Years ago I was a reporter and once covered a scientific conference. One of the sociological reports studied world-wide attraction between sexes.
Universally, men seek: Youth, status and (unless culturally overridden) lighter skin than their own.
Universally, women seek status.
Status within the society can be more shrunken heads, more money, more wisdom, more intelligence, whatever the society values. Hope that helps, guys.
Personally, being a geek female, I seek intelligence. I could care less about the money or looks. I am very happily married to a short, bearded astrophysist.
One other comment - Some women feel that they cannot be friendly around men without being misinterpreted. I am an exuberant female who like to hug. This is not a come-on. It is "I like you as a friend, and your comments/behavior caused me to feel good. Thanks" Some guys cannot comprehend this thinking.
1. It is much more difficult for a nefarious entity (be it a government agency, a political opponent, an underhanded corporation) to "edit" to data with the printed page as opposed to the internet.
2. Information does not accidentally get deleted after 30 days with a bound book.
3. Have you ever held a rare book in your hands? Touched the history? See the margin notes from hundred of years ago? Marveled at the hand colored pictures? Can't do that with the internet.
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FTA:...first tested the low-intensity pulsed ultrasound treatment to repair dental tissue in rabbits in the late 1990s.
And you all thought that the Monty Python killer bunnies were a genetic malfunction. WRONG!
They were created in the laboratory by the innocent looking, mild mannered Canadian scientists.
People have different ways of amusing themselves, TV, books, parties, bars, etc.
I am a 55 year old grandmother, and I love gaming. I have bookcases of games, some of them on 3 1/2 inch floppies from the 1980s.
I had to quit the MMORPGs because i was calling in sick to work in order to play them.
Right now, I an involved with Oblivion, and am considering buying a Nitendo system to play the RPGs.
I'll make you a deal. I won't sneer at the way you have fun, if you don't sneer at the way I have fun.
Back in the 70's, when I worked as a journalist, I was sent to cover a seminar with all sorts of scientific types, such as anthropologists, sociologists, etc.
One of the papers presented was a scientific study, done worldwide, as to what men universally seek in a woman, and what women universally seek in a man.
In a nutshell, men seek - youth, status and lighter skin (although it was acknowledged that this can be culturally overwritten - i.e. tans in the Caucasian coastal areas)
Women universally seek - status.
It's simple, guys. Increases your social status and women will find you attractive. Status can take many forms. Some women look for high status in material objects. As a geek female, I sought high intelligence (and found it in a short, bearded astrophysicist).
Zork for text games (1980s)
I was taking a class in personal computers in the 80s and was told by the professor that my 5 hours of personal design should be used to get him past the point in Zork where he was stuck. Great fun.
Might and Magic (early 1990s)Classic Dungeons and Dragons.
Morrowind and Arcanum for innovation. (late 1990s)
Cant comment on the MMORPGs, as when I tried to play those, my husband would come in and want dinner or attention or something and then my group would grumble or or die (I play clerics), so I had to give them up.
I own two out of the three games (Arcanum and Vampire) and both are on my desktop for quick replay. I have never had a problem with crashes. I mourn that an innovative, creative company has closed.
I want to know why.
Are single player Role Playing Games history? Has everyone gone over to Everquest and other internet games?
I love the social factor of the internet games, but sometimes I need or want to play a solo game, so I can pay attention to my husband. He tends to get very neglected when I play the MMORPGs, and a cranky husband stomping around, going "And dinner is going to be when???" tends to disrupt your concentration.
Is everyone buying first person shooters?
Why did Troika fold????
As an ex-cowboy (I'm from Montana), I can tell you that animals have sharp senses, and can find a small spring of water in a 10 square mile desert.
If you spend enough time away from the noise, smells and chaos of civilization, you also develop sharp senses and can sense weather changes and natural phenomenon.
Once in the city (when I live now) there is so much noise, weird smells and chaotic energy, this ability fades.
I have no doubt that the aborigines sensed the Tsunami.
My son has done three tours in the middle East.
My husband and I treasured every email that he was able to send, read and reread them and kept them in a special folder with his name. He sent us what he wanted us to know.
If he had been killed, I would have respected his right of privacy. The other emails, I'm sure, have to do with gaming, interactions with his friends and military humor (not always tasteful). While getting the other emails may have been nice, anything he wanted us to see he would have forwarded.
There is much going on over there that he will not tell us, even now that he is back. I would not have fought the deletion of the emails out of respect and love for my son.
I question why it is so important to the family to get the emails.
Excuse me. When I was 18 years old,I was raped by a person of a different race and became pregnant. I went to the police. They would not prosecute because they did not want to deal with an interracial rape trial during the late 1960s. I HATED the thing growing inside me, and got rid of it (which was illegal in my state at the time) A mixed race baby had little to no chance of adoption. And you DARE to tell me I was "killing the life you were too ignorant to keep from creating and now to irresponsible to bear." Unless you have personally been in the situation. SHUT UP about it.
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Cheer up. At least you don't get tased to death.
Yet.
Years ago I was a reporter and once covered a scientific conference. One of the sociological reports studied world-wide attraction between sexes. Universally, men seek: Youth, status and (unless culturally overridden) lighter skin than their own. Universally, women seek status. Status within the society can be more shrunken heads, more money, more wisdom, more intelligence, whatever the society values. Hope that helps, guys. Personally, being a geek female, I seek intelligence. I could care less about the money or looks. I am very happily married to a short, bearded astrophysist. One other comment - Some women feel that they cannot be friendly around men without being misinterpreted. I am an exuberant female who like to hug. This is not a come-on. It is "I like you as a friend, and your comments/behavior caused me to feel good. Thanks" Some guys cannot comprehend this thinking.
1. It is much more difficult for a nefarious entity (be it a government agency, a political opponent, an underhanded corporation) to "edit" to data with the printed page as opposed to the internet. 2. Information does not accidentally get deleted after 30 days with a bound book. 3. Have you ever held a rare book in your hands? Touched the history? See the margin notes from hundred of years ago? Marveled at the hand colored pictures? Can't do that with the internet.
Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses have been specially designed to help people develop a relaxed attitude to XXXdangerXXX Stupidity. At the first hint of trouble, they turn totally black and thus prevent you from seeing anything that might alarm you. Ya know...Like comments from
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FTA: ...first tested the low-intensity pulsed ultrasound treatment to repair dental tissue in rabbits in the late 1990s.
And you all thought that the Monty Python killer bunnies were a genetic malfunction. WRONG!
They were created in the laboratory by the innocent looking, mild mannered Canadian scientists.
People have different ways of amusing themselves, TV, books, parties, bars, etc. I am a 55 year old grandmother, and I love gaming. I have bookcases of games, some of them on 3 1/2 inch floppies from the 1980s. I had to quit the MMORPGs because i was calling in sick to work in order to play them. Right now, I an involved with Oblivion, and am considering buying a Nitendo system to play the RPGs. I'll make you a deal. I won't sneer at the way you have fun, if you don't sneer at the way I have fun.
Back in the 70's, when I worked as a journalist, I was sent to cover a seminar with all sorts of scientific types, such as anthropologists, sociologists, etc. One of the papers presented was a scientific study, done worldwide, as to what men universally seek in a woman, and what women universally seek in a man. In a nutshell, men seek - youth, status and lighter skin (although it was acknowledged that this can be culturally overwritten - i.e. tans in the Caucasian coastal areas) Women universally seek - status. It's simple, guys. Increases your social status and women will find you attractive. Status can take many forms. Some women look for high status in material objects. As a geek female, I sought high intelligence (and found it in a short, bearded astrophysicist).
Zork for text games (1980s) I was taking a class in personal computers in the 80s and was told by the professor that my 5 hours of personal design should be used to get him past the point in Zork where he was stuck. Great fun. Might and Magic (early 1990s)Classic Dungeons and Dragons. Morrowind and Arcanum for innovation. (late 1990s) Cant comment on the MMORPGs, as when I tried to play those, my husband would come in and want dinner or attention or something and then my group would grumble or or die (I play clerics), so I had to give them up.
I own two out of the three games (Arcanum and Vampire) and both are on my desktop for quick replay. I have never had a problem with crashes. I mourn that an innovative, creative company has closed. I want to know why. Are single player Role Playing Games history? Has everyone gone over to Everquest and other internet games? I love the social factor of the internet games, but sometimes I need or want to play a solo game, so I can pay attention to my husband. He tends to get very neglected when I play the MMORPGs, and a cranky husband stomping around, going "And dinner is going to be when???" tends to disrupt your concentration. Is everyone buying first person shooters? Why did Troika fold????
As an ex-cowboy (I'm from Montana), I can tell you that animals have sharp senses, and can find a small spring of water in a 10 square mile desert. If you spend enough time away from the noise, smells and chaos of civilization, you also develop sharp senses and can sense weather changes and natural phenomenon. Once in the city (when I live now) there is so much noise, weird smells and chaotic energy, this ability fades. I have no doubt that the aborigines sensed the Tsunami.
My son defused bombs in civilian areas while under enemy fire. He was over there saving lives. What have you done constructive lately?
My son has done three tours in the middle East. My husband and I treasured every email that he was able to send, read and reread them and kept them in a special folder with his name. He sent us what he wanted us to know. If he had been killed, I would have respected his right of privacy. The other emails, I'm sure, have to do with gaming, interactions with his friends and military humor (not always tasteful). While getting the other emails may have been nice, anything he wanted us to see he would have forwarded. There is much going on over there that he will not tell us, even now that he is back. I would not have fought the deletion of the emails out of respect and love for my son. I question why it is so important to the family to get the emails.
Excuse me. When I was 18 years old,I was raped by a person of a different race and became pregnant.
I went to the police. They would not prosecute because they did not want to deal with an interracial rape trial during the late 1960s.
I HATED the thing growing inside me, and got rid of it (which was illegal in my state at the time)
A mixed race baby had little to no chance of adoption.
And you DARE to tell me I was "killing the life you were too ignorant to keep from creating and now to irresponsible to bear."
Unless you have personally been in the situation. SHUT UP about it.