Nikhil

@BelleRose I don’t think of it to be a fraud either but they seem to be talking about whether or not its actually new. Some think that it’s not new and so they then go and call it a fraud.

I am working on it. You will soon be able to upload images to server and then insert them in replies.

There is some conflict with the theme. Theme author is trying to fix it.

I usually just put the image on Flicker; then use the url from Flickr for the image.

@earthheart, I know what you mean about it not going anywhere. The plot is very meandering and somewhat random. I like it for that reason though. For me, that fits in with the personality of Holden’s character and what he is struggling with. It would not be considered a classic story-arc.

However, you and I must have a different take on swearing…[Read more]

@Simonm I tried to read Catcher In The Rye but I couldn’t finish it because the almost constant swearing was becoming annoying and the book didn’t seem to go anywhere.

I have several favourite books of all time, as we all probably do. One that I would save from a fire is “The Road to Reality” by Roger Penrose, who is number 2 to Steven Hawking as a mathematical physicist. I’ve done half of a maths degree, and I can only understand the first chapter of this big thick book. My sweet heart gave it to me when we…[Read more]

My favourite book is Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. An excellently observed portrayal of disaffected youth. It’s funny but with a tinge of sadness underneath it all.

@Winter Lily I read that book too and I cried at the end it was so beautiful!
My favorite book(s) ever is the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. I love how he takes the theme of original sin and turns it completely upside down.

@Davis

I am much more sympathetic to outing a politician than a preacher, because only the politician can be an agent of force (as you touched on). But it had better be a politician that really goes against the group he’s fighting (gays, atheists, whatever). Occasional pandering speeches is one thing, I’ve never known a politician who didn’t…[Read more]

@Strega

Strega wrote:@Davis. I think if we first agree that outing someone is an act of aggression, then justifying circumstances appropriate for an act of aggression becomes more straightforward on a case by case basis.

Couldn’t agree more.

@Davis. I think if we first agree that outing someone is an act of aggression, then justifying circumstances appropriate for an act of aggression becomes more straightforward on a case by case basis.

SteveInCO wrote:

Davis wrote:
And so…outing someone who works against your interests within a group is okay…but outing someone outside of your group who works against your interests is not okay. I can see how this might be fair…but perhaps you can explain why?

To be clear, I was thinking of the case where someone is pretending to be in Group…

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