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Nov
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That was the worst part, to have to be serious about life,” said Sartre. “The crabs stayed with me until the day I simply decided that they bored me and I wouldn’t pay attention to them.” By then it was the 1940s, France was occupied and Sartre had other things to worry about.
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There’s no ideological reason behind what I am doing. I am not an anarchist, survivalist, hippie, or whatever label is usually associated with people aiming for self-sufficiency. If you met me, you would never suspect I was living like this. I keep a middle class facade. I am just a very, very low maintenance guy who grew up tired by the rat race. I find much easier and satisfying to live this way.

I produce my own food and even my own meat. I have chickens giving me eggs, and rabbits giving me meat. I cultivate my own vegetables. I dry both vegetables and meat. I would say that I am 90% self sufficient food-wise. Anyone could live like this, if s/he wanted. It’s mostly about state of mind first, and skills second.

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There’re a lot, and they range from the quotidian (Fuck you) to the particular (You will die alone and poorly dressed) to the classical (Life is nasty, brutish, and short). You’ll never get two of the same in any given box of ten. Furthermore, our Misfortunes will be changing frequently, according to our whimsy.
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claytoncubitt:

Unknown contemporary cartoon update of the 1911 ‘Pyramid Of Capitalist System’ (via Royal Constantine)
If anybody knows who the artist is, let me know, Google and TinEye only turn up uncredited copies. Every time you post an uncredited copy of an artist’s work, a kitten dies.

claytoncubitt:

Unknown contemporary cartoon update of the 1911 ‘Pyramid Of Capitalist System’ (via Royal Constantine)

If anybody knows who the artist is, let me know, Google and TinEye only turn up uncredited copies. Every time you post an uncredited copy of an artist’s work, a kitten dies.

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It’s the oddest of arms races: Google trying to prevent some customers from giving it money, and the customers trying as hard as possible to make sure they can keep paying Google.
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Starting in 1981, Mischel sent out a questionnaire to all the reachable parents, teachers, and academic advisers of the six hundred and fifty-three subjects who had participated in the marshmallow task, who were by then in high school. He asked about every trait he could think of, from their capacity to plan and think ahead to their ability to “cope well with problems” and get along with their peers. He also requested their S.A.T. scores.

Once Mischel began analyzing the results, he noticed that low delayers, the children who rang the bell quickly, seemed more likely to have behavioral problems, both in school and at home. They got lower S.A.T. scores. They struggled in stressful situations, often had trouble paying attention, and found it difficult to maintain friendships. The child who could wait fifteen minutes had an S.A.T. score that was, on average, two hundred and ten points higher than that of the kid who could wait only thirty seconds.

Nov
22nd
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Facebook and other social networking sites DO sell access to those who are able to pay. Friends of mine in recruiting agencies routinely use their blanket access to investigate potential employees, and they have absolute access to their accounts, including areas normally marked private. Facebook, and others, are *not* free, they make their money with services that are not visible to their common users. And there is nothing in thier TOS that makes this against the rules.
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Palin — and there’s just no way to deny this — is a supremely gifted politician. She has staked out, as her own personal political turf, the entire landscape of incoherent white American resentment. In this area she leaves even Rush Limbaugh in the dust.
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On the positive side, being a D&D player has made me understand the importance of respect in relationships, even about the little things. If my partner has disdain for my hobbies, things aren’t going to last. There’s very little dignity in rolling dice and slaying dragons, but it’s what I like to do. So when someone I like mentions that they scrapbook, I try to respect that. And not snicker. Too much.
Nov
21st
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What drew all these people? Some of them were lured by the $5,000 bounty. Others were intrigued by the technical challenges of online tracking or the thrill of stakeouts. Some felt that a public dare needed to be answered. For many, Ratliff’s flight evoked their own fleeting thoughts of starting over. “It was an adventure,” says Matty Gilreath, a grant manager at UC San Francisco, referring to the dozens of hours he spent on the pursuit. “I’m grateful for my career. But there are other things I’d like to do, and this brought up a lot of issues about reinventing yourself.
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the comparison between MF & RP is brilz. As R Pattz speaks more about being objectified, he grows more endearing. M Fox becomes increasingly “ungrateful.