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Mayor of Simpleton

['Member', 'Subscriber']Joined: October 21, 2015 at 13:04Last active: February 22, 2022 at 20:191 discussions660 comments
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In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
If I remember correctly when looking at ancient materials as a reference, knowing Baden the answer is certainly 'YES': ;) https://www.youtube.com/watc...
February 12, 2022 at 11:42
In: What Constitutes A Philosopher?  — view comment
Indeed. Since I don't bother with either much anymore I keep forgetting who is whom? As I don't own a jacket (much less one with elbow patches) or a t...
February 12, 2022 at 11:39
In: What Constitutes A Philosopher?  — view comment
What Constitutes A Philosopher? Elbow patches on a jacket?
February 12, 2022 at 11:32
In: Youth for longevity.  — view comment
The middle finger of my pitching hand had become a bit stiff and when I do a curveball release middle joint no longer flexes. This results in a longer...
February 12, 2022 at 10:39
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
Actually your observation was clearly correct, as the posts were mostly jazz, classic or experimental. Basically I listen to Japanese jazz, math rock,...
February 12, 2022 at 10:12
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
Thanks for the songs. I'm quite familiar with them both (and have them in my collection). I used to follow much more music from hip hop, as well as so...
February 11, 2022 at 21:47
In: How do I know that I can't comprehend God?  — view comment
To my understanding a religion asks us to believe. To be good according to a religion is to comply with a religion's definition of what is good. Does ...
February 11, 2022 at 19:30
In: How do I know that I can't comprehend God?  — view comment
So then, the question would be is the life of Pascal the standard of measure for everyone's life or could it be him pleading a special case or somethi...
February 11, 2022 at 19:03
In: How do I know that I can't comprehend God?  — view comment
Not that this matters much, but Pascal's Wager contains nothing to argue if a god is real, but rather is there to discuss only if it is practical to b...
February 11, 2022 at 18:51
In: Wiser Words Have Never Been Spoken  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oShTJ90fC34
February 11, 2022 at 17:15
In: Youth for longevity.  — view comment
I can't speak for anyone else and can only make reference to my particular situation, so with that as the context... not really. Between the ages of 4...
February 11, 2022 at 15:05
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
Recently I tend toward avoiding music from 'the West', but if (western) hip-hop... well for me... this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC9NIZqAoig
February 11, 2022 at 13:59
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
????????????????... (For "Cowboy BeBop" fans ...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VsgkIE-RHg
February 11, 2022 at 13:49
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
??????????????????????????????? (I'm sorry, but I'm back to posting jazz from Japan.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bOppBGib0k&list=RDDETmubp_57A&i...
February 11, 2022 at 13:37
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au0SuyQ79f0 ?????????????????????????????????????? (I think the beautiful and simple guitar riff makes for the perfect...
February 03, 2022 at 13:14
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
???????????????? (Fun things I found while studying in Japan.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Er1654hlo ?????????????No.2??10??????? (Dancer "Stron...
February 01, 2022 at 10:55
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Kind of my variation on this theme.. /uploads/resized/files/d3/t19fmif3wfsv4izg.jpg
February 01, 2022 at 10:37
In: Deep Songs  — view comment
?????????????????????????? ??????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ?????? ?????? The same adults who told you to fill your heart with dreams ...
February 01, 2022 at 10:29
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
I'm only here to post a bit of music every now and then that I've encountered along my way of trying to learn Japanese. In truth I completely suck at ...
January 31, 2022 at 17:59
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
????????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dRt3lLEhGw
January 31, 2022 at 17:22
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
??????????????????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4CZn3owlKQ
January 31, 2022 at 16:55
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
??????1?...????????????????????(Last one for today, I have to go study more Japanese.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_B_GalsJrE
January 26, 2022 at 14:28
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
??1?????????????(One more, but a little more Jazz.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdtaqSPWcl8
January 26, 2022 at 14:23
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
???????????????????(My musical taste has evolved a bit lately.) ???????????????????????????(Learning Japanese has made some changes to me.) ????... ht...
January 26, 2022 at 14:21
In: Joe Biden (+General Biden/Harris Administration)  — view comment
Now for something completely different... Well... to be honest my only valued take away from this epic ordeal of change in leadership in the USA is th...
July 02, 2021 at 13:34
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Well... I have been accused of being an indirect enabler before, so once more... I'm sorry.
June 30, 2021 at 15:32
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Knowing my humor this is going to be a long long apology, so maybe we need to start with the red triangle with colorful parts flying off it.
June 30, 2021 at 15:28
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
How are you doing? It's been a long time and I know it's been all my fault. It seems things are still up and running... and I'm probably overdue to ap...
June 30, 2021 at 15:12
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
OK... so I 'liked' your post. The link might not work, as I'm kind of media impaired. https://www.facebook.com/100010630337115/videos/1162005917559123...
June 30, 2021 at 15:05
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
A big part of my childhood... ... most of which I've tried to forget. (have you ever tried to forget something... it's an impossibility!) Let me help?...
June 30, 2021 at 14:41
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Thanks! Funny thing is the only reason why I checked in was I received an e-mail indicating I was mentioned in a post. It made me curious as I had dea...
June 30, 2021 at 14:33
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Indeed... Perhaps it's just me showing my age, but often I have the feeling we live in a world where we know the price of everything, yet the value of...
June 30, 2021 at 14:21
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I remember we had an Unmoderated section in the previous Philosophy Forums. It did provide some entertainment, but also was some really scary shit. I ...
June 29, 2021 at 21:30
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
So basically you wish to have some sort of 'selling of indulgences'? I suppose there's the possibility of setting up some sort of hierarchy, with @jam...
June 29, 2021 at 21:16
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAJnD6gslbc
November 16, 2020 at 08:46
In: Why bother creating new music?  — view comment
:up:
November 12, 2020 at 21:15
In: Recommended Documentaries  — view comment
This probably isn't what you are looking for, nor is it really a documentary, but I found it absolutely fascinating. It was not at all what I expected...
November 10, 2020 at 16:26
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
I feel I'm in a bit of an ethical quandary. Where the line between 'sounds like' and 'copy-write violation'? Probably one of my favorite recently rele...
November 10, 2020 at 12:42
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
Tomorrow are they gonna fly all those Trump 2020 flags at half mast?
November 07, 2020 at 22:53
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
If nothing else, the shit storm gave us this image... /uploads/resized/files/q4/grn1vm4sox2ug92g.jpg
November 07, 2020 at 22:52
In: Deep Songs  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHYIGy1dyd8 The deception with tact Just what are you trying to say? You got a blank face, which irritates Communicate...
November 02, 2020 at 11:11
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
They were able thru network theory and contact tracing to identify the many origins and source of the new clusters... over 80% were linked to the vaca...
October 25, 2020 at 09:09
In: Is Science A Death Trap?  — view comment
Well, as long as they are not promoting pseudoscience of preference and non-peer reviewed findings I'd say they are doing their job as they should and...
October 24, 2020 at 21:37
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
I can't speak to the reasons why the spread of the virus has increased in other countries, but I can say something about Austria. Austria was one of t...
October 24, 2020 at 21:29
In: Is Science A Death Trap?  — view comment
To be honest, I've never really heard of these reprint databases. Probably because they simply aren't necessary for me to gain access to the journal a...
October 24, 2020 at 16:28
In: Is Science A Death Trap?  — view comment
Funny... I could not find a single article published by any one my colleagues on arXiv, medRxiv or bioRxiv. As these platforms are not journals in the...
October 24, 2020 at 16:07
In: Dualism And Acting One's Age  — view comment
I don't think that is the complication. The aging of the mind may play a role in it's development, be that an increase or a decline in capacity, but I...
October 24, 2020 at 15:16
In: Is Science A Death Trap?  — view comment
Perhaps I need to clarify... By open access I mean 'open source', as in open to the public. To my knowledge the vast majority of journals I access, be...
October 24, 2020 at 15:00
In: Is Science A Death Trap?  — view comment
Why are scientists responsible for someone else's relationship with knowledge?
October 24, 2020 at 11:06
In: Is Science A Death Trap?  — view comment
In short... a scientist is responsible for the things they say, but are not responsible for someone else's understanding what has been said. Indeed th...
October 24, 2020 at 10:52
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