MeFi comment: ""I'm sure there are lots of methods of interrogation that are 'not torture,' but which are also not contained in the Army Field Manual." For instance? For things like torture "enhanced interrogation techniques" the only sane..." [more]
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Ask comment: "Multiply 142857 by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and it becomes an "anagram" of itself. That's the interesting thing about fractions of 7. Note that all the values are a rotation of 142857. 1/7 = 0.142857 142857 142857 ... 2/7 = 0.285714 285714..." [more]
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Ask comment: "Anderson Valley, Mendocino county? A couple of months ago my partner and I rented a cabin in the hills above Boonville (directly above Andreson Valley Brewery although that was an unplanned bonus). The big plus of this place was that they allowed..." [more]
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MeFi comment: "A thought that just came to me: the "think of the children!!!" crowd loves to talk about motorcycles and tiered licensing. Why is it that no one talks about tiered licensing for high-powered cars? (If this kid had been a motorcycle nut he'd..." [more]
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MeFi comment: "The excellent Menand piece in The New Yorker mentioned earlier: Drive, He Wrote." [more]
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MeFi comment: "I wish everyone would say "Who cares"? It would be nice if he'd decided to quit because he though he wasn't doing a good enough job. I guess that's the divide in this country today: some of us don't care if politicians fuck consenting..." [more]
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