> The graph shows that while both parties have always been distinct in their ideology, since about World War 1 there’s at least been some slight overlap. All that changed in the early 70’s though, as successive Republican congresses became increasingly more conservative in their voting records, while Democratic congresses remained much the same. Today, there’s no ideological overlap between members of the two parties.
[The rapidly increasing ideology of the US Republican Party](http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2012/10/the-rapidly-increasing-ideology-of-the-us-republican-party.html)
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Suicide is cheaper
One of the many things wrong with insurance based medical care system.
> You’re probably having a heart attack. This could kill you. You need to come with us.
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> “No. It’s too expensive. I can’t.”
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> He’s got kids, and grandkids, and too much debt already. That’s what he tells you. And you try to tell him that life is worth a hell of a lot more than money. Grandkids, right? You want to play with your grandkids.
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> “I don’t want them to pay my bills.”
[Suicide is cheaper](http://geo-geek.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/suicide-is-cheaper.html)
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The marshmallow test, revisited
> “The results of our study indicate that young children’s performance on sustained delay-of-gratification tasks can be strongly influenced by rational decision-making processes,” the researchers conclude.
Something to think on next time you why a person on social assistance buys something extravagant.
[The marshmallow test, revisited](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/10/13/the-marshmallow-test-revisited/)
> The advent of Do Not Track threatens the barter system wherein consumers allow sites and third-party ad networks to collect information about their online activities in exchange for open access to maps, e-mail, games, music, social networks and whatnot.
[Do Not Track? Advertisers Say ‘Don’t Tread on Us’](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/technology/do-not-track-movement-is-drawing-advertisers-fire.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all&gwh=547A8509E6EE3202DC31C8D3835F1ACA)
The open-source world has learned to deal with a flood of new, oftentimes divergent, ideas using hosting services like GitHub — so why can’t governments? In this rousing talk Clay Shirky shows how democracies can take a lesson from the Internet, to be not just transparent but also to draw on the knowledge of all their citizens.
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Win a Polaroid starter kit
Win a #Polaroid starter kit from @alli_lucy and @impossibleUSA! http://www.onepearlbutton.com/2011/12/holiday-giveaway-from-opb-and.html
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links for 2011-06-17
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Gay marriage now just one vote shy of becoming law in New York despite Archbishop Dolan's objections"You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn't black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing," McDonald, 64, told reporters.
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f— it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing.
"I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I'm trying to do the right thing, and that's where I'm going with this." -
The larger point is that we don’t have a Medicare problem, we have a health care cost problem.
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It’s a mystery why anyone claims that shifting more people into private insurance is a good idea. Actually, no, it isn’t a mystery; it’s an outrage. -
Independent candidates for elections appear to be a spontaneous step too far for the Communist Party
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Programming as a profession is only moderately interesting. It can be a good job, but if you want to make about the same money and be happier, you could actually just go run a fast food joint. You are much better off using code as your secret weapon in another profession.
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