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Monday, October 28, 2013

I challenged hackers to investigate me and what they found out is chilling



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http://pandodaily.com/2013/10/26/i-challenged-hackers-to-investigate-me-and-what-they-found-out-is-chilling/

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The Colorful Mr Eggleston : John Paul Caponigro – Digital Photography Workshops, DVDs, eBooks

For my photographer friends...

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http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/blog/12318/the-colorful-mr-eggleston/

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Friday, October 25, 2013

The Colbert Report



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https://www.facebook.com/thecolbertreport/posts/10151736456371939

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This is not a spam ad - we really are purring our city apartment up for rent, starting January 1. If you know of any prospective tenants and refer them to us, we would be very grateful forever :-)

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http://www.postlets.com/rtpb/9951715

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

A lifetime achievement award for Stanley Tigerman

“ Chicago News Now (@chicagonewsnow): A lifetime achievement award for Stanley Tigerman http://dlvr.it/4Bz2nY #chicago”

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http://dlvr.it/4Bz2nY

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GoPro: Backflip Over 72ft Canyon - Kelly McGarry Red Bull Rampage 2013

Don't try this at home.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76VEPXYaI0

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The 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since the Wheel

“ The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic): The 50 greatest breakthroughs and inventions since the wheel http://theatln.tc/1czX7LV”

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http://theatln.tc/1czX7LV

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Like Israel, Pakistan Is an Experiment in Nationalism—With Mixed Results

I had never before put together the facts that both Israel and Pakistan were created at the same time as a result of the the dismantling of the British Empire. I wonder how that Empire will be judged by historians 2000 years from now - if there are historians 2000 years from no.

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http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/150051/pakistan-an-experiment#ds1b8DUKm9427B8I.01

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Scott Adams Blog: Video Interview of Me on Forbes 10/23/2013

Very good advice for work and life. Everything I need to know I learned from a Dilbert strip - but it was too late to do me any good.

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http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/video_interview_of_me_on_forbes/

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

“What is the Holocaust?” is a Hard Question for Too Many College Students

The ignorance of these kids is astounding. So is the view that kids should need not know anything beyond the school curriculum.

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http://www.kveller.com/blog/parenting/what-is-the-holocaust-is-a-hard-question-for-too-many-high-school-grads/

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Learning Photography Boosts Memory in Seniors, Study Finds

Hah!

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetaPixel/~3/X3KRESyrTHg/

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Mapped: What Global Cyberwar Looks Like in Real Time

The new World of Warfare

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http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/10/22/map_what_global_cyberwar_looks_like_in_real_time_google_ddos_attacks

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The highly unusual company behind Siracha, the world’s coolest hot sauce

Huh. Who knew?

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http://qz.com/132738/the-highly-unusual-company-behind-siracha-the-worlds-coolest-hot-sauce/

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Six Key Parts of a New Report That May Change Your View on Drones

The real threat posed by drones is that when the technology falls in to really evil hands, nobody will be safe. Public figures will be falling like flies. Every weapon spreads to the worst possible places.

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/22/six-key-parts-of-a-new-report-that-may-change-your-view-on-drones.html

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Monday, October 21, 2013

What Does Benjamin Franklin Have to Do With Obamacare?

"All the property that is necessary to a Man, for the Conservation of the Individual and the Propagation of the Species, is his natural Right, which none can justly deprive him of: But all Property superfluous to such purposes is the Property of the Publick, who, by their Laws, have created it, and who may therefore by other laws dispose of it, whenever the Welfare of the Publick shall demand such Disposition. He that does not like civil Society on these Terms, let him retire and live among Savages. He can have no right to the benefits of Society, who will not pay his Club towards the Support of it." --Benjamin Franklin

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http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/10/What-Does-Benjamin-Franklin-Have-to-Do-With-Obamacare/280735/

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ScienceDaily

Very cool. I have always found the "out of Africa" hypothesis personally compelling ;-/

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https://www.facebook.com/sciencedaily/posts/10151659154542181

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9 Out Of 10 Americans Are Completely Wrong About This Mind-Blowing Fact

Frightening. Revolutions are born out of this social climate.

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http://www.utrend.tv/v/9-out-of-10-americans-are-completely-wrong-about-this-mind-blowing-fact/

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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Language Log » Linguistic change on a short time scale

Very cool animation. Lisa Moss a name leader for most of the 60s.

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http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=7980

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Dilbert comic strip for 10/20/2013 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.



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http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2013-10-20/

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

Dilbert comic strip for 10/19/2013 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.



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http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2013-10-19/

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Language Log » Bad Science



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http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=7952

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Friday, October 18, 2013

The Art of Amazement Blog / a.k.a. Table Talk: What Happy People Do (and So Can You)

ll good, except #11 which I still cannot grok.

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http://rabbiseinfeld.blogspot.com/2013/10/what-happy-people-do-and-so-can-you.html

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12 trends shaping digital news

News about News...

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http://pewrsr.ch/H4jKwM

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Learn How to Light.

Cheep indeed!

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http://strobist.blogspot.com/2013/10/your-real-estate-agent-would-like-some.html

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Compilation of cats stealing dog beds (VIDEO)

If only our politicians were as civil...

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http://www.edisproduction.de/2013/10/16/compilation-of-cats-stealing-dog-beds/

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One Guy With A Marker Just Made The Global Warming Debate Completely Obsolete

Think about it...

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http://www.upworthy.com/one-guy-with-a-marker-just-made-the-global-warming-debate-completely-obsolete-7?g=2&c=ufb1

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What the Senate Deal Reveals About the Economic Divides in U.S. Politics

"A minority of Americans seems committed to a past that never quite existed and hopes for a future that seems rather unlikely."

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http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2013/10/what-senate-deal-reveals-about-economic-divides-us-politics/7268/

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This Guy Just Won A Nobel Prize. He Has Something To Say About The USA That You Should Hear.

Good stuff.

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http://www.upworthy.com/this-guy-just-won-a-nobel-prize-he-has-something-to-say-about-the-usa-that-you-should-hear-5?g=2&c=ufb1

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Everyone Should Know What This Cop Has Done

Wonderful. This guy should go into politics - maybe he can restore some civility to Congress. Headslap! Naah.

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http://www.upworthy.com/everyone-should-know-what-this-cop-has-done?g=3&c=bl3

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

H.R. 2775: No Subsidies Without Verification Act -- Senate Vote #219 -- Oct 16, 2013

This is bizarre. Our Congress cannot get anything done without lying to itself, even if the result was what everyone wanted. "This bill was introduced regarding an unrelated matter. It had been passed by the House. On Oct. 16, the Senate amended the text of the bill, rewriting it completely with the negotiated deal. The Senate then passed the revised bill and sent it back to the House for a final vote."

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https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/113-2013/s219

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7 Ways to Be Insufferable on Facebook

So, in what category does this fall?

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wait-but-why/annoying-facebook-behavior_b_4081038.html

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The Political-Monetary Complex

“In Washington, the view is that the banks are to be regulated,” the Alabama congressman told the News. “My view is that Washington and the regulators are there to serve the banks.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/16/opinion/edsall-the-political-monetary-complex.html?pagewanted=all

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The Top 10 Things Every Voter Should Know About Money-in-Politics | OpenSecrets

I am beginning to understand the system of checks and balances. Suckers write checks, and the politicians' bank balances grow.

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http://bit.ly/1436npq

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Why Your Brain Needs More Downtime: Scientific American

I think I need a snooze now...

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http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=mental-downtime&WT.mc_id=SA_facebook

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Monday 14 October 2013 :: Bonsai, Botanic Garden



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http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3567923

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Tuesday 15 October 2013 :: Cabbage Steaks



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http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3567924

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Super duper full-featured paper map

Now this is a a breakthrough.

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http://flowingdata.com/2013/10/15/super-duper-full-featured-paper-map/

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Bruce Lindner

I would support anyone that Klayman opposes. I do not understand why he should not be prosecuted for sedition. Look it up.

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https://www.facebook.com/macbruce/posts/10151944026506145

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Monday, October 14, 2013

Congress Did Something So Spectacularly Creepy That It's Too Unbelievable To Make Up

These guys are playing with the lives, livelihood and health of millions of Americans.

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http://www.upworthy.com/congress-did-something-so-spectacularly-creepy-that-its-too-unbelievable-to-make-up?g=2&c=ufb1

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Behind Flurry of Killing, Potency of Hate

Behind Flurry of Killing, Potency of Hate

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http://nyti.ms/1bm2m0G

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Feeling superior about your political beliefs is a bipartisan issue



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http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/10/feeling-superior-about-your-political-beliefs-is-a-bipartisan-issue/

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Google To Start Using Your Profile Picture And Name in Ads, Here’s How To Opt Out | Redmond Pie

Now is the time to opt out.

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http://www.redmondpie.com/google-to-start-using-your-profile-picture-and-name-in-ads-heres-how-to-opt-out/

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Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Hippies Must Have Tampered With These Numbers, Right?



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http://www.upworthy.com/hippies-must-have-tampered-with-these-numbers-right-5?g=2&c=ufb1

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Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Chicago Timelapse Project - Windy City Nights

For all my out-of-Chicago friends -- come visit and we will show you around.

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http://vimeo.com/76293321

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Why Are Hundreds of Harvard Students Studying Ancient Chinese Philosophy?

Interesting. Close ties to halacha. Do it! Don't fret about belief!

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http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/10/why-are-hundreds-of-harvard-students-studying-ancient-chinese-philosophy/280356/

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Congressmen Pressure Boehner To Close House Members-Only Gym

But where would he get to use his tanning machine?

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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/10/08/2753831/congressmen-pressure-gym-closure/

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Demand a Vote: Tell Boehner to Stop the Shutdown



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http://www.dccc.org/gop-shutdown?source=fb_auto_share_gopshutdown.com

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Belgian Physicist and Holocaust Survivor Francois Englert Wins Physics Nobel Prize at 80



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http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/148155/holocaust-survivor-francois-englert-wins-nobel#6ElDL2kZKPvpICkx.01

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It Is Not True That 15% Of Americans Live In Poverty



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http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/10/06/it-is-not-true-that-15-of-americans-live-in-poverty/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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xkcd: Congress

Interesting historical view of the changing political spectrum.

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http://xkcd.com/1127/

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This supreme court case could usher in a "system of legalized corruption"

We already have legalized corruption. This will just up the ante.

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http://mojo.ly/1a80jKV

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It's enough to make you cancel your reservation



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http://blogdramedy.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/its-enough-to-make-you-cancel-your-reservation/

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How the Bible and YouTube are fueling the next frontier of password cracking

Just when you think you are getting safe---

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http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/how-the-bible-and-youtube-are-fueling-the-next-frontier-of-password-cracking/

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Language Log » Annals of overgeneralization

Nonscience or nonsense?

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http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=7715

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Monday, October 07, 2013

Mother Jones

The lunatics are trying to run the asylum so they can shut it down and give the crazies the run of the land.

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https://www.facebook.com/motherjones/posts/10151755083582144

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Bitly Real-Time Media Map

A really interesting look at where people are getting their information (rather what information try are sharing)

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http://bitly.com/a/media_map

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Sunday, October 06, 2013

Watchdog Finds 719 Problems with the Pentagon’s F-35 Program

Why do we need these to protect ourselves against suicide bombers? The military is always fighting the last war, not the next.

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http://m.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/10/the-f-35-fighter-jet-program-has-precisely-719-problems/280193/

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A Delightfully Trippy Map of Every Single Building in The Netherlands

Very cool visualization. Billie Glaser find your house!

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http://ow.ly/pvDLM

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Saturday, October 05, 2013

Parental opacity



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http://networkedblogs.com/PLFsD

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Man Sought in ’98 Attacks on Embassies Is Seized

At least some part of the Government is still working...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/world/africa/Al-Qaeda-Suspect-Wanted-in-US-Said-to-Be-Taken-in-Libya.html?smid=fb-share

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The Benefits of Intransigence

Very scary. The freedom that he seeks is the freedom to do anything the "irate minority" chooses to do. Does this not sound just like the state of the Middle East today? The Taliban, for example, are certainly irate, certainly tireless, and certainly a minority. All they want is the freedom to impose their views on everybody. Ron Paul would be proud of them. “ ‘It does not take a majority to prevail,’ ” Mr. Paul said at the conference’s climactic event, quoting Samuel Adams, “ ‘but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men.’ ”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/sunday-review/the-benefits-of-intransigence.html?smid=fb-share

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JUF News : Social Media, Social Justice: How Twitter helped address the 'Hobby Lobby...



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http://www.juf.org/news/world.aspx?id=423540

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Friday, October 04, 2013

MUST SEE: Jon Stewart Explodes! Tells Fox ‘News’ ‘F*CK YOU’ for Mocking Poor Americans



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http://aattp.org/must-see-jon-stewart-explodes-tells-fox-news-fck-you-for-mocking-poor-americans/

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Thursday, October 03, 2013

Data suggest guns do in fact kill people

A solution to the problem in Congress - agree that gun owners and their families should not be covered by the Affordable Health Care Act. In fact, prohibit them from using any of the facilities afforded by the act. That should keep all sides happy.

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http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2013/09/gun-control?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fte%2Fbl%2Fguncontrol

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Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Coffee vs. beer: Which drink makes you more creative?

Drink for thought?

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https://ooomf.com/blog/coffee-vs-beer-effects-on-creativity/

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Tuesday, October 01, 2013

A Senator Bluntly Says What We're All Thinking About The Awful And Obnoxious Government Shutdown

Should not the objective of shutting down the Federal Government be considered treason? Webster defines treason as "the crime of trying to overthrow your country's government"

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http://www.upworthy.com/a-senator-bluntly-says-what-were-all-thinking-about-the-awful-and-obnoxious-government-shutdown?g=2&c=ufb1

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Blast from the Past: Photos Captured 125 Years Ago with the Kodak No. 1

And they did this without filters!

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http://petapixel.com/2013/09/30/blast-past-photos-captured-kodak-1-125-years-ago/

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