About the unprecedented and recent drop in U.S. life expectancy, the rise of non-communicable diseases, and the need to take control of our “toxic” lifestyles.

Lawsuit claims Amazon and Apple benefited from fewer vendors, higher prices.

Despite the hype over each new "Platform X," no one has come close to replacing Facebook. Only Facebook is doing a good job at killing itself. Yet, it continues to command a large user base. Why?

Most have a hard time understanding the scope of how energy is consumed. Additionally, your average citizen seems unaware that our governments are complicit in the consumption of our planet despite the dire collapse we face ⋯

Doing taxes in the U.S. is notoriously complicated and costly. And it gets even worse when there are delays and backlogs, making it especially hard to reach the Internal Revenue Service for assistance.

How bad is public sector corruption around the world? And how do different countries compare? Where would you want to live or do business?

Apple makes a lot of money from the absence of repair. The company embraced planned obsolescence, designing products with ever-shorter duty cycles. Apple leads an anti-repair axis...

The current geopolitical climate is so hot, that few are looking beyond the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The IPCC report paints a grim future if we continue business-as-usual.

What will it take to have people elect politicians that care about the planet more than bribes from dirty industries?

Climate Leviathan will be the fundamental regulatory ideal motivating elites in the near future. Still, it is neither inevitable nor invincible; it is strong and coherent but not uncontested.

Truly intelligent people never: overthink, small-talk, wait to act, or hijack conversations. Others excuse their inaction with "smart" reasons.

Apple claims they want feedback to improve their products... Unless you are "critical," have "rumors," or "non-constructive..." 🤬

Did you know that a model already exists to help us understand cultural differences? Cultural norms play a large part in interpersonal relationships at work. When you grow up in a certain culture, you take the behavioral norms ⋯

Moving up the ranks as an engineer is something that many accomplish. From the time I was nine years old, I wanted to be at the top of the technical ladder. My father gave me my first few lessons on how to be a pro; he ignited ⋯

Anonymous social media site Blind shows the real reasons CEOs like Tim Cook want workers back in the office post-pandemic.

It appears, to me, that over the past four decades that the general trust of certified experts by the public at large has been on a significant decline. To such an extent that your typical YouTuber or social media talking-head ⋯

If we care to exist as a species and leave a planet for our grandkids and their grandkids, then we must focus on the science to become carbon-negative. Otherwise, we will see Global warming refugees migrating while the most ⋯

@LoreZyra@TESLAchartsAnother “happy” customer of Tesla…smatthew@teslamotorsclub.com

@LoreZyraConsidering how Abenomics has encouraged BoJ to own the JGB market, and the American economic outlook hovering over the shitter, one wonders how Japan’s end-game…Forbes.com: Japan Has Entered The Next Phase: Unlimited ⋯

@LoreZyraNew Rule: The Good Sex Economy | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

@LoreZyraReplying to @JinEric13It’s always セクハラ when the man is percieved as ugly. But if you’re “gorgeous” or wealthy, they feel lucky for the invitation…

When people say that climate change isn’t happening because it’s snowing where they are… The ship can’t be sinking… My end just rose 200 feet! So, of course the typical layperson would conflate weather with Global climate ⋯

Richie BartlettThe world needs a lot less of “American Christianity…” The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing, ⋯

Richie BartlettI actually agree with Apple on this case. Even if they “stole” the technology, the other “company” never took it to market! Just a patient troll looking to get rich. Apple ordered to pay $533 million in iTunes ⋯

Wolf-PACFebruary 21, 2015So true.Sign up to fight corruption here: http://bit.ly/getMoneyOut

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Dear Yahweh, You’re Fired: an Open Termination Letter for God Dear Yahweh, Our working relationship is not what it used to be. My parents absolutely worshiped and adored you, so out of respect for them, I feel that it’s only ⋯

Anonymous targets ISIS social media, recruitment drives in #OpISIS campaign The hacktivist collective has targeted and taken down hundreds of social media accounts belonging to the extremist group ISIS. ISIS, believed to be ⋯

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Richie BartlettIndia, like China, is playing politics with the internet… Some political figure thought blocking GitHub was a good idea. I guess they must be ignorant of India’s large software development work-force. India ⋯

Tried to buy something for my wife’s upcoming birthday party from a website that apparently prefers to ship only within the USA. They claim it’s a payment issue, but they accept PayPal. Paypal, last I checked, doesn’t care ⋯

Wolf-PACDecember 18, 2014Sad truth.Join the fight for Free and Fair Elections: http://bit.ly/getMoneyOut

Richie BartlettShort sighted and utterly retarded. The United Corporate-Police States of America is busy wiping its proverbial ass with the very constitution that gave us the freedom of speech and free press.Do you really want ⋯

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the corporate states of America, and to the plutocracy for which it stands. One Nation, under debt, easily divisible, with congressmen and justice for sale. Wolf-PACNovember 11, 2014Join the ⋯

Richie BartlettThe public buys your bull… Capitalism Explained. This Is So Accurate It Hurts. TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them ⋯

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Female bank customerA fee for using my debit card?! Crooked bankerWe need to raise money to pay lobbyist to defeat consumer protection laws!

Wolf-PACAugust 14, 2014Unbelievable.Support the 28th Amendment to #GetMoneyOut : http://bit.ly/getMoneyOut

Richie BartlettHuh???!! US Police can now buy DOD nukes???!!!This is a scary thought even if the police weren’t considering buy these end of the world devices…Won’t be long before someone tricks the DOD into thinking the nukes ⋯

Richie BartlettSeems like China would rather close their borders and become a protectionist state.At this rate, they might have to move all work back to abacuses (or abaci if you’re a Latin scholar) Government sources said ten ⋯

Richie BartlettI see more job growth for foreign datacenters and security experts as EU will probably want to keep more data at “home…” Some people volunteer at shelters. Some people play video games. Some work tirelessly for ⋯

Richie BartlettGreedy and dumb.These factories are ignoring best practices in western countries because it’s “too expensive…”So, they cut corners and kill people in the process of building the latest iPhone… A massive dust ⋯

Richie BartlettCheck out the NODE Pole… Where FB has it’s newest DataCenter. Bill Maher used his closing monologue on the July 18 episode of “Real Time With Bill Maher” to take a jab at militarized police culture in America. ⋯

Another ridiculous, anti-science amendment aims to prevent the government from doing its job.

Climate Change GuideJuly 2, 2014Share it!!! Also, please like and share the Climate Change Guide Thank you!Stop Climate Change Denial: http://bit.ly/1CRcf1XWebsite and Facebook Page founded by Laurent CousineauPicture from ⋯

Richie BartlettIf Microsoft is successful in throwing out this warrant, then the answer becomes clear for where you want your data kept.Just as it was once safe to store your money in Europe, it seems the same will apply to ⋯

A billboard in Calgary reads: “The sun is the main driver of climate change. Not you. Not CO2.” It was funded by the poorly-named group FriendsofScience.org

US government’s IRS agency says they didn’t care enough for the People to update their shit on time… (On the other hand, they penalize those that poorly manage their tax returns…) Now they are penalizing EVERYONE!So, Mr/Ms. ⋯

Shane Smith responds to an unscientific “analysis” of the VICE on HBO segment, “Greenland is Melting.” I generally like Forbes. The people there provide a good platform for high-quality content, and they have written many nice ⋯

Why is that?

Dilbert Principle: Which posits that companies tend to promote the least competent employees into management, to limit the amount of damage those workers can do in more hands-on roles… Doh! window.addEventListener('load', ⋯

Richie Bartlett Jr.Problem with iOS7? Tough Shit says Apple…Oh, and don’t bother wasting your time posting to our support forum. We will only delete it anyway… The man behind Creative Commons was twice censored by Apple in its ⋯

Regarding how the US Economy was handled… Liz ClamanIt’s as if the high rollers went into the private room in a high-end casino, made horrible bets and when they lost, walked down to the kitchen and shook down the dishwashers ⋯

America is NOT the greatest country in the world… The Newsroom (TV Series)www.imdb.com/title/tt2289479/quotes Video (4:48 minutes) 🔗 .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; ⋯

SOURCE http://www.economist.com/node/21562887 economist.com 2012-09-15 While not new, this book attempts to illustrate how Christianity was merely a tool used by the Roman government to control a large mass of peoples through ⋯

There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. When the Tao is present The ⋯

I am ANTI ~ THEIST. This means I am against ALL religions and cults. Not just the Christian mythos. I refuse to be bound by the ancient ideology that enslaves so many minds to a zombie-like state. To see the evidence mounting ⋯

In response to: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20121017a3.html The cowards of the West are slowly giving up their first and foremost sacred of rights. In the USA, it’s called the First Amendment right. The right to speak ⋯

In response to: https://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_the_internet_will_one_day_transform_government Why should programmers have all the fun? Why don’t the governments open up more to their citizens using a VCS (version ⋯

In response to: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/10/11/national/man-freed-after-admitting-he-threatened-prince/ Limited “Free Speech” in Japan means that your letters, if considered threatening, would land you jail-time… ⋯

Bill Maher on HBO’s “Real Time” goes on a rant about how atheism and theism are incompatible ideologically. He “un-baptizes” Mitt Romney’s deceased father-in-law, who was himself an atheist. Video (6 minutes) Real Time’s Bill ⋯

In response to: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20121001gw.html Freedom of Speech… The 1st Amendment right afforded to all Americans, as wells is Human citizens. However, the Joke is on them. They that claim this “right” ⋯

In Response to: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/09/25/commentary/world-commentary/censorship-by-riot-puts-west-on-slippery-slope/ Regarding Charlie Hebdo, a French satire magazine, published cartoons that nastily mock ⋯

In response to: https://www.businessinsider.com/former-marine-brandon-raub-is-being-held-in-a-psychiatric-ward-over-facebook-posts-about-911-2012-8 The fleece has been covering the ignorant Americans’ eyes for so long that I ⋯

Source : http://blogs.forbes.com/keldjensen/ Keld Jensen, Contributor I write about negotiation, behavioral economics, and trust. Leadership Published : 4/12/2012 @ 2:03PM | 42,266 views Intelligence is Overrated: What You ⋯

I’ve read many online discussions that outline how militarized wars that utilize foot-soldiers and advanced weapons are no where near as effective as destroying a country’s economy. You can easily see this while playing online ⋯

In reference to: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/12/13/business/politicians-pay-even-more-than-you-think/ Japanese politicians get about $13,000 a month (base pay)??? Man, I took the wrong profession! Any moron that can ⋯

I have made an interesting observation​ in regard to how our population has grown from a mere 4 million individuals scattered about the Earth in small communities approximately 10 thousand years ago. To now, a population over 7 ⋯

Past Japanese nuclear accidents: ​http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Japanese_nuclear_accidents It would appear that the majority of nuclear plant “accidents” in Japan are found at TEPCO owned/operated plants. Would someone do ⋯

The medicinal use of alcohol was mentioned in Sumerian and Egyptian texts dated from 2100 BC or earlier. The Hebrew Bible recommends giving alcoholic drinks to those who are dying or depressed, so that they can forget their ⋯

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