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> Where's the backlash against this: https://theintercept.com/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/ So, some people at the GCHQ have discussed doing these things. However, is there any ev…

Do you have any examples of Western governments doing this?

In the Western world, there seem to be this prevalent ideal that the people should control the government and not the other way around. If a Western government hired people to infl…

Interesting. This makes me wonder about how many blog/forum posts in the Western world that are written by PR agencies. Not working for governments, of course, but for corporations…

Freedom is very important to me. Keeping animals locked up makes me uncomfortable. Of course, the fact that I enjoy being free, does not necessarily mean that freedom is important …

> Isn't it interesting that calls for animal rights are strongest among those who don't interact with any animals except pets? That's an interesting observation. My impression is t…

> Yes, in tech it's pretty safe to take English as the lingua franca here. Another thing, that was not mentioned in the article, is that the government of Estonia seems to be doing…

China did a huge study on cancer. T. Colin Campbell wrote about this in his book The China Study. It looks like the more animal protein you eat, the more likely you are to get canc…

Yes, perhaps in the future, movie and computer game studios will lobby hardware manufacturers like Intel, AMD and ARM for locked-down hardware (non-free BIOS etc.) in order to prot…

Good point. I admit that I'm not very good at getting laid myself. However, if you eat healthily, you will look much better than if you eat unhealthily. We know that men are attrac…

If you read a few books on nutrition, you will learn that refined sugar is unhealthy. This is not hard for anybody with half a brain to figure out. As for working two part-time job…

The other day I went to buy some canned refried beans. When I read the label, I noticed that it contained refined sugar. WTF?!? There should be no need for sugar in refried beans! …

I'm actually not familiar with criminal background checks, but they work like this right: if you get caught for some crime, and spend time in prison, then you will have a criminal …

I wonder if Universal Basic Income would also solve the copyright problem? You know, in the old analog world (with printing presses etc.), copyright worked pretty well, but in a di…

Wouldn't you be able to maintain a home in Prague PLUS another home in southern Europe somewhere for less money than it would take to maintain one home in the Bay Area? Of course, …

I wonder if they track you? Some other companies who sell digital downloadable products insert your name, address etc. into the files somewhere. Selling downloadable digital produc…

It's seems pretty obvious to me that pigs and cows have feelings and are somewhat intelligent, so I'm reluctant to eat those. But I'm really wondering about dumb animals like chick…

Instead of looking at capitalism vs. socialism, I think it would make more sense to look at free markets vs. unfree markets. Many businesses will lobby politicians for laws and reg…

Good example of doing something well, that probably shouldn't have been done at all. This will make London a better city to live in, causing even more people to move there. This wi…

This article basically says that having a wealthy non-working elite is bad. However, I'm not so sure. This non-working elite won't simply sit staring into a wall all day. Aren't ma…

Good article. However, there is one thing that is never mentioned in the mainstream press when discussing why some countries are doing better than others: the intelligence of the p…

> Highest suicide rates occur during the spring, around the vernal equinox not around the darkest time of the year. If you don't take vitamin D pills or consume (lots of) cod liver…

> “There has been fast urbanization in India that’s brought with it a change in dietary patterns and lifestyle,” ... “It’s leading to this huge jump in cardiovascular disease.” I'm…

> The "Guardian-reading lentil-munching sandal-wearing lefty" is a popular caricature I find some of these caricatures interesting. Like how many leftists are vegans or vegetarians…

> Norway before the discovery of North Sea oil was one of the poorest nations in Europe. Not really. In 1969, the GDP per capita of Norway was $9,899. Compare that to Sweden ($12,5…