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Something that I found very interesting and though of sharing it here: http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/07/29/peru.brewery.reut/index.html

Hi, Transhumanism is the science of augmenting the human body and brain through the use of science and technology. This field materialized I believe around 1985 and formed the first organization, the Extropy Institute http://www.extropy.org/ around 1989 I believe. Transhumanists seek to use things like cloning, genetic engineering, nanotechnology, cyborg technology, mind uploading, artificial intelligence, and similar radical methods to enhance the body and brain, the ultimate goal being to become immortal and super-intelligent, in effect to become gods, if you will. Mythological gods such as Zues and Ares were immortal and physically strong, but not super-intelli…

I'm about to finish The Catcher in the Rye. I have Memoirs of a Geisha, Wuthering Heights, James Joyce's Ulysses, Brave New World, Baudalino, and Island of the Day Before in the queue, as well as a giant book about the meaning of maths as a language. Not sure which one to read next though

Three Cheers for England.

I was just sitting wondering, about the authorities governing this site, starting with who has the server for this site? Blike or fafalone? both live in florida. How old are you guys? when did you decide to start the site? Have any of the other main mods met in person or anything? Who are the mods anyway? is YT a mod yet?

dude. can't stand ur avatar. everytime i look at it. i crack up really bad. it makes u look like a complete twat. sorry, i have watched too much south park.

I was wondering if there was a study made of how people look at webpages and how they search through them. www.ylunch.com www.ewonton.com

Ok.....I know this is boring but I've been out of it a bit lately...so can I ask...is chat dead and gone...that's why I have wandered off a bit....it certainly doesn't work for me.....And I've had other issues to deal with.

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I am going to buy a very thick university books of science. Which subject should I buy? Biology, physics or chemistry? Which book do you have? Can you suggest some good books to me? Please lower than 35GBP

What beer is your favourite beer, and which do you hate? I'm especially interested to hear YT's answer. My favourites: 1) Guinness Draught (extra cold if possible) 2) John Smith's 3) The local ale they brew down the road, the name of which escapes me 4) Spitfire 5) Worthington's 6) Tetley's 7) [insert random guest ale here] 8) Murphy's My hate list: 1) Fosters 2) Carling 3) [insert any other lager here]

I would like one and all to visit our new hydrogen power site - especially this page: http://www.hydrogenpowerinc.com/News%20Release/Tom_Award.htm "Dr. Tom Troczynski, From Hydrogen Power Inc, as Nominee for the 2004 World Technology Awards" We are very proud of Dr. Tom!

can't believe the quality of the video. looked closer to a dvd rip than a camera job. anyway It was alrite. The scene in the elevator was quite funny, altough they milked it for all its worth. reminded of Trigger Happy TV. thought dr oc was kick arse. beat up spiderman anytime. would love to see spidey die in the 3rd. that would make a really memorable ending to the trirology.... wooooo .DDIIIIIEe

No matter whether it can bring you happiness, but it must be legal. Which job bring you the largest amount of money?

Hi, i am a fourth year honours student in psychology, and i am writing my thesis on internet use. I have a survey on a webpage, at http://www.harrisonchua.com/internetsurvey/internetsurvey.html I really need more replies so i have a large, valid sample with which to do my research, so i would be very grateful if you could please fill one out. Thank you so much for your time and support!

why are there so many threads on the subject of homosexuality?

I was just in Kemmerer Wyoming digging fossils in the green river formation, I had a lot of fun, But I do have some questions. How is that rock formed? What I mean is, what makes it hard? Is it just because it was under so much presser, or was it some kind of chemical reaction? What is it that makes it split apart? Why aren't the layers cemented together like other places? And can you give me a recipe for making lime stone? I have tried mixing hydrated lime and water together and adding some presser, But it never gets very hard, it is kind of soft and crumbly. Do I just need more presser or what? Can you tell me how to make it harder without adding …

I just found out that NTL (my ISP) sneekely introduced bandwith cap of 1Gig/day. which most customers dont know about. anyway , heres a scrrenshot of my torrent client. no wonder my internet is so slow now

And I must say I'm really enjoying the view. For those of us living on the northern hemisphere, happy hunting. For those of you living on the southern hemisphere, damn you for being in Australia while I'm stuck way the hell up here. Anyway, how's everyone's summer been going thus far?

Just a few questions I have been wondering about this site; 1. What do the mods and admin guys do? And how did they become what they are? 2. What is a 'referal' and how do you get them? (i have one but im not sure why or off who) what is the point of them? (other than to get 25 and to get a mousemat) 3. My science chat wont open it just displays a blank page, any suggestions? 4. Why do some people have 'titles' under their avitars (ive been told only admin and mod guys get them???) 5.Blike; did he/you create this site? you/ he seem(s) to be the big cheese around here? what is your position? 6. Finally a sixth question (to prevent it from being a me…

anyone have any ideas? 1)wormholes? 2)teleportation? 3)space folding? 4)hyperspace?

Interesting story(IMO). http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/22/monkey.walking.ap/index.html

Is there such thing? Where can I get one?

I'm feeling so clubbed over the head these days by previews and trailers for TV programs and movies. I hate that they show some of the best scenes. It alwasy pulls me out of the experience when I'm watching a movie and a scene comes up that's already been splashed across the TV a thousand times. I try to stay away from commercials but it's not easy. The best movie and TV watching experiences, IMO, are the ones you go into with no preconceptions. A friend handed me the first season of Keifer Sutherland's "24" on DVD (6 discs, 24 episodes, 42 minutes per episode, no commercials!), and told me I have to watch it. The only thing I knew about the series was that it wa…

Has anyone built ultrasonic weapons like the ones at The Free Information Society under the electronics section? They look really cool and can supposedly cause feelings of nausea and even vomiting