...actually, on the PC Kindle application one can report formatting errors. I'll report a few and see if that helps.
losthobbit
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Crisis of Conscience republished and on Kindle
by losthobbit inhi guys.
sorry if this has been mentioned before... i haven't visited this forum in a while.. i've noticed that crisis of conscience is no longer ridiculously expensive on amazon.co.uk (now 9.38), and they have a kindle version which is even cheaper (6.84 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/b00bqou5rc).
unfortunately the publisher did an absolutely useless job of formatting the kindle version.
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Crisis of Conscience republished and on Kindle
by losthobbit inhi guys.
sorry if this has been mentioned before... i haven't visited this forum in a while.. i've noticed that crisis of conscience is no longer ridiculously expensive on amazon.co.uk (now 9.38), and they have a kindle version which is even cheaper (6.84 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/b00bqou5rc).
unfortunately the publisher did an absolutely useless job of formatting the kindle version.
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losthobbit
*lost* try this one:
https://read.amazon.co.uk/about
Although, if you're using a PC, you can download the Kindle application:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/kindle/pc/download
Also, as I said, the hard copy is £9.38, which is probably a much better option than getting the Kindle version. The Kindle version has many places where they say things like, In the 1928 Watchtower it said this:
(And the quote is just non-existent)
So, I had a bit of a crisis of conscience spending good money on a Kindle version which should really be sold for about £1.50 based on the lack of effort that has gone into it. I'll see if I can get Amazon to give me a refund or contact the publisher.
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Crisis of Conscience republished and on Kindle
by losthobbit inhi guys.
sorry if this has been mentioned before... i haven't visited this forum in a while.. i've noticed that crisis of conscience is no longer ridiculously expensive on amazon.co.uk (now 9.38), and they have a kindle version which is even cheaper (6.84 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/b00bqou5rc).
unfortunately the publisher did an absolutely useless job of formatting the kindle version.
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losthobbit
Hi Guys
Sorry if this has been mentioned before... I haven't visited this forum in a while.
I've noticed that Crisis of Conscience is no longer ridiculously expensive on Amazon.co.uk (now £9.38), and they have a Kindle version which is even cheaper (£6.84 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BQOU5RC). Unfortunately the publisher did an absolutely useless job of formatting the Kindle version. One can download a sample and see how bad it is for oneself.
That is all.
Have a good day :)
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This is just sad...
by OneDayillBeFree inhttp://vimeo.com/50792317 .
i believe that everyone of us, witnesses or not, should take a look at this video.
it's a beautifully done short film/documentary about robert fitzpatrick shot starting on may 1st, 2011 until the 21st of may.
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losthobbit
Thank you for sharing, OneDayillBeFree.
I read the book, "When Prophecy Fails," in which the authors inflitrate an end-of-world group until the day the prophecy is supposed to be fulfilled, and record how the members react when time is up. Very interesting to actually watch it happen in the video shared here.
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events I have survived about fifty apocalyptic prophecies in my lifetime, and that's including only one of the thirteen dates attributed to the JW's.
Merry Christmas everyone :)
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Are YOU a Thinker?
by alamb inthe recovering thinker.
hi, my name is bob, and i am a recovering thinker..... it started out innocently enough: i began thinking at meetings now and then to loosen up.
inevitably though, one thought led to another and soon i was more than just a theocratic thinker.
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losthobbit
The free ebook, "Software for your brain," is the best book I ever read.
It taught me how to be a good thinker...
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Paradise or Oblivion
by Fernando infrom youtube:.
this video presentation advocates a new socio-economic system, which is updated to present-day knowledge, featuring the life-long work of social engineer, futurist, inventor and industrial designer jacque fresco, which he calls a resource-based economy.
this documentary details the root causes of the systemic value disorders and detrimental symptoms caused by our current established system.
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losthobbit
Hi Fernando
Sorry I haven't replied to this in a while, but here's the source code. I better send you an IM too, just in case:
<?php
$infile="NIUNWQY3.2.pdf";
$outfile="The Mischievous Nerd's Guide to World Domination (3.2).pdf";
header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
header('Content-Type: application/pdf');
header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($infile));
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=' . $outfile);
readfile($infile);
?>Just a couple more thoughts on this topic:
- I think of The Venus Project as an experiment. Like when Thomas Edison invented his light bulb, he made hundreds that didn't work before he got the final working version. Basically, we need to have social system experiments to find better ways of doing things. Here's an example of a funded project to do social system experimentation: http://www.seasteading.org/
- In a resource based economy there would be far less required work. For example, there would be no bankers, no lawyers, few (if any) police or military, no sales people, no insurance companies, no advertisers, etc... The main jobs would be things that matter, e.g. farming, doctors, builders, inventors, etc. Therefore if we only did 25% of the work we currently do, I would imagine that the inhabitants of such a system would still be well off.
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Paradise or Oblivion
by Fernando infrom youtube:.
this video presentation advocates a new socio-economic system, which is updated to present-day knowledge, featuring the life-long work of social engineer, futurist, inventor and industrial designer jacque fresco, which he calls a resource-based economy.
this documentary details the root causes of the systemic value disorders and detrimental symptoms caused by our current established system.
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losthobbit
Apostate Thunder wrote
People like to be paid for their job, it’s a question of personal satisfaction, they also like to own their things, even animals want to own their territory.
I know it might be difficult to understand the social aspects of the Venus Project / Resource Based Economy. It takes a fair amount of research, understanding and thinking to get the full picture.
Peter Joseph's lecture entitled "Where are we going" is a good place to start: http://vimeo.com/7857584 and "the story of stuff" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBE5QAYXp8 and "money as debt" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlxKtDOkEj4 ... but I'll try and explain some things here...
What one needs to understand is just how much we're affected by our culture, and what the differences are between "human nature" and what we become based on our environment. I once heard of a girl who was brought up living with dogs. She crawled on all fours, and barked instead of speaking... you have got to read this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3653890/Cry-of-an-enfant-sauvage.html#
The idea that people like to be "paid for their work" is a cultural one. Money has not even existed throughout human history. The concept of ownership also has not always existed. If we don't change to an RBE, and technology progresses, you will find that robots will be doing most of the work, while the only people who actually earn decent money will be the ones who have made the right investments or inherited them. The rest of us will be working our butts off (if we can get work) and earning as little as the wealthy investors are willing to pay us. You should probably do some research into open source projects and find out why people are willing to work in their spare time on projects that have no financial benefit. Personally I would much rather work on something that mattered and have my needs taken care of than have to work on something I don't care about simply to earn money.
There is really so much that needs to be understood that I'll stop there. Plenty of information is available on thevenusproject.com and thezeitgeistmovement.com websites... and don't get me wrong... it's not just them that's making this information available. The Zeitgeist Movement in London has frequent screenings of documentaries made by people who are not affiliated in order to learn more about things like human nature, economics, cultures, corporations, how things are made, etc.
Both groups are also big supporters of the scientific method (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method).
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More exposure: JW lawsuit makes front page of www.msn.com
by sir82 insee this:.
http://www.msn.com/.
middle of page, under "editor's picks".. not sure how long it will last there, but it is there now!.
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Paradise or Oblivion
by Fernando infrom youtube:.
this video presentation advocates a new socio-economic system, which is updated to present-day knowledge, featuring the life-long work of social engineer, futurist, inventor and industrial designer jacque fresco, which he calls a resource-based economy.
this documentary details the root causes of the systemic value disorders and detrimental symptoms caused by our current established system.
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losthobbit
Thanks for sharing :)
Not everyone will realize that we need to move towards a resource based economy, but I think as time goes on and technology progresses at an exponential rate and more jobs are automated it will become increasingly obvious.
I wrote a novel based on similar ideas to Jacque Fresco's. It also mentions a sneaky relationship with a Jehovah's Witness.
Download "The Mischievous Nerd's Guide to World Domination" on my site if you're interested:
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More exposure: JW lawsuit makes front page of www.msn.com
by sir82 insee this:.
http://www.msn.com/.
middle of page, under "editor's picks".. not sure how long it will last there, but it is there now!.
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losthobbit
I don't see it there. This one from last year looks interesting:
http://www.5min.com/Video/Jehovahs-Witness-Mag-Calls-Defectors-Mentally-Diseased-517169512