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The Inevitability of Eugenics: A Race of Self-Designing Tinker Toys
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Mention of eugenics inevitably results in whoops of horror, gnashing of hair, rending of teeth, and discussion of Hitler. Occasionally, however, matters of importance merit discussion even if they...
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The Death of Discussion
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Remember Monty Python’s “Argument Clinic,” where Michael Palin is trying to procure an argument from John Cleese? Palin is frustrated that Cleese won’t move past contradictions. He insists...
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Americans Are Finally Learning About False Flag Terror. Governments from around the world admit they carry out false flag terror
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This tactic is so common that it was given a name for hundreds of years ago. “False flag terrorism” is defined as a government attacking its own people, then blaming others in order to justi...
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Whole Foods' John Mackey: Why Intellectuals Hate Capitalism - intellectuals resent businessman because they feel superior yet don't feel properly respected or rewarded
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They're jealous, he says, they side with rulers, and they don't understand how markets work. "Intellectuals have always disdained commerce" says Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey. T...
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When Prosecutors Lie and Judges Collude: Denise Lunsford, Cheryl V. Higgins, and the Wrongful Conviction of Mark Weiner
lewrockwell.com link posted by in politics
On Tuesday, July 14, Mark Weiner exited the regional jail in Charlottesville, Virginia, having been incarcerated there for a crime he never committed. He was facing nearly a decade in prison after be...
Image of TIL Chris Catrambone, a 33-year-old millionaire, swapped his million-dollar yacht for a fishing trawler and is personally funding rescue missions to save migrants. He wanted to do something with his money that's more meaningful.
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Morgan Freeman on Baltimore Protest Coverage: ‘F-ck the Media’
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...“Cameras actually distort the story. The story already happened. The story began with policy and apexed with Freddie Gray’s death. The story is simple. Gray died in state custody. Unlikely a...
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Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless
vox.com link posted by in psychology
It's no more scientifically valid than a BuzzFeed quiz. I've taken the MB test two times. It was clear to me from the questions that they could be answered so many different ways depending on context....
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TIL from a dentist how to floss my teeth in one minute - The One Minute Flossing Technique
youtube.com link posted by in todayilearned
Prevention is the secret to a happy dental life and long term health. Brushing is great but it doesn't remove all the bacterial film between your teeth. Flossing is the key to complete what brushing s...
Image of Dear Gay Community: Your Kids Are Hurting. I loved my mom’s partner, but another mom could never have replaced the father I lost.
Dear Gay Community: Your Kids Are Hurting. I loved my mom’s partner, but another mom could never have replaced the father I lost.
thefederalist.com link posted by in parenting
Gay community, I am your daughter. My mom raised me with her same-sex partner back in the ’80s and ’90s. She and my dad were married for a little while. She knew she was gay before they got mar...
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750 Words - Write every day. Learn a new habit... and about yourself.
750words.com link posted by in writing
★ What is this site about? It's about learning a new habit: Writing. Every. Day. I've long been inspired by an idea I first learned about in The Artist's Way called morning pages. Morning ...
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Image of Israel's Netanyahu Lied About Iran With Infamous "Clear Red Line" Threat, Mossad Leak Reveals
Israel's Netanyahu Lied About Iran With Infamous "Clear Red Line" Threat, Mossad Leak Reveals
zerohedge.com link posted by in politics
Binyamin Netanyahu’s dramatic declaration to world leaders in 2012 that Iran was about a year away from making a nuclear bomb was contradicted by his own secret service, according to a top-secret Mo...
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Jaded from dating - reasons why I cannot love you
thoughtcatalog.com link posted by in dating
Why is dating so difficult? Perhaps a parable will help explain: An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life... "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy....
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The Economy of Ideas. A framework for patents and copyrights in the Digital Age. (Everything you know about intellectual property is wrong.)
wired.com link posted by in technology
John Perry Barlow (the author of this article) used to be a songwriter for the Grateful Dead and is a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). It is as on-point today as it was when i...
Tracking a Bluetooth Skimmer Gang in Mexico (part I) - be cautious when using your credit/debit cards at ATMs, gas pumps, train ticket kiosks, movie rental machines, etc.
krebsonsecurity.com link posted by in technology
...I found at least 19 different ATMs that all apparently had been hacked from the inside and retrofitted with tiny, sophisticated devices that store and transmit stolen card data and PINs wireless...
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Every Breath You Take a capella
youtube.com link posted by in music
The group is called Vocal Sampling.
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Hotel California a capella
youtube.com link posted by in music
The group is called Vocal Sampling.
Image of Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway - With Me in It
Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway - With Me in It
wired.com link posted by in hacking
Important takeaways: Don't get Internet in your car Hackers often provide a great service to the world Hackers should be car manufacturers' best friends Car manufacturers are not to be...
Image of New Statue in Germany Illustrates Just How Much the Rest of the World Opposes the U.S. Police State
New Statue in Germany Illustrates Just How Much the Rest of the World Opposes the U.S. Police State
thefreethoughtproject.com link posted by in politics
“The statue pays homage to three who said no to war, to the lies that lead to war and to the intrusion into private life that helps to perpetuate war,” said Dormino, the artworks creator. Be...
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How we end up marrying the wrong people
thephilosophersmail.com link posted by in relationships
tl/dr: Given that marrying the wrong person is about the single easiest and also costliest mistake any of us can make (and one which places an enormous burden on the state, employers and the nex...
Image of Robot chef that can cook any of 2,000 meals at tap of a button to go on sale in 2017
Robot chef that can cook any of 2,000 meals at tap of a button to go on sale in 2017
factor-tech.com link posted by in cooking
I am absolutely getting this setup. THIS is what I consider food porn: Stirring, adjusting the temperature, pouring and adding ingredients are all basic skills for a chef but they’re slightly...
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I Don’t Believe in Religious Freedom
lewrockwell.com link posted by in politics
I don’t believe in religious freedom. Freedom should have nothing to do with one’s religious beliefs or lack thereof. The reason we intuitively have a concept like freedom is because we...
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Ayn Rand Haters Will Hate
huffingtonpost.com link posted by in objectivism
After reading Rand's most famous work, Atlas Shrugged, I find my thoughts on politics and life profoundly inspired. Her characters and philosophical convictions are unapologetically pragmatic and sim...
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Image of Jim Carrey on how his late father inspired him to follow his dreams... in 1 minute
Jim Carrey on how his late father inspired him to follow his dreams... in 1 minute
youtube.com link posted by in Note to Self
Funnyman, Jim Carrey, was on hand to give a moving commencement address to Maharishi University of Management's class of 2014 in which he revealed how his late father inspired him to follow his dream...
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Image of WinSun China builds world's first 3D printed villa and tallest 3D printed apartment building
WinSun China builds world's first 3D printed villa and tallest 3D printed apartment building
3ders.org link posted by in technology
On March 29, 2014, ten 3D printed houses, each measuring 200 square meters, appeared in Shanghai, China. The buildings were created entirely out of concrete using a gigantic 3D printer, and each cost...
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Simple Science Fitness. Burn Fat. Build Muscle. Be Healthy.
simplesciencefitness.com link posted by in health
Learn how to burn fat and build muscle naturally, backed up by science. The one-stop resource for nutrition and exercise information.
Image of The Progressive Decline of Freedom (includes list of things that were legal in 1975 but are illegal now)
The Progressive Decline of Freedom (includes list of things that were legal in 1975 but are illegal now)
lewrockwell.com link posted by in politics
The process by which the progressive mindset causes increases in the size, scope and power of government never ceases. Robert Wenzel, a leading Liberty Movement blogger, posted a list of things th...
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Ignorance and Myopia
jasonstotts.com link posted by in sex
I think the ignorance that surrounds sex is absolutely astounding. People tend to think that the way we think about and view sex here in our culture and time is the way it’s always been and...
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What's right with Hermione
boingboing.net link posted by in teens
14-year-old Naomi Horn says the heroine of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series remains a depressingly rare example of a fictional female respected for her education and intelligence. In Hermione&rsqu...
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Unschooling - The Case for Setting Your Kids Into the Wild
outsideonline.com link posted by in parenting
As a growing movement of unschoolers believe, a steady diet of standardized testing and indoor inactivity is choking the creativity right out of our kids. The alternative: set 'em free.
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Word Crimes - Weird Al’s New Video Teaches Grammar Using Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’
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From the Wired article: Set to the tune of disgraced crooner Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” we present you with “Word Crimes,” a takedown of English language abuse...
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The Ethics of Entrepreneurship and Profit
lewrockwell.com link posted by in anarcho-capitalism
By Hans-Hermann Hoppe June 23, 2014 In the most fundamental sense we are all, with each of our actions, always and invariably profit-seeking entrepreneurs. Whenever we act, we employ some...
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Teaching Kids the Value of Money
drhurd.com link posted by in parenting
The best way to raise financially responsible children is to teach them cause and effect. The idea is simple: Give kids logical consequences and explanations for your decisions. When possible, include...
Twelve Virtues of Rationality
yudkowsky.net link posted by in philosophy
The first virtue is curiosity. A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and that you desire to rel...
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“I’d rather be illegally alive than legally dead” – Teen Becomes a ‘Criminal’ and Beats His Crohn’s
thefreethoughtproject.com link posted by in health
A Colorado teenager named Coltyn Turner just celebrated the 22nd month of his debilitating Crohn's Disease being in remission, after beginning cannabis oil treatment. Turner's recovery has been nothi...
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Miraculous Stem Cell Breakthrough Reverses Multiple Sclerosis, Paralyzed Patients Walking Again
thefreethoughtproject.com link posted by in health
The wonders of stem cell therapy are being realized in a breakthrough medical trial that has reversed and halted the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS). This disease can suddenly attack healthy youn...
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Cold sore virus 'treats skin cancer'
bbc.com link posted by in cancer
A genetically engineered version of a virus that normally causes cold sores shows real promise for treating skin cancer, say researchers. The modified herpes virus is harmless to normal cells but...
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Elon Musk: The World's Raddest Man
waitbutwhy.com link posted by in technology
Chris Anderson, who runs TED Talks, calls Musk “the world’s most remarkable living entrepreneur.” Others know him as “the real life Iron Man,” and not for no reason—Jon Favreau actually...
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One dollar blood test using gold nanoparticles outperforms PSA screen for prostate cancer, study suggests
sciencedaily.com link posted by in science
A test that uses gold nanoparticles to detect early-stage prostate cancer costs less than $1, returns results in minutes and is more accurate than standard PSA screening, pilot studies show. The new t...
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Yo, Hallmark, I got some Valentines for ya
renegademothering.com link posted by in relationships
A little late for Valentine's Day but still very funny!
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How to Contemporary Dance (So You Think You Can Dance)
youtube.com link posted by in funny
Because I enjoy watching dance, a friend suggested I sample a few So You Think You Can Dance videos. Although I don't deny the talent of the performers, this pretty much explains much of what I saw...
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What It’s Like To Have An Extremely High IQ?
johnsimonds.com link posted by in Note to Self
“One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.”
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Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else (J.M. Barrie)
ccad.edu link posted by in Note to Self
They’ve been popping up on campus all semester: intricately worked chalkboard messages with one signature, #dangerdust. Dangerdust has captured the attention of students and taken social m...
Image of Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram
Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram
extremetech.com link posted by in technology
A bioengineer and geneticist at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have successfully stored 5.5 petabits of data — around 700 terabytes — in a single gram of DNA, smashing the previous DNA data density...
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Revised css guidance
editorial posted by in csstemplates
valME had a major upgrade yesterday. There are a few important changes regarding .css/style sheets. In the past, we've allowed users to add <style> tags to their posts and comments even thou...
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On Homophobia
jasonstotts.com link posted by in sex
Our category of identity traps us into its mold and this mold helps to shape our thoughts and behaviors. In this case, it is very much the person’s identification of himself as heterosexual...
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Artificial spleen cleans up blood
nature.com link posted by in science
Researchers have developed a high-tech method to rid the body of infections - even those caused by unknown pathogens. A device inspired by the spleen can quickly clean blood of everything from Escheri...
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Stanford scientists develop water splitter that runs on ordinary AAA battery
news.stanford.edu link posted by in environment
Hongjie Dai and colleagues have developed a cheap, emissions-free device that uses a 1.5-volt battery to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen gas could be used to power fuel cells in zer...
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Image of On Polysexuality (Revised)
On Polysexuality (Revised)
jasonstotts.com link posted by in sex
by Jason Stotts Summary: Our language related to sex must be expanded to capture all of the variations that we see in real life. And we need to understand this because sex is good and a valua...
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Our Comrade The Electron
static.pinboard.in link posted by in technology
The astonishing history of the amazing visionary and Russian engineer Lev Sergeyevich Termen, the pure awesomeness of the theremin he invented, and how technology can concentrate power and be used to...
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Introducing Me To European Nudity
2famous.tv link posted by in peace_on_earth
The neurotic journey of moving to Europe and taking all my clothes off in Germany
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Kids Bowl Free All Summer Long
kidsbowlfree.com link posted by in freebies
Registered kids receive 2 free games of bowling every day all summer long (valued at over $500 per child)
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[NSFW] If you only had x days to live, what would you do?
editorial posted by in askvalME
Perhaps it's cliché, but it is said there aren't any second chances in life. Religious beliefs aside, you get one shot at life and that's it. Death is inevitable. There isn't...
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Image of valME.io has a new video service: video.valME.io
valME.io has a new video service: video.valME.io
video.valme.io link posted by in videos
valME.io is like reddit but where karma converts to money. We want to help people profit when they add value to others. We're testing PeerTube's video platform* to support the goals of valME.io's con...
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Sum: how do you spend your life?
vimeo.com link posted by in Note to Self
A short film based on Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, a book by neuroscientist David Eagleman. In the afterlife you relive all your experiences, but this time with the events reshuf...
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Image of Google Votes: A Liquid Democracy Experiment on a Corporate Social Network [PDF]
Google Votes: A Liquid Democracy Experiment on a Corporate Social Network [PDF]
tdcommons.org link posted by in politics
Abstract This paper introduces Google Votes, an experiment in liquid democracy built on Google's internal corporate Google social network. Liquid democracy decision-making systems can scale to cov...
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Image of Your 2015 April Fool's Day Spoiler - pranks from around the Internet
Your 2015 April Fool's Day Spoiler - pranks from around the Internet
lifehacker.com link posted by in funny
‘Bout that time again, eh chaps? That’s right-o, it’s April Fool’s Day Again. But you’ve got stuff to do. You don’t have time for any funny business. So we’re here to collect all the...
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To Win Your World, Risk It All - Invest Everything in Your Vision and Be Willing to Lose It All
theundercurrent.org link posted by in business
A deeper look at what brought Tony Hsieh, CEO of the online shoe store Zappos.com, billion dollar success.
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Image of Peter Oborne - Why I have resigned from the Telegraph
Peter Oborne - Why I have resigned from the Telegraph
opendemocracy.net link posted by in UKpolitics
The coverage of HSBC in Britain's Daily Telegraph is a fraud on its readers. If major newspapers allow corporations to influence their content for fear of losing advertising revenue, democracy itself...
Image of 25 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Rumi
25 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Rumi
purposefairy.com link posted by in Note to Self
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Rumi, he was a Persian poet who lived more than 800 years ago and who wrote some of the most beautiful and most profound words that were ever written. There...
Image of Guilty until proven innocent: under new British guidelines, men accused of date rape will now be required to show their innocence. Defendants must be able to demonstrate that the complainant said yes to sex and did so "freely and knowingly."
Guilty until proven innocent: under new British guidelines, men accused of date rape will now be required to show their innocence. Defendants must be able to demonstrate that the complainant said yes to sex and did so "freely and knowingly."
telegraph.co.uk link posted by in UKpolitics
And those guidelines apply not only when the alleged victim may have been incapacitated by drink or drugs but when she has mental health problems or the accused held some sort of position of power....
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Image of Woody Harrelson: 'I'm an anarchist'
Woody Harrelson: 'I'm an anarchist'
usatoday.com link posted by in anarcho-capitalism
And Harrelson himself understands Katniss' unwillingness to live by rules that are meaningless to her. "I'm an anarchist. You've got to defy certain unnecessary rules. But there...
Image of Guide to Music Crowdfunding - Part 1: Fans with Benefits... "crowdfunding is birthing a market of direct fan sales that’s only growing exponentially'
Guide to Music Crowdfunding - Part 1: Fans with Benefits... "crowdfunding is birthing a market of direct fan sales that’s only growing exponentially'
bryank.im link posted by in music
This post is the first in a multi-part series on executing an optimal music crowdfunding campaign, gathered from my hands-on experience at Think Steady Inc. I’ll share a detailed roadmap of best...
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Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People
academic.udayton.edu link posted by in learn
Learn about music theory with this easy-to-understand online book which includes topics like pitch, rhythm, scales, intervals, and harmonics. Sections address music theory fundamentals, diatonic harmo...
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Why I'm Leaving Google After Only 9 Months
troysultan.com link posted by in business
I’d enter college as a biology major with the ambition of becoming a doctor. But ‘being a doctor’ in my head went something like this: I‘d graduate med school, hire a bunch...
Image of The Drone That Will Sail Itself Around the World
The Drone That Will Sail Itself Around the World
wired.com link posted by in sailing
The quest to build a drone that can make its way around the globe -- no crew necessary.
Image of Why Art Became Ugly
Why Art Became Ugly
atlassociety.org link posted by in art
Why has the art world of the twentieth-century adopted the ugly and the offensive? When has art in the twentieth century said anything encouraging about human relations, about mankind's potential...
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The Topography of Tears
rose-lynnfisher.com link posted by in science
The Topography of Tears is a study of 100 tears photographed through a standard light microscope. The project began in a period of personal change, loss, and copious tears. One day I wondered if my te...
Image of Responsive videos template - make sure users can see the full screen of the video on multiple devices
Responsive videos template - make sure users can see the full screen of the video on multiple devices
editorial posted by in csstemplates
Based on this excellent idea, some of us have been including style sheets (.css) in posts to make content look a whole lot nicer. However, I noticed that videos weren't showing properly on posts when...
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Image of Don't focus on what others say, how hard it is, the fear, the pain, or the mistakes - make the effort, be brave, and keep at it. Advice from Theodore Roosevelt's speech Citizenship in a Republic
Don't focus on what others say, how hard it is, the fear, the pain, or the mistakes - make the effort, be brave, and keep at it. Advice from Theodore Roosevelt's speech Citizenship in a Republic
editorial posted by in Note to Self
The speech Citizenship in a Republic was given at the Sorbonne in Paris, France on April 23, 1910. The excerpt reads: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the stro...
Image of Developing discipline through challenging situations and perhaps suffering along the way are no longer values that are promoted in our culture. People are increasingly reluctant to tell each other the truth about themselves
Developing discipline through challenging situations and perhaps suffering along the way are no longer values that are promoted in our culture. People are increasingly reluctant to tell each other the truth about themselves
goodreads.com link posted by in Note to Self
As an apprentice, it can be hard for us to challenge ourselves on our own in the proper way, and to get a clear sense of our own weaknesses. The times that we live in make this even harder. Develo...
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On Blogs in the Social Media Age - Capitalism vs. Collectivism
calnewport.com link posted by in capitalism
Interesting perspective that blogging provides better (i.e., higher quality) content while social media brings more voices into the online conversation: Blogs implement a capitalist attention m...
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You've been using the can opener all wrong
video.valme.io link posted by in cooking
Just be careful when you use this method as, even though it's MUCH easier, the can might be sharper. h/t: Cast Iron Chaos
Image of Little Girl Chooses to eat Broccoli Over Chocolates and Candies
Little Girl Chooses to eat Broccoli Over Chocolates and Candies
video.valme.io link posted by in food
This little girl refused to eat a variety of chocolates and candies offered to her by her mother. However, she looked pleased when a bowl of broccoli was set in front of her and munched on them happil...
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Motorcycle Ownership Rule #1 - Do Not Let Your Drunk Barefoot Girlfriend Test Drive Your Bike
video.valme.io link posted by in funny
h/t: https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/a0h53q/motorcycle_ownership_rule_1_do_not_let_your_drunk/
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Watch movies on YouTube for free (with ads)
youtube.com link posted by in movies
YouTube is now offering some movies for free.
Image of 50v50 Instructional Duos Or Squads (FORTNIGHT BATTLE ROYALE) - YouTube
50v50 Instructional Duos Or Squads (FORTNIGHT BATTLE ROYALE) - YouTube
youtube.com link posted by in Sophie's World
This video is about me talking about how to do duos squads and good strategies.
Image of LeBron James spouting off on gun control one day, then hiring armed guards to protect his family with another
LeBron James spouting off on gun control one day, then hiring armed guards to protect his family with another
bearingarms.com link posted by in pot.kettle.black
If anti-gunners didn't have double standards, they wouldn't have any at all. Another week, another example of hypocrisy among the elites.
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NYT Flashback: "If Donald Trump Targets Journalists, Thank Obama"
zerohedge.com link posted by in pot.kettle.black
Former President Obama has come under fire for what many have viewed as a hypocritical condemnation of President Trump during a Friday acceptance speech for his Ethics in Government award at the Un...
Image of HOW MUCH MONEY I MAKE ON YOUTUBE (not clickbait)
HOW MUCH MONEY I MAKE ON YOUTUBE (not clickbait)
youtube.com link posted by in business
This is exactly how much money I've made from YouTube in 4 years with receipts to prove it. ...and this is EXACTLY why content providers need platforms like valME.io: because our users earn mo...
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Debate: Be an Anarchist, Not a Minarchist
reason.com link posted by in anarcho-capitalism
Should we be satisfied with limited government rather than no government? AFFIRMATIVE: Private, Contractual Methods Are More Efficient and More Just (Katherine Mangu-Ward) NEGATIVE: In Praise o...
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Unpaid and abused: Moderators speak out against Reddit
engadget.com link posted by in ModTalk
Keeping Reddit free of racism, sexism and spam comes with a mental health risk. We spoke with 10 Reddit moderators about the abuse they face and lack of support from Reddit.
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‘It Feels Like a Derangement’: Menopause, Depression, & Me
nybooks.com link posted by in health
‘It feels impossible to beat’: how she was floored by menopause... For Rose George, menopause has proved far worse than ‘low moods’. It feels like a derangement. And what the hell is it for?...
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Someone was wondering about valME's voting buttons... Through our moderation features, you not only can select up to five karma types, but you even get to specify the names. From your Moderate dropd...
Image of Twitter Suspends Black Conservative For Changing NYT Bigot's Tweets From "White" To "Jewish" And "Black"
Twitter Suspends Black Conservative For Changing NYT Bigot's Tweets From "White" To "Jewish" And "Black"
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In response to the New York Times' decision to stand by their most recent hire - open bigot Sarah Jeong, who really hates white people, men (especially white men), and cops - black conservative Can...
Image of Fact Check: Did Obama Detain 90,000 Children At The Border? Yup. All of the unaccompanied minors detained under Obama were locked up in the exact same facilities Trump is using
Fact Check: Did Obama Detain 90,000 Children At The Border? Yup. All of the unaccompanied minors detained under Obama were locked up in the exact same facilities Trump is using
zerohedge.com link posted by in pot.kettle.black
And that's just for two years... while in 2011 the average stay in a government detention facility was 72 days... So to be clear - hundreds of thousands of migrant children whose parents sent t...
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Image of The political significance of LSD - the shifts in consciousness brought about by psychedelics could help to dissolve our fear of the other
The political significance of LSD - the shifts in consciousness brought about by psychedelics could help to dissolve our fear of the other
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“Microdosing” on psychedelic substances like LSD—ingesting just enough to heighten cognitive faculties, enhance creativity, improve concentration and alleviate depression—is currently back i...