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Here are some other throwaway email address providers that might work as alternatives to mailinator.[1][2][3][4][5][6] If anyone has any experience with any of these and could comm…

To me, much more interesting than "a language targeting the Erlang VM.. [that] mostly imports Erlang's syntax" is: Lisp Flavoured Erlang: http://www.trapexit.org/forum/viewtopic.ph…

"How can we build the next Microsoft without true ownership?" The next Microsoft? That sounds like a nightmare. No, thanks!

"The trials are public." Actually, there mostly are no trials at all. As the article states, "most drug-trafficking defendants plead guilty before trial" One has to wonder if a "ju…

"Unfortunately that's about the only resource I can think of when it comes to drug legalization/decriminalization in an actual real world environment." Marijuana is effectively leg…

"The parallel construction wouldn't work if the suspects were not actually committing crimes." See "Three Felonies a Day"[1] Also, note the following quote from the original articl…

First they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade uni…

"Information wants to be free. Information also wants to be expensive. Information wants to be free because it has become so cheap to distribute, copy, and recombine – too cheap to…

Try: http://www.plogue.com.nyud.net/philipglassensemble/

Unfortunately, it's a much more systemic problem than can be solved by ousting a politician here or there. I encourage everyone who cares about this to get politically involved at …

"So many people who claim, or seem to have taken inspiration from Rand would, in fact, be "bad guys" in Atlas Shrugged." Case in point: Rand hated Libertarians.[1] Some typical exa…

It is hoped that this rally will inspire others, and make more people aware of the issue and the opposition the people have to living in a surveillance state. The effects of protes…

Does anyone have a link to a plain-text version of this that doesn't require access to the Google spyware site?

While we're on the subject of related tools for other languages and utilities: Emacs has M-x regexp-builder

The most frightening and realistic depiction of a nuclear holocaust that I've seen is a 1984 BBC film called Threads. [1][2] You can watch it for free on youtube.[3] [1] - https://…

"Waiters get paid an atrociously low salary because it is anticipated that their real pay will come from tips." I think it's rather that employers aren't willing to pay more, and w…

"Does your boss pay you a few extra dollars if you were extra productive and cheerful today? No? Would that be kind of demeaning, actually?" It may be demeaning to you, as you prob…

"What incentive does a cook have to give you a good meal if she's making a standard wage and no tips? What incentive does a dishwasher have to do a proper job washing your dishes i…

Minor nitpick: Lisp is not a purely functional language. It's a multi-paradigm language. You could, of course, program in a more functional style in Lisp (and that style is encoura…

While your point about small-scale violence and theft of physical goods is well taken, the ultra rich have the opportunity to steal and commit violence on a scale undreamt of by th…