Democracy Isn’t Good Enough
Statue of Liberty Improving governmental systems. Photo courtesy of Michael Brenton American propaganda tries to convince us that democracy is some kind of ideal governmental system. I agree with Winston Churchill who said “… democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” The issue is that we still […]
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Organic Learning
Reflections The beauty of motivated learning. Photo courtesy of atomicjeep Education is becoming an increasingly large burden in the life of modern men. Many of us now toil away the prime years of our lives in response to the pressures created by the combination of the exponential expansion of human knowledge and a “red queen” […]
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Keeping Your Data Safe and Mobile
CERN Computing Center Data in the internet era. Photo courtesy of Skimaniac For most of the history of personal computing, people have been storing their personal data locally on their computer’s hard drive. Documents, email, music, video, photos, and ebooks all resided on a single hard drive in a computer at a fixed location. There are two […]
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Why I’m Not Agnostic
Is God there? Clearing up the definitions. Photo courtesy of gonzalo_ar Many people believe that it is not possible to know that God does not exist. There are two arguments that I have heard for this. The first argument claims that you can’t know anything about reality because it is impossible to prove anything about reality. But people who […]
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Late Night Adventures
The Bar at the IFC Spicy night-life without compromise. Photo courtesy of Stuck in Customs Social adventures are an appealing aspect of a spicy lifestyle which often consist of meeting new people in a high energy setting and playing subtle psychological games with them throguh conversation and body language. These adventures provide plenty of opportunity for […]
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The Evolution of the American Dream
Play Time Cubicles The world from a higher vantage point. Photo courtesy of Stewf In the traditions of America, there is an ideal that says “If you work hard and honestly, you will be rewarded with wealth and happiness.” This tradition is passed down through the many success stories of individuals who followed this ideal […]
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Immortal Lifestyle
Sanddunes in Egypt “You can’t leave footprints in the sands of time if you’re sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?” – Bob Moawad Photo courtesy of waterwin I am reading a book called Foucault’s Pendulum in which a character called the Count of Saint Germain is […]
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Mood Regulation
Entrance to the Ents World Finding stability through lifestyle choices. Photo courtesy of Doblonaut Methods for improving life quality can be split into two categories: external and internal. External methods attempt to change the world to better suit your needs, whereas internal methods are cause you to change yourself to better suit your conditions. You […]
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Spicy Lifestyle Academy Values
Evil Empire Circumventing the establishment. Photo courtesy of Vermin Inc The Spicy Lifestyle Academy is the name for a community that we intend to create in order to provide a coherent incentive environment in which we can achieve the lifestyles that we desire. Such a plan is needed because without such an environment, it is […]
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The Myth of Pure Evil
Three Wise Monkeys What the monkeys knew about evil. Photo courtesy of Shenghung Lin In The Happiness Hypothesis, Jonathan Haidt discusses a phenomenon that he calls “the myth of pure evil”, which refers to psychological tendency for people to imagine that they are purely good (or right) and others are purely evil (or wrong). This […]
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