Image of TIL that, only after millions of Jews were herded into railroad cars destined for death and the remaining in dilapidated ghetto housing, a small resistance (ZOB) organized. It was wiped out within a month. Too little, too late. Lesson: pay attention and don't wait too long to resist.
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Lucia Valero
valme.io link posted by in Valero Fine Art
Lucia Valero Inman is a realistic painter specialized in oil painting and in portraits. She was born in Murcia, Spai...
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Integrity and Art
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I assume we have all wondered about the meaning of integrity at one point or another in our lives. This idea has always been in my mind, and that's why I've decided to write a little essay...
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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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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...
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Everything You Know About Fitness Is a Lie
mensjournal.com link posted by 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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Why is Modern Art so Bad?
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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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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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RSS feeds to simplify your job search
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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...
css templates would help submissions
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It's great that you allow .css to be included in posts but I've a suggestion. After writing my first (significant) post, I think people who want to make blog posts look nice will want to use...
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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.
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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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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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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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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 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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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...
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Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that extends alkaline battery life 800%. Someone thought it was hot enough to go to jail for.
macworld.com link posted by in technology
Count the number of alkaline batteries in your house. Now consider replacing those batteries eight times less often. If Batteriser delivers, it could be a game changer. Bob Roohparvar tells...
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How to observe reality
editorial posted by 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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Over 5,000 Ph.D. graduates work as janitors – Why?
whenyouputitthatway.com link posted by in education
As more and more try to attend colleges, either college degrees will be watered down (something already happening I suspect) or drop-out rates will rise. The relentless claims of the Obama adminis...
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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Trader Joe’s shrugged
vvdailypress.com link posted by 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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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...
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From Bump to Buzz
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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").
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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.
editorial posted by in writing
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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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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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...
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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Suggestion for latest activity
editorial posted by in SuggestionBox
Would it be difficult to add an option to limit latest activity to posts? It would make it easier to see what's new.
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Image of Study: Most women fake orgasms- but why? About 60% of women in survey report having faked orgasm during intercourse or oral sex
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...
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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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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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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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The mainstream of human progress: individual freedom and the principles of cooperation
editorial posted by in politics Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
Throughout most of human civilization, centuries of men have starved, died from the elements (for lack of proper housing), suffered terrible health, and barely lived. Even today, starvation kills m...
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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 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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“race is simply not a level of biological division …in…humans”
lewrockwell.com link posted by in politics
In the spirit of Morgan Freeman's excellent advice on how to solve the race problem and just "stop talking about it," I'm reposting this thoughtful perspective from lewrockwell.com. Rachel Dol...
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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.
crypto101.io link posted by in hacking
Start to finish: Comes with everything you need to understand complete systems such as SSL/TLS: block ciphers, stream ciphers, hash functions, message authentication codes, public key encrypt...
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Freewill: You Never Forget Your First Love
editorial posted by in objectivism
Her name was Nicky Romashko. Though I'm having a hard time remembering our ages (probably about 10), it was sometime during grade school that I experienced my first love. If you'll allow me the pun,...
Dad Who Beat Son's Rapist Had Just 14 Words for Him at Sentencing… And They're Chilling
conservativetribune.com link posted by 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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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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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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Free guacamole & chips from Chipotle; play the game!
guachunter.com link posted by in freebies
Thanks to a friend, play a silly Spot the Difference game online from Chipotle and earn a free guacamole & chips! No winning required. Equivalent to "hey, everyone gets a trophy today!" but.....fr...
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The Logic of Hunger Striking Palestinians: When Starvation Is a Weapon
middleeastmonitor.com link posted by 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,...
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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Samsung warns customers not to discuss personal information in front of smart TVs
theweek.com link posted by in technology
Samsung has confirmed that its "smart TV" sets are listening to customers' every word, and the company is warning customers not to speak about personal information while near the TV sets. The...
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This massive ocean cleaning system from a 21-year-old inventor will launch next year. The Ocean Cleanup, developing technologies to extract, prevent and intercept plastic pollution
theoceancleanup.com link posted by in environment
Back in 2011, then 16-year-old Boyan Slat, together with a friend started studying oceanic plastic pollution, and the problems associated with cleaning it up, whilst doing a high school science proje...
GetNotified when something happens
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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...
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Economics 101
imgur.com link posted by in economics
I'm into economic equality, but I'm a pragmatist.
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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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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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How to draw an apple
valme.io link posted by in drawing
Whenever I've thought about art during my life, I've considered the development techniques an important part, no matter the area (e.g., painting, writing, photography, sculpture, film). Lea...
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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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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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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Torture (HBO)
youtube.com link posted by in politics
The US Senate Torture Report revealed horrifying details of America's interrogation program. Helen Mirren will fill you in.
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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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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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Teachers Pay Teachers - an online marketplace where teachers get paid for the educational resources they create for their own classes
teacherspayteachers.com link posted by in teaching
Thought some of you would find this interesting considering what you're trying to accomplish on valME. This website has 1,000,000 free and priced teaching resources created by teachers where you...
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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...
Image of 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
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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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...
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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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Train for a marathon in 18 weeks
editorial posted by in running Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
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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Absolutism vs. relativism - is truth subjective?
editorial posted by in philosophy Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
Nowadays, relativism is a philosophy acclaimed by many; they defend it as a natural human truth and develop a way of living based on it. Whenever I hear or read a relativist, I feel the profound wi...
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15 adorable relationship tips from kids
studentbeans.com link posted by in dating
What do most people do on a date?
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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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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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...
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The origin of smiley faces/emoticons - Smiley Lore :-)
cs.cmu.edu link posted by in technology
tl/dr: The original smiley was proposed by Scott Fahlman at at Carnegie Mellon on Sept 19, 1982: 19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-) From: Scott E Fahlman <Fahlman at Cmu-...
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Outernet | Information for the World from Outer Space
outernet.is link posted by in technology
Outernet is a project to take the best content from Internet and make it available to the world for free using 150 micro satellites broadcasting from 600km above Earth. By leveraging datacasting techn...
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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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Life is not read-only
lifesnotreadonly.net link posted by in politics
They say it is piracy. Downright stealing from other people, that’s what downloading is. You’re taking something for sale and not paying for it. Do you shoplift, or break into houses?...
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...
Image of Looks like there's a new libertarian "country" to be started!
Looks like there's a new libertarian "country" to be started!
telegraph.co.uk link posted by in libertarian
Self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state whose founder admires Nigel Farage welcomes its first citizens on Friday, with the first 100 arrivals to be granted honorary citizenship
Image of Jello shots in orange peels - the "kids" will love them
Jello shots in orange peels - the "kids" will love them
editorial posted by 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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Illustrations
editorial posted by in Valero Fine Art
Empty - needs picture 1
Image of More punk, less hell!
More punk, less hell!
tagesanzeiger.ch link posted by   in anarchism
An extraordinary political experiment took place in Iceland: anarchists governed the capital city of Reykjavik for four years – and the amateurs achieved some astonishing successes. When Richard...
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Climate And Truth: A Tale Of Immorality?
wattsupwiththat.com link posted by in environment
The most recent aberration of climate science is the apparent cherry picking of ocean temperature data by government scientists, Richard Feely and Christopher Sabine. The objective is not to determ...
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...
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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...
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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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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:
Image of This Self-Stabilizing Boat's Deck Is Always Flat, Even in Rough Waters
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.
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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Is Maleficent an Anarchist Fable?
mises.org link posted by in anarcho-capitalism
The story of Sleeping Beauty always struck me as a libertarian fable. The central plot demonstrates the impotence of government: Aurora is cursed to prick her finger on a spinning wheel, and he...
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Killer Viruses - Should we make them?
editorial posted by in Infectious_Disease Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
We all have previously learned about the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918, which killed between 20-40 million people worldwide in our history classes. Now with the advance of modern molecular biology techn...
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Pixar's 22 rules to phenomenal storytelling
imgur.com link posted by in writing
Pixar story artist Emma Coats tweeted a series of "story basics," guidelines learned from her more senior colleagues on how to create appealing stories (images by Imgur user DrClaww):...
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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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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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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...
Image of 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.
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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 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'...
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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...
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 "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