PoetPhilosopher

PoetPhilosopher

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Reply to Heterosexism in Schools in Current Events JoeUser Forums

They can still vote for a king and a "queen" - if you think about it Messy :) What do they do at all boys schools or all girls schools ? Just curious. I just figured it was a gender issue - one male, one female - not an issue of sexuality. Do the king and queen of homecoming always have sex, or just usually? heheh. Yah that would suck if you were a fag or a dike and got elected, and then had to have sex. All joking aside - <a href='http://www.rense.com/general44/kaywar

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Reply to G-d, the world, and other creations in Religion JoeUser Forums

Interesting article. May I assume that by G hyphen D you mean God? If so, please read on. You have developed a framework for belief which as new-age nomad points out is very wise. I will describe why I consider it wise later on, but first indulge me in the paradox which is described here . Paradoxes are cool aren't they, but a little weird. The appealing aspect of your belief is that it cannot be disproven.

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Reply to Are we a nation of poor spellers? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Wot R U so werked up about ? >>> Do people not realize how uneducated ... prolly not. or they dont care - or they are non english spanking. Hope you enjoyed my little blog/reply

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Reply to Why I Won't Vote for a Democrat in Democrat JoeUser Forums

I think it's humorous how some deify the founding fathers. They were a bunch of old guys living in THE SEVENTEEN HUNDREDS!!! They were undoubtedly very intelligent, noble, well meaning people, but they were... are you ready... human ! (gasps of astonishment) The Code of Hammurabi was written some FOUR THOUSAND years ago. And... ??? Context. <br

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Reply to CPU vs Brain Power in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

Dan - if you consider a single human brain's storage capacity "nearly infinite", you either have a very weak definition of nearly, or infinite. Heheh. I googled this answer in about 35 seconds: The brain contains 10^11 neurons -- in other words, 100 giganeurons. Each one has synapses connecting it to up to 1000 other neurons. Many researchers believe that memories are stored as patterns of synapse strengths. If we suppose that the strength of each synapse can take on any of

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Reply to American Religious Opinion in Religion JoeUser Forums

LM - RE: God/ghosts - Yah I wasn't going to point that out... more strange is that 75% of people don't believe in witches, when there are people that claim to be witches. I don't have details of the exact survey question, but I suppose one could assume a more simple description of the term "Ghost" and "Witch" - let's say a more fairy tail description. Dunno ? pam - seems pretty clear to me - A + Theist. A + Moral. You're becoming A + poplectic. Cut to the chase and enlighten us

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Reply to American Religious Opinion in Religion JoeUser Forums

That will teach me to start a discussion and leave for a day... Good discussion - what I thought was interesting (and maybe I should have actually added text) was in essence what the FIRST poster said. I can accept that 90% of the population believes in God and Heaven. Nine in ten (roughly). Belief in religion is passed on from parents to children, it is accepted as "normal" to have faith in God, there are institutions to support belief (churches), and there is a great deal of

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Reply to JoeUser Wants You! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Dark-star - some of the amazon features that track where you've been and customize your page content are really cool (and probably patented) - you should check it out if you haven't . So - the site tracks a) whose blogs you visit often, b) which forums you visit often, c) which discussions you've commented on. So then you get a new banner which says "Blogs I visit often", and "My recent discussions" It gets tricky to track al

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Reply to TWIN TOWERS TO RISE AGAIN in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I am not an expert, and perhaps someone else can chime in, but when it comes to modern urban space planning, aren't skyscrapers now considered inefficient - a misguided approach? Sure they look cool - hey maybe we could build them out of gold, like Mandalay Bay in Vegas? 120 stories of gold. You think we're weak, think again, we make buildings out of GOLD. In your face sucka!

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Reply to Personal space in Misc JoeUser Forums

Are you beautiful ? Perhaps that explains it. Or maybe you just smell nice. :D When it bothers me I do the exact opposite of what you did. I lean in, possibly even bumping into them, and they move back. Try one of those innocent, "Sorry fella I didn't see you sneak up on my like that". Typically when you literally force someone to move out of your space, they will not move back in. Your social cue of moving AWAY was too subtle, especially for someone who doesn

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Reply to IDENTITY OF SIR PETER MAXWELL in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I have tracked his posts to an ISP located in South Africa. No more information at this time. Perhaps a disgruntled expatriate ? I'll let you know when my sources find out more.

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Reply to CPU vs Brain Power in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

Architecturally they are very similar. Raw computational processing power will overtake human brains within two decades - that is without any fundamental advances. You should give this book a read if you care - it is a very quick, easy read and and it answers a lot of your questions.... and more! Some brains operate with a lot more hurts t

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Reply to I must be getting old... in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

It's called mojo - and yeah you are losing it. But don't worry, it's wrong for a married woman of your age with an 11 year child. Me on the other hand - I'll never lose it. BAM!!

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Reply to TWIN TOWERS TO RISE AGAIN in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Personally, I think one of things that makes America great is our principle of constant innovation. Remember the past, but ALWAYS look forward. Nostalgia aside, these buildings were not only an architectural eye-sore, but a relic of an older area where building bigger and higher was thought of as the pinnacle of urban development. We can do much better. My 02

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Reply to Risk by the Numbers - They Play, You Pay in Politics JoeUser Forums

ehh.. I'm not convinced - there is nothing "natural" to the notion that businesses should have unlimited liability. Reply #2 astutely points out that there is a benefit gained (thru innovation, etc) by limiting at least the high end of the loss curve (catestrophic). Should liability be zero - no Should liability be unlimited - no The balance lies somewhere in between I think. I shall return as you post more. Good info - i

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Reply to Cold house. in Home Improvement JoeUser Forums

The first house I bought had oil heat. Us being young and clueless didn't pay attention to refilling it (or didn't know we had to - I don't remember it was a long time ago). So one night in December we ran out of oil. We lit a fire, brought a futon out in front of the fire and curled up. The house had a digital thermostat that we put in when we bought the place to save money on heating. When we woke up in the morning it read 46 !!! BR

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