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Forum: Video Games 06-06-2007, 03:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 167
Posted By born2ramble
Re: Starcraft royalty

BTW Blarg, heard you mention you play(ed) RTS games...
curious which ones?
Forum: Video Games 06-06-2007, 03:44 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 167
Posted By born2ramble
Re: Starcraft royalty

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Forum: Video Games 06-06-2007, 12:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 60
Posted By born2ramble
Asheron\'s Call (1)

Reading this (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=Laughs&Number=10679432&page=0&fpart=1) thread reminded me how sweet the game Asheron's Call is.

Basically, this game kicks...
Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review 06-05-2007, 07:53 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 224
Posted By born2ramble
Re: **Weekend Game - Who Am I?**

Kevin Spacey?
The Negotiator, The Usual Suspects, Pay it Forward

someone go for me
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 06-05-2007, 05:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 117
Posted By born2ramble
Re: DS, god, and probability: the real brandi story

Key words: "virtual certainty."
Maybe the Devil doesn't have as good a read on DS as he thinks!

I also think DS picks both, as, to him, there's no apparent downside. (the devil hasn't told DS...
Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review 06-02-2007, 07:46 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 334
Posted By born2ramble
Re: What Books Have You Read Recently?

Stephen King's On Writing
Fantastic. Reads like a breeze, very informative. It switches back-and-forth between memoir and writing advice, and both sides are captivating. I haven't read anything...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 05-31-2007, 03:48 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 251
Posted By born2ramble
Re: Can Typical Jurors Really Be Consistent Regarding Doubt?

Not Okay and I would find it very surprising that a jury would convict. In America, the vast majority would rather see 100 guilty men go free (unless some heinous violence occurred) than one...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 05-31-2007, 03:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 42
Posted By born2ramble
Re: Evolution of the human brain

Sorry for the sidetrack, but:

More protective against brain stress as in:
a) deals with brain stress more efficiently and can handle larger amounts of brain stress
or
b) evades situations that...
Forum: Other Other Topics 05-30-2007, 11:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 81
Posted By born2ramble
Re: Braces

I was borderline-needing braces my freshman year of high school. I erred on the side of not getting them and convinced my parents/orthodontist that I'd be fine w/o them. Anyway, my teeth/jaw grew...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 05-30-2007, 06:44 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 751
Posted By born2ramble
Re: My Attitude About The Math /Science/ Logic Illiterate

Rduke,

Quick question for your on this side-issue. I agree that Phil is probably underestimating environmental factors, but do you agree that it's not necessarily vital for DS's argument?

You...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 05-30-2007, 06:32 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 751
Posted By born2ramble
Re: My Attitude About The Math /Science/ Logic Illiterate

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Most people are really discussing side issues here. On the side issue of what people are capable of learning, I think the current state of the Science and Technology of ...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 05-30-2007, 06:28 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 751
Posted By born2ramble
Re: My Attitude About The Math /Science/ Logic Illiterate

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He is indicating there is a Sharp Dropoff somewhere in the graph and in his opinion, the Sharp Drop off is a lot closer to 0 than a lot of people think.

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I think David...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 05-30-2007, 06:16 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 751
Posted By born2ramble
Re: My Attitude About The Math /Science/ Logic Illiterate

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I would just hesitate to claim that the lack of a certain ability follows from "brain structure" and that it is immutable at birth. Especially since it's not grounded in any sort of...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 05-30-2007, 06:14 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 751
Posted By born2ramble
Re: My Attitude About The Math /Science/ Logic Illiterate

PTB,

Thanks for the analysis. I agree with everything you said (and believe that's DS's precise arguement) except for this:

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The Quantum is SO large that the non literate deserves...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 05-30-2007, 05:53 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 399
Posted By born2ramble
Re: How many of you belive in alien beings

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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 05-30-2007, 08:05 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 751
Posted By born2ramble
Re: My Attitude About The Math /Science/ Logic Illiterate

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The specific stuff that needs to be learned is logic, (syllogisms, fallacies, truth tables) probability, including permutations and combinations and basic statistics, and some algebra,...
Forum: Other Other Topics 05-27-2007, 10:39 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 304
Posted By born2ramble
Re: Movies that the sequel was better than the original...

Kill Bill 2
Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review 05-27-2007, 01:29 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 109
Posted By born2ramble
Re: The Deal - Poker Fiction

Good read,
you should post some of your other stories.

What makes you think you can't write professionally? You seem like a natural.
Forum: Health and Fitness 05-25-2007, 01:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 56
Posted By born2ramble
eating old food

dunno where else to put this, but

how long can a pizza be sitting out before it's uneatable? the one in front of me has been out for 12 hours. too long?
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 05-19-2007, 02:19 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 247
Posted By born2ramble
Re: My Final Word On Religion For A While

David and others,
I'm curious what you think about rising intelligence. In your eyes, does this 70% figure decline over time?

One of my favorite Sklansky threads to date.

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I'm...
Forum: BBV4Life 05-04-2007, 11:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 81
Posted By born2ramble
Re: beat: word evades dictionaries worldwide

ty snowball, ima dictionary noob.
Forum: BBV4Life 05-04-2007, 11:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 81
Posted By born2ramble
beat: word evades dictionaries worldwide

sometimes, you cannot find the definintion for a word. (apparently)

i'm reading this (http://www.megasociety.net/noesis/140/rosner.html) random thing and came across the word discemably.
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