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Facebook Messenger just added a tab that shows all my friends' recent FB posts. They even gave me a pop-up bragging about how awesome this new functionality is. It's like they're admitting that Facebook proper is no longer able to deliver the core functionality that people actually want from it.

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New short story available on Amazon/Kindle Unlimited: A Portion for Foxes. Bronze age refugees find their migration blocked by neolithic warriors. In generations to come, the outcome of their confrontation will give rise to a mighty empire. amzn.to/3QuZE44

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I believe the Pee Tape is real.

submitted 18 hours ago • 1 comment

Everyone who talks about the importance of IQ took the test in fifth grade and doesn't realize that a high score as a child doesn't give you a permanent edge. You're going to plateau and then your classmates will close the gap.

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Hail Eris.

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There is nothing dumber than treating scientific classifications as objective truth. Botanically speaking, peanuts may be legumes, but that doesn't mean grocery stores should shelve them with peas and beans.

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And the odds of Bond engaging with the current state of the world just dropped from slim to none.

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I have to admire Zachary Levi for his achievement. Being the biggest right wing asshole on a show that stars Adam Baldwin is not easy.

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The two main reasons the US has a lower life expectancy than the rest of the industrialized world are gun violence and the lack of socialized healthcare. The White House's solution addresses neither issue, but instead attacks the things that are keeping the US from sinking to the level of Sudan.

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It's funny that Republicans complain about Hollywood portraying them as cartoonish villains, but the moment they have unchecked power, they behave like bad guys from Captain Planet.

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Note that the most wasteful piece of US currency is the one dollar bill, which has an average lifespan of just 18 months. Treasury has been trying for decades to replace them with more durable dollar coins, but consumers refuse to use them, or think they're some special collector's item.

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