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I'm finding it just fine. And watching it too!
Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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And ironically, neither you nor Chris have provided a direct link! 
Marc
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Classic astronomy picture, I have it on a book from the late '70s as the cover (possibly artist impression)... 
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Does a rehab clinic garden have a sign telling the patients to keep off the grass?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Yes they do, and in the billiards room there's a sign stating no Eight Ball allowed.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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And the driveway has a sign that says "Watch Your Speed".
/ravi
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And the poker room has a sign that reads "No Dealers Allowed".
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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And the soda dispenser has a sign saying "Sorry, no ice".
/ravi
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Ah, the sign that's above the "Pepsi, No Coke" sign.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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You're both cracked!
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Are we making a complete hash of it?
/ravi
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Does Watson say to his developers, "Hey guys I hear the FBI is giving Apple real trouble. Why don't you give them a call and tell them I'll do what they're sueing Apple for and charge only a nominal fee" only to get in reply from them the answer "Ok Watson, but we won't charge them anything. And we'll ask them to keep the fact that we cracked the terrorist's phone private"?
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Yes, and they have red labels all over the place.
Life is too shor
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I'm not on the grass, just plucking a straw or two..
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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The grass, at present, of the location, having aligned, one, atmospheric, conditioning, electrical and chemical, causes interference of the, rashes condition, mental, and regraded condition, purifying salts, cannot
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Siamese twins walk into a bar in Canada and park themselves on a barstool.
One of them says to the bartender, "Don't mind us; we're joined at the hip. I'm John, he's Jim. Two Molson, Canadian beers, draft please."
The bartender, feeling slightly awkward, tries to make polite conversation while pouring the beers. "Been on holiday yet, lads?"
"Off to England next month," says John. "We go to England every year, rent a car and drive for miles. Don't we, Jim?" Jim agrees.
"Ah, England!" says the bartender. "Wonderful country... the history, the beer, the culture..."
"Nah, we don't like that British crap," says John. "Hamburgers and Molson's beer, that's us, eh Jim? And we can't stand the English - they're so arrogant and rude."
"So why keep going to England?" asks the bartender.
"It's the only chance Jim gets to drive."
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Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Thanks for this. Finally a joke in English, which also I understand. 
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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Would they not be better catered for in Tie-Land* (see what I did there!)
* Yes, they do drive on the left in Thailand
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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I believe any typical American adolescent (i.e., a dolt who is more on-line than off-) that would watch this video would conclude they are playing the chimp equivalent of "Grand Theft Auto:" [^].
curmudgeonly yours, Bill
«In art as in science there is no delight without the detail ... Let me repeat that unless these are thoroughly understood and remembered, all “general ideas” (so easily acquired, so profitably resold) must necessarily remain but worn passports allowing their bearers short cuts from one area of ignorance to another.» Vladimir Nabokov, commentary on translation of “Eugene Onegin.”
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I think you can safely assume that the writer of the article is talking out of some organ not involving brain tissue, yes. The evolution of ritual behaviour is a fascinating field of study but nobody (well nobody who counts anyway) believes that some kind of religious sensibility is a necessary precursor to its development nor a necessary justification for its practice.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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9082365 wrote: a fascinating field of study but nobody (well nobody who counts anyway) believes
Hi, this is a very interesting response, and I am curious to ask you who you believe does "count" in this area, and what are your interests in this "field" ?
The possible behavioral/social, and biological/neurological/endocrinological corrolaries of repetitive, or stereotypic, behavior in small groups was once of "professional" interest to me (in another life), and is an area where I have published, and won an NIMH research prize (long, long, ago).
thanks, Bill
«In art as in science there is no delight without the detail ... Let me repeat that unless these are thoroughly understood and remembered, all “general ideas” (so easily acquired, so profitably resold) must necessarily remain but worn passports allowing their bearers short cuts from one area of ignorance to another.» Vladimir Nabokov, commentary on translation of “Eugene Onegin.”
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Blimey! I just made a comment. I wasn't expecting some kind of Spanish Inquisition! 
In my other life, theology (Regina Scientiarum, and all that), whilst I could not ever claim to have been an expert on a par with yourself, I've tried to keep up with ideas on the origins of religion (having had the obligatory grounding in Durkheim), ritual behaviour both religious and non-religious, cognitive dissonance, mental illness ... the list is endless ... in a multidisciplinary (ie. scattergun) kind of way. Like many people my age, I was led into the area by Desmond Morris (Manwatching, and The Soccer Tribe, the latter of which I suddenly realise I lent out when I last taught A-Level RS in support of the question "Is Football A Religion?" and was never given back!) I make a point of reading anything new by Pinker, though usually to disagree with. Otherwise I just pick up anything that looks interesting and might prove relevant (from optical illusions to freakonomics, infinity and beyond). Behold the last of the polymaths (or, at least, Jacks of all trade! )
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Well, I'm sorry my (intended to be) friendly overture appeared to you as an invitation to a tête-à-têtee with Torquemada
Nice touch of serendip that you should mention football qua religion; my (late) father was a college level football-coach and athletic-director: no, I never played, and, it was obvious to me, by the age of thirteen, or so, that (in the American south) college football was both religion, and gladiatorial entertainment ... and, for me, was as boring and un-interesting as the local flavors of the suicidal carpenter religion.
May I (without, I hope, seeming patronizing) congratulate you on your inquiring mind, curiosity, and depth in science ? Steven Pinker is my favorite cunning linguist, and a delightful writer; I think he may be the only person on earth who can tell us what Chomsky meant.
If you'll come to northern Thailand, I'd be happy to buy you a coffee, or other potion, after our elephant ride in the jungle.
By the way, I have a feeling you would really enjoy Steve Jones' "Y: Descent of Man." fyi: I'm no expert on anything.
cheers, Bill
«In art as in science there is no delight without the detail ... Let me repeat that unless these are thoroughly understood and remembered, all “general ideas” (so easily acquired, so profitably resold) must necessarily remain but worn passports allowing their bearers short cuts from one area of ignorance to another.» Vladimir Nabokov, commentary on translation of “Eugene Onegin.”
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