Topics Started by jgnat
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Freaking out a Jehovah's Witness
by jgnat inas you know, my husband has physically left the witnesses.
he nevertheless clings to many of the beliefs like a protective cloak, and every once in a while i trigger a dissonant episode where my reality clashes with his.
recently he listened in on my work research, a video of a futurist describing the a potential "disruptive change" event in the next fifteen years, as our culture shifts to autonomic (driverless) vehicles.
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Thirty problems only a Canadian would understand
by jgnat ini got 29. how many do you get?.
http://www.tickld.com/x/30-problems-only-canadian-people-will-understand.
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Hubby's tempted to go back
by jgnat intoday he kept bumping in to (or rather dodging and weaving from) fellow witnesses.
he's talking about returning but can't figure out a way to do it without enduring a fair amount of humiliation.
i did not panic.
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Magic and Mantras
by jgnat insitting in the service of my old church, i am reminded of the power of corporate worship, the repetition of key phrases.
one reaches a peculiar estatic state, intentional i am sure.
i find myself wishing the congregation would join in a huge line dance to seal the experience.
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Must read: Michael Macy and the Emperor's Dilemma
by jgnat ini am coming near the end of pinker's book, "the better angels..." and have come to the section on conformity to unpopular positions.
this led me to michael macy's emperor's dilemma.
http://graduateinstitute.ch/files/live/sites/iheid/files/sites/political_science/shared/political_science/1836/centola_macy_willer.pdf.
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A peek in to future of transportation
by jgnat intrends include self-driving clean vehicles and temporary leasing rather than buying vehicles (the driverless vehicle arrives to pick you up, and you drop it off at your destination).
the result?
1/8 the traffic on existing roads!
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Lost opportunity to witness to a pair of Moonies
by jgnat inhousebound at the moment, recovering from surgery, two lovely asian ladies approached me in my yard saying they were graduates from the something-something institute and they were practising what they learned.
they wanted to tell me about mother god.... that elicited a pretty fast "no thankyou" and they moved to the next door.
i entertained the idea of giving those two girls a run for their money, but hubby said no- go.
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Canadian Beer Fridge
by jgnat inhappy birthday, canada.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/beer-fridge-only-opens-people-3793176.
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Let Truth and Falsehood Grapple
by jgnat ini have a favorite new quote, john milton, .
let [truth] and falsehood grapple; who ever knew truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter?.
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Ostracism more damaging than bullying
by jgnat innew study out of the university of bc:.
http://news.ubc.ca/2014/05/29/better-to-be-bullied-than-ignored-in-the-workplace-study/.
we tend to underestimate the damage that social ostracism does.