th in world press freedom rankings

nationmultimedia.com link posted by peace_on_earth in politics

"The whistleblower is the enemy."

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Train for a marathon in 18 weeks

editorial posted by c_prompt in running

I have asthma. Yet I've run in multiple marathons. If I can do it, you can do it. This is the training schedule I always use (although, instead of the cross-training Saturdays, I intersperse my n...

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So Jesus comes back to Earth...

editorial posted by digdug in atheism

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

tucker.liberty.me link posted by c_prompt in politics

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

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TIL a mouse pointer is always at an angle because low resolution displays (33 years ago) made it next to impossible to see it when it was vertical

ux.stackexchange.com link posted by c_prompt in todayilearned

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Everything You Know About Fitness Is a Lie

mensjournal.com link posted by c_prompt in fitness

Gym machines are boring, CrossFit is sadistic, and dieting sucks. Luckily, none of them is essential to being truly fit. Through years of trial and error — and humiliation at the hands of some o...

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THePETEBOX Future Loops - Where Is My Mind? - Beatbox Guitar Loop Pedal

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This is SO COOL!

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

zerohedge.com link posted by digdug in politics

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

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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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Does being rich impose a moral obligation?

utilitarian.net link posted by b_independent in philosophy

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

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American is not the greatest country in the world anymore. The most honest three and a half minutes of television, EVER...

youtube.com link posted by peace_on_earth in politics

(The full opening scene to the Pilot Episode of HBO's The Newsroom is found here.)

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Stephen Colbert Takes On Amazon's Ridiculous Photography Patent

libertycrier.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

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

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Watch What Happens After A 13-Year-Old Boy Leaves “Public Education”

thefreethoughtproject.com link posted by c_prompt 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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Beyond Passion: The Science of Loving What You Do

calnewport.com link posted by c_prompt in jobs

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

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Lying - The Death of Happiness

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in philosophy

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...

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Apparently, Burning NH4Cr2O7 With HgSCN Opens A Portal To Hell.

iflscience.com link posted by Clarisse88 in science

Of all the chemical reactions we've covered within the past few months, the one filmed below probaby takes the prize for coolest looking and possibly scariest. After the pile of reactants is lit, it b...

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A No-Excuses Guide to Blogging

sachachua.com link posted by digdug in writing

I can't tell you the number of times I've spoken with people who have such amazing ideas... that they keep to themselves. I try to encourage them to write a blog. "I'm not a go...

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I'm not a scientist nor engineer nor mathematician. But I wish I was. It's so romantic.

editorial posted by c_prompt in science

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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This Woman Can Sing Multiple Notes At Once!

io9.com link posted by Clarisse88 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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Dying for love - immature vs. mature love

editorial posted by b_independent 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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Math exercise - expand.

viralcircus.com link posted by c_prompt in funny

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

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

But... I love America!

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What is the meaning of life?

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

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Robotic through-the-cheek brain surgery now possible inside the all-seeing eye of an MRI

extremetech.com link posted by digdug in science

The video from this article is absolutely incredible:

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

brainpickings.org link posted by c_prompt in science

In a period of intense suffering, Van Gogh was somehow able to perceive and represent one of the most supremely difficult concepts nature has ever brought before mankind.

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CSS change for Bootstrap3

getbootstrap.com link posted by shibuya246 in SuggestionBox

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

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Date the Atlas, Not the Shrug

huffingtonpost.com link posted by c_prompt 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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Creative Commons licensing template

editorial posted by b_independent 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%;...

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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 c_prompt in entertainment

From the article: But the woman who interviewed me from "The Daily Show," one of the things she mentioned in that four-hour interview was that she was a socialist, a Marxist. Of course...

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

infidels.org link posted by b_independent in atheism

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

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

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in Clarisse88

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Jello shots in orange peels - the "kids" will love them

editorial posted by c_prompt in food

This goes out to a favorite local watering hole. Considering one of your key segments is consumers recently out of college, no doubt these will bring back good memories... that is, if you load them wi...

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

wired.com link posted by Yield4Nothing in Infectious_Disease

When you promise fresh, ethically grown and sourced food to the masses, your supply chain becomes more complex. And more complexity means more risk. As a formerly faithful customer of Chipotle, I adm...

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Scientists retrieve lost memories using optogenetics

sciencedaily.com link posted by c_prompt in science

Researchers have found that memories that have been 'lost' as a result of amnesia can be recalled by activating brain cells with light. They reactivated memories that could not otherwise be retrieved...

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

goo.gl link posted by pabloapicco in technology

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

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First journal post!

editorial posted by AdamTheDewott in AdamTheDewott

This is the first journal post to my journal community!  I hope to have fun here!

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Apocalypse Now - Or Apocalypse Later

original.antiwar.com link posted by digdug in politics

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

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Fukushima radiation levels underestimated by five times

rt.com link posted by peace_on_earth in worldnews

TEPCO has revised the readings on the radioactivity levels at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant well to 5 million becquerels of strontium per liter – both a record, and nearly five times higher...

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RSS feeds to simplify your job search

editorial posted by c_prompt in jobs

I often get asked to help people edit their resumes and to find jobs. One productive and efficient way to look for jobs is via RSS feeds. Not all websites have RSS feeds but, for those that do, you...

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"La Famille Express" revisted

editorial posted by maker 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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10 Ways I Deal With My Own Procrastination - Altucher Confidential

jamesaltucher.com link posted by Yield4Nothing in Note to Self

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

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• procrastination,
• coffee,
• productivity,
• experiments,
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Economics 101

imgur.com link posted by digdug in economics

I'm into economic equality, but I'm a pragmatist.

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Laura Schulz: The surprisingly logical minds of babies (TED Talk). Do I admit too much when I tell you I had tears in my eyes as she finished her presentation?

ted.com link posted by c_prompt in science

How do babies learn so much from so little so quickly? In a fun, experiment-filled talk, cognitive scientist Laura Schulz shows how our young ones make decisions with a surprisingly strong sense of l...

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You Should Date An Illiterate Girl vs. You Should Date A Girl Who Reads

blogs.uoregon.edu link posted by alice 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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So this one-legged man walks into a bar

everything2.com link posted by digdug in dating

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I Don't Care If I Suck, As Long As I'm Learning

exceptionnotfound.net link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

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

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Noah's Ark...

editorial posted by digdug in atheism

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Why is Modern Art so Bad?

youtube.com link posted by Clarisse88 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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• bad,
• history,
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A young girl's life gets turned upside-down. This could be your daughter. Children are victims of conflicts around the world. Stop supporting war actively or through ignorance. Yes, you.

youtube.com link posted by peace_on_earth in peace_on_earth

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Let's teach kids philosophy. You really can't start too soon, I've found.

thetyee.ca link posted by b_independent 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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How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations

firstlook.org link posted by c_prompt 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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Why Do People Trust Wikipedia? Because An Argument Is Better Than A Lecture

techdirt.com link posted by digdug in politics

Many people trust Wikipedia much more than "official" encyclopedias and traditional news sources. Well, no shit. That's because, as I've been trying to scream at you people for...

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• mainstream media,
• propaganda

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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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The Great Thanksgiving Hoax

mises.org link posted by c_prompt 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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• holidays,
• politics,
• conspiracy,
• Thanksgiving,
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FilePizza transfers large files directly to other users for free using encrypted peer-to-peer right in your browser. Never email large files again. Because the file never touches the server, the transfer is fast, private, and secure.

file.pizza link posted by c_prompt in technology

Overview FilePizza enables fast and private peer-to-peer file transfers in your web browser. By using WebRTC, FilePizza eliminates the initial upload traditionally required when sharing files...

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• freebies,
• peer-to-peer,
• file sharing,
• cloud storage,
• open source,
• WebRTC,
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Daylight

editorial posted by glassJAw 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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Free photo mug! If you go to Shutterfly.com and order a mug with the promo code "FAMILYTOUR" at checkout, the price and shipping should drop to $0.00

invite-shutterfly.com link posted by c_prompt in freebies

Just got mine :)

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Satirical spaghetti monster image banned by London South Bank University as 'religiously offensive'

humanism.org.uk link posted by peace_on_earth 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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If You Meet John Galt On The Road, Kill Him

thedailybell.com link posted by c_prompt in philosophy

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

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Trader Joe’s shrugged

vvdailypress.com link posted by b_independent in objectivism

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

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

bimek.com link posted by c_prompt in sex

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

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Before getting married, read the fine print

i.imgur.com link posted by peace_on_earth in AdviceAnimals

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The Face Behind Bitcoin: Satoshi Nakamoto is... Satoshi Nakamoto (sans paywall)

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The originator of bitcoin is found according to Newsweek.

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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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Adding lemon to green tea significantly increases the health benefits

lifehacker.com link posted by peace_on_earth 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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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 c_prompt 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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TIL which countries make up the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), the difference between the United Kingdom (four countries) and Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), and that it's all ridiculously complex

youtube.com link posted by b_independent in todayilearned

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

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How Stanley Kubrick Faked the Apollo Moon Landings

realitysandwich.com link posted by c_prompt in conspiracy

The great filmmaker Stanley Kubrick is the genius who directed the hoaxed landings.

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

editorial posted by digdug in bitcoin

Introduction I've a bone to pick with a libertarian. Possibly more than one, but not everyone. At the moment, my focus is this one (who also penned this and this and this). Surely, Gary Nort...

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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 c_prompt 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...

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

wired.com link posted by digdug in sailing

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

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

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I had to pause this video a few times to allow myself to calm down. This isn't new. I started researching the genesis of "new math" and "everyday math" back in 2007 when I...

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You can change your life's direction just by thinking about it

s.quickmeme.com link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

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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 c_prompt 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...

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Couple quit their jobs to sail the world with their cat

dailymail.co.uk link posted by Clarisse88 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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Mental masturbation - what is the relevance of philosophy?

exacteditions.com link posted by b_independent 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...

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[NSFW] Sex in The Fountainhead - The Rape of Ayn Rand

editorial posted by b_independent 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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Our newest rockin' feature: video conferencing!

editorial posted by c_prompt in GettingStarted

You're going to absolutely LOVE this! In these terrible days of COVID-19, so many are doing their best to stay connected through video. We all know of businesses who are no longer able to operate...

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Rand on the Middle East

lewrockwell.com link posted by digdug in objectivism

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

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An Open Letter to Young Muslims Everywhere: The Seed of Triumph in Every Adversity

ramzybaroud.net link posted by c_prompt in politics

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The Cost to Connect - Internet Prices Around the World

editorial posted by digdug in technology

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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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!"

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

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in science

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Grandmas Smoking Weed for the First Time

youtube.com link posted by digdug in funny

Condensed Version: Extended Cut:

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How to observe reality

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in philosophy

Observing reality truthfully is an essential tool for human development. It is the tool that allows us to act in accordance with our environment, to modify it, and to enrich our lives. Observing re...

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An open letter to Steve Huffman, reddit's new CEO, with an offer to exchange values

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

rebellesociety.com link posted by Clarisse88 in yoga

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

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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 c_prompt 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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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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When Social Media Gets Real - My Own Social Media

zerohedge.com link posted by c_prompt 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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Father & 2 Daughters Dance to "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift

vid.me link posted by c_prompt 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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TIL the rock band Van Halen once stipulated in contracts that they be provided with a bowl of M&Ms backstage with all brown candies removed to test if the venue and production crew read the contract. If they didn't, there was likely a technical error that would be life-threatening.

snopes.com link posted by peace_on_earth in todayilearned

Van Halen was the first band to take huge productions into tertiary, third-level markets. We'd pull up with nine eighteen-wheeler trucks, full of gear, where the standard was three trucks, max....

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

conservativetribune.com link posted by Clarisse88 in childcare

Child abuse does have a devastating effect on a child's mind, especially over the years. This is actually proven statistically, it's not just me claiming it. Children who have been molested, later...

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

calnewport.com link posted by c_prompt in business

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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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Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama said Japan committed “indescribable wrongdoings” by forcing women from South Korea and elsewhere to serve as wartime sex slaves

japantimes.co.jp link posted by peace_on_earth in worldnews

You think? The outrageousness of what governments do never ceases to amaze.

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TIL that TIL is only allowed in TIL

editorial posted by digdug in todayilearned

I enjoyed writing The Cost to Connect - Internet Prices Around the World. (Doing the research? Not so much.) I posted it to /r/technology on reddit with the title "TIL the best Internet va...

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Making images responsive (shrinking automatically on mobile)

editorial posted by peace_on_earth in csstemplates

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

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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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God Realizes He Forgot To Put Souls In Humans

theonion.com link posted by digdug 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...

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Top 10 Reasons Libertarians Aren't Nice To You

christophercantwell.com link posted by digdug in libertarian

I typically ignore top-10 lists as most are stupid. This one, however, is brilliant and wonderfully accurate.

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

psmag.com link posted by c_prompt in parenting

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

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TIL maps are intentionally distorted and make less developed countries look smaller

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