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 Topic: Whats wrong with using HTML tables? |
pete1061
Replies: 13
Views: 774
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 Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:42 pm Subject: Whats wrong with using HTML tables? |
Using tables for design might have been ok back in 1998, before css gained a foothold.
I pulled off some pretty complex layouts back in the day using just tables.
But now, css support is pretty much ... |
| Topic: Lyric Deafness? |
pete1061
Replies: 15
Views: 972
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:36 pm Subject: Lyric Deafness? |
While a song is playing, I can only understand about half the lyrics.
And as far as memorizing the lyrics to a song... it just doesn't happen. I could hear a song a 1000 times and never know the word ... |
| Topic: Do you believe you are smarter than most other people? |
pete1061
Replies: 82
Views: 53532
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:01 pm Subject: Do you believe you are smarter than most other people? |
The last official IQ test I took in 2003 placed me in the 99.8th percentile with a 144.
Which means there are approx 14,000,000 people in the world "smarter" than me.
Approx 4,500 of them live in my ... |
| Topic: Why is it so wrong to like pop music? |
pete1061
Replies: 113
Views: 7248
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:45 pm Subject: Why is it so wrong to like pop music? |
| Being into something that is mainstream or 'pop'-ular shows that you are a good little sheep marching along with the flock. |
| Topic: Happy Friday the 13th everyone! |
pete1061
Replies: 47
Views: 2403
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:07 pm Subject: Happy Friday the 13th everyone! |
And now for the last time this year.
Happy Friday the 13th!!!! 
This thread wouldn't be complete if I hadn't dug it up for all three in 2012. |
| Topic: Bad things that could happen if marijuana was legalized? |
pete1061
Replies: 33
Views: 2133
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:45 pm Subject: Bad things that could happen if marijuana was legalized? |
Let's see, possible negatives from legal marijuana:
...yes, cartels would lose a source of income and will increase other activities to make up for that. But I don't think they would lose as much as ... |
| Topic: What will the 22nd Century bring? |
pete1061
Replies: 30
Views: 2649
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:19 pm Subject: What will the 22nd Century bring? |
It's possible that the war with the machines will come about sometime in the 22nd century.
Humanity will become split between those who deeply embrace technology and those who completely reject it. |
| Topic: The typical plot structure of a Molly Ringwald film. |
pete1061
Replies: 9
Views: 870
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:10 pm Subject: The typical plot structure of a Molly Ringwald film. |
I always had a HUGE crush on her, since the beginning.
I love you molly!!!  |
| Topic: Do Guys like Sabrina the Teenage Witch? |
pete1061
Replies: 19
Views: 1131
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:08 pm Subject: Do Guys like Sabrina the Teenage Witch? |
Sabrina was a great show, I loved it.
And Salem was f'n HILARIOUS!!!
I have a hard time seeing how Sabrina the teenage witch was directed at exclusively either gender.
It seems more like it was d ... |
| Topic: consciousness |
pete1061
Replies: 23
Views: 1407
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 1:55 pm Subject: consciousness |
One really good documentary on consciousness is called "The Quantum Activist".
I found it on Netflix, I'm certain you can also find it elsewhere.
It's a talk with this quantum physicist from India, ... |
| Topic: consciousness |
pete1061
Replies: 23
Views: 1407
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:19 pm Subject: consciousness |
| Pretty much all of our decisions & responses are based off biological reactions in our bodies. We are really slaves to our biology. The decision of what course to study at college at it's root is ... |
| Topic: HEALTHCARE UPHELD! |
pete1061
Replies: 123
Views: 7017
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:34 pm Subject: HEALTHCARE UPHELD! |
| As long as the penalty stays at $695, I'll just adjust my withholding and let it eat up my refund. It'll me MUCH cheaper than getting insurance, especially since I'm a smoker. I'll bet there is nothin ... |
| Topic: The Affordable Healthcare Act. |
pete1061
Replies: 43
Views: 2139
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:46 am Subject: The Affordable Healthcare Act. |
- the individual mandate was a requirement put forth by insurance companies and hospitals. at the moment, we ALL pay for the uninsured. when they go to the emergency room to get treatment, they ... |
| Topic: HEALTHCARE UPHELD! |
pete1061
Replies: 123
Views: 7017
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:35 am Subject: HEALTHCARE UPHELD! |
| So, I guess if no criminal penalties, levies, or liens will imposed, people can tell the government to piss off and not pay the fine,tax or whatever legalese they want to call it. |
| Topic: HEALTHCARE UPHELD! |
pete1061
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:14 pm Subject: HEALTHCARE UPHELD! |
| I had always thought that a "tax" was something applied to a product purchased, or money earned. This is a "tax" on NOT purchasing a product. They are really stretching the definition of taxation here ... |
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