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Isn't there a difference though? If I want to have a Scandinavian child, I just reproduce with someone from Sweden. If I want my child to be immune to the sun and skin cancer, I ju…

Rand had a cool limited bumper sticker silhouette with just his first name, like this. Seemed like good branding- http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5522b0ec6da811ae3f3...

Her Facebook page is working now. Earlier when I clicked on it, it would just go back to my newsfeed. (She was on my friends list prior to this story. She already had 5,000 friends…

I was friends with her prior to this. Her profile is working now. Not deleted but something was broken with it earlier.

Terrence McKenna's lecture on McLuhan is also excellent- https://youtu.be/9dROH6aOIUc

Her profile appears in my friends' list but when you click on it, it goes nowhere and opens back up my feed.

Reminded me of George Carlin's last standup special, where he said "it's part of their [cops'] job to commit perjury whenever it helps the state's case": https://youtu.be/jgxyCudDi…

As a metaphor, it will get you to outerspace but you may miss your target. You don't actually need to guide it, there's so much thrust/traction that you'd have to be super talented…

Child abduction by strangers is extremely rare and around 100 per year in the US although that may be an outdated number. The one stat I just checked said 515 stranger abductions b…

Evan Spiegel is clearly smart but it's weird to hail him as some visionary when someone else came up with the concept and someone else coded the app. When an app takes off like tha…

I think you are overreacting. Maybe he does have a better grasp on a few areas in life than you or I do. It's just a book. One that might make people think a bit and question their…

Seems related to why I feel compelled to say "ummm" or "uhhh" before responding to a Subway employee asking me what I want on my sandwich. It just feels like I am being nicer and n…

Well you can't really be a Keynesian and think inflation is bad. Who does it favor? Governmentts and the rich who get the new money first. For regular people, it encourages them to…

No, just highly educated. I meant that he is less likely to use religion to define his beliefs. He is a critical thinker and a smart guy, so he surely recognizes the contradictions…

I think it makes him a politician more than anything. The guy has an MD from Duke; I doubt he is as religious as he seems. The reality is, there is little upside in a Republican pr…

Don't you mean federalism? A lot of people seem to use it to signify states rights and a balance of power. Such as the historian podcaster Dan Carlin. Edit- I can't reply below but…

If anyone is a threat to the Establishment, it is Rand Paul. He is not perfect but he can't be if he wants to win. He has a serious chance of getting the nomination and will help p…

Can you elaborate? Private prisons do spend millions lobbying- http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/06/23/251363/cca-geogr...

If a prosecutor thinks they will lose a case and the defendant rejects all plea deals, the prosecutor will sometimes dismiss the case citing lack of evidence. Preventing an accused…

Even Justin Bieber took a plea deal in his DUI case when it appears his BAC was .014 and the cops lied or exaggerated the facts during the arrest. Perhaps he was still guilty of re…

And my friends would be amused by your friends. I know a few DoD-type guys who operate in these informal government contractor circles. I have seen some wild stuff involving privat…

A few years ago the EU proposed banning cars in all major European cities by 2050. And they wanted to restrict 50% of all trabel over 186 miles to trains. The plan was rejected by …

Why is this so easily accepted? In Denver, the weed sales tax is upwards of 21% with a previous 15% excise tax from cultivator to retail outlet. In Colorado, it's less than 8% tax …

Even married couples with kids who make $100,000 a year and live in the midwest couldn't intelligently afford to use this service regularly. This is just my experience with a famil…