Phi for All

I would define it further as the fear of being perceived as less than acceptable.

I own it. I agree with Moore that we are being manipulated by fear. He brings that across in his new film as well. Have you seen it?

I just saw Fahrenheit 9/11 last night. I felt it had a lot of good and bad points. I can't believe half the US supposedly thinks Bush deserves to be president of the United States. On the other hand, I think Michael Moore needlessly edited some pieces together regarding Bush tying Al Qaida to Saddam Hussein. Bush had always tried to justify the invasion of Iraq with terrorism and thus with the 9/11 attack. I felt it weakened Moore's credibility to clip together random footage of Bush saying "Al Qaida" and "Iraq" or "Saddam". Overall, I think the movie had it's intended effect on me. Anyone else see it?

It lacks a cattle prod. Dave, I'm sorry if you were going to say this eventually, but I felt it couldn't wait!

As someone who likes to "sample" everything, I've often wondered this myself. When it comes to philosophies, whether it's religion, politics, raising children or whatever, I would feel like a sheep if I took someone else's packaged beliefs as my own. There are principles of many political parties that I firmly believe in, but not all of them. I'm fiscally conservative, socially liberal and believe that the needs of the people should be put ahead of the needs of big business, so I have NO representation in the politics of my country. My religious beliefs are even harder to categorize. I think the reason people put these lables on themselves is to seek allies in their beliefs, perhaps because they still are unsure if they've made the right choice.

I always hoped my mind would be the last to go.

When my five-year-old insists on wasting time or doing something silly we call her a goober (goober=peanut or nut). ExtraSense is the Uber Goober!

Why didn't you put this in the first thread?

I'm chuffed.

I think this joke is appropriate since ExtraSense likes to post here.

It only charges 2 AA batteries at a time, so I'm guessing they want you to buy 3 or 4 at 18 Euros each. It's still a great alternative to paying a 10 to 15 times markup (guessing).

What a wonderfully sunny idea! I just love alternative energies!

That one's not mine. That's vintage Steve Martin.

That's also good to know. I didn't think rechargeable technology was very well supported, sort of like solar. They make more money off of us with regular batteries. I hear they've got a new type of plastic that holds a charge that can be made as thin as paper.

In fifteen states and Washington DC, common law marriages are recognized between hetero couples who are not formally married if they act as if they are married and this gives them the same rights as married couples (insurance, pensions, taxes, hospital restrictions, etc). But common law does not recognize ANY same sex couples. Can you make him dance or swing the scythe by flexing your biceps or does he just breath funny?

Do you use a wireless mouse or was that a kitten/mouse joke?

Jealous IE weenie.

Such as? I know the new nickel-metal hydride are better than nickel-cadmium for recharging, but I'm wondering why common elements like carbon and zinc with some acidic paste as an electrolyte are so expensive! My daughter loves to play with flashlights and has tape recorders, keyboards, you name it and I seem to be buying new batteries like crazy.

Thanks Sayo! Anybody have any great extensions they use a lot? I love AdBlock, Single Window and Image Zoom. I have All in One Gestures but I'm not proficient with it yet. I have Reload Every but can never tell if it's working.

Very well put explanation, Martin. Some people have a way with words, and others... not have way.

I know only a few things about common batteries (Cs, Ds, AAs, etc), so I need some help here. Besides providing an electrochemical source of electrons, what I do know is that: 1) they seem to be made from some pretty common materials, 2) they cost an awful lot of money, 3) they don't last very long, 4) they tend to "brown-out" toward the end rather than giving a steady charge and then just quitting. The only conspiracy theories I usually believe in are marketing ones. Are batteries overpriced for the materials used? Is there a way to make them drain at a constant rate so you don't throw them away with a bit of charge left (it's particularly annoying with flashlights; the same battery that makes a flashlight glow at half-brightness will still power a radio for a while). I've used rechargeables and they have an even shorter lifespan, and after a while refuse to hold a charge at all. Am I just being cheap here or are the battery companies screwing us over?

Have you tried looking at Tesseract's Seizure Robots while wearing the 3D glasses? Put a stick or a martian cucumber between your teeth just in case....

They'll be expecting that.... We need someone small, with no tattoos, preferably gay but not Canadian... let's send in the half-inch pink ninjas!