Information filtering is a big deal, but common sense dictates that it’s going to become a much bigger issue and industry — and thankfully create a lot of jobs for our species. Algorithms (e.g. search engines) are largely responsible for…
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Future Filter
Tagged with: algorithms, curation, information, information management, Internet, journalism, technology
Posted in TechYes
Posted in TechYes
People’s Right to Blow
Prompted by: AP Style Alert: Don’t Capitalize Internet and Web Anymore (Slashdot) The mainstream media logically plays a major role in public informing, so is the main player involving the people’s right to know (obviously a critical right towards civility).…
Tagged with: education, entertainment, illegal immigration, immigration, journalism, journalism code of ethics, mainstream media, politics, War on Drugs
Posted in Liberty Shield
Posted in Liberty Shield
State of Reason Abuse
Prompted by: Pot Matters: Massachusetts Officials Cop-Out (High Times) As a Massachusetts native and fan(nabis) of cannabis, I’m strongly helping press for yes on this important issue for public safety. Odds are that you aren’t from our state, but I…
Tagged with: alcohol, cannabis, capitalism, Colorado, Commerce Clause, Constitution, Controlled Substances Act, Denver Post, Donald Trump, drug abuse, education, entertainment, freedom, Govenor Charlie Baker, government, health, healthcare, heroin, journalism, journalism code of ethics, judicial branch, law, law enforcement, liberty, mainstream media, marijuana, Massachusetts, medicine, ninth amendment, oligarchy, police, politics, prohibition, psychedelics, public interest, public safety, Republican Party, science, Supremacy Clause, teenagers, War on Drugs
Posted in Respect Cannabis
Posted in Respect Cannabis
Dependence Abuse
Prompted by: Pot Matters: Marijuana Use Disorder (High Times) Marijuana use disorder is a new term introduced by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) used by psychiatrists and mental health professionals for diagnostic criteria. Marijuana use disorder…
Tagged with: addiction, cannabis, Constitution, Controlled Substances Act, drug abuse, education, egotism, entertainment, freedom, greed, health, journalism, justice, language, law, liberty, linguistics, marijuana, mental illness, prohibition, psychedelics, psychiatry, psychology, public safety, War on Drugs
Posted in Respect Cannabis
Posted in Respect Cannabis
Budgeting Deception and Thuggery
Prompted by “President’s drug control budget is a first, but still a whole lot of wasted money”: http://www.drugwarrant.com/2016/02/presidents-drug-control-budget-is-a-first-but-still-a-whole-lot-of-wasted-money For years, those of us in drug policy reform have pointed out that, while the government talks about prevention and treatment, the…
Tagged with: cannabis, Constitution, Controlled Substances Act, Declaration of Independence, Democrat Party, freedom, government, journalism, law, law enforcement, Libertarian Party, liberty, mainstream media, marijuana, politics, prohibition, psychedelics, Republican Party, War on Drugs
Posted in Liberty Shield, Respect Cannabis
Posted in Liberty Shield, Respect Cannabis
Drug Abuse Intellect
Prompted by “It is clear we would all be better off if Jonathan P. Caulkins did not exist.”: http://www.drugwarrant.com/2016/01/it-is-clear-we-would-all-be-better-off-if-jonathan-p-caulkins-did-not-exist/ My comment there for your convenience here… I overall agree, Pete, but I’m unconvinced there’s intellect in this case. The case…
Tagged with: addiction, cannabis, Commerce Clause, Constitution, Controlled Substances Act, drug abuse, education, health, heroin, journalism, law, law enforcement, liberty, marijuana, prohibition, psychedelics, stress, War on Drugs
Posted in Liberty Shield, Respect Cannabis, Uncategorized
Posted in Liberty Shield, Respect Cannabis, Uncategorized
Legal Brutality
Prompted by “Pot Matters: Prohibition and Entrapment”: http://www.hightimes.com/read/pot-matters-prohibition-and-entrapment If you don’t care about law, then you can’t care about drug policy or liberty. The following is frankly not a fun read, but a fundamentally critical one. When I repeat my…
Tagged with: addiction, Bernie Sanders, cannabis, Commerce Clause, Constitution, Controlled Substances Act, Declaration of Independence, Democrat Party, drug abuse, education, freedom, futurism, government, journalism, law, liberalism, Libertarian Party, liberty, morality, ninth amendment, politics, progressivism, prohibition, Republican Party, Supreme Court, War on Drugs
Posted in Liberty Shield, Respect Cannabis
Posted in Liberty Shield, Respect Cannabis
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