I posted this on facebook a few minutes ago. Want to post this here so I don't lose this. I posted this link to an argument from Jason Alexander against assault-style weapons being available for public purchase:

My response to that was this:

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Why do we hate - for what reason is this emotion present within us? Without having done any research on the subject, it seems to me that it exists as a means of cultural solidarity ("us" versus "them"), and thus serves as a fuel for war.

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So I've been doing some Lumosity brain exercises (http://www.lumosity.com). I've only done the first three basic courses which are free, plus a couple of others, so far. They have this "brain profile thing" that compares how well you do in the areas they measure compared to other Lumosity users ( Read more... )

Although I've been mostly in a good mood for the last month, I've had occasional bouts of crushing despair. Hopefully that is behind me for this week as I'm really tired of being boringly despondent ( Read more... )

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1. My memories

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Someone asked me recently how I've been doing. I just skirted the question. Past few months I've been determined not to talk about any of my shit with anyone except possibly my boyfriend, and that only because logically I should. And that kind of followed with me not really feeling like posting anything ever ( Read more... )

Every day forward is another day that things from the past slip by, unheard and unseen but leaving tiny holes in their wake nonetheless ( Read more... )

I just finally put into words how I learn things.

I just Stumbled on a website that explains the programming language Python - it doesn't give a tutorial on the subject, rather it explains how it works and gives a cheat sheet. And it makes a lot of sense to me ( Read more... )

In the past ten years or so, I've become aware of the concept of "labeling" people: Describing other people by terms that often differ on their precise meaning by culture group and even by person. Many people disagree on how to describe themselves, or how other people should describe themselves. Ask the average teenager what social group they ( Read more... )