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Buddhists promote selflessness because the "self" is a construct of thought. There is no "self" to be found anywhere upon close inspection.

One day I was sitting on the bus behind a girl with headphones on with a guy started calling her "Blondie," and just generally telling her how he'd like to get to know her. He wasn't particularly crude about it, but it was clear his attention was unwelcome. But he kept trying, and she kept replying in monosyllables…

And lord knows the few people able to profit off an fundamentally exploitative and unjust system should be able to dictate whether we continue with it.

I think he meant the parents OF the prankster. As in, if their son is so immature that he'd swat, then it's their responsibility to keep him from playing such games.

Why do people watch sports?

I wish they would actually enforce these policies so people like this can't take up all the overhead space.

you know… that's a really insensitive way to talk about handicapped people.

Someone on NPR was interviewed after putting in 20+ years in prison, and he said something along the lines of, "If you really want to punish someone, rehabilitate them. If you make them feel the shame and pain of their actions, they'll carry the burden their whole lives."

"Veiling in Iran is compulsory, so fighting against it is a fight for freedom."

X marks the spot. Those Cheeky Brits. Gotta Love them.

I love the reaction of the kid at the 1:50 mark when they mention chat rooms - "Little did they know about the pedophile behind the screen". He is the perfect example of why every story about kids being lured into some dangerous situation by "The Internets" is mostly BS put out there by parents who both fear…

Except that Apple doesn't support Android with any of these services. Dropbox will still be king. Whatsapp will still be king. You can't beat multiplatform reach.

Yup. Those are all definitely bicycles.

This post is now my new go-to link to send to people who are confused about why the rest of us people who bike can't stand "real cyclists".

Uhhh, those drawings look terrible.

One has two maternal great grandmothers and two paternal great grandmothers. Maternal: my mom's mom's mom and my mom's dad's mom. Paternal: my dad's mom's mom and my dad's dad's mom. So, would you say "my maternal maternal great grandmother"?

That honey, was what we refer to as "a damned fool".

Ok, so now how does it screw us?