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Posted on 01-26-05 01:35 PM, in Odd sign I found... Link
My friend has the "No Dumping" sign on his bathroom door.


I haven't seen too many humourous signs in my town. My town sucks
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Posted on 01-26-05 01:47 PM, in Ethics: Does the End Justify the Means? Link
Bombing the airport...

500 or people die instead of 3000
Less property damage

Would of been better? Yeah, it seems like it but the negative respones that the goverment would of received has the possible to end up alot worse than a few thousand lives lost. They could blame it on terrorists but it wouldn't really stop them from trying it again somewhere else before the goverment can try and inplace all the sercuity systems.

You could issue a grounding of all planes and stop the hijackings before they started, prevented the explosion and loss of innocent lives. Would of been alot better looking as well.

If the planes did manage to take off. Shoot them down with jet fighters.



But to answer the question. The end very rarely justify the means.
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Posted on 01-27-05 05:00 AM, in A picture tells a thousand words Link
Originally posted by The Guru of Furu
Don't base your entire report on that one site, make sure you find something that is published on that so that there is some legitimacy to the image. But if it's true, very cool.


The image I found on a website but its also published in a book and I have found a few websites that that draw sources from several books. I'm still trying to track down those books actually.

Originally posted by Cymoro
There is a chance it is, unless it's Madagascar or Australia (But then, why would it be so close?). Is there any source that mentions that island? I just don't think you'd want to lose a few points by accidentaly calling Madagascar the "new world".

And I believe Leif came before Columbus. That may had been a typo on your part.


Its way to off to be Madagascar or Australia. Besides, Al-Masudi, who made the map, wrote about a Muslim navigator named Khashkhash who sailed into the west Altanic and returned with strange and unknown treasure. I would also think that Madagascar culture wouldn't be strange to them since they did trade with Africans.

And the Columbus/Leif thing was a typo.


Originally posted by Brunken Drawler
Interesting... We finished the "Islam" chapter... I'm guessing your a sophmore (SP? )? I wish I lived back then... Nothing but Peace and Nature. : drifts off in a dream :


Second Year senior. Its nothing to do with an Islam chapter/unit/whatever. I get to choose my own topics for papers.

Originally posted by Ziffski
That has been a much argued map. As is the map of Antarctica that went missing. The general fringe thought is that the Japanese discovered the new world in and around 600-1100 AD as various islands off the coast of South America have had Japanese pottery on it.


Very interesting, I haven't heard about the Japanese theory. I've heard they found a Chinese Junk off the coast of California dating back to the 1000-1100's. Which would be 100-200 years after the Muslims and Japan has way too big of a range to really say they were the first. You could also argue the Egyptians if you wanted to. (Using the whole Cocaine/Nictone found in mummies as well as its being proven that they could of reached America with their seafaring technology).

And Pottery was a good. Europeans traded for it. Its not to far fetched to say some European bought old Japanese pottery and crashed off of the coast of South America. Plus theres way more than just pottery suggesting Muslims came to America. Native American clothing, Native American names, Some native American religions. Not to mention the hundreds of stories about Muslims coming to America from 889ad to 1200ad and the amount of detail involved with the tales. Its one thing to say "We left spain, found america, came back" but they don't. Its more of a "So and so, from this city, who lived from this year until this year, left this port in this year, during the reign of so and so (Than give the years of the reign) traveled here than here before going there and they returned on such and such year" thing. The stories are very detailed for being so old.

Originally posted by Kitten Yiffer
Notice that Sweden is an Island on that picture... or is that great britain? Or maybe the left one is GB and right Sweden...

I'm more surprised how accurate it is, rather how inaccurate it is. World maps over a such large area so early on.


I thought the big island was England the one next to it was Ireland. It also appears they didn't explore higher than Denmark by that time. I was more surpised that it appears it has India, Tde Himilayas (sp?), and part of the far south east on it than the islands off the coast of Europe.

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Posted on 01-27-05 01:43 PM, in CD Burning software Link
Anyone know a good program that I can use to burn data/music CDs?

My cd burner is old so I need one that runs at 1x speed and I can't find one that can burn that slow
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Posted on 01-28-05 03:50 AM, in CD Burning software Link
Deepburner burns at 2x speed on the lowest as does all the versions of Nero I came across

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Posted on 01-28-05 12:49 PM, in A picture tells a thousand words Link
Originally posted by hhallahh
As long as we're making speculative historical bullshit assertions, I'd like to assert that the Africans discovered America before anyone else, as evidenced by the African statues on Easter Island.


I love closemindedness

The Vikings discovered America in the 1000's. It was proven in the 1960's. For 900+ years no one believed they did. It was proven and about 70% of the world still doesn't believe it.


Why is it so much bullshit to believe that the Muslims were perhaps here before the Vikings? I just find the it amusing that the story of Columbus has a lot of ties to the Muslim legends...

Spain. A country from 710ad until 1492ad was a muslim country. In most legends, muslim navigators left from Palos Spain (so did Columbus). These legends were (and still are) believed by the majority of Muslims. The people of Spain would of grown up hearing tails about it. Spain was the ONLY country willing to fund Columbus. Consequence? Maybe.


Ah well, I personally enjoy questioning what I was/am taught in history class and I do happen to believe that America was discovered by Muslims. Which makes me unAmerican and brainedwash by Arabic propaganda (I LOVE ARTICLES BY RIGHTWING AMERICAS! )





Side note: I was having fun trying to connect the Egyptians to Mesoamerica last month. Its not totally impossible but I don't believe it. Still was a fun thing to read about
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Posted on 01-28-05 01:00 PM, in CD Burning software Link
Originally posted by FreeDOS
I'm assuming that you're on Windows, so download the Win32 port of cdrtools.

You tell it to burn at 1x by specifying speed=1 as a parametre.

I'm not going to tell how to use it right now, so read a HOWTO about it. (Note: Ignore the fact that it talks about Linux. The same cdrtools are used that you downloaded, only that I host a port for Windows)


I downloaded that and read the Howto and I don't believe I have ever been so completely lost in my life...
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Posted on 01-30-05 12:16 AM, in It takes root again Link
I remember hearing something about this in 1997. I can see it still going on.... I don't understand how someone can look at the holocaust and say it never happened but I guess its both ingorance and how you were taught. (Theres thousands of massacres in history people deny from happening).

I believe the Holocaust did happen but I hate the way its taught. American history books were written by pussies. If we were given more than a paragraph saying "From 1933-1945 Nazi's killed 12 million jews", I'm sure it would of sunk in to people's skull what actually happened. Than again, we arn't taught shit about Nazi's or Hitler. Even though hes been long dead and evil, its still deemed wrong to critcize him in history books. I love my country. I'm not sure how other countries are taught it, but if its anything similar to all the history textbooks I have had through out my school life so far, I can understand why people don't take it serious or even believe in it. Also. 12 Million died in the Holocaust. 5-6 million of which were not Jewish. Maybe we should start being taught that....


Meh.


12% isn't as much you would like to believe. Not all 60 million took the poll. Only 12% that did deny the holocaust. Realisitically, at the most, there is maybe 2 million people taking the poll. 12% of 2mil is 240,000. So all you know is that at least 0.4% denies the holocaust. Who took the poll mainly? Young Adults? Old people? Men? Women?

They just take enough results and throw shit together with out giving demographics to fear people.


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Posted on 01-31-05 10:46 PM, in Hey potheads! Read this! Link
If marijuana causes schizophrenia, I need to get my hands on more reefer


Seriously though, I have a few schizophrenic friends and they are probably the coolest people I have ever met but I certianly don't want to have it.
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Posted on 02-01-05 05:00 AM, in Its been proven. Beer saves lives:) Link
http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=104166®ion=3


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Posted on 02-01-05 07:14 AM, in Hey potheads! Read this! Link
Well I don't know if I'm coming or going
If it's them or me
Oh, but one things for certain
Willie Nelson only smokes the killer weed


I smoke pot... often in fact. I'm emotionally stable and I have a fine grip on reality. I do it because I like being stoned. Nothing else about it.
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Posted on 02-05-05 08:49 AM, in A picture tells a thousand words Link
Originally posted by MobleSprout
Originally posted by Apple

The map predates both Columbus and Leif Ericson by roughly 100 and 600 years respectfully. Which would put the first dsicovers of America** as Muslims.

**Not including those who came via the Bering Landbridge and those with no solid edvidence.


Recent evidence is coming to light (from rediscovered Chinese charter documents) that instead of every other race in the entire world discovering America first, the Chinese did. I read it in an article pimping the book the historian was reading, and I don't remember all of his supporting evidence, but scholars are tending to turn in that direction now.

All means considered, the Chinese mastered boat travel well before any other culture, and given the enormous reach of Chinese-branched cultures in the early couple centuries A.D., it seems entirely likely that the Chinese had stumbled upon the West coast (or what is NOW the West coast, as it could very well have been islandic then) previously to the Muslims, the Africans, the Americans, the Icelandics and the Fraggles.

Check out these books for a start into reference:

Here
And Here

There's more scholarly ones out there but I don't feel like looking for them

edit: sorry, tablebreaking

edit 2: one last edit - i forgot to mention that the chinese were the first to discover North America's USA territory. I'd blanked out on the vikings. But they don't matter.
Stupid Swedes.


I've heard about 1421 and seen a few people discuss it on misc message boards but I haven't seen anyone yet (Who wasn't Chinese) say anything good about it except it was interesting. I haven't read it yet so I'll look for it and Fusang when I go to the library next time.
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Posted on 02-09-05 04:33 PM, in 31 Reasons Link
Marriage is a union between two people. I see nothing wrong with any two people willingly getting married to one another. In my opinion, its not what marriage is for but I won't vote against it (I actually voted for it).

However, In my personal opinion marriage should be reserved for those who are planning on creating a family with each other. I know my defination isn't fair to those who can't produce children but its the way I view it. I don't plan on marrying anyone unless I want to start a family with them.
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Posted on 02-09-05 07:02 PM, in 31 Reasons Link
Originally posted by Rydain
Are you implying that because Rando and I are undecided on the entire child issue and may therefore decide not to have any, our relationship is not serious enough for us to deserve the slew of benefits conferred by legal marriage?


I voted for same sex marriages because I believed their relationships were serious enough to deserve benefits that come marriage, why would I look at yours any differently?

I was just stateing my personal opinion on what marriage meant to me.
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Posted on 02-10-05 12:11 AM, in Keep Ted Turner and his goddamn crayolas away from my mark forums read link. Link
Some how this reminds me of that Monty Python skit where they moved that one guy in a production line like 3 inches and like 10 minutes later, theres utter chaos with people flying through the air and shit.


Its not different!
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Posted on 02-10-05 08:17 AM, in Legalize marijuana? Yay or nay!? Link
Yay. Shocker!

I, a pot user, don't want marijuana legal. Its hard enough to keep people from using marijuana as it is and yeah.
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Posted on 02-11-05 04:20 AM, in Legalize marijuana? Yay or nay!? Link
Originally posted by MathOnNapkins
Just. Wow. That's a first.


I suppose it is.


Its not healthy and there is already enough children (<12) smoking it. You think that number will drop if its legal and sold in stores? Most places don't card you unless you look 12 and even than, how differcult is it is to give a stranger money and have them buy it for you? Its how I got beer until I found a place that didn't check ID.

If you sell it in the stores, people won't end up buying it from the stores. Its cheaper just to grow it and its easy to do. If you can't grow it, I'm sure you can buy it from someone for cheaper. It doesn't benefit the stores. Its a drug and its addicting. The most common things stoled in stores around here besides candy is beer and cigrettes. Not to mention how many people kill each other for it already. Goverment can't control it like they can the tobacoo companies. It doesn't benefit the goverment any by legalizing it.

What they need to do is make the punishments not so harsh for using it.
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