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Fifty years ago, 90% of murder cases were solved. But ever since the War on Drugs was escalated, now only 64% of murders are solved. The federal government bribes the police through federal grants and civil asset forfeiture for making drug arrests, giving the police a financial incentive to...

I have ZBrush, Cinema 4D, and Substance Painter/Designer. Substance Painter is very interesting because of its special effect particles. ZBrush is hard to learn, but not too hard, and once you get the hang of it then you will love it. There are a ton of Youtube tutorials and Pixologic provides...

I have asperger syndrome. Through my teenage years I was a textbook definition, but I’ve become normal enough that people can’t tell that have it. I do direct eye contact, but my eyes are naturally drawn to other facial features like the nose, eyebrows, or lips, so it’s something I have to...

Huh, weird. Looking into things, the focus on your strengths movement is based on the idea that focusing on your weaknesses is too slow, too painful, and it's business managers who are saying this. They point out that employees who focus on their weaknesses have 22% less engagement, compared to...

A pimp arrested by the police is often the boyfriend or husband or driver of the hooker. Any guy in the life of a hooker who is not a customer is treated as a pimp. I told this to a good friend and he told me he has a friend who was arrested for being a pimp simply because he agreed to drive a...

The idea of a perfect 10 raises an interesting dynamic: hot vs. sexy. To quote Roissy: If you averaged the ratings of 100 men, there’s little doubt that Betty [from Mad Men] would score about a point higher on the looks scale than Rachel, and their scores would roughly converge around a 9 for...

http://www.snopes.com/couple-finds-biological-twins-ivf-treatment/ What legitimate news organization has no phone number, no physical address, no names or email addresses of its reporters? It doesn’t even have any stories older than April 10th.

There are certainly hobbyists who produce professional level work (who just enjoy it) and some people with careers who are mediocre (but were lucky to have connections); professional is not synonymous with quality. But I was speaking more of a difference in attitudes rather than whether someone...

There are two big differences between people who turn a hobby into a career and those who forever remain at the amateur level. You do come across people who never show an improvement of skills despite many years of engaging their hobby. There is no shame of being an amateur since you are doing...

“If the world is like a giant scheming court and we are trapped inside it, there is no use in trying to opt out of the game. That will only render you powerless, and powerlessness will only make you miserable. Instead of struggling against the inevitable, instead of arguing and whining and...

No examples contrary to the laws. Got it.

Give counter-examples. When has someone gained an advantage in their life? “Reputation is critical; there are no exceptions. Perhaps, not caring what others think of you, you gain a reputation for insolence and arrogance, but that can be a valuable image in itself—Oscar Wilde used it to great...

In the book The 48 Laws of Power, only seven laws are truly laws, in the sense they have no exceptions, reversals. (Curiously, “Always say less than necessary” and “Never outshine the master” are not among them.) The other laws are more of an art to practice than a science. It’s very hard to...

I’ve been with high-end escorts, from time to time. As the joke goes, you’re not paying for the sex, you’re paying them to leave. A few months ago I found a concise explanation on Reddit of why women shame men who visit prostitutes: Three main reasons: • Lack of empathy: Women project...

The sun cycle is not an explanation because the sun has been cooling. Though the Martian polar ice caps melted, that could be a local effect—there isn’t evidence that Mars has experienced a global effect. A global effect could be explained by the Milankovitch cycle...

The attorney general must follow the direction of the president. Given Trump’s inconsistent statements on the subject, Trump could probably go either which way, so prohibitionists would need to convince him the counter-strike is a good idea. While that possible, the attorney general will face...

Law 21: Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker, Seem Dumber than your Mark No one likes feeling stupider than the next person. The trick, then, is to make your victims feel smart—and not just smart, but smarter than you are. Once convinced of this, they will never suspect that you may have ulterior...