Dan8267's threads
Could Marijuana Determine Florida Governor's Race?
by
Dan8267
on 13 May 2014
2 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://wlrn.org/post/could-mar The gross injustices regarding the criminalization of marijuana.
Everyone is under surveillance now
by
Dan8267
on 4 May 2014
229 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.theguardian.com/wor The US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned that entire populations, rather than just individuals, now live under constant surveillance. It's no longer based on the traditional practice ...
3 Hrs Ago / National Police Officer Who Killed 93-Year-Old Woman Has Killed Be
by
Dan8267
on 8 May 2014
31 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.thewire.com/nationa Golden died on Tuesday night after Officer Stephen Stem was called to her house, responding to a 911 call about a woman with a gun. The details are ...
Packing a Punch: Fist fights the norm in Ukraine's parliament
by
Dan8267
on 10 May 2014
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
http://www.emKIIv2_cNI Why is it that other countries know how to run their government, but our two parties can't even reach across the aisle to land a sucker punch? I ...
Dumbest Americans are most likely to support war and Voter ID laws
by
Dan8267
on 24 Apr 2014
223 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ We found that only one out of six Americans can find Ukraine on a map, and that this lack of knowledge is related to preferences: The farther their ...
The Power of Compassion
by
Dan8267
on 1 May 2014
11 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.gMBjmVwLgzE Works on humans as well.
How voting should work
by
Dan8267
on 1 May 2014
Posted 12 years ago
The Problems with First Past the Post Voting Explained http://www.s7tWHJfhiyo The Alternative Vote Explained http://www.3Y3jE3B8HsE Gerrymandering Explained http://www.Mky11UJb9AY Mixed-Member Proportional Representation Explained http://www.QT0I-sdoSXU I would propose an improvement on ...
Cowboys are as much of pussies as hippies
by
Dan8267
on 29 Apr 2014
11 comments, latest
12 years ago
Video of Occupy BLM protesters get tased and beaten, and they do nothing. The Fed pigs throw an old woman to the ground, sick an attack dog on a ...
Canada & The United States: Bizarre Borders
by
Dan8267
on 29 Apr 2014
Posted 12 years ago
Interesting to map geeks, http://www.qMkYlIA7mgw#t=306
Don't Facebook while driving!
by
Dan8267
on 29 Apr 2014
Posted 12 years ago
In fact, don't use any mobile device while driving. It's just stupid. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ What a waste of a life. And this was a 32-year-old woman, not a teenager or ...
America is not a democracy, it is an oligarchy
by
Dan8267
on 18 Apr 2014
26 comments, latest
12 years ago
America was never a democracy. It was founded as a republic and deteriorated into an oligarchy. Princeton University reports that America is indeed an oligarchy controlled by a rich ...
The astounding athletic power of quadcopters
by
Dan8267
on 27 Apr 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://www.w2itwFJCgFQ In a robot lab at TEDGlobal, Raffaello D'Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots that think like athletes, solving physical problems with algorithms that help them learn. In a ...
Your Smartphone Is Spying on You and There's Nothing You Can Do About It
by
Dan8267
on 3 Dec 2011
11 comments, latest
12 years ago
An Android developer recently discovered a clandestine application called Carrier IQ built into most smartphones that doesn't just track your location; it secretly records your keystrokes, and there's nothing ...
Middle class disappearing, millenials have to do porn to pay for college
by
Dan8267
on 23 Apr 2014
25 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.31qwVmo39JU This is what the Paul Ryans of the world don't understand. This is not a country of lazy people and good people, so much as it is a ...
The little lying sach of shit called Paul Ryan
by
Dan8267
on 13 Apr 2014
70 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/vid This goes beyond what Mark Twain called "damned lies".
This is why you don't ask the Internet to name your baby
by
Dan8267
on 22 Apr 2014
2 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ In January, expectant dad Stephen McLaughlin created the website NameMyDaughter.com, asking Internet strangers to do just that. The winning name: Cthulhu All-Spark Honorable mentions: Megatron, Zelda, and Street ...
Sea Levels Could Rise by 23 Feet by 2100
by
Dan8267
on 21 Apr 2014
21 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.natureworldnews.com Interactive Map High res map Well, at least most of Texas is gone. That's one bright side of climate change.
Mom says, "To the Troll Who Called My Son Ugly"
by
Dan8267
on 22 Apr 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ Dear @JusesCrustHD, Since I started blogging about my son Quinn and his disability, I knew this day would come. There's no shortage of trolls on the Internet who ...
You are 50% banana
by
Dan8267
on 20 Apr 2014
11 comments, latest
12 years ago
Half of your genes are banana genes http://www.l924olE7ZJU It takes only 42 folds of a piece of standard white paper to reach the moon. Douglas Adams would be proud. ...
Celebrate Easter this Year with a Joint
by
Dan8267
on 18 Apr 2014
5 comments, latest
12 years ago
Finally, two holy days meet.
The story behind Window XP's default background
by
Dan8267
on 12 Apr 2014
5 comments, latest
12 years ago
We've all seen the image. Here's the story behind it. http://www.AVXY8OEZAEQ I had always thought the image was drawn in a graphics program. Personally, I never cared for the ...
It's pretty sad when a 5-year-old defeats your security
by
Dan8267
on 5 Apr 2014
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
However, kudos to the 5-year-old. http://www.Ns2W4s8IpdY Well, at least Microsoft didn't set the nuclear security codes to 00000000.
What if Google was a Guy?
by
Dan8267
on 3 Mar 2014
11 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.YuOBzWF0Aws Round Two
Republicans follow their ideology only when in their own selfish interests
by
Dan8267
on 18 Mar 2014
3 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/vid So much for small government not interfering with business. #politics
The Genie and the Conservative
by
Dan8267
on 17 Mar 2014
20 comments, latest
12 years ago
There once was a dying, old conservative. A genie looked down and took pity on him. So the genie pops down to the old man and offers him a ...
The Stress Of Being A Computer Programmer Is Literally Driving Many Crazy
by
Dan8267
on 17 Mar 2014
18 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.businessinsider.com One is something known as the "imposter syndrome." That's when you're pretty sure that all the other coders you work with are smarter, more talented and more skilled ...
Fear Goggles
by
Dan8267
on 18 Mar 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/vid Basically, if a coward is paranoid that another person is a threat, no matter how ridiculous that is, the coward is legally allowed to murder the other person, ...
Daily Show rips Democrats on corruption for selling diplomatic posts
by
Dan8267
on 18 Mar 2014
2 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/vid The Daily Show Fair and Balance #politics
How I can tell Obama does not even have good intentions as president
by
Dan8267
on 11 Mar 2014
13 comments, latest
12 years ago
Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission's accomplished By his own terms, Snowden succeeded beyond plausible ambition. The NSA, accustomed to watching without being watched, faces ...
Russia Today anchor Abby Martin Criticizing Russian invasion of Crimea
by
Dan8267
on 8 Mar 2014
2 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.IHYUPbnSs_0 Damn, that's awesome. She personifies gravitas in this segment. Why does RT News remind me of the show The Newsroom (US)? Abby Martin could be a character on ...
CEO of Bitcoin Exchange Found Dead in Singapore
by
Dan8267
on 6 Mar 2014
6 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://abcnews.go.com/Technolo Being found dead in Singapore is always suspicious.
Apple becomes king of outsourcing jobs to slave labor in China
by
Dan8267
on 5 Mar 2014
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
'cause, you know, their products weren't shitty enough already. Now they will have that "Made in China" reputation for quality. http://online.wsj.com/news/art Apple declined to give figures on its China ...
Most awesome thing coming to the Web: World Science U.
by
Dan8267
on 25 Feb 2014
Posted 12 years ago
I just was listening to NPR and found out that Brian Greene, an awesome physicist, is creating an online science university. I've previously written about online education resources where ...
The South still lies about the Civil War
by
Dan8267
on 23 Feb 2014
61 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.salon.com/2013/03/1 In an ongoing revisionist history effort, Southern schools and churches still pretend the war wasn't about slavery
Video: Department of Defense Still Ass Fucking Vietnam Vets
by
Dan8267
on 23 Feb 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://www.businessinsider.com Every time a politician says he supports our troops, he's full of shit. About half a million Vietnam Vets were wrongfully "dishonorably discharged" because of the Post-Traumatic Stress ...
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