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How long do you spend on this forum per day?

Have you ever been a troll on forums?

How many other forums do you visit?

What should I do if I have no friends on new years day?

Is gaming and watching tv all day a good life?

Is there always a solution to problems life throws at you?

yesterday was my birthday so I took some time to think. think about how much I have learned(mainly from just looking at posts). and how am better than when I started. and part of that was because of you guys(part was just growing up). there is more but I can't find a good way to say it. p.s sorry for being kind of a shiteposter.

Creating a youtube documentary on the inflammation topic and looking for ppl who feel like experts to advise me. PhD, professors, doctors? Text me if want to contribute. Cheers.

I understand many may or may not believe In extraterrestrials, But hear me out. Over the years many people have been seeing bizzare objects In the sky to convince themselves that there are others out there. Now ask yourself how is it that there is lots of sightings but why aren't they exposing themselves to us by now. Well this is my theory; They are observing us and our progression In Evolution to see if we are worthy to them I believe they are our creators they are letting us play in a playground observing us if we fail to use the tools to grow strong in everyway from our trust in each other our imaginations too see if we evolve into a civilization that will be able to …

Yes, most of you have already heard one, and even many... But most often, both the musicians and the composers make it a lumbering instrument, which it is not. So here are examples, all on Youtube. zPQdXN7wZcM les Tubadours fYOsNp4O7AU Øystein Baadsvik GNjsxLdSwHI Andreas Martin Hofmeir Far more agile than most listeners and musicians imagine.

I just watched 'Where hands touch'. It's a story of a bi-racial teen struggling for survival in Nazi Germany. It's well-acted but it's a 'heavy' movie.

like mine has i was thinking who other than me. ps. sorry for posting so much just a bit bored with nothing to do and ect

If I am 1/8 Russian should I honor that part of me or not? Is it enough for me to call myself "Part Russian" or should I just represent and take pride in being what my major race is. What do you think people, thank you in advance?

Hello. I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find resources for learning Latin. Some PDFs or a program similar to Coursera would be incredibly useful. Thank you.

Read an article this morning citing a CDC report stating that fertility rates in the U.S. currently are not high enough to sustain population levels without immigration. Nations throughout Europe are in a similarly position, Link. I personally see this as a good thing. I think the the planet is over populated. However within our economic models a declining population would stifle growth. So there are economic concerns. In the long run I see a decline in industrial production as a good thing because I think we over consume. Of course not everyone sees this issue as I do. Is there an inherent good to reproducing at rates high enough to sustain population growth? Wh…

In my country you choose study programs in high school, you have computer science programs, economics/business programs, programs for hair dressers etc. I went through an economics/business program and I don't know how to list it in my CV. What do I call my degree/title in English? If I were to translate the title given in my country, it would be "economics technician". What do you guys think of that? It sounds kind of goofy to me. Any ideas?

Goodbye everyone, Science forum has closed my topic and sighted soap-boxing as the reason, honestly i never read ahead of the post I was replying to. What I was doing was giving a full and considered answer to every question in the order they were asked and this takes time, obviously taking the time to answer properly is the problem here. I would like to continue answering every single question that was asked but I am at a loss how this could be done with this group, I am so sorry but it is out of my hands. If you believe time is only a construct then the moment now, that you experience, is an illusion. You can't compare things that are only measurements li…

Hello everyone! It has been a while since I was active in the forum. Sure, I post a song here and there, but I just can't participate like I used to. I'm still having problems with my left hip even though I had a hip replacement back in April, 2017. Since then, I lost my job and medical insurance because I simply can't sit and write code for hours on end due to the extreme pain in my left hip. I lost my job as a software engineer in the middle of being treated by my doctor and they want a $500 deposit to continue treating me. Unfortunately, I don't have any income, I'm unable to work, and I've blown through my savings on living expenses and doctor bills. Most likely, I …

We will be switching from a 43” 720p Pioneer plasma PDP436XDE. The TV is too small for our new place and its only 720p. I payed a small fortune for that damn thing in 2007, time to move on. Looking at getting 65” for under 2K USD. We need to use it primarilly for Netflix, movies from the PC and MS Office work, would like to get a screen which will be less prone to pixel burn than our current Pionneer Plasma. I was looking at the Samsung UE65NU8042 but maybe I could do better? Any siggestions from someone up to date on these things are welcome.

I know nothing about music, so I don't understand stereotypes around genres of music. Someone described someone to me recently as seeming like the kind of guy who listens to indie rock. What does that mean? What does a guy who listens to indie rock look like and what IS he like?

Depending on where you have lived, you may not have heard a qanun up to now... The kind of zither is common from Armenia and Turkey to Iran and Syria and beyond. Music on Youtube: NplUDKSwvQU, "The Seven Gates of Damascus" xL1QRZ1nfro "Syrian Dreams" e351z9H5MB8 audition for a graduation Allegedly the instrument was formerly played by men only... Maya Youssef is a fabulous composer, and to my untrained ear she plays very well too. Explanations about the instrument: h81283r_cJ8 including the piece "Breakthrough" wikipedia Enjoy!

Happy Australia Day to all the Aussies out there!!! https://www.australiaday.org.au/about-australia-day/history/ Before 1770 Aboriginal peoples had been living for more than 60 000 yearson the continent we now know as Australia. At least 1600 generations of these peoples had lived and died here. Europeans from the thirteenth century became interested in details from Asia about this land to the south. From the sixteenth century European cartographers and navigators gave the continent various names, including Terra Australis (Southern Land) and New Holland. 1770 Captain James Cook raised the Uni…

I was reading an article and this bit was in there: I don't think I've ever read such a think piece and I'm not familiar with what exactly these arguments are. Could someone link to such an article, if you happen to remember one, or give me a bit more details on what the criticisms are?

I don't know who Christopher Hitchens was, but I came across this quotation from him, that would be a good "mission statement" for the forum: Any better suggestions?

I'm looking at a job advertisement from the Indian embassy and the pay is listed like this: Salary (Per month): - Pay Scale (In Euro) - 1225-50-1975-65-2625-3375 - Basic Salary at the Minimum of Scale: Euro 1225 Does anyone have any idea what the heck "1225-50-1975-65-2625-3375" means??? Also, do you suppose this is gross or net? EDIT: Found another ad of theirs and apparently this is something to do with annual increments and max pay.