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"Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky demolish one of the central tenets of our political culture, the idea of the "liberal media." Instead, utilizing a systematic model based on massive empirical research,... continue reading
posted by thesnipe 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 7,056 views"Two state legislators have been convicted in Federal court for accepting bribes from VECO. The FBI has video and audio evidence that reveal VECO executives shockingly handing out cash to those legislators... continue reading
posted by thesnipe 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 1,147 views • 5:51Colbert: Naomi Wolf and Fascism in America
posted by Constitutional_Patriot 1 decade 7 years 2 months ago • 2,710 viewsThis briefly describes how gravity warps the space-time continuum. It's part of Einstein's theory of general relativity. I'm still impressed that anyone could have figured this out like Einstein did,... continue reading
posted by CaptWillard 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 3,575 viewsThis is a short part of a documentary about the amazing properties of superfluid helium, which is a supercooled liquid form of helium. For starters, it can apparently defy gravity. Freaky.
posted by CaptWillard 1 decade 7 years 1 month ago • 7,560 viewsJon Stewart in Miami - 1996. Talking about War with Iraq and Canada Thanks Fedquip
posted by MarineGunrock 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 5,726 viewsTo explain the bizarre nature of quantum mechanics, Erwin Schrodinger proposed this thought experiment. Quantum mechanics holds that particles can be in two different states at the same time, and will... continue reading
posted by Fjnbk 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 6,670 viewsPlanes have aerodynamics on their side: they can glide pretty far to a safe landing spot if the fan stops turning for some reason. Helicopters don't glide, but there's one thing they can do: something... continue reading
posted by calvados 1 decade 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 3,980 viewsMitigating an exposure problem at the Dec 1 Brown & Black Forum, Dennis directs a question to himself.[youtube desc]
posted by Grimm 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 3,942 viewsOvernight active lava flows from Hawaii, starts in the daytime and goes through the night.
posted by thesnipe 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 2,205 viewsRefuting O'Liely comments about the USO. "Bill O'Reilly is an irrelevant, lying, moron....and this proves it.."
posted by joedirt 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 3,036 viewsNot cool, but funny.
posted by dystopianfuturetoday 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 21,871 viewsA Dermal Display animation narrated by the author Robert A. Freitas Jr. while giving a presentation at the 6th Alcor conference.
posted by Constitutional_Patriot 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 1,140 viewsA very famous scene from The Graduate (1967): A perfect representation of all that was false in the face of post-collegiate (and at the time, generational) angst and confusion.
posted by castles 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 2,020 viewsAn editorial by Keith Olbermann (aired 12/06/07) highlighting president Bush's (and his administration's) deceptions on Iran's nuclear program, as well as accusing him and his administration of fear mongering... continue reading
posted by Crosswords 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 5,869 views"Ever wondered what happens when your computer sends a domain request to the internet? Well some guy whips out rubber gloves and stuffs messages into tennis balls then rolls them down a pipe labeled 'the... continue reading
posted by ant 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 3,004 viewsFriedrich Nietzsche goes negative.
posted by plastiquemonkey 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 2,851 viewspitiful alcoholic
posted by ambassdor 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 2,390 views