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Good policy. Bad policy.
If needed changes to our society do not occur through good policies, then they will occur because of bad ones. Either way they will occur.
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Wow the Universe is trippy
We are all familiar with the standard concept gravity as attraction between two objects which have mass. Many are probably also familiar to some degree with more out-there aspects of gravity such as frame dragging, and Ricci and Weyl curvatures which relate to tidal aspects of gravity. But I’ve just been reading about another, mysterious…
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Consume. Consume. Consume.
Out shopping last Sunday. People always take pictures of things like scenery, friends, family, etc. But I often like looking at photos of unglamorous things which comprise the spectrum of typical existence where I live. Some might recognize this particular store. It is known for inexensive home furnishings which generally require self-assembly. A *very* typical…
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Business first, citizens second: The new paradigm for America
Earlier this afternoon there was an extremely loud aircraft which flew repeatedly overhead over and over and over towing a banner for an insurance company. For the sake of an advertisement, thousands of residents had to sacrifice their quiet, peaceful enjoyment of their homes on a Saturday afternoon so that an insurance company could advertise…
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Another monster on the streets spilling blood
Police have arrested a man accused of savagely beating a woman while trying to steal her purse and then attacking another woman who came to her aid last week in downtown San Jose. Edward Leo Brown Jr., 54, of San Jose, has been booked into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of robbery, assault with…
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Sign the Whitehouse.gov petition to make mobile phone unlocking legal
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7
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Will the universe end in an anti-bang?
I just read a fascinating article today at bbc.co.uk in which it is theorized that, if certain quantum-level characteristics related to the Higgs boson exist, that at some point in the future a bubble of vacuum will appear. The bubble will then expand at the speed of light and sweep away everything in its path.…
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Extraordinary video of burning meteor crater: NOT!
Ok, ok. I posted this a few days ago. It was online and listed as the meteor crater. Dumbasses. No its not. Its actually a site somewhere in Russia where about 40 years ago they had installed a rig to drill for natural gas when the ground caved in and swallowed the rig. An extensive…
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King Street cyclists ‘at mercy of cars’
King Street cyclists ‘at mercy of cars’ – http://pulse.me/s/ivo7s
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San Francisco: Officer fires shots at car to stop fleeing suspect
San Francisco: Officer fires shots at car to stop fleeing suspect – http://pulse.me/s/iweP4