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by squozzer 12y ago
I don't have a problem with the way things turned out. An equally plausible scenario would be if the researchers had just surrendered to the Feds then we would have nothing until it was too late. The Feds like to squeeze - that's
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by squozzer 12y ago
All, or maybe most, well and good. Not sure if re-directing the proceeds from police to general funds will eliminate conflicts of interest. Instead, the incentives to seize assets might well expand now that the legislative power will be tas
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by squozzer 12y ago
The logic behind the demand seems a logical extension of what happened to Germany after WW2 - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_reparations_for_World...
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by squozzer 12y ago
That's essentially correct. Funny thing is, people outside the US consider the UN a Trojan horse for US hegemony; many living inside the US consider the UN a Trojan horse for destroying US sovereignty.
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by squozzer 12y ago
At the risk of sounding overly simplistic, I would say my job is to make money. With the additional condition of enjoying the liberty to spend the money, which is why I avoid lucrative but illegal activities, at least to the extent I can co
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by squozzer 12y ago
I liked the illustration better when this story appeared in Strike! magazine.
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by squozzer 12y ago
The disingenuity lies in the lack of context. The emergence of the NSA as America's secret police did not happen as an aberration but within the phenomenon of shrinking rights that I've noticed since my political awareness began i
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by squozzer 12y ago
It's funny but one never hears about the ill effects of carrots. "They" only study stuff that's already assumed to be bad for you. Ever wonder why?
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by squozzer 12y ago
Congrats. This deserves a beer. Sorry I can't share.
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by squozzer 12y ago
Hola Argentina welcome to the space club.
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by squozzer 12y ago
I believe in evolution but one question has always bothered me - when a social animal is born with a mutation (even one that is unquestionably superior), wouldn't the other members of e group kill or shun her? This question may sound f
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by squozzer 12y ago
The site itself had a very interesting comment - that the study assumed the convicts were worse than average. We don't know the exact nature of the crimes. Another question lies in whom the convicts were comparing themselves. If I were
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by squozzer 12y ago
I think what people miss about consumption taxes - beyond its' regressive nature - is that everything in the end is a form of consumption. The distinction between capital, labor, and consumption is false - it only has meaning once you
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by squozzer 12y ago
I found the car an over-faceted monstrosity but since that time several uglier cars have been introduced - e.g. Nissan Cube - that didn't seem to suffer the same level of rejection. So timing is probably everything.
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by squozzer 12y ago
I have a feeling that no matter which culture succeeds nerdvana it will have a kernel of oppression which will flower once it attains dominance.
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by squozzer 12y ago
Going meta here - I offer the hypothsesis that one of the important though unspoken functions of government is to continually develop criteria by which people can be marginalized and then implement them. In other words, drug laws don't
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by squozzer 12y ago
So it seems a cycle of collapse and Hawking radiation will occur until the star no longer has enough mass to collapse.
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by squozzer 12y ago
We all know real gangsters can't run fast.
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by squozzer 12y ago
Said Screwtape: If ever there were a bunch of stalks that needed their tops knocked off, it was surely they.
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by squozzer 12y ago
It's easy to chalk this up to herd behavior but what's scarier is the real possibility that solid investment choices don't really exist in America anymore.
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by squozzer 12y ago
It sounds to me like NJ wants to start mining bitcoin. Nothing is sacred when you're running a deficit I guess.
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by squozzer 12y ago
If Thiel had spoken about something more broadly defined such as "progress", then his arguments might have held water.
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by squozzer 12y ago
They were once taped rummaging through a jet graveyard somewhere in Eastern Europe - a bunch of old (and totally cool) MiGs.
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by squozzer 12y ago
I guess it depends upon how many humans one must move or exterminate.
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by squozzer 12y ago
Brin makes his points but neglects counter-evidence, both fictional and non-fictional, so I will supply a few examples: 1) Support The Troops / First Responders 2) Religion 3) Law & Order TV series 4) Nearly everything on The Histo
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by squozzer 12y ago
To me the last paragraph seems a bit funny - "In an unusual blog posting in April, three top U.S. Federal Trade Commission officials expressed opposition to laws banning direct sales, saying they could harm consumers." Maybe the F
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by squozzer 12y ago
I wish Yao luck. The total ban contemplated by the USA has me worried. It's an admission of defeat. Certainly something can be done to accommodate the ivory taken legally. It also sparks memories - for instance, what happened to the &q
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by squozzer 12y ago
Uhhhhhhhhhh...a red cross on a white field? Maybe with a little dragon somewhere - until Wales breaks away?
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by squozzer 12y ago
Let's presume the author is right - so what? It goes back to what it always was - a (usually really fun) hobby.
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by squozzer 12y ago
To me, the question of precocity vs. late blooming can be summed up thusly: 1) The 70-year lifespan is a recent development. Producing great work in one's 20s and 30s was a necessity because one's 40s and 50s weren't guarante

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