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  1. Onyx

    Strange Inventions

    What's the strangest invention you've ever seen? One of my favorites: This transistor-based DIY "computer" performs addition and subtraction, making clever use of a rotary phone dial for input. The circuit itself only increments or decrements the binary value; the dial makes it convenient to...
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    Embedded Intelligence

    The Theory of EI I'm not exactly sure what to make of this theory proposed by the well-known microprocessor engineer Bill Mensch. An excerpt: Some of his thoughts on conventional religion: What do you think?
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    Arriving at a Theistic Belief

    It's often argued that theists start with a belief in a literal deity (for whatever reasons) then try to find evidence to support it. However I think many people do start with what they consider to be evidence first, even if it's not generally accepted as such. Why do you believe? Does belief...
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    Web Filters

    What do you think about the censorship of alternative-religion websites in public schools and libraries, while conventional religions are deemed safe? What makes a religion safe?
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    Magnetic Amplifiers

    The Magnetic Amplifier is an interesting device, once used as rugged, maintenance-free alternative to the fragile electron tube before power transistors were perfected. These are essentially A.C. amplifiers, with primary and secondary windings similar to an ordinary transformer. But the primary...
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    Bad Phone Answering Systems

    Post your own idea, an example to kick things off: It's a great day at [company name here], where the foremost goal is to make our customers smile. Your call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes. If you know your party's extension, please enter it now. Main Menu: For sales, press...
  7. Onyx

    Beyond the Screen

    Escaping reality With the flick of a switch Now it's just Me and the screen We've accomplished so much Yet so little... This is the paradox Of man and machine Am I the master Or the slave? My existence lies Somewhere in-between Two heartbeats in rhythm Hidden from view Our dance in the dark...
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    Separation of Religion and Education

    Bentonville, Pea Ridge schools to display 'In God We Trust' posters What do you think about "In God We Trust" signs hanging in schools, after school programs (like Christian study groups and After School Satan), and wearing shirts/jewelry with religious imagery?
  9. Onyx

    Twenty Minutes

    They say for every cigarette you stomp out, you stomp out five minutes of your life. And for every beer you drink, you lose five more. Ten minutes of joyful indulgence, ten minutes of painful abstinence. Twenty minutes devoted to the mystery of life and death. But just twenty minutes.
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    SR-72

    Looks like a new Blackbird may be on the way, an unmanned hypersonic vehicle presumably designed for high-speed strike/reconnaissance. Could be a response to Russia's efforts in hypersonic tech: Mikoyan MiG-41 - Wikipedia Lockheed Martin's SR-72 page: Meet the SR-72 China's DF-17 ballistic...
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    The Speed of Light

    I read up on relativity today, and am wondering if there is extra theory behind why the speed of light in a vacuum is 299,792,458 m/s and not some other value? Or is this simply a measured phenomena with no further explanation right now? Thanks!
  12. Onyx

    How seriously do you take your religion?

    How seriously do you take your religion? Some possible talking points: 1. Is your religion a major factor in your life? Do you pursue it aggressively, or keep it on the back burner? 2. Do you spend a lot of time studying books, or prefer to obtain your knowledge from clergy or other sources...
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    Las Vegas Shooting

    Someone sprayed the Strip with an assault rifle, 20+ dead 100+ injured.
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    Rational vs. Emotional

    From The Nature of Man and the Meaning of Existence by Dr. Harold Saxton Burr, p 69-70: What do you make of Dr. Burr's opinion?
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    God as a Designer

    From "The Nature of Man and the Meaning of Existence" by Dr. Harold Saxton Burr: What do you make of Dr. Burr's concept of "God as a Designer"?
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    Fast Image Rotation

    Thought I would share this routine from a 2D game engine I designed several years back while learning Java. It's based on the popular "rotozoom" demo effect, but works on individual images rather than tiling them all over the screen, and is a good example of how choosing the right algorithm can...
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    The Science of Perception

    Dr. Leonard J. Ravitz was a neuropsychiatrist who studied the biopotentials of various living organisms in order to understand how cosmic effects, mental disorders, cancer, etc might affect these electromagnetic "life-fields". From Electrodynamic Man - Ravitz, 2002, Page 56: What do you make...
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    Does early religious indoctrination affect people for a lifetime?

    Though people often change their religion or reject the concept altogether on a conscious level, is it really possible to become entirely free of doctrine you were exposed to (or forced to accept) in early childhood? And if that is your desire, what steps might you take to free yourself from any...
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    Invent a Religion

    If you could invent a new religion, what would you call it? Some Examples: Church of Haten Baconism Society of Fractalists Joy of Cake Sisters of Percy
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    Programming is a Religion

    Choice of whether to use "Egyptian Braces", various coding styles, languages, text editors, operating systems, etc. might be an indication of a very real religion for some. I could care less as long as the damn thing works, but are you "religious" in your approach to programming computers?
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