Recent content by alias2

That is odd, because across the Tasman, we still see it as a really big deal. Anyone who cannot see the massive political and cultural implications of a terrorist attack on that scale, which prime purpose was the destroying of the 'West' is obviously an idiot. In Australia it was a big...

My point was that the human eye can see a lack of colour (eg. black). You can't see a black whole in space because everything else is black. If the black hole was in front of you, it would be a big black sphere, where there used to be transparent air. (I'm assuming that the black hole wouldn't...

If you want material, as I understand it Karl Popper wrote extensively on the subject, but it's easy enough to demonstrate. Take a tennis ball and let go of it. It drops to the ground. This leads you to the hypothesis that tennis ball's will always fall to the ground when let go of. At this...

You realise that if there was a black hole the size of a tennis ball in front of you, you'd be able to see it right? It's a bit much for you to be telling people they don't understand the scientific method when you've just written about theoretical science being proven real. The method...

There is a website I got from a thread here on the escapist which may help you. It's a UK business which sells games to people from Aus/NZ. They give free shipping, and since the games are bought in the UK you don't pay the Aus/NZ premium. (Also atm the prices are awesome cos of the strong...

Poor Canada, we Australians know exactly how you feel. The ISP's in Australia have only recently deigned to grant us mainstream uncapped plans in the last couple of years. Also since when was 200kbps fast in Australia? Maybe 10+ years ago. These days the minimum is 6000-8000 kbps and many...

This used to happen to my friends xbox, it was because the xbox was old and overheating, it may be that you need to relocate your wii for better heat flow, or purchase a new one.

Whats the definition of an artistic experience? Consider two common definitions of art, a creation with no function or an expression of self. Both of these definitions imply intent of the creator, rather than a particular trait of the creation. In general I would hold that this is true of...