Are you into long, deep and meaningfuls?
Do you prefer going out to a pub with mates, or dancing or surfing?
Do hardly see each other except via mobile phones and scipes?
What is i... moreAre you into long, deep and meaningfuls?
Do you prefer going out to a pub with mates, or dancing or surfing?
Do hardly see each other except via mobile phones and scipes?
What is it like for you?
September 2015 Trump 1.0
“I got to know him very well because we were both on 60 Minutes, we were stablemates,” he said, then he seemed to reference the show’s ratings. “We did wel... moreSeptember 2015 Trump 1.0
“I got to know him very well because we were both on 60 Minutes, we were stablemates,” he said, then he seemed to reference the show’s ratings. “We did well that night.”
http://time.com/4108198/donald-trump-60-minutes-putin/
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July 2016 Trump 2.0
Donald Trump said Wednesday he has "never met" Russian President Vladimir Putin, has "nothing to do with Russia," and was not convinced that Russia was responsible for the Democratic National Committee hack.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-denies-ties-russia-says-154821997.html less
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In the past, there were always people/cultures who were sufficiently unknown to us that we could assign them the role of Implacable Evil in the narratives we wanted to tell. In e... more.
In the past, there were always people/cultures who were sufficiently unknown to us that we could assign them the role of Implacable Evil in the narratives we wanted to tell. In essence, we could label them with "Here Be Dragons" on the edges of our mental map of the known world.
Often, such examples of Implacable Evil corresponded to economic and/or geopolitical interests. Everything from Columbus demonizing the native Arawaks whose labor and resources he ruthlessly exploited, to modern-day Hollywood movies making tiny relatively-powerless North Korea the source of all Evil Overlord plots.
But with 24/7/365 media coverage which spans the globe, it has become harder and harder to fully conceptualize others as Implacable Evil. If the symbol of Abstract Evil is a ragged toothless militant huddling in a cave in Waziristan, he just doesn't set off alarm bells the way Kruschev pounding his shoe at the UN did.
So, I wonder. Is the recent rise in the popularity of Zombie Apocalypse stories because we need an imagin... less
Donald Trump’s Call for Russia to Hack the U.S. Might Be a Felony
Did Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump just call for a felony to be committed? On Wednesday, he urged a ... moreDonald Trump’s Call for Russia to Hack the U.S. Might Be a Felony
Did Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump just call for a felony to be committed? On Wednesday, he urged a foreign government to hack an American citizen and release personal emails.
“Russia, if you're listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing” from emails that Hillary Clinton turned over to the State Department, Trump said in a lengthy press conference in Doral, Fla. “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. Let’s see if that happens. That will be next. Yes, sir.”
Trump himself has had financial interests in Russia. He has also praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and has said that if Russia were to invade NATO members, the United States might not come to their defense.
Trump was apparently referring to emails from Clinton’s private email server that she didn’t turn over to the State Department because they involved personal matters.
Trump’s incendiary comments came on the heels of the... less
Sometimes the US brings a Nuclear sub into Nanoose Bay for exercises (but they have no nuclear weapons on board). Now I'm starting to wonder/worry that if Trump is elected and he a... moreSometimes the US brings a Nuclear sub into Nanoose Bay for exercises (but they have no nuclear weapons on board). Now I'm starting to wonder/worry that if Trump is elected and he alines him self with Russia will I one day see a Russian sub on exercise with a US sub in Nanoose Bay. If that ever happens I'm going down to the Bay and tap out humorous morse code messages to the Russian commander like - Does your under water vessel have a Poop-deck - why don't you go use it? The Cold wars not over. Cheers!
Joseph Fiennes on Casting Backlash: ‘Michael Jackson Was Probably Closer to My Color’
Ja... moreJoseph Fiennes on Casting Backlash: ‘Michael Jackson Was Probably Closer to My Color’
January 27, 2016 @ 7:05 PM
Joseph Fiennes Credit: George Pimentel/Getty Images
Joseph Fiennes is just as shocked as everyone else is. On Tuesday, January 26, The Guardian announced that the British actor would portray music legend Michael Jackson in an upcoming TV movie, and the internet went wild.
Fiennes spoke out for the first time since the news broke on Wednesday, January 27.
“I’m a white, middle-class guy from London,” the 45-year-old actor told Entertainment Tonight. “I’m as shocked as you may be.” (Jackson is a major icon within the African American community).
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But Fiennes doesn’t think his casting is completely unbelievable, given that his skin tone matches the late pop singer’s.
“ definitely had an issue — a pigmentation issue — and that’s something I do believe,” he said. “He was probably closer to my color than his original color.”
Jackson, who was 50 when he died in 2009,... less
It's an old riddle, with a subtle answer. Richard Feynman gave an account of his days at Princeton, where freshman were often accosted by sophomores with such questions. Part of Fe... moreIt's an old riddle, with a subtle answer. Richard Feynman gave an account of his days at Princeton, where freshman were often accosted by sophomores with such questions. Part of Feynman's genius was figuring things out in advance, so that he seemed to have the answer to impossible questions almost instantly.
Hint to the answer - when you look at your image in the mirror, what is hidden from view?
Update August 15, 2016: Mathologer (a YT channel that I just discovered and to which you should all subscribe, if you love math) has a detailed video on this less
But his minions will think nothing of this and keep marching behind him, as they are taught not to think and do not care about what his true intentions are as long as he keeps spew... moreBut his minions will think nothing of this and keep marching behind him, as they are taught not to think and do not care about what his true intentions are as long as he keeps spewing racial hate which is the only sound they love.
