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Is there any credible objective evidence that Ian Murdock was abused by the police? I think that you could have chosen a clearer example of police abuse to better support your poin…

Bread is a processed food.

Your comment suggests reservations about Joe Rogan content...what are they?

23andMe has contributed to the science described in several dozen articles published in the top journals: https://www.23andme.com/for/scientists/ . Is all of that useless garbage?

"In 2014 total federal compensation averaged $119,934, or 78 percent more than the private-sector average of $67,246." http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/federal-worker-pay

That area would have changed a lot, if it weren't for a very active preservation effort. The Walden Woods Project, founded by Don Henley (yes, that Don Henley) prevented multiple l…

Right, you probably wouldn't get terrorism coverage as part of your homeowner's policy. However, terrorism insurance is big business! Berkshire Hathaway has extended coverage to ai…

Yes, of course. I was pointing out that Buffett has thought more carefully about terrorism risks than most people, since his business has written very large insurance policies prov…

Buffett's insurance business took a $2.4 billion underwriting loss from the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks. The insurance industry as a whole paid $33 billion in claims (in 2001 dolla…

Buffett (via Berkshire Hathaway) has made huge amounts of money selling insurance against catastrophes. This includes natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods, a…

The premise of the job posting, "Salesforce is a hugely profitable company..." is also completely false. Salesforce had negative earnings for fiscal year 2012, losing millions of d…