LOL! SYN, if you are on a network that you can run your NIC in 'promiscuous mode' and have enough disk space to store it all, you can read ANY IP based communication.
How do you think carnivore works?
Posts by Xander
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9MSN Messenger Compromised
by 2SYN injust forwarding an email i received to everyone on the board.
figured a lot of people here might find it interesting.. so many security specialists warned against im(instant messenger) security.
before.. this is one of the proof of concept code against sensitive im security,.
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Explain THIS!!
by MrMoe inok, now before you read this and speculate please note i knew very little if any of mayan culture or pink amazon dolphin.
some of you here on the board know about my dreams but i feel it is time to get some feedback from the rest of you.
i have other dreams, but am far too lazy to type them up.
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Xander
one apparently-plausible phantom at a time
But, surely you admit, SOME theories that are only valid because they 'cannot be disproven' must be accepted. I mean, either our species started with outside help or without. Neither can be disproven, and both have legions of supporters. One must subscribe to one of the two theories, with neither one presenting a more compelling argument than 'it cannot be disproven'.
Do you really mean that you affirmatively believe that these things are true, or do you merely believe that they are likely or just possible?
An interesting question I've been asking myself even since leaving the bOrg. I certainly believe there are things going on that we aren't usually aware of. Spirit creatures, ghosts, invisible space aliens, I dunno, but SOMETHING. How far that leads into other areas (IE., psychics, etc.), I dunno. I think I'd classify myself as an 'I want to believe'.
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Explain THIS!!
by MrMoe inok, now before you read this and speculate please note i knew very little if any of mayan culture or pink amazon dolphin.
some of you here on the board know about my dreams but i feel it is time to get some feedback from the rest of you.
i have other dreams, but am far too lazy to type them up.
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Xander
Either discard theories that cannot be disproven, or be overrun with nonsense
I simply maintain this choice you present is too limited. A rational person can still accept theories solely on the basis that they cannot be disproven and not have to accept ALL such theories.
I can believe the universe has a definate ending point, and nothing lies beyond (?null space?). This cannot be disproven. Would you assume I am letting myself be 'overrun with nonsense' for believing a theory solely on the basis that it cannot be disproven?
I can believe that humans evolved completely without a creator. Or, evolved with the assistence of some higher beings. Neither theory can be disproved. One must obviously be true. Would I be letting myself be 'overrun with nonsense' for believing either one of them?
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Explain THIS!!
by MrMoe inok, now before you read this and speculate please note i knew very little if any of mayan culture or pink amazon dolphin.
some of you here on the board know about my dreams but i feel it is time to get some feedback from the rest of you.
i have other dreams, but am far too lazy to type them up.
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Xander
what is the mechanism by which it works
I guess if I had to pick from those choices, I'd say this one. In short, why is the pretty basic physics going on in my head enought to make me self-aware when it is not enough to make a computer self-aware. There is some difference, and I don't accept that "It's more complex" is a good explanation - else the obvious point of 'what does it mean when we make a CPU that IS as complicated as the human brain'.
is so improbable
I wouldn't discount improbable things from happening. Look at a strand of DNA. Granted, it didn't START that complicated, but what are the odds of the creation of self-replicating molecules that eventually lead to the DNA we all have? And yet, here we are. I'd say the universe stacks the deck in its own favor from time to time.
why try to find possible explanations
The reason many look is because odd things happen that need explanation. Things turn on, things move on their own, etc. A lot of it can be explained by specific proven phenomena. Some can't. And the higher functions of the human brain still is mostly mystery.
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Original Sin For Dummies - Part II
by Farkel inoriginal sin for dummies
helpers: yes, god.
helpers: is there anything else, god?
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Xander
I come here for some of Farkel's satirical wit, and see this:
Being edited.....
You big tease!
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Explain THIS!!
by MrMoe inok, now before you read this and speculate please note i knew very little if any of mayan culture or pink amazon dolphin.
some of you here on the board know about my dreams but i feel it is time to get some feedback from the rest of you.
i have other dreams, but am far too lazy to type them up.
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Xander
I seem to recall that there were a few substructures in the brain that are candidates
You misunderstand me. The brain works as a collection of cells that send electrical impulses between each other. What about THAT makes me self-aware? I mean, my computer is a collection of an awful lot of parts that send electrical impulses, and it is most certainly not self aware. The internet is a collection of computers sending impulses all around the world. No inherenet sentience there, either.
What is it about the pattern if impulses in the human brain that make us self-aware? Not WHERE is this center of conscience. But WHY is it? Could it be that the pattern of impulses that carry our personality and ability to be self-aware can match a pattern of someone who lived before? If, even for a moment, it does, does anything unusual happen then?
Is this completely a red herring and something else entirely could be at work?
I'm not saying 'look, here is the reason why people could be psychic.' It's just that it can't be ruled out. No, it can't be scientifically proven, so I don't require anybody to believe it to be so. I do, however, take exception to you criticizing those who do believe what, by your own admission, cannot be disproved.
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Explain THIS!!
by MrMoe inok, now before you read this and speculate please note i knew very little if any of mayan culture or pink amazon dolphin.
some of you here on the board know about my dreams but i feel it is time to get some feedback from the rest of you.
i have other dreams, but am far too lazy to type them up.
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Xander
If psychic powers were real
If psychic powers were real AND WE FULLY UNDERSTOOD THEM, we'd be able to verify them under lab conditions, I agree.
The problem is, that we understand very little of the universe around us still. I mean, as basic a question as 'Why can I reason?' can't be answered. What is it that makes a person self-aware?
To say we know little about this is an understatement. It is the height of arrogance to assume (especially in this day and age!) that we as humans know everything about anything, let alone about processes we have almost no way to measure and certainly not test.
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The Onion
by teenyuck inapparently, some on this board do not realize that the onion is a satirical look at today's current events....they are not alone.
the chinese don't get it either.
chinese newspaper admits u.s. capitol gaffe
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Xander
Tis kinda high on the 'funnAy' meter. I think I like the fundies using TheOnion as a source for valid Harry Potter info better, though. That was just a riot.
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Does Watchtower Society monitor this board?
by Quotes ini've seen it mentioned many times in many threads: "the society monitors jwd, don't post anything you don't want them to know etc.
i have even made that point myself in the past.. my question is this: does the wtbts monitor this discussion board?.
or have we all been propagating our own xjw urban myth?.
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Xander
"The society can't always say stuff, but what way is the SOCIETY LEANING" SMILE
Can't help but wonder if I met the guy. Not good with names, so, dunno, but I have most definately been told that by a CO at least. From the platform. Don't remember the part, but it was one with a lot of things that couldn't be said. He'd read a bit from a letter, read a scripture or two. Then, the disclaimer 'The society can't TELL you to do such-and-such. But that's the way the society is LEANING' {smile} 'If God's chosen representatives are LEANING' {smile} 'in this way, what should we be doing?'.
A local bro picked up the mannerism and used it to death in parts regarding blood and the like.
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Talking to the dead
by Kep inas the borg hammered us into thinking that anyone who had contact with the dead were in fact speaking to the demons, however, now we know that a lot of their teachings are full of sh*t.. i lost my dad at the start of this year.
a couple of months later i bump into a close friend who has known dad for many years.. this guy was stoked that he was getting married and mentioned how it was a shame dad wasn't around for the wedding.. yesterday i called in to see him and he told me something that had happened to him.. he was talking to his sister, who lives in another town, and she is active in some spiritual group.
she said she had never met jack, my dad, but that she has been talking to him and that he had a message he wanted given to this friend, her brother.. dad wanted him to get out of this relationship fast.. he never took it seriously and carried on as usual.. not long after that, this fiancee of his smashed up his 4x4, was on a restricted drivers licence and spent the money he gave her for his hire purchases.. so, his truck is wrecked, he can't claim insurance to get it repaired, he still has to pay it off, a lot of his possessions have been repo-ed and that basically he is in sh*t street without a shovel.. do you think it was a message from my dad ??.
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Xander
when the person is falling asleep or just waking up
(Just saw response) Sorry to disappoint, Naebs, but the only experiences I've had where when I was wide awake (IE., several hours before going to sleep). It was night both times, but I'm a night owl by nature, so that's no real big surprise.