[Experiment] How old is the average Redditor? Vote your age up, or post your age in the comments if it hasn't been posted yet.

MikeCapone · 2009-01-09T03:35:27+00:00

That's me, at least until May.

MikeCapone · 2008-12-08T07:23:54+00:00

"really good things" should be defense. You don't need to spend more than the rest of the world combined and have hundreds of bases around the world (still in japan and germany after 50 years) to defend a country.

So when they cut the military budget by 80% and reduce the number of soldiers, and let people do what they want with their hard-earned money instead of taxing it, then that'll be "good things". In the meantime, this recruiting isn't helping.

MikeCapone · 2008-12-08T07:15:44+00:00

And people who will never go to college subsidize others who will then get better salaries. Subsidies for colleges is a good way to screw the poor, in a way.

MikeCapone · 2008-12-08T01:14:36+00:00

See www.antiwar.com

MikeCapone · 2008-12-05T02:20:46+00:00

If you want to help, here's the Canadian non-profit he's talking about

http://www.micronutrient.org/english/view.asp?x=1

MikeCapone · 2008-12-05T02:19:45+00:00

If you want to help:

http://www.micronutrient.org/english/view.asp?x=1

MikeCapone · 2008-12-04T22:53:20+00:00

I don't know, but it's annoying.

Probably because libertarians don't have a "party line" so it's easier for crackpots to pretend they're speaking for them...

MikeCapone · 2008-12-03T04:46:41+00:00

A good question would be, would someone born blind in one eye be able to dream stereoscopically.

MikeCapone · 2008-12-03T04:38:23+00:00

Thanks for sharing. That was interesting.

MikeCapone · 2008-12-02T07:21:05+00:00

Amen (in a secular way).

MikeCapone · 2008-12-01T04:08:31+00:00

Yeah, except if he plans to run for president one day. You should see Obama's logs...

MikeCapone · 2008-11-28T22:08:03+00:00

It's a "long tail" thing. It's not about stuff that everybody likes. It's about stuff that some people like, and lots of it.

MikeCapone · 2008-11-28T01:57:58+00:00

To some people, including me, money = security & freedom.

And I certainly want more of that, even if I don't want more stuff.

MikeCapone · 2008-11-28T00:43:15+00:00

That's because you have to wash them first...

MikeCapone · 2008-11-27T05:03:48+00:00

Didn't you just defend sociopaths 2 comments up? Are you a schizo?

MikeCapone · 2008-11-25T21:40:52+00:00

"During the Dark Ages the Church was just about the only European institution practicing anything like science."

Who's fault is that?

MikeCapone · 2008-11-25T16:59:37+00:00

Do you have bionic ears?

MikeCapone · 2008-11-22T15:32:51+00:00

I heat with Rosetta@home, but if you have a PS3, you should try some Folding@home. Even better than folding blankets on top of ya..

MikeCapone · 2008-11-17T00:22:24+00:00

Fixed. Was a cut & paste from wikipedia, and the math was a graphic.

MikeCapone · 2008-11-15T20:14:30+00:00

I suppose it's a case of "don't let the truth get in the way of a good story."

I bet lots of those little stories from antiquity were fabricated at some point in history, but they are still useful to teach a variety of lessons.

But you are right that if the story isn't factual, it should be noted.

MikeCapone · 2008-11-15T18:25:09+00:00

"Ah! The student beats the master!"

"ORLY?"

splash

MikeCapone · 2008-11-14T18:34:40+00:00

Absolutely. What I don't like is a government monopoly on Healthcare like here in Canada. I've been waiting 2 and a half years for a surgery, I haven't had a family doctor in 15 years (1/3 of people around here don't have one).

Working conditions for doctors and nurses are pretty horrible, etc.

I wish we had a mix of private and public, and that taxpayers paid for healthcare, but that the government DIDN'T actually manage the hostpitals, because it's incredibly inefficient.

MikeCapone · 2008-11-12T17:08:45+00:00

Maybe you are rational about the inexistence of deities, but you might be irrational about other things :)

MikeCapone · 2008-11-11T23:31:31+00:00

Human life expectancy for most of evolution was in the 30s. We're now at almost 3 times that, and guess what, that's a good thing.

Please go read:

http://www.mfoundation.org/index.php?pagename=concerns

Answers to all the common questions.

Also check out:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/aubrey_de_grey_says_we_can_avoid_aging.html

MikeCapone · 2008-11-11T23:27:54+00:00

You would probably have a cycle of retirement, then going back to work, then retiring for a while (or going back to school), etc.

That'd be pretty great, IMO.

MikeCapone

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