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The opiates one is by /u/traceyh415.
She sends out 'carepackages' with clean syringes, narcan, sterile water, alcohol pads. It's a really good thing she does. She was one of 5 subjects on an HBO documentary. She's been clean 19 years. Basically funds her program herself(she does get donations though). Wrote a book The Big Fix- Hope after Heroin. She's an angel and a really awesome person. The opiates sub gets a lot of shit, but people come wanting to try some sort of opiates, but the community tells them it's not a good idea. We help users try to do their drug of choice safely and responsibly. A lot of people who use and post there have jobs(everything from factory, to IT, to lawyers, to other professionals) But majority see us a scum.(which some are, don't get me wrong, but a vast majority of posters there are highly intelligent and would surprise you)

Source: have received Tracey's carepacks and saved 2 friends and I have been saved with the narcan sent.

The statue of liberty is in the public domain. Anyone can use it for whatever they want. Want to take a picture of the statute of liberty and and put it on a t-shirt and then sell it? Nobody can stop you. Therefore, the image of the statue itself can be taken out of the discussion.

The torso component of the composite is taken from the image provided by the TSA to show the level of detail available in the typical scan. This is where the "commentary and criticism" comes into play.

The two remaining components - (the shins, and the raised arm) are so removed from the source as to be completely unrecognizable, and thus considered a new work. You literally will never be able to identify the original sources - therefore, there is no infringement. These components can be taken out of the discussion as well. As an exercise - try to to locate the source images.

By combining all of these components together, I have created a discrete work, protected by copyright. Consider Peter Max's famous Statue of Liberty painting which you will note is protected by copyright. If that's not convincing, you should look into the works of Rauschenberg and Warhol.

As an artist, I understand the concept of Fair Use better than most, and believe this image falls squarely within its purview, and I'm sure a court would agree.

If you are even remotely interested in the concept, you should really check out this book. It's a really entertaining book documenting how a band (Negativland) was sued by Island Records for copyright and trademark infringement. It also documents the massively important Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music sampling case.

Edit: added info about Negativland's book.

Many of our users use either ellipticals or stationary bikes. It's the same idea, and while bikes are cheaper and smaller, the treadmill has some advantages for both aspects of gaming and exercising.

That being said the best exercise is the one you will actually do, we would love to have you stop by!

Edit: Here is a good stationary bike mod to turn your regular bike to a stationary one at the end of the day. Perfect to set up a monitor or laptop onto a TV tray while you finish your Assassins Creed 100% achievement.

You can get this on Amazon for around $55 (large) and $68 (small).

I would, however, recommend this instead:

PETKIT Cat Water Fountain 2.0, 2L Automatic Pet Fountain for Dog and Cat with Filter, Super Quiet, Water-Shortage Alert, Filter-Change Reminder, Auto Power-Off Smart Cat Water Dispenser Bowl Fountain https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H7J4PBQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Be43CbGFPCCCT

The second time I met Victoria (/u/chooter), she recommended Ready Player One and The Room to me. I'm not sure exactly what that says about her, but it's something good, I think :)

I suggested it elsewhere on here, but if you're interested in the history this is a good primer.

According to Steven Pinker's book, The Better Angels of our Nature, violence has been on the decline over the millennia, and we're living in the most peaceful times in human existence.

However, he says:

>The decline, to be sure, has not been smooth; it has not brought violence down to zero; and it is not guaranteed to continue.

Pinker presents five forces that favour peacefulness over violence, but there have always been people fighting against them. They are:

• The Leviathan – the rise of the modern nation-state and judiciary "with a monopoly on the legitimate use of force," which "can defuse the [individual] temptation of exploitative attack, inhibit the impulse for revenge, and circumvent ... self-serving biases."
  
  
• Commerce – the rise of "technological progress [allowing] the exchange of goods and services over longer distances and larger groups of trading partners," so that "other people become more valuable alive than dead" and "are less likely to become targets of demonization and dehumanization."
  
  
• Feminization – increasing respect for "the interests and values of women."
  
  
• Cosmopolitanism – the rise of forces such as literacy, mobility, and mass media, which "can prompt people to take the perspectives of people unlike themselves and to expand their circle of sympathy to embrace them."
  
  
• The Escalator of Reason – an "intensifying application of knowledge and rationality to human affairs," which "can force people to recognize the futility of cycles of violence, to ramp down the privileging of their own interests over others', and to reframe violence as a problem to be solved rather than a contest to be won.
  
  We should be very concerned when leaders fight against these forces, because these forces are what make humanity better.
  

*If anyone is curious about what the deleted comment said, it was about there being no surprise.

Not necessarily. Drunk me surprised sober me with a sweet new das boot glass.

1. "Hammocks for Interns" makes me want to intern for you.
   
   
2. If you're going to go as far as setting up a designated hammock area, get this kind of hammock rather than this kind. The hammock with the crossbars take up more room and are less comfortable; they make you feel as if you're unbalanced and likely to tip over. The camping ones also stuff down into an included stuff sack, which can clear up the space for other things if you're having a staff meeting or something.

WOW! I am sending a postcard to you tomorrow. From this book i own:

http://www.amazon.com/Grandmas-Dead-Breaking-News-Animals/dp/0061673765

Yep! People who've never researched bitcoin don't realize how far-reaching the implications of this technology are. Bitcoin makes things possible that just aren't possible without it. It will change reddit, and the entire world. We are building a better economy.

Read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Sovereign-Individual-Mastering-Transition-Information/dp/0684832720/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418255980&sr=8-1&keywords=the+sovereign+individual

Chomsky has two books on education. Both are collections of articles and interviews. They are Chomsky on Democracy & Education and Chomsky on Miseducation. The former is much better than the latter, IMO.

I posted a PDF of a very important essay (again, IMO) by Chomsky on education a few days ago to the anarchist and education subreddits. In case you're interested.

That's a great idea. I would send this. Link is more or less SFW

Sorry for the late reply...

http://www.amazon.com/Danby-DDW611WLED-Countertop-Dishwasher-White/dp/B0052FXC9Y

It's a bit more expensive now, mine must've been on sale. But it really is a great machine, my dishes always come out spotless.

Thanks! I had no idea how badly I needed Game of Thrones glasses until I found this thread

E: Also I found them on Amazon Here and Here, comes out to around $35 plus you should get free shipping

We already have "dynamic models inspired by a new kind of "developmental connectionism," a marriage of connectionist models and developmental neurobiology, forming a new theoretical framework for the study of behavioral development.". Chomsky would not approve.

> http://www.amazon.com/Decision-Points-George-W-Bush/dp/0307590615

FTFY.

You should hide your links better

Read Obama's book to learn everything about him.

http://www.amazon.com/Decision-Points-George-W-Bush/dp/0307590615