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13th Jun 13, 8:28 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread Interviews in General Discussions

I've done both types, and interviewing is VERY different between talking with a newspaper reporter and speaking with a radio-show or news-show host...

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12th Jun 13, 8:44 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread Orwellian tendencies growing in the United States? in General Discussions

I'm not in the US but from my near-observer status I'd have to suggest that the public is certainly NOT demanding all of this surveillance. ...

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11th Jun 13, 8:53 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread Orwellian tendencies growing in the United States? in General Discussions

A couple important considerations in this dialogue: even if the government is being altruistic, the people that constitute its function are not...

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11th Jun 13, 5:35 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread Orwellian tendencies growing in the United States? in General Discussions

Sorry, I can't see something like an Arab Spring happening any time soon in the US. There's not enough acceptance that the country is firmly broken....

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11th Jun 13, 2:41 AM

Retroboy started a thread Orwellian tendencies growing in the United States? in General Discussions

http://news.ca.msn.com/world/us-no-plans-to-end-broad-surveillance-program-1 Summary: Edward Snowden was a contractor to the National Security...

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10th Jun 13, 4:13 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread Goodbye and thanks for all the Pittenweem Fish in General Discussions

I only read the first book in the Culture series. There was something a little odd about his characterizations that threw me a bit, or perhaps the...

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9th Jun 13, 4:24 PM

Retroboy replied to a thread Relicnews GD lifetips in General Discussions

DRIVING: Be aware of your location and local rules of the road before attempting to "sleep in your car", particularly if you've had even one beer....

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5th Jun 13, 11:36 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread Relicnews GD lifetips in General Discussions

Here's a useful one. DRIVING: When fatigued and feeling like you're about to nod off when you're still some distance away from your destination,...

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3rd Jun 13, 11:31 PM

Retroboy replied to a thread IS it just me or is the game industry increasingly anti-consumer? in General Discussions

I'll chime in with an observation that gaming is a "service", not a "product". Anyone who has worked in the service industry can tell you that the...

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30th May 13, 6:14 PM

Retroboy replied to a thread It's Religion, Stupid. in General Discussions

Except popular opinion is what elects many politicians, or at least the honest ones. Point is, the engine reinforces the behaviour.

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29th May 13, 2:00 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread It's Religion, Stupid. in General Discussions

If you remove the usual bests of passion and entrenchment from the argument, I'd suggest that right there is the biggest contributor to the...

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28th May 13, 7:31 PM

Retroboy replied to a thread Onion Debate. in General Discussions

Sorry, Zallis, but Steve Jobs died. But on sober second thought, there is no assurance that he wouldn't have eaten your babies himself. But...

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28th May 13, 5:07 PM

Retroboy replied to a thread Onion Debate. in General Discussions

I thought in the Dunger Games everyone loses. Hmf. Learned something new today.

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28th May 13, 10:14 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread Onion Debate. in General Discussions

I'm Canadian. As our country is wider than yours and I live on its far right hand side, I would suggest that I do not distort anything Left because...

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28th May 13, 6:32 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread Onion Debate. in General Discussions

Government would be even more transparent if their outfits were made from Saran Wrap. I think the biggest problem Boehner has is how decisive and...

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28th May 13, 1:52 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread It's Religion, Stupid. in General Discussions

Meth - that's a fair criticism of this thread. The US does a great job of making itself a target for religious hatred. As another possible...

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27th May 13, 7:25 PM

Retroboy replied to a thread Vegetable patch: How I stopped derping and learned to love growing stuff. in General Discussions

Apparently blue jays or cardinals - not sure which - can actually smell out and dig up planted sunflower seeds. We fed a variety of birds black...

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27th May 13, 4:11 PM

Retroboy replied to a thread They'll have what I never had! in General Discussions

No. I however DO have kids. And I buy LOTS of fireworks. Heh. Heh heh.

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27th May 13, 12:47 PM

Retroboy replied to a thread It's Religion, Stupid. in General Discussions

The aim might be the same but that's largely irrelevant. An aim is totally internal to the individual until it's directly or indirectly acted on. ...

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27th May 13, 12:19 PM

Retroboy replied to a thread It's Religion, Stupid. in General Discussions

Pointing out that there are a number of arguments to be had here. The first is the atheist-about-the-bible's-God position. The second is the...

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27th May 13, 11:35 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread It's Religion, Stupid. in General Discussions

The whole agnostic/atheist things is a bit of a confusing sidebar, so this to me makes the best sense when figuring out who's what. It's the Dawkins...

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27th May 13, 11:27 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread UberJumper Had Cancer (Take Three) in General Discussions

What, that puny thing? Geez, I've passed bigger kidneystones. Well, not really. But hopefully the mental imagery provokes a smile... or at least a...

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27th May 13, 9:02 AM

Retroboy replied to a thread It's Religion, Stupid. in General Discussions

So Deafmute, maybe you could include a summary to accompany your four-minute video of why you think it's important so we don't have to watch the...

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