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Punctuation is helpful in making yourself understood: A woman without her man is nothing can become A woman, without her man, is nothing. or A woman: without her, man is nothing. Capitalization is important; capitalization is the difference between I had to help my uncle Jack off a...

Co Ba Don't bother with Co Ba on Laurier, west of Parc. Average Asian food, but expensive because of the location/decor. The plate is beautiful when it arrives though. :rolleyes: I wouldn't go back.

Milsa I can echo Techman's comments and add a few words of my own. Indeed, vegetarians will be repulsed and will leave hungry since there isn't much, if anything, on the menu that caters to them. When I went, sometime ago, it was with a bunch of guys who are either athletes, or weight...

Why did the chicken cross the road?

This is pretty wild too: The Olympic Flame was "electronically" transmitted via satellite from Athens to Ottawa, by means of an electronic pulse derived from the actual burning flame. From Ottawa, it was carried by hand to Montreal. After a rainstorm doused the Olympic flame a few days after...

sticker Glad you liked it Korbel, but I want to, again, make clear that I can't take credit for it, I was merely reposting it. Much like we have G/PG-13/R/NC-17/etc ratings for movies and Parental Advisory notes on albums, maybe we should have this sticker pasted on all bibles. WARNING...

There's a dozen of us in there now... seems like posting an announcement in the thread really brings out a crowd!

Thanks for the God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything recommendation, Dee. I had already read Dawkins' God Delusion some time ago and expected more of the same from God Is Not Great, but I was mistaken. In broad terms, Dawkins arguments come from the sciences, whereas Hitchens focus...

Dick Cavett quote "I went to a Chinese-German restaurant. The food is great, but an hour later you're hungry for power." - Dick Cavett

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Good recommendation; thanks Regular Guy! I think I'll wait for Attali's Une Breve Histoire de l'Avenir to come out in English in 2009. I don't think I can handle it in French...

I took a break from the boards for a variety of reasons... I drop-in to see what's up and I see this. :( I can only echo what has already been said. Your take on things, humour and wisdom will be missed. Cheers! :)

Welcome to the machine The STM ones in particular yes; I assume they are passive, and won't panic about them. The active RFID have a much broader range (500m according to wiki). Those are the ones I'm worried about.

I'll wait to see them in action before passing judgment. Since the passes will not be linked to a person, then I'm not too worried, but in general I can't say I'm fond of RFID. I'll spare you the diatribe about surveillance, privacy, human rights, freedom, etc.

Curtailing the spread of AIDS is in everybody's best interest. In the Long Emergency, people may not have much to eat or they may not have shelter, but they will always have sex. Is the money spent effectively? I can't anwser. As for the billions to Israel... come on, you know it's for weapons.

Comme toujours, merci pour l'éclaircissement. :)

I am well aware of scholarly practices. Since this isn't a university paper, but more of a conversation I've eschewed these conventions. Who footnotes their conversations? I figured naming the thread by the title of the book was enough of a hint. I read Robert's book a while ago, and keep...

Excellent documentaries that everyone must see. http://www.endofsuburbia.com/ http://www.oilcrashmovie.com/ http://www.crudeimpact.com/ Pick one and brace yourself.

I agree with you figtree. When people base their lives on a book that objectifies almost everything (other men not of the same creed, all women, all non-human life) and decrees to go forth and multiply, you know you are going to be facing trouble.

Not sure where I made a false statement, please specifically point it out to me and I will elaborate or retract. Not sure where I ranted either. I copied your paragraph about nuclear energy and tried to show the irony... we've been throught this before. A few times. I feel sorry for you that I...