Doug, in all seriousness, if what you say below is true, this should be the
last time we hear from you on the subject of "moderation," right?
I mean, if no one is hurling "personalized invective," there will be no one's
posts to delete, and more important THERE WILL BE NOTHING FOR *YOU* TO COMM
From: "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 6:18 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Synthesizing a Vedic Psychiatry
This evidently is progressing. As I read throughthis thread I feel you all
moderating yourselves in acco
This evidently is progressing. As I read through this thread I feel you all
moderating yourselves in accord with the advice of the Yahoo-groups guidelines.
I find no need now to step in here between you all. Had it completely devolved
simply to the personal belligerence of a spitting contest, '
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17 authfriend
15 steve.sundur
15 anartaxius
15 Michael Jackson mjackson74
15 Bhairitu noozguru
14 curtisdeltabl
[NEW VRSN] Battle Hymn of the Republic
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Well, yes, this is what subscribers are supposed to do: read the messages and
post their comments. Moderators are supposed to also read all the messages and
then delete the inappropriate responses. It's not complicated.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
"he has to scrutinise a l
This sounds good in theory, but you have to realize that not everyone is suited
to a rigid, celibate yoga training. In the modern world most yogis get married,
raise a family and become employed householders. LoL!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
"Once you do that, your desire t
That's what I'm talking about!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Interestingly, the moderation approach Doug has chosen, which Barry has
vehemently denounced--in which offending posts are deleted "secretly" behind
the scenes with no explanation--will actually protect transgres
Sorry about the confusion. At the risk of getting banned from posting to the
group and just for the record, I found your name on Facebook and so I posted a
friend's request, but I never received a reply. Is it alright if we call you
"Curtis"? Thanks.
http://tinyurl.com/pdtuus3 http://tinyurl
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Is it alright with you if I call you "curtisdeltablues", since that seems to
be your real professional name AND your alias for social media? Thanks.
Richard,
It is not my professional name. It is a name I use nowhere else but on this
site
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Interestingly, the moderation approach Doug has chosen, which Barry has
vehemently denounced--in which offending posts are deleted "secretly" behind
the scenes with no explanation--will actually protect transgressors from being
shamed by anybod
The strains of yoga arising now are, in many cases, intermingled with Hindu
nationalist thought. Sun salutations and Sanskrit chants are part of the daily,
military-style drills of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the right-wing Hindu
group that started Mr. Modi on his political career. The dail
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
When is someone going to get that I'm fucking having funzies here with my
creativity that often features the anger tone? Geeeze. If I'm vociferous, so
the fuck what?
That's fine.
And it was an ad hominem, because the issue was "Is Edg a qu
Preparations for the event set off a chorus of criticism, mostly from a handful
of Muslim activist groups that say they should not be compelled to chant “Om,”
a sound sacred in Hinduism, or perform the sun salutation, which they say
violates the monotheistic nature of Islam.
Mr. Modi’s officia
The question is, how can you sustain a multilateral-trade regime without
including the world’s largest exporter and second-largest importer - China?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
So you are a fan of the status quo?
You're not even making any sense.
And not a friend t
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So, why didn't you show up at the X-Games with your trike? We were there,
waiting. LoL!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
"Not saying that Willy's nose wouldn't be bloodied if I was stuck in an
elevator with him, but God has protected me by not putting me in said
circumstances.
So you are a fan of the status quo? And not a friend to your neighbors
who happen to dislike these bills? We'll let you back to your foie
gras, beluga caviar and Dom Perignon snack break.
On 06/15/2015 01:21 PM, rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife] wrote:
You forgot to mention the benefits
Help! Somebody call in the thought police before Edge bloodies my nose in an
elevator. Gawd!
---In FairfieldLife@, wrote :
Always love reading posts by Duveyoung. And I hope the three lawsuits you won
were agin the TMO!! Ha ha! (Or at least some stuck up gov'nors)
From: Duveyoung
To: Fa
You forgot to mention the benefits of free trade or maybe you haven't read
Adam Smith. According to what I've read, by removing obstacles to trade,
producers gain access to new markets, while consumers pay lower prices for
goods and services because of increased competition.
---In FairfieldLi
Yes, I'm hoping Doug can stay the course.
The competing philosophy of "I will push your buttons, and it really doesn't
matter if I am truthful or not, just to test your reactive mind", is a pretty
low standard of discourse.
I would say it is reserved for a rather esoteric "cult" of believe
Interestingly, the moderation approach Doug has chosen, which Barry has
vehemently denounced--in which offending posts are deleted "secretly" behind
the scenes with no explanation--will actually protect transgressors from being
shamed by anybody (crazed or otherwise). I guess the Game of Thrones
Earlier this year, Game of Thrones location photos revealed that creators David
Benioff and D.B. Weiss would cull from George R.R. Martin's fifth novel, A
Dance with Dragons, to bring on the bare-naked punishment. The plan caused a
stir—before the Thrones production team could roll cameras on Le
Always love reading posts by Duveyoung. And I hope the three lawsuits you won
were agin the TMO!! Ha ha! (Or at least some stuck up gov'nors)
From: Duveyoung
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 1:16 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Synthesizing a Vedic Psychiatr
I was going through my collection of books when I came across Sir John
Woodroffe's "Introduction to Tantra Shastra" which looks like I had
never even thumbed through (I do have a number of his books). This book
was first published in 1913, five years before Maharishi was even born.
There is mu
You know, Edg, in a free wheeling forum like FFL, just like in a democracy the
situation will always be far from perfect.
But it does rely on the majority of participants acting in manner where there
is not willful intent.
And just like any free wheeling environment, or democracy, things m
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You are incorrect what Edge posted was a satire. "The use of humor, irony,
exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices,
particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues."
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Steve did no
Heh, I was going to tell you how much I enjoy your drive-bys. Keep 'em
up. I love free spiritedness. This place needs a little shaking up as
the meds make them fall asleep.
On 06/15/2015 10:16 AM, Duveyoung wrote:
When is someone going to get that I'm fucking having funzies here with
my c
Obviously, some FFL informants have a need for someone to talk to. Maybe they
are taking this discussion too seriously which can sometimes take the fun out
of being an online informant. I mean, when you can't even call people by their
real name in a public discussion, you can usually tell that
When is someone going to get that I'm fucking having funzies here with my
creativity that often features the anger tone? Geeeze. If I'm vociferous, so
the fuck what?
And it was an ad hominem, because the issue was "Is Edg a quality thinker?" --
unexpressed, yes, but, no, IT WAS EXPRESSED.
There is hope for FFL!
Nice reply, Doug, and in the spirit of exactly what was intended!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Steve did not commit an ad hominem
All he said was:
1. Doug was a moderator and not responsible for vetting all content (that
would be rather diffi
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
snip
So that you can respond to me with greater precision subsequently, I have a
non-theistic view of the world, care about facts and scientific reasoning, and
to the extent I am able, logic. I do think there is something to spirituality,
but
Whatever. Here's a short version of the "atonement" from GOT (with commentary
from GRRM) for those who have not found a way to watch what is essentially the
most influential television series on the planet.
SPOILER warning in effect -- if you ever plan to watch GOT, you might wanna
skip this.
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Steve did not commit an ad hominem
All he said was:
1. Doug was a moderator and not responsible for vetting all content (that
would be rather difficult because Doug has to go outside and work). This is
basically a factual statement.
2. He said Doug was not a therapist, which is also p
I wasn't really complaining. Sparring with Judy is a unique challenge. I do not
think I ever quite got the hang of it, it is an ongoing learning process
dealing with other minds, or what appears to be other minds (y'all could be
robots or zombies). I do think your arguments tend to be spongy, an
Someone here on FFL often in the past when I might discuss a TV show or
movie respond as "not my cuppa tea." When the first season of "Game of
Thrones" appeared on HBO I had that premium service and watched the
first episode. Not being of the "dungeons and dragons" mindset that was
so popular
Hehe, anytime anyone wants to censor art you just encourage artists to
make more art that people want to censor. It's the natural instinct of
the artistic mind to be expressive and not confined. Personally, I love
getting in people's faces who want to censor me. I also don't mind
being one a
This is just about all you can do in a psychological situation, without
surgery or identifying an underlying cause and making corrections with
medications.
It is a fact that some people feel better when they have someone to talk to.
It's a psychological technique practiced by psychologist
In what way is the lecture not new? if it is anything like his first
presentation all of which I watched, all he says is:
1 - Listen to the patient2 - Tell them not to think stressful or negative
thoughts3 - Tell them to think sweet thoughts4 - Read spiritual stuff to keep
their mind positive (l
As soon as you access the internet data highway with your computer, security is
out of the question.
The ideal and secure computer is a system without any contact to the outside
world - no disks, no flash drives, no CD-DVD drives, or cameras and no direct
contact to other computers by mode
/A database (DB) is as fast at data retrieval as it's connection. On a
local drive this can be very fast. If the database is accessed via the
internet it can be quite slow, no matter what the relational design. Most
very large databases use Oracle software. Any database that is accessed via
WI-Fi
/Maybe, but I don't think gender should have anything to do with posting
on this forum. An informant once called me "Shirley" for no apparent
reason. Go figure./
Quoting "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
:
/I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYONE ELSE, BUT I'D BE QUIT
/It looks like the informant is taking this very seriously. He keeps
sending me these long emails but he never replies. Maybe he is angry at me.
Go figure./
Quoting Duveyoung :
Steve, You are labeling me as someone with stored up anger."to
whatever degree"and for a large part o
/This is a good commentary on the rights of artists and censorship. But,
what I was most interested in was the hacker ethic: the free sharing of
information and internet piracy. Who owns the internet? Thanks./
Quoting "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
:
/It sure didn't take Judy long to set some of the informants straight on
the facts of the matter - just 16 short and cogent messages.
Now, it looks like a few of the dudes are going into rally mode to try and
circle the wagons. I hope they don't take this seriously. LoL!/
Quoting "TurquoiseBee
/Interesting rap today, but it is kind of long for an email - and
complicated. Is it alright that I call you "TB" for short. Thanks./
Quoting "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
:
/THIS IS A FUN RAP TO WRITE IN A WAY, BECAUSE THE
AUDIENCE THAT UNDERSTANDS
/Very impressive and cogent comments! Is it alright with you that I call
you "Steve" Thanks./
Quoting "steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
:
Oh, Goddamn, Edg.
Please stop with the faux outrage.
But, but, as you are, IMO, one of the most interesting people he
Oh, Goddamn, Edg.
Please stop with the faux outrage.
But, but, as you are, IMO, one of the most interesting people here, I can't
say I regret bring you back into the dialog with my mild barb.
I mean, you realize this is one of the few times you have actually responded
to a post in abou
Yes indeed, and I wonder why they published that load of scaremongering tripe
yesterday. Is it something to do with the UK government's attempt to get what
has become known as "the snoopers charter" through Parliament to give police
and secret services more powers to collect and store electron
More video commentary on the eternal question of who protects the rights of
Art, when others are going around acting as if they have the right to censor
that Art because it offends them.
None of That - Official
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| None of That - Official |
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Fairly enough. Well I've been to the lecture and yes just tells it likes I
seen it. Should we judge the ongoing of a whole millenarian revolution by some
bad apples that were in a harvest? Though if you know folks in it there quite
evidently are a lot of good people doing good work inside the g
Sunday Times Snowden Story is Journalism at its Worst
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| Sunday Times Snowden Story is Journalism at its WorstThe British
Murdoch-owned paper publishes a report trying to exploit this mindset: "If some
anonymous government officials said it, and journalists repe
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This is a fun rap to write in a way, because the audience that understands it
will be almost by definition be limited to a small, self-selecting number of
people on this forum. The others won't really get it, and I think we all know
they won't do the "homework" necessary for them to *ever* get i
It was a localised flood caused by the receding glaciers of
the last ice-age. The earth wasn't destroyed at all.
Lake Agassiz was a vast glacial lake on northen canada,
holding about one and half times the water, all the rivers
in the world carry to the seas, in an entire year.
About 8,200
A corporate-funded political system leads to state
capitalism. A state-funded political system leads to
non-state capitalism.
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--- wrote :
What's that got to
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
This reminds me that I have to set up an "evening out at the pub" with a
friend of mine here, who works for the ESA (European Space Agency) on two
different projects that have gotten a mention here lately. First, and most
immediately relevant,
I don't know about anyone else, but I'd be quite amused if the first person who
bites the dust on the New, Moderated Fairfield Life does so for violating
unwritten rule #407.1 - Unrepentent Abuse of a Drama Queen. :-)
From: Duveyoung
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, Jun
This reminds me that I have to set up an "evening out at the pub" with a friend
of mine here, who works for the ESA (European Space Agency) on two different
projects that have gotten a mention here lately. First, and most immediately
relevant, he was in charge of the database operations for the
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