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Some may relate: http://www.taosnews.com/stories/june-2017-taos-county-adult-detention-center,45687 Taos detainees talk addiction Stephen Bunker grew up in foster homes in Florida – train hopping and hitchhiking whenever he could. He said drugs were the common factor wherever he traveled in...

Anyone seen ol' Shoestring?? https://www.shreveportnews.com/news/mark-nichols-aka-hobo-shoestring-has-gone-missing-from-shreveport-since-oct-18th/ MARK NICHOLS AKA HOBO SHOESTRING HAS GONE MISSING FROM SHREVEPORT SINCE OCT 18TH Posted by Joseph Lafave | Oct 24, 2017 | Mark Nichols prefers...

Anyone know this dude? http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/09/train-hopper_jack-of-all-trade.htm Nathan Tinglof, 30 Killed Sept. 23 'All he wanted to do was see the country' Early last week, Nathan Tinglof started feeling the itch to hop another train. So he phoned his mother in South...

Interesting but long read. I only put the first chapter on here, follow link for the whole thing. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/cca-private-prisons-corrections-corporation-inmates-investigation-bauer Chapter 1: "Inmates Run This Bitch" Have you ever had a riot?" I ask a...

Video in link..What do you think? http://www.wpxi.com/news/south-side-business-owners-say-aggressive-panhandling-hurts-their-bottom-line/375048914 PITTSBURGH — Business owners tell Channel 11 News that aggressive panhandling is an issue year-round on Pittsburgh’s South Side, but it becomes...

This is fucked...not so much about this revolv thing, (what ever the fuck it is) but what is being implimented here. One step closer to losing total control... http://boingboing.net/2016/04/05/google-reaches-into-customers.html Google reaches into customers' homes and bricks their gadgets...

Saw this shirt today in Cambodia, had to pass it on. Unfortunately there are so many like this, but haven't made a point to get photos. Anyone else find some crazy ones? "GOME PEOPLE YOU KNOM WHERE DROPPED ON TREP HEADS AS BABIES"

Relevant and worth a watch when you have some time: "In January 2013, Poitras (recipient of the 2012 MacArthur Genius Fellowship and co-recipient of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service) was several years into making a film about surveillance in the post-9/11 era when she started...

Damn, if I could chose from a few options on how to go, this would be on the list... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3469044/Mummified-body-German-adventurer-vanished-inside-drifting-yacht-Philippines.html Mummified body of German adventurer is found inside yacht drifting off the...

Fuck hackers are getting ballzy as fuuuck these days. There isn't much to this one but I though it was kind of funny...

This seems like it will be cool, if not a bit pricey... http://www.techinsider.io/fontus-self-refilling-water-bottle-2016-2 Things appearing from thin air is something no longer reserved for magic shows. The Fontus is a water bottle prototype that uses condensation to absorb the moisture in...

Sounds like London is on its way to being on par with Hong Kong http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3362127/From-shed-lounge-530-month-fully-furnished-tent-rent-house-prices-soar-landlords-inventive-living-spaces-offering.html From a shed in the lounge for £530 a month to a fully furnished...

China is coming out with software that rates how good a citizen you are. Just like a credit score, it rates everything about your life with real world consequences. Kinda messed up http://theantimedia.org/china-just-launched-the-most-frightening-game-ever-and-soon-it-will-be-mandatory/ Claire...

Short little bit, but always nice to hear about nice train crews...There is also a little bit in here about submitting stories for a future publication which may be down some folks ally...

Always relevant... http://markmanson.net/passion Remember back when you were a kid? You would just do things. You never thought to yourself, “What are the relative merits of learning baseball versus football?” You just ran around the playground and played baseball and football. You built...

Important skill set for anyone...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3222526/Streams-whiskey-Lightning-destroys-Jim-Beam-factory-Kentucky-releasing-800-000-gallons-bourbon-lake-catches-fire-struck-Firenado.html Firenado! 800,000 gallons of Jim Beam accidentally released into a Kentucky lake bursts into flames after being...

For the sake of discussion... Touch Isolation: How Homophobia Has Robbed All Men Of Touch Homophobic prohibitions against male touch are hurting straight men as well. By Mark Greene / goodmenproject.com “Boys imitate what they see. If what they see is emotional distance, guardedness, and...

Now these guys are crust as FUCK.... http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/how-easily-can-rat-wriggle-your-toilet Watch How Easily A Rat Can Wriggle Up Your Toilet August 27, 2015 | by Danielle Andrew There have lots of stories about unexpected things turning up in toilets, such as...

http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/crust-punk-porn-is-as-grimy-as-you-think-it-is?utm_source=vicefbca Crust Punk Porn Is as Grimy as You Think It Is August 24, 2015 Myers and Alms. Photos via their Tumblr It all started with Tumblr (because that's how things start these days). Look At This...

Single homes going for as low as $5600... In Spain, Entire Villages Are Up For Sale — And They're Going Cheap AUGUST 23, 2015 7:58 AM ET LAUREN FRAYER Weekend Edition Sunday The abandoned village of O Penso, in northwest Spain, is for sale for about $230,000. The last resident died a decade...

Five Steps to Tyranny tells the story of how human nature allows us to descend into a barbaric society. A primetime documentary film for the BBC’s Human Rights Human Wrongs series.

What do you guys think??

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27186709 The slow death of purposeless walking By Finlo RohrerBBC News Magazine 1 May 2014 A number of recent books have lauded the connection between walking - just for its own sake - and thinking. But are people losing their love of the purposeless walk...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/hitchbot-destroyed-in-philadelphia-ending-u-s-tour-1.3177098?cmp=rss HitchBOT destroyed in Philadelphia, ending U.S. tour Researchers say Canadian-made hitchhiking robot ruined beyond repair The Associated Press Posted: Aug 01, 2015 8:54 PM ET Last Updated: Aug...

I'd say he got a good deal, but then again most people who have that kind of cash to spend usual seem to get them. http://nypost.com/2012/05/13/freequent-flier-has-wings-clipped-after-american-airlines-takes-away-his-unlimited-pass/ ‘Free’quent flier has wings clipped after American Airlines...

I have a feeling as weed becomes more and more legal, eventually commercials for product will look a lot like this

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/life-size-bronze-statues-snowden-assange-manning-unveiled-berlin-heroes-lost-freedom-speaking-truth/ New Statue in Germany Illustrates Just How Much the Rest of the World Opposes the U.S. Police State By Jay Syrmopoulos on May 5, 2015 Euronews: Wikileaks...

One step closer to Minority report. We ain't there yet, but we are definitely on our way: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/428354/la-cops-embrace-crime-predicting-algorithm/ L.A. Cops Embrace Crime-Predicting Algorithm Burglary reports dropped after officers began taking patrol orders...

Heard an interview with this guy on CBC today, really good stuff. I think this underlines the importance of community, and the benefit of sites like this here STP. We should be doing more with each other... The radio interview for those who don't like to read...

"brainwash" -- norwegian documentary examines how fields like sociology and feminist studies reject actual science because it doesn't fit with their ideology The documentary caused Scandinavians to cut all funds to its gender studies institute

This was kind of cute

Thoughts? http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/06/court-rules-living-off-the-grid-is-illegal/ Court Rules Living ‘Off The Grid’ Is Illegal June 1, 2015 11:22 am· For many it’s a live long dream to get “off the grid” and live self-sufficiently. But unplugging from municipal services has been...

http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/scientists-claim-that-quantum-theory-proves-consciousness-moves-to-another-universe-at-death/ Scientists Claim That Quantum Theory Proves Consciousness Moves To Another Universe At Death BY STEVEN BANCARZJANUARY 7, 2014CONSCIOUSNESS, FRINGE, SCIENCE...

This is pretty good... http://battlefieldcasualties.co.uk/

The man who grows trees into chairs 19 June 2015 Last updated at 21:36 BST A designer in Derbyshire says he has come up with a new and dramatically more efficient way of making furniture. Gavin Munro grows young trees directly into the shape of chairs, lamps and mirror frames. Mr Munro's...

There is a line people, and I beleive this young man crossed it! http://linkbeef.com/l-a-gang-member-gold-plates-own-genitals-to-death/ L.A. Gang Member Gold Plate’s Own Genitals To Death Los Angeles | An L.A. gang member, Nazario Conchuza Gonzalez, who is part of the infamous Ms-13 gang...

It's an interactive page of sorts, so cant paste it here, but worth a browse if you have a few mins http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/06/10/world/asia/north-korea-photos-video.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0

He's got a couple other interesting vids on his channel as well. "I built this hut in the bush using naturally occurring materials and primitive tools. The hut is 2m wide and 2m long, the side walls are 1m high and the ridge line (highest point) is 2m high giving a roof angle of 45 degrees. A...

Try the test, see how you do. I only managed 11 out of 14. Click the green "new online test" button to go to test. https://www.yahoo.com/health/are-you-a-super-recognizer-test-tells-if-youre-121678964207.html?soc_src=unv-sh&soc_trk=fb&fb_ref=Default Are You a Super Recognizer? Test Tells If...

Truck stops sure bring some interesting characters...

https://reason.com/blog/2015/06/12/cops-raid-marijuana-dispensary-destroy-s Cops in Santa Ana, California, donned ski masks to break and enter into a local medical marijuana dispensary, raiding it with guns drawn in a May 27 police action. They then proceeded to remove surveillance cameras...

Something different, take a moment for a story.

I was checking out this site to look over yard photos like the one below and came to find a ton of insane areal shots. Visit the website for much more: http://www.dailyoverview.nyc/twentyfour In Norfolk, Virginia, Lamberts Point Pier 6 is the largest coal-landing station in the Northern...

http://newswatch28.com/nasa-discovers-new-planet-covered-with-marijuana/ NASA discovers new planet covered with marijuana May 24, 2015 NASA has announced this morning that they have discovered a planet completely covered with marijuana, a discovery that has completely taken scientists by...

As cool as technology is getting, all I can see is how big brother is going to use this stuff to keep an ever greater hand over us. http://uk.businessinsider.com/google-soli-finger-control-technology-2015-5 Google's new finger control technology is straight out of a science fiction movie...

Looong as article so I wont post it all here. That being said if you have any interest in all that's been going on re the silk road, it covers pretty much everything. Worth the read if you like reading. http://www.wired.com/2015/04/silk-road-1/ “I imagine that someday I may have a story...

I just watched this and it opens up an interesting debate. The doc itself isn't that amazing, but the subject matter covers some interesting things. What people are allowed to think/fantasise about, should the government have the right to step in, and if so when? Let me know what you think...

http://allthingsvice.com/2015/05/27/silk-road-from-the-inside-moderator-ssbd-tells-his-story/ Silk Road from the inside: Moderator SSBD tells his story 18 months after being arrested in Brisbane, Australian man Peter Philip Nash has been sentenced to time served by a United States judge. That...

Popular fantasy... http://www.theplaidzebra.com/man-quit-job-restored-boat-sailed-around-world-video/ This man quit his job, restored a boat and sailed around the world (VIDEO) January 13, 2015 Filmmaker Kevin A. Fraser captures the incredible life of David Welsford—a young man from Nova...