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When Did You Choose to be Straight?
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When Did You Choose to be Straight?

via boingboing.net In a discussion with a young man who was adamant that being gay is a choice and that gay people “choose their lifestyle,” I said, “My experience was just like yours. You didn’t have to intellectually debate...

November 22, 2010
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Time Travel Possible (but not much fun)
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Time Travel Possible (but not much fun)

On quantum time travel: : Time travellers may be somehow prevented from even thinking about shooting their grandfathers or perhaps they can make the decision to shoot only to be foiled in some other way. “Nature wouldn’t care much...

November 22, 2010
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Sound Advice for All Creators & Makers
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Sound Advice for All Creators & Makers

Seth’s Blog: The market has no taste: If you wait for the market to tell you that you’re great, you’ll merely end up wasting time. Or perhaps instead you will persuade yourself to ship the merely good, and settle for the tepid...

November 21, 2010
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What Dying People Regret
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What Dying People Regret

Over at Inspiration and Chai,  an end-of-life caregiver offers a sobering list of the regrets most often expressed by her dying patients.  When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy...

November 20, 2010
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Baipai Cooking School
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Baipai Cooking School

More about this later; for now, I’ll just say we were both very happy learning how to make spring rolls, green chicken curry, spicy beef salad, and duck egg custard!

November 13, 2010
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