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As far as I know, this is the first youtube vid using LibriVox audio. This is DE. Wittkower reading Schopenhauer’s Studies in Pessimism. Music is Richard Wagner’s Rheingold. I’m not sure the providence of the images.
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strange tale of fake/not fake email from Patreus' top communications guy, Col. Boylan. weird. either someone hacked his email; or he's a bit of a jerk. [Link]
seems like amazon's proift is nothing more than a tax loophole. amazon customers don't pay sales tax. [Link]
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