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Comment Re:May you live in Interesting times (Score 1) 421

Wikileaks is a front for the CIA. They are trying to minimize donations from ordinary citizens because people are going to be seriously pissed after it comes out to whom they really donated. If you are in a foreigner, on the other hand, they will be happy to take your money and place your name on a terrorist list.

Comment Re:Idiots (Score 1) 402

They have chat logs implicating Assange in aiding Bradley Manning with submitting the documents. The law is pretty clear about these things. We'll just have to wait for his trial.

That isn't the same thing as assisting someone in stealing classified information.

A new theory says Wikileaks is run by the CIA. They essentially collected their own secrets, thus identifying leakers while also exposing corruption among diplomats. They have also attempted to set a pretext for war with Iran and North Korea (since the public would never believe it if our government made claims about missile transfers after losing credibility in Iraq).

If true, then Assange himself would most likely be a British agent since he is an Australian citizen. Agencies often do work together.

Space

Submission + - Earth's water didn't come from outer space (sciencemag.org)

sciencehabit writes: Where did Earth's oceans come from? Astronomers have long contended that icy comets and asteroids delivered the water for them during an epoch of heavy bombardment that ended about 3.9 billion years ago. But a new study suggests that Earth supplied its own water, leaching it from the rocks that formed the planet. The finding may help explain why life on Earth appeared so early, and it may indicate that other rocky worlds are also awash in vast seas.

Comment Re:Thank you Einstein (Score -1, Troll) 412

This discovery has very applicable uses, particularly in the general processes of the cognitive processes of toddlers, brain development, and memory storage and retrieval.

And people care! When kids need attention, parents can't wait to whip out a research paper written by someone with no kids who has processed cash-desperate volunteers in a "methodological and precise" manner.

You're pretty stupid!

Comment Thank you Einstein (Score -1, Troll) 412

Maybe if doctors would have more kids instead of studying them in laboratories, then they would "discover" these insights immediately.

It's like young engineers who tediously write out what working mechanics already know. Academics can solve problems on paper. Put them in the real world, and they flunk out of life.

Comment Re:Do you want to piss away your 30's too? (Score 1) 918

If you can start at a community college and TRANSFER to Yale or Harvard or Stanford, you'll be better off. A big name helps a lot on paychecks. At 35, you'd think he'd be better off going to a doctoral program (assuming he has SOME degree and an interest) where he'd pay little for it and could wash out after a year and a half to two years with a master's degree and little to no debt.

http://www.edububble.com/dpp/

You can download his book for free. His thesis: that the "education bubble" will eventually break just like housing. (What were we ever thinking?! That $200k in debt is "worth it"?!)

Even law and medical students are being screwed. They won't escape debt and make decent money until many years after graduation.

Education is priceless. Today's university system is essentially a giant credit card scam.

Comment Re:I don't care about getting things done quickly (Score 1) 114

Much of the world has become so wealthy and fat that the only pain and tragedy comes from excessive pleasure, mainly in the forms of drug abuse and arrested psychological development.

I'm not sure if this is better or worse than the world back when sloth and immaturity meant freezing or starving to death.

Comment Re:Cashless Society (Score 1) 232

People will not give up their cash without a fight, particularly in the current circumstances (not that anyone ever trusted banks, private companies or government).

Sounds like a "gold standard" argument.... The best standard of all is: absolutely anything. You can use gold, lead, or bananas if you want. And people do -- it's called a futures market.

Basing all of your wealth on bananas might sound silly, but there are doubtlessly people who have made millions doing just that. Fruit, gold, and "trust" - they are all exactly the same in economic terms.

Wealth is between you, and whatever the next person is willing to trade.... before you inevitably break even and die taking NONE of it with you.

Comment Re:Cashless Society (Score 1) 232

It's gonna be interesting when we finally move to a cashless society. Things like this will be unforgivable in such a society.

That would be nice.

How many times have we read passionate arguments that "nobody should be in prison for non-violent crimes!"

Remember this story the next time you see those stupid posts modded +5 insightful.

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