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Reviews of the most important events of 2013 in the News I follow talk a lot about people (the Pope, the new King a.s.o.) while some other news look like they have disappeared. The intention of this thread is to make a revival of forgotten news. Like the Chelyabinsk meteorite on 15th February 2013.

Hi. Back in time, I think remembering some voting going on for best posters. Is it still happening? Was it abolished? Was it by the end of every year ?

HIGH SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2013 Scenario 1: Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack. 1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2013 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers. National television news make a feast out of it. Scenario 2: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school. 1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. 2013 - Police called and SWAT team arriv…

Hello peoples, I am getting back into programming(For Arduino) , and I need a new computer. The one that I am using can barely run the Eclipse SDK. It is fine when I use the Ardunio SDK, or Processing, but when I am programming the Arduino board, I am going to be using C++, not the modified Java that Arduino uses, although I am going to learn it. Right now, I am learning processing, a dumbed down version of Java, then I am going to learn real Java. I need Java so I can make an Android app to control the “robot”. And yes, I am getting a Nexus 7(or if parents are happy, a Nexus 10), and that is an Android tablet for my birthday, if I do a schedule. Therefor, they aren’t…

I'll sign up to any site but ive accounts on chesshere and chess.com, correspondence or real time. I'm not very good but i enjoy a game so let me know. If theres enough players we could set up a tournament.

Ok, let's have a contest, Best TV commercial of the year! Who ever gets the most positive rep points votes wins... here is my entry...

How come it seldom happens -if ever-, from people that had knowledge of extraordinary secret events, in all branches of politics, science, pacts, crime, wars... is never revealed on post-mortem letters, for the world to know ? There has to be thousands of jaw-dropping secrets carried to tombs that would make revolutionary, helpful, enlightening (and damaging too) historical knowledge; but the subjects involved never revealed during life. Seems that those personalities keep secrecy by some reason, even if not negatively implicated. Would you tell on a letter (with documented proof of evidence) something so important that the public deserves to know after you are gone ? …

I don't truly grasp this paper called CTMU ( The Cognitive Theoretical Model of the Universe ) by Chris Langdon ( The person described as 'The Smartest Man in America!!! ). It envolves I think some of Einstien's Special Theory of Relativity. How our own grasp of reality is different in space-time to other peoples, or something like that. Langdon boasted his theory is up there with Newton's and Einstien's work in terms of greatness!!! His I.Q. is believed to be between 185 and 210!!! I personally think the work of Steven Wisenberg ( b.1933 ) and Ed Witten is perhaps more profound and inspirational!!! But Langdon certainly is very, very clever!!! Byr…

Tennyson ( 1809 - 1892 ) British Poet Laureate 1850 - 1892 Dryden ( 1631 - 1700 ) British Poet Laureate 1668 - 1688 Masefield ( 1878 - 1967 ) British Poet Laureate 1830 - 1867 Andrew Motion ( b.1952 ) British Poet Laureate 1999 - 2009 Ted Hughes ( 1930 - 1998 ) British Poet Laureate 1984 - 1998 Robert Southey ( 1774 - 1843 ) British Poet Laureate 1813 - 1843 Robert Bridges ( 1844 - 1930 ) British Poet Laureate 1913 - 1930 Alfred Au…

Some photos of my cactus blooms this summer. This one was 10 inches across. A nice cluster. One that never bloomed before, nice and purple pink. Small cluster.

I invite everyone to post quotes about communication in this thread, or make one up.

Hi guys, here at the timewasters we've put together a quick 1 min explanation of what an exoplanet is. Take a look. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7q4p5mhtVs&feature=c4-overview&list=UUa42nd_xtA9bqNiLrEYaxGQ Thanks Adam

I think I may be, but how does a man generally know?

Well actually i overlaid the original with a song that fits perfectly then put a remix in, got the timings exactly how i wanted them. (mainly the crescendo) Watch in 720p with the lights out for best effects. Regards.

http://www.boredpanda.com/snowflake-macro-photography-diy-alexey-kljatov/ Apologies if this has been seen/posted already.

Just a quick link to an interesting and accessible BBC documentary on The Joy of Logic as presented by Prof. Dave Cliffs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08RoVHWta9A Enjoy!

I've noticed on OSF, and many other forums that people who make erroneous statments tend to receive far more responses than people with honest to god questions....why is this? ~ee

Few recent threads have me worried, how much information should i freely offload?? If someone asks a legit question, should i be answering it to my full potential? I may have given out too much information to someone probably too young but i didnt conceive this when i answered....im also drunk....so errrrm, shit.

Who uses this software for distributed computing?

Hi. Some countries do not stamp ingress or egress, or do it with too little ink, or smeared, making it unreadable for future references. Is there any law that forbids myself from handwriting on my own passport, without obscuring data on it, notes or missing data from travel/border crossings; without compromising its legal validity ? What would void a passport as an identification document, other than altering, tampering, falsifying? Is there an universal law or every issuer country has its rules ? It has happened that entering certain countries, get a stamp "Country name - Admitted - date - XV337" as an example; where only the immigration personnel geniuses o…

What do you guys think, it looks very suspicious to me...

Rules are simple, post a sentence starting with "You know you are a geek when" For example: You know you are a geek when you can read a file format off a network capture looking at just hex. You know you are a geek when you can convert hex to binary to hex more easily than 24 hour time to 12 hour time. You know you are a geek when you throw a d20 on a skill check to see if you are ok to drive. Just a few examples for now, i want everyone to have a good go at it before posting more. (Yes i know this has been done before, i should know, i did it; but it's still a ton of fun, so...)

Dear Sir or Madam, I would like to present "Achieving the Impossible", a short story that can inspire other people; the story presents how is possible to reach world-class level in a top research field and make a discovery, without having prior training in the field, without speaking with anyone or getting help from anyone and almost without any money. My name is Ovidiu Anghelidi and I made 3 discoveries: 1. I solved a complex molecular biology problem in neuroscience 2. I found an unbreakable encryption algoritm in computer science 3. I found a new source of energy in physics I also ran the world's largest brain simulation, see the following Discover…

i personally feel the english people are avoiding labor and spending too much time discussing nothing on the internet. everybody knows the sham. save it. from now on, internet websites will be regulated and fraternizing limited. the happy times are over. i suggest you take a walk - get some fresh air. cheers, Amanbir Singh Grewal England Of The Khalsa.