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What's being "forced"? And what boundaries aren't being respected? If someone attempts to strike up a conversation and you're not interested, you can signal that. Or just be direct…

I never enjoyed Shakespeare UNTIL I started reading his plays, and now he’s one of my favorites. The drama and stories in his work don’t do much for me, I view them more as a vehic…

They wouldn't! That's the downside. Or maybe not a downside -- there could be an even stronger incentive for politicians to get stuff done. Since voters would have to make their de…

I don't know how exactly it would work, I just mean a system where only the final vote tallies are made public -- not WHO voted for what.

I like the idea of "blind" or anonymous congressional voting. It feels counterintuitive, but donors might be less willing to "buy" votes if they can't confirm that they're getting …

As Emerson put it, "the mind loves its old home". ( http://transcendentalism-legacy.tamu.edu/authors/emerson/ess... )

Quality and depth of information in a good library, at least for many subjects, is much greater than what you'll find for free on the internet.

I've only started to develop an aesthetic reaction to, and appreciation for, poetry in the past year. Before that, it was a complete mystery to me. Part of the problem, I suspect, …

Why did this get flagged as a dupe? This particular article hasn't been linked yet, and it seems to have more substance and analysis than the other two posts today.

Sorry, didn't mean to drag you back into the discussion! I posted my question because I was concerned that maybe a moderator deleted it. I guess I was being a little paranoid!

There was a comment about the political influence and aspirations of certain big names in tech, but it has suddenly disappeared. It contained some criticism of Paul Graham and Sam …

So what are we calling this one, Y2K38? I've heard people talk about the risk to cars, but what other kinds of embedded systems will still be in use after 20 years? Maybe certain i…

Also noticed that and was disappointed. What else goes into the rankings apart from points & time? Edit: Now page 6: http://imgur.com/3CAfOnT . (Look at the points/times of the sto…

I think that's actually bootload's point? A policy of measured, non-violent responses to perceived aggression -- like China's response here -- is a good way to avoid being tricked …

Come on, that's so disingenuous. "Punishment," as the word is most commonly used (and defined), implies a harm is being inflicted due to some fault or bad act by the punished. You …

Because working for a living, while still a game of chance, gives me much better odds of coming out ahead, with minimal risk of losing everything in an instant. Plus I get some cho…

"But if you continue and success in the 12th, it is no luck. In fact if you never succeed your behavior will be called and obsessive compulsive and pathologic." You say that if you…

Why do you say it's analogous to "requiring us to constantly record all of our vocal communications"? Don't they just want to make it possible for police to record electronic commu…

Just a heads-up, I signed up for the mailing list a few weeks ago and didn't receive the notice. I suppose there could be some kind of filter on my end blocking it, but just wanted…

"...and also unlock the intuitive sense that comes from mastery." To me, unlocking that aesthetic intuition is the essence of creativity. The other component -- which I recognize m…