Posts by glenster

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Charles Russell's family tree: a real tree

by glenster in

one of these is an old world monkey that almost looks human.

the other is a lesula.

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/09/13/47435.jpg.

glenster

Bad predictions: over the course of evolution the remnant of the earlier strain
hasn't lost the ability to throw poop accurately.

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they did everything wrong they could, and then some on the big xbox one reveal.. talking about going bust i have been seeing xbox fan boys saying it's over already and they are getting ps4s.. if you know anything about that part of nerdom, ms xbox fans are beyond die hard loyal fanatics..

glenster

http://www.ign.com/ps4
http://www.ign.com/xbox-one
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/927749-xbox-360
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/691087-playstation-4
http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox-one-news-rumors-and-everything-else-we-know/
http://www.gamesradar.com/ps4-news-rumors-everything-else-we-know/
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2013/05/21/xbox-one-announced-microsoft-games-console/1
http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Hopes+Developers+Will+Make+Xbox+One+Games+Unplayable+Offline/article31630.htm
PS: GTA V
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/23023-grand-theft-auto-v-special-and-collectors-editions-announced-by-rockstar-now-available-to-preorder/

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Charles Russell's family tree: a real tree

by glenster in

one of these is an old world monkey that almost looks human.

the other is a lesula.

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/09/13/47435.jpg.

glenster

One of these is an Old World monkey that almost looks human
The other is a Lesula

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/09/13/47435.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesula
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/09/lesula-monkey-new-species.html

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Good monitor for gaming--fastest w/good color

by glenster in

viewsonic vp2770 2560 x 1440 semi-glossy pls review:.

http://wecravegamestoo.com/forums/monitor-reviews-discussion/13392-viewsonic-vp2770-review-2560x1440-semi-glossy-pls.html.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1335088/viewsonic-vp2770-2560x1440-semi-glossy-pls-club.

glenster

Another GPU consideration is that the next gen GPUs at 20nm are due later (AMD
Volcanic at the end of the year and Nvidia Maxwell early next year), so I might
wait to see what reviewers like NCX/MenacingTuba and prad say is a good monitor
then.

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Atheism IS a religion! My profound apologies to Xians.

by return of parakeet in

in the course of my continuing research on why believers insist that atheists are religious, i stumbled upon a website (link below) that proves beyond any doubt that atheism is a religion.

you can imagine my chagrin upon discovering that i, as an atheist, belong to a religion after all.

i'm not exactly a member in good standing yet, but i'll work on it as hard as i can.

glenster

Some believers claim to prove is (but it's just their belief) and they compare
it to atheists who claim to prove isn't (but it's just their belief). Some
believers claim God is proven by all around us (which is a leading statement
because intelligent design doesn't prove God) and some nonbelievers compare God
to unicorns and the FSM (which is a leading statement because those are things
known not to exist). They have more in common than they seem to realize.

Penguins are as intelligent as human beings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZmx0jml1jk

Some claim the belly proves God and the God of some is their belly.

So on to more important differences: food.

Christians: very popular with holidays rich with nummy food.
Jews: tasteless meat and crackers but also known for delicious pickles and
mothers who recommmend bowls of chicken soup.
Muslims: when Islamophobia is pressed on message boards, liberal Muslims
should bring up delicious Muslim food. When there's anger about a Muslim
building in the Twin Towers area, they should suggest a food court.
Atheists: action speaks louder than words--put the spaghetti on the plate. I'd
go to two or three meetings.
JWs: unpopular. No holiday foods and moderate in their comsumption. Boring.

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Good monitor for gaming--fastest w/good color

by glenster in

viewsonic vp2770 2560 x 1440 semi-glossy pls review:.

http://wecravegamestoo.com/forums/monitor-reviews-discussion/13392-viewsonic-vp2770-review-2560x1440-semi-glossy-pls.html.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1335088/viewsonic-vp2770-2560x1440-semi-glossy-pls-club.

glenster

It depends on what types of games you enjoy. Experiencing the faster games
in 2D is improved with better pixel response rates/lower lag, and monitors vary
widely in that regard. You need a pretty good GPU to run the latest games on
the fastest or color accurate/high res monitors. (4K resolution is coming later,
too.) But whether you favor good colors or speed, why spend a lot of money for
a GPU to run a monitor that's slow or has poor colors? The fastest are known
for meh colors, so I looked for the fastest at 2560 x 1440 with excellent
colors/resolution.

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Atheism IS a religion! My profound apologies to Xians.

by return of parakeet in

in the course of my continuing research on why believers insist that atheists are religious, i stumbled upon a website (link below) that proves beyond any doubt that atheism is a religion.

you can imagine my chagrin upon discovering that i, as an atheist, belong to a religion after all.

i'm not exactly a member in good standing yet, but i'll work on it as hard as i can.

glenster

I start with a basic definition of God (as in the Adler version), faith as a
choice of hope or not in that possibility beyond the known, and atheism as re-
jection of belief in God or gods. Character, belief in yet other things,
ability to get the facts right, centric intolerance, names for God, interven-
tions, law of the land, etc., are all optional additional stipulations. Reli-
gion typically combines faith and belonging to a social group.

Not all believers claim to prove is and not all disbelievers claim to prove
isn't. The prove is and isn't-ers belong in their own category, and it's the
same category as the GB--there isn't any prove is or isn't for the basics of
that. Someone trying to rationalize an atheist is a believer typically means
they likewise assert something as proven beyond what can be proven but that
category is for those of either group who are mistaken or propadandizing. For
example, the GB belongs in that group and I assume they don't have faith, not
that they do.

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