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Scientific Proof of Mental Telepathy?
I know I haven't written a blog post in quite a while, but I'm going to take a quick break and write one today. This short article is kind of a troll. I'm hoping to stick this out onto the Internets...
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The Ted Conference Suppresses Free Speech and Ideas
Hey Ted Conference : Go Fuck Yourself!!Today I am pissed off. Really, really, pissed off. The 'Ted Conference', which has been this little darling hipster club of pseudo-intellectuals has just...
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TED : IDEAS WORTH SUPPRESSING
The Ted Conference : Suppressing Free Thought to Protect the General Idiot Populace like YouWell, I have had a couple of days to calm down, so today I will see if I can write a blog post on this topic...
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TEDx : The Red Headed Step Child of Chris Anderson
After lengthy discussions online about this controversy the argument appears to have boiled down to this. The TED conference is a great and powerful brand but the independently organized events called...
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TED : IDEAS WORTH SPOON-FEEDING
At what point does Chris Anderson, chairman of the TED conference, not realize that censorship, in any form and for any reason, damages the TED brand far more than leaving a controversial talk online...
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My last post on this TED Conference debacle
The TED conference staff just made a post about this controversy I have been commenting on these past few days.It appears they have listened to the responses of critics and formed a more articulate...
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My take on 'Bitcoin'
This is going to be a short post; I just haven't posted anything for a while and I figured I would do a quick bump.Like many people I have become fascinated by Bitcoin. I'm a real late comer to the...
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Some Bitcoin Questions??
I have some questions please...[Note: So...it turns out all these questions and more have been discussed to death over on this message forum. I won't take down this post; as it will show up in Google...
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Why Bitcoin is doomed
So, my last couple of posts have been on the topic of Bitcoin. And, since making these posts, I have purchased, out of my own little checking account, about 25 bit coins. I didn't mine them. No one...
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The Greater St. Louis Renaissance Fair - 2013
The Best Photograph I took this YearI love attending the renaissance faire. I get to walk for hours getting some semblance of exercise, all the while drinking beer and eating a turkey leg; what's not...
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So, bitcoin has a tax problem. I can't believe I just figured this out...
So, I had a revelation today about bitcoin that really struck me. I suppose other people are aware of this but I haven't heard it discussed that much. I am extremely interested in reading comments...
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It's not just a good idea, it's the law. Or, well, it used to be 237 years ago..Post this on your blog, twitter feed, Facebook or the comments sections of new sites. Remind everyone that this is...
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A couple of weeks ago I made a post about how bitcoin is 'doomed'. The main point of that post was based on my realization that bitcoin is so monumentally disruptive that once the powers-that-be...
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The State of California, Bitcoin, and the Theater of the Absurd
I just had to make a post with an observation about the absurdity of the recent action by the State of California regarding Bitcoin.Yesterday we learned that the State of California issued a cease and...
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Ok, now a positive point of view on the future of Bitcoin
So, I've made a number of pretty negative posts about the future of bitcoin recently. I hate being so negative; but I feel that I was being realistic about the situation.In the past week or so I have...
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No Mr. Hicks, I am a bitcoin investor and I am not a criminal, thank you very...
There's this guy, a "Michael J. Hicks director of the Center for Business and Economic Research and an associate professor of economics in the Miller College of Business at Ball State University" who...
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Sigh, dispelling more bitcoin myths. "Bitcoin is hard to use as a currency"
Like a lot of bitcoin enthusiasts I have a Google news alert set up on the topic, so I get notified of every news story that gets written; the good, the bad, and the ugly. Most of these articles are...
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A techy solution to protecting your bitcoin wallet
(TipJar: 1F5E21Tn8hAXxcCt9vp142RoqLAhdMNPgZ)In my previous post I discussed how it can be a problem trying to secure a bitcoin wallet safely. I thought I would take a few minutes to write a short...
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Talking to Myself : Answering my own questions about Bitcoin
On May 25, 2013 I made my first blog post on the topic of Bitcoin, entitled 'My take on Bitcoin'. Since then I have been steadily 'investing' (i.e. gambling) on Bitcoin. At one point in time I had...
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On Facebook someone posted a link to a cute little parable on the topic of God and the afterlife and how it might just 'blow your mind' to read it. Well, I read it, and it was cute, but it in no way...
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Medical Marijuana in the State of Missouri
The state of Missouri is considering a couple of bills that might legalize medical marijuana. If I get an opportunity to speak at an upcoming hearing, this will be my statement. My name is John...
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Did Jamie Dimon ever stop to think, "Just what *IS* a bitcoin?"
A Young Jamie Dimon contemplating the intrinsic value of paper and inkWhat 'is' bitcoin? Bitcoin is a numeric entry in a database. That's it. Nothing more and nothing less. Sure, there are a lot of...
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That Fun Period of time when you get to think about "Your Next Exotic Sports...
Ever since I was a young man I have been driving sports cars. I have either had a sports car as my daily driver, or I have maintained a third 'pleasure' car for fun in the sun. Since the day I owned...
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Should you buy a used Tesla Roadster sports car? The definitive answer blog post
In today's blog post I will definitively answer the question "Should you buy a used Tesla Roadster sports car?" Rather than burying the lead, let me get the answer out of the way right up front. The...
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I drove a brand new Tesla Model S 100D 3,000 miles in a week. Here's what I...
I just bought a brand new Tesla Model S 100D and drove it over 3,000 miles in a week. While the experience is fresh in my mind, I thought I would take a few minutes to share my thoughts with others.A...
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