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I agree, let's make a game of it. How about, each post is what you think of the person who posted before you. Negative comments okay, but no flaming.

Has anyone heard of this book by Mark McCutcheon? What are your views/opinions on it?

I am starting university next year and I am having trouble on deciding what to major in; I would like to work on "discovering" new forms of energy or something that involves the discoveries or inventions that will better the environment, the lives of people in third world countries or society in general. As you can see I am very confused and would greatly appreciate the breakdown of the different majors and any advice you may have. thank you!

Male - female sibling incestuous interactions seem subject to very powerful in- built prohibitions -- no doubt for genomic reasons re- mating strategies . It seems to come about by early age male / female living in close proximity for long periods . It even happens among Israeli kibbutz children , genetically unrelated to each other but whose commonality is being raised together . Does anybody know IF it is an age related phenomenom ( sort of like imprinting ) & if not why it does not arise in older people married & living together for long periods of time . Does this suggest a genetic component rather than a cultural-sociological one ?

Does anyone believe that the world is going to end in 2012?

Go ahead and post the quote that you like the most... One who takes position first at the battleground and awaits the enemy is at ease. One who takes position later at the battleground and hastens to do battle is at labor. Thus one skilled at battle summons others and is not summoned by them. - Sun Tzu

We just got Half-Life 2, and it's really cool. We've been playing a while, and decided to see what some cheats could do. Where I look I can only find that I should either push the "~" key, or edit the short cut on the desktop and then use the "~" key in the game to bring up a console and enter in the cheats. Neither have worked, the "~" doesn't bring up a console of any type. I am running the game through "STEAM," and I was wondering if anyone could help me with the cheats .

Okay, here's what you do. Slap the keyboard and try to make an acronym out of the letters you hit. Here's mine. jiu-Jimmy's Institution of Underwear

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I particularly like this bit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4748292.stm

This time w/ an ironic twist.

Sudoku. it's the new japanese puzzle game taking over the world. You should check it out, here's the sites i use to play sudoku online (don’t worry, it's free) free online sudoku

Does anyone know a website that I can put my web cam on live for free? My requirements: It cannot be a download to put my camera on my website, it has to go to a different website. It must be free. It has to allow live video streaming. Thanks.

....... *think... what was your first interpretation of the thread title* .......... what did you first initally think that phrase meant? That a killing was about to occur... or That a husband was treating a wife to dinner senario? I was bored... so a simple interpretation study on how messed up or not you guys are.

This article was approved, then rejected for publication. The ideas expressed are not popular, but I didn't find them far-fetched or offensive, but apparently it is already the subject of controversy. I'd like to hear what others in the science community think of it. Men, Women, and Ghosts in Science Peter A. Lawrence Peter A. Lawrence is at Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom. E-mail: pal@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk Published: January 17, 2006 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040019 Copyright: © 2006 Peter A. Lawrence. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution…

I appear to be in the minority that does not get a small red triangle with each post. I fear I am being discriminated against. What am I doing wrong? How do I get one, and If you have one, how did you get yours?

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To my horror I awoke this morning to find my cat lapping up water from the cup on my bed side table and realised this has probably been going on for months even years. I'm not too worried more disguisted of the thought of drinking my cats saliva, but do you think there could be anything I could catch from this sharing of drinks? I know one things for sure, I'm going to use a bottle from now on.

Oh the tragedy! Chased by followers of the cult that resemble Agent smith, but with more density and ignorance than a racist. I've actually developed a fear of scientology after hearing of their incessant antics and borderline harassment. Its just the words of lrh that resonate in my mind, to paraphrase breifly, his smoke test performed on bacteria essentially stating that its learned behavior. thats not even an experiment! the basis of my fear results from people so blindly and without question putting themselves in the hands of the scientologist healthcare (and belief system).

Yea, I just remembered that I have Age of Empires 2 and a dsl connection... I put two and two together and now I'm itching to play a game against another human... So, who wants a piece of my medieval butt.

It might be this or it might be that; might not this be what 'all mighty' might be all about? aguy2

I'm going to a Mountain concert today! It's one of my favorite bands so I'm really psyched. Are there any other Mountain fans who are jealous of me?

I just got my drivers license ! Yay. I would suggest any people living in the southeastern United States stay off the road for a few years.

This is awesome: http://www-ed.fnal.gov/projects/scientists/index1.html Seventh graders were asked to draw a picture and write a description of a scientist. After doing so, their class visited Fermilab. Following their visit, they were asked to draw another picture and write another description. It makes for quite the juxtaposition... as you might be able to guess their perceptions were radically altered by real-world interaction with scientists, rather than what the media and movies have always told them they were supposed to believe scientists were.

Valentine's Day has to be the most depressing time of the year. Everybody is giving each other flowers, balloons, candy, and cards. They are saying how much they care about each other. Today, I received no flowers, no balloons, no candy, and no cards. Nobody told me that they cared about me. In fact, nobody really even talked to me today. I suppose I am just one of those people who were meant to be lonely. I never really decided to live a lonely life. In fact, I tried to ask a girl to go out on a date with me, but she just said no. I guess it was wrong for me to ask her. I know I'm not a great person, so she will be much happier without me. I could also s…