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Post by Mistermoonlight on Apr 2, 2014 16:21:02 GMT -5
I can move your posts there, EasterBunny, and will do so, but I'd need to get an OK from 3sheets2thewind before moving hers. We have something similar to what you mentioned for the Supernatural Board. It's called Supernatural Fight Club. Oops, I just broke the first rule of Supernatural Fight Club. Never mind. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 2, 2014 18:18:50 GMT -5
With all due respect to Carl Sagan's masterpiece, I am enjoying Dr. Tyson’s explanations. It was difficult for me to enjoy science studies because there was an overwhelming amount of information. Dr. Tyson makes it interesting and easy to comprehend and remember. He is not talking down to me; he is presenting the information in a language that I understand. Plus, I am enjoying the special effects.
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Post by 3sheets2thewind on Apr 2, 2014 20:00:24 GMT -5
I can move your posts there, EasterBunny, and will do so, but I'd need to get an OK from 3sheets2thewind before moving hers. We have something similar to what you mentioned for the Supernatural Board. It's called Supernatural Fight Club. Oops, I just broke the first rule of Supernatural Fight Club. Never mind. Move my alternate religious creation myth post if you want I don't care one way or the other. |
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Post by 3sheets2thewind on Apr 2, 2014 20:02:47 GMT -5
Tonight I'm going to Medieval Times….  … my friend and her two kids have an extra ticket and I said I'd go. (yawn) Enjoy your over priced over cooked rubbery chicken and remember to take your own silverware. |
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Post by 3sheets2thewind on Apr 2, 2014 20:12:03 GMT -5
Good special effects...but nothing else is really new. Personally, I prefer "The Universe." MUCH better show!!! You're right Pooks… as usual!  The Universe is excellent! Why am I seeing a giant web board for Selena Gomez at the top of my screen? But the Kodak kitty picture deal seems pretty cool…. 3sheets, I also like "I Love Lucy" and…. ahem (waiting for Aeryn to start the joke brigade).."Leave it to Beaver" ….. both fantastic time capsule shows. Both of you would enjoy the shows What is the Connection, Blue Planet, Mechanical Universe and How the states got their shape some are available on the web. |
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Post by Mistermoonlight on Apr 2, 2014 20:24:53 GMT -5
With all due respect to Carl Sagan's masterpiece, I am enjoying Mr. Tyson’s explanations. It was difficult for me to enjoy science studies because there was an overwhelming amount of information. Mr. Tyson makes it interesting and easy to comprehend and remember. He is not talking down to me; he is presenting the information in a language that I understand. Plus, I am enjoying the special effects. I have said before that we are lucky to be alive during the time of amazing minds like Stephen Hawking. I also said that when Carl Sagan was alive. Neill DeGrasse Tyson is a hero of mine. And by his grace he shows us all that we are more than we could ever dream of being, if we only continue to expand our knowledge. I am so proud that America produced a mind such as his. It gives me hope in a time when we so desperately need it. I never thought I would ever again see someone as gifted in talking about science to everyday people as Dr. Carl Sagan. How wonderful that his and Tyson's lives touched as they did. Neil DeGrasse Tyson carries within him the spirit and the knowledge of all who have come before: Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Richard Feynman, Albert Einstein, Dr. Michio Kaku, Bill Nye, Niels Bohr and Max Planck, who invented quantum theory and mechanics in the early 1900s, and so many others. As Stephen Colbert once said of Dr. Tyson "not only do I love what Neil knows, but I love that he loves what he doesn't know." Can there be any more concise description of science than this? |
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Post by 3sheets2thewind on Apr 3, 2014 11:17:28 GMT -5
You can see the wind. But you know it's there. You can see the evidence. I wonder what else we can see the evidence of, proving that it's there? This man's ignorance amazes me. Your disrespect to one of the most educated person on TV, your passive, aggressive posts, your lack of understanding what science is, how it works is truly amazing as we all know what cause the air to move is past the point of ignorance but it is the so very insulting to all of us that embrace the fact base world of reality. You are a troll who choose to be ignorant and insulting to all of us on this thread I do hope that one day you will grow up and realize that not only do you sound stupid, ill educated, head in the sand and mean spirited and thought that no one would notice is beyond belief. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 3, 2014 13:40:13 GMT -5
Tonight I'm going to Medieval Times…. … my friend and her two kids have an extra ticket and I said I'd go. (yawn) I bet you were rooting for your favorite knight louder than the kids, weren't you? No shame in it. ![]() |
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Post by mazeman on Apr 3, 2014 13:44:22 GMT -5
You can see the wind. But you know it's there. You can see the evidence. I wonder what else we can see the evidence of, proving that it's there? This man's ignorance amazes me. Wind CAN be seen. Just not with the naked eye. Evolutions in science and technology allow us to see the wind. Cultures used to think that wind was the "breath of the gods"…. |
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Post by mazeman on Apr 3, 2014 13:45:59 GMT -5
Tonight I'm going to Medieval Times…. … my friend and her two kids have an extra ticket and I said I'd go. (yawn) I bet you were rooting for your favorite knight louder than the kids, weren't you? No shame in it. ![]() I backed out….  I just couldn't spend three hours on a Tuesday sitting in an arena. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 3, 2014 13:48:38 GMT -5
I bet you were rooting for your favorite knight louder than the kids, weren't you? No shame in it. ![]() I backed out…. I just couldn't spend three hours on a Tuesday sitting in an arena. Aww... thanks for responding. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 11, 2014 11:11:10 GMT -5
"Hiding in the Light" is an excellent episode. Watching the episodes in the morning while getting my caffeine fix helps my brain to absorb the information.
A wonderful perk of forum life is members draw my attention to something I would otherwise have missed.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 11, 2014 12:32:54 GMT -5
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Post by 3sheets2thewind on Apr 11, 2014 12:42:42 GMT -5
Coffee good, especially after a hard night of drinking way too much Scotch.
I watched my recording of "The Science of Star Trek" this morning it covered the science of light speed and if it is possible to go faster than the speed of light (known as Warp speed) it was very interesting and it was made light speed very easy to understand
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 11, 2014 13:55:25 GMT -5
Note to self: Locate and watch "The Science of Star Trek".
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Post by 3sheets2thewind on Apr 11, 2014 13:59:00 GMT -5
Note to self: Locate and watch "The Science of Star Trek". I think that it may have been on the History channel. |
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 11, 2014 14:22:16 GMT -5
Coffee good, especially after a hard night of drinking way too much Scotch. I watched my recording of "The Science of Star Trek" this morning it covered the science of light speed and if it is possible to go faster than the speed of light (known as Warp speed) it was very interesting and it was made light speed very easy to understand I remember a movie about a trip to Mars. It was not possible to communicate in the way that we do on the telephone, but rather it was more like sending emails back and forth. The transmission took several minutes and an instant response was not possible. On the other hand, they solved that problem on the ABC series "Defying Gravity". They could communicate instantly even though the transmissions would have to go faster than the speed of light. I don't knbow if this was explained. But this is a problem that will have to be solved. In an emergency, you have to have an instant response. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 11, 2014 18:27:04 GMT -5
Note to self: Locate and watch "The Science of Star Trek". I think that it may have been on the History channel. Thank you. I located and watched it. I agree that it was very good and made warp speed easy to understand. Star Trek is a show that every member of my family loved and I took a nice trip down memory lane as I viewed the documentary. I remember how we looked forward to the words "warp speed" and "engage"; then we would get so excited to see the burst of light that indicated the speed had been attained. Of course, at that time, we never engaged in debates on whether or not it was actually possible. I look forward to more suggestions. |
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Post by 3sheets2thewind on Apr 11, 2014 20:16:37 GMT -5
I think that it may have been on the History channel. Thank you. I located and watched it. I agree that it was very good and made warp speed easy to understand. Star Trek is a show that every member of my family loved and I took a nice trip down memory lane as I viewed the documentary. I remember how we looked forward to the words "warp speed" and "engage"; then we would get so excited to see the burst of light that indicated the speed had been attained. Of course, at that time, we never engaged in debates on whether or not it was actually possible. I look forward to more suggestions. "Connections explores an Alternative View of Change (the subtitle of the series) that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress. James Burke contends that one cannot consider the development of any particular piece of the modern world in isolation. Rather, the entire gestalt of the modern world is the result of a web of interconnected events, each one consisting of a person or group acting for reasons of their own (e.g., profit, curiosity, religious) motivations with no concept of the final, modern result of what either their or their contemporaries' actions finally led to. The interplay of the results of these isolated events is what drives history and innovation, and is also the main focus of the series and its sequels. To demonstrate this view, James Burke begins each episode with a particular event or innovation in the past (usually Ancient or Medieval times) and traces the path from that event through a series of seemingly unrelated connections to a fundamental and essential aspect of the modern world. For example, The Long Chain episode traces the invention of plastics from the development of the fluyt, a type of Dutch cargo ship". This was a fun fact filled show, that has aged very well, it is not out of date and made history interesting not just dates, name, event and bored most people to death with the added bonus of getting people not to understand why history is an important thing to understand. topdocumentaryfilms.com/james-burke-connections/ |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 12, 2014 13:13:12 GMT -5
Thank you. I located and watched it. I agree that it was very good and made warp speed easy to understand. Star Trek is a show that every member of my family loved and I took a nice trip down memory lane as I viewed the documentary. I remember how we looked forward to the words "warp speed" and "engage"; then we would get so excited to see the burst of light that indicated the speed had been attained. Of course, at that time, we never engaged in debates on whether or not it was actually possible. I look forward to more suggestions. "Connections explores an Alternative View of Change (the subtitle of the series) that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress. James Burke contends that one cannot consider the development of any particular piece of the modern world in isolation. Rather, the entire gestalt of the modern world is the result of a web of interconnected events, each one consisting of a person or group acting for reasons of their own (e.g., profit, curiosity, religious) motivations with no concept of the final, modern result of what either their or their contemporaries' actions finally led to. The interplay of the results of these isolated events is what drives history and innovation, and is also the main focus of the series and its sequels. To demonstrate this view, James Burke begins each episode with a particular event or innovation in the past (usually Ancient or Medieval times) and traces the path from that event through a series of seemingly unrelated connections to a fundamental and essential aspect of the modern world. For example, The Long Chain episode traces the invention of plastics from the development of the fluyt, a type of Dutch cargo ship". This was a fun fact filled show, that has aged very well, it is not out of date and made history interesting not just dates, name, event and bored most people to death with the added bonus of getting people not to understand why history is an important thing to understand. topdocumentaryfilms.com/james-burke-connections/Thanks. This is exactly the type of programming I enjoy. My research has not yet shown where I can view the documentaries, but I will keep looking. |
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Post by 3sheets2thewind on Apr 12, 2014 14:29:32 GMT -5
"Connections explores an Alternative View of Change (the subtitle of the series) that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress. James Burke contends that one cannot consider the development of any particular piece of the modern world in isolation. Rather, the entire gestalt of the modern world is the result of a web of interconnected events, each one consisting of a person or group acting for reasons of their own (e.g., profit, curiosity, religious) motivations with no concept of the final, modern result of what either their or their contemporaries' actions finally led to. The interplay of the results of these isolated events is what drives history and innovation, and is also the main focus of the series and its sequels. To demonstrate this view, James Burke begins each episode with a particular event or innovation in the past (usually Ancient or Medieval times) and traces the path from that event through a series of seemingly unrelated connections to a fundamental and essential aspect of the modern world. For example, The Long Chain episode traces the invention of plastics from the development of the fluyt, a type of Dutch cargo ship". This was a fun fact filled show, that has aged very well, it is not out of date and made history interesting not just dates, name, event and bored most people to death with the added bonus of getting people not to understand why history is an important thing to understand. topdocumentaryfilms.com/james-burke-connections/Thanks. This is exactly the type of programming I enjoy. My research has not yet shown where I can view the documentaries, but I will keep looking. Did you try the link that I provided? One of the videos is no longer available but the other video does play I think it is season 2 I don't know where you can view season 1. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 12, 2014 16:25:42 GMT -5
Thanks. This is exactly the type of programming I enjoy. My research has not yet shown where I can view the documentaries, but I will keep looking. Did you try the link that I provided? One of the videos is no longer available but the other video does play I think it is season 2 I don't know where you can view season 1. Yes, but when the first video was not available, I jumped to the conclusion that none of them would work. The other ones do work and I appreciate you letting me know. |
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Post by 3sheets2thewind on Apr 13, 2014 0:24:50 GMT -5
Did you try the link that I provided? One of the videos is no longer available but the other video does play I think it is season 2 I don't know where you can view season 1. Yes, but when the first video was not available, I jumped to the conclusion that none of them would work. The other ones do work and I appreciate you letting me know. I hope that you will enjoy learning a bit more about our collective history and tell me what you think about this show. The more you know the more you realize that you don't know much, never stop learning as that keeps the mind sharp and boredom at bay. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 13, 2014 14:19:15 GMT -5
Yes, but when the first video was not available, I jumped to the conclusion that none of them would work. The other ones do work and I appreciate you letting me know. I hope that you will enjoy learning a bit more about our collective history and tell me what you think about this show. The more you know the more you realize that you don't know much, never stop learning as that keeps the mind sharp and boredom at bay. After watching Cosmos, I felt as if what I knew about the universe would have fit on the head of a pin. Then the Star Trek science helped me to understand warp speed and other interesting facts. I am looking forward to discussing what I learn from the videos. |
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Post by 3sheets2thewind on Apr 13, 2014 15:40:07 GMT -5
I hope that you will enjoy learning a bit more about our collective history and tell me what you think about this show. The more you know the more you realize that you don't know much, never stop learning as that keeps the mind sharp and boredom at bay. After watching Cosmos, I felt as if what I knew about the universe would have fit on the head of a pin. Then the Star Trek science helped me to understand warp speed and other interesting facts. I am looking forward to discussing what I learn from the videos. Another series that you would enjoy is The Mechanical Universe the professor take very complex ideas and simplify demystify them so that very day lay people like myself can almost totally understand them, I could only discuss this show or what I have learned with one of my friends and one of my brothers. It is a bit on the dry side but it is fascinating at the same time. documentaries-plus.blogspot.com/2010/08/mechanical-universe.htmlI would never dare take this course in college (physics) as I would feel so stupid I really do better in any kind of social studies, history and law courses where I don't even have to study just read a book and get an A and a 4.00 or higher at the end of the semester. |
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 14, 2014 12:17:01 GMT -5
On "The Neighbors", the aliens are communicating with home on the last few episodes of the season. Even though the comment was made that they have to travel several light-years if they want to return, communication is instantaneous.
I haven't seen last night's yet.
This may be related to something they might cover in the series: I saw the first thirty minutes of the movie "Paycheck". It was on two days in a row on the same station--the CW station, actually. TiVo said it would start at 4 on Saturday but it actually began at 3:30. So part of the reason I didn't have time was that I taped it again and watched the rest. The movie is about a device that can see around the curve in the universe, and what it sees is the person watching, but what it sees is that person in three years. This machine can predict the future.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 14, 2014 19:25:34 GMT -5
After watching Cosmos, I felt as if what I knew about the universe would have fit on the head of a pin. Then the Star Trek science helped me to understand warp speed and other interesting facts. I am looking forward to discussing what I learn from the videos. Another series that you would enjoy is The Mechanical Universe the professor take very complex ideas and simplify demystify them so that very day lay people like myself can almost totally understand them, I could only discuss this show or what I have learned with one of my friends and one of my brothers. It is a bit on the dry side but it is fascinating at the same time. documentaries-plus.blogspot.com/2010/08/mechanical-universe.htmlI would never dare take this course in college (physics) as I would feel so stupid I really do better in any kind of social studies, history and law courses where I don't even have to study just read a book and get an A and a 4.00 or higher at the end of the semester. I watched the first video which is an overview of the subject. I think it is very interesting and informative. When they talked about the law of inertia, I decided to have some fun and perform a mini test of the law. I dropped the following items two at a time and each time, they landed simultaneously - photo book, ball, tablet, DVD case, coins (nickel, dime and quarter). I think the law is interesting because it seems that the heavier object would land first, but that did not happen. This is another interesting series about our universe. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 14, 2014 19:33:28 GMT -5
I watched Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still and I like the way Neil DeGrasse Tyson in order to get more information, we needed "a ship with two engines - science and imagination".
That is what is needed because I cannot enjoy learning if I view the program with a closed mind. I let my imagination take me along on the journey.
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Post by 3sheets2thewind on Apr 14, 2014 20:51:36 GMT -5
I watched Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still and I like the way Neil DeGrasse Tyson in order to get more information, we needed "a ship with two engines - science and imagination". That is what is needed because I cannot enjoy learning if I view the program with a closed mind. I let my imagination take me along on the journey. It has been many years since I watched The Mechanical Universe I remember one episode when the professor was talking about light rays and matter, most people agree that matter is something that light can not penetrate but now we know that certain light rays can go through what we consider matter to be including ourselves, therefore nothing matters not even us. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 14, 2014 20:58:31 GMT -5
I watched Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still and I like the way Neil DeGrasse Tyson in order to get more information, we needed "a ship with two engines - science and imagination". That is what is needed because I cannot enjoy learning if I view the program with a closed mind. I let my imagination take me along on the journey. It has been many years since I watched The Mechanical Universe I remember one episode when the professor was talking about light rays and matter, most people agree that matter is something that light can not penetrate but now we know that certain light rays can go through what we consider matter to be including ourselves, therefore nothing matters not even us. ![]() Very clever. |
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