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In fact, let's pretend that there is not a supermarket for one hundred miles in any direction, and you don't have any food with you. In this pretend land, you are stranded in the wilderness. Perhaps your GPS navigation unit directed you to detour onto a closed mining road in the middle of nowhere , and you didn't have the sense to second-guess it until your rental car got stuck in seasonal mud, and you decide to head out into the woods instead of following the road back. This is NOT a guide to figuring out if something may or may not be safe to eat. It does not cover plant identification, edge cases, things that are poisonous unless processed in a specific way, etc. If that's what you're looking for, I would suggest starting in chapters 8 , 9 , and 10 of the US Army Field Manual 21-76.
How to eat wild stuff and not get poisoned (how-to)@Everything2.com
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The craze to get closer to nature is becoming more and more popular and a cry to get back to the basics is leading many novice outdoorsmen to hit the trails with little or no experience battling the elements. Crowded with eco-tourism toys from GPS gadgets to personal packs, adventure stores claim to give you the edge you need when it comes to surviving your quest. The fact is you don't necessarily need those necessities to rough it successfully. Find all the tools you need to make your primitive camping experience healthy and comfortably here.
Twelve Virtues of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky - StumbleUpon
by Eliezer Yudkowsky The first virtue is curiosity. A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and that you desire to relinquish your ignorance. If in your heart you believe you already know, or if in your heart you do not wish to know, then your questioning will be purposeless and your skills without direction. Curiosity seeks to annihilate itself; there is no curiosity that does not want an answer.
Sometimes we complain without even realizing it, but rarely is it ever helpful. Sure, a common complaint can bond two people who may have nothing in common, but too much complaining would just break down the relationship . For example, I once had a friend who constantly griped about her health, her family, her relationships, school, and the list goes on. Every time I hung out with her I felt drained afterward. No matter what I said or did, it never seemed to cheer her up. There is no arguing that she was going through a tough time, but her negative attitude certainly made matters worse.
10 Ways to Complain Less and Be Happier | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In
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Last week, physicist Brian Greene answered a lot of questions—including a few submitted by BoingBoing readers!—at a live event in New York City. If you missed it, you can watch a recording of the event online now . But wait, there's more! Dr. Greene only had an hour to talk, and a metric crap ton of very good questions—including, again, some from BoingBoing readers—went unanswered.
Ask physicist Brian Greene anything - Boing Boing
Solipsism ( / ˈ s ɒ l ɨ p s ɪ z əm / ) is the philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist. The term comes from the Latin solus (alone) and ipse (self). Solipsism as an epistemological position holds that knowledge of anything outside one's own mind is unsure. The external world and other minds cannot be known, and might not exist outside the mind. As a metaphysical position, solipsism goes further to the conclusion that the world and other minds do not exist.
Solipsism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pristine water of Wuhua Hai, or Five-Flower Lake, is the pride of Jiuzhaigon National Park in China. The shallow lake glistens different shades of turquoise and its floor is littered with fallen ancient tree trunks. Wuhua Hai is one in the legendary 108 haizi , or multicolored lakes, in the National Park, that according to legend, were created after an ancient Goddess dropped a mirror that her lover had given her, smashing it into 108 pieces. In any given day, the Plitvice Lakes in Croatia can emit hues ranging from green and grey to blue and azure. Minerals and organisms residing in the series of sixteen interconnected lakes in combination with shifting sunlight provide this spectacular rainbow dance several times a day.
The World’s Six Most Beautiful Lakes | All That Is Interesting
You've probably heard some of the expert recommendations for healthy eating, but how does your own diet rate? You may know about the dangers of high cholesterol , obesity , and high blood pressure , but are you putting that knowledge to work? Answer these questions about your eating habits and see how they stack up against current dietary recommendations from the American Heart Association and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Quiz – How healthy is your diet? A self test - OrganizedWisdom Health
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