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I'm not one to return things, but I got a DVD player for a friend at Goodwill Industries International several days ago and was told to keep the receipt in case it doesn't work. I couldn't get it to work, so I asked for a refund. The cashier refused, only offering store credit. That's illegal.

I'm not one to return things, but I got a DVD player for a friend at @GoodwillIntl several days ago and was told to keep the receipt in case it doesn't work. I couldn't get it to work, so I asked for a refund. The cashier refused, only offering store credit. That's illegal.
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The first time The Longest Johns came to North America on tour, seeing them was the highlight of my year, and there's a very good chance that this show will be the highlight of this year for me.

Amongst all the other stuff in my life, these guys bring me so much delight. Thanks!

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The new age is one of socially anxious introverts, which is demonstrated by the new form of demonstration. Heh.

This is Harvard University's protest against the war against Palestine. It's quite literally sheltered.

The new age is one of socially anxious introverts, which is demonstrated by the new form of demonstration.  Heh.

This is Harvard University's protest against the war against Palestine. It's quite literally sheltered.
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Cliff Pickover I'd say the measure of a civilization's progress is how far the mainstream middle has developed on the scale of motivations/needs.

Pre-universal collaboration is primitive. (0111 and below)
Post is advanced. (1000 and above)
Humanity is currently in that transition.

@pickover I'd say the measure of a civilization's progress is how far the mainstream middle has developed on the scale of motivations/needs.

Pre-universal collaboration is primitive. (0111 and below)
Post is advanced. (1000 and above)
Humanity is currently in that transition.
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The Longest Johns Cambridge welcomes you!

(Also, if you have any extra time, Comicazi in Davis Square, Somerville (2 stops away from Harvard Square on the subway) is like a whole comic convention packed into a tiny store.)

@TheLongestJohns Cambridge welcomes you!

(Also, if you have any extra time, Comicazi in Davis Square, Somerville (2 stops away from Harvard Square on the subway) is like a whole comic convention packed into a tiny store.)
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A few shots from The Longest Johns' show tonight in Cambridge, Mass.

New hammers!
Moby Duck!
That's not port! (And not Robbie! Great job Adam!)
And Andy trying to scare the crap out of me. Heh.

A few shots from @TheLongestJohns' show tonight in Cambridge, Mass.

New hammers!
Moby Duck!
That's not port! (And not Robbie! Great job Adam!)
And Andy trying to scare the crap out of me. Heh.
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Santa Fe Institute Soon, those only-dividing diagrams will be replaced by dividing-and-recombining diagrams that represent entropy/evolution and BOTH the unique paths AND the shared types of paths things can take through space~time. Like a family tree, but of all reality.

@sfiscience Soon, those only-dividing diagrams will be replaced by dividing-and-recombining diagrams that represent entropy/evolution and BOTH the unique paths AND the shared types of paths things can take through space~time.  Like a family tree, but of all reality.
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Ricard Solé ICREA Community Yonatan Sanz Perl The confusion about your story comes when you suggest that tiny bits of glass (silicone/sand) and splashes of wine (grape juice and fermentation) can't be combined to form a glass with wine in it. Because we all know that they can, otherwise the glass and wine would never exist.

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Forth ❤️‍🔥 I'll take the fully public collaborative projects, while leaving the popularity contest (quantifying things in a competitive way) approach, and instead have things be categorized for easy discovery by those who are most likely to want/appreciate them.

popular = mediocre/middling

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Joscha Bach Good decisions require ALL of the emotional stages.

The ups lead to creativity while the downs lead to reassessment.

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avery The real purpose of any system is what it most wants to do. What it actually does is usually a middle ground (probabilistically) between the system's goal and the goal of its environment.

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