Month: February 2014
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Domestic Abuse Survivor Tells a Future Victim What Happens Next
“Once he is the sole breadwinner I can garun-fucking-tee that you won’t be seeing friends or family without him, and only when he’s okay with it.”
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Swallowed Whole By A Shark
“At first you’re hanging out in the shark’s stomach thinking, ‘oh this isn’t so bad’, and then you start to feel your skin burning…”
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THE EATBEAT: It's easy to go light or go full at Ruby Tuesday
City-folk cringe but there's something about unabashed provincial earnestness that I miss. (via Gawker) THE EATBEAT: It's easy to go light or go full at Ruby Tuesday The long- well-stocked salad bar is the focal point of Ruby Tuesday. And on a recent visit to the upscale restaurant just off of 32nd Street in Grand […]
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Close-Minded Man Not Even Willing To Hear Out Argument On Why Homosexuality An Abomination
Close-Minded Man Not Even Willing To Hear Out Argument On Why Homosexuality An Abomination DULUTH- KS–Claiming it is "impossible" to get him to consider different points of view- exasperated acquaintances of local man Kyle Dunham told reporters Wednesday that the 34-year-old is completely unwilling to listen to even a single a…
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Revenge of the Nerds: How tech geeks found a secret weapon in their fight against Big Hollywood
Interesting article on the effect of globalization on visual effects professionals – illustrates a lot of why 'free markets' are always a race to the bottom. "Violating the spirit- and the letter- of World Trade Organization regulations and U.S. domestic trade statutes- industrialized countries like Canada- Britain- Australia- Germany and New Zealand have started offering […]
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American Airlines To Phase Out Complimentary Cabin Pressurization
Best headline since: "United CEO: We'll just stack them like cordwood." American Airlines To Phase Out Complimentary Cabin Pressurization FT. WORTH- TX–Explaining that the costs of the service have grown too high in recent years- American Airlines announced Tuesday that it will no longer offer free cabin pressurization to passengers starting March 15.
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Not too big to fail.
Comment of the day from Metafilter: "Guys what if it turns out the real Bitcoin was friendship?" http://www.metafilter.com/136938/Not-too-big-to-fail#5435446 Not too big to fail. Mt Gox- what had been the world's largest bitcoin exchange- seems to have shut down. According to a supposedly leaked document- they're missing 744-000 bitcoins- which even at Bitcoin's current-…
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How To Determine If Your Religious Liberty Is Being Threatened In Just 10 Quick Questions
"Religious liberty is never secured by a campaign of religious superiority. The only way to ensure your own religious liberty remains strong is by advocating for the religious liberty of all- including those with whom you may passionately disagree. Because they deserve the same rights as you. Nothing more. Nothing less." How To Determine If […]
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Turning a Wedding Into a Funeral: U.S. Drone Strike in Yemen Killed as Many as 12 Civilians
Another day- another war crime. Turning a Wedding Into a Funeral: U.S. Drone Strike in Yemen Killed as Many as 12 Civilians Human Rights Watch has revealed as many as 12 civilians were killed in December when a U.S. drone targeted vehicles that were part of a wedding procession going toward the groom's village outside […]