covidiot

3 minutes ago, NewGuy said:

mid day bagels, baclava

yeah, transplant your entire life for a dessert.

9 hours ago, mauGR1 said:

but i don't see how materialism has lost any power. Quite the opposite imho.

I am aware that the only way is forward, but using and abusing technology without strong moral ethics is a recipe for disaster.

materialism hasn't lost its power yet. but i'm guessing it might happen. 

feel free to let me know how you think things will change or should change or shouldn't change. what abuse are you talking about?

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Symptoms are now 50/50

what symptoms? not covid-related, i hope?

this sounds like complete nonsense. 

vets can actually treat insects?

wow ... mind blown!

34 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Not surprised.

One can take the horse to the water, but cannot force the horse to drink

If robots take our jobs and people are no longer forced to labor most of their waking life for survival and materialism has less of a grip on us, people may change and pay more attention to cultivating other aspects of themselves .. ie spend more time thinking about complex philosophical and esoteric stuff ...

But we will be dead before that shift happens, if ever. 

And, as always, maybe I'm delusional. 

tooth

and use facebook (or any other social media) to get the message out there .... IF you already have a lot of friends.

if you don't have a lot of friends on facebook, find a friend who does and ask them to put it on their page. 

gofundme.com -- there is a specific category for medical fundraising

25 minutes ago, BenDeCosta said:

Nope, my Thai family won't touch beef.

To be fair, beef is perhaps the most expensive source of protein and only affordable to middle class folks. People in China have started consuming more beef only in recent years as the middle class has increased. 

Also, you clearly haven't heard about cricket protein bars being sold in the west. 

https://exoprotein.com

Crickets are one of the best sources of protein on the planet. They’re a nutritionally-balanced, delicious treat packed full of fuel -- which might be why over 80% of the world already eats them. Best of all, cricket farming is environmentally-friendly and sustainable. 

2 minutes ago, Susco said:

while in fact you are just posting drivel

ukrules is wrong again. it wouldn't be the first time.

1 minute ago, BenDeCosta said:

Yes, that's just about all you can do with Thai beef, if you have a pressure cooker then you can make it edible in a couple of hours.

It's completely different from eating a steak. 

But your Thai family may learn to enjoy eating beef. A lot of people who don't like steak like stewed beef. 

And you can have steaks when you travel. 

if you have the time and patience, make stews.

stews can be made with the toughest and cheapest cuts of beef.

origins of spanish flu are known?

this is yet another "sucker's game" that will draw people's time, attention, and energy, and in 20 years people will still be debating it. 

From the thethaiger.com:

Yaba, nicknamed the “madness drug”

53 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

R.Steiner thoughts, whose aim is  simply to develop  the human  thought,

which most people have no interest in. 

On 6/2/2021 at 4:32 AM, Sunmaster said:

Pollution....yes, up to the 90s it was very bad (and still is in some parts of the world).

This is from United Airlines Twitter page. Not only net-zero emissions, but much faster. That's mind-blowing.

We're the first U.S. airline to sign an agreement for

@boomaero's ‘Overture’ (supersonic) airliners which are expected to be net-zero carbon and connect 500+ cities in nearly half the time. Taking off in 2029.

22 minutes ago, tonray said:

It's likely more nutritional than a plate of Krapow Moo

i was going to make a joke, then realized the dog's situation might be serious. 

that's a good one, asiam.????

16 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

A child who died in a pandemic

if you believe in reincarnation, that's one possible way to justify this phenomenon, to some extent.

there are even scientists that have talked about reincarnation, although the science is over my head. 

the fact is that there are too many pieces of the puzzle missing, too many things we don't understand. yet. maybe one day we will? 

21 minutes ago, CM4Me said:

have 'ABC Australia' which show 7 or 8 games of AFL every week

there is such a thing as watching too much sports.

On 5/28/2021 at 12:28 PM, Freeduhdum said:

How To Start A non-violent revolution.

the problem is revolutions attract rebellious free thinkers.

if you start a revolution, how will you get people to follow orders?

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Just got this book ............

https://dailystoic.com/everything-is-fcked-by-mark-manson-book-summary-key-lessons-and-best-quotes-2/

“People now had a ton of free time to sit and think and worry about all sorts of existential <deleted> that they had never considered before.” 

another good excerpt from the book:

"As Meta walked alongside him, Nietzsche broke into a tirade of philosophical nonsense."

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

You can sleep with fat ones, old ones, ugly one and plain ones if you want.

I'm only hiring 9s and 10s.

John Lennon. Whatever gets you thru the night.