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Re:Authoritarians Distract Rather Than Debate on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @02:21PM (#13420279)
I think the difference is that we can choose not to buy products, but we can't choose a different government. So one stifles competition but the other stifles reform.
Re:Airbnb expands to experiences on Thursday November 17, 2016 @09:34PM (#12983864)
They are not asking you to be unbiased. They are asking you not to treat others with bias. Thoughts vs. actions.
I was in Zion National Park about a month ago and overheard two rangers talking about these drones. At the time, it was illegal to take off or land inside the park but, as they did not control the airspace, you could fly them in the air.
Re:Alexander Shulgin has died on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @04:09PM (#7842423)
I believe the 'veil' he references is from this poem by Shelley (which he quotes in PiHKAL):

  "Lift not the painted veil which those who live
  Call Life: though unreal shapes be pictured there,
  And it but mimic all we would believe
  With colours idly spread,--behind, lurk Fear
  And Hope, twin Destinies; who ever weave
  Their shadows, o'er the chasm, sightless and drear."
Re:Ask HN: Idea Sunday on Sunday April 06, 2014 @08:17PM (#7543900)
A website that lets you watch the second episode of many television shows. The pilot episode, I feel, is usually not indicative of the direction/feeling of the show, or is concerned with setting up the backstory, whereas the second episode sets the direction for where the show is going.