Internet quote of the day.

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Internet quote of the day.
by Annachie » Fri Jan 29, 2016 7:42 pm
Annachie Fleet Admiral Posts: 3099 Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:36 pm	Just for fun. "Darwin said we evolved, not that we became nicer" (A comment in a facebook evoloution thread that brought up testing cosmetics on animals) Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You are so going to die. :p ~~~~ runsforcelery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ still not dead.
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by Annachie » Fri Jan 29, 2016 7:42 pm

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Just for fun.

"Darwin said we evolved, not that we became nicer"

(A comment in a facebook evoloution thread that brought up testing cosmetics on animals)

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Re: Internet quote of the day.
by cthia » Sat Jan 30, 2016 2:22 am
cthia Fleet Admiral Posts: 14951 Joined: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:10 pm	“I still love books. Nothing a computer can do can compare to a book. You can't really put a book on the Internet. Three companies have offered to put books by me on the Net, and I said, 'If you can make something that has a nice jacket, nice paper with that nice smell, then we'll talk.' All the computer can give you is a manuscript. People don't want to read manuscripts. They want to read books. Books smell good. They look good. You can press it to your bosom. You can carry it in your pocket.” ― Ray Bradbury Amen. I love the rustling of pages and the occasional paper cut too. Curling up on a favorite sofa by a cozy fireplace with an ereader douses the fire. Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Internet quote of the day.

by cthia » Sat Jan 30, 2016 2:22 am

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“I still love books. Nothing a computer can do can compare to a book. You can't really put a book on the Internet. Three companies have offered to put books by me on the Net, and I said, 'If you can make something that has a nice jacket, nice paper with that nice smell, then we'll talk.' All the computer can give you is a manuscript. People don't want to read manuscripts. They want to read books. Books smell good. They look good. You can press it to your bosom. You can carry it in your pocket.”
― Ray Bradbury

Amen. I love the rustling of pages and the occasional paper cut too. Curling up on a favorite sofa by a cozy fireplace with an ereader douses the fire.

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense

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Re: Internet quote of the day.
by Michael Everett » Sat Jan 30, 2016 1:01 pm
Michael Everett Admiral Posts: 2619 Joined: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:54 am Location: Bristol, England Website	The problem with internet quotes is that you can never verify them. - Oliver Cromwell ~~~~~~ I can't write anywhere near as well as Weber But I try nonetheless, And even do my own artwork. (Now on Twitter)and mentioned by RFC! ACNH Dreams at DA-6594-0940-7995
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Re: Internet quote of the day.

by Michael Everett » Sat Jan 30, 2016 1:01 pm

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Re: Internet quote of the day.
by DDHvi » Sat Jan 30, 2016 5:03 pm
DDHvi Captain (Junior Grade) Posts: 365 Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:16 pm	cthia wrote: snip Amen. I love the rustling of pages and the occasional paper cut too. Curling up on a favorite sofa by a cozy fireplace with an ereader douses the fire. And used paperbacks are affordable also. One library near here is trying to clear the shelves of their used book room: U$ 1.00 per grocery bag full. This is much less expensive than hand copied books. Speaking of which: When talking with youngsters about the value of reading, my favorite historical library joke is often introduced. Before the invention of printing, Oxford University bragged about their library. They had over a hundred and fifty books in it It isn't really crude and impolite to laugh at your own jokes, is it? Douglas Hvistendahl Retired technical nerd ddhviste@drtel.net Dumb mistakes are very irritating. Smart mistakes go on forever Unless you test your assumptions!
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Re: Internet quote of the day.

by DDHvi » Sat Jan 30, 2016 5:03 pm

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cthia wrote:
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Amen. I love the rustling of pages and the occasional paper cut too. Curling up on a favorite sofa by a cozy fireplace with an ereader douses the fire.

And used paperbacks are affordable also. One library near here is trying to clear the shelves of their used book room: U$ 1.00 per grocery bag full. This is much less expensive than hand copied books.

Speaking of which:

When talking with youngsters about the value of reading, my favorite historical library joke is often introduced.

Before the invention of printing, Oxford University bragged about their library. They had over a hundred and fifty books in it

It isn't really crude and impolite to laugh at your own jokes, is it?
:lol:

Douglas Hvistendahl
Retired technical nerd
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Dumb mistakes are very irritating.
Smart mistakes go on forever
Unless you test your assumptions!

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Re: Internet quote of the day.
by cthia » Sat Jan 30, 2016 5:55 pm
cthia Fleet Admiral Posts: 14951 Joined: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:10 pm	DDHvi wrote: cthia wrote: snip Amen. I love the rustling of pages and the occasional paper cut too. Curling up on a favorite sofa by a cozy fireplace with an ereader douses the fire. And used paperbacks are affordable also. One library near here is trying to clear the shelves of their used book room: U$ 1.00 per grocery bag full. This is much less expensive than hand copied books. Speaking of which: When talking with youngsters about the value of reading, my favorite historical library joke is often introduced. Before the invention of printing, Oxford University bragged about their library. They had over a hundred and fifty books in it It isn't really crude and impolite to laugh at your own jokes, is it? Nope. Just human. Real funny is independent of the genius that delivers it. Absolute funny will even split the side of its creator. Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Internet quote of the day.

by cthia » Sat Jan 30, 2016 5:55 pm

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DDHvi wrote:
cthia wrote:
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Amen. I love the rustling of pages and the occasional paper cut too. Curling up on a favorite sofa by a cozy fireplace with an ereader douses the fire.

And used paperbacks are affordable also. One library near here is trying to clear the shelves of their used book room: U$ 1.00 per grocery bag full. This is much less expensive than hand copied books.

Speaking of which:

When talking with youngsters about the value of reading, my favorite historical library joke is often introduced.

Before the invention of printing, Oxford University bragged about their library. They had over a hundred and fifty books in it

It isn't really crude and impolite to laugh at your own jokes, is it?

Nope. Just human.

Real funny is independent of the genius that delivers it.

Absolute funny will even split the side of its creator.

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Re: Internet quote of the day.
by Joat42 » Sun Jan 31, 2016 5:14 pm
Joat42 Admiral Posts: 2162 Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:01 am Location: Sweden	I have 2 good ones: The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. - Stephen Hawking Any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who believe they're in good company. - Unknown --- Jack of all trades and destructive tinkerer. Anyone who have simple solutions for complex problems is a fool.
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Re: Internet quote of the day.

by Joat42 » Sun Jan 31, 2016 5:14 pm

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I have 2 good ones:

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
- Stephen Hawking

Any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who believe they're in good company.
- Unknown

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Jack of all trades and destructive tinkerer.

Anyone who have simple solutions for complex problems is a fool.

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Re: Internet quote of the day.
by DDHvi » Tue Feb 02, 2016 11:20 pm
DDHvi Captain (Junior Grade) Posts: 365 Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:16 pm	Joat42 wrote:I have 2 good ones: The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. - Stephen Hawking Any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who believe they're in good company. - Unknown Hawking is great at physics, but my version would be: The greatest enemies of knowledge are theories without a good evidence based test. The ignorance can be assumed - in such cases we don't even know that we don't know. Douglas Hvistendahl Retired technical nerd ddhviste@drtel.net Dumb mistakes are very irritating. Smart mistakes go on forever Unless you test your assumptions!
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Re: Internet quote of the day.

by DDHvi » Tue Feb 02, 2016 11:20 pm

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Joat42 wrote:I have 2 good ones:

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
- Stephen Hawking

Any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who believe they're in good company.
- Unknown

Hawking is great at physics, but my version would be:

The greatest enemies of knowledge are theories without a good evidence based test. The ignorance can be assumed - in such cases we don't even know that we don't know.

Douglas Hvistendahl
Retired technical nerd
ddhviste@drtel.net

Dumb mistakes are very irritating.
Smart mistakes go on forever
Unless you test your assumptions!

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Re: Internet quote of the day.
by Annachie » Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:33 pm
Annachie Fleet Admiral Posts: 3099 Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:36 pm	"The government has a social contract with the people they represent, not with the businesses that donated to their party, and it is time they were reminded of their responsibilities" Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You are so going to die. :p ~~~~ runsforcelery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ still not dead.
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Re: Internet quote of the day.

by Annachie » Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:33 pm

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"The government has a social contract with the people they represent, not with the businesses that donated to their party, and it is time they were reminded of their responsibilities"

Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

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Re: Internet quote of the day.
by Joat42 » Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:16 am
Joat42 Admiral Posts: 2162 Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:01 am Location: Sweden	Just saw something that's true in this day and age: -"Browsing without an adblocker is like having sex without a condom, you should only do it with someone you really, really trust." --- Jack of all trades and destructive tinkerer. Anyone who have simple solutions for complex problems is a fool.
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Re: Internet quote of the day.

by Joat42 » Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:16 am

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Just saw something that's true in this day and age:

-"Browsing without an adblocker is like having sex without a condom, you should only do it with someone you really, really trust."

---
Jack of all trades and destructive tinkerer.

Anyone who have simple solutions for complex problems is a fool.

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