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Oh Boy, I'm terribly sorry to say Ms Muse couldn't be more wrong. She just took a sample for the whole, and like lots of you pointed before me, she clearly teached to upper class (rich spoiled kids) which is...
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Extreme free range kids!...
Commented on God Hates the World, by Westboro Baptist Church
So God hates me? Hmm that goes to confirm my long time suspicions. I knew it, all that shit I've been through couldn't be just bad luck! Let me tell you guys, having an omnipotent being out to get you,...
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I live in Rio de Janeiro, under a scorching sun, and yes, we have Goths. Let me tell you what they do: they sweat. They stay home. They hunt for air-conditioning and shelter from the sun, whilst using high-factor sunscreen...
Commented on Zombie haiku contest -- best entry wins the game of Plants vs. Zombies
In Autumn I fall, dead as a withering plant. Light I found in Brains....
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I totally agree with the "Twilight polluting my Library" part....
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lots of Peter Pan, so obviously symptomatic...
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yay, the long awaited sequel!...
Commented on BookArmy: a last.fm for books
Oh no! Paulo Coelho featured in the main page, just below Cory. I say that's a bad sign. Don't know about his reputation out there, but here in Brazil Paulo Coelho has a history of being utterly despised by literature...
Commented on Intimidatingly awesome science fair projects
I couldn't understand a single word she said, cuz I suck at Maths big time, but one thing I could tell is that this certainly rocks. And that yes, I do feel incredibly dumb right now, but that's a feeling...
Commented on Intimidatingly awesome science fair projects
I couldn't understand a single word she said, cuz I suck at Maths big time, but one thing I could tell is that this certainly rocks. And that yes, I do feel incredibly dumb right now, but that's a feeling...
Commented on Intimidatingly awesome science fair projects
I couldn't understand a single word she said, cuz I suck at Maths big time, but one thing I could tell is that this certainly rocks. And that yes, I do feel incredibly dumb right now, but that's a feeling...
Commented on Intimidatingly awesome science fair projects
I couldn't understand a single word she said, cuz I suck at Maths big time, but one thing I could tell is that this certainly rocks. And that yes, I do feel incredibly dumb right now, but that's a feeling...
Commented on Intimidatingly awesome science fair projects
I couldn't understand a single word she said, cuz I suck at Maths big time, but one thing I could tell is that this certainly rocks. And that yes, I do feel incredibly dumb right now, but that's a feeling...
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My guess is she thought about that only because of her last name....
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Jeez, you guys are cracking me up! Anonymous, 'dirty Dee and his thunder jeep' made my stomach hurt so much. "Shamu, the mysterious whale" was awesome, too...
Commented on Joe Cocker With Subtitles, For the Clear-Headed
#3, #20: Beck sings Soy un perdedor which translates literally as "I'm a loser" in spanish. Never heard of a penditor or a perdidor!...
Commented on Dramatic readings of message-board posts about atheism from Christian fundamentalist message boards
I think Bacon and pizza are enough evidence of evolution. And to think some creationists actually eat pizza and bacon, while saying Darwin was wrong!...
Commented on Malthus: vampire slayer
I always thought that was sort of obvious. But only if you take into account how vampires turn others into vampires. If you assume each bitten victim turns into one, well, they would rule the face of the earth. But...
Commented on Dramatic readings of message-board posts about atheism from Christian fundamentalist message boards
My first reaction was to laugh at things like "how come we evolved from monkeys if our children are not born monkeys?" and many many preposterous others. But then I remembered that someone wrote that, really believing in it, and...
Commented on Scavenger's Manifesto: HOWTO be an urban scavenger
I found my queen-size wooden bed neatly disassembled in a sidewalk. It is rock solid, in perfect shape, and I've been using it for years. But the matress is new, I wouldn't use a scavenged one....
Commented on Reuben Margolin's kinetic wave sculptures
that is truly amazing. the movements are so fluid. awesome....
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Gtron, say that to a Zen master and you'll get a bamboo stick in your neck!...
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#15 Xenu, #16 Overunger While I agree with you regarding the ridiculous culture of NSFW and human bodies being the most unoffending natural thing, because of bible belt morons stigmatizing our own humanity, I have to say I completely understand...
Commented on Artists who design intentionally difficult buildings were victims of Madoff
I'd live in such a place. I remember seeing once an article about this mansion a rich guy bought and hired an architect or designer to make it filled with secrets and puzzles for his kids. It was awesome. If...
Commented on Science, science fiction and design: a pictorial essay
People are often mislead to think fiction sometimes succeed in predicting the future, while what it really does is to inspire and influence it. Nice essay....
Commented on JPEG compression 600 times over
36 Jphilby: I know exactly what you mean, I still have one of those old Sony Mavica around here somewhere. And to think they meant you to use a 3 1/2 floppy in the camera. Even at the time, I...

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janetcetera commented on Beauty and Brazil
Remember: Beauty must be defined as what we are, or else the concept itself is our enemy....
mobiguru commented on Beauty and Brazil
hi...i am a 44_yo brazilian with a lot of international experiences, due to my profession. its really funny and educational to read the post and the comments in these virtual days, cause they converge totally different opinions and visions...thats the beaulty of this media! what about i give you my brazilian impressions about girls i met? due to the nature of this post, i believe i have the right...right? 1. americans: fat and conservative 2. argentines: marvelous and psychologist-dependents 3. french: blasé and bad-humor's 4. mexicans: catholic and religious 5. colombians: living la vida loka 6. germans: cold and cold...
airshowfan commented on Beauty and Brazil
I think I'm the male version of Anonymous "October 13, 2009 9:45 AM". Well, almost. I am too American to be called Brazilian, but not quite Brazilian enough to not be called American. In any case, I have lived in Brazil for more than half my life, and my experiences match hers. Is the content of this post bullshit? No. Is it true of all, or even most, women in Brazil? Ok, no, but that might not matter if you hang out with the people that an American is most likely to hang out with in Brazil. What this post...
lanika commented on Beauty and Brazil
Maggie, I'm kind of sad because somehow your article meant to portrait the great series of articles on Brazil on Wendi Muse's posts and instead made it sound like a cliché repeated and people are reacting to what they see here without even going to the link. I'm brazilian, I'm carioca and I really enjoyed her views on race, gender and cultural differences between USA and Brazil. I think Wendi is intelligent, writes well and doesn't deserves all the hating and misunderstanding she's getting here in the comments. I really wish people would be less blindsided and biased and go...
andrewtokyojapan commented on Japan's "suicide forest"
Update to previous posting: The current numbers licensed psychiatrists (around 13,000), Japan Society of Certified Clinical Psychologists clinical psychologists (19,830 as of 2009), and Psychiatric Social Workers (39,108 as of 2009) must indeed be increased. In order for professional mental health counseling and psychotherapy services to be covered for depression and other mental illnesses by public health insurance it would seem advisable that positive action is taken to resume and complete the negotiations on how to achieve national licensing for clinical psychologists in Japan through the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and not just the Ministry of Education as...

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