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The Unwritten Sexual Bargain

“It can be very difficult for a woman to accept sexual rejection. Even the temporary rebuff can feel like a strike at the core of our femininity. Hey, aren’t men supposed to always want it, while we...

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Treat Your Romantic Parnterships like Friendships

Gala Darling transcribed an article (author unknown) titled Infinite Relationships. Some excellent passages: “In the beginning I would meet a beautiful new person, we would broaden each others’...

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Congress API

There is now an API feed for the status of bills in the US Congress.

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Nanogenre

Nanocrowd introduces the concept of nanogenre: three keywords that describe a movie. (I’ve used a system like this for categorizing music and found it to be extremely effective.) Some examples: The...

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Goodbye, Vehicle Ownership

I’ve owned a car my entire adult life. My parents purchased a car for me the moment I got my learner’s permit, at 15. It represented the same thing to me that it does to teenagers the world over:...

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Clockwork Fetish

Extrodinary Clocks and Watches:

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Die, Flash, Die

I’ve never liked Flash. And yet, I can’t deny that it’s been an enabling technology for a new type of artform - Homestar Runner being one excellent example. That’s aside from all the media its...

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Government is an Industry

“Government is just another industry, where countries offer services to citizens, but it has some unfortunate features. It is a geographically segmented monopoly, and since all land is taken, the...

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Stage Magic and Neuroscience

Magic and the Brain: Teller Reveals the Neuroscience of Illusion suggests that stage magic may provide insights into the working of the human mind. And watch the embedded video of Teller showing the...

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Neuroeconomics

“Neuroeconomics combines neuroscience, economics, and psychology to study how people make decisions. It looks at the role of the brain when we evaluate decisions, categorize risks and rewards, and...

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Shadows

“We see laws as nothing more than the shadows of our predecessor’s customs, lengthened by the years to seem more wise than our own judgement.” From Fighting For Our Lives: An Anarchist Primer

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Argument

The word “argument” has a fairly specific meaning, yet we’re often conditioned to think of its negative connotations - husband and wife hurling dishes at each other, yelling and emoting, no real...

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Rockbox

Rockbox is open-source firmware for mp3 players - basically, a new operating system for your iPod, but one that can play superior open source media formats like ogg and flac.

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Hardy Souls

“By 1935, when America set up its Social Security system, the official pension age was 65—three years beyond the lifespan of the typical American. State-sponsored retirement was designed to be a brief...

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Flappers

“These low-hipped gobbies never worry me,” she said. “I keep my cash straight and my decimal points in order. Furthermore, if some dumbbell starts hanging onto the cage I tell him to move on. They...

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The Deal With Things

When you try something new - like a new TV show or movie, a new food, or a new card game - and you decide you don’t like it, there are two categories your judgement may fall into. One is that you just...

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Intentions

“Four different tests of 63 people found that those who kept their intentions private were more likely to achieve them than those who made them public and were acknowledged by others.” From Shut up!...

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Liberty, Justice, and the American Way

Here’s to liberty and justice: From Bent’s 4th of July event page.

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Everyone

“Many people would agree that drug culture reform is needed, but we must recognize that “the drug culture” now includes everyone. Modern life involves daily decisions about psychoactives. The option...

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Cell Phone Taxes

If you buy a $199 iPhone in California, you might notice that the tax is $56.91, which implies a 28.6% sales tax rate. California sales tax should be between 7% and 9% (depending on the city), so what...

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