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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  Don't forget leeches!

  Palm, I would totally love an antique phrenology head. I collect a lot of those old medical/biology oddities and ephemera...pull-down charts of the muscular system, etc.
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  Tesla was mocked and scorned and died penniless and insane, and then everyone was like, "Oops. Turns out he was an über-genius." So that effectively set science back quite a bit. Who knows where we'd be today if some of his discoveries were adopted and implemented earlier?

  http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  A Victorian false start:

  Phrenology

  Ah yes, the idea that feeling the bumps on your head could tell scientists something about your personality.
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  Good news, Brizzzy!

  I heard that the dinosaurs can be resurrected, since their bones have been fossilized and not cremated.

  

  
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  Yes, germ theory was regarded with scorn as newfangled hogwash in Victorian medicine - only a few Victorian-era doctors had adopted it.
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  It's a good method. Scientist disagree on terms all the time. Naming the brontasaurus or whatever is not really a big deal. It happens quite often. Then there is the particular discipline and how they tend to categorize things. You'll find that one avenue may use broader terms for different species, lumping more together, whereas other areas will be more persnickety and break down species into micro-categories. This goes for many areas. It's really not a jaw dropper. It's part of the process.

  Yes, NC, I was reading Dawkins' The Greatest Show on Earth and he talked about how because evolution is a constant, sometimes it's hard to decide what category a fossil can fall into. If it's a sort of transition between two different species, does it fall into one or the other, or do you create a new category entirely for it? If you have a fossil of a human ancestor that's halfway between Australopithecus and Homo Sapien, is it accurate to categorize it as Australopithecus? Some scientists say yes, others say no. It's far from settled, but it's good that they can constantly look for new evidence and revise their understanding as it is uncovered.
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  How Science has advanced since the Victorian Era...

  by ziddina in

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  buttonhooks, steam-run horseless carriages, corsets, steamships, gaslight streetlights, wax candles..... these things were considered the 'latest' in "modern conveniences" during the victorian era.. the victorian era also ushered in some exciting new scientific discoveries and inventions - uranium, x-rays, electric telegraphs, bicycles, and a good part of the industrial revolution.. of course, nowadays we wouldn't dream of using buttonhooks to 'button up' our shoes, nor would we even consider having a steam-powered "horseless carriage" in our garage.. we wouldn't allow a dentist to work on us using 19th-century tools or techniques, nor would we trust a psychologist who insisted on using "phrenology" to determine why we have mood swings or depressions....

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  The female orgasm was discovered and we now use vibrators for their real purpose, rather than to "treat hysteria" by "inducing paroxysms" to "cleanse the womb".

  Oh, and also we know that Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus were actually the same dinosaur, and that while Apatosaurus is technically the correct name, Brontosaurus has been used as a popular synonym for over a century due to being more of an appropriate name (meaning "thunder lizard"). But then, I guess that's not all that recent of an advancement, seeing as they figured it out 110 effing years ago and anybody with even the tiniest modicum of interest in dinosaurs already knows about it.
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  Need some blogging software advice

  by JeffT in

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  ok, i'm crasy.

  i think i'm going to take the plunge and start a blog.

  any tips on decent free software?

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  Wordpress.
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  Funeral Service for JW's Killed in Bus in Miami --- The Kingom Hall Has PEWS ????

  by RubaDub in

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  on the local news in miami on saturday, they reported that they were having funeral services for the two jw's killed in the bus accident at miami airport.

  the reporter was standing outside the kh in the westchester area and you could clearly see the sign and the people entering.. they said approximately 750 people were in attendance which tells me that it must be a tri-plex kh like many others down here since there is no way you can put 750 people into a typical kh.

  they likely had an audio or possibly an audio and video link into the other two kh's.. they showed the inside of the kh as people were entering.

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  I know which hall you're talking about, Dagney - my old one! That had the benches for years and years, long before I was born! (They switched to chair seating when they rebuilt the hall a couple years back. Benches were way comfier - you could kind of sprawl out.)
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  My sister owes me 4000 dollars and wont pay up. Any ideas how I can get it back?

  by usualusername in

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  i dont need the cash but would love to hear your ideas.... .

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  *she is not a witness.

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  If you have a written contract, take her to small claims court. (Never ever ever lend or borrow money, even between family/close friends, without a contract specifically outlining the amount, the repayment terms, and any other terms. If someone gets offended that you ask for a written contract, that is a warning sign not to lend to them. A contract serves to protect all parties. It doesn't have to be fancy; you can even just write it out on a sheet of paper and have both parties sign it - also, it helps if you ask a witness or two who is uninvolved with the loan to sign it as well; maybe another friend or family member.)

  If you don't have a written contract, but have emails/phone messages/texts/etc. from her acknowledging owing the money, then you may still be able to win in small claims court. If you're in the U.S., your local courthouse should be able to provide you with forms and walk you through the process of filing. It's not difficult, just a bit time-consuming, and there's usually a filing fee of between $50 to $120-ish (which sometimes you can ask for her to pay back if you win the case). Filing alone may be enough to jolt her into working out a payment plan with you, in which event you can drop the case by filing a dismissal with the court.

  If everything was verbal and you have no proof of acknowledgement...don't bother. Oral contracts are binding, but the problem is proving it in court when it's a "he said, she said" kind of situation. All she has to say is "It was a gift; I never said I'd pay it back; I was never told it was a loan". If you have no hard evidence, the court will likely dismiss it. In which case, at least you know never to lend her (or anyone) money again. Especially without a contract.

  P.S. IANAL, but I used to work as a paralegal, and have had to file small claims cases myself.