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WOOD TV 8, You Have Embarrassed this State Yet Again
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Author: ryanvis
Must have been a slow news day. Good for you TV 8; nothing like bringing more shame and negative press to the area. Link
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Elections, elections, elections
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This article from the O’Reilly Network is a nice, short read why Ralph Nadar’s run for President is more important than a Democrat winning the election. I find it both amazing and unsurprising that the number one response to Nader’s entry is not about his ideas and whether they’re any good. It’s about how his […]
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In defense of cynicism
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Author: ryanvis
The importance of cynicism is not just that it’s true. It’s that recognising human selfishness gives us a chance to do something about it. Link
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India's New Loos Save Lives
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Author: ryanvis
I knew about the caste system in India, but I had no idea it was so depraved. And still in action. A Christian Science Monitor story details the Balmikis, or scavengers, who subsist by carrying away, by hand, the body waste of higher castes. From the story: “It is one of the astounding contradictions of […]
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No more "Walk"/"No Walk" Signs in NYC
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Author: ryanvis
Does anyone else find this sad? Not in a nostalgic way, but the fact that as a society we’re so lazy/uneducated/litigious that NYC found it necessary to remove all worded instructions from intersections? Link
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Sit Down and SHUT UP!
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Author: ryanvis
“It’s a marvelous demonstration by liberals, if you will, of censorship. Now mind you, running for political office is every American’s right. Running for political office means free-speech exercise; it means exercising the right of petition, the right of assembly. … To say `Do not run’ to anybody is to say, `Do not speak. Do […]
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Look Kids, Big Ben, Stonehenge…
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Author: ryanvis
Who was the poor soul that proposed this project; build a tunnel underneath Stonehenge. Coming soon, the Grand Canyon overpass. Bonus points for anyone who gets the reference in the title. Link
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You Mean Detroit's a DUMP?!
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Author: ryanvis
The Freep (our favorite Detroit Free Press) has busted the Detroit 2006 Super Bowl committee for doctoring a photo of downtown in their ad. “Doctoring” is a nice term, considering the that they not only added lights to buildings that are abandoned, they actually put roofs back on collapsing buildings. Check out the comparison PDF. […]
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Woman hangs self during drug trial
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Author: ryanvis
While news that a 19-year-old killed herself is always tragic, the fact that this article has to then paint the event as tragic for a drug company, which incidentally may have been contributory in her death, is beyond my comprehension. Or, it may have everything to do with the fact that said drug company is […]
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Too Cool
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Opportunity looks over the rim of the crater it is in and sees the plastic shield and parachute used during landing. CNN Link JPL Link