The only workable solution—short of secession—is something like the Read The Bills Act. [secure.downsizedc.org]
It goes even deeper than that... this story refers to UV radiation and the resulting reionization. Plait explains. #corrections
Ditto for airplanes.
Yeah, I said it.
Yeah, I said it.
Does anyone know how to get a feed of the comments for a given article? [gizmodo.com] no longer works! #whitenoise
I think what we need in cars is mesh networking first, and 4G second (if at all).
Do you hate how Gawker/Gizmodo/etc. now show in-network articles but don't load them in-page? Fixed! [userscripts.org] #whitenoise #tips
I'm still waiting for an excuse that wouldn't be just as (in)valid coming from the mouth of someone collecting protection money for the Mafia.
Taxes fund the killing of people around the world, the imprisonment of harmless medicinal and non-medicinal substance users, the rule of despots in impoverished countries, the unwarranted surveillance of non-criminals, the unjust enrichment of politically-connected lobbyists/bankers/businessmen, and the coercive apparatus which makes all of the above possible. Even if you appreciate some government functions, it still takes a bit of mental gymnastics to call tax avoidance evil.
Nothing's shorter than tweak.tk. What's the expected persistence of Tokelau?
@Raven Riley: Do you have any thoughts on the content of my comment, as opposed to its style? The semantic intent was obvious, and while there is some value in playing thread pedant, I'm more interested in drawing explicit parallels between the tragic consequences of alcohol prohibition and the tragic consequences of contemporary substance prohibition in the hopes that more people will vocally and strenuously oppose the latter.
I would also point out that my first statement is technically true in some respects regarding capital-P Prohibition, because the apparatus that was created to enforce it still exists today, including both the executive departments and the numerous federal alcohol regulations.
I would also point out that my first statement is technically true in some respects regarding capital-P Prohibition, because the apparatus that was created to enforce it still exists today, including both the executive departments and the numerous federal alcohol regulations.
Prohibition never ended. It's now called the War on Drugs, but still instigates the same avoidance tactics, the same ruthlessness amongst black marketeers, and the same tragedies for those caught in the crossfire.
@Billybird: I'm no doctor, but it might just be the mushrooms themselves.
@DeadWriter: I was... thinking... the exact same thing.
@Dodge2002: Creating money has always required the expenditure of resources, just like any other good. Money is a product whose main value lies in serving as a durable, uniform, divisible medium of exchange.
@Pessimippopotamus: I don't have that memory. I mean, I would, if only the chronic exposure to toxic fumes hadn't disrupted my neurological development.
@chefgon: Are you implying that it's impossible to counterfeit purely virtual balances?
If anything, it seems like going the other way (towards purely physical value stores like precious metals & other commodities) would be a more secure solution.
If anything, it seems like going the other way (towards purely physical value stores like precious metals & other commodities) would be a more secure solution.
@explod: And then you watch MythBusters.
