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We have had a very hot summer here in the UK (horrah) is this the result of global warming.....or has it just been a warm summer?

In another thread, somebody suggested that I bring more visitors to my forum by registering as multiple users and having them talk to and argue with each other. Somebody else said I probably wouldnt be able to accomplish that because the writing styles and beliefs of my users would be too similar. I think it would be fun to see how many different personalities all of us can try to be. Ill write a few paragraphs, and pretend to be people who are completely different from me. Here I will try to be a teenage girl talking to another girl about a boyfriend… Hey girl, whats up? Jason and I had the best time last weekend! We went to the movies and then h…

Hello Does anyone have recogmendations for books in regards to ancient technology (water screws, levers, aquaducts...). Spend so much time on modern technology, thought I'd go back and refresh myself on what was designed and invented by past civilizations. Since much of what we use is based on what they had. Mr D

I'm not big on sleep, and Ive heard that you can sleep a couple times a day, slowly training your body to sleep less and less. Anyone know if sleeping multiple times a day rather than 6-8hours at once is better/worse for your body?

Has anyone heard of any future plans for producing TVs (and PCs maybe?) producing 3D images? I am about to invest a lot of money on a very large screen TV but feel a little reluctant. The science is advancing so fast, I keep getting this feeling some manufacturer is holding back a nasty surprise for prople in my position. If anyone has heard of any recent 3D imagery plans for TVs please let us know...

Recently I purchased the eyeQ system for speed reading. I am skeptical of the program's claims about its credibility. Dr. Akihiro Kawamura, the PHD that the website claims to have created the system in the 80s, is nowhere to be found on the internet. Many of the claims made by eyeQ seem to be of the pseudoscience sort. From the website: SCIENCE The research of Dr. Kawamura and others suggest that the way most of us are taught to read, think, and learn can later hinder our ability to effectively process information. Along with other scientists, Dr. Kawamura has found that one of the keys to learning to read and process information faster is use of a "whole br…

ok, so today i passed the 2000 post mark. god i feel like a geek. i mean, if YT hadn't shackled me to this computer that can only access this one site then i might not have made it to this ungodly number. I WANT TO BE SET FREE! yeah, there be some alcohol involved with the writing of this post.

I was thinking the other day, about how when lobsters are cooked, instead of being killed prior to cooking, they are boiled alive. This just seems to me to be a particularly painful way to die. So do lobsters feel pain like we do? Is it as cruel as it looks?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6119428.stm I wonder if his lawyers will advise him to boycott that too?

Has TV killed the art of conversation - if so, is the computer the new TV?

http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p28/ARasool/ House is brand new from the ground up, about 99% done, little things here and there to be finished like floors and painting and some marble additions. Let me know what you guys think =]

Hey all, How do you do? Here's the deal. I'll mention a game, then the hnext person will rate the game I mention (however they rate gamesq), and then list a new game of their own. Any game on any system is okayv. Please stay on topic. Let's start off with Call of Duty(1 or 2) Thanx i.

I'm sure that this will cause some amount of agitation, but oh well.

Following on from the thread on elective technological augmentation of humans (discussing the Singularity) and other conversations about the social acceptability of merging computers with the human body in the real world, it occured to me to try drawing up a list of the current "scientific bogeymen" that occupy, rightly or wrongly, the public consciousness. Here's what I've got so far: - Human Cloning - Designer Babies - GM food - Embryonic stem cell research - Artificially Intelligent machines at or beyond human equivalence - Nuclear power generation (waste products) Several of these are related, but in the media are generally segregated. I thought of inc…

http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/15898729.htm http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/11/republican-fake-phone-call-scandal.html I normally dont talk politics on this board, but I felt obliged to. The GOP have a wonderful new tactic this year, making automated calls that claim to from a Democrat. They repeat these calls over and over and over again, in the hope that the voter in question will get so pissed off at these "democrat" calls that they wont vote democrat. Awesome. These are just two links I came across, but news of this seems to be spreading, I'm sure you could find more info on it easily on various political blogs or a google search. This sor…

I woke up and it was 6:45. I thought it was the morning and I had just slept all night. I flew out of bed because I hadn't done any homework. After a few confusing minutes I figured out it was still the same day and it was 6:45 PM not AM. I still needed to do homework so I rush downstairs to go do it and I find out that its Friday!!! Man life is good.

I have been reading about the concept of the Technological Singularity, otherwise referred to as the Law of Accelerating Change or perhaps more simply, the Artificial Intelligence revolution. Proponents of this model of the future argue that we will in some way become merged with technology. There are two possible end results: either our own intelligence will be enhanced or augmented or we will simply become semi-autonomous components for greater group intelligences. I don't agree with the assumptions of many of the ideas within this theory, but in this post I would like to focus on one particular aspect as I am interested in peoples reactions to the idea. …

This is an newspaper article from my university papers, and when I read it, I thought it was funny, and it's very true too. [math]\rightarrow[/math]GRINDS MY GEARS By Courtenay Courier One thing that really grinds my gears is those awkward moments as you pass someone on the sidewalk. I don't know why they have to be so difficult and uncomfortable. You're just walking by someone, yet they seem to want to make it weird for you. I just don't understand it. You'll notice if you walk by someone that they either make a point of looking away from you or they glare straight at you, both of which are annoying. Even more so are those people who glare at you, but as yo…

Hey there. Im obviously new to this forum and I was just wondering what the general age was. I'm 15.

Pastor Ted Haggard of New Life Church in Colorado Springs and head of the National Evangelical Association, married and father of 5 kids, has resigned amidst a scandal in which he was accused of soliciting sex by a gay prostitute, who claimed a three year history between the two. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_4588998?source=email

I feel its necessary before marriage. If i found out my s/o washed her socks in the sink with urine, thats something i need to know before we wed

I always used to use Google to get to SFN, now even if i do a search for scienceforums.net nothing relevant comes up. The same goes for Yahoo. Why has SFN been bumped of these search engines and how does anyone else find SFN?

If you have any of your 'own' culinary delights to share, post them here. I know for a fact there's some budding chefs on SFN, so if you have any special recipes you've conjured up, however simple, it would be great to hear about them. I'll post a recipe soon, bit busy at the moment.

hello... I'm new member in this forum .... And I'm really wish to be your friend...I'm a girl...My surname is the Luck.... However ...I feel strange in this forum because I do not know any one here...may I find any open-armed here § Greetings