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The aggravating state of human behavior, first - 5 Psychological Experiments That Prove Humanity is Doomed

The Asch Conformity Experiment (1953)

Yet, sadly, 32 percent of subjects would answer incorrectly if they saw that three others in the classroom gave the same wrong answer. Even when the line was plainly off by a few inches, it didn’t matter. One in three would follow the group right off the proverbial cliff.

One, peer pressure isn’t something that people become immune to even though high school should have taught them that at the very least. Not too much of a shock though, eschewing all peer pressure at work can  be detrimental to your future prospects with the company. Most corporations have eerily similar cultures to high school. On the other hand who wants to live their lives as a lemming. Finding a balance that doesn’t make us feel like complete sell outs is probably why pop psych books sell so well. - The photo at the link of the anti-authority road rebel bikers all dressed alike is funny.

On the other hand is the near shock that there are some deeply honest Homo sapiens out there, Lost and Found, $4 Million Violin

Lost and Found, $4 Million Violin. Philippe Quint, Grammy award winning Russian violinist left his loaned 1723 Kiesewetter Stradivarius violin in a taxi on the way back from the airport April 20th. Taxi driver, Mohamed Khalil, got in touch the next day to return it…

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Democratic Senator puts ISPs on notice: “think twice” before screwing up Net Neutrality

Wyden delivered his ultimatum at a Computer & Communications Industry Association conference in DC, where he cast the entire network neutrality debate in terms of a legislative compromise. Years ago, Congress began protecting ISPs from the twin threats of regulation and taxation; in return, ISPs were expected to deliver an unimpeded connection to the Internet. A move away from a neutral ‘Net would undermine the “very philosophical underpinnings of what we fought for for the last 15 years,” according to Wyden. If that happens, he sees no reason for Congress to continue sheltering ISPs.

The closest I’ve come to feel like jumping on a jet and tracking down a corporate president was last year in my dealings with an ISP. One thing these guys should not have is more power. I was literally one phone call away from not just calling a lawyer, but seeing about filing criminal charges.