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Reply to Looking At My Life in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

That some wise person was Steven Tyler, yes Aerosmith Steven Tyler. Suprised ? The full quote is "Life is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy the trip."

Reply to WMD stockpiles in Iraq were never the core issue in Politics JoeUser Forums

Reading back I didn't mean to sound cynical and that is not a rhetorical question (people caring about facts).

Reply to WMD stockpiles in Iraq were never the core issue in Politics JoeUser Forums

Why do people CONSISTENTLY rate attributes like honesy and integrity high priorities, crisis-of-the-moment notwithstanding? I would submit that facts and history are less important to the "general public" (including the online world) than the almighty sound bite. Why the uproar about Bill getting a BJ from his mistress? Who the F cares ? Honesty and integrity. This is why talk such as - I never said it was an 'imminent' threat gets lost in the blur. At best, it is syma

Reply to How Do I Get a Good Job? in Misc JoeUser Forums

I thought the title said "Boob Job"... moving on. :D

Reply to Live Forever? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

The assumption is that health related problems are related to aging, so that any therapy would in fact cause us to be healthy and strong - say like a 40 year old - into our late hundreds. Of course if you are sitting in a bed for 200 years, there is no point in extending life. This assumption is not too far off from several avenues of research being done. Flys which are normally sexually active for 20 days, after treatment are chasing girl flys for 40, 50, 60 days. Flys are not humans,

Live Forever? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Science is quickly approaching the time when we crack the aging nut. From telomere research to DNA therapy, organ regrowth not to mention plain old prosthesis , some say that children being born now may never die from natural causes. Sure, eventually you're going to walk out in front of a car, but living 150, 200, 300 years may be normal in another century.<

Reply to When are you going to Die? in Humor JoeUser Forums

Hmpf. Mine said: "Never"

Reply to Enslavement? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Perfection.

Reply to Internet Makes Cookbooks unneccessary in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

My fav: Epicurious Have you ever thought about NOT saving ANY recipies ? I know it sounds crazy but you should try it. It forces you to always go lookup the recipies, and the odds are in the process you will run across something new that sounds tasty. The ones you REALLY enjoy you'll end up memorizing the main parts over time, and when you don't remember something you'll start experimenting with the old favorites, adding a dash of this or that.<B

Reply to Let me ask you something? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

To #1 Why do people vote ? Two reasons - 1) My vote counts, 2) I want to change things. (among other reasons). Assume a citizen's vote becomes so diluted by population, special interests, and dangling chads, to approach zero. Further, what if the US reached a level of affluence, such that a great majority thought "You know compared to the rest of the world I've got it pretty good - I shouldn't complain". Why does any civiliza

Reply to Looking At My Life in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

>>> But for now, vague is where I live. The specifics have yet to be revealed. Ok. Too ambitious of a question. What makes you happy ? Specifically, like when was the last time you felt completely happy? I have no purpose in life but live by two simple rules: 1) Attempt to live every day with passion and happiness. 2) Hurt no one. There are countless mini-rules that kick in when appropriate such as "give love freely without expectation", "be generous

Reply to WMD proliferation in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Is non-proliferation even possible given the recent wake up call re: Pakistan ? Is the Genie "out of the bottle" so to speak ? Would you be suprised to know that your point of view was shared by one of the inventors of the atomic bomb - Oppenheimer ? He thought the threat of devastation would be so massive, so abhorrent, that it's invention would force governments into peace. I guess he was wrong, eh ? I think your argument falsely assumes a rational government is cont

Reply to Mozilla is so much better than Internet Explorer in Internet JoeUser Forums

Try writing your own IE browser helper object and god himself will bow down before you. Complete and utter control and you are on your way to all manner of adware spyware and wiruses

Reply to Looking At My Life in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

What is your purpose in life ?

Reply to White Privilege in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

>>> What do White People get away with, more? Can you name one thing? I've never seen it. It just occurred to me that maybe that is an indication of how imbedded the so called "White Priviledge" is. To those on the inside it is "normal", and otherwise, would be incomprehensible. "Nonsense," the Fish said, "what is this thing you speak of called 'land' ?" My .02

Are Copyright Laws Infringing on Freedoms? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I wandered across this and couldnt believe my eyes... ATTACHMENT STARTS HERE---- Business - Reuters February 05, 2004 FERTILITY CLINIC SITES DMCA IN COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CASE Stephen and Connie Staz were desparate to have a child. In 2001 when they visited a fertility clinic in Modesto, CA the paperwork was daunting. "I admit I didn't read it in detail", Mr. Staz reported. "When the lawyers from SLI contacted me, I thought it was some kind of sick

Reply to let's NOT talk about sex, baby in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

>>> no part of the body is designed solely for pleasurable purposes what about the brain ?

Reply to The US is now in the hands of a group of extremists in International JoeUser Forums

Given that Clinton and Bush have both been involved in numerous "naked acts of war", why has there been such an international outcry ? What makes the actions of the last three years different ? Can this all be attributed to partisan politics ? It seems too big an assumption. Did anyone else interpret this: The suicide bombers' motivation seemed incomprehensible at the time of the attack; now a light begins to dawn: they wanted us to react the way we did. as a bit "cons

Reply to Listening to the arguments on gay marriage in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

I always thought the "protection of marriage" was a buncha right-wing crap, but reading this thread I can really see a possible progression and maybe there is some truth in it. 1) Marriage defined as exclusively man-woman in numerous States thru defense of marriage acts 2) Civil Union for gays made legal in many States to placate homosexual agenda / leftists 3) Corporations and local jurisdictions give equal benefits to marriage and ci

Reply to The state of JoeUser: Feb 2004 in Blogging JoeUser Forums

stevendedalus - I was a bit suprised when my points dropped into the couple hundred negative in one night. I didn't really care but it seemed weird - I assumed these were influenced by user opinion and this site doesnt seem to get THAT much traffic. You might want to check out The Point System Explained The admins get most control over the points, something like 10x the power of a mortal. Some of the points are squared so when

Reply to Creating a society of dependents in Politics JoeUser Forums

This is completely off subject but it seems an appropriate response. I have always had the greatest respect for people who understand the complexity and nuance of systems - political, social, economic - feedback loops, checks and balances, equilibrium. I am not talking about being simply empathetic. It is rare to find these people, and often times people have an impression that they are always on the fence, or never can commit. Seeing things in black and white, whether conserva

Reply to Internet music piracy in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Straight from the Studio to the Website to your Ears. Hell yes. We are in a time of transformative chaos, and the dinosaurs are protecting their wealth. Understandable. I predict there will be a couple "big stars" that break away and go independent - direct distribution - free or massively discounted. When this happens, the model as we know it will all fall apart within a few years. Wake me up when I can by an in-dash receiver that tunes directly from internet radio. :

Reply to Internet music piracy in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

It's difficult to "enjoy the big picture" coming in sound bites, but I think I get your point. Would you say.. Anything which appeals to the masses and can be freely duplicated with no damage to the original art - should be free ? What about books - assuming some sort of electronic distribution - free ? You make an unconvincing jump from a live performance around a campfire in Africa (agreed - "eternal" as you say), to duplicating a recording that a professional musici

Reply to Listening to the arguments on gay marriage in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Coming to a theatre near you! A SUPER-MAJORITY!!! Oct 03 CNN: quote The greatest differences among the two groups appear to be on social issues, especially gay marriage and ethnic diversity. While a majority of younger Americans -- 53 percent -- support same-sex marriages that are recognized with equal rights under the law, 32 percent of the older group backed such a c

Reply to Freedom: Effects of The Environment, Society and Our Desires in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

RIGHT!!! I actually think your reply is typical and that is why I asked it (and hence the quote) It's one of those deep, confusing, meaningful questions, that I've also pondered, but in the end I realized I WOULDNT BEHAVE ANY DIFFERENTLY!! So really in some sense it doesn't "matter" (even if it is interesting). Is it magic, or the man behind the curtain? To illustrate your point further and bring it back to your original post