May 2011
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My issue isn’t with capitalism (which is meant to be survival of the...
– Uncle Fishbits
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Media isn’t about making us better people. It’s about selling soap!!...
– Eli Pariser
THE BEST TED TALKS – all here.. in one place..... →
the paradox of choice = mind blowing
surprising science of motivation
where good ideas come from
coolest statistics you’ve ever seen
robot stand up comic
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You never see a positive drug story on the news. They always have the same LSD...
– Bill Hicks
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I loved when Bush came out and said, “We are losing the war against...
– Bill Hicks
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An investment in knowledge pays the best interest
– Benjamin Franklin
Anonymous asked: What does it mean if you were asked to discuss your beliefs
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The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it...
– Bill Hicks
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We are conceived in sound
we grow and emerge in its wake.
Our history is a...
– Stan Shaff, Composer
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When is cultural sensitivity irresponsible ethical relativism?
– Uncle Fishbits
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though...
– Teddy Roosevelt
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To use the term blind faith, is to use an adjective needlessly.
– Julian Ruck
cosmosray:
(via Eli Pariser: Beware online “filter bubbles” | Video on TED.com)
I’m an atheist, and that’s it. I believe there’s nothing we can know except that...
– Katharine Hepburn (via theperplexedobserver)
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Well, I’ve wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I’m happy...
– Elwood P. Dowd
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Be yourself and ignore convention.
– Uncle Fishbits
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We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the...
– Mother Teresa
Apple is worth 2x as much as Google →
Wow.
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I think the realisation of oneself is the prime aim of life, and to realise...
– Oscar Wilde
The news asked about my thoughts on Osama Bin... →
As for the original thingamahjig…. it’s long. Sorry.
You are right it’s like what we see in other countries. We didn’t string anyone up and burn them, even in effigy, so I am fairly proud it was…
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I intend to live forever, or die trying.
– Groucho Marx
Something thoughtful for Post 400 – The Filter... →
Filter ethics.
This is the most important thing regarding Facebook & other online communities that very few people are talking about. I note here (June 2010) that hidden streams destroy any…
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The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small.
– Woody Allen
Anonymous asked: http://thedailywh.at/2011/05/02/misattributed-quote-of-the-day/
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I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the...
– Not, at all, in any way, Martin Luther King, Jr., except for a little. Amazing, the interwebz. History is going to play one huge game of telephone with facts. I actually talk about all this and more, regarding Osama, *HERE*!!!
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Make no mistake: we’re no democracy. We’re an oligarchy. Social...
– Uncle Fishbits, almost 35, in few years time to be known as old man fishbits