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  1. Zolipara

    Neal Stephenson: Snow Crash

    I got this from a friend that tried to convince me that cyberpunk didnt have to be crap. Its starts out pretty good, its funny and more interesting than other cyberpunk books i have read, but towards the end it becomes a bit too much over the top silly. Worth a read but i didnt think it was that...
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    Upcoming Summer Movies

    Well there is a quite big independent movie industry that delivers just that along with movies produced outside of america. You might have to look a bit harder to find it besides the flashy ads for the latest special effects movie. A personal favourite is Hal Hartleys movies. Most end up with...
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    Thoughts on translations or the ramblings of a madman

    I understand the idea behind this. But to really get the nuances you need to know the language very well. Are you capable of learning ancient greek to the level where you can pick out the "problems" with the translated one? No offense intended but i wonder if you are fooling yourself to support...
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    U.K. 42 day detention plan

    Why not just lock them all up and throw away the key?
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    Live albums

    Generally with a few exceptions i find livealbums to be very uninteresting. The livealbums usually never really capture the feeling of beeing there and you tend to end up with a copy of the studio album with a bit of crowdnoises and a bit worse(or a lot worse) sound. Then i just end up with the...
  6. Zolipara

    U.K. 42 day detention plan

    They have ofcourse consulted the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy to get this number.
  7. Zolipara

    Should drugs be legalized?

    While at a glance these can seem connected, its actually very far fetched to connect them. The seatbelt law has obvious benefit at little or no cost to the driver. Simply speaking its impact on citizens is minimal to none while offering obvious benefits and is pretty easy to police while...
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    Popular science authors

    The problem with much of popular science(not all) is that its in many ways dumbed down and often claims to present fact where the original articles suggest possibilities and the need for more study. The need to sensationalise is much stronger in popular science as it attempts to reach a...
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    U.K. 42 day detention plan

    Just when i thought we were nearing the end of that particular epidemic, it seems the disease is spreading again.
  10. Zolipara

    Should drugs be legalized?

    Indeed. But why stop here? We should for instance have goverment controlled diets and forced excercise programs.
  11. Zolipara

    Age guidance label for children's books?

    More jobs for people that like to count tits and bad words can only be a good thing.
  12. Zolipara

    Should drugs be legalized?

    From an objective standpoint its pretty hard to find any arguments to not legalise drugs. Legalising it would have many obvious benefits both for the drug users and the rest of society.
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    Pickover: Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them

    Most modern science books intended for teaching have quite a bit of historical tidbits in them(at least the ones i have seen). However you cant really devote time to the lives of the scientists behind the theories and still have time left to teach what are are actually supposed to teach...
  14. Zolipara

    Second viewings of Movies: better or worse?

    Yes good movies can be enjoyable to watch many times, but the first time is the best.
  15. Zolipara

    Best Band EVER!

  16. Zolipara

    Long Series'

    But dont you want to find out what happens to the chicken that is not a chicken?
  17. Zolipara

    Banned books

    Well perhaps Ayn Rand's books so we can get rid of those 15 year olds with randitis.
  18. Zolipara

    Pictures!!

    You just need to learn how to listen.
  19. Zolipara

    Top 5 Worst Rock Bands

    That just proves there is a lot of people with really bad taste in music.
  20. Zolipara

    Top 5 Worst Rock Bands

    Yes i cant stand them, and definetly not that song.
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