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staff: Name Ben Popken WritesLocation Brooklyn, NY Ben Popken...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:25:15 -0500

Name Ben Popken Writes
Location Brooklyn, NY

Ben Popken is a blogger, freelance journalist, public speaker, and improv actor. Starting in 2006, Ben built up Consumerist.com from its infancy to national and international renown by taking a wry look at our consumer-driven lifestyle. He’s a natural at using social media to enhance his reporting, especially with investigations and stories on consumer activism. Ben also enjoys writing comedy sketches and updating his comedy blog, Ben Popken Is Just Kidding.

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thecultofgenius: Listen to Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:24:01 -0500

thecultofgenius:

Listen to Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch:

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Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:06:58 -0500

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Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:30:52 -0500

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Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:08:19 -0500

Historical Nonfiction: Stuff That Happened Today: historical-nonfiction: On February 22nd, 1295 BCE...

Ethan Klapper: Google's Suggested Searches for the GOP Field: Not Too Flattering

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:07:48 -0500

Ethan Klapper: Google's Suggested Searches for the GOP Field: Not Too Flattering:...

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Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:07:04 -0500

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Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:46:17 -0500

The Hipster Libertarian: MLK on War

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:38:34 -0500

The Hipster Libertarian: MLK on War: hipsterlibertarian: Below are excerpts from his speech...

fuckyeahdrugpolicy: “People who are making decisions for...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:30:21 -0500

fuckyeahdrugpolicy:

“People who are making decisions for themselves don’t always come up with the right answer. They don’t necessarily make tradeoffs between health and other values in an informed or carefully considered manner. Sometimes they regret their decisions. But they know their own tastes and preferences, and they have access to myriad pieces of local information about the relevant costs and benefits that no government regulator can possibly know. They will not always make good decisions, but on balance they will make better decisions, as measured by their own subsequent evaluations, than any third party deciding for them. Leaving aside the question of who is better positioned to decided whether a given pleasure is worth the risk associated with it, there is an inherent value to freedom: When it comes to how people feel about their lives, they may well prefer to make their own bad choices rather than have better ones imposed on them.”

— Jacob Sullum - An Epidemic of Meddling | Reason Magazine, May 2007

staff: Two days ago, you guys stepped up once again to show the...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:21:18 -0500

staff:

Two days ago, you guys stepped up once again to show the world just how much we care about protecting the Internet. Together, we generated more than 140,000 calls to Senators, spent more than 4,200 hours on the phone with their staffers, and blacked out 650,000 of our blogs to make our point and inspire others to get involved. And what’s more, this was on top of the 90,000 calls we sent to members of the House of Representatives a month ago. Incredible.

It’s now becoming clear just how much impact our action is having. On January 18th, only 31 members of Congress opposed these bills. Just one day later, 101 members of Congress publicly stood with us in opposition. We are being heard.

And as of today, it looks like both the Senate PIPA and House SOPA bills have been shelved, for the moment. It seems pretty likely that the bills won’t pass as written—a big first win. We now hope that Internet companies, the creative community and the content industry join together to innovate and devise new partnerships to combat online piracy. We’re confident there are effective ways to do this without damaging the Internet or diminishing our freedoms.

You’ve made a big difference in keeping the Internet a safe and open place for creators. Thank you again.