Explain hipters

Hipsters are people who take on affectations because they want to feel connected to some idea of "authenticity." Which is total fake because you see them driving around in their beat up cars, drinking their PBR, and you know there's nothing "genuine"...

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How did the Joker those scars

There was laughter. A young man stood in front of the mirror and cackled, watching his tangled locks and the splatters of blood vibrate on his face as he did. In his hand, a straight razor still feeding a crimson pool on the tile floor one drop at...

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Depression described

Depression is like waking up to a gray overcast sky everyday of your life. It's like being cold, and not being able to get warm. Smiling and laughter, joy and happiness, are things you've felt, on mute. Like turning the volume down on life. So if it...

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US Military History: I made it back alive, but I've been shot in the thigh. What sort of medical attention do I receive and what are my chances for survival in 1862, 1917, 1944, 1968, and 1991?

1862: Simple wound would receive morphine and bandages. If the bullet was still in the wound (not unlikely, because it would have been a relatively low-speed minie ball) the surgeon might well elect not to remove it. Eventually the wound would heal...

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She's a weight winner

I started off strong. I started eating healthy, cutting out sugars, and exercising near the end of January and I managed to drop 18 lbs from 230lbs between late Jan-mid March. Since then I've seen nothing and it has made me a little down. This morning...

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What will be the role of debt in the next hundred years? Will indentured servitude return? What do you think will happen to the inequitable distribution of wealth? Are we looking at a more equal and opportunistic future or an even worse one?

In the future technology will give more power to the individual and give them options as to whether they want to take the conventional route and go into debt. Institutions like education are increasingly becoming more open source. (Take coursea.org...

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Aubrey de Grey foresees the first immortals

In this metaphor, your distance above the ground represents your health, and the speed that you are moving up or down represents your decreasing or increasing health. When you "hit the ground", you die. If you are falling down, then your remaining...

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