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by benevol 10y ago
There are also other substances (such as psilocybin and LSD) which have the potential to massively reduce the cashflow of big pharma (specifically: in the case of anti-depressants). And now you understand the importance of the War on Drugs
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by benevol 10y ago
Here we go again: Technology leads to technology (and wealth) monopolies, in other words: more centralization. Which has always been bad. Just like with Cloudflare leaking highly sensitive data all over the Internet, a couple of days ago.
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> How is that normal? Lately, normal seems to have become the exception.
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Switzerland.
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Recently, Baidu, the Chinese equivalent of Google, invited the military to take part in the China Brain Project. It involves running so-called deep learning algorithms over the search engine data collected about its users. Beyond this, a k
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by benevol 10y ago
Well, keep centralizing and this is what you get, sooner or later. Also, mono-cultures have always been a very bad idea, not just in agriculture.
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It hasn't. You need to remember the fact that already Snowden's revelations have proven that the NSA and other government agencies all have specific budgets for astro turfing activities (manipulating the public opinion by massivel
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by benevol 10y ago
> hopefully the people in need of therapy consult with professionals If your health care system gives you the option, that is.
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by benevol 10y ago
On a related note, educate yourself fully about LSD. Then make your fully educated decision on whether to go ahead or not.
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by benevol 10y ago
Why I Don’t Talk to Google Recruiters? Because they know already everything about me. And you. And all of us.
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I literally use none of any such paid services. Zero. It's really not that hard. Just automate what can be automated.
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by benevol 10y ago
Do you know of a book/source that sums all of these points up? (I'm going to try the 3 (5?) days strategy and understanding what's going on would add to the motivation.)
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by benevol 10y ago
After seeing your user name, I'm having a bit of a hard time sharing your level of anxiety regarding intermittent fasting strategies ;-)
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Border patrol can search your cell phone whenever they feel like it(popsci.com)
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> [...] looked at online searches for flights into America, comparing the final weeks of the Obama administration with the first weeks of Mr Trump’s presidency. It found that these searches had declined by 17%. I would have expected su
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by benevol 10y ago
As long as Assange is in control, absolutely. Currently, nobody beats the level of commitment that people like Assange and Snowden have proven.
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I'm not sure the problem is a lack of leaking solutions that we can trust, especially as long as WikiLeaks is around. The problem I see is that there will be no more important leaks: a) Given how around 50% the US population was brainw
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Source: Apple Will Fight 'Right to Repair' Legislation(motherboard.vice.com)
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Have you read Snowden's Leaks? All of the major tech companies have been on board for a long time (and that was years ago). How can you believe that a giant like Amazon will somehow magically not be part of it? It's time for the
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by benevol 10y ago
> Amazon Chime is a communications service that transforms online meetings with a secure, easy-to-use application that you can trust. - Amazon, PRISM partner
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by benevol 10y ago
This sounds like a "drop your pants and surrender already" post. You could add at least some constructive advice or strategy. And using... a) closed platforms (silos) that b) run on closed-source code that's c) produced by co
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by benevol 10y ago
> CBP have deported US citizens in the past. 'Accidentally,' of course. And to think that there are actually still people attracted to such a system and wanting to immigrate. It is amazing.
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That was my first thought, too. But there are other elements which are relevant: I could literally walk my eyes along the roots, up and down, they were static and didn't move an inch. And during an earlier experience (and to a good ext
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by benevol 10y ago
I've seen the roots of a tree (at at distance of about 300 feet) through the ground, while on LSD (about 500ug). I'm sure those really were the roots, because the visible part of the tree (the trunk and the roots that came up abov
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by benevol 10y ago
This country is pretty obviously on a downward spiral for some time now. And things only seem to accelerate. It's just sad to see things go backwards again. Especially given the influence the country has on the entire World. Let's
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by benevol 10y ago
> It's not possible to design a system that the participants themselves can't destroy if they decide to. Enter systemic, omnipresent, pervasive mass-surveillance. Tables turned 180°.
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by benevol 10y ago
> Anyone who risks their own wellbeing for the greater good is usually applauded, for good reason: it is not expected. Except for Snowden. America gave him the middle finger.
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by benevol 10y ago
Especially if your government doesn't give you access to a therapist b/c your health care system is a bad joke or if you don't want to suffer side-effects due to anti-depressants, then do : 1. Mindful meditation [free] ->
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by benevol 10y ago
> I'm not making some grand proclamation on morality Me neither. The point I was making is: Due to content in our media/movies (and general culture), most of us tend to think that we will be millionaires in the future, which wi
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by benevol 10y ago
> With an American tech salary of $200k/yr Well, that means you're part of the "1%". In that case, you obviously don't have (m)any real problems. So, if you're thinking for the "1%", then your lo

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