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    Clubs in Amsterdam?

    The Paradiso was a decent club i visited on my last stay in Amsterdam. Audience was mixed and mature, so only some stray hipsters, chavs, etc. I was there for a bigger electronic event, so it could be different at other events. But for a start you could always visit Resident Advisor for a brief...
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    Three books to base a society on.

    Platon: Politeia Nietzsche: Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) Hegel: Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts (Elements of the Philosophy of Right) not a society for everyone, but i guess i would find my place
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    Martial Sport Vrs Art

    On more art theoretical approach to this subject could be to examine if and how the primacy of the manner of representation over the content applies. I would assume that most classic eastern Martial Arts are more aesthetically "designed" and their philosophies have a disposition to value form...
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    It feels like people around my age are falling through the cracks of society

    here is an easy check list for the projection of your employability and/or job security do you have... a) a job training in a blue collar job that someone from a foreign labor market can do as well for less money? -> you loose! b) an education for a non specialised white collar job...
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    Intellectual Snobbery - Why?

    Because i'm currently not involved in academic research on the very recent issues on intelligence, i can only outline the current consensus in the extended postgraduate training in developmental and cognitive psychology for teachers in higher schools here in Germany, so the following might...
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    Intellectual Snobbery - Why?

    Well the majority of the scientific community in psychology, neurology and educational science agrees on the existence of general intelligence. Furthermore educational success in form of final grade certificates is correlated with high general intelligence. Of course adaptation to the education...
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    Poll: Do you miss high school(or college)?

    i'm over 30,and i don't miss it because i work there ;)
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    Popular misconceptions about your area(s) of expertise...

    self proclaimed Experts in Messageboards (aka i'm a major in xyz therefore i know): I know there isn't a specified definition of an expert but when it comes to academic expertise, I find it totally presumptuous when undergraduate students or comparable half-academics call themselves...
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    The Best Advice You Ever Received.

    "Do not eat yellow snow!"
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    The Atrocities of Your National Heritage... This is a Fun Thread! :D

    Screw Gorbatschow, Kohl, Bush Sr. and the rest! We had to rely on this man to unify Germany and single-handedly end the whole post-war era...
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    Your last club/pub/venue... is now Hotel California.

    dancing, drugging and f*cking at one of the finest electronic festivals on this planet, not the crappiest choice, but i guess after a short while you would go batshit crazy
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    Characters/classes etc that you love but can't bring yourself to play

    hmm in 3.5 (especially with the right Splat Books) starting at LvL 1 your Animal Comp. will be better than most Melee Chars and by Lvl 5 (Wild Shape)you can do everything! better than your whole Party together,except for maybe a maximized Cleric or Mage
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    Poll: Baldur's Gates HD with DLC

    any dlc below the quality of a ToB or TotSC would be a disgrace for that gaming series... i have high hopes for this project but work ethics and promises aren't much worth with the chance for some quick cash
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    This thread's racist!

    well it's Bob Sapp, he is a huge celebrity in Japan because of his legendary Fights in Pride and K1 and for a japanese commercial this one isn't that weird ;)
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    The most frivolous thing you can do with $100 billion

    american Billions -> Bailout Greece european Billions -> Bailout all the PIIGS