What Are You Researching / Looking Up?
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- Player_7421
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Reading about the possibilities that could happen at Wrestlemania 31.
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- That_sneaky_azN
The dangers of texting and driving.
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- JacksHereR
The child abuse ring, prince Philip, jimmy savile, how Israel seems to be losing its grip of the west now the child abuse is in mainstream news. The way that islamiphobia is still being pushed by forums run by the same pro Israel groups. How Saudi Arabia and Israel have become friends and the creation of Isis. How Russians bank accounts can be frozen but Isis not. How Isis can sell oil. How it was Russia that saved us from the nazis. How hitler was put in power by the elite due to their fear of communism.
But mostly thinking about gt7
But mostly thinking about gt7
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I've decided that watching one documentary a day in place of one of the movies I'd usually watch will help to improve my knowledge so I guess I'm researching everything and anything.
If you've any good suggestions for documentaries let me know, my main interests would be sciences, automotive, history but I'm happy to give anything educational and informative a go.
If you've any good suggestions for documentaries let me know, my main interests would be sciences, automotive, history but I'm happy to give anything educational and informative a go.
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I'm researching/daydreaming about what car to buy once I'm done with university. I actually want an affordable project car I can turn into something fun and sporty. As such, I'm reading up on all kinds of engines, transmissions and chassis. Still three years away and there might be a bunch of other things to spend money on when the day comes, but a guy can dream, right? 
@W3HS, I like the National Geographic Wild [insert country here] documentaries a lot. Nature and animal stuff:
@W3HS, I like the National Geographic Wild [insert country here] documentaries a lot. Nature and animal stuff:
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- Jersey V.1.0
- axletramp
Yup, my '09 Chrysler's time is up so we're after a new 7 seater, we just don't need a sliding door this time (for my son) and my wife is after a 4x4 this time. Looking at all the usuals: Shogan LWB, X Trail, Land Cruiser, etc. plus whatever other options come up, probably from Korea. I like the look of Jeeps, but there aren't any 7 seat options.Not recently but you too, huh? 👍
I want to keep my '05 Pilot going for another 5 years then my son will get it.
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a new game idea
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- KCCO
I have to do a paper on Ansel Adams...
It's due Tuesday...
It's due Tuesday...
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Bump time activated.
Three things that have been keeping me busy recently:
GO (board game)
Bumped into an app on the Play Store that provides you with situations where you have to find the solution to playing out the rest of the game.
Unfortunately there was no tutorial or reading I could do in the app, so I found myself putting stones in the incorrect spave without understanding why it was incorrect in the first place.
So whenever I have a chance for casual reading, I'm reading up how the game works. I'm sure it's just my poor reading comprehension skills, but attempting to understand how to play by reading it up alone is probably as challenging, if not more, as reading up how to play Mahjong.
AQUASCAPING
You know when you spend enough time jumping from one video to another, you eventually find something interesting and you keep looking up more of it?
Today it started with looking up scenic natural landscape to go see in another province, then it turned into recalling the visit to a local aquarium, then it turned into rewatching that one video of the Okinawa aquarium (currently second largest aquarium in the world). Finally, it turned into watching a reknown aquascaper composing massive aquariums (4 meter and 7 meter long tanks).
I hadn't heard of the term before, but it is essentially landscaping an underwater environment.
This reminded me of this fascination I have aquariums; the artificially created natural-looking environment. I wanted to do something like this ever since I was a kid, but any projects I had were either compromised due to expenses or commitment to maintenance.
Composing aquariums is currently an interest. Composing a terrarium was also of interest at one point. I may look into aquascaping more because the sheer amount of plants in this picture is very relaxing on the eyes and it is very beautiful to look at; something I could spend an afternoon gazing at with music in the background.
ANT FARMS
Reading up on this topic took place earlier than the aquascaping, but the interest springs from the same reason; creation of an environment inhabited by life. Having physical control of the environment's size while letting the life of animals and planted flourish without direct control. I'm unsure if that's an interest that spring from the appealing idea of observing a "world" from a higher perspective, where you can emotionally be a part of the world without actually being in it, or if it's some kind of desire to be a ruler... or a god.
Unlike an aquarium, there's no need to maintain water levels nor water conditions. The usual cleanup is picking up the garbage pile a colony establishes, and that's 100% dry land. Only down side is the risk of ants running amok if a spill or crack occurs, and the need to accommodate space (i.e. more nests, more outworlds) for a growing colony.
Three things that have been keeping me busy recently:
GO (board game)
Bumped into an app on the Play Store that provides you with situations where you have to find the solution to playing out the rest of the game.
Unfortunately there was no tutorial or reading I could do in the app, so I found myself putting stones in the incorrect spave without understanding why it was incorrect in the first place.
So whenever I have a chance for casual reading, I'm reading up how the game works. I'm sure it's just my poor reading comprehension skills, but attempting to understand how to play by reading it up alone is probably as challenging, if not more, as reading up how to play Mahjong.
AQUASCAPING
You know when you spend enough time jumping from one video to another, you eventually find something interesting and you keep looking up more of it?
Today it started with looking up scenic natural landscape to go see in another province, then it turned into recalling the visit to a local aquarium, then it turned into rewatching that one video of the Okinawa aquarium (currently second largest aquarium in the world). Finally, it turned into watching a reknown aquascaper composing massive aquariums (4 meter and 7 meter long tanks).
I hadn't heard of the term before, but it is essentially landscaping an underwater environment.
This reminded me of this fascination I have aquariums; the artificially created natural-looking environment. I wanted to do something like this ever since I was a kid, but any projects I had were either compromised due to expenses or commitment to maintenance.
Composing aquariums is currently an interest. Composing a terrarium was also of interest at one point. I may look into aquascaping more because the sheer amount of plants in this picture is very relaxing on the eyes and it is very beautiful to look at; something I could spend an afternoon gazing at with music in the background.
ANT FARMS
Reading up on this topic took place earlier than the aquascaping, but the interest springs from the same reason; creation of an environment inhabited by life. Having physical control of the environment's size while letting the life of animals and planted flourish without direct control. I'm unsure if that's an interest that spring from the appealing idea of observing a "world" from a higher perspective, where you can emotionally be a part of the world without actually being in it, or if it's some kind of desire to be a ruler... or a god.
Unlike an aquarium, there's no need to maintain water levels nor water conditions. The usual cleanup is picking up the garbage pile a colony establishes, and that's 100% dry land. Only down side is the risk of ants running amok if a spill or crack occurs, and the need to accommodate space (i.e. more nests, more outworlds) for a growing colony.
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- Player_7421
- Player 7421
Pripyat Chernobyl tours (and no joke either)
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With regards to an EDC knife (and depending on your usage) a cheap folding knife would do. There's nothing a $5 dollar knife can't do that a $100 Mora can do in an EDC situation. Knives are better specialised for purpose but for something you might use to cut cable ties or open packaging a simple Leatherman like multitool or dollar store blade would be adequate in my experience. I keep one of these utility knifes in my bag and it does the trick:
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My fact finding mission today was to see how I can sustain a long bike ride with eating during the ride. Turns out 100g of cane sugar in a litre of water should do it. I'll find out tomorrow when I get back from a 100km ride.
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@W3HS I'm a boy scout, I'll be using it a lot on wood and preparing animais, but I don't need a tactical/survival knife, a foldabble would suffice but it needs to be more high end than a 5$, and I want something legal to carry around. I've looking at Böker or CKRT options. I hear a lot about Spyderco but they are a bit above my budget (30$).
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Oh, I see. I don't know about the laws where you are, and I Britain I certainly didn't use any knife as a EDC (it's illegal, I carried pocket scissors which are probably still illegal like most things) but in Thailand I use a Kukri knife which is pretty much a utility machete made from the leaf spring of an old Land Rover. Might be a bit much for your needs. lol
Maybe try something like this.
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- Neomone
I was looking up thorium reactors, but it's hard to find information that isn't drowned in propaganda either for or against.
Also, military engineering, pyrotechnics, polymers, astrophysics, and mathematics. I occasionally get distracted watching videos of people making stuff on lathes and milling machines, or taking apart electronics.
Also, military engineering, pyrotechnics, polymers, astrophysics, and mathematics. I occasionally get distracted watching videos of people making stuff on lathes and milling machines, or taking apart electronics.
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Yes.
Which as of late Sept though Dec. Masters degree or higher needed to gain access for foreign people. Then as of this year Jan. Doctoral degree needed.
Which just makes me think that either they are doing over education or just want to have more "hometown" workers.
Since I went and looked at some schools around here. Every one I looked at had a "Bachelor's" and makes me think that so someone with a "Bachelor's" can get a job while someone that has the same experience and degree can't? Which is just confusing and stupid.
