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Welcome our new Troll: Situate

Welcome our new Troll: Situate

by on 12. Sep, 2011 in Miscellaneous

Everyone, big announcement, we have a NEW resident troll at The Dream Lounge HQ. This troll, who goes by Situate, so far, is hitting a home run, putting all former trolls to shame.

In fact, I think he scared his fellow, inferior trolls away.

Now, as such, we must fear this uber/L33T/super/mega/ultra/SSJ5 troll, for his wrath knows no bounds. As spotted in the above picture, his fervor for contradicting himself is, like much else going on in his head, limitless.

Since anything can mean everything, nothing, something, and kinda sorta maybe anything all at the same time, there is no defeating this beast. We must give in. We must compromise. We must sacrifice. We must be selfless. We must eat only plants. Especially those tasty grains and legumes — but only when dripping in RAPESEED oil.

And above all, we must be half pregnant.

There is no defeating a troll of this magnitude. It’s over guys. I am sorry. Happiness, success, and your ideals are not possible.

All hail king troll…

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Preview Video: World Unveiling of the Arx Fit Omni Machine

Preview Video: World Unveiling of the Arx Fit Omni Machine

by on 10. Sep, 2011 in Exercise

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9/11/11

9/11/11

by on 10. Sep, 2011 in Independent Thinking

If nothing blows up tomorrow, we would do well to remember that every man on this earth has an individual, unalienable, irrevocable, supreme right to his own life, to his own liberty, to his own property, to his own pursuit of happiness, and that no other man or group of men on earth has any claim over these rights.

These rights are absolute.

If anything blows up tomorrow, we would do well to remember the exact same principles — the exact same facts of reality that are not up for debate.

And in addition, we would do well to remember that in the united American States, not only is it moral, ethical, logical, proper, and fully rational to defend these rights by any and all means necessary, up to and including lethal retaliatory force — by the objective legal principle of Declarationism, it is legal to do so.

It is the law that government not only protect these rights, but also, never violate them.

This is the reason why the American union…

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Dating — No Contradictions Possible

Dating — No Contradictions Possible

by on 09. Sep, 2011 in Independent Thinking, Lifestyle Design

This is in a way a follow up to Love – No Contradictions Possible. In fact I may just make a series out of this and shred contradictions to pieces in a variety of fields.

The premise we are told to accept in dating is this: the women you admire cannot be the women you desire. In application, this means any woman who would sleep with you right off the bat is not a woman worthy of a relationship of any real significance – her actions and choices remove her from such possibility.

Even if you would not have had your initial interaction with her go any other way – which reveals the contradiction. You got what you (both) wanted, and because you succeeded in your efforts, future success is no longer possible.

Or, in another sense: because you BOTH won, now, you both lose.

 

WTF?

 

Guys who proclaim this shit (not knowing the real meaning of their proclamations) are the same guys getting frustrated with “LMR”, or girls suddenly…

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Defining John Galt

Defining John Galt

by on 08. Sep, 2011 in Independent Thinking

There are certain segments of certain groups that irk me. Libertarians and conservatives that argue for capitalism exclusively — without ever acknowledging man’s individual right to his own individual life and the right to live it as the individual that he is — on the grounds of “efficiency” are one, because it ignores and damns the source of that efficiency.

Objectivists that promote Objectivism while foregoing it’s source are another. And what is the source of objectivism? Objective reality? In a distant sense, yes, but in the sense I am speaking of, no.

Objectivism is a philosophy for life on earth. It is a philosophy of reason. It is a product of man’s mind — the mind of Ayn Rand. It did not grow on a tree.

She had to think – and she required a particular connective piece of the puzzle that was Objectivism in her subconscious – as she claimed, that she possessed since she was a very young child.

And what was that piece you ask?

It was both the ideal man and a universe he could,…

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Eating Triple the RDA of Cholesterol for Years on End: Total Cholesterol Measures 202

Eating Triple the RDA of Cholesterol for Years on End: Total Cholesterol Measures 202

by on 06. Sep, 2011 in Nutrition

I find this pretty amusing. In fact I find this hysterical. I eat, and have eaten for multiple years now, in the realm of TRIPLE the RDA on a weekly basis of dietary cholesterol (and probably quadruple the amount of saturated fat). This comes from a few dozen eggs per week, fatty meat, and copious amounts of milk fat from sour cream, butter, heavy cream, half/half, whole milk, full fat yogurt and cheese, etc.

And by copious, I mean I am the guy who went to Whole Foods for 2 weeks straight in  Los Angeles, and every single morning got the same thing: a pound of bacon and a pint of half and half. (Yes, I drink half and half straight if its high quality, largely thanks to T21C photographer Jolly).

Yet, according to a recent blood test, my total fasted cholesterol level is a whopping 202 — basically fine by conventional standards. And this is discounting whatever the specific levels are, which I…

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Thank “God”, Exercise Defined

Thank “God”, Exercise Defined

by on 05. Sep, 2011 in Exercise

A video still from the upcoming video release: the Arx Fit Omni World Unveiling

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Joe A posted the following (link). I found it appropriate to share as a main post. In the words of James Steele, bravo!

Underscoring and bolding added by me.

“I’m not sure there can really be one universal definition of exercise”

The health/wellness industry’s lack of properly defining concepts is a big problem. Exercise must have a definition or it has no identity. In that case, everything is exercise and nothing is exercise. This ambiguity has led to much confusion on the part of, not only the exercisers, but more notably those attempting to prescribe it.

A definition does not constrain a concept, as you suggest. It distinguishes it, allowing appropriate variation without bastardizing its core purpose. Think about a chair; there is a universally accepted concept of what a chair is. That doesn’t mean all chairs are the same. Different chairs have different applications; some are not appropriate for some people;…

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Why I am Such a D**k to Commenters on My Blog

Why I am Such a D**k to Commenters on My Blog

by on 05. Sep, 2011 in Miscellaneous

I’ve gotten comments both online and in person about the fact that I am, and increasingly so, often times a total dick to commenters on this blog that I disagree with (especially if there is a lack of history and mutual respect between I and subject commenter).

But why is this?

Am I dick?

I don’t know. I don’t care. I never think in such terms. From what I understand however, most people that meet me are very surprised, in that I am not very loud, and not very mean. I’ve gotten a number of comments throughout my life actually, that (in various terms) I carry a gentle, and nice, general temperament.

Yet, online,  I often come across as a raging asshole when arguing with people. So what’s the deal?

The deal, in large part, is this: I understand the nature of the enemy I am dealing with, and the more I understand it, the more power I pack in my punches.

The more I understand the irrationality of the men around me, the…

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Wealth is a Product of Man’s Mind

Wealth is a Product of Man’s Mind

by on 04. Sep, 2011 in Wealth

If “it’s not about the girl, it’s about YOU” is one of the most profound ideas I have ever come across in my understanding of male/female relationships, “wealth is a product of man’s mind” is the corollary in business/entrepreneurship.

Since the day I heard this statement, which wasn’t that long ago, money has been 100x more abundant. Which is a term I am a bit queasy about because it is typically spouted off by mystics and irrationalists, but never the less, money has been flying at me since I heard this quote and grasped it’s meaning.

It’s meaning being that man’s mind is the source of all good in the world. “Wealth” as we know it is an expression and logical, subsequent offshoot of this.

In another sense, a la The Fountainhead, “man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress”.

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So, wealth is a product of man’s mind, but how exactly does this translate into more fiat dollars in your pocket?

Easy: making this…

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Why I’m Not an Objectivist

Why I’m Not an Objectivist

by on 03. Sep, 2011 in Independent Thinking

For quite some time now — in fact, as far back as I can remember — I have never once said that I am an objectivist, when asked. I have consistently answered though (such as on the Free the Animal blog), that “I am Howard Roark”.

But what exactly does that mean — to not label myself an objectivist, all the while claiming that “I am Howard Roark”?

While this answer has been appealing to me for some time, it was only a few weeks ago that I came to understand what the hell I meant by this.

The understanding unfolded itself to me when I heard that Ayn Rand was once asked, in regards to The Fountainhead, why it’s main character Howard Roark, not only chose to, but had to wait for his ideal woman to see the world the way he did — to hold his convictions on the deepest of levels as her own.

Why was it that Howard Roark waited instead of simply explaining to Dominique Francon what…

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