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Movies

Documentary You Need to Watch: The Fog of War

The Fog of War

“The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara” is a profound documentary film that delves into the complex and often controversial tenure of Robert S. McNamara as the U.S. Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War era.

Directed by the acclaimed documentarian Errol Morris, the film is not just a historical recount but a deep, introspective look at the human elements behind war decisions, making it an essential watch for anyone interested in history, ethics, and the art of documentary filmmaking.

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Picture Of The Day

Picture of the Day

An aerial photo of Tokyo after the one-night firebombing attack in WWII that killed an estimated 100,000

The firebombing of Tokyo, also known as the Tokyo Air Raid, was a devastating series of bombing raids during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).

The most destructive of these raids occurred on the night of March 9-10, 1945, and is often highlighted for its extensive damage and high civilian casualties.

This event stands as one of the most devastating air raids in the history of warfare, paralleling the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in terms of destruction and loss of life.

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Finances

20 Teachers Reveal Their Salaries

Teacher Salaries

1. Washington, Master’s with 7 years and a stipend: $96,000. Doing pretty well in my district; getting along great and being appreciated.

2. Suburb of a major Texas city, starting salary is 61k. I have 27 years experience and a masters degree. I make 68k. I’m furious that my education and decades of experience is only worth about ten percent more than a rookie with bare minimum certification requirements.

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Life Advice

What is Integrity?

Integrity is often considered the cornerstone of ethical behavior and is a fundamental value that many people strive to uphold.

It refers to the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that one refuses to compromise.

It involves a consistency of actions, methods, measures, expectations, and outcomes.

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Links

Linkage

22 Photos To Remind You That Love is Beautiful – Ned Hardy

18 Things My Now 80-Year-Old Dad Was Right About – Marc and Angel

For $40 you can pick up a useful folding knife that will perform like a $150 Benchmade – Amazon

When To Ask For A Raise (& Tips To Make Sure You Get One!) – Teach You To Be Rich

A long-simmering crisis in Haiti reached a critical point this month after armed gangs attacked government buildings and forced the prime minister to resign – Axios

A Guide to Barbershop Etiquette – The Art of Manliness

Mapped: How Much Should You Tip In Each Country? – Visual Capitalist

How Long to Keep Every Important Financial Document – Life Hacker

10 Major Reasons Why a Woman Leaves Her Man: A Brutally Honest Guide – Knowledge For Men

How to Kill Mold and Mildew (and Prevent It From Coming Back) – Better Homes

Online jerks and offline jerks are largely one and the same. Here’s how to keep them from affecting your happiness – The Atlantic

33 Nostalgic Photos That Will Bring Up Memories of the Good Ol’ Days – Ned Hardy

Best $15 you will spend on a bathroom gadget. It guides you to the toilet without blinding me in the middle of the night – Amazon

How To Confront A Friend About Worrisome Behavior – Fatherly

10 Bizarre Facts You Didn’t Know About the Soviet Union – Linkiest

My Lexus Land Cruiser Is Already the Best Car I’ve Owned – Road and Track

Grandma, 60, Finds Love With a 21-Year-Old Man – Brigth Side

The 10 Best Places in the U.S. to See Wildlife – Afar

Make Your Life Better by Saying Thank You in These 7 Situations – James Clear

Answers

What Does Being In Love Feel Like?

Being in love is feeling a friendship set on fire.

It’s a feeling that fills you with a warmth and vigor like nothing else. It makes you feel a happiness and lust for everything like you never have before. That person is now a shining beacon of everything that’s wonderful. The effect that they have on you is warm comfort in which you feel that you can weather any storm. It shows you a side of yourself that can do anything, be anything, and have anything. It’s an energy that fills you with a red hot ball of life as you’ve never known it.

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Life Advice

Regrets of a 59-Year-Old Man

I turned 59 yesterday

I turned 59 yesterday.

Life whizzes past faster than you can imagine.

Live in a subsidized senior apartment, 1 bedroom, balcony, I rent my parking space to another tenant, I have a bicycle and a scooter.

JFK was president when I was born. Seen a lot, didn’t do much of anything

Air Force for 30 years, now a night janitor at a government building, in a major US city.

Never married, never dated, almost had sex with a prostitute, but my self respect stopped me.

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Links

Linkage

How to Stay Sane at a Culty Tech Company – Life Hacker

15 Reminders That Someone Is Having A Worse Day Than You – Ned Hardy

Best kitchen gadget ever. This tool is specially made to cut open an avocado, pit it, and section out the avocado from the skin and does a damn fine job of it – Amazon

Watch Neuralink’s First Human Subject Demonstrate His Brain-Computer Interface – Wired

Pitchfork exploded as the music industry changed, then was cut down to size by another wave of technological change. Was that it? – The Verge

GPT-5 might arrive this summer as a “materially better” update to ChatGPT – ARS Technica

30 Years On, the ‘Worst Car Ever Built’ Has a Fervent Fan Club – Atlas Obscura

‘This motherfucker ordered $300 worth of tacos and didn’t get Taco Bell no heads up’: Customers in the drive-thru line flame a customer’s order for holding up the line – Daily Dot

Why does vaginas smell fishy? Gyno’s explain the most likely causes – Insider

The Real Difference Between a Cheap Bike and an Expensive One – Popular Science

This Forgotten Predator Game Was the Peak of NES Weirdness – Den of Geek

The Artwork of Mark Maggiori Is on Another Level! – Ned Hardy

This expanding garden hose will make your life easier, its super lightweight, it never tangles or twists and is super easy to store – Amazon

DOJ sues Apple over iPhone monopoly – CNBC

My dad is billionaire Steve Ballmer. Here’s what it was like growing up rich — and being kind of ashamed of it – Insider

World’s First Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant into Living Recipient Performed – Mass General

A Mexican Drug Cartel’s New Target? Seniors and Their Timeshares – DNYUZ

Every subscription you can cancel by going to the library – Popular Science

Whatever You Do, Don’t Do the Silent Treatment: It can ruin your relationships – The Atlantic