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Looking back at myself and how I felt and thought about the world, I see a dramatic change in awareness ( Read more... )

Alternative physicians have argued for over a century that vaccinations weaken general immunity even as they may strengthen defense against particular strains of particular viruses and that getting a lot of vaccinations is therefore a really bad idea. In particular, they have argued that because of this, getting flu vaccines may make you more, not ( Read more... )

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After watching more first doctor stories, I was surprised to find that they are based on premises that contradict the canonical background story. It seems that The Doctor was human (maybe an inventor from a future time?) and had built the TARDIS himself. There was no mention of Time Lords.

The guaranteed basic income is the proposal that all people, regardless of need, should be paid a certain minimum income every month by the government to secure the basic necessities of life such as shelter and sustenance ( Read more... )

B and I finished watching classic Doctor Who's Colony in SpaceI think I've finally learned to look past the ridiculous special effects of these old doctor stories and enjoy them based on the quality of the narrative and the character. I rather liked the story, though the appearance of the master as the fake adjudicator was somewhat of a "oh no ( Read more... )

B and I watched a "new" Doctor episode.. Day of the Daleks. I was excellent ( Read more... )