Monday, September 3, 2012

FIPID - 9/3/12


Fun Interesting Pertinent Information Dissemination

Top Picks
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Why you should support your local library.

War Veterans Recover at Brooke Army Medical Center

Meaningless Words in Politics  (Just read the whole thing.  It isn't long.)
"The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with freedom. While our Constitution certainly features certain democratic mechanisms, it also features inherently undemocratic mechanisms like the First Amendment and the Electoral College. America is a constitutional republic, not a democracy..."
"Orwell certainly was right about the use of meaningless words in politics. Our task, therefore, is to reclaim our language and reclaim our liberties. If we hope to remain free, we must cut through the fog and attach concrete meanings to the words politicians use to deceive us."

Most Americans Confused By Cloud Computing According to National Survey
Ninety-five percent of those claiming they never use the cloud actually do so via online banking and shopping, social networking, and storing photos and music.

The nature of debt comparisons  (Check out the charts)

World's richest woman says poor should have less fun, work harder  (Guess how she got her money.)

Beautiful Paint Truck Spill

Solar System Scope


Politics and Business
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Powell: Partisanship perhaps worst in 40 years

Strippers look to GOP to 'make it rain'
When the Christian group Promise Keepers held a convention in Tampa a couple of years ago, attendees flooded the 2001 Odyssey, co-owner Jim Kleinhans recalls. They had such a good time that "they kept their promise to come back the next night."


Former Gov. Charlie Crist: Here's why I'm backing Barack Obama

Why the Gold Standard Is the World's Worst Economic Idea, in 2 Charts


60 Years of American Economic History, Told in 1 Graph


With A Budget Almost Cut In Half And 40 Percent Staff Cuts Can The RIAA Survive?

The DVD Is Dying. Hollywood's Plan? Do Nothing And Cede Ground To File Sharing

George W. Bush: The President Who Must Not Be Named At Republican Convention

Republicans call for crackdown on pornographyThe Republican Party is calling for a crackdown on pornography in a move that could pit social conservatives against hotel operators, television providers and other businesses that profit from the sale of sexually explicit material.

Coulter Culture
"If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president. It's kind of a pipe dream, it's a personal fantasy of mine, but I don't think it's going to happen. And it is a good way of making the point that women are voting so stupidly, at least single women."

Pew Poll: Most Americans Believe Rich Pay 'Too Little' In Taxes

Blame a dysfunctional patent system for Apple vs. Samsung verdict


The problem is not that Mitt Romney is rich, according to a new Pew survey. It's that he is seen as being a president who would help the rich more than the middle class.

The Issue Engine  (Side-by-side comparison of Romney and Obama)

"F*%# You, Tyrants!": Ron Paul Supporters Rebel On Convention Floor


Science and Technology
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STANFORD BIOLOGIST AND COMPUTER SCIENTIST DISCOVER THE 'ANTERNET'

Watch what happens when you play Cypress Hill through a squid’s fin

Your Scientific Reasoning Is More Flawed Than You Think

Methane Making An Appearance In Pa. Water Supplies  (fracking problem)
When water started coming out later that week, the liquid was "black as coal," according to Gale.  Since then, both families have been dealing with methane-contaminated water supplies, as well as dozens of mysterious, flammable gas puddles bubbling up on their properties.

Pediatricians Decide Boys Are Better Off Circumcised Than Not

High speed video reveals the bizarre physics of an ordinary water droplet

Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife


Fun, Interesting, Disturbing and Offbeat
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Why does Korea have such a high suicide rate?

...the past seven years have seen a fivefold increase in people who call themselves atheists.

Alarm as hundreds of children under age of 10 married in Iran

Food shortages could force world into vegetarianism, warn scientists

Songza - Find Music for Your Mood

Personal trainer to the stars shares his 4-day split workout program

Exercise Video Library  (Looking for a new library)

Rape-related pregnancy: estimates and descriptive characteristics from a national sample of women.
The national rape-related pregnancy rate is 5.0% per rape among victims of reproductive age (aged 12 to 45); among adult women an estimated 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year.

Why Counting Rapes Is So Tough.

 Famous misquotes



Food
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Salted Caramel Buttercream Chocolate Cake

Baked Wonton Tacos


Videos
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Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [1 of 3]

Surfing Wave Pool Dubai

Making motorcycle noises with an aluminum can

Now that's flying first class

Avalanche Cliff Jump with Matthias Giraud

Ref takes a knee to the head (night, night)

Drinking Song Audition - X Factor


Pics
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If my tongue was only a bit longer...

Awesome Lunch Bag Drawings

Animal pictures from inside the womb

People driving into a canal thinking it was a street from the floods in Florida.

"After crushing and fracturing his finger, this is how my boyfriend passed time while waiting in the ER.."

Prickly nighttime peach thieves

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