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Chickens are very entertaining to watch as well

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Chickens are very entertaining to watch as well

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Chickens, rather than, say, dogs are cattle, are the domesticated animal most important to civilization. That was true 10,000 years ago, and it's still true today. 

Who knew??

The Surprising Ways That Chickens Changed the World
To the ancients, the chicken was a kind of two-legged pharmacy.

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Here's a question for any acolytes of Ayn Rand in the crowd

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Here's a question for any acolytes of Ayn Rand in the crowd

Since Ms Rand was so absolutely opposed to the concept of altruism, how we she have felt about the contemporary concept of crowdsourcing? From real-time maps and traffic information through apps like Waze to compendium of knowledge like Wikipedia, many of the things we've come to rely on in the modern world rely on either active or passive contributions from the larger community. Would this have been anathema to Rand?

Discuss?

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World

  The seven wonders of classical antiquity were architectural marvels, triumphs of human ego and raw power. The great achievements of today, however, are made possible by systems, infrastructure, and technologies that are invisible. Check back every week for a new wonder of the modern world. When the weather is…

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Returning home from an errand this morning, I saw a hawk and some crows soar across the road right in front of me

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Returning home from an errand this morning, I saw a hawk and some crows soar across the road right in front of me

They landed in one of the trees in my neighbor's yard as I pulled into the driveway. After making sure the hens were secure in the coop, I grabbed my camera and went next door to grab some photos.?

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Here's a question for any acolytes of Ayn Rand in the crowd 1

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Since Ms Rand was so absolutely opposed to the concept of altruism, how we she have felt about the contemporary concept of crowdsourcing? From real-time maps and traffic information through apps like Waze to compendium of knowledge like Wikipedia, many of the things we've come to rely on in the modern world rely on either active or passive contributions from the larger community. Would this have been anathema to Rand?

Discuss?

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World
  The seven wonders of classical antiquity were architectural marvels, triumphs of human ego and raw power. The great achievements of today, however, are made possible by systems, infrastructure, and technologies that are invisible. Check back every week for a new wonder of the modern world. When the weather is…

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Returning home from an errand this morning, I saw a hawk and some crows soar across…

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In album Hawk in tree

Returning home from an errand this morning, I saw a hawk and some crows soar across the road right in front of me

They landed in one of the trees in my neighbor's yard as I pulled into the driveway. After making sure the hens were secure in the coop, I grabbed my camera and went next door to grab some photos. Unfortunately, the downside of my very affordable Tamron 70-300 in this kind of light scenario is some serious chromatic abberation but the photos are cool anyway.?

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