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We already have something far more insidious in the United States - Credit Ratings. Not only are the tendrils woven so thoroughly into nearly every aspect of modern life, they are …

I walk, a lot. I've been extremely happy with shoes made by Camper - especially their higher end lines - I have several of their Pelotas (not the lite version) with the oldest near…

The most important thing with shoe longevity is to not wear the same pair every day. Buy two and switch between them - or better yet, get three pairs - and rotate. Give them some t…

I agree that San Francisco has idiotic zoning and an overactive planning department that caters to the whims of NIMBYs. And there's plenty of big tech still here, more than enough,…

Actually, the notch fits right in with Apple's design decisions. Apple loves to have a simple, black and white line art icon for products that allow you to instantly know it's an A…

I’m not a fan of Thiel at all, but the “offensive” article in Gawker actually made me empathize with him. It’s the most flattering thing written about him, and it made me briefly c…

Why are we assuming that it was Twigg’s actions that caused her mother to kick her out? It’s just as likely (if not more) that her mother was crazy and/or abusive, and at the very …

I went to check out BookFusion, which at first glance, seems like an interesting idea. Unfortunately, I could not find anywhere on your site that indicated the cost associated with…

You might find one of the Notational Velocity forks to be exactly what you're looking for: http://notational.net http://brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt/ (nvALT adds Markdown suppo…

That government is wasteful has been a rallying cry from Reagan onward. Republicans have gleefully been cutting waste since then, so we’ve had nearly four decades of intense scruti…

Isn’t that something Georgia should be proud of! /s I’ve never understood why people in those sorts of places are so excited about such regressive laws.

The postal service is not taxpayer funded! Yes, they are indicated in the Constitution, and they must service each and every little town, and they must go to Congress to gain appro…

Sure, a business can cease to operate—that's a risk that seems pretty clear cut and understandable. Or, if the business completely changes and doesn't offer that type of product or…

There's a major problem with term limits. Let's say we fix the House of Representatives so that instead of constantly having to run for (re)election with two year terms, we change …

And the only reason why the ban doesn't encompass those countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc.) is because Trump has business dealings there.

It comes down to the curation. Those books were the result of one or a few people consciously deciding what was important to include. They made value-based decisions to decide what…

Current (and previous) generation Paperwhites have the same resolution as the Voyage and Oasis. I have a Paperwhite and the screen is fantastic. I'd love hardware buttons for page …