Empowered One

Don't like the series. 5/10 @Chptrk: I have very few people on MSN and I'm pretty sure you aren't one of them. Although I've seen similar screennames like yours. Like cheaptrick for example.

It's the Helix Nebula to be precise. It's affectionately called 'God's Eye'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nebula Don't know what to think of that avy. The hairdo reminds me of a skunk.... ._. ?/10

It's the Helix Nebula to be precise. It's affectionately called 'God's Eye'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nebula Don't know what to think of that avy. The hairdo reminds me of a skunk.... ._. ?/10

5/10 Slightly funny avy.

5/10 Slightly funny avy.

You say that the amount of income is tied to the responsibility that comes with the job. I think a lot of teachers would like to have a word with you about that. As much as that is a good idea, it almost never really applied or valued properly. And with the current financial crisis, it's way too late for it to come into effect.

You say that the amount of income is tied to the responsibility that comes with the job. I think a lot of teachers would like to have a word with you about that. As much as that is a good idea, it almost never really applied or valued properly. And with the current financial crisis, it's way too late for it to come into effect.

Originally posted by: A Nonny Moose My text emphasis. You clearly didn't mean to say that. If the word don't was removed, I think we get the sense you intended. I get the impression that your language group uses a lot of double negatives for emphasis. Could that group be Germanic? quote> Correct. Dutch to be exact. I find it somewhat saddening that language has to become a real barrier at times. But oh well.... Originally posted by: A Nonny Moose If we had a very small country, we could adopt the Swiss system where everyone votes on major issues, but I am not sure they do that there any more. .quote> The Dutch political system is a variant of the Swiss example. Instead of people voting on issues to be dealt with, there are parties representing various point of views that people can vote for. This system is used by a lot of countries in the EU. However, these kind of politics are kind of stupid in my opinion. The image that it invokes when I think of it, is that of a group of islands (the political parties) get to decide what happens on the mainland (the people). Add to that that there are more islands then you can count and you have the icky issue that if some of them were to 'rule' together there is a chance they might not get along well, hurting the mainland through endless useless debating etc.. This has already happened a few times and is currently happening again and this time, to make it worse, we have that extreme personality in the mix called Geert Wilders, placing his finger on the sore spots of the parlement. I also think that most political systems need a major overhaul. However, I do not have much ideas or knowledge to come up with a solution that is down to earth.

Originally posted by: A Nonny Moose My text emphasis. You clearly didn't mean to say that. If the word don't was removed, I think we get the sense you intended. I get the impression that your language group uses a lot of double negatives for emphasis. Could that group be Germanic? quote> Correct. Dutch to be exact. I find it somewhat saddening that language has to become a real barrier at times. But oh well.... Originally posted by: A Nonny Moose If we had a very small country, we could adopt the Swiss system where everyone votes on major issues, but I am not sure they do that there any more. .quote> The Dutch political system is a variant of the Swiss example. Instead of people voting on issues to be dealt with, there are parties representing various point of views that people can vote for. This system is used by a lot of countries in the EU. However, these kind of politics are kind of stupid in my opinion. The image that it invokes when I think of it, is that of a group of islands (the political parties) get to decide what happens on the mainland (the people). Add to that that there are more islands then you can count and you have the icky issue that if some of them were to 'rule' together there is a chance they might not get along well, hurting the mainland through endless useless debating etc.. This has already happened a few times and is currently happening again and this time, to make it worse, we have that extreme personality in the mix called Geert Wilders, placing his finger on the sore spots of the parlement. I also think that most political systems need a major overhaul. However, I do not have much ideas or knowledge to come up with a solution that is down to earth.

The language barrier has played a role again I'm afraid. I'm having trouble to put my mind to words, especially in English. Not only that, but things are 99% always twisted when translated in the sense that the interpretation can vary alot. What I meant with that is that people have the tendency to think that they don't have to do anything but vote for the side or party they think that represents them most. Yet a person can do much more then just vote. I don't mean volunteer but more along the lines of making decisions that ripple constructively. An example to explain that would be lets say, you are a parent and you want your kids to grow up in a better environment then you. This can only be done by making good decisions and being a good role model. I hope you can understand now where I'm going with this. About the legal aliens thing, that joke sounded better in my head....

The language barrier has played a role again I'm afraid. I'm having trouble to put my mind to words, especially in English. Not only that, but things are 99% always twisted when translated in the sense that the interpretation can vary alot. What I meant with that is that people have the tendency to think that they don't have to do anything but vote for the side or party they think that represents them most. Yet a person can do much more then just vote. I don't mean volunteer but more along the lines of making decisions that ripple constructively. An example to explain that would be lets say, you are a parent and you want your kids to grow up in a better environment then you. This can only be done by making good decisions and being a good role model. I hope you can understand now where I'm going with this. About the legal aliens thing, that joke sounded better in my head....

We should not trust on a handful of people to make the decisions for you. That's what I believe is the fatal flaw in current society and cultural way of thinking. Everyone is trying to avoid their own responsibilities and just keep making bad choices and since kids pick up on this, it continues without breaking the circle. Honest people are out there, they are just hard to find in the 99% of other kinds of people. They are the legal aliens. XD

We should not trust on a handful of people to make the decisions for you. That's what I believe is the fatal flaw in current society and cultural way of thinking. Everyone is trying to avoid their own responsibilities and just keep making bad choices and since kids pick up on this, it continues without breaking the circle. Honest people are out there, they are just hard to find in the 99% of other kinds of people. They are the legal aliens. XD

In no particular order: Avatar - just plain amazing visuals and decent story to boot. 1 of the few movies I've seen that got away with a brainfart name as 'Unobtainium'. If that doesn't ring a bell.... The Fifth Element - Something entirely different. Especially the opera scene is amazing. Alice in Wonderland 2010 - I love Tim Burton movies and I love to go down the rabbit hole. The Sixth Sense - I love how this movie is put together. And a story that's intriguing as well. The Green Mile - I'm surprised it's not been on anyone's list yet. It's really good.

In no particular order: Avatar - just plain amazing visuals and decent story to boot. 1 of the few movies I've seen that got away with a brainfart name as 'Unobtainium'. If that doesn't ring a bell.... The Fifth Element - Something entirely different. Especially the opera scene is amazing. Alice in Wonderland 2010 - I love Tim Burton movies and I love to go down the rabbit hole. The Sixth Sense - I love how this movie is put together. And a story that's intriguing as well. The Green Mile - I'm surprised it's not been on anyone's list yet. It's really good.

I think it's like you already said: The current currency is beyond help. Not a single good idea can change that. We can only adjust ourself and hope to try to create a society capable of sustaining itself without money as we know it today.

Michel Moore isn't my cup of tea. Something about that guy rubs me in the wrong way in the way that it seems rather comercial. Speaking of shock docs,has anyone seen the shocking documentary 'Money as Debt'? Now that IS a sickening piece of film, showing how banks make money out of thin air and how the current loan system came to be.

I personally feel that Marxism is outdated, or more specific, too late to be brought into effect for obvious reasons. Besides, Marx had, from what I gather, more in his head that he was allowed to let out (for reasons stated by anonnymoose), which lead to a distortion of his true ideas. I don't know how to categorize myself as I have very strongly ideas present in my head on how things should be/could be/ought to be. I don't think 'money', which is basicly just a sophisticated form of trade, should exist in the way it does now. I think something else should come, something along the lines of a reward system of some kind that provides something extra for doing something constructive for the community/society. This while everyone has the same 'luxuries' so that competitiveness isn't an issue. Must be the reason why I like the vid I posted in my previous post. @Detective Stan: Define fortune. Making a fortune for yourself can hold numerous things, most of which I'm willing to bed have very little to do with gathering luxuries like more expensive tv's. <--minor example but I hope I get my point across. There is also the problem that, if you have a job you really like, it might not make 'enough' money to actually have a 'fortune' in terms of money, where you still have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to keep your comfy home. There are in my point of view, severial psychological and social problems attached to such a concept.

I strongly hope that there can be something done, as long as there still is 'time', to keep things together while things fall apart. Solitude is definitely not the way to go, but finding people who agree with you and want to work together to a common goal as big as this, is rather hard. The guy from the vid that I posted a few pages back has something like that going on (Venus Project/Zeitgeist Movement) yet it seems rather disorganized in the way that a handful of people all over the world want to do stuff globally. That's just insane and impossible. Now if you would get something like that done locally... you should be able to ripple the constructiveness through to those that are ready to embrace that way of thinking/living. I've got a headache so I hope I'm making sense. Edit for the vids I was refering to.

My general idea about that is that people have to start taking more control over their lives in terms of making constructive decisions what they do with the resources they have. I can't put it exactly to words yet so I can't explain it or even try because it has to do with a ton of things that make my brain explode trying to put it down... But it generally involves that Patrick Dennis quote of yours, A Nonny Moose. People just seem to have the tendency to make bad decisions because they aren't taught to oversee the ripples they create. I believe greed is a cultural aspect rather then something we are born with. The only reason people think it's like that is because the commercial industry targets children at a sickening low age, making them think they want something more then they need and therefor forming the basis of greed. I alos think that there is no way without violence to get out of this mess. The double dip has already occured not to long ago and still the general public in Holland is told that we are doing just fine, despite a billion Euro loss of 1 bank controlled by the state which means a 60,- loss for every Dutch citizen.

my nick is Dutch for "Distance from/upon Learning". Yay Babylon for making multiple translations possible!

I'd seriously like to slap the people doing such a thing for being ignorant and stupid. The poor thing all drugged up. *mind asplodes* It's just.......WRONG.

@A Nonny Moose: *blush* I've notified the mods about it. Yes, it's indeed a very good and very captivating way to get things across to students. And there are several more of these vids on varying subjects but mostly along the lines of sociology. Not everything is of the same quality as it obviously differs per speaker and his/her opinion on the subject. It still is a great watch and food for thought which is why I wanted to share this. I honestly think that Barbara has some things that could be worded better. The idea of positive thinking isn't bad, it just not applied properly imo. And whatever The Secret does or doesn't, doesn't matter imo. From what I gather, it's rather something that has become part of the society, then that it's still promoted by 'force' as it was back in the day if you get what I mean. @GMT: Yeah, that IS a good idea but I don't think it's an idea for just EA, but for every other development studio.