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Technically, they're doing documentaries, but technically, so is Dog The Bounty Hunter.

I haven't watched all VICE episodes, but from what I've seen, their guidelines seem to be:

  • Sensationalism before accuracy.
  • Aim for “WTF” rather than “aha”.
  • Be awesome…as in use cool sayings for no reason and have radical opinions.
  • Don't take anything seriously while you're filming.
  • Actively encourage the people in front of the camera to do crazy shit.
  • Take pride in all of the above.

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Bio sam mlad i glup, nisam shvatao očito: da državna i nacionalna nezavisnost ne znači i tvoju nezavisnost. Fukara će bit’ fukara, nezavisno od nezavisnosti. Djeca tvojih gospodara biće gospodari tvoje djece, i nema tog referenduma koji će vas od toga izbaviti.


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Democracy is characterised by three key items:

  • institutions and processes that allow citizens to effectively express their political preferences and to combine these preferences into a package of alternatives from which they can choose,
  • institutional constraints on the executive and
  • guaranteed civil rights and liberties for all citizens of the state.

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Food-poisoning expert reveals 6 things he refuses to eat

  1. Raw oysters.
  2. Precut or prewashed fruits and veggies.
  3. Raw sprouts.
  4. Rare meat.
  5. Uncooked eggs.
  6. Unpasteurized milk and juices.

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Meh - sports are sort of like soap operas for men. It's all constant competition and conflict, but in the end, no one has really done anything worthwhile. They are both designed to get you all wrapped up in something that is ultimately meaningless, all so that you can watch advertisements.


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Unfortunately, there have been fewer experimental studies on effective productivity and time management methods than there have been on effective study methods. For an overview of scientific opinion on productivity, I recommend pages 121-126 of Psychology Applied to Modern Life. According to those pages, common advice from professionals includes:

  1. Doing the right tasks is more important than doing your tasks efficiently. In fact, too much concern for efficiency is a leading cause of procrastination. Say “no” more often, and use your time for tasks that really matter.
  2. Delegate responsibility as often as possible. Throw away unimportant tasks and items.
  3. Keep a record of your time use. (Quantified Self can help.)
  4. Write down your goals. Break them down into smaller goals, and break these into manageable tasks. Schedule these tasks into your calendar.
  5. Process notes and emails only once. Tackle one task at a time, and group similar tasks together.
  6. Make use of your downtime (plane rides, bus rides, doctor's office waitings). These days, many of your tasks can be completed on your smartphone.

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Things that make all cultures laugh:

  1. Beating someone with kitchen utensils
  2. Falling from short flight of stairs
  3. Swift fart delivered in silence
  4. Adults dressed as twins

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There are people who do backups and people who will do backups.


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Men are so emotionally incompetent without women, getting married is literally the healthiest thing a man can do in his life.


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“A mundane encounter with a celebrity is the closest most people will come to an experience of the divine, when really, the thrill of the encounter is a symptom of the poverty of meaning in their lives,” Mick Jagger casually told me in the parking lot of a 7-11