Category: History
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Mind washing on small children: The new hope...
You will be shocked at how much your child's education is directed... Take Japan for example. A country the citizens of which cannot quite understand why their neighbours hate them. A country which still wants nuclear energy, despite the fact that it is the only country which was hit by a nuclear bomb. The solution…
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Ancient myths, knowledge, gems...
Knowledge is earned difficultly. Through the ages, humans conquer parts of the truth. And along the way, useless and redundant pieces of "knowledge" are accumulated. The great filter of Time is what distinguishes true knowledge from illusions of truth. What remains after after thousands of years is what one must hold on to. The most…
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"Manifest Destiny", wrong values, correct mottos...
Clothing giant Gap has pulled a controversial T-shirt off its warehouse shelves after outraged consumers lashed out via social media. The simple, dark-blue T-shirt with "MANIFEST DESTINY" printed on it in stark white letters was part of the "Gap x GQ" collection, a joint effort between Gap and GQ Magazine to showcase America's best new designers. [1] The term which caused…
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New York Times, Internet, medium...
Staffers at the New York Times briefly walked out Monday afternoon in protest of the management's position on contract negotiations. [1] Among others, the newspaper's owners call for separate contracts for print and digital employees... Yes, we live in the era of "appearances"... Internet appears less... (what?) ... so editors for the Internet edition of the…
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Maya, base-18, 7200, "primitive" and arrogant people...
An old Mayan calendar. Using base-18 and base-20 numbers, extending up to 7,200 years in the future [BBC News]. Primitive people who are not so "primitive"... Wise people living in the past. Arrogant people living in the present. We all like to think we are wise. But only the humble ones are those who…
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