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    Image of Dearest Daughter: My Graduation Card to You
    Dearest Daughter: My Graduation Card to You
    editorial posted by c_prompt in c_prompt
    My daughter is graduating from eighth grade today. I bought her a card and gift, both which reflect a few of my fundamental wishes for her. Despite spending $6.00 for the card (why are cards so ex...

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    Image of Why You're My Friend
    Why You're My Friend
    editorial posted by c_prompt in relationships Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    I enjoy writing. It helps me think and organize my thoughts. It prompts me to constantly ask why. The other day, I discussed with someone the difficulty I was having selecting a topic to write abou...

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    Image of What's scientific about political science? Nothing.
    What's scientific about political science? Nothing.
    lewrockwell.com link posted by b_independent in politics
    They call it political science. They study things such as the origins of the state, history, political ideologies, law, war, taxes, regulation, international relations, and free trade. They claim t...

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    Image of The Morality of Bitcoin (Or Why One Libertarian Has It All Wrong)
    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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    Image of Why is Modern Art so Bad?
    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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    Image of Self Reflections in Art
    Self Reflections in Art
    editorial posted by Clarisse88 in Clarisse88 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    Art is a reflection of what we are. It is the essence of our own existence, the key that leads us to the world outside, and it returns to us a door leading inside ourselves. Creating art is to inve...

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    Image of I lack imagination
    I lack imagination
    editorial posted by c_prompt 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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    Image of My favorite quotes
    My favorite quotes
    editorial posted by b_independent in b_independent Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    I love quotes. The ones to which I most relate become a part of me. They inspire me. They guide me. They strengthen my resolve. They reinforce my values. They comfort me. These are mine (without a...

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    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 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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    Image of How America is like a bad boyfriend... and the irony is she's being lectured by a Brit
    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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    Image of Integrity and Art
    Integrity and Art
    editorial posted by Clarisse88 in art Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    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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    Image of Let's teach kids philosophy. You really can't start too soon, I've found.
    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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    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 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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    Image of Intellectual Independence
    Intellectual Independence
    editorial posted by Clarisse88 in philosophy
    Throughout history, humans have repeatedly attempted to understand the nature of their existence. For some, it is a personal quest to understand the roots of human behavior. For others, the motivat...

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    Image of Freewill: You Never Forget Your First Love
    Freewill: You Never Forget Your First Love
    editorial posted by b_independent in objectivism
    Her name was Nicky Romashko. Though I'm having a hard time remembering our ages (probably about 10), it was sometime during grade school that I experienced my first love. If you'll allow me the pun,...

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    Image of TIL that TIL is only allowed in TIL
    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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    Image of 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?
    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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    Image of A Treatise on the Nonexistence of Art: Pretty Nearly, Anyway
    A Treatise on the Nonexistence of Art: Pretty Nearly, Anyway
    fredoneverything.org link posted by c_prompt 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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    Rules of Success to Adopt by Age 13
    garynorth.com link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self
    I don't agree with everything on his list, but included are many great principles. Here is why you should take me seriously. I was born in 1942. I have seen what works and what doesn't. I hav...

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    Image of What is love's purpose?
    What is love's purpose?
    editorial posted by Clarisse88 in relationships Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    Being young, I don't have as much experience with love as others, yet the ideas around it keep me up at night. Often, I've thought it might be productive to write some of them down. Roma...

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    Image of Watch What Happens After A 13-Year-Old Boy Leaves “Public Education”
    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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    Image of The lovely Corrine is now teaching prostitutes about Bitcoin - "Sexworkers guide to... Paying for advertising with bitcoin"
    The lovely Corrine is now teaching prostitutes about Bitcoin - "Sexworkers guide to... Paying for advertising with bitcoin"
    aboutcorrine.wordpress.com link posted by c_prompt in bitcoin
    Cook County (Illinois) Sheriff Tom Dart wrote in letters to Visa and MasterCard that it is “increasingly indefensible for any corporation to continue to willfully play a central role in an...

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    Image of God Realizes He Forgot To Put Souls In Humans
    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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    Image of Captured, Cuffed, and Jailed: A Personal Story - Jeffrey Tucker
    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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    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 c_prompt 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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    Image of In defense of Google
    In defense of Google
    editorial posted by digdug in technology Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    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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    From cries to contentedness
    editorial posted by c_prompt in c_prompt
    As I’m walking on my treadmill while working to the sounds of life passing by my open window, I hear the distant cry in frustration of a neighbor’s daughter (as all parents learn to differenti...

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    Image of Thoughts From Within - a poem by Woody Harrelson (with video)
    Thoughts From Within - a poem by Woody Harrelson (with video)
    youtube.com link posted by c_prompt 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...

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    Image of Diane Ackerman on What Working at a Suicide Prevention Hotline Taught Her about the Human Spirit
    Diane Ackerman on What Working at a Suicide Prevention Hotline Taught Her about the Human Spirit
    brainpickings.org link posted by c_prompt in psychology
    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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    Image of Life is not read-only
    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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    Image of The mainstream of human progress: individual freedom and the principles of cooperation
    The mainstream of human progress: individual freedom and the principles of cooperation
    editorial posted by b_independent 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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    Image of Lisp: Learning to Think about Thinking | Restless Device
    Lisp: Learning to Think about Thinking | Restless Device
    restlessdevice.com link posted by jeffs in programming
    Great podcast about the Lisp programming language and why it's special.
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    Image of An Open Letter to Young Muslims Everywhere: The Seed of Triumph in Every Adversity
    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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    Put the “Ph” Back in PhD. We need big thinkers, but the current system teaches students to think small.
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