...knows something you do not and has a chance to increase your overall knowledge and understanding of the universe.
so, degens, share the most interesting something you know.
09-08-2012 04:57 AM
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every single person you meet......knows something you do not and has a chance to increase your overall knowledge and understanding of the universe. | |
09-08-2012 05:04 AM
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A career in financial sales is the least rewarding you can possibly stumble into. Avoid it like you would a large ladyboy rapist with aids. | |
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09-08-2012 05:09 AM
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here's mine. | |
09-08-2012 09:36 AM
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09-08-2012 09:53 AM
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Boobies are wonderful. | |
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09-08-2012 09:56 AM
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^ not flawed | |
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09-08-2012 10:30 AM
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The only thing in the entire history of the universe that will ever see from behind your eyes is you. You are a unique contribution to the universe. | |
09-08-2012 12:37 PM
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holding onto hope will get you through things you didn't think you'd be able to bare. | |
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09-08-2012 01:22 PM
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disagreement != being a dick. | |
09-08-2012 01:23 PM
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09-08-2012 01:36 PM
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09-08-2012 02:18 PM
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09-08-2012 02:38 PM
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There is no now. There is only... now. | |
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09-08-2012 03:14 PM
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My knowledge of things is minute. My knowledge of those things are limited by my laziness. That said, I had a chance to share some of that knowledge this week. It's nothing profound or intellectual but it seems to have had a huge impact on him and the way he hears (sees) music. | |
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09-08-2012 04:14 PM
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The only change is a very slow process. If you are unhappy and want to be a different person, you probably want to make rapid changes, but you'll find you can't keep them up and when you do them they don't make you feel the change you think you should. This is because true change is stupidly slow process. So you should take your idea of what slow change you would like to do, then only do about 20% of that. Then you'll finally be that turtle in the race that ends up winning |
09-08-2012 04:14 PM
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Yeah. I remember that moment. | |
09-08-2012 04:22 PM
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This isnt supported by anything that I know of, because i havent bothered to research it, but through self observation I think its pretty accurate. | |
09-08-2012 04:29 PM
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gmml... I wasn't referring to time zones in that respect, 9pm here 4pm there or whatever. I should say time frame, but I'm not good with using the correct language to get my point across lol. | |
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09-08-2012 04:29 PM
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That's a cute story JKDS, but you're missing a fundamental point when it comes to anger. | |
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09-08-2012 05:10 PM
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I know a lot of things, but they've all come from stuff others have known. A truly original thought is really just a unique combo of 2 or more not so original thoughts. | |
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09-08-2012 05:24 PM
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How low calorie is extremely low calorie? | |
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09-08-2012 05:56 PM
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By Extreme low calorie, i mean what i think nutrition people call "Very Low calorie" diets, which is around 500-1000 cals/day. They are well known to nutritionists as an unhealthy way to lose weight for a variety of reasons. | |
09-08-2012 06:08 PM
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JKDS, problems like that due to dieting certainly do occur, but it is pretty much due to dieting incorrectly. The types of things that people should do (even if they're not dieting) is consume more lean meat, vegetables, and even low fat milk, while supplementing some stuff, namely zinc, magnesium, and fish oils |
09-08-2012 06:34 PM
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Dont get me wrong, im currently on a working and healthy diet and have lost a significant amount of weight due to that + lifting. But it was a first step for me in choosing to lose though, and it lead to my current thinking on anger | |
09-09-2012 10:44 PM
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solid. yeah everything is being marketed as "instant" these days and most people give up not seeing results in a short period of time. | |
09-09-2012 10:47 PM
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hm yeah, okay... i'm not going to argue against any kind of "now" or "present moment" in relative terms. intuitively it makes sense in my head but i don't have the cognition to try and present my case, and certainly could be wrong. | |
09-09-2012 11:07 PM
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In cases of legitimate rape, a womens body will take care of unwanted spermies.... | |
09-10-2012 01:10 AM
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Vitamin D levels are really bad in this country, too. Recently many doctors have increased the recommended vitamin D blood levels from 30 ng/mL to 50 (and some recommend up to 100). | |
09-10-2012 01:23 AM
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bang on point. i'm so incredibly guilty of this despite coming to the above painfully obvious realisation myself, and being reminded of it, many many many times. | |
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09-10-2012 05:02 AM
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There are more molecules in a glass of water than there are glasses of water in all the world's oceans combined. | |
09-10-2012 10:24 AM
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In this world there is nothing that is certain except death, taxes and suckouts. | |
09-10-2012 11:58 AM
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Things are what they are, not what we want them to be. |
09-10-2012 01:35 PM
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Vitamin D is synthesized in the skin when sunlight shines on it. If you get 5 - 10 minutes of direct sunlight a day on even a small %-age of your body, then you are making enough vitamin D for yourself. All of this assumes that you live in a temperate zone. Tropical zones have more direct sunlight and so less exposure is necessary. If you live in an arctic zone, then supplements will almost definitely be necessary. | |
09-10-2012 03:53 PM
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the ROI for becoming a classical musician is, on purely financial terms, miserably low. maybe you already knew that though. just stop expecting highly skilled people to play at your wedding for 100 bucks mmmkay? | |
09-10-2012 03:58 PM
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09-10-2012 04:01 PM
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Oh an example came to mind. Recently at the London Olympics the London Symphony Orchestra, one of the best and most famous orchestras in the world, were told they ought to play for free, and see it as an honour to be allowed to take part. Did they also ask catering staff or security guards to work for free? Nope.... | |
09-10-2012 04:22 PM
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09-10-2012 04:26 PM
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What benefits do advised/high levels of vitamin D give you? | |
09-10-2012 04:26 PM
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One more advantage of being a pasty white man. | |
09-10-2012 04:35 PM
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09-10-2012 05:30 PM
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09-10-2012 05:31 PM
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Well you could argue Vit D is the #1 underused nutrient as well; it is really close. Fish oils and even protein would qualify, perhaps even potassium |
09-10-2012 05:33 PM
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09-10-2012 05:40 PM
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love stuff like this. another amazing one is the shannon number which describes the varying possibilities of outcomes in a game of chess. if you were to take a guess at how many different outcomes are possible, what would it be? over/under on 10 trillion? i took the under, but the answer is actually pretty damn fascinating: the number is so large that it outnumbers the total number of atoms in the entire observable universe. (10^123 vs 10^80) | |
09-10-2012 05:41 PM
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09-10-2012 05:43 PM
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i've also heard decreased rates of depression, although i have no source to confirm that. kind of goes with the whole "winter" or "seasonal" depression theory, which may be nothing more than a lack of vitamin d due to decreased frequency and length of sunlight... not to mention most people spending 9-5 indoors when the sun is most active. | |
09-10-2012 05:47 PM
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09-10-2012 07:14 PM
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09-10-2012 07:38 PM
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09-10-2012 08:41 PM
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Speaking of vitamin D, it's synthesized from absorbing UV radiation, which is blocked out by sunscreen. Vitamin D deficiency leads to increased rates of cancer (among a myriad of other problems), so you can get a tan, get your vitamin D and get skin cancer, or you can stay protected from the sun and get some other cancer. | |
09-10-2012 08:45 PM
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Interestingly, only a portion of rays are even blocked by sunscreen. IIRC, the ones that cause burns, which in turn can cause premature aging and cancer, are the ones that are blocked by sunscreen. But there are other ones that are at full force throughout the entire day, are not blocked by clouds, and don't cause burns that are the primary source of sun-exposure premature aging and cancer |
09-10-2012 08:55 PM
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CPUs represent binary 1s and 0s as different voltage ranges. There were some wiseguys who tried a ternary system of 0s, 1s & 2s, with various voltage ranges for each, but ultimately it proved unreliable, and complicated the manufacturing of certain key components to an unacceptable cost point. Binary data can be represented by virtually anything: fiber uses light, wifi/GSM uses non-visible EMF, old modems over phone lines use(d) sound. | |
09-10-2012 09:01 PM
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Amazing how 1s & 0s on the other end are designed to interpret what the 1s & 0s coming down the line mean too. | |
09-10-2012 09:21 PM
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WTF is wrong with you people? Don't you know a cookie when you see one? | |
09-10-2012 09:25 PM
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A Scot will win a major tennis title. Heard it here first. | |
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09-10-2012 09:26 PM
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Bit late | |
09-10-2012 09:39 PM
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Bit late??? I've waited 76 years! | |
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09-10-2012 10:41 PM
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You'll never be this young ever again. |
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09-10-2012 10:42 PM
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09-11-2012 07:49 AM
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There is a difference - people wanted to be part of it so they volunteered. Good on them. These are professionals doing a job that only a professional can do, and THEY were asked to be a part of it. See the difference? If they can get a volunteer orchestra together that will do as good as job as the LSO, then they should go and do just that. | |
09-11-2012 08:02 AM
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Does anyone know if Mr. Bean got paid? Cause frankly I think him playing that one note at a perfect pace was the only thing holding that orchestra together. | |
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09-11-2012 09:01 AM
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Wow | |
09-11-2012 10:11 AM
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09-11-2012 10:18 AM
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UVA and UVB radiation both cause skin aging and cancer. The SPF rating system measures the ability to block UVB, not UVA. If the sunscreen contains avobenzone, benzophenones or helioplex, it'll also block UVA, at least some of its spectrum. Most sunscreens only block UVB. | |
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09-11-2012 11:07 AM
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Thinking more about this thread, there's one thing that I figured out a little too late. | |
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09-11-2012 11:57 AM
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Read the book "The Passion Test" | |
09-11-2012 12:08 PM
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The Attwoods look like two of the most annoying people I'm ever likely to stumble upon. | |
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09-11-2012 01:48 PM
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09-11-2012 01:57 PM
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Godwin's law - as an online discussion goes on for longer and longer, the probability of a comparison to the Nazis or Hitler approaches 1 | |
09-11-2012 02:51 PM
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You're right, and I'm grateful that I have such a career option. It's still hard when you work your ass off and you just kinda scrape by, though. I didn't want to sound like a big whine post above by the way, but I was a bit tipsy and what can ya do, sometimes you gotta bitch. Just ran into my (hot blonde) neighbour on the way in now, was like ya had a long day, been rehearsing straight for like 10 hours, and she's like "well at least you're earning doing your hobby." It's such a kick in the balls to be told that what I'm doing is a hobby. | |
09-11-2012 06:14 PM
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