Because there is a bit of confusion about what IPOs are and, really, what the stock market is and how it works, I thought I'd take the IPO of Facebook as an opportunity to discuss it. In general, the "financial" part of our economy seems kind of crazy and embarrassing. Especially as, these days, a lot of what our economy does is just re-investing in our economy, seems dangerous. Maybe I will talk about it more in the future.

As for Facebook, I really believe that it (and lots of other companies that offer free services to their users) are dramatically overvalued. I think Facebook went public at the right moment, and that it's stock price will dip substantially before it is correctly valued and starts growing again. But, y'know, I'm not a financial analyst. I do know that if Vlogbrothers was paid based on the same metric of $100 per user, we could sell our…

In which John discusses marriage equality, what a traditional marriage actually is, and what role (if any) theological understandings of marriage play in the legal definition of marriage. Let's continue this conversation in comments, but in doing so, let's remember that nerdfighteria is about respect and generosity. Thanks.

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It's happening again. The image above is not of a historical remake of Nazi Germany. It is Greece, 2012. Anti-bailout movements, financial ruin, austerity cuts, over 50% unemployment - an opportunity for neo-Nazism to rise up among the ruins of what was once the greatest civilisation known to man.

Politics in Greece has become increasingly primitive as Greek society has become increasingly desperate. The public humiliation of HIV-positive sex workers was avidly supported by ministers of public order and health, including the degradation of young girls who were trafficked as sex slaves into the country. In addition to breaching the human rights of said sex workers in front of television cameras and journalists, previous to the general election…

Found yourself bored, wanting of something to do? Found yourself tired of the many'a lawl cat picture? Perhaps you're looking for a story you can add to, but at the same time, a story you can read and let others pitch in? Or even, are you simply looking a fun game created and held together by like minded people? Have you figured that you want to help break a bit of writers block, get your creative juices flowing? Wanted to ever join in an RPG game before? Well, I haz just the thing for you my little friends.

~Welcome to the world of Illarion~

Illarion, it's one of the closest things to a pure RPG game you'll find, that actually enforces the whole 'role playing…