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1 day ago
Expression jasontOne Neat Trick to Writing Great Mystery Plots
The critic and author of the Charles Lenox series advises doing what Michelangelo did, but backward.
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3 days ago
Current Event jasont
Mormon Church urges Utah not to bar "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ minors
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it's against a proposed ban in Utah of so-called conversion therapy by psychologists for LGBTQ minors, reports the CBS affililiate here, KUTV. In a statement released Tuesday night, the church said it opposes a pending state regulation that would bar psychologists from using the therapy, which seeks to change the sexual orientation of those minors.
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6 days ago
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Level 30
jasont is now level 30 with 2,155,610 XP.
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6 days ago
Current Event jasont
Mattis: ISIS will surge back after Trump's Syria withdrawal
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis said ISIS "will resurge" in Syria, in his first public comments following President Donald Trump's withdrawal of troops from the region. "I think Secretary of State Pompeo, the intelligence services, the foreign countries that are working with us have it about right that ISIS is not defeated. We have got to keep the pressure on ISIS so they don't recover," Mattis said in an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press" ...
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7 days ago
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Riot asks League of Legends players and casters to keep politics away from broadcasts
Riot Games says that pro players and casters participating in the 2019 League of Legends World Championships are not allowed to discuss “personal views on sensitive issues” during broadcasts, according to the company’s global head of esports.
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2 weeks ago
Current Event jasont
After His $1K Stock Became $2 Million, 98-Year-Old Gives It All To Wildlife Sanctuary
That’s what Russ Gremel’s brother told him nearly 70 years ago, when suggesting that Russ invest in pharmacies. Seemed logical enough, so Russ picked a local Chicago chain and bought about $1,000 worth (about 20 shares) of stock. That chain was Walgreens. And over the last seven decades, that one grand has turned into more than $2 million.
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3 weeks ago
Current Event jasont
Norway will not ban Huawei from 5G mobile network: minister
Norway does not plan to block China's Huawei Technologies...
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3 weeks ago
Comment jasont
IE in 2019? LOOOL
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1 month ago
Expression jasont
10 Best PS4 Games of 2019 so Far, Ranked
While it's not been a vintage year for new game releases so far, 2019 has delivered some gems along the way. Here's the 10 best PS4 games so far.
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1 month ago
Current Event jasont
11% of the Military Budget Could Fund Enough Renewable Energy for Every Home in the US
The Climate Strike is sweeping the United States! Millions of people around the world are walking out of their schools and workplaces from today until next Friday to take to the streets, following the lead of young people who are anxious about their future on a warming planet and furious at politicians’ ongoing failure to act against the climate crisis.
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1 month ago
Current Event jasont
Entire city 'to walk out' on strike over climate change fears
Young activists who have been taking part in school strikes over the climate crisis will be joined by adults when they walk out on Friday. The entire city of Oxford – and surrounding areas in Oxfordshire – will go on strike to draw attention to the environment and call for the government to act. Being hailed the UK’s ‘first general strike since 1926’, those taking part say that for the first time school children will strike together with adults to ‘take action against climate breakdown’.
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1 month ago
Current Event jasont
More Than 50% Of Millennials Trying To Incorporate Plant-Based Foods Into Their Diet
It’s the diet having a moment. Food brands, restaurants, meal-delivery kits, public schools, even presidential candidates are all talking plant-based foods. And now, a new survey from YouGov and WholeFoods Market finds that 63% of millennials are trying to incorporate plant-based foods into their diet.
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1 month ago
Expression jasont
The Amazon Fires, From an Extraterrestrial Perspective
Orbiting telescopes like Hubble have the luxury of avoiding the sometimes-dispiriting business of looking down at Earth.
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1 month ago
Analysis jasont
On your mark. Get set. Blow: The race to build a breathalyzer for weed
With the growing legalization of marijuana, a number of research labs and startups are working to develop a breakthrough breathalyzer that can objectively determine whether or not a person is high. Here's why such a tool is required -- and when we can expect it to arrive.
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1 month ago
Analysis jasont
Vegetarians might have higher risk of stroke than meat eaters, study says
Non-meat diets have soared in popularity with many people ditching beef, pork and chicken in pursuit of health and environmental benefits and concerns about animal welfare. However, a new study suggests that vegetarians and vegans may be at a higher risk of stroke than their meat-eating counterparts -- although those who don't eat meat have a lower chance of coronary heart disease, according to the new paper, published in the medical journal the BMJ on Wednesday.
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2 months ago
Expression jasont
We Have Ruined Childhood
For youngsters these days, an hour of free play is like a drop of water in the desert. Of course they’re miserable.
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2 months ago
Current Event jasont
This Tesla Mod Turns a Model S Into a Mobile 'Surveillance Station'
AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE reader cameras are controversial enough when law enforcement deploys them, given that they can create a panopticon of transit throughout a city. Now one hacker has found a way to put a sample of that power—for safety, he says, and for surveillance—into the hands of anyone with a Tesla and a few hundred dollars to spare.