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15 Aug 2011, 3:05 pm

I'm just plain tired everyone, so if you don't see me around here for a while don't take it personally. For those of you who want to be my sworn enemies, get over yourselves. Have fun debating every old debate until the stars run out of hydrogen, but I'll be back when I don't feel so depressed.



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15 Aug 2011, 3:17 pm

I've been feeling pretty worn down too, it gets real annoying having to deal with smug juvenile BS.



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15 Aug 2011, 3:35 pm

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Have fun debating every old debate until the stars run out of hydrogen

That's the PPR forum! but sometimes I think that debating on an internet forum is useless and a waste of time, making watching porn even more productive than that, however, I'm here and admitting my failure and being honest about it :P



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15 Aug 2011, 3:37 pm

blunnet wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Have fun debating every old debate until the stars run out of hydrogen

That's the PPR forum! but sometimes I think that debating on an internet forum is useless and a waste of time, that watching porn would be more productive that that, however, I'm here but being honest :P
Yep PPR is bound to get heated and I tend to stay out of the kitchen when I can't stand the heat. Usually it's tolerable but there's so much stupid ass things that obstruct mature discussion and open minded interpretation that it has become a drag. Feels like I've been swatting flies here lately rather than getting the usual dose of mental stimulation.



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15 Aug 2011, 3:55 pm

I generally don't participate deeply in topics that have to do with politics or religion. I may post my views but rarely do I ever come back to the thread, unless I have asked a question. I simply fail to care enough to be engaged, I guess. plus the meds I am on have dumbed me down a lot, and at times I get confused reading about politics and religion, which is weird, because I excelled in such classes - as well as philosophy classes - during college. earned a degree in philosophy even (it is worthless).



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15 Aug 2011, 3:59 pm

I too sometimes wonder about the amount of time and energy I put into posting here, but then I remember that it's an activity that I enjoy, and I think it makes me both a better thinker and a better writer to boot. It really does help if you can disengage emotionally from the topics, it took me a few years to learn to do that, but it's done wonders for my enjoyment of PPR.


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15 Aug 2011, 6:10 pm

If you post in this forum long enough you tend to cover most topics so I can understand how it can be tiring to be debating the same argument with the same people over and over. Always good to take a break every once and a while if only to wait until their are some fresh topics to discuss.



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15 Aug 2011, 7:38 pm

It's a cesspool plain and simple. I used to try and avoid this forum but once I jumped all the way in and got covered with sh!t the stench doesn’t bother me as much. If someone throws a turd at you throw two back.



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15 Aug 2011, 7:48 pm

There is a small but valuable nucleus of actual minds.

There are a few who might profit from an occasional constructive crit.

And several I feel I need to try to keep honest.

But many are the S of PBS. These are perilous times.



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15 Aug 2011, 9:18 pm

I guess it'll be up to me to make all the space threads from now on, my friend. I look forward to your return however


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15 Aug 2011, 10:03 pm

This thread has put this scene in my head all day:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLTJsFY9fXw[/youtube]

Take care, notaparakeet.



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15 Aug 2011, 10:10 pm

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
I'm just plain tired everyone, so if you don't see me around here for a while don't take it personally. For those of you who want to be my sworn enemies, get over yourselves. Have fun debating every old debate until the stars run out of hydrogen, but I'll be back when I don't feel so depressed.

Dude, I hope you'll be back soon! Depression has a negative pressure coefficient at luminary velocities* so take as long as you need.

We'll miss you.

-Fnord-

(*Trans: "Depression sucks at Warp One".)


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16 Aug 2011, 2:02 pm

I wish you well and a speedy return.


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16 Aug 2011, 3:08 pm

blauSamstag wrote:
This thread has put this scene in my head all day:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLTJsFY9fXw[/youtube]

Take care, notaparakeet.


I knew someones was going to post that clip!
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17 Aug 2011, 2:58 am

AceOfSpades wrote:
I've been feeling pretty worn down too, it gets real annoying having to deal with smug juvenile BS.


No kidding. Sorry to hear that you're also feeling tired of the crap.

Dox47 wrote:
I too sometimes wonder about the amount of time and energy I put into posting here, but then I remember that it's an activity that I enjoy, and I think it makes me both a better thinker and a better writer to boot. It really does help if you can disengage emotionally from the topics, it took me a few years to learn to do that, but it's done wonders for my enjoyment of PPR.


That's a good way to look at things.

Jacoby wrote:
If you post in this forum long enough you tend to cover most topics so I can understand how it can be tiring to be debating the same argument with the same people over and over. Always good to take a break every once and a while if only to wait until their are some fresh topics to discuss.


Thing is, that for the most part it seems like any "new" debate is just a rehashing of older ones, perhaps with slightly different subject matter but essentially the same.

Raptor wrote:
It's a cesspool plain and simple. I used to try and avoid this forum but once I jumped all the way in and got covered with sh!t the stench doesn’t bother me as much. If someone throws a turd at you throw two back.


If I did that then people like Kraichgauer might be able to make a profit selling fertilizer.

Philologos wrote:
There is a small but valuable nucleus of actual minds.

There are a few who might profit from an occasional constructive crit.

And several I feel I need to try to keep honest.

But many are the S of PBS. These are perilous times.


It's often difficult to recognize the difference between constructive criticism and belittlement though, especially when one has a communication disorder.

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I guess it'll be up to me to make all the space threads from now on, my friend. I look forward to your return however


You've made some space threads? Could you post some links? In regard to humanity ever doing anything more than fiddling around on the ground you have been a great encouragement that the actual colonization of space might occur rather than be passed by.

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iamnotaparakeet wrote:
I'm just plain tired everyone, so if you don't see me around here for a while don't take it personally. For those of you who want to be my sworn enemies, get over yourselves. Have fun debating every old debate until the stars run out of hydrogen, but I'll be back when I don't feel so depressed.

Dude, I hope you'll be back soon! Depression has a negative pressure coefficient at luminary velocities* so take as long as you need.

We'll miss you.

-Fnord-

(*Trans: "Depression sucks at Warp One".)


Thanks, depression especially sucks when I had to clean the apartment for yesterday's inspection and had found one of my bird's babies had died. It always stinks when the baby cockatiels don't make it. Traveling at near luminal velocities without an Alcubierre drive would be rather interesting though, and take less time aboard ship than a warp drive due to time dilation. (Yes, to those who can't tell, I know warp drives are fictitious).

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I wish you well and a speedy return.


Thanks.

blauSamstag wrote:
Take care, notaparakeet.


Thanks too.



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17 Aug 2011, 3:09 am

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
AceOfSpades wrote:
I've been feeling pretty worn down too, it gets real annoying having to deal with smug juvenile BS.


No kidding. Sorry to hear that you're also feeling tired of the crap.

Dox47 wrote:
I too sometimes wonder about the amount of time and energy I put into posting here, but then I remember that it's an activity that I enjoy, and I think it makes me both a better thinker and a better writer to boot. It really does help if you can disengage emotionally from the topics, it took me a few years to learn to do that, but it's done wonders for my enjoyment of PPR.


That's a good way to look at things.

Jacoby wrote:
If you post in this forum long enough you tend to cover most topics so I can understand how it can be tiring to be debating the same argument with the same people over and over. Always good to take a break every once and a while if only to wait until their are some fresh topics to discuss.


Thing is, that for the most part it seems like any "new" debate is just a rehashing of older ones, perhaps with slightly different subject matter but essentially the same.

Raptor wrote:
It's a cesspool plain and simple. I used to try and avoid this forum but once I jumped all the way in and got covered with sh!t the stench doesn’t bother me as much. If someone throws a turd at you throw two back.


If I did that then people like Kraichgauer might be able to make a profit selling fertilizer.

Philologos wrote:
There is a small but valuable nucleus of actual minds.

There are a few who might profit from an occasional constructive crit.

And several I feel I need to try to keep honest.

But many are the S of PBS. These are perilous times.


It's often difficult to recognize the difference between constructive criticism and belittlement though, especially when one has a communication disorder.

Vigilans wrote:
I guess it'll be up to me to make all the space threads from now on, my friend. I look forward to your return however


You've made some space threads? Could you post some links? In regard to humanity ever doing anything more than fiddling around on the ground you have been a great encouragement that the actual colonization of space might occur rather than be passed by.

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iamnotaparakeet wrote:
I'm just plain tired everyone, so if you don't see me around here for a while don't take it personally. For those of you who want to be my sworn enemies, get over yourselves. Have fun debating every old debate until the stars run out of hydrogen, but I'll be back when I don't feel so depressed.

Dude, I hope you'll be back soon! Depression has a negative pressure coefficient at luminary velocities* so take as long as you need.

We'll miss you.

-Fnord-

(*Trans: "Depression sucks at Warp One".)


Thanks, depression especially sucks when I had to clean the apartment for yesterday's inspection and had found one of my bird's babies had died. It always stinks when the baby cockatiels don't make it. Traveling at near luminal velocities without an Alcubierre drive would be rather interesting though, and take less time aboard ship than a warp drive due to time dilation. (Yes, to those who can't tell, I know warp drives are fictitious).

visagrunt wrote:
I wish you well and a speedy return.


Thanks.

blauSamstag wrote:
Take care, notaparakeet.


Thanks too.


Despite your rather rude reference to me selling fertilizer, I am sincerely sorry that your bird's babies died. I've lost pets, and I can understand how it can feel as bad as losing a family member.

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