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Picture of the Day

Sketches used by the Soviet police to identify suspects based on ethnicity, 1960s

This card was used by police in the Soviet Union to identify different nationalities by facial phenotypes. Originally it was developed by a group of Soviet criminologists based on various mugshot collections. The exact date is unknown, however, based on few Soviet sources, these typical faces sketches were made in 1960-1965. In the nomenclature of the USSR people weren’t classified based on their race or ethnicity.

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The Daily Man-Up

Galvanize yourself into taking positive action.

Your conscious/intuition/better judgement, whatever you want to call it, generally knows what’s best for you and what it takes to get there, but is often overpowered by the pessimist in us. Here are two techniques you can use to confront that pessimistic voice;

1. Retroactive self-reflection. Here’s a confronting visualisation activity to motivate you into taking action; When faced with a daunting decision or challenge (one that you want to take but are hampered by your negative thoughts or anxiety), quickly visualize yourself as an old man or woman – Zimmer frame, toothless, baby food, incontinent, lonely, family only drop in once a month if you’re lucky – and you’re propped in front of the TV…but you’re not watching daytime talk shows or lawn bowl championships, rather you’re viewing a montage of all the opportunities you’ve passed up in your younger life, and you’re writhing with regret because you’ll never know what could have been.

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Do We Actually Experience the Flow of Time? – Scientific American

The Kindle screen is better for reading than any screen I have ever seen. Also, I don’t often read outside, but this can read while in direct or indirect sunlight. It’s wonderful and it’s 40% off for another 10 hours – Amazon

How factory farms are making the antibiotics we use less effective against disease – VOX

Which states had the best pandemic response? – Politico

QAnon Fans Try To Explain Why Trump Took a Drug Developed with Fetal Tissue – VICE

19-Year-Old Dies After Botched Breast Enhancement Surgery – People

Wife Hires 2 Teens To Murder Her Husband Over Son’s Trust Fund… Survived After Being Shot 9 Times – Worldstar

TikTok Sensation: Meet The Idaho Potato Worker Who Sent Fleetwood Mac Sales Soaring – NPR

10 Small Habits That Have A Huge Return On Life – Darious Foroux

Gal Gadot Faces Social Media Backlash For Starring In Upcoming  ‘Cleopatra’ Movie – Maxim

Dudes Try To Shame OnlyFans Creator, End Up Tripling Her Income – Ruin My Week

Instant Justice For Showoff In The Suburbs (video) – Leenks

I’d like to propose this book as required reading for the course, Life – Amazon

33 Smart Habits That Will Train Other People to Treat You With Respect – INC

The Strongest Predictor of Men’s Well-Being Isn’t Family or Health – Quartz

Scariest Haunted Houses in America – Gunaxin

There Are Six Styles of Love. Which One Best Describes You? – The Conversation

Do We Live in a Simulation? Chances Are about 50–50 – Scientific American

The 6 Worst Things About Online Dating For Guys – Brass Pills

‘Karen’ Explodes at Neighbor, Threatens to Sue Over Biden Sign – Towleroad

Mixed Martial Artist Emma Matia is Worth a Look – Egotastic Sports

The Man Who Speaks Softly — And Commands A Big Cyber Army – Wired

These Brands of Dog Food Have Been Recalled – Life Hacker

How to Set Difficult Boundaries in a Compassionate Way – Tiny Buddha

15 Cool Toys For Guys

Logitech G29 racing wheel

The is one of the best starter sim racing wheel. Has 900° of rotation which can be tune with the Logitech hub on pc. It has a feature where it "vibrates" when you hit drive on the curbs on a track course or off road. The material is nice on the hand. The shift paddles are really nice and have a "clicky" feeling to them. Buttons are ina good position. The added "+ and -" are nice for switching menus in a race and the dial for tuning either the brake bias or fuel mixture. Can clamp to most desks. You just need about and inch to inch and a half of flat surface under the desk for the clamp to get on it

Logitech G29 racing wheel

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Picture of the Day

This Is What Your Hands Look Like After Rowing 600 Miles in the Arctic

Two-time Olympic rowing champion Alex Gregory posted a photo of his hands after a 12-day rowing boat trip across the Arctic Ocean.

Gregory, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion, incurred his horrific injuries while taking part in a charity rowing expedition in the Arctic Ocean.

The month-and-a-half-long journey was undertaken to break 12 world records while raising money for a school in the Himalayas

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29 Celebrities Who Have *Allegedly* Gotten Away With Doing “Incredibly Heinous” Things – Ruin My Week

Six Verbs That Make You Sound Weak (No Matter Your Job Title) – Fast Co

Smart garage door openers are awesome! Easy to check the status of the garage on the phone, open/close from anywhere, notifications if its been open for an hour for example, etc – Amazon

Covid reinfection: Man gets Covid twice and second hit ‘more severe’ – BBC

15 Qualities You Need to Develop Mental Toughness – INC

A Dying Man’s Lost Recipe Made His Daughter a Multimillionaire – Bloomberg

What if a Pill Can Change Your Politics or Religious Beliefs? – Scientific American

Good Samaritan Spends Two Weeks in Prison After Being Falsely Accused of Rape By Woman He Helped – Brass Pills

Parents who sued a school district after their children died in a mass shooting at a Florida high school are being asked to turn over psychiatric records to prove they’ve suffered mental anguish – ABC

iPhone 12 and more: all the announcements from Apple’s October 13th event – The Verge

A splatter guard makes clean up so much damn easier when cooking steaks, bacon and burgers – Amazon

What Pollsters Have Changed Since 2016 — And What Still Worries Them About 2020 – Five Thirty Eight

These are the 5 best places to retire in America – CNBC

A New Robot Dealer Service Makes Buying Drugs Easier Than Ever – VICE

Science Says Get Out of Your Dead-End Relationship – The Outline

Visualizing Monthly Mortgage Payments in the United States – How Much

Elite sex club Snctm planning Black Death-themed Halloween party after cancelling orgies amid coronavirus crisis – The Sun

Guy Tips Porta Potty with Girl Inside and Other Videos of the Day – Drunken Stepfather

Guy Exercises His Rights At Police DUI Checkpoint (video) – Leenks

Alison Brie, Scarlett Johansson and Other Random Women – G-Celeb

Philadelphia Driver Goes Several Miles on Interstate Without Tires – Jalopnik

50 Brilliant ‘Child Hacks’ For Babysitters, Parents, Teachers, And Nurses – Thought Catalog

50+ Online Courses That Can Pump Up Your Skills for Free – Bright Side

The Daily Man-Up

(photo: @jmason)

A man’s mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind.

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‘You Like Head Cheese?’ Behind the Scenes and Sounds of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Dangerous Minds

North Korea’s Kim tearfully thanks troops, apologises for failures – Reuters

People are using minoxidil to grow fuller and thicker beards and it totally works! – Amazon

This May Be Only the Beginning of LeBron’s Golden Years – The Ringer

27 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week – BuzzFeed News

America’s newest wave of Covid-19 cases, explained – VOX

“In Appalachia, People Watch COVID-19, Race Issues From Afar” – AP Images

How Hops Became the Star of American Brewing – Outside Online

These Luxury Cruise Ships Are Being Sold for Scrap Metal – Gizmodo

Hennessey 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat HPE1000 will top 1,000 horsepower – Autoblog

LeBron vs. MJ: Why the GOAT debate is different now – ESPN

Top 10 Creepy Controversies Around Eyes Wide Shut – Listverse

This cream works good on relieving mild pains in your back, neck, wrists, joints, etc – Amazon

Warren Buffett phoned Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson with a stimulus idea when the 2008 financial crisis erupted. It may have saved the US economy – Market Insider

Here’s what your monthly budget will look like if you retire with $3 million – CNBC

2020 Has Given Us Some Truly Cursed “Sexy” Halloween Costumes (32 Pics) – Ruin My Week

The Most Terrifying Myths About Sex We Believed Growing Up – Mel Magazine

‘Auctions Are Everywhere’: 2020 Economics Nobel Goes To 2 Americans – NPR

Tractor Pull Fail and Other videos of the Day – Drunken Stepfather

McKayla Maroney is Still Getting Her “Booty Pump” On – Egotastic Sports

Hero Shelters Hundreds of Stray Dogs in His House to Protect Them From Hurricane – Oddity Central

This Rare 1975 Lamborghini Countach Is a Retro Dream Machine – Maxim

‘Pet Shop Karen’ Calls 911 After Being Told to Put On Her Mask – Towleroad