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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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• journalism,
• Saudi Arabia,
• Israel,
• Palestine,
• torture,
• wrongful imprisonment,
• freedom,
• human rights,
• justice

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Smith's Reef

editorial posted by maker in 2gringosincaribbean

Monday, October 18, 2010 I well remember while hoping that you don't that in our last post I said I was going to start making smaller posts more frequently. And it was my intention. But as some wi...

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• sailing,
• Coral Reef,
• Grace Bay,
• Smith's Reef,
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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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• sailing,
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• Inflatable Kayak,
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Bugaloo's Conch Crawl

editorial posted by maker 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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Stuart Hameroff on Singularity 1on1: Consciousness is More than Computation!

editorial posted by Clarisse88 in science

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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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• police state,
• philosophy,
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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

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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• civil liberties,
• coercion,
• liberty,
• rule of law,
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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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• gold,
• bitcoin,
• free,
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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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• google,
• capitalism,
• advertising,
• NSA,
• snowden,
• philosophy,
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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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• children,
• parenting,
• philosophy,
• independence

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Stephen King's Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully - in Ten Minutes

msu.edu link posted by digdug in writing

Written in 1988, his friendly advice and key points continue to be relevant: Be talented Be neat Be self-critical Remove every extraneous word Never look at a reference book while d...

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• storytelling,
• books,
• writing tips

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Three days in Beijing with three of the world’s most famous dissidents

fusion.net link posted by digdug in politics

As a result of their activism, Ai Weiwei, Jacob Appelbaum, and Laura Poitras have become three of the most justifiably paranoid people in the world. Long live Tor.

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• privacy,
• NSA,
• Wikileaks,
• China,
• tor,
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Pixar's 22 rules to phenomenal storytelling

imgur.com link posted by c_prompt 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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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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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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GetNotified when something happens

getnotifiedapp.com link posted by shibuya246 in shibuya246

Ever wanted to get notified about an upcoming event or get timely news about something happening near you? This site does exactly that. You type in what you want to be kept up-to-date about, and the...

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• search,
• notify

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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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• singing,
• overtone,
• music

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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 digdug 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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• business

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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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• copyright,
• patent. amazon

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Is This How We'll Cure Cancer?

forbes.com link posted by c_prompt in cancer

With a radical new treatment, Joseph Jimenez is dedicating Novartis to one overarching mission: vanquishing mankind's ancient adversary. Its breakthrough might be the most tangible... ever....

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

youtu.be link posted by c_prompt 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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Live long and prosper - the philosophy of Star Trek

editorial posted by b_independent 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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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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• philosophy,
• copyright,
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How Blogging Can Advance Your Career - A Personal Perspective

twintechs.com link posted by peace_on_earth in writing

if you’re not sharing your ideas, code, solutions to problems, and the like via a blog or other social content tools then you’re doing yourself a disservice. When I look back at how I...

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Good form - etiquette and manners in conversation

books.google.com link posted by b_independent in relationships

Some people make such a fuss about having good manners. But perhaps there is good reason for doing so. Proper etiquette is a way to show that you care about someone. It also helps people feel more...

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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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• film,
• space

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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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Why I No Longer Give Away My Music | On the Commons

onthecommons.org link posted by digdug in music

How the digital music biz makes it difficult for musicians to offer free downloads By Bob Ostertag Bob Ostertag’s article (below) about how the music industry makes it increasingly di...

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• YouTube,
• music download,
• music,
• Bob Ostertag,
• copyright,
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Will real anarchists please step forward?

editorial posted by b_independent in anarchism

Anarchy is messed up. There are many different factions claiming to be anarchists and most don't seem to have a clue as to what they are talking about. Additionally, far too many incorrectly as...

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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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Economics 101

imgur.com link posted by digdug in economics

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

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Outernet | Information for the World from Outer Space

outernet.is link posted by c_prompt 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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Noah's Ark...

editorial posted by digdug in atheism

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Local Vs Organic - What to Buy

editorial posted by swynts 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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• organic,
• local,
• food,
• health

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I believe...

editorial posted by alice in alice

I believe... That just because two people argue, It doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, It doesn't mean they do love each other....

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The mainstream of human progress: individual freedom and the principles of cooperation

editorial posted by b_independent in politics

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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• economics,
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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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css templates would help submissions

editorial posted by digdug in SuggestionBox

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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Fecal Matter On Shoes | The 'ewww!' on your shoe

articles.baltimoresun.com link posted by c_prompt 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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• bacteria,
• shoes,
• cleanliness,
• children

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Killer Viruses - Should we make them?

editorial posted by Yield4Nothing in Infectious_Disease

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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• virus,
• pandemic,
• aerosol,
• bioterrorism,
• biosafety,
• public health

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Windows patch KB 3139929: When a security update is not a security update. Microsoft buried a Get Windows 10 ad generator inside this month's Internet Explorer security patch for Windows 7 and 8.1.

infoworld.com link posted by digdug in windows

If Microsoft's documentation is correct, installing Patch Tuesday's KB 3139929 security update for Internet Explorer also installs a new Windows 10 ad-generating routine called KB 3146449. Man...

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• conspiracy,
• advertising,
• security

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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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• philosophy,
• children,
• education,
• LISP

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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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• Islam,
• religion,
• Muslim,
• philosophy,
• war,
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TIL it doesn't matter which side of the aluminum foil you use

reynoldskitchens.com link posted by c_prompt in todayilearned

According to Reynolds Wrap: What side of the foil should I use, shiny or dull? With standard and heavy duty foil, it’s perfectly fine to place your food on either side so you can decide if...

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• cooking,
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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 c_prompt 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...

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• plastic,
• ocean cleanup,
• pollution

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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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• philosophy,
• education

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Father and daughter do awesome Beatles "Revolution" cover. Parent-child bonding, done so right.

youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in FeelGood

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• parenting,
• children,
• music,
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Scientists Baffled After Finding 10th Century Medicine that Kills Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbug’ MRSA

thefreethoughtproject.com link posted by c_prompt 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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Looks like there's a new libertarian "country" to be started!

telegraph.co.uk link posted by Clarisse88 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

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• liberland,
• libertarian,
• freedom

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Yes, You Can Catch Insanity: Reviving the debate about the immune system and mental illness.

nautil.us link posted by c_prompt in health

One day in March 2010, Isak McCune started clearing his throat with a forceful, violent sound. The New Hampshire toddler was 3, with a Beatles mop of blonde hair and a cuddly, loving personality. H...

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• psychology,
• science,
• medicine,
• immunopsychiatry,
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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!"

bbc.co.uk link posted by digdug in politics

Do you recall this memorable scene in the movie A Few Good Men? It appears Dick Cheney is now playing Jack Nicholson's character Colonel Jessep. The BBC's headline is "President George W...

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• torture,
• conspiracy,
• liberty,
• freedom,
• rights,
• waterboarding,
• movies

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Self-change is tough, but not impossible, nor does it have to be traumatic. Here are 10 principles necessary for successful change.

psychologytoday.com link posted by c_prompt in Note to Self

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13 Amazing Food & Life Hacks You Need to Know Right Now

offthemeathook.com link posted by digdug 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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• food,
• dining,
• alcohol

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25 Of The Most Creative Sculptures And Statues From Around The World

news.distractify.com link posted by alice in FeelGood

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• photography,
• travel,
• art

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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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The Search for Exceptional Genomes. They walk among us. Natural experiments, living ordinary lives, unaware that their genes may hold the clue to the next superdrug.

technologyreview.com link posted by digdug in science

Ten years ago, scientists discovered that some people are naturally missing working copies of a gene known as PCSK9. The consequences of the mutation were extraordinary. These people, including a T...

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• genetics,
• transhumanism,
• technology,
• DNA,
• disease,
• biomedicine,
• drugs

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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 c_prompt 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...

• 1 comment
• philosophy,
• education,
• writing,
• self-help,
• technology,
• self-publishing,
• transhumanism,
• robotics,
• science,
• singularity,
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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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• Poetry,
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Actual election turnout far lower than reported - only one-third of eligible Americans vote

america.aljazeera.com link posted by digdug in politics

Turnout figures don’t tell the whole story because there are tens of millions of unregistered voting-age Americans. 70 million U.S. citizens of voting age are not currently registered voters. On...

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• election

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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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• economics,
• millennials

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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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Free Excel, OpenOffice, and Google Templates and Spreadsheets

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Great selection of free and very useful templates provided by Vertex42.com, including: Calendars & Schedules Excel Calendar Template Yearly Calendar Template Monthly Calendar...

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TIL the US government infected unsuspecting blacks and Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea in order to study the effects of the diseases and to experiment with cures, and a scientist is now claiming they did the same with Ebola just before the outbreak

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Between 1946 and 1948, the United States government under President Harry S. Truman in collaboration with Guatemalan President Juan José Arévalo and his health officials deliberately...

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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 c_prompt 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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The Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto

lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in anarcho-capitalism

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Entering the Intelligence Labyrinth

original.antiwar.com link posted by c_prompt in politics

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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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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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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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More punk, less hell!

tagesanzeiger.ch link posted by  c_prompt 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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Why I won’t work for Google

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Brilliant response from Niklas Femerstrand to Google's attempt to recruit him.

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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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IKEA vs Apple

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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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Math exercise - expand.

viralcircus.com link posted by c_prompt in funny

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

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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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Study: Most women fake orgasms- but why? About 60% of women in survey report having faked orgasm during intercourse or oral sex

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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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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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So Jesus comes back to Earth...

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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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New research sheds light on how the body regulates fundamental neuro-hormone

bristol.ac.uk link posted by c_prompt in health

New research has revealed a previously unknown mechanism in the body which regulates a hormone that is crucial for motivation, stress responses and control of blood pressure, pain and appetite. The br...

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Told my gf I saw a girl at the grocery store that looked just like her. She asked "Was she pretty?"

reddit.com link posted by peace_on_earth in AdviceAnimals

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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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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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Highlight differences between private messages and posts

editorial posted by Yield4Nothing in SuggestionBox

 Since I'm still relatively new to ValME, a suggestion would be to make more of a distinction between private messages in the inbox and what is actually posted/visible on the actual original post. Th...

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Free guacamole & chips from Chipotle; play the game!

guachunter.com link posted by Yield4Nothing 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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Chicken Soup for the Cold - Foods That Fight the Common Cold

lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in health

Make sure to read Dr. Mercola's full article at the link and watch all the videos but this is a good summary:

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Free, stackable F-Secure Freedome VPN coupon codes; each voucher gives you 3 years - get many, many years for free

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Each My Safe account gives you three 1-year codes for a Virtual Private Network (VPN); you can stack as many as your wish or use on various devices. Make a free account at f-secure safe (https:...

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Hajj Stampede Accident - At least 700+ people killed

goo.gl link posted by pabloapicco in worldnews

At least 700 people were killed, and 719 were injured, in a stampede near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday morning.

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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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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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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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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 c_prompt 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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I’ve Been Doing Painting Videos All Wrong

zedshaw.com link posted by c_prompt in painting

For the last year or so I’ve been obsessed with watching instructional videos for painting. I probably own a few thousand dollars worth of videos, plus a subscription to Lynda.com and ArtistsNetw...

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Scientists retrieve lost memories using optogenetics

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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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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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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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Climate And Truth: A Tale Of Immorality?

wattsupwiththat.com link posted by digdug 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...

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Epix is offering a free trial of their unlimited movie/TV show streaming service. Requires free account but no credit card info is needed to sign up. (Ends 3/16/15)

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Huge number of free movies. List of all movies is here.

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Scientists discover infinite energy: toast always lands butter-side down. Cats always land on their feet...

memedepot.com link posted by c_prompt in funny

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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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NATO 1949: The Origin of an Offensive, Expansionist, Imperialist Military Alliance

globalresearch.ca link posted by c_prompt in politics

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, was launched sixty five years ago following the signature of the Atlantic Pact in 1949. The original member states that came together under US tutelage...

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Putin to Western elites: Play-time is over. Probably the most important political speech since Churchill's “Iron Curtain” 1946 speech. Russia sees the outbreak of global war as almost inevitable, is prepared for it, and is continuing to prepare for it.

cluborlov.blogspot.fi link posted by c_prompt in politics

Make sure to read the full transcript at the link. Most people in the English-speaking parts of the world missed Putin's speech at the Valdai conference in Sochi a few days ago, and, chances...

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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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Are You Eating Enough?

undergroundmedic.com link posted by c_prompt 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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So this one-legged man walks into a bar

everything2.com link posted by digdug in dating

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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.

sailfeed.com link posted by c_prompt in sailing

Per two statutes, 14 U.S.C. § 89(a)2 and 19 U.S.C. §1581(a), the US Coast Guard has virtually unlimited authority to stop, board, and search vessels without any suspicion of wrongdoing. No...

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