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There appear to have been Notable events throughout History . Are we going through one NOW ? One could rhyme off a number of Notable events, like :- The Big Bang , the recombination , the formation of Earth, the collision with earth by Theia , Life on Earth, the 65 million year ago asteroid strike , Mankind, some monumental occurrences In our history ( like World war 1 & 2 . ) We appear to be in ' something ' at this very moment ? Self Destruction. Mass Migration . What is it ? What is going on ? .

What is your dream, goal or life purpose? Do you have one? What is your reason for existing? In what ways do you want to serve others or make this world a better place? What problems do you want to see being solved in the foreseeable future?

Hello. What do you think about such payment method? Everyone everyday writes how many hours he has spent working, these numbers are summed once a month, the sum is multiplied by some factor and this is your salary. Particularly, if this is used in R&D and research, i.e. not 'around science' jobs, but in places where there is real need to conduct experiments to move forward. I was unable to find out how common such thing on the West. Here it is Russia, and here it is pretty uncommon. My attempt to find the answer made me imagine that only undergraduates may work like this in the West. In Russia as I've said already this is fairly uncommon, even undergraduates are usu…

There's the Robbie Williams song Road to Mandalay, there's the Kipling poem which got turned into a Sinatra song "Mandalay," there's the casino Mandalay Bay. Wtf?

Remember that long thread last year? Well the world record longest sniper shot had to be made using correction for the curvature of the Earht. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40372403

Some background information. I live in a country where the school system is very different to most of the world. High school starts at 12 and ends when you are 18 years old. You start in first year of high school and end in 6th year. I'm in the 4th year of high school right now (should be in fifth but i had to do my year twice). I plan on taking chemistry next year. This means i will have everything (maths, geography, languages, sciences,...) but it will focus on chemistry (4H organic, 4H experimental, 6h analytical) I can't choose how much of what i have but this should prepare you for university level chemistry. I want to make my high school easier since its pretty …

Why do you think this job was particularly detestable?

...and He could turn you into any animal which is alive today on this planet earth (but not homo sapien), what animal would you like to be?

Here is a picture of 3 fairly expensive carrying bags . Put them down for a moment , THEY FALL OVER . And to improve things nicely , they are often BLACK inside , so you can't find anything , that is now jumbled up ! Remedy , they should ALL. Be redesigned , orientated through 90 degrees , and have an illuminated inside. Mike

What is your motivation to travel if you take frequent holidays and how much time do you take off from work? If your holiday is short, there is stress and pressure that you won't be able to see and experience everything in the country/region of the world you want to explore. How much time do you devote to the planning process of the holiday? There are many people who lack interest in travelling overseas for frequent holidays. Do you SFN members think that there is something wrong with these people? What is your opinion of people who don't travel or go on holidays or lack interest in the outside world apart from their own country?

Would life be boring? Would you be happy if the human lifespan could be extended to 200 years instead of 100? If you could live until 200 years, what would you do differently and how would you have planned your life if you are still a teenager now?

In many cultures around the world (e.g. Japanese) it is considered rude to stare at people for prolonged periods of time (e.g. longer than a second). In the western world however, many people place higher emphasis on eye contact and through showing their attention to the other person one is speaking to, while over east people are more evasive with their eye contact. My question, is when did this western culture of staring develop? Do we have any ideas and does culture change much in the course of a decade, century, millennia etc.? Will our cultural habits change to a noticeable degree in a few centuries (e.g. adoption of the japanese style of bowing to greet one anoth…

Which is your least favourite OECD country and why???

Nevr reread over one of your old posts. It just makes you cringe how crappy your spellung is.

This is one of the wildest magnetic effects I have seen. Another interesting magnetic effect!

Hey guys, For a few years now I have been employed in a few blue-collar jobs but I am wondering, how do white collar jobs compare in comparison? Is a regular white-collar office job stressful? If you have an office job, what do you do exactly in your work on a daily basis? Would one feel less exhausted at the end of a working week if they have white-collar work in comparison to blue-collar work? My dad died when I was young and I never saw him work and same with my mother (she's only ever worked a few temporary jobs but those didn't last long) and hence my reason for my asking. Both my parents were relatively uneducated so my reasons for seeking the life exper…

I'm curious whether when writing a CV it is ok to come up with your own custom layout or is it expected that you will follow some standard format?

Anyone here have any ideas? I believe the average person consumes 8700kJ each day. But what is the optimum daily kilojoule needed to be consumed to boost life expectancy, taking into consideration that intermittent fasting has been shown to extend life expectancy?

I.e. If all humans are 99.5% similar to one another is there much point for a white european intentionally looking for someone who is ethnically african to increase the genetic diversity of any children they may have (e.g. To increase their genetic fitness)? People say that biracial children are smarter and taller on average. Is there any truth behind this? I have heard that there is more genetic variability within a nation/continent than between nations/continents. If this is true, is it still worthwhile to look for someone you think might be "less you" genetically speaking, to procreate with? If you live in a monoracial country is it worth it to go abroad t…

Anyone know?

This question was raised in my mind after reading a comment from one of the most knowledgeable and experienced member's on this forum which suggested they were so dispirited by the content of some of the speculative threads that they don't want to come here as much, which is a great shame, as i have valued their input in the past. The Speculations forum was spoken about a year or two ago and I thought it was high time there was another conversation about it as I myself feel there is a need to reassess it's purpose and where the forum admin might draw the line. I don't want to say any more at the moment as I'd like to see what the poll says in terms of the distribution o…

You don't have to state your age within the thread. It's my suspicion that there aren't many young active users. My guess is the most will belong in the 40-50 group, followed by the 50-60 group, or the other way round.

I rendered it at 8k and 4k if you have higher resolution screen. Made it in Blender with color and height map from the USGS and NASA. The water is actually based on the height map so it's a realistic layout of land and ocean.

Did you learn much from completing highschool? What do you think are some of the problems of the highschool curriculum in your country of origin? Do you recall anything from highschool at all now? Do you use anything practical/useful from highschool today in your day-to-day life? If you could change any one thing about the highschool curriculum in your country what would you change? What was the most useful thing your learnt or benefited from attending and completing highschool? How can the highschool curriculum be changed (e.g. achievement based model with different aged peers in classrooms perhaps?) to make it more relevant and useful gauge/indic…