Dannyboy-the-Dane
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Whoa, I think I have a shorter distance than Letty! But you don't just take a flight all the way to London for a day or two.
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Graduation pics anyone?
I love this one, no one's looking at the camera, it's just a moment of mortarboard related joy!
And in this one I look like popeye, ha.
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Girls who are both beautiful AND intelligent!
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good thing you read it then!
How do you know I don't read out loud everything I read?
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Looking cool, dude.
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You know it! Time to get working you! *cracks whip*
I said I didn't want to hear it! >.<'
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I've forgotten what I thought I knew about who's who...
Ditto. Though it wasn't much to begin with, anyway.
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I actually just looked at the picture. It does give me the creeps to a certain extent - more than I actually remembered. But yes, since the fear is irrational, it's actually not the spider itself as much as the thought about it. You could compare it to Plato's allegory of the cave: It's not the phenomenon "spider" that provokes my fear (as I have no problem with very small spiders - in fact, they fascinate me), it's the idea "spider". Other arachnid or otherwise spider-like creatures like crabs, scorpions, and harvestmen also provokes my phobia to an extent.
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Does that picture bother you? I mean it's not exactly realistic.
I didn't look at it. But you're right, realism has something to say about it, as Aragog in the film is probably one of the few large spiders I can look at relatively easy without problems. The other spiders in the film are more realistic, making it worse, but they still bother me less than normal big spiders. My theory is that the whole concept of so ridiculously many spiders of such ridiculous sizes are breaking the point of believability, even for a completely irrational feeling like phobic fear.
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Looks like you have many lookalikes.
That is because he looks the archtype example of a geek - and that is meant entirely as a compliment.
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Thanks. but if I've got it right it doesn't feature any physical human qualities, just emotional human qualities yes?
Yup, right. And I appreciate you simply linking to the picture, as I am arachnophobic.
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Read it? It's a 10 minute video! If you can't be bothered to click the link and see what it is then I can't be bothered to watch 45 minutes of video footage.
I wasn't aware it was a video. I assumed it was text. My bad.
But take it easy - I didn't mean it like that. My choice of words could perhaps have been better, but I was damn tired at the time. I didn't even ask you to watch the videos, I just thought I'd post my source like you did. If people are interested, they can watch the videos.
EDIT: I just watched your video. It describes string theory, the theory postulating that there are 10 dimensions. This is the theory that according to the videos I watched fit together with the supergravity theory, postulating the existence of 11 dimensions. As I mentioned, the two theories filled each other's gaps, ironed out each other's flaws, and generally complimented each other very well. In their conclusion, there are 11 dimensions, and apparently - as it wasn't explained why in the videos I found on YouTube - it's in this 11th dimension that all the parallel universes are found.
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In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second book, the giant spider, Aragog, and the other big spiders living in the Forbidden Forest are not particularly evil. They're as intelligent as humans and tell Harry and Ron the things they know about the monster that has been terrorising the school. As Hagrid is the one who saved Aragog, he and his family won't eat Hagrid, but as Aragog puts it himself: "I can't deny my children food when it walks right into our home. Goodbye, friends of Hagrid."
So, yeah, this is an example of a more human-like spider that isn't necessarily evil.
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Ine certainly is good at giving advice.
I thought of Inevestigation about the same time I read Dan Dare's post. :p
I would ask if I should get started on doing some of the terrible amounts of schoolwork I have for Monday, but I already know the answer - and I know I don't want to hear it.
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Ãœber forgotten-ness. I don't have any info, either.
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no, higher education took all the magic out of life. curse you science, life was more fun before.
Science can do that. Though I still believe there are things in life that science has simply not understood yet. Things maybe even considered paranormal.
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I'd love to come to this, but I probably won't make it. Sometimes I wish I lived in England.
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Can't be bothered to read it right now. Maybe later.
Here's my source of info. It's one programme split into five parts.
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I thought there could only possibly be 10 dimensions? alternate universes is the 9th dimension, i think, and the 10th dimension is all variations on the physical laws that construct what we would take to be standard for all deviating 'parallel' universes.
As far as I know (I haven't looked terrible much into this, to be fair), there were two fractions within the science world debating the number of dimensions. One fraction said 10 dimensions, another said 11. Then they found out their theories fit together, solving the problems each theory had, ending up with 11 dimensions. The 11th dimension is supposed to be where all the alternate universes are.
My entire collection of knowledge regarding this subjects stems solely from science programme videos on YouTube.
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Already then it was obvious that Odwin was going to become one awesome guy.
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The Sex Files : I want to relieve (porno sequel)
That too.
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I am quite geeky and possess a lot of semi-useless knowledge. I am also quite adapt at most school subjects (except PE) and a nice person to be around and talk with.
I hope.
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I want to believe.
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What is needed besides a breadslicer and Play Doh to create the ultimate doomsday device?
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Strangely enough, I read about this today in a science magazine. It was about quantum theory which states that quantum particles exist in multiple states of being at the same time, for example spinning both clockwise and anti-clockwise at the same time. When a particle is measured, however, it will assume one of the states of being, for example counter-clockwise, and stay in that being. The state of being it assumes is decidedly randomly with the chances of it assuming one state of being may be greater than another.
Now, different theories regarding the practical effects of this exists. One of the theories state that the whole universe is a quantum system, meaning that every single action will create a new universe, which means that another universe exists where the action didn't happen. Ergo, there exist an infinite number of universes containing all possible combinations of all actions ever made in history. Theoretically a pointless decision like whether to pick your nose will result in an inifite number of new universes, one where you picked your nose, one where you didn't, one where you waited just a bit longer, etc. This fits nicely with string theory and M theory regarding the 11th dimension and its alternate universes. This could also solve the paradoxes of time travel.
N-Europe Summer Meetup, innit - Hyde Park, Saturday 18th July. No penguins allowed.
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Not really my style, though ... But we'll see. I won't promise anything.