General Debate 19 December 2015

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Griff

The internet is actually a as bigger paradigm shift as the printed word was .
Mankind will one day look back and marvel at its effects just as we look back at the changes the printing press brought about .
Not all good but definitely a quantum shift in the way we disseminate knowledge .
They do make an effort to teach kids critical thinking skills in evaluating the relative value of information which is extremely important IMHO
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December 19, 2015 9:34pm
Griff

I’ll say. Have you checked out some of the milf blogs on Tumblr lately?
You like them young nasska ?
Its heading towards grey gilf for me I am afraid.
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December 19, 2015 9:36pm
Nostradamus

Griff:

I recently came across a great photo of a chalkboard outside a cafe (I think) that said “No Wi-Fi: Talk to each other”.

I couldn’t find it, unfortunately, but found this article instead:

JERSEY CITY – The 100-year-old building that houses the recently-opened McGinley Square Pub has a rich history.

In the spirit of this classic style – which is evident from the large antique cash register that sits behind the bar – the owner draws inspiration for one of the pub’s mottos: “No Wi-Fi: Talk to each other.”
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“One of the problems with bars these days is they’re not very social environments because every bar you walk into has a thousand TV’s and everybody’s on their phones,” added Hatzipetrou. The newly made pub owner, who maintained the rustic old-fashioned look of the pub, says he’s already noticed customers unexpectedly meeting their own neighbors at the pub.

There are actually consultants out there who specialise in teaching business professionals how to do small-talk. Easy to see why.
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December 19, 2015 9:37pm
nasska

My mind keeps writing cheques that my body can’t cash Griff. 🙂
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December 19, 2015 9:39pm
Reid

The internet is actually a as bigger paradigm shift as the printed word was .

It’s the Gutenburg Press of today Griff.

What we all need to be careful of is the subtle disinformation. Like believing or valuing Wikipedia in favour of real encyclopedias. For example.
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December 19, 2015 9:40pm
stephieboy

Reid , thinking about propaganda your bound to find this intriguing,,

RT: Russia Today’s six most memorable moments,

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/oct/30/rt.-russia-todays-six-most-memorable-moments
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December 19, 2015 9:42pm
Reid

You mean Western propaganda stupidboy?

How surprising you’d be a sucker for it.
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December 19, 2015 9:45pm
mikenmild

I see the Pope is going to make Mother Teresa a saint.
Christopher Hitchens summed her up best.
Fanatic, fundamentalist, fraud.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2003/10/mommie_dearest.html
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December 19, 2015 9:47pm
SGA

Griff at 9:23 pm

Was not a typo it is what we called the game .

Be fair, Griff. Given your idiosyncratic approach to written English, how was I to know 🙂
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December 19, 2015 9:51pm
Reid

Careful mm.

Keep reading people like Hitchens and you’ll start saying the same things I’ve been saying, for decades.
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December 19, 2015 9:51pm
stephieboy

Reid, no I was thinking about you as the conpiracy theorist who has the tendency to swallow anything a Putin or a Goebbels for that matter can spoon feed you with .

“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.”

—Saul Bellow.

Sums you up to a tee IMHO.
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December 19, 2015 9:55pm
Reid

Reid, no I was thinking about you as…

Your problem is stephie, you don’t think at all.
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December 19, 2015 9:56pm
stephieboy

Reid, was Hitchen’s a 9/11 Truther ?

http://deadstate.org/video-christopher-hitchens-knew-how-to-deal-with-911-truthers/
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December 19, 2015 10:01pm
SGA

On a lighter note – When you are the world’s number 2 golfer, you have the money and “clout” to get ringside seats to an NBA game. On the other hand, it also means your wife might get mowed down by 6ft 8in, 250lb Lebron James.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/75296329/my-whole-body-feels-like-it-was-hit-by-a-truck-ellie-day-defends-husband-jason-and-lebron-james-after-courtside-collision
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December 19, 2015 10:13pm
Manolo

She is confident: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/clintons-offense-will-be-personal-216962
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December 20, 2015 7:16am
Manolo

Just in case: http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/wake-up-time-in-europe-time-to-get-armed/

Of all the countries in Europe being overrun with Islamic refugees, Sweden may be the most vulnerable.

Known as a bastion of liberalism and tolerance in a pre-manufactured multicultural society, Sweden is seeing the first signs of a culture breaking down.

Official law enforcement statistics show a significant surge in violence in Sweden even before the massive influx of 190,000 refugees in 2015. Sweden has been importing Muslim immigrants for decades, and parts of Stockholm, Trelleborg and Malmo have taken on a new, distinctively Middle Eastern look. Sexual assaults, killings and gang activity are all on the rise.

But the flood of new refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and North Africa in 2015 has been a wake-up call for many Swedes, who are now getting armed.
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