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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are we about to achieve Fusion Power? |
Jinki |
Posted: 13 Feb 2014, 7:22 pm
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A lot of people seem to be practicing the fallacy that because something has taken a long time to happen, was predicted to occur much more shortly than it has, and may yet take a long time to happen, it will never. Exactly, Leonardo Da Vinci was probably scoffed at when he did the first sketch of a... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are we about to achieve Fusion Power? |
Jinki |
Posted: 13 Feb 2014, 7:07 pm
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Replies: 32 Views: 2,272
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This is a pretty significant development. The prospect of fusion as an energy source is huge, so even small advances are important. The fuel is abundant and the waste inconsequential. Best of all, fusion eliminates carbon without imposing the enormously ghastly footprint of solar and wind farms on t... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Does anyone feel stuck in a primitive society... |
Jinki |
Posted: 10 Feb 2014, 6:45 pm
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Replies: 15 Views: 1,276
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Utopia envisages a cohesive society that can provide people with everything they need in an equal manner - thereby eliminating most of the social problems that exist in a society such as ours. But it's most impractical and unsustainable. Since a cohesive state in society does not necessarily mean a ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Mandatory to hold a university degree by Member ofParliament |
Jinki |
Posted: 10 Feb 2014, 5:48 pm
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Replies: 27 Views: 2,219
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Education does not equate to intelligence. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The birth of the universe |
Jinki |
Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 6:44 pm
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Replies: 38 Views: 1,715
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There are infinite possibilities: Our universe could be an offshoot of a parent universe, or our universe could go through cycles of explosions from a singularity, or our universe could be a computer simulation within somebody else's universe, or our universe could be a random quantum fluctuation, l... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Got Anything Random To Say |
Jinki |
Posted: 27 Jan 2014, 4:40 pm
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Replies: 121,750 Views: 4,322,459
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I have nothing random to say, therefore I am not going to say anything random. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you UNHAPPY today. |
Jinki |
Posted: 27 Jan 2014, 4:39 pm
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Replies: 33,244 Views: 1,221,232
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In gym class today, the captains of the dodge-ball teams fought over which of them would be burdened with me in their lineup. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Grisha's say something boring and pointless thread. |
Jinki |
Posted: 12 Jan 2014, 1:50 pm
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Replies: 3,980 Views: 188,882
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The past is not the future. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
Jinki |
Posted: 11 Jan 2014, 8:52 pm
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Replies: 19,211 Views: 761,462
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I am writing a screenplay about 2 Martians who share an apartment and peddle stolen goods on eBay in order to finance their dream of world domination. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: "Hand Of God" Captured In Image Released By NASA |
Jinki |
Posted: 11 Jan 2014, 8:35 pm
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Replies: 10 Views: 3,205
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Since it's an X-ray image, it wouldn't look like that to our eyes. It's a neutron star blasting the surrounding gas and dust with high-energy particles. The long-wave X-rays were depicted in red and short-waved X-rays assigned blue. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Who are the WP "In Crowd"? |
Jinki |
Posted: 08 Jan 2014, 4:27 pm
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Replies: 95 Views: 5,958
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As an individual, I am a member of the "in between crowd." |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Got Anything Random To Say |
Jinki |
Posted: 08 Jan 2014, 4:26 pm
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Replies: 121,750 Views: 4,322,459
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I sell Tiger Repellent Necklaces in the United States.
100% effective so far. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
Jinki |
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 7:11 pm
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Replies: 19,211 Views: 761,462
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I am the heiress to the Chia Pet fortune. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
Jinki |
Posted: 11 Nov 2013, 5:55 pm
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Replies: 19,211 Views: 761,462
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My dog ate the computer so I can't post this. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
Jinki |
Posted: 01 Nov 2013, 5:36 pm
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Replies: 19,211 Views: 761,462
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I possess an in-depth personal knowledge regarding the birth of a planet around star HD 100546. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Stemming thread - Say anything; bizzar and random |
Jinki |
Posted: 01 Nov 2013, 5:22 pm
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Replies: 2,055 Views: 80,562
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For a longer life, avoid alien assassins. |
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