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Cuz nothing says yummy like a company pronounced "Mondo Lays".

No one saw this coming.

> Most of what Internet communities like 4chan, Reddit, and 9gag produce are highly-regarded garbage.

Why does he want to smear poor, innocent garbage? At least garbage composts into something useful.

I'd never call Randall a huckster. Trickster, yes.

There are two kinds of hucksters. One suckers the rubes. The other suckers those that believe themselves to be smarter than the rubes. Randi is the second kind.

We lost siblings within months of each other. I lost my beloved sister to an OD at roughly the same time.

> "What's most important is that we are good too each other, and ourselves."

Our siblings and I agree with you. Thanks for writing these lovely truths.

> But are you sure the 'bad vibes' around Peretz are due solely to his racism?

I'm unsure. But it certainly can't help. Peretz was condemned by Harvard's undergrads back in 2010.

It's not "some random quote". It's part of a larger pattern of extreme racism that Peretz has exhibited over the years.

One can defend Israel without resorting to barbarism. Peretz appears to have a difficult time doing so.

My overall point is if Mr. Hughes wants to engender good vibes about his new purchase, perhaps he should get rid of its biggest bad vibe generator.

> wouldn't firing Peretz just make Hughes a leftie Rupert Murdoch?

It would make him a magazine owner. One can tell a lot about a publisher by who they keep and who they let go when they take over a publication.

I have to question the judgement of anyone that would give credence to a man that said:

"But, frankly, Muslim life is cheap, most notably to Muslims. And among those Muslims led by the Imam Rauf there is hardly one who has raised a fuss about the routine and random bloodshed that defines their brotherhood. So, yes, I wonder whether I need honor these people and pretend that they are worthy of the privileges of the First Amendment which I have in my gut the sense that they will abuse."

Yes. It adds a different perspective from the usual.

If Mr. Hughes gets rid of Peretz, I'll know he's trying to make a change for the better. If he keeps Peretz, he's telling me that change for the better doesn't interest him.

Thus far, Mr. Hughes has given the world Facebook and a huge presidential media campaign. I have limited hope that he'll turn TNR into a quality product with that track record.

I dislike Facebook and the New Republic for the same reasons: they're both run by apparent sociopaths and each claims a mantle of semi-divinity. I know that Hughes isn't involved in the day to day at FB, but he influenced it into being the swamp that it is now.

If he had a sense of decency, he'd at least get rid of Peretz.

The guy actually committed crimes. Why is the focus on his heresy rather than the thefts he's committed?

"Totalitarian democracy is a term made famous by Israeli historian J. L. Talmon to refer to a system of government in which lawfully elected representatives maintain the integrity of a nation state whose citizens, while granted the right to vote, have little or no participation in the decision-making process of the government."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totalitarian_democracy

> redundant use of acronyms

RUA.

> I also agree there is too much political stuff in the video

An honest question: How does one de-politicize an obvious political topic?

It seems like your metal container would be a good spot to hide a doob.

> So it's either adapt or get a real job.

I'd rather adapt.

I was taught it in the context of Haggai, a book that would have been known by both Jesus and the Pharisees:

2:8 - "The silver is mine and the gold is mine, saith the Lord.

Great answer to a trick question.

I can bet the majority of musicians would opt for my method.

Speaking as a musician with a small body of work, I want people to download my songs, pirated or otherwise.

If you want to give me money, send me some or come to one of my shows. I was involved with a label/mngt. company in the 90's and they just ripped me off. Don't give them any money by buying "official" records.

Kill Hollywood: Pirate...download and direct your dollars directly to the musicians. Ignore the agents and the middlemen. They're parasites.

> "Render unto Caesar that which is due Caesar", etc.

Not all Christians have the same interpretation. I was taught in Catholic school that this meant that everything is God's and nothing is Caesar's.

That's leadership. He just solidified a good team into a better one.

> The trick for me is to not open my mouth too soon before I've truly given the idea a chance to breathe a little.

Silence is the ultimate wisdom. I just proved I'm a fool by even mentioning it.

Then he should have been sued. Megaupload was never brought to court by the copywhiners. They went straight to use of force for a non-violent issue.

It's barbaric.

I find him more convincing than an armed raid on a nonviolent man.

I starting using pinboard about three or four months ago. Best $9.51 I ever spent on the net.

Linux/LDXE is almost weightless on this six year-old Dell laptop.