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Thanks for your "two cents" — an excellent example of what constitutes constructive discussion. While your essay makes several valid points and observations, my takeaway from it is that it has more to do with how humans in general have...

There were many great films in that time in the late 60s and 70s. One of my favorites was Colossus or the Forbin Project. It’s a great film that really has stood up over time. For those who may not know, Colossus was the name of an AI super...

Hi All - Wondering what science fiction films and/or science fiction television shows have stood the test of time for you? Truth is, often first impact often stands across the decades rather than intrinsic quality. I feel that way about the...

Plan B from outer space.

Hi All - Wondering what science fiction films and/or science fiction television shows have stood the test of time for you? Truth is, often first impact often stands across the decades rather than intrinsic quality. I feel that way about the...

i'm an old guy so my favorite science fiction films which are many, would be things like this island Earth, them, and the first episode of the Outer limits called the Galaxy being. The day the Earth stood still is also a great favorite although I...

My Top Ten — Not necessarily in order of preference: Star Wars Star Trek Babylon Five The Matrix Hunger Games Close Encounters Contact The Day The Earth Stood Still 2001 A Space Odyssey Dark City Yep :cool: B5 is most excellent and...

Thank you @Randall and @Burnt State ! :) I will try, though I'm becoming challenged by 'complicated' directions :rolleyes: sad to say - though part of it is me refusing to 'go along' with techie stuff. Or so I rationalize to myself. A kind of...

I'll just sit inside and drink Irish coffee to keep me warm and I'll send the Texan out for the shopping. Ps I'm on page 36 of the archive project . Talk soon.

Hi All - Wondering what science fiction films and/or science fiction television shows have stood the test of time for you? Truth is, often first impact often stands across the decades rather than intrinsic quality. I feel that way about the...

@Tyger I was just going to say the same thing as Randall. I remember losing big messages that I laboured over before. My workaround was to actually do the larger technical messages elsewhere and then paste it in. I will just have to receive the...

I'll just sit inside and drink Irish coffee to keep me warm and I'll send the Texan out for the shopping. Ps I'm on page 36 of the archive project . Talk soon.

It's not bad if you could get used to sub-zero winter temperatures. At one point I almost moved to Corpus Christi, but life issues at the time made it too complicated. Personally, I love it here. But that's just because I was born here. I've seen...

Yep, with all this going on it struck me that there appears to be a strong cultural divide between the west and east of Canada (minus B.C.). Alberta appears to have a significant (American) Republican flavor - the individualism and self-reliance...

It's not bad if you could get used to sub-zero winter temperatures. At one point I almost moved to Corpus Christi, but life issues at the time made it too complicated. Personally, I love it here. But that's just because I was born here. I've seen...

Best wishes to Alberta sounds like a great place. Maybe I'll grab my Texan wife and move there.

Oooh, my kinda folks. :)

There certainly is a oro separatist faction that dominates the UCP but the will amongst the people is not there and that's why Smith keeps juggling the issue. Her own party wants to make big radical moves but the people of Alberta don't want...

@Randall Thanks for the synopsis of how you see it from Alberta itself. Valuable perpective. Whatever I've read it does seem to be mainly about money flowing east and Albertans not benefitting from their own wealth (as seen by some). Plus there...

I live in Calgary Alberta and for the record, voted Conservative, so my opinion doesn't in any way represent that of the political opposition in the province. The separatist rhetoric we hear in the west typically plays on how much of our...

No plan for separation I would say that everything that person is saying above is nothing but hype. The only folks meeting in the states from Alberta are Alberta Republican party reps and no real governmental officials. Alberta's integration...

✅ TIP: I feel for you — t sucks when that happens. After it happened to me a few times, I learned to highlight and copy longer replies before hitting "Post reply" so that if necessary, I can paste it back into a separate post along with a link to...

@Burnt State Oh lawsy me! I just spent a good long time answering your post. I wound up going back into the post to add some stuff - took a lot of time - and when I hit 'post' I was told I'd past the 15 minute editing window - and I have...

@Burnt State Oh lawsy me! I just spent a good long time answering your post. I wound up going back into the post to add some stuff - took a lot of time - and when I hit 'post' I was told I'd past the 15 minute editing window - and I have...

I had forgotten myself. Highlight a chunk of text from the OP and then hit the +quote button. Do this as often as you like. Then go to the message area at the motton of the thread and click inside there and click the insert quotes button. All...

Well, damn. Sounds like Gene is having quite the time. I know Gene is about the age of my folks and that stuff can mess you up. Please tell Gene to keep his hopes up. My mom went thru a major medical event late last year, and she went from...

I just did a Google AI search for the emotional context of the word "bracing", and that's what it said — but now I see that it mentions your intended context as well. Thanks for clarifying :) !

That's a unique meaning of the word. Context is all. Bracing means invigorating or refreshing, often used to describe cold weather that energizes you. It can also refer to something that strengthens or supports. So bracing in the context I used...

Persinger — The Genius Scientist the CIA Wants to Keep Secret Dr. Michael Persinger, a pioneering neuroscientist who delved into the mysterious connection between the brain, geomagnetics, and consciousness.

Probably the most solid scientific evidence for a link between consciousness and the paranormal comes from the work of Michael Persinger. Another thread...