Scout Neophile

Name: Derek van Vliet. I'm a programmer by trade. I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I am also known as BloodJunkie on other social news sites. When I'm not programming or Propelling, I enjoy digital photography, snowboarding, playing guitar, playing video games and listening to ear-drum-piercing heavy metal.

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Status | Member Since: July 25, 2006

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Canadian Soldier Found Dead at Camp Mirage

News – A Canadian soldier has been found dead at a Persian Gulf military base.

View Story Discuss (1) (theglobeandmail.com) 8 hours ago by Neophile

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Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole
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Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole

Science – It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.

View Story Discuss (384) (independent.co.uk) 8 days ago by TechnologyExpert

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Fridays Metal - Cryptopsy .- Death Metal
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Fridays Metal - Cryptopsy .- Death Metal

Music – This post is for Neophile.Crytopsy is a bad azz death/black metal band from the land up north. You got to watch this video,it will do something to you..what i'm not sure,but something.Enjoy this.

View Story Discuss (13) (youtube.com) 8 days ago by baddad59

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 109 votes / 14 sinks

You Can't Fuel All the People All the Time

Politics – Democrats couldn't care less about high gas prices. The consistent policy of the Democratic Party, going back at least to Jimmy Carter, has been to jack up gas prices so we can all start pedaling around on tricycles.

View Story Discuss (138) (humanevents.com) 10 days ago by AlphaGnosis

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 47 votes / 2 sinks

Pastor Who Officiated at Jenna Bush Wedding Launches Pro-Obama Website

Politics – The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, leader of the largest Methodist congregation in the country, launched a website yesterday titled "James Dobson Does Not Speak For Me."

View Story Discuss (9) (blog.washingtonpost.com) 9 days ago by TimALoftis

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Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) ad touts ties to Obama, and Democrats protest
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Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) ad touts ties to Obama, and Democrats protest

News – Gordon Smith's ad begins with an announcer saying, "Who says Gordon Smith helped lead the fight for better gas mileage and a cleaner environment?" After a dramatic pause, the announcer adds, "Barack Obama." Over shots of Obama, the ad talks about how Smith co-sponsored a bill written by Obama in 2006 to raise fuel efficiency

View Story Discuss (35) (oregonlive.com) 10 days ago by ybdogsct

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 58 votes / No sinks

US Retailers to Close Hundreds of Stores

Shopping – High and rising world oil and food prices, the implosion of the US housing bubble and the ensuing consumer credit vapour lock have cash-strapped US consumers staying out of retail stores in droves, and this is forcing dozens of US retailers to close hundreds of stores.

View Story Discuss (10) (theinquirer.net) 10 days ago by Neophile

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George Carlin: Saving the Planet
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George Carlin: Saving the Planet

Celebrities – Funny video of George Carlin on saving the planet. *WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE*.

View Story Discuss (39) (youtube.com) 9 days ago by AlphaGnosis

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Many states turning to paper ballots for fall - The Boston Globe
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Many states turning to paper ballots for fall - The Boston Globe

Politics – Florida's election fiasco in 2000 prompted many states to adopt electronic touch-screen voting systems, but after a spate of malfunctions and meltdowns in 2004 and 2006, paper ballots are making a big comeback.

View Story Discuss (48) (boston.com) 10 days ago by engineer

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 76 votes / No sinks

Thursdays Metal - Destroy The Runner - Saints

Music – I like this band.They play with conviction.Loud,hard,and with a sense of melody.Got the growls,but also some decent vocals.Hope you enjoy.

View Story Discuss (9) (youtube.com) 9 days ago by baddad59

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McCain: World War III Would Justify Draft
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McCain: World War III Would Justify Draft

Politics – McCain in 2006: "...We're in the early stages of what I would consider the Third World War..."

View Story Discuss (144) (huffingtonpost.com) 9 days ago by Aidenag

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Supreme Court says individuals have right to own guns
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Supreme Court says individuals have right to own guns

Politics – The Supreme Court said on Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history.

View Story Discuss (398) (msnbc.msn.com) 9 days ago by TechnologyExpert

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 81 votes / 12 sinks

Terrified by President Obama

Politics – Mike Huckabee warned that the Illinois senator's views on such issues as partial birth abortion takes away the equality of unborn children, and that Obama makes him uncomfortable.

View Story Discuss (49) (newsmax.com) 9 days ago by catstevens

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McCain 2005: Give Gitmo Detainees A Trial Or Release Them!
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McCain 2005: Give Gitmo Detainees A Trial Or Release Them!

Politics – Recall last week how McCain lost his mind when the Supreme Court said that Guantanamo Bay detainees could not be detained indefinitely without charges and were entitled to ask a court for a hearing where the government would have to show why it was holding them, or that they be released.

View Story Discuss (30) (politicalbase.com) 10 days ago by Aidenag

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 19 votes / No sinks

Court rejects death penalty for raping children

News – In a 5-4 vote, the court says the law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in cases of child rape violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

View Story Discuss (2) (news.yahoo.com) 10 days ago by david_nwpa

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