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jokes?
by curious2 on 11 Aug 2018   24 comments, latest 6 years ago
Infinitely many mathematicians walk into a bar. The first says, "I'll have a beer." The second says, "I'll have half a beer." The third says, "I'll have a quarter of ...

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Churchill on Islam
by curious2 on 26 Jul 2016   14 comments, latest 6 years ago
"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is ...

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John Walker on Islam
by curious2 on 9 May 2017   14 comments, latest 7 years ago
John Walker [Fourmilab Switzerland...founder of Autodesk, Inc. and co-author of AutoCAD] "Clash of Ideologies: Communism, Islam, and the West *** Islam, if taken literally as defined in the Koran, ...

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opioids
by curious2 on 12 Mar 2018   12 comments, latest 5 years ago
"CNN and researchers at Harvard University found that opioid manufacturers are paying physicians huge sums of money -- and the more opioids a doctor prescribes, the more money he or ...

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Scott Adams on Muslim immigration
by curious2 on 8 May 2017   37 comments, latest 7 years ago
http://blog.dilbert.com/post/1 "Predicting the average temperature on Earth ten years from now is hard. There are too many variables. But predicting the outcome of immigration policies probably involves far fewer ...

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Muslim teenager repeats #Blacklivesmatter 100 times on Stanford application and is accepted
by curious2 on 5 Apr 2017   29 comments, latest 7 years ago
"“Everyone who received your application was inspired by your passion, determination, accomplishments, and heart,” the acceptance letter read. It added: “You are, quite simply, a fantastic match with Stanford. ...

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Oregon gives up on troubled Obamneycare exchange, joins U.S. site
by curious2 on 25 Apr 2014   21 comments, latest 10 years ago
"The progressive state's ambitious vision for its exchange, its colossal multimillion-dollar failure, and the inability to fix the glitch-filled site illustrate the...challenges for states that decided to build their ...

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Dr. Theodore Postol Refutes White House Intelligence Report About Nerve Agent Attack in Syria
by curious2 on 17 Apr 2017   28 comments, latest 7 years ago
"[T]he document does not provide any evidence whatsoever that the US government has concrete knowledge that the government of Syria was the source of the chemical attack in Khan ...

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NewAmerica.org
by curious2 on 8 Aug 2018   8 comments, latest 6 years ago
PatNet has already a few comments mentioning "New America" or NewAmerica.org, but the topic warrants its own thread. "The New America Foundation has received more than $21 million from Google; ...

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Realtors warn if housing market continues to collapse everyone could afford a house
by curious2 on 29 May 2018   7 comments, latest 6 years ago
"After a nearly 30% decline in value, realtors across Toronto are concerned that if the market continues to falter someday in the near future everyone could afford a house. “I ...

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Obamacare enrollees hit snags at doctor's offices
by curious2 on 4 Feb 2014   17 comments, latest 10 years ago
[W]hen she went to her oncologist's office, she promptly encountered a bright orange sign saying that Covered California plans are not accepted. "I'm a complete fan of the Affordable ...

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The number zero in the 4th century AD
by curious2 on 15 Sep 2017   25 comments, latest 7 years ago
Carbon dating shows an ancient Indian manuscript has the earliest recorded origin of the zero symbol. The Bakhshali manuscript is now believed to date from the 3rd or 4th Century, ...

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New research challenges old wisdom on saturated fat
by curious2 on 18 Mar 2014   20 comments, latest 8 years ago
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb For decades we have been warned of the artery-clogging dangers of saturated fat, found mainly in meat and dairy products. However, a new analysis of more than 70 ...

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Disk drive duopoly reducing supply to inflate prices
by curious2 on 4 Feb 2013   16 comments, latest 10 years ago
Having bought out most of their competitors, Seagate and Western Digital have controlled 90% of the hard disk market since 2012Q1. Thailand flooding provided an excuse to raise prices, ...

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Doctor Became the Most Miserable Profession
by curious2 on 19 Apr 2014   18 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Nine of 10 doctors discourage others from joining the profession, and 300 physicians commit suicide every year. *** Unfortunately, things are only getting worse for most doctors, especially those ...

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Et tu, Texas?
by curious2 on 18 Aug 2018   7 comments, latest 6 years ago
"Texas Doctor Raped A Patient Who Was Heavily Sedated & Won't Go To Jail For It *** A jury sentenced Dr. Shafeeq Sheikh to 10 years of probation and a ...

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Scott Weiland, 1967-2015
by curious2 on 4 Dec 2015   16 comments, latest 8 years ago
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climate change, geo-engineering
by curious2 on 14 Aug 2018   19 comments, latest 5 years ago
"Scientists have found a rapid way of producing magnesite, a mineral which stores carbon dioxide. If this can be developed to an industrial scale, it opens the door to removing ...

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Avicii, 1989-2018
by curious2 on 12 Jun 2018   3 comments, latest 6 years ago
"Private funeral held for Avicii in Stockholm *** In an open letter published several days after his death, the DJ’s family said he “wanted peace” and “could not go on ...

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Hamburg "horrified" by ''barbaric'' attack
by curious2 on 29 Jul 2017   26 comments, latest 7 years ago
"Hamburg knife attack suspect known as Islamist but had no terror links *** The 26-year-old man grabbed a long kitchen knife at a supermarket Friday afternoon and stabbed three ...

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Religious ritual spreads herpes to newborns
by curious2 on 2 Aug 2014   16 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Officials suspect two new cases of herpes in newborns are the result of a ritual practiced by some ultra-Orthodox Jews. During the ritual, the circumciser, or mohel, cuts the ...

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Life expectancy drops for whites, flat overall
by curious2 on 20 Apr 2016   16 comments, latest 8 years ago
Full article here. For at least three years, America has endured flattening life expectancy while increasing spending. "Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years.... ...

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U.S. Life Expectancy Fell in 2015
by curious2 on 8 Dec 2016   13 comments, latest 7 years ago
"On average, the overall life expectancy, for someone born in 2015, fell from 78.9 years to 78.8 years. The life expectancy for the average American man fell two-tenths of a ...

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Google+ shutting down after data leak affecting 500,000 users
by curious2 on 8 Oct 2018   4 comments, latest 6 years ago
"Google exposed the private details of almost 500,000 Google+ users and then opted not to report the lapse, in part out of concern disclosure would trigger regulatory scrutiny and reputational ...

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How & when will autonomous cars and construction affect housing and land prices?
by curious2 on 3 Mar 2017   15 comments, latest 7 years ago
PatNet has multiple threads regarding 3D printed housing and robotic construction, and recycling concrete. Concrete is now a better material than ever before, since the secrets of ancient Roman ...

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Question about ISIL vs Japan
by curious2 on 1 Feb 2015   12 comments, latest 9 years ago
Recently, very sadly, two Japanese journalists were abducted and murdered by ISIL. You have probably read all about it, because it became a lead news story worldwide, and the ...

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methane plumes
by curious2 on 15 Oct 2015   10 comments, latest 9 years ago
"New University of Washington research suggests that subsurface warming could be causing more methane gas to bubble up off the Washington and Oregon coast. The study, to appear in ...

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WDC acquires SNDK
by curious2 on 21 Oct 2015   12 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Western Digital to buy SanDisk for $19 billion *** In a deal that underscores the dramatic shift from traditional computers to handheld devices, Irvine-based hard-drive maker Western Digital Corp. ...

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multiple British state schools discriminate against non-Muslim students
by curious2 on 24 May 2017   8 comments, latest 6 years ago
"Schools in Birmingham are illegally segregating pupils, discriminating against non-Muslim students and restricting the GCSE syllabus to “comply with conservative Islamic teaching”, an official report leaked to The Telegraph ...

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massive prescription price hikes
by curious2 on 25 Nov 2015   6 comments, latest 6 years ago
"New study highlights massive prescription price hikes *** The paper, which involved a survey of 19 dermatology products, found they had increased an average of 401% between 2009 and ...

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Married to a Muslim who joined ISIL
by curious2 on 19 Apr 2018   12 comments, latest 6 years ago
"Four years ago, 32-year-old Sam Sally left her hometown in Indiana for a vacation in Turkey. *** During the trip, Sally claims her husband, Moussa, duped her and her children...into ...

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Syria: U.S.-led coalition kills another 35+ civilians
by curious2 on 29 May 2017   11 comments, latest 7 years ago
A fresh wave of airstrikes in eastern Syria killed at least 35 civilians including women and children, state media and a monitoring group reported Friday, as the U.N. human ...

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Trump says Saudi King wouldn't last 'two weeks' without US support
by curious2 on 3 Oct 2018   2 comments, latest 6 years ago
"US President Donald Trump told supporters Tuesday that Saudi Arabia and its King would not last "two weeks" in power without American military support and appeared to call on the ...

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Denmark stops prosecuting blasphemy
by curious2 on 13 Mar 2017   11 comments, latest 6 years ago
This post was updated because Denmark repealed its law against blasphemy. "DENMARK is one of the least religious countries in the world; a poll has found that barely one in ...

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"Trump fooled Saudis into tanking crude prices"
by curious2 on 15 Nov 2018   1 comment, latest 6 years ago
The article goes on to say he fooled Russia, too. "The Russians and the Saudis in particular ramped up production, ramped up exports ahead of what was supposed to be ...

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Yet another Muslim turns traitor for Islam
by curious2 on 13 Feb 2019   3 comments, latest 5 years ago
How many of these betrayals will it take until we see that Islam itself is the problem? "Monica Elfriede Witt defected to Iran in 2013 and federal authorities say she ...

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Future building with concrete bricks?
by curious2 on 6 Jul 2014   6 comments, latest 10 years ago
"A company called Kite Bricks is out to disrupt the construction business starting with the humble brick. Kite Bricks has developed "Smart Bricks" (S-Bricks) made out of high-strength concrete ...

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Do you care about what will probably kill you?
by curious2 on 17 Sep 2018   7 comments, latest 6 years ago
In the USA, most deaths result from one of the top 3 killers: 1) heart disease 2) cancer 3) iatrogenic (mostly due to medical errors and nosocomial infections) Each of ...

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UnLike/UnDislike feature
by curious2 on 19 Apr 2013   12 comments, latest 9 years ago
At some sites, if you click "Like" or "Dislike" by mistake, you can click it again to "undo" the first click. The suggestion has been made occasionally that PatNet ...

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Rents rise in S.F., Oakland, San Jose
by curious2 on 19 Oct 2012   19 comments, latest 12 years ago
"The average asking rent at buildings with at least 50 units in Oakland hit $1,925 in the third quarter, up 19 percent from the same time last year, RealFacts ...
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