That is one for the Mods.
Being a Rocker, I am not qualified to say. — Valentinus

That goes back a bit. Did you ever wear a drape suit?

I am probably wondering if some underlying purpose of the game is going to be revealed by Banno, — Jack Cummins

All Banno wants to do is set the rules before we play the game, or is it to make a game of setting the rules. :worry:

We have coconuts at the store. Come on back! :pray: — ArguingWAristotleTiff

I have about 20 coconut trees in the yard, a couple of almond trees a variety of fruit that is like a grape and several others. And I have some citrus plants ready to put in. There are also plantains and bananas.

Put a couple in the freezer for a few hours then open them and add run.

Happiness in a shell.

My rule is to go beyond the dictionary definitions of words and look at the subtext of written rules rather than the literal words individually. There may be hidden narratives and rhetoric behind what is being stated. — Jack Cummins

Yer think?

It's your turn to make the next rule. — Banno

I don't see much subtext there, maybe you could point it out for us.

Your words puzzle me. — Jack Cummins

Could I recommend a good dictionary, it might makes things clearer.

Perhaps we should have a rule of writing invisible words, words which are not spoken and images which vanish, leaving no marks. — Jack Cummins

The purpose of this thread is to write the rules, not propose that someone else should write them.
State your rule. If oth rs agr mayb it will be a epted. :wink:

This is a very strange thread but, perhaps, it meets the strangeness of the times in which we live. — Jack Cummins

Not descriptive? :chin:

OK. If you say so. :smirk:

That was a rule. — Banno

How can a descriptive sentence be a proscriptive rule?

we might need to go beyond the spectrum of human meanings entirely. — Jack Cummins

Well, errr. Maybe other people beings have a different way of thinking. :worry:

This is a very strange thread — Jack Cummins

:scream: In what way is it strange? Why did you not post a rule? :smile:

Don't post here. — Banno

Some very negative thinking going on there. :gasp: How can you expect this thread to prosper without posts?

Do not post rules that will have negative affects on the development of the thread.

bits of Knowledge unobtainable by the brain — 1 Brother James

How do you explain that? If the brain cannot obtain information it will never have it. Do you consider information and knowledge as equivalents? Is it possible for knowledge or information to exist without the use of language?

Unless you mean by "Intuition", the adding different pieces of information together to come to a conclusion about something. But that would not be knowledge, merely a supposition awaiting proof.

However, my question was, if it's not too much trouble or too close for comfort, about your problem solving app — TheMadFool

Well basically I have a lot of little problems that need solving on a daily basis, and a few bigger ones that take some time to solve.

An example of a little problem would probably have to do with work. Say for instance one of my students does not understand a part of the assignment.
The app starts running and goes through the process;
Define the problem - kid has failed to understand
Find cause of problem(ask questions) - kid does not know where the delete button is on the keyboard
Fix the problem - explain/show the kid where it is located

An example of a big problem would be something like my house. I built it 30 years ago and it has suffered earthquake and hurricane damage as well as adaptions to keep the missus happy and social changes in the area. I still have a lot of work to do and that is when the problems start to appear. Money, time, material all have to be coordinated.
The app starts running and goes through the process;
Define the problem for this week - finish the porch roof extension.
Just needs the roofing sheets lifted and fixed in place.
Preparations needed
Clear schedule from 1:30pm Saturday.
Find helper.
Check materials and tools.
Check weather.
Fix the problem - get up the bloody ladder and put the roof on.

You seem well-read on the psychology of social media and its accomplice, addictive personality. — TheMadFool

Job requirements. I teach teenagers and if I cannot keep ahead of them I am screwed. I do a lot of reading about these things and I have attended too many seminars and courses about them I could probably give lectures while asleep.

Don't mean to pry but how are you holding up against the constant bombardment of ideas, memes, beliefs, etc. the internet has made possible and that too at scales never before seen? — TheMadFool

I use the most simple method possible, I ignore all of it. The only social media I use is whatsapp, and that is only for work and close family communications. I have farcebook and twatter, but I only use them as a means to and end. It is easier to access some pages using one of those accounts than creating accounts on that site.

In short, do you see yourself as a normal person with a brain running only good software, well-protected by the best antivirus program available or are you infected, like I seem to be, and don't know it yet? — TheMadFool

What the hell is normal? I doubt that anyone has bad software, unless you count things like aggressive attitudes and risk taking as such. Most people have the same basic set and learn to use it differently or fail to activate it completely.
Malware would be external influences from unaccepted parts of society, peers or the media. Anyone can activate the ignore button if they want to.

I think it is time to change the question.

Why do so many have guys with glasses as their avatar?

Problem solving app. — TheMadFool

When you were a baby, you cried to get the attention you needed. Problem solved
When you were a little older, you learned to crawl. Now you could get the things you wanted. Problem solved

Who taught you to open a door you have never seen before? Most people figure out how to do it by themselves, basing their solution on previously learned information.

Most of your development as a human is based on solving the problems you meet in life.

Maybe yours is broken, or they never let you use it. :lol:

My concern is mainly, malware (viruses/worms/etc.) and how to protect my mind from them. Any anti-malware software you're familiar with that does it job well? — TheMadFool

Defective Serial Attention Blocker. This would be a great tool to add to your system. It blocks the Serial Attention syndrome caused by software such as farcebook and twatter. Defective Serial Attention, commonly know as "I can't fucking live without my mobile" addiction, has symptoms such as anti-socialness, apathy, and the dire "where is the goddamned outlet" effect that has people running around rooms bent over looking at the wall at knee level.

As for the worms, try a gardeners shop.

If my son hits his little brother, I will kick his ass for being a coward. — Primperan

Ironically that would make you worse than he is.

Details? Names? Purpose? — TheMadFool

Problem solving, built in software that is activated at birth.

Species continuity, activated at adolescence.

Your brain brings a complete software packet. All you need to do with each piece of software is activate it at the moment of need.

What could go wrong? — Hanover

Your kid could turn out to be another Hitler!!!!

Nothing but work happening around here, so freaking boring.
Maybe that was what made me click on this thread. :lol:

Rules that follow rants about peoples behavior are automatically void.
1. All rules following this rule must be numbered.

don't stress out, If you are not sure, google it.

That's a pretty good one, but I did kind of actually do that. — thewonder

I read some of her work long ago, some of it actually made sense while other parts I still have to think twice about.

The problem with reading everyone else's opinions about how the universe works is that they all have someone else saying that they are wrong. Who the fuck do you believe?

Probably cheaper than all of the therapy sessions as well.
Can't imagine how those kids can carry on after those quacks have told them how badly traumatized they must be.

Everyone should read Ayn Rand before any other philosopher. If only to have something to compare the rest to.

First of all I doubt that a 2 year old has any idea of meanness in his head. Ask him to explain, he probably won't be able to. Try explaining that it is not nice.

If that does not work.

Slap his ass every time he does it. Not hard, just enough to get his attention. Tell him why he got slapped.
Do not make a fuss about it, he might like the attention and keep on doing it.

No member can post a new rule until all members of the forum have posted. This rule is only invalid on dates with uneven numbers that contain the letter G in their name.

Mmmm no, you would likely be their first choice! — ArguingWAristotleTiff

Going to look into that, maybe a couple of years in the north before I do retire to my coconut plantation, all 20 trees of it.

Of course that is an analogy too..... — Pantagruel

OK, so why do you think it might "see" you?

Until at last I reach a vantage where I may look into its eye, and know that I am seen? — Pantagruel

Why do you suppose that it would have eyes?

Is there something special about first marriages? Like that first person will always be a bigger deal than any spouse after? — TiredThinker

Nope, third time is the charm. #1, 6 years. #2, 5 years. #3, 35 years.

Any strange Hondurian "birds" we ought to know about. You've Toucans down there. — Nils Loc

Yes we have some wonderful birds down here. I had a pair of these for a while.

The wild ones used to come and visit them, the trade food sometimes.
I had a pain of hawks nesting in one of the almond trees in my yard last year. We also have redheaded woodpeckers, parrots, hummingbirds, doves and lots of others I don't know the names of.


But the word BIRD has been is is still being used in other ways that to talk about feathered friends.
In England a bird is the same as a chick in the states, a girl. But it also was used to describe time in prison, "doing bird".
And lets not forget the international sign of disagreement and anger, "flipping the bird".

Bird has several meanings, think about it.

I heard about that, but they will probably have problems hiring a 68 year old.

But I am really ready to quit, the kids nowadays are just getting more and more pathetic every year. they have no interesting in learning anything because all of the information they will ever need is on Wikipedia. :rofl:

I am trying to figure what kind of a business I can start but right now the prospects are not that great for small businesses.

It might take a while to get there, the boss does not want to let me quit yet.
If I had any money I would quit anyway. :lol:

Another thread to see who can piss highest on the wall of fame.

And you are here to ping the conflict, huh. Once a sissy always a sissy. Must feel great being you. — skyblack

Better after fat doobie or a nice cabernet, I must say, but I don't complain much. There's just one of me anyway. Must be nice having the variety of personalities that you enjoy. — praxis

Maybe it would be a good idea to start a flaming thread so that you guys can get together on a friendly basis. :rofl:

But dropping $100,000 for some of the answers I am looking for would be a basement level bargain. — Book273

Unless I can see that there are opportunities to make a lot more, I will skip.

Finding 100k isn't all that hard. — Book273

Yeah, definitely. Err well no, it is hard.

No, I was discussing an epistemological issue. — baker

Well yes, everything comes under that title.

But your sad attempt to psychoanalyze and explain peoples' behavior using interpersonal communication theories goes a little beyond the scope of an epistemological issue.

But I guess that you could entertain us with an epistemological view of the issue.

It's not like we're at a philosophy forum or anything, dude. — baker

Oh, that's right.

So why are we discussing Psychology and sociology? I was sure that peoples' interaction with each other came mostly under those headings.

Beauty manifests itself in many ways, I don't understand all of them though.

As one of the commenters said about Mungo Gerry

Bad words 0%
Drugs 0%
Naked girls 0%
Beard 73%

Against a lot of today's music it is almost a chapel song.
They did not even have drums, fancy sound systems nor computer editing. This song played more than any other that whole summer.

In case everyone is wondering if only pretty things can make music.





So long ago, like yesterday.