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GenghisKhan  ·  3482 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Introducing NoPhone: The Technology-Free Alternative to Owning a Phone

You could try a google voice account. All you would need is a land line or something from radioshack to give you an IP phone. Those cost about $10 a year.

GenghisKhan  ·  3507 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Eighty-Seventh Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

And some other stuff by Bad Suns

GenghisKhan  ·  3539 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, what don't you miss?

My mother's Ex was horrible to me. It was a standard custody split. He got every other weekend. During those weekends he would insult my mother, insult me, and constantly yell at me for things I'd done. He was also always coming up with things I should "work on." It made me feel like a problem to be fixed. About a year ago I finally built up the courage to say no, and left him. I haven't talked to him since. Good fucking riddance.

GenghisKhan  ·  3540 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is the least fancy, clearest, most readable font in your opinion?

Utilitarian is right. This guy was and is a designer for the fonts we use today. In the Ted talk I linked, he talks about desgning fonts being an engineering thing. It's pretty cool seeing the challenges that lead up to something we take for granted.

GenghisKhan  ·  3540 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is the least fancy, clearest, most readable font in your opinion?

In my opinion, Helvetica is the best font for paper. It has energy and ink savings as well as simple characters and legibility. Garamond, however is widely regarded as the most legible font.

GenghisKhan  ·  3549 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Cease-fire reveals the extent of Gaza's destruction

I literally could not imagine going home to see that home isn't there. What do you do? I've built a life for myself, started a family, and now it's all gone.

GenghisKhan  ·  3583 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son

I value my anonymity. That being said, no I am not an officer.

GenghisKhan  ·  3583 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son

The police are losing track of their mission. The people are the ones we need to protect. They aren't the enemy.

GenghisKhan  ·  3584 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski has been taken over by aliens

1. I am terribly organized and never lose anything

2. I can sync with almost anyone I meet and anticipate their motives

3. I want to take over Earth and colonize it for my people

...wait a minute

GenghisKhan  ·  3585 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: CS Lewis explains why you should be proud to read children's books.

Quite frankly in our day and age, you should be proud to read books at all.

GenghisKhan  ·  3585 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I've never biked this far in my life

    Report In

That's an order!

GenghisKhan  ·  3585 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Judy Bloom: Censorship

    Book banning satisfies their need to feel in control of their children's lives.

I was once listening to a pastor talk about watching movies with his kids. He advised parents always pre-screen movies, even G-rated ones, to be sure the children in the movie never disobey or disrespect their parents. He believed that, even if the parents are wrong, if he isolates his children from any negativity towards parents, he will remain in control.

There was a stretch of time of about 2 1/2 months where I would listen to this over and over until I couldn't hear anymore.

GenghisKhan  ·  3585 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Casual Sex Is Actually Excellent for You.

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I am curious as to why that P in particular had to be paraphrased.

I remember all of those things. I was there.