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    Trump administration seen as more truthful than news media

    http://www.thehill.com/homenews/media/318514-trump-admin-seen-as-more-truthful-than-news-media-poll Kind of funny. How far has media credibility fallen? Well, apparently now it's even lower than Trump's credibility, which is saying something. With formerly respectable (if biased)...
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    Scientists just got closer to understanding the link between genetics and crime.

    Interesting read on yahoo about it here, with the full study from nature.com here. It is well documented that ASPD (antisocial personality disorder) is wildly over represented in jails. About 1-3% of the general population has the disorder, while 40-70% of jail inmates have the disorder...
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    Huge stash of helium discovered

    Scientists using a new exploration method have discovered a huge new stash of helium. It's a good thing too, because the stockpile that we have is getting depleted rather quickly. Most people don't realize how important helium is for scientific research and medical purposes (MRI's represent...
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    Antidepressants largely ineffective or even harmful for children, teens

    According to a major study published in The Lancet last week, there is no clear indication that there is a benefit over placebo or even nothing at all from giving antidepressants to children and teens...
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    U.S. sees first case of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotic

    I don't like the "sky is falling" type reports that the media throws out there all the time, but this is definitely not good. It's a train that's been a long time coming, but it appears to be much closer than people think. Are we going back to the days when a routine wound or routine surgery...
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    Prince ... dead. RIP.

    Just read it, it's on all the news outlets. Prince has died from (apparently) complications from the flu today. He wasn't very old either, only 57.
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    Using proper grammar or correcting other people on their grammar is now racist

    SJW's continue to prove each day that indeed there is no limit to stupidity :D Here's your daily dose of SJW stupidity. http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=54640 If you use proper grammar, you use "an elite and increasingly outdated form of the English language". Correcting someone's...
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    UN Panel rules WikiLeaks' Assange 'arbitrarily detained'

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/05/un-panel-wikileaks-assange-arbitrarily-detained/79863912/ I agree with the panel, but from what I can tell it doesn't really mean anything since it's not legally binding anyway. If he steps foot outside the embassy he'll still get arrested...
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    FBI arrests the "hacker" behind The Fappening

    http://thehackernews.com/2016/01/fappening-celebrity-hacking.html He (apparently) just sent out some phishing emails -- poorly worded ones with spelling and grammar errors at that --and idiot people gave him the passwords to their accounts. If he did what they are saying he did, he's going to...
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    California Now Has the Nation’s Best Digital Privacy Law

    Californistan does all sorts of insane stuff, but in this one instance, they appear to have gotten it right. I hope other states follow on this one. http://www.wired.com/2015/10/california-now-nations-best-digital-privacy-law/ :thumbsup: This is long overdue. There is no logical reason why...
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    Federal Employees' Wages Growing Faster Than Everybody Else’s

    Federal employees on average make more than private sector ones and have much better benefits. That's not new or a surprise. What is interesting is that those higher wages and benefits are now also rising faster than the private sector ones...
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    No more "he" or "she", use "xe", "zir" or "xir" says U of Tennessee

    Whenever you think stupidity has reached it's maximum level, there's always someone or some group that comes along that takes it just a bit higher and proves you wrong...
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    Study delivers bleak verdict on validity of psychology experiment results

    http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/aug/27/study-delivers-bleak-verdict-on-validity-of-psychology-experiment-results These aren't the things published in some random rag somewhere, this was looking at studies in the top ranked psychology journals. Replication of results and verification...
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    American blogger hacked to death in bangladesh

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/02/27/attackers-in-bangladesh-hack-to-death-american-blogger/24110327/ Another shining example of the tolerance and peace in action. Religion of peace. "How dare he say we were not peaceful, hack him to death to show him how peaceful we are!!"
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    Pope on Paris: 'You cannot insult the faith of others'

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/01/15/pope-islam-paris-charlo-hebdo/21796053/ I strongly disagree with the pope on this. He's basically making it seem like those murdered by savages who feel being offended by something justifies violence and murder share responsibility in their...
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    obummer to propose paid sick leave for US workers

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/14/obama-child-care-paid-leave/21768969/ Of course we still have to see what is actually proposed before we can draw final conclusions. Any proposals coming from obummer and his minions is usually filled with rampant stupidity, but this one...
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    New class of antibiotics identified/under development

    This is a glimmer of hope for an otherwise very gloomy outlook for antibiotics and medical care in general. With companies abandoning development of antibiotics in favor of other more profitable meds, there hasn't been any significant new antibiotic option in 30-40 years. With organisms...
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    ipad/mini deals -- Microcenter

    Just got an email this morning from Microcenter, they have some good deals on ipad and ipad minis. Ipad air (1st gen), $299 (16GB), $359 (16GB) Ipad air 2, $459 (16GB), $559 (64GB) Ipad mini 1st gen, $199 Ipad mini 2nd gen, $249/$299 (16/32gb) Ipad mini 3rd gen, $369/$469/$569 (16, 64 and...
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    Bluetooth 4.0 vs 4.1?

    I've seen lots of reviews and sites talking about all sorts of features of phones, but rarely (if ever) is there much discussion about bluetooth 4.0 vs 4.1. A quick search on google shows what the main differences are, and they look rather significant to me, though I'm obviously not an...
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    Deals on cell phones?

    I'm in the market for a new phone, and I'm completely torn at this point between the Note 4, Droid Turbo and LG G3, I can't make a decision :\ I'm leaning towards the note 4 as the most "complete" one, but it's just so damned big, I'm not sure if I want something that big. Regardless of which...
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    Appeals court panels issue split decision on Obamacare

    This was originally thought to be a longshot, but now the appeals court has ruled against the fed government in this case and it gets interesting. This ruling will obviously be appealed, to a full bank of the appeals court and eventually to the scotus. If the rulling is allowed to stand (and...
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    Awesome speech by K.D.

    In an age of (often justified) cynicism, with entitled celebs who thumb their noses at all the 'regular' people and people who are so full of themselves, it is incredibly refreshing to see a guy like Durant. If you haven't seen KD's acceptance speech from yesterday, it's well worth a look...
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    SCOTUS hears cases on police searches of cell phones

    Surprised there isn't a thread about this yet. The SCOTUS yesterday heard arguments about a couple of cases regarding police searching of personal phones. http://www.cnet.com/news/supreme-court-debates-police-permission-to-search-cell-phones/ This just seems to be one of those cases where...
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    NFL, former players settle concussion suit for $765 million

    Not info out on details yet, but it looks like the nfl has settled the suit with thousands of former players for $765 million. Interesting.... the league must have been really scared of the possible results of the suit to settle for that large of an amount...
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    Nook HD+ 9" tablet: $109.99 shipped [alive again 9-16-13]

    This is a steal. These are refurbed, but they are certified to be in like new condition and come in complete retail packaging as if you bought it from b&n. This is a very nice tablet with good resolution etc. The nicest thing is that you can root the tablet and replace the barnes and noble...
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    Another big hypocrite: Matt Damon

    Matt Damon is a leftist and he's always very vocal in his support for the public schools and the public school system, often taking aim at private schools as elitist. Of course, when his own children go to school, they go to, you guessed it, private school. Public schools are for others, not...
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    Snowden allowed to leave Russia airport

    Looks like the ruskies are going to let him leave the airport and (presumably) travel to other countries offering asylum. http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/24/world/europe/russia-snowden/index.html Good for him, I'm glad someone was willing to blow the whistle and let everyone know what the NSA is...
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    Pricipal decides all students should be included in 'honors' awards.

    This idiot principal decided that having an award exclusively for high achievers and honors student would be devastating to other students... so, he decided all students should be invited to the honors awards...
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    Supreme court gets another one right

    The court ruled today in the case of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, the case about copyright laws and the first sale doctrine...
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    Woman gets ticketed for driving 63 mph in 65 mph speed limit zone

    http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/12/17283634-youve-got-to-be-kidding-me-maryland-woman-gets-a-ticket-for-driving-63-mph-in-a-65-zone?lite Seems crazy IMO. The weather guy confirmed that there were wind gusts in excess of 40 mph at the time of the ticket, so the lady's story of driving...
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    EU to ban internet porn?

    This is something I would expect to see some right wing legislator in Alabama to try, but I'm very surprised to see this happening for all of Europe. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57572947-93/eu-to-vote-on-porn-ban-calls-for-internet-enforcement/ That's just plain insane to me. Just goes...
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    Refurbushed ipad 4's?

    Does apple sell refurbished ipad 4's yet? I took a look at their refurbished ipad page and didn't see any, but do they sell them at all yet, or just the older models? With previous models, was there a pattern as to when they'd start selling refurbished models?
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    Can you sell your verizon phone while under contract?

    Just curious, I have a GSIII and I'm under contract with verizon. If the new <insert name of hot new phone here> comes out in January, could I sell my phone to another Verizon customer and purchase the new phone (at full price of course) and maintain my contract without getting nailed with some...
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    Warm/Hot: Cyberpower 1200VA UPS - $99 @ Microcenter

    I was in need of a good UPS backup for my PC's and found this deal. Not bad at all for $99. http://www.microcenter.com/product/255321/1200VA_UPS_with_AVR_-_USB-Serial_Connectivity $50 less than newegg, $30 less than I've seen it elsewhere. No rebates or any other hassles. The usb and serial...
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    Backup software?

    I've used Windows Home Server v1 for years and it worked great. Unfortunately, it has some issues with Win 7 and 64 bit OS's etc, understandable for such an old OS. The newer version of WHS (2011) took out the most useful feature of all, the ability to pool a bunch of drives and use them for...
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    Bullet tax to solve Chicago gun violence and crime problem

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49458564/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/ The stupidity would be hilarious if we didn't have a bunch of these idiots in government positions all over the country. As usual, the leftists have decided that there isn't anything a well crafted tax can't solve. Bunch of...
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    Buy Iphone5/SGSIII/GNexus/HTCOX now, or wait?

    I'm not currently under any contract and I want to get a new smartphone to use on verizon. My current phone worked absolutely great for years, but it's time to upgrade. I'm trying to figure out if I should buy something now or wait a little. I know the next greatest thing is always seemingly...
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    Last resort (TV show) thread

    Anyone else watch the premier? I didn't have high expectations for it, but I really liked the first episode. For anyone who likes Tom Clancy - esque stuff, this is a must watch.
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    Huge power outage hits India

    Perhaps some members who know more about India can chime in with some info on what's going on with the power situation there. It looks like there are at least 670 million people without power in India today. It has to be miserable for a lot of people there right now, even more so than usual...
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    Struggling economy adds paltry 80k jobs in June

    http://economywatch.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/06/12596584-us-economy-struggling-to-create-jobs?lite Not good..... We'll see how the market reacts today.