The ice labyrinth in the botanical garden in Oslo, Norway

The ice labyrinth in the botanical garden in Oslo, Norway

A really beautiful place!

Ukrainian riot police in action?

Ukrainian riot police in action?

Can anyone confirm that this is how ukrainian police treat protesters? I got this from a facebook post. If this is reality in ukraina then the video clip needs visibility.

The positive thing is that one of the men seems to protest the last action by the masked thug.

ROFLCGU

ROFLCGU

Originally shared by George Øiesvold

Any non-american should read this to get some understanding for what life is like for non-believers under oppressive...

Any non-american should read this to get some understanding for what life is like for non-believers under oppressive christian rule.

I didn't know it was that bad over there still.

And for american citizens; please do what you can to get your country out of the dark age.

Originally shared by Jesse Powell

This is actually pretty good.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/atheists-discrimination_n_4413593.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

It's a good thing he had a gun so he could stand his ground and kill a father for texting with his 3 year old...

It's a good thing he had a gun so he could stand his ground and kill a father for texting with his 3 year old daughter during the previews before a movie.

Yes, we see now why there cannot be stricter gun laws in the US. You never know when you have to use your gun to defend yourself from unwanted texting.

Originally shared by Wes Forster

Good thing Reeves had his .38 with him. A 71 year old man starting shit with a 43 year old (over texting during previews in a theater), probably needed to stand his ground.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/argument-over-texting-leads-to-fatal-shooting-at-movie-theater/

Want to be a hero?

Want to be a hero?

First of all, become a blood donor. Once you are a blood donor ask how to get registered in the local stem cell registry.

If there ever is a match then you can trade some discomfort (a week on medication to release stem cells to your blood and one extra-long blood donation session) for the chance to save a life. Sounds good? It does to me. And just by donating blood regularly you are helping and saving people as well as driving education and science.

It's a no-brainer, right? Look up how to donate blood at your location immediately.

Originally shared by Chris Fink (OLD PROFILE)

my thoughts: first of all. beyond tragic, but her spirits seem undaunted, which is a huge credit to her. i'd probably be a full-on mess, and totally useless to anyone. also, this is why i don't subscribe to ideas like "fate" and "karma" or whatever you want to call it. if something like karma was real, she'd have overflowing warehouses of beautiful, pristine karma headed her way right now. :( i hope someone is the best match EVER for her on this!!

_Angie Olson spent her career caring for cancer patients as an oncology nurse at Long Beach Memorial cancer center. 14 years ago, a pain in her abdomen, led to a diagnosis of Stage 4 Lymphoma. and Angie became a cancer patient herself.  Angie's chemotherapy drugs were selected following chemosensitivity testing by Long Beach oncologist Dr. Robert Nagourney, and her cancer went into remission until 2007. When it did return, Angie again went through tumor testing, got different chemotherapy drugs, and again went into remission. After another 6.5 years of being cancer free, Angie's cancer recently returned again. This time tests indicate that her only hope for survival is a Stem Cell Transplant. _

source: http://www.myfoxla.com/story/24401700/long-beach-cancer-nurse-seeks-stem-cell-donor
http://www.myfoxla.com/story/24401700/long-beach-cancer-nurse-seeks-stem-cell-donor

Fedora 20 automagically finds your printers

Fedora 20 automagically finds your printers

One nice new feature in Fedora 20 is that you don't have to set up any printer that advertises itselv using zeroconf IP (also known as avahi (linux) or bonjour (mac)). If the printer is on the same network as the client PC's the printer list gets populated by itself. You don't even have to set them up in the printer manager. Just open the print dialog in your application and it's there. Complete with descriptive text if your admins have done the job properly when setting up the printer.

:-D kind of brings the end of that debate...

:-D kind of brings the end of that debate...

Originally shared by Armando Lioss

We are never as inventive or productive as when we are at war.

We are never as inventive or productive as when we are at war. Ingenuity blossoms. We invent all kinds of new offensive or defensive systems. We mass produce in incredible numbers.

But why? Because we put individual or corporate wants aside and concentrate on the need of the nation? Because we all pool our resources together? Because most of us only take out what we need and give what we can? Because during a war most nations effectively become working communist systems?

The way I see it the main problem with communism are
1) A lack of incentives.
2) Poor mechanisms for eliminating greed.
During a war both of these are fixed. The incentive is to not lose the war. And war profiteering isn't accepted. At least not openly.

Can we bring about this kind of creativity and productivity without a war? Without the war communism doesn't work. Neither does capitalism. None of them are able to control human greed at all. How can we amplify the need of the society without the impending doom of losing a war? Any ideas?