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Just Chat! / Are You Gooder at Grammar?

« on: 11/09/2009 14:34:51 »

This is my test result.  []  [^]

Your Language Arts Grade: 100%
Way to go!  You know not to trust the MS Grammar Check and you know "no" from "know."  Now, go forth and spread the good word (or at least, the proper use of apostrophes).
Are You Gooder at Grammar?

There's a mistake in this test, too! Check out question 10! FOG

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New Theories / Can we come up with the best conspiracy theory ever?

« on: 22/07/2009 20:52:19 »

To the mods: If you think this thread would be better placed in the "Just Chat" section, feel free to move it. But hey... it will hopefully make up a new theory.

So what do we need for a conspiracy theory (CT)... I allways think no CT is complete without a deity or alien or a combination of both.

The Grand Canyon really is the landing mark of a huge alien spacecraft, the remains of the spacecraft are hidden in the Bermuda Triangle and are the cause of all those vessels and aircrafts disapearing. The aliens live in a large base under Roswell/Area 52. Oh yeah and those aliens have infiltrated the universities, that's why scientists tell those lies about the formation of the Grand Canyon.

So what are those aliens up to next, what did they do? Where they responsible for 9/11 too? Come on fellow Conspiraty Theorists, help me out here!

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Cats are manipulating, almost criminal masterminds?

« on: 13/07/2009 21:33:55 »

Well, yes, looks like they are... It seems that cats manipulate their owners with a cry embedded in their purr.
More about it here.

My late cat surely could do that urgent "Feed Me NOW!" purr.

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Technology / How was Stonehenge built?

« on: 14/04/2009 20:54:14 »

Have you seen this? This guy is able to move huge stones without the use of modern technology. And when he explains it, it's so simple too. Those techniques could have been easily used by stoneage people. But I guess some people would rather have some aliens build stonehenge or the pyramids instead of those gread ancient engineers.
Enjoy:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRRDzFROMx0

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Geek Speak / Here's the end to all your computer problems!

« on: 07/04/2009 14:45:46 »

Don't hit me if it doen't work!

(You Tube video not safe for work)

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Physiology & Medicine / Have you thought about donating part of yourself?

« on: 02/04/2009 21:21:54 »

Nonono not money, but blood or stem cells or organs.

Just today I donated 500ml of my blood. It's so easy, the donation itself takes about 15 mins, after that you rest a bit and eat and drink something - that's it. You might feel a bit woozy afterwards and shouldn't plan to do anything strenuous.
Studies have shown health benefits for regular donors, and you get a free medical exam, they test your blood for HIV, hepatitis and other infectious diseases. Here in Germany you might even get some money for your donation, yet another nice benefit.  [^]
So give it a thought, it's easy and has benefits not just for you but for others who need blood after an accident or during surgery.

You might have heard about stem cell or bone marrow transplantations as well. Here's the wikipedia article. Becoming a donor is easy enough, from a blood sample you give, your HLA factors are determined. Those data end up in a database. Now if someone is your genetic HLA twin, you'll be asked to give some of your stem cells, either from the bone marrow in your hip bone or by a procedure very similar to a blood donation. Should someone somewhere in the world be my HLA twin, I'd gladly give him/her those stem cells. This donation would make with some luck the difference between life and death for that other person, so what's some discomfort for me compared to that.

Organ donation is a bit harder to discuss, after all you'll be dead when it happens. Here in Germany you get yourself a donor card, fill it in with your information and place it in your wallet. That's it, should you end up dead in a hospital and should your organs like heart, lung, kidney, liver etc be usable, they will be given to someone else in need of them. I like the thought that someone else will have a chance of a decent life. I surely don't need them any more, but someone else just might!

Yeah... that's what I wanted to say... <stepping down from soap box>

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Just Chat! / Good Advice!

« on: 02/03/2009 18:07:52 »

I plan to follow it at once!

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Just Chat! / Are you a Nerd?

« on: 21/01/2009 18:01:28 »

Well I am...




I should be Goddess of course!

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Just Chat! / How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

« on: 15/01/2009 08:36:30 »

 
1 to change the light bulb then post about it
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could've been changed differently
1 to move it to the Lighting folder
2 to argue and then move it to the Electrical folder
7 to point out grammar/spelling errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue whether it's a light bulb or lightbulb
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is Lamp
15 know it all who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb is perfectly correct
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take the discussion to the lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 to discuss the dangers of changing light bulbs without a professional opinion
5 to post a disclaimer that they are not light bulb experts, nor do they play one on TV and that anyone planning on changing their own light bulb should consult a professional
7 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then to post the correct URLs
3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add, "Me too."
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say, "Didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say, "Do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs."
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again

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Just Chat! / Challenge

« on: 12/01/2009 22:19:33 »

Here's a challenge for you.
The Chaos
Try reading the whole poem aloud...  []

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy

« on: 04/01/2009 10:12:31 »

Take a look: There are all sorts of great projects all over the world.
Official Site

One cool project is 365 Days of Astronomy. They plan to have a podcast on every day of the year, and you can submit your own episode, in fact they expect you to do it.

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Just Chat! / Yet Annother Great Time Waster

« on: 22/12/2008 17:05:26 »

http://www.griddlers.net/
Needs Java installed for your browser.

And it needs a special addiction warning as well!  []

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Just Chat! / The Robots are on their Way

« on: 21/12/2008 09:00:37 »

Type about:robots into your Firefox 3 browser's address bar and see what happens.

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Just Chat! / Come and Visit the Funny Farm - Great Time Waster!

« on: 17/12/2008 09:38:29 »

I found a website with a great time wasting word game... This is addictive <mutter>

http://shygypsy.com/farm/p.cgi

Monika

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Physiology & Medicine / Why are some people sensitive to certain foods?

« on: 11/12/2008 22:40:02 »

I've been wondering about this for some time now.
I react negatively to some food stuffs, it's stomach trouble when I eat raw onions, I burp like crazy when I eat cucumbers, strong bowel movements and flatulences after eating cashews and peppers, I'm mildly lactose intolerant too, drinking a glass of milk will get me to the toilet for sure [] having a latte macchiato is no problem though *phew*

Most of the time I avoid those, but I love cucumbers, cashews and peppers, so I eat them anyway. Now I wonder, if this might do any harm to my intestines and stomach.

Monika