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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2005 : 14:45:08 [Permalink]
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Patrick, if you PM @tomic and explain he might change your username. I'm uncertain about the policy of name-change, so he'll have to tell if it's ok or not. You can try Dave_W also, since he's the site's editor. @tomic is not very active these days, so the best bet is Dave. |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..." Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2005 : 15:36:44 [Permalink]
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A username change is no problem at all, for those in need (remember, we once had a DrMabuse here, too). Just send me a PM with the new name, and I'll take care of it.
Edited to add: though it's important to remember that there are a bunch of posts referring to you as Patrick already. |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail) Evidently, I rock! Why not question something for a change? Visit Dave's Psoriasis Info, too. |
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trogdor
Skeptic Friend
198 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2005 : 11:07:17 [Permalink]
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hi my name is logan and i live in Minnesota um... to quote Al Franken "indignation is well and good in small doses, but i noticed fairly early in life that some people live to find things to be indignant about.and it's pretty unatractive. thats why i decided to become a wiseass" heehee |
all eyes were on Ford Prefect. some of them were on stalks. -Douglas Adams |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2005 : 12:12:45 [Permalink]
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quote: Originally posted by trogdor
hi my name is logan and i live in Minnesota um... to quote Al Franken "indignation is well and good in small doses, but i noticed fairly early in life that some people live to find things to be indignant about.and it's pretty unatractive. thats why i decided to become a wiseass" heehee
Hi trogdor, and welcome to SFN! Indignation is well and good in large doses, indeed tremendous doses, as well, but only if there is something legitimate to be indignebt about....
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
3834 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2005 : 13:12:29 [Permalink]
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Hi! Love Al Frankin. You're in good company here. |
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ChrisC
New Member
Canada
1 Post |
Posted - 12/21/2005 : 12:30:35 [Permalink]
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Good day, My name is Chris. Finally registered after lurking for quite some time. Hope I can add something to the discussion and maybe start a few myself (although I'm usually content just to lurk). Thoroughly enjoyed reading this board so far. Keep it up! |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2005 : 12:54:15 [Permalink]
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quote: Originally posted by ChrisC
Good day, My name is Chris. Finally registered after lurking for quite some time. Hope I can add something to the discussion and maybe start a few myself (although I'm usually content just to lurk). Thoroughly enjoyed reading this board so far. Keep it up!
Hi Chris and welcome!
Looking forward to your input.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2006 : 22:43:48 [Permalink]
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I've been a "home-schooled" skeptic for about 48 years of my 60 years, but I've never in the past been a member or a skeptic organization or otherwise contributed to the skeptical community. This certainly does look like a place where I can be around like-minded people. My thanks to all who put this forum and Web site together!
-- HalfMooner |
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
Edited by - HalfMooner on 01/15/2006 00:33:15 |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2006 : 23:32:05 [Permalink]
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Welcome to SFN HalfMooner. And speaking as one of the staff, you're very welcome. |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
Genetic Literacy Project |
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JohnOAS
SFN Regular
Australia
800 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2006 : 17:07:29 [Permalink]
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quote: Originally posted by Hawks
Australia is the home of weird musical instruments and smelly marsupials.
And me !
I haven't actually lived in another country, and have only travelled OS a handful of times, but I must say I kinda like it here...
My name is John, I'm an enginner/scientist and one of those guys who sometimes just doesn't know when to leave something the hell alone, be it a gadget of some sort, a piece of software, or some poor fool at a party who mentions that their homeopathic tratment is going really well.
I've been a skeptic pretty much as long as I can remember understanding what one was. It probably mostly stemmed from my love of science as a kid. Although, I do remember two books I had on the paranormal and such which, if memory serves, were presented in a seemingly scientific fashion, which I thought were very cool at the time. Seeing as I never throw anything out (much to my wife's frustration), I must try and dig them up, but I digress.
I was recommended to this site by one of your members, when I posted a question on another forum that wasn't being addressed. Thanks again Ricky. I've enjoyed my time here so far, and hope to contribute something worthwhile once in a while. Mind you, with a 22 month old and another on the way, my forum time tends to be a little sporadic. With what I've read here to date, however, that's unlikely to impact much on the availability of quality content. |
John's just this guy, you know. |
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Jason Barker
Skeptic Friend
USA
55 Posts |
Posted - 01/20/2006 : 12:34:34 [Permalink]
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Hihi.
I just registered.
Well, not much else to say other than that. |
Homer: He thinks he's so big, with all his money and wealth. But there's one thing he can't buy with his money.
Marge:What's that?
Homer:........a dinosaur. |
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Hawks
SFN Regular
Canada
1383 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2006 : 01:03:15 [Permalink]
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quote: Originally posted by JohnOAS
quote: Originally posted by Hawks Australia is the home of weird musical instruments and smelly marsupials.
And me !
There can never be too many people from down-under. Hurrah for us!
PS. Why have my posts in all of a sudden all started being displayed in a small font? Does anyone know? |
METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL It's a small, off-duty czechoslovakian traffic warden! |
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Snake
SFN Addict
USA
2511 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2006 : 22:05:10 [Permalink]
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quote: Originally posted by Ricky
quote: I am told that I have a british accent - which I consider to be infinately preferable to a US accent.
The British don't have an accent. That's just what English sounds like when its pronounced correctly.
Love that. And so true... although I wonder what a Brit would say about the various 'accents' within England. Anyway, I am going to tell that to my friend in Great Britian. ps. it's awful when Americans slur words and say 'n' instead of 'ing' at the end of verbs as Ms. Clinton does, sound so illiterate. |
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JohnOAS
SFN Regular
Australia
800 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2006 : 22:31:38 [Permalink]
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quote: Originally posted by Hawks There can never be too many people from down-under. Hurrah for us!
PS. Why have my posts in all of a sudden all started being displayed in a small font? Does anyone know?
Imagine us both in big leather lounge chairs (or perhaps you're reclining) before I say in a reassuring tone, "It's not your fault."
It seems to mostly happen when there are nested quotes. I'm using FireFox almost exclusively these days, and have noticed it a few times. Sometimes a reload fixes it, sometimes not. Must be a glitch in some code somewhere, or possibly a not-quite standard feature being rendered in a non-specific fashion. I just tried a couple of pages in IE, and the problem didn't appear there, although this is hardly conclusive proof, but it might suggest an IE specific bit of code that firefox has issues with. I'll do some more checking next time I get see it. |
John's just this guy, you know. |
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Hawks
SFN Regular
Canada
1383 Posts |
Posted - 01/24/2006 : 00:09:37 [Permalink]
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quote: Originally posted by JohnOAS
quote: Originally posted by Hawks There can never be too many people from down-under. Hurrah for us!
PS. Why have my posts in all of a sudden all started being displayed in a small font? Does anyone know?
Imagine us both in big leather lounge chairs (or perhaps you're reclining) before I say in a reassuring tone, "It's not your fault."
It seems to mostly happen when there are nested quotes. I'm using FireFox almost exclusively these days, and have noticed it a few times. Sometimes a reload fixes it, sometimes not. Must be a glitch in some code somewhere, or possibly a not-quite standard feature being rendered in a non-specific fashion. I just tried a couple of pages in IE, and the problem didn't appear there, although this is hardly conclusive proof, but it might suggest an IE specific bit of code that firefox has issues with. I'll do some more checking next time I get see it.
I do believe you are right. |
METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL It's a small, off-duty czechoslovakian traffic warden! |
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