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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th June 2014, 05:28 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,677
Posted By Halfcentaur
Try some oxycodone. See what happens.

Try some oxycodone. See what happens.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th June 2014, 09:36 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 14,343
Posted By Halfcentaur
My grandmother who was a very strict Christian...

My grandmother who was a very strict Christian "left her body to science", which just adds to many things I suspected about the wonderful woman she was.

I always assumed that meant she ended up...
Forum: Skeptoid 5th June 2014, 08:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,996
Posted By Halfcentaur
I thought I had helped a friend get past a lot of...

I thought I had helped a friend get past a lot of his issues but he's very into Joe Rogan, who I've started listening to a lot when bored even though I find his critical thinking polluted by his ego....
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th February 2014, 02:00 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 14,658
Posted By Halfcentaur
I tried driving from OKC to Yellowknife and the...

I tried driving from OKC to Yellowknife and the NW Territories this late August and September, our goal was to see the aurora. The trip was a disaster, and I found out missing court here by 24 hours,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th February 2014, 01:44 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,402
Posted By Halfcentaur
Every few years I camp in isolated campsites most...

Every few years I camp in isolated campsites most tourists don't know how to find in Yellowstone, and while the coyotes here are neat, there is something haunting and profound about the howl of a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2014, 12:39 PM
Replies: 825
Views: 67,411
Posted By Halfcentaur
Tall Poppy Syndrome is awesome. I actually have a...

Tall Poppy Syndrome is awesome. I actually have a moderate dislike of his movies and him, possibly because they are so renowned. Possibly because every story seems to be a rehashed recipe of neurotic...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th December 2013, 08:09 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 4,489
Posted By Halfcentaur
I sort of have a similar theory, but more and...

I sort of have a similar theory, but more and more it seems to extend to the world at large. It is suggested that metacognitive awareness seems to be what is lacking over analytical intelligence...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th December 2013, 08:03 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 2,661
Posted By Halfcentaur
In Denver actually they are permitting people to...

In Denver actually they are permitting people to use it in public.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th December 2013, 07:57 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 2,661
Posted By Halfcentaur
Cannabis has been demonized and our xenophobic...

Cannabis has been demonized and our xenophobic tendencies as a species were exploited in this, we see alcohol, which literally kills more humans in a year than all illicit substances combined, as...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th December 2013, 07:48 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 2,661
Posted By Halfcentaur
Are you aware of the origins of cannabis'...

Are you aware of the origins of cannabis' prohibition? Henry Anslinger's smear campaign? Conspiracy over Dupont doesn't need to be a factor, Anslinger clearly was demonizing cannabis, and it's easy...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th December 2013, 07:41 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 2,661
Posted By Halfcentaur
It's more analogous to downloading pirated movie...

It's more analogous to downloading pirated movie torrents. It's pretty easy not to get caught smoking cannabis and go to jail for it, but random things happen and certain people end up being made...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th December 2013, 07:19 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 5,140
Posted By Halfcentaur
What I've learned from this thread is that people...

What I've learned from this thread is that people who cant draw should not be considered humans.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th December 2013, 04:30 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,483
Posted By Halfcentaur
My first memory is of a photo shoot in a park...

My first memory is of a photo shoot in a park when I was 18 months old, I remember having no clue in relation to where I was concerning home, and finding it strange. I remember ducklings in a creek,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th December 2013, 04:14 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,292
Posted By Halfcentaur
Here's a nice little doc on the thorium reactor. ...

Here's a nice little doc on the thorium reactor.

http://youtu.be/GQ9Ll5EX1jc
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th November 2013, 01:02 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 5,547
Posted By Halfcentaur
I eat microwaved rice everyday. I have a...

I eat microwaved rice everyday. I have a microwave safe bowl with a lid, put a serving of rice in with about equal amount of water, half seal the lid so it won't blow up, then cook for 4 and a half...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th November 2013, 12:48 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,631
Posted By Halfcentaur
Me too, and it's recently been on my mind a lot...

Me too, and it's recently been on my mind a lot with this new finding about Neanderthals and Denisovans and another mystery hominid genome we haven't discovered the origin of believed to be somewhere...
Forum: USA Politics 24th November 2013, 01:37 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,981
Posted By Halfcentaur
I heard that interview on NPR, that church group...

I heard that interview on NPR, that church group is from Oklahoma City, which is where I live.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd November 2013, 11:38 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 549
Posted By Halfcentaur
His definition of consciousness is fairly broad,...

His definition of consciousness is fairly broad, it's basically the state of "feeling like something". Not exactly self awareness. Self awareness in dogs through the context of "olfactory states" is...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st November 2013, 06:22 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,283
Posted By Halfcentaur
I once saw what was clearly a rabid goat like...

I once saw what was clearly a rabid goat like animal dragging via buckled harnesses a rusted creaking metal cart through the upper mountain passes and trails of Appalachia for a brief moment while...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st November 2013, 06:12 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,751
Posted By Halfcentaur
What ultimately separates something that...

What ultimately separates something that eventually happens from something that could never happen but could be conceived? Like a number that represents two amounts simultaneously, or smelly sounds....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th November 2013, 11:43 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,556
Posted By Halfcentaur
I feel like people using gay and faggot are tacky...

I feel like people using gay and faggot are tacky and it's insensitive and makes you sound like an inarticulate teenager, but **** sucker is just not homophobic to me. It's one of those swear words...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd November 2013, 05:35 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,351
Posted By Halfcentaur
His TV persona is a douche and his camera tricks...

His TV persona is a douche and his camera tricks are cheesy as hell, but it's true, Criss Angel is a skeptic. I enjoy listening to him call people out.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd November 2013, 05:25 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 11,831
Posted By Halfcentaur
I'm a big dude, so most of the big gangsters with...

I'm a big dude, so most of the big gangsters with their pit bulls seems to take a liking to me. So many freakin' pit bulls. Not to mention all the loose stray dogs walking the streets everywhere you...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd November 2013, 02:32 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 11,831
Posted By Halfcentaur
True, but my car had a broken axle rod and...

True, but my car had a broken axle rod and Browning was the only town we could find to get it worked on with an actual mechanic, while we had to camp in Browning for 3 days and spend most of our 3...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd November 2013, 11:55 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 11,831
Posted By Halfcentaur
The Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Browning is...

The Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Browning is like an hour away from Glacier National Park, and they have some hard gangstas.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd November 2013, 11:13 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,142
Posted By Halfcentaur
My 6 acres is worth nearly 225 thousand dollars....

My 6 acres is worth nearly 225 thousand dollars. Weird. Maybe that's with the house, but this house is falling apart.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd November 2013, 10:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,005
Posted By Halfcentaur
This makes me want to build a couch cushion fort...

This makes me want to build a couch cushion fort for some reason.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd November 2013, 05:26 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,075
Posted By Halfcentaur
Don't forget ol'George. "A theocratic or...

Don't forget ol'George.

"A theocratic or tribalist Right that argues for public policies by invoking divine revelation to some ancient prophet or immemorial custom dating back to “the gloomy age...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st November 2013, 05:09 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,005
Posted By Halfcentaur
Clearly they were given assistance by elves.

Clearly they were given assistance by elves.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st November 2013, 05:05 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,639
Posted By Halfcentaur
I think, barring loss of technological progress...

I think, barring loss of technological progress and recorded knowledge, we're just going to be controlling our own biology more and more. Even so, I think currently the things we seem to be adapting...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 30th October 2013, 05:19 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,254
Posted By Halfcentaur
Did this problem with time travel not occur to...

Did this problem with time travel not occur to you when you were a child? You seem both limited in imagination and determined to proclaim what you feel is true is true because "you said so" while...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 25th October 2013, 09:29 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,086
Posted By Halfcentaur
Awesome :D I'm also an Ingle on my mother's...

Awesome :D

I'm also an Ingle on my mother's father's side.

An Altman on my father's father's side.

And a Stahley on my mother's mother's side.

Lots of German and Scot heritage in my...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 23rd October 2013, 03:04 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,086
Posted By Halfcentaur
My grandmother's surname was Hay(Hey), said to be...

My grandmother's surname was Hay(Hey), said to be traced back to Pictish origins by some websites, so I'm going to pretend I'm a little bit Pictish. I often go about slathered in blue spirals,...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th October 2013, 09:45 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 7,998
Posted By Halfcentaur
One time on the phone I said the word Chuck...

One time on the phone I said the word Chuck Norris and on TV someone said the word Chuck Norris in unison with me. That's happened a couple of times, and it's weird. And I want my million George...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 19th October 2013, 10:28 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,545
Posted By Halfcentaur
He get's the coolest name, and I love his bull...

He get's the coolest name, and I love his bull dog attitude. Carl Sagan wins for me however.
Forum: USA Politics 19th October 2013, 10:27 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,066
Posted By Halfcentaur
We dropped 20-30 cents a few weeks ago, then shot...

We dropped 20-30 cents a few weeks ago, then shot back up last week 20-30 cents, now we're back down to $2.97 unleaded per gallon again instead of the usual 3.30ish.

Ghosts?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th October 2013, 03:07 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 13,509
Posted By Halfcentaur
No, dogmatic religious thinking is what is...

No, dogmatic religious thinking is what is responsible for those atrocities. Secular worship of the state in the name of atheism is structurally just another form of religion in essence. So really...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th October 2013, 01:20 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 18,380
Posted By Halfcentaur
As far as I know you don't inject phoenix tears,...

As far as I know you don't inject phoenix tears, it's a viscous and thick syrup you ingest or topically apply to the skin. It would be like trying to inject tree sap. I've never heard of anyone...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 1st October 2013, 09:48 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,029
Posted By Halfcentaur
It's a crying shame I think Cameron and Del...

It's a crying shame I think Cameron and Del Toro's project won't be gambled on by any studios for being R rated. Apparently no studio wants to risk the budget they desire on an R rated scifi/horror...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 1st October 2013, 09:46 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,029
Posted By Halfcentaur
I've never really seen an actual Lovecraft film I...

I've never really seen an actual Lovecraft film I enjoyed, every one seemed to be a bad B movie to me. I gave up a long time ago, but it seems a number of them are listed here I should try. But I...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th September 2013, 06:40 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 7,254
Posted By Halfcentaur
I can do this with just about any language,...

I can do this with just about any language, usually to the delight of the native speakers. I'm not saying anything, just gibberish, but I imitate their accents and use common sounds and tones and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2013, 06:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,438
Posted By Halfcentaur
Agreed, I'm in the same boat. And over the...

Agreed, I'm in the same boat.

And over the last few years something in particular has me annoyed with the way Facebook is so effortlessly criticized by people on other internet forums and social...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th August 2013, 09:44 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,352
Posted By Halfcentaur
As was already pointed out, the Nat Geo program...

As was already pointed out, the Nat Geo program with the chimps stabbing bush babies and eating them showed them in the wild playing and swimming in the water from several years ago.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th August 2013, 04:53 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,820
Posted By Halfcentaur
I've personally gone roughly in one direction...

I've personally gone roughly in one direction leaving my house over a 5 month period and eventually got back home going the same direction, which took me near the north pole and across Asia and...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th August 2013, 09:04 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,616
Posted By Halfcentaur
Flow is what I used to live for. Then my hormones...

Flow is what I used to live for. Then my hormones crashed and I lost most of my emotional sensitivity at the age of 25, as well as losing the ability to experience flow. I used to burn 24 hours...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd August 2013, 11:38 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 7,619
Posted By Halfcentaur
Frankly I am sick and tired of this sort of...

Frankly I am sick and tired of this sort of treatment.

And that's my pa, by the way.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/evilknick/pops.jpg...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd August 2013, 11:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,485
Posted By Halfcentaur
Get over yourself. Vice covers unconventional...

Get over yourself.
Vice covers unconventional news, and it's run by 30 and 20 something whippersnappers who are going to not only be on your lawn, they will take great care to point out several...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st July 2013, 08:50 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,700
Posted By Halfcentaur
Oh no, the advertising I see might be more...

Oh no, the advertising I see might be more relevant to my actual interests! Advertising is commercial and bad and annoying if you don't know about adblocker! And stalkers might stalk me, and...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th July 2013, 05:10 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,616
Posted By Halfcentaur
In the summer of 2011 I had a seriously traumatic...

In the summer of 2011 I had a seriously traumatic break up, my dog died, and my dad died all in the course of about 4-5 days. He left me about 5k dollars which I spent on xanax and belgian trappist...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th July 2013, 05:04 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,616
Posted By Halfcentaur
I have about a 25-30 hour day and then I sleep...

I have about a 25-30 hour day and then I sleep about 8-12 hours.

After I discovered some hormone problems and started treating them, I still keep 25-30 hour, sometimes 36-38 hour days, but I...
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