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13 votes
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Arrival of a train at La Ciotat (The Lumière Brothers, 1896)
6 votes -
GatesNotes 2020 Annual Letter: Why we swing for the fences
7 votes -
Looking for a (new) odd news podcast
Some months ago, I found Weekly Weird News, a roundup of strange news from around the internet. I recently depleted their backstock, and find myself wanting. Now, I know there's no shortage of...
Some months ago, I found Weekly Weird News, a roundup of strange news from around the internet. I recently depleted their backstock, and find myself wanting. Now, I know there's no shortage of weird, odd, bizarre, and strange in our world. Just as I know there's no shortage of people willing to talk about it. But, I'm having difficulty finding "current" weirdness. Oh sure, there's podcasts to be found talking about the weirdness surrounding this murder in 1952, or that rural happening in 1991, but so far, I haven't found another that scratches that "that seriously happened recently?" itch.
Does anyone have any suggestions, or am I doomed to dripfeed?
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A writer who’s afraid to tell people what they don’t want to hear has chosen the wrong trade
11 votes -
Holding a city hostage is ‘peaceful’ now? I’ve been to peaceful protests before. The gun rally in Richmond was not that
21 votes -
The Art of Centering: potter and poet M.C. Richards on what she learned at the wheel about non-dualism, creative wholeness, and the poetry of personhood
3 votes -
Men are scamming crisis hotlines to masturbate on calls
10 votes -
State of the World 2020: Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowski
4 votes -
How to avoid swallowing war propaganda
20 votes -
The code of capital: How the law creates wealth and inequality
6 votes -
Dan Wang's 2019 Letter
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Canceling
26 votes -
A powerful statement of resistance from a college student on trial in Moscow
12 votes -
Radiolab co-host Robert Krulwich announces his retirement from the show
11 votes -
The alt-right playbook: How to radicalize a normie
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Norwegian convicted of spying in Moscow says he was wrong to trust an intelligence officer who recruited him to pass on payment for secrets about Russia's submarine fleet
4 votes -
Sunday Afternoon at Denny’s
8 votes -
Opulent Christmas tree unveiled in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen – ten-metre high tree is covered in 3,000 crystals and costs €135,000
3 votes -
Planetocopia!
6 votes -
TrueAnon Podcast
2 votes -
It's time to boycott any company doing business in Xinjiang
17 votes -
Singapore's statement at the United Nations General Assembly 2019
6 votes -
Hongkongers Seeking Freedom in Taiwan [28 minute video]
8 votes -
Denmark calls for EU ban on all diesel and petrol cars by 2040
13 votes -
Video games don't lead to violence...
@bbcnottingham: Goose smashes through taxi window https://t.co/RThaDIRumk
8 votes -
Today marks the 18th anniversary since Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak was arrested and put in an Eritrean prison
8 votes -
The lies behind Area 51
5 votes -
Why is billionaire George Soros a bogeyman for the hard right?
17 votes -
The Real Cost of Your Blue Jeans: abhorrent working conditions and environmental neglicence plague one of the world's most popular garments
5 votes -
Outlaw Country - Klamath County, Oregon, Is The Perfect Place To Go If You Don’t Want To Be Found—And The Worst Place To Be If Someone Threatens Your Life.
7 votes -
The Searl Effect Zero Point Generator
3 votes -
Why does infrastructure cost so much?
10 votes -
Active YouTube channels in "dead" genres?
What are some good YouTube channels still currently working in genres which aren't currently popular because of algorithm shenanigans, the natural cycle of trends, or whatever else? I'm thinking...
What are some good YouTube channels still currently working in genres which aren't currently popular because of algorithm shenanigans, the natural cycle of trends, or whatever else? I'm thinking like sketch comedy, original animations, serious short films, etc.
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Futurology: how a group of visionaries looked beyond the possible a century ago and predicted today’s world
6 votes -
The Adults in the Room
15 votes -
What's a video/series you would consider a "required viewing"?
Identify a topic/target audience and a piece of "required viewing" for that topic/audience. "Required viewing" means that you consider the video content you've chosen to be so important or...
Identify a topic/target audience and a piece of "required viewing" for that topic/audience.
"Required viewing" means that you consider the video content you've chosen to be so important or relevant that it is essentially mandatory for those interested. Also, explain why you feel so strongly about it. What makes the video "required" rather than just "preferred"? What makes is stand out over other videos like it?
For example, maybe there's a concert video that you consider essential for rock music fans. Maybe there's a TV series that's an essential introduction to space exploration. Maybe there's a movie that's a must-see for new parents.
Any video media is fair game. Movies, television, online series, livestreams, documentaries, YouTube videos. Whatever. Also, if it's publicly streamable, include a link for us!
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Free speech tropes - Common misstatements, misconceptions, and bad arguments about the First Amendment in American media
9 votes -
Tech billionaires haven’t killed Burning Man’s anti-capitalist spirit—but influencers might
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BronyCon has held its last convention
Some of you may remember this post from last year. Well, it has happened: the last BronyCon. 10,215 people attended (with rumors that there were enough uncollected badges to hit the 11,000...
Some of you may remember this post from last year. Well, it has happened: the last BronyCon. 10,215 people attended (with rumors that there were enough uncollected badges to hit the 11,000 hard-cap), beating their previous record of 10,011 in 2015. They chose to make this the last year because attendance has been trending downward, and the show it is built around (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) is in its final season.
I was there, and it truly was the experience of a lifetime. They intended to go out with a bang, and they absolutely delivered. Did anyone else here attend (or want to attend)? What were your thoughts on the event this year? Any other current (or former) Bronies on the site?
Some news articles about the event:
Also, people made a memorial on the 200 level of the Baltimore Convention Center. This was from August 2 at 2:37 PM, and this was from August 4 at 2:05 PM.
19 votes -
The “30–50 feral hogs” guy actually had a point
12 votes -
El Paso massacre galvanizes far-right accelerationists
12 votes -
Children read testimonies given by young migrants detained in Customs and Border Protection
16 votes -
Explaining a novel to Pakistani intelligence
6 votes -
We read 150 privacy policies. They were an incomprehensible disaster.
17 votes -
Does anyone here have any experience or knowledge about selling a services business?
Disclaimer: I will not make any money off of this sale. I am just asking for my old boss with whom I built this company. Even though I don't work there and have no stake, I just want to solicit...
Disclaimer: I will not make any money off of this sale. I am just asking for my old boss with whom I built this company. Even though I don't work there and have no stake, I just want to solicit the best advice on her behalf. I can give more details via a PM as she doesn't want to spread the word yet.
The business is a vacation rental company located in a premier resort town in the USA. It has existed since before airbnb was even a thing. The business is very profitable and technologically self-reliant. She has spent a decent amount on technology so that there aren't multiple outsiders taking a slice of each rental. I can provide the rough numbers via PM. The SEO is already #1 in the market. The company owns its office building, and multiple vacation rentals which could be packaged in with the sale.
It is the largest vacation rental company in the local vicinity, so selling to a direct competitor doesn't seem likely. It would seem to be the ideal sale/purchase for someone who is wealthy and is looking to retire early, live in a tropical setting, make money, and still have something to do. However, maybe contacting the larger, more corporate vacation rental businesses on the mainland would be the best option?
Google searches for this are an SEO disaster which is why I am asking here. Are business brokers necessary for something like this? It is so niche that I really just don't know what to look for. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Edit: to add, it is completely turn-key. Everything could be left as it is, with all current employees. Aside from executive decisions the only thing that the owner did, since we scaled to dominate the local market, was write the ad copy because she is really good at that. She only physically spent a couple months of the year there in the last few years. The only reason she is considering selling is due to aging-out.
7 votes -
Why Australia relied on Sweden's unique relationship with North Korea to secure the safe release of Alek Sigley
5 votes -
hot dogs
7 votes -
After urging land reform I now know the brute power of our billionaire press
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What are your thoughts on the "precautionary principle"? Is there too much of it, or not enough?
5 votes