June 2008
27 posts
If intelligence means realizing and studying the processes we do, we will keep growing. In the meantime, it could all be an illusion. -sun
Radiohead / Myxomatosis
The mongrel cat came home
Holding half a head
Proceeded to show it off
To all his new found friends
He said I been where I liked
I slept with who I like
She ate me up for breakfast
She screwed me in a vice
But now
I don’t know why
I feel so tongue-tied
I sat in the cupboard
And wrote it down real neat
They were cheering and waving
Cheering and waving...
Watcha douchebag message
“If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee an
equally full measure of liberty to all your neighbors. There is no
other.”
— Carl Schurz, (1829-1906) German born U.S. Senator and Union Army general during the US Civil War
[sharpette] hi! could anyone help me? I need a specific term for the happy era in U.S in the 1950s. I can’t remember it, but I know there is one. Anyone?
A relationship between human intelligence and sexual antagonism?
Another possible consideration for a trait heavily influenced by sexual antagonism is the phenomenally high level of intelligence in human beings. It may be reasonable to think that there exists some relationship between human intelligence and sexual antagonism because the rapid...
Scientists found bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol
Silicon Valley is experimenting with bacteria that have been genetically altered to provide ‘renewable petroleum’
“Ten years ago I could never have imagined I’d be doing this,” says Greg Pal, 33, a former software executive, as he squints into the late afternoon Californian sun. “I mean, this is essentially agriculture, right?...
[Vile_Virus-87] Hey [Vile_Virus-87] got a question [Vile_Virus-87] do you think people would respect me more if my name were the Fonz? [mario0318] no [mario0318] youll lose cool points [Vile_Virus-87] but why? [Vile_Virus-87] Im trying to gain cool points [mario0318] its not 1974 anymore [Vile_Virus-87] aww [Vile_Virus-87] way to shoot down the dream
A major evolutionary innovation has unfurled right in front of
researchers’ eyes. It’s the first time evolution has been caught in the
act of making such a rare and complex new trait.
And
because the species in question is a bacterium, scientists have been
able to replay history to show how this...
The Torture Playlist →
[mario0318] As your president of today, tomorrow, and yesterday’s tomorrow, today, I will fully subsidize the entire technology private sector to make sure every American has the right to the yet to exist internet. [mario0318] Second, I will invent this internet [mario0318] …and for $29,999,174 and ninety five cents, you can get my promises delivered to you, right at your door, for...
WASHINGTON - Multiple congressional computers have been hacked by people working from inside China, lawmakers said Wednesday, suggesting the Chinese were seeking lists of dissidents.
Two congressmen, both longtime critics of Beijing’s record on human rights, said the compromised computers contained information about political dissidents from around the world. One of the lawmakers said...
mario0318: so i hear you’re a eunuch nowadays mario0318: congrats Mackey: not at all mario0318: i heard otherwise Mackey: from who ? mario0318: you better provide me a sourced article on wikipedia or theres no believing you *** “Mackey” signed off at Wed Jun 11 02:27:25 2008.
Electric shock “non-lethal” weapons have become popular in law
enforcement circles, with the most popular - the Taser - leading the
way. It’s even available in pretty pink as a consumer product bought at house parties. But
last Friday the Taser juggernaut hit its first speed bump. A jury in
the US District Court for Northern California held Taser International
responsible for the...
[FiRey_CrASh] macs be on a mother fucker [myspace.com/thegababeat] do you like our music? [FiRey_CrASh] ok catchy riff [FiRey_CrASh] poorly recorded on a motherfucker [FiRey_CrASh] low soud quality up in this bitch [FiRey_CrASh] but its a good melody [FiRey_CrASh] no itys very generic [FiRey_CrASh] the lead singer is whiney [FiRey_CrASh] the riff has moved from catchy to repetitive and dull...
Smile, America. You’re making ‘em rich now.
Zoologists are studying stray dogs in Moscow, and the ways they’ve adapted to city life:
Back in the lean Soviet era, restaurants and the
now-ubiquitous fast-food kiosks were scarce, so dogs were less likely
to beg and more likely to forage through garbage, the zoologists say.
Foraging dogs prospered best in the vast industrial zones of Moscow,
where they lived a semiferal existence....
Waldorf education (also known as Steiner or Steiner-Waldorf education) is a pedagogy based upon the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy. Learning is interdisciplinary, integrates practical, artistic, and intellectual elements,[1] and is coordinated with “natural rhythms of everyday life”.[2] The Waldorf approach emphasizes the role of the imagination...
“The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.” - Frank Zappa
Posted By: americanayouth (June 4, 2008 at 8:38 PM)
‘It’s not a question of better or worse, it’s a question of what.
The US has roughly 5-7 million people who are of Islamic faith, while the population hovers around 300 million.
I am ok with Muslim people, I am not ok with the leader of our country being a Muslim, given the fact that most of them hate our guts (the...