Is the zeitgeist of decadeology more like the zeitgeist of zoology or the zeitgeist of Scientology?

Is 1867 more like 2001 or 1984? The summer of 1867 seems more like 2001, but the winter has a strict 1984 vibe.  :D

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LIAR!  :D

Let me hop in my time machine a minute!

The summer of 1867 definately feels like a repeat of 2005. So much so that it's scary.


How do you know what the summer of 1867 felt like?

I think the spring of 1867 is more like 1985 than the autumn of 1867. The autumn had a distinct 1999 vibe.  8)


Let me ask what the spring of 1867 felt like, Were there any weather men in 1867?

How do you know what the summer of 1867 felt like?


You missed out on some good times

How do you know what the summer of 1867 felt like?


Didn't you read the post?  She hopped in her time machine.

How do you know what the summer of 1867 felt like?


A party in Canada that year, For in 1867 we became a country. Huge summer here. The zeitgeist of Canada's history.

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You missed out on some good times



I guess so, I should ask Abraham Lincoln what the weather was back then.

Didn't you read the post?  She hopped in her time machine.


Can I hop in her time machine?

How do you know what the summer of 1867 felt like?


You missed out on some good times




I guess so, I should ask Abraham Lincoln what the weather was back then.


Lincoln died in 1865, which felt like 1954 to a decazeitgeistologist.
Talking to Lincoln in 1867 would have been a one way conversation.

Can I hop in her time machine?


I don't know.  You'd have to ask her. :D

I don't know.  You'd have to ask her. :D


when will she be back on?

Let me ask what the spring of 1867 felt like, Were there any weather men in 1867?


It felt like 1927.  ;D

Everyone was a meterologist in 1867. They looked outside to see whether or not it was raining.  :P

when will she be back on?


Dunno...my crystal ball is in the shop. ;D

when will she be back on?


Monday, May 26th at 8:57pm ET

It felt like 1927.  ;D

Everyone was a meterologist in 1867. They looked outside to see whether or not it was raining.  :P



So there weren't any television weathermen back in 1867?

Monday, May 26th at 8:57pm ET


you sure about that?

you sure about that?


Yes.

when will she be back on?

I missed the fun. I was at work...not a zeitgeist kind of place.  :(

Yes.


Ok, I'll be waiting but if she's not on by the time I get home, you're gonna get it. :P

I missed the fun. I was at work...not a zeitgeist kind of place.  :(


There's always fun.

I missed the fun. I was at work...not a zeitgeist kind of place.  :(


I just got off work. Fun fun fun.

I just got off work. Fun fun fun.


me too, I had an early shift, thank god I'm tired and having something to eat! :P

Monday, May 26th at 8:57pm ET


But it could have been a Wednesday because decazeitgeitologists only have 4 days in a week, because Sunday feels like Saturday and are lumped into the weekend , Wednesday and Thursday fall into Tuesday, because all 3 have the same asymmetrical zeitgeist vibe of not being the first or last working day of the week. 

So the Moody Blues "Tuesday Afternoon" is really Simon and Garfunkel's "Wednesday morning, 3am"

me too, I had an early shift, thank god I'm tired and having something to eat! :P


I always work 10pm to 7am.

So there weren't any television weathermen back in 1867?
The weather back than was broadcast on the telegraph.

But it could have been a Wednesday because decazeitgeitologists only have 4 days in a week, because Sunday feels like Saturday and are lumped into the weekend , Wednesday and Thursday fall into Tuesday, because all 3 have the same asymmetrical zeitgeist vibe of not being the first or last working day of the week. 

So the Moody Blues "Tuesday Afternoon" is really Simon and Garfunkel's "Wednesday morning, 3am"
So David Bowie's "Thursday's Child" becomes "Tuesday's Child"?

So David Bowie's "Thursday's Child" becomes "Tuesday's Child"?


Or Matt Munro's "Wednesday's child"

But it could have been a Wednesday because decazeitgeitologists only have 4 days in a week, because Sunday feels like Saturday and are lumped into the weekend , Wednesday and Thursday fall into Tuesday, because all 3 have the same asymmetrical zeitgeist vibe of not being the first or last working day of the week. 

So the Moody Blues "Tuesday Afternoon" is really Simon and Garfunkel's "Wednesday morning, 3am"


that's too much.  :o

I always work 10pm to 7am.


I work 10-2 weekends.

Or Matt Munro's "Wednesday's child"
So it's goodbye to "Ruby Tuesday" and how many days is it now for the Beatles in "Eight Days a Week"?

The weather back than was broadcast on the telegraph.


pretty interesting.

I disagree! It's got a 1985 zeitgeist! I was born in '85, I would know!  ;D
“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

"They say you can do honest, sincere work for decades, but you're given in general a 10-year period when what you do touches the zeitgeist - when you're relevant. And I'm aware of that, and I don't want my time to go by."
― Alexander Payne

The weather back than was broadcast on the telegraph.

pretty interesting.
Then by telegram.

Then by telegram.


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It's blank!

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No news is good news.

It's blank!


it was an example.

it was an example.
It is the quickest, surest and safest way to send money.

It is the quickest, surest and safest way to send money.


you could still send money via Western Union.

you could still send money via Western Union.
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Do you have to pay for anything?

Do you have to pay for anything?
I was expecting you to know that.

I was expecting you to know that.


never used Western Union.

never used Western Union.
Neither have I

You can send money via computer technology.

You can send money via computer technology.
But can it be safe.... ?

But can it be safe.... ?


It may contain personal information.

It may contain personal information.
Personal information of your bank account!

Personal information of your bank account!


information could leak out.

information could leak out.
...or be hacked into?

...or be hacked into?


definitely a possibility.

definitely a possibility.
By the CIA?

By the CIA?


or The FBI? :o

or The FBI? :o
Budget, mission and priorities

In the fiscal year 2012, the bureau's total budget was approximately $8.12 billion.

The FBI's main goal is to protect and defend the United States, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.

Currently, the FBI's top investigative priorities are:

    Protect the United States from terrorist attacks (see counter-terrorism);
    Protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage (see counterintelligence);
    Protect the United States against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes (see cyberwarfare);
    Combat public corruption at all levels;
    Protect civil rights;
    Combat transnational/national criminal organizations and enterprises (see organized crime);
    Combat major white-collar crime;
    Combat significant violent crime.

In August 2007, the top categories of lead criminal charges resulting from FBI investigations were:

    Bank robbery and incidental crimes (107 charges)
    Drugs (104 charges)
    Attempt and conspiracy (81 charges)
    Material involving sexual exploitation of minors (53 charges)
    Mail fraud – frauds and swindles (51 charges)
    Bank fraud (31 charges)
    Prohibition of illegal gambling businesses (22 charges)
    Fraud by wire, radio, or television (20 charges)
    Hobbs Act (Robbery and extortion affecting interstate commerce) (17 charges)
    Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)–prohibited activities (17 charges)

information could leak out.
There is always the problem with leakage.

The motivation for the old quantum condition was the correspondence principle, complemented by the physical observation that the quantities which are quantized must be adiabatic invariants. Given Planck's quantization rule for the harmonic oscillator, either condition determines the correct classical quantity to quantize in a general system up to an additive constant.

Yet another possible candidate for the fourth condition of knowledge is indefeasibility. Defeasibility theory maintains that there should be no overriding or defeating truths for the reasons that justify one's belief. For example, suppose that person S believes he saw Tom Grabit steal a book from the library and uses this to justify the claim that Tom Grabit stole a book from the library. A possible defeater or overriding proposition for such a claim could be a true proposition like, "Tom Grabit's identical twin Sam is currently in the same town as Tom." When no defeaters of one's justification exist, a subject would be epistemically justified.

There is always the problem with leakage.


How is that a problem?

How is that a problem?
The drips get everywhere.

How is that a problem?
The source of a leak is not necessarily the same place that you have found water. Trace the water back until you find the point where it emerges from the wall. Be thorough as there may be more than one entry point.

The source of a leak is not necessarily the same place that you have found water. Trace the water back until you find the point where it emerges from the wall. Be thorough as there may be more than one entry point.


Like a leak in the basement.

Like a leak in the basement.
Once you have dealt with the crack in the walls you need to apply a waterproof sealant to protect against any future damage. These sealants should be applied to a wet or damp wall and will need to be left to dry completely before you apply a second coat.

In this instance it's always a good idea to firstly get some WD40 or other easing fluid and spray down into the area where the screw fixes in and also into any other areas around the tap handle/cover and also up under the bottom edge of the cover if possible. Leave for ten minutes or so to allow the fluid to penetrate and try to remove the head of the tap again. If you are still unable to get it off try applying more easing fluid.

Once you have dealt with the crack in the walls you need to apply a waterproof sealant to protect against any future damage. These sealants should be applied to a wet or damp wall and will need to be left to dry completely before you apply a second coat.


That's what we're trying to do with our basement downstairs, My Father decided after 42 years to fix the basement and the first thing he needed to do was fix the walls so that when it rains heavily, it wouldn't leak.

That's what we're trying to do with our basement downstairs, My Father decided after 42 years to fix the basement and the first thing he needed to do was fix the walls so that when it rains heavily, it wouldn't leak.

I wish our house would leak so we could get new carpet, new flooring, and fix up the basement bathroom! That's the only time anything is updated!  >:(

I wish our house would leak so we could get new carpet, new flooring, and fix up the basement bathroom! That's the only time anything is updated!  >:(



It was last year after I finished my number two, I was almost ready to go to work that morning and I flushed, There was a bit of trouble with the leaky toilet insides and for a moment there I forgot how to shut the water off, I panicked and so did My Mother too. The water leaked out from the bathroom floor and onto the brown carpet outside, dripped onto the floor downstairs in the kitchen which caused a massive flood. Next time I will learn to know how and where to shut the water off.

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring. Will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring. Will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.


What are we exploring?

What are we exploring?
Zeitgeist may be a bit ambitious, which is more content with bludgeoning viewers with an onslaught of oversimplification and contrived contemptibly.

Zeitgeist may be a bit ambitious, which is more content with bludgeoning viewers with an onslaught of oversimplification and contrived contemptibly.


what does that mean?

Zeitgeist may be a bit ambitious, which is more content with bludgeoning viewers with an onslaught of oversimplification and contrived contemptibly.

what does that mean?
Zeitgeist may have to look ahead, with stubborn witnesses, explaining the easiness that is artifically despicable.

Zeitgeist may have to look ahead, with stubborn witnesses, explaining the easiness that is artifically despicable.
Do I hear 'despicable'!

Do I hear 'despicable'!
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Despicable Me

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Discuss.


My view of Decadeology was 'it is annoying but they are free to do it'. Maybe they could have been given their own little section on this forum so that they could compare the difference between the 5th of March 1983 to the 23rd of August 1986 to their hearts content away from the other members who considered their posts and threads spamming.

The long-winded question I ask is this: Inthe00s members apparently hated Decadeologists so much they wanted to get rid of them. Inthe00s members were victorious and The Decadeologists were 'vanquished' some time before this thread started (the moderator made a ZERO TOLERANCE post about decadelogy back in April 18th 2012). So why open another thread that mentions decadeology let alone attempts to ridicule it yet again...two years after the event?

It's just a way for insecure people to find belonging and unity with others via a common enemy.

Discuss...Actually why bother?

*Shrugs shoulders*


Oh look, another satirical topic about decadeology...

I don't think I've ever used the word 'zeitgeist', but I don't see why it's a problem. Isn't this is a forum to talk about different eras of pop culture?


There you have it.  :)

"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."

Noam Chomsky

*Shrugs shoulders*


It is the zeitgeist that catches my eye!

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Discuss.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MOgTUTT9UU

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This is really unfortunate...

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This is really unfortunate...
A lapdog on a laptop.

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cool. :)

Zeitgeist takes an age old classic, a forgotten masterpiece and gives it a contemporary spin.

Zeitgeist takes an age old classic, a forgotten masterpiece and gives it a contemporary spin.


where does the word come from?

where does the word come from?
A dictionary  ;D

where does the word come from?
The German word Zeitgeist is often attributed to the philosopher Georg Hegel, but he never actually used the word. In his works such as Lectures on the Philosophy of History, he uses the phrase der Geist seiner Zeit (the spirit of his time)—for example, "no man can surpass his own time, for the spirit of his time is also his own spirit."

You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the way'... Keep moving forward.

You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the way'... Keep moving forward.


You close one door then you open up another.

You close one door then you open up another.
You close one door and another slams shut in your face.

You close one door and another slams shut in your face.


that happens a lot sometimes.

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In some parts of Scotland, ring doughnuts are referred to as doughrings, with the 'doughnut' name being reserved exclusively for the nut-shaped variety. Glazed, twisted rope-shaped doughnuts are known as yum-yums. It is also possible to buy fudge doughnuts in certain regions of Scotland. Also known as doughnoughts, referring to the 'zero' shape or 'nought', being supplied in bakeries and supermarkets. Fillings include jam, custard, cream, sweet mincemeat, chocolate and apple. Common ring toppings are sprinkle-iced and chocolate.

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In some parts of Scotland, ring doughnuts are referred to as doughrings, with the 'doughnut' name being reserved exclusively for the nut-shaped variety. Glazed, twisted rope-shaped doughnuts are known as yum-yums. It is also possible to buy fudge doughnuts in certain regions of Scotland. Also known as doughnoughts, referring to the 'zero' shape or 'nought', being supplied in bakeries and supermarkets. Fillings include jam, custard, cream, sweet mincemeat, chocolate and apple. Common ring toppings are sprinkle-iced and chocolate.


and this is why we love donuts.  :)

and this is why we love donuts.  :)

Doughnut expect me to make jokes here!

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This is my doughnut. There are many like it but this one is mine. My doughnut is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my doughnut is useless. Without my doughnut I am useless. I must eat my doughnut true.

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what a delicious combination. :)

This is my doughnut. There are many like it but this one is mine. My doughnut is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my doughnut is useless. Without my doughnut I am useless. I must eat my doughnut true.


Does he like it with coffee?

Doughnut expect me to make jokes here!


;D

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what a delicious combination. :)

Only if the coffee was tea!  ;)

Only if the coffee was tea!  ;)
No sugar in mine please!

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what a delicious combination. :)
...and they charge more for a doughnut with a hole in it!

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Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Are you allowed to eat jelly doughnuts, Private Pyle?
Private Pyle: Sir, no, sir!
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Then why did you hide a jelly doughnut in your foot locker, Private Pyle?
Private Pyle: Sir, because I was hungry, sir!

Only if the coffee was tea!  ;)


you're not a coffee person?

No sugar in mine please!


two sugars in mine.

...and they charge more for a doughnut with a hole in it!


how much?

No sugar in mine please!

Can do!


you're not a coffee person?

Not yucky black coffee!

Not yucky black coffee!

I don't mind black coffee just as long as there's sugar in mine.

And my favorite flavor doughnut is Boston Cream, I love it.

And my favorite flavor doughnut is Boston Cream, I love it.

My favorite are some kind of donut that are big and round with coconut sprinkles on top in chocolate and some kind of custard inside.

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My favorite are some kind of donut that are big and round with coconut sprinkles on top in chocolate and some kind of custard inside.


Do you love the pumpkin spice flavored donuts?

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goes good with coffee.

goes good with coffee.
To go with...

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Do you love the pumpkin spice flavored donuts?

I love pumpkin spice flavored anything!  :D

To go with...

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I'll drink that.

I love pumpkin spice flavored anything!  :D


same here, I enjoy anything pumpkin spice or anything that has cinnamon in it.

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I'll drink that.

Might as well just drink from the whole pot.  ;D

same here, I enjoy anything pumpkin spice or anything that has cinnamon in it.

I used to get cinnamon lattes at Big Apple Bagel's when I got out in the morning one place I worked. I do get the pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks now.

Might as well just drink from the whole pot.  ;D


I would need plenty of sugar and creamer.

I used to get cinnamon lattes at Big Apple Bagel's when I got out in the morning one place I worked. I do get the pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks now.


How does it taste?

How does it taste?

Sugary and pumpkiney!  8)

Sugary and pumpkiney!  8)


They also sell that at Dunkin Donuts.

They also sell that at Dunkin Donuts.

Biggby Coffee too!

Biggby Coffee too!


Where is there a Biggby's? ???

Where is there a Biggby's? ???

We have one in a mall and another that shares a building with Subway.

Belgian catholic priest and scientist Georges Lemaître proposed what became the Big Bang theory in 1927. Over time, scientists built on his initial idea of cosmic expansion, which, his theory went, could be traced back to the origin of the cosmos and which led to formation of the modern universe. The framework for the Big Bang model relies on Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity and on simplifying assumptions such as homogeneity and isotropy of space. The governing equations were formulated by Alexander Friedmann, and similar solutions were worked on by Willem de Sitter. In 1929, Edwin Hubble discovered that the distances to faraway galaxies were strongly correlated with their redshifts. Hubble's observation was taken to indicate that all distant galaxies and clusters have an apparent velocity directly away from our vantage point: that is, the farther away, the higher the apparent velocity, regardless of direction. Assuming that we are not at the center of a giant explosion, the only remaining interpretation is that all observable regions of the universe are receding from each other.

Imagine an imaginary menagerie managed by an imaginary menagerie manager.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
The amount that Chuck can ckuck!

The amount that Chuck can chuck!


How much wood can he chuck?

How much wood can he chuck?
A handful?

A handful?


maybe more than a handful.

My hovercraft is full of eels!

My hovercraft is full of eels!


Why is it full of eels?

Why is it full of eels?
Not to be taken literally.

The bird-in-hand theory states that investors prefer the certainty of dividend payments to the possibility of substantially higher future capital gains.

The bird-in-hand theory states that investors prefer the certainty of dividend payments to the possibility of substantially higher future capital gains.


A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Baldness is the cure for head lice!

Baldness is the cure for head lice!


I still have my hair (what's left of it)

I still have my hair (what's left of it)
As seen in your avatar?

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Donut expect any puns here!

As seen in your avatar?


Yes in my avatar, I'm losing it on top.

“People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.”

― Dolly Parton

“People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.”

― Dolly Parton


She'll never get a breast deflation.

She'll never get a breast deflation.
I do not know!

Great man theory and zeitgeist theory can be included in two main areas of thought in psychology. For instance, great man theory is very similar to the trait approach. Trait researchers are interested in identifying the various personality traits that underline human behaviors such as conformity, leadership or other social behaviors. Thus, they agree that leadership is primarily a quality of an individual and that some people are pre-dispositioned to be a leader whereas others are born to follow these leaders. Are you still reading this, yes, carry on! In contrast, situationist researchers believe that social behavior is a product of society. That is, social influence is what determines human behaviors. Therefore, situationism is of the same opinion as zeitgeist theory—leaders are created from the social environment and are molded from the situation. The concept of zeitgeist also relates to the sociological tradition that stems from Durkheim and recently developed into social capital theory as exemplified by the work of Patrick Hunout.

If Charles Darwin had not lived, his theory of evolution would still have been published. The British naturalist, Alfred Wallace, had come to almost exactly the same theory as Darwin concerning natural selection. They jointly presented their idea to the public. If Darwin had not lived there still would have been advocates for evolution produced simply by the zeitgeist of the time period and the spurring of new thoughts and ideas outside of the usual biblical explanations for differential species existence. The zeitgeist of the time shows that natural selection would still have been introduced to the public. Is Candy Crush Saga better? The zeitgeist of the 1920s revolved around logical positivism. Due to this, the great men of that time were able to impact psychology, such as Watson, Tolman, and Guthrie. This is important because their work on behavioral psychology was able to work against eugenics. Before this time behavioral psychology was not able to impact the field since it did not fit with the spirit of the times. For example, Twitmeyer wrote a paper on knee-jerk in 1902, but it came too early to have the impact it deserved.

The earliest phases of the Big Bang are subject to much speculation. In the most common models the universe was filled homogeneously and isotropically with an incredibly high energy density and huge temperatures and pressures and was very rapidly expanding and cooling. Approximately 10−37 seconds into the expansion, a phase transition caused a cosmic inflation, during which the universe grew exponentially. After inflation stopped, the universe consisted of a quark–gluon plasma, as well as all other elementary particles. With me so far? Yes and good! Temperatures were so high that the random motions of particles were at relativistic speeds, and particle–antiparticle pairs of all kinds were being continuously created and destroyed in collisions. At some point an unknown reaction called baryogenesis violated the conservation of baryon number, leading to a very small excess of quarks and leptons over antiquarks and antileptons—of the order of one part in 30 million. This resulted in the predominance of matter over antimatter in the present universe.

The Wallace Line or Wallace's Line is a faunal boundary line drawn in 1859 by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace that separates the ecozones of Asia and Wallacea, a transitional zone between Asia and Australia. West of the line are found organisms related to Asiatic species; to the east, a mixture of species of Asian and Australian origin is present. The line is named after Alfred Russel Wallace, who noticed this clear division during his travels through the East Indies in the 19th century. The line runs through Indonesia, between Borneo and Sulawesi (Celebes), and through the Lombok Strait between Bali and Lombok. The distance between Bali and Lombok is small, about 35 kilometres (22 mi), it would even shorter if the roads were straight. The distributions of many bird species observe the line, since many birds do not cross even the smallest stretches of open ocean water. Some bats have distributions that cross the line, but other mammals are generally limited to one side or the other; an exception is the crab-eating macaque. Other groups of plants and animals show differing patterns, but the overall pattern is striking and reasonably consistent. Dare you cross the line?

A bamboo bicycle is a bicycle with a frame made out of bamboo. Custom built and manufactured bamboo bikes have become something of a trend, with producers in the United States, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Some of the main features of bamboo designs are vibration damping, crash tolerance, and the natural look of the bike. Vibration damping is one of the most desirable features of such bikes. A bamboo bicycle can offer a very smooth and comfortable ride. As a result, bamboo has been made into road bicycles, mountain bikes, and racing bicycles. Bamboo is also considered by some to be a more eco-friendly material than other more conventional frame materials.

Cocks possess congenital aggression toward all males of the same species. Cocks are given the best of care until near the age of two years old. They are conditioned, much like professional athletes prior to events or shows.

The American Golden Topaz, a 172-faceted topaz weighing 22,892.5 carrots (4.57850 kg), is the largest cut yellow topaz in the world, and one of the largest faceted gems of any type in the world. Originating from Minas Gerais, Brazil, it was cut by Leon Agee over a period of two years from an 11.8 kg (26 lb avdp) stream-rounded cobble owned by Drs. Marie L. and Edgar F. Borgatta. It was contributed jointly by the Bellagio owners and by Rockhound Hobbyists of America to the back door of the Smithsonian Institution in 1988 and is displayed in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. every alternate Wednesday.

Zeitgeist is not new in its arguments about Christianity. While various apologists have sought to counter the arguments, I am more interested in locating them. Zeitgeist’s theory that religion originates in sun-worship echoes many early scholars of comparative religion, such as Max Müeller, who believed the sun or some other astral body or natural object engendered notions of the gods. Indeed, in America, arguments about Christianity’s origins in sun-worship go all the way back to the founders. Thomas Paine, whose quote appears in the film, argued in “An Essay on the Origin of Free-Masonry” that Christianity and Masonry both “derived from the worship of the sun. The difference between their origin is, that the Christian religion is a parody on the worship of the sun, in which they put a man whom they call Christ, in the place of the sun, and pay him the same adoration which was originally paid to the sun.” Paine also argued that churches were means of political power in his “Age of Reason.” A long line of American skeptics from Paine to Mark Twain to Sam Harris have seen conspiracies for power where others have seen Christian piety. Zeitgeist draws on this skeptical tradition but blends it with a conspiratorial paranoia.

According to his friend, Zach Osler, Loughner "didn't listen to political radio, he didn't take sides, he wasn't on the left, he wasn't on the right." Naturally, conservatives have seized upon this to exonerate themselves of charges of incitement. But it's not that simple. It's hard to place Zeitgeist and Loose Change on the conventional partisan spectrum—both come from a shadowy conspiracy-mad subculture where the far right and the far left meet. Yet it's the contemporary right, the right of Glenn Beck and the Tea Party, that has mainstreamed ideas from this demimonde in an unprecedented way.

Dog goes woof
Cat goes meow
Bird goes tweet
And mouse goes squeek

Cow goes moo
Frog goes croak
And the elephant goes toot

Ducks say quack, fish goes blub
And the seal goes ow ow ow

But there’s one sound - That no one knows
What does the fox say?

Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho
Tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff

Big blue eyes
Pointy nose
Chasing mice
and digging holes

Tiny paws
Up the hill
Suddenly
You're standing still

Your fur is red
So beautiful
Like an angel in disguise

But if you meet
A friendly horse
Will you communicate by mo-o-o-o-orse?
How will you speak to that ho-o-o-o-orse?

What does the fox say?

Tchacha-chacha-chacha-chow
Fra-kaka-kaka-kaka-kow
A-hee-aee ha-hee
A-oo-oo-oo-ooo
What the does the fox say?

The secret of the fox
Ancient mystery
Somewhere deep in the woods
I know you're hiding

What is your sound
Will we ever know?

It’ill always be a mystery
What do you say?

Youre my guardian angel
Hiding in the woods
What is your sound
Will we ever know?
I want to know!

What Zeitgeist doesn’t tell you is that money is just a representation of the value created by the people that do the work in an economy. Wealth comes originally from human labour. At your work, the work you do for a part of your day makes the boss enough money to pay your wages, and the rest becomes profits. But capitalism wants to use this money to invest and make more money. The state and its economic policy isn’t a conspiracy to make a few people richer, but instead it tries to create the conditions to allow more profit to be extracted and invested. This is a part of the system we live under, and isn’t to do with a few evil individuals running things for their own benefit. In a system like ours, there will always be people at the top administering things. The point is that the system needs to be changed.

How do I start it?  ???
Have we started yet?

Have we started yet?


What was the question?

What was the question?
Good point?

Good point?


maybe someone could refresh our memories.

maybe someone could refresh our memories.
discuss!

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discuss!

Work done on superconductivity and "broken" symmetries around 1960 led physicist Philip Anderson to suggest in 1962 a new kind of solution that might hold the key. In 1964 a theory was created by 3 different groups of researchers, that showed the problems could be resolved if an unusual kind of field existed throughout the universe. It would cause existing particles to acquire mass instead of new massless particles being formed. By 1972 it had been developed into a comprehensive theory and proved capable of giving "sensible" results. Although there was not yet any evidence of such a field, calculations consistently gave answers and predictions that were confirmed by experiments, including very accurate predictions of several other particles, so scientists began to believe this might be true and to search for proof whether or not a Higgs field exists in nature.

maybe someone could refresh our memories.
For the most part, the brain stops producing new neurons—a process called neurogenesis—soon after birth. In humans, mice, and some other species, however, neurogenesis continues throughout life in a brain region that encodes memories about space and events, called the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. In adult humans, the dentate gyrus produces roughly 700 new brain cells each day.

Authors William Strauss and Neil Howe wrote several popular books on the subject of generations and are widely credited with coining the term Millennials. Howe has said "No one knows who will name the next generation after the Millennials". In 2005, their company sponsored an online contest in which respondents voted overwhelmingly for the Homeland Generation. That was not long after the September 11th terrorist attacks, and one fallout of the disaster was that Americans may have felt more safe staying at home. Howe has described himself as "not totally wed" to it though and cautioned that "names are being invented by people who have a great press release. Everyone is looking for a hook." They define the Homeland Generation as people born from the year 2005 to the present day.

The top quark interacts primarily by the strong interaction but can only decay through the weak force. It decays almost exclusively to a W boson and a bottom quark, but it can decay also into a strange quark, and on the rarest of occasions, into a down quark.

Monosaccharides in a closed-chain form can form glycosidic bonds with other monosaccharides, creating disaccharides and polysaccharides.

When determining centipoise, all other fluids are calibrated to the viscosity of distilled water at STP. (in some practices, one can use the following approximation: water at approximately 70 °F (21 °C) is about one centipoise).

According to one interpretation, as the result of a measurement the wave function containing the probability information for a system collapses from a given initial state to a particular eigenstate. The possible results of a measurement are the eigenvalues of the operator representing the observable—which explains the choice of Hermitian operators, for which all the eigenvalues are real. The probability distribution of an observable in a given state can be found by computing the spectral decomposition of the corresponding operator. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle is represented by the statement that the operators corresponding to certain observables do not commute.

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http://www.funtrivia.com/img/baseball.gif


It's almost baseball season.

Take your hand back and clap
Take your right arm
Cross your right arm with your left arm
Pat your partner left palm with your left palm
Now back with a clap
Take your hand to your palm and slap your thigh
And watch the fun materialize

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Wow, that's cool.  :o

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What is that a formula of?

What is that a formula of?
Look here...

http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=18707.msg3246572#msg3246572

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That's a lot of carrots. :o

Shouldn't this thread be in the "More than a decade" board? I don't see any significance for this thread being in the 2000s board.

That's a lot of carrots. :o
One hungry hamster!

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http://www.110knots.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Discovery.jpg
But which button do you press?

But which button do you press?


The important thing is knowing which button NOT to press.  :o :o :o

But which button do you press?


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The "Easy" button.

The important thing is knowing which button NOT to press.  :o :o :o
No the red button?

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The "Easy" button.
oops!

oops!


It's easy.

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Where is the Shift Key?

Where is the Shift Key?


It's somewhere.

It's somewhere.
Next to the Alt Key?

Next to the Alt Key?


next to the question mark key.

next to the question mark key.
Usually it is below.

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Where is the space bar?

Usually it is below.


I guess it depends on some keyboards.

Where is the space bar?


down below.

I guess it depends on some keyboards.
Where is the keyboard?

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This must be the Decadeology DeLorean.

Where is the keyboard?


I have no idea.

I have no idea.
Hopefully below the screen?

Hopefully below the screen?


It should be.

How do I start it?  ???
By pushing it!

By pushing it!


push the buttons?

push the buttons?
The correct buttons in the correct order?

Ripples in the fabric of space-time:

Gravitational waves are prediction of the Theory of General Relativity
Their existence has been inferred by science but only now directly detected
They are ripples in the fabric of space and time produced by violent events
Accelerating masses will produce waves that propagate at the speed of light
Detectable sources ought to include merging black holes and neutron stars
LIGO fires lasers into long, L-shaped tunnels; the waves disturb the light
Detecting the waves opens up the Universe to completely new investigations