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@guurg Oct 17, 2022, 5:43 PM UTC

Misinformation: The Inevitability of Ignorance

You know, there's a long history of people giving spreading bad advice and misinformation. I can think of several times in my lifetime where I've been told things that are patently false. Things that…

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@guurg Sep 27, 2022, 1:39 PM UTC

It's OK to Take Risks - Indecisiveness is Pain

Indecisiveness - often the avoidance of risk out of fear. If you don't make a decision, then you can't have made a mistake right? Wrong. Honestly, even posing the question it becomes obvious, doesn't…

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@guurg Sep 20, 2022, 8:58 PM UTC

Rings of Power: Do I smell another lazy adaptation?

Hi there! Hope you're doing well. I've been paying quite a bit of attention to the Rings of Power series, since I used to watch the original series on at least a bi-annual basis before the advent of…

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@guurg Sep 19, 2022, 10:34 PM UTC

Old school games: A bit about poker and playing cards.

Hello gentlepeople it's your friendly neighborhood Guurg. I hope you are doing well today. I was thinking about a friend of mine that I was travelling/working with a couple years back. He was incredi…

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@guurg Sep 16, 2022, 5:16 PM UTC

Toxic Fertilizers: Playing devil's advocate

So I've seen a fair bit of stuff coming out recently about how synthetic fertilizer is bad for the environment and we should switch to "organic" farming methods or ban them all together (organic in q…

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@guurg Sep 15, 2022, 2:23 PM UTC

The World is Becoming a Circus... Wait, do Young People Even Know What a Circus is?

Culture is changing so rapidly that I can't even keep pace with it. I'm not particularly old, but is seems to me that the rate at which things are changing has just exploded during my lifetime. I saw…

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@guurg Sep 14, 2022, 5:32 PM UTC

Education in the USA: What happened, guys?

Hey there, hope you're well this fine day. Got a bit of a late start on the day this morning due to some sleep troubles, I sure envy those of us who have never struggled with their sleep (do those pe…

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@guurg Sep 13, 2022, 2:32 PM UTC

All Night Diner - Fictional weird/horror short story.

It's late at night and I'm hungry. Late enough that the roads are clear and there's not much open. sigh "I guess there's always a diner" I mumble to myself. I've been driving down the highway for man…

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@guurg Sep 12, 2022, 1:31 PM UTC

Mummies: How and why were they so popular?

Hello there! (General Kenobi) Let's have a light hearted conversation about dead people! I have a question that has been burning in the back of my mind since the dawn of time (or since it came up a f…

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@guurg Sep 11, 2022, 12:20 PM UTC

I'm Spiritual, Not Religious (An Analysis)

Aloha! Hope you're doing well today. I am absolutely fascinated with the different beliefs that people hold (including the ones that believe in straight magic). Whether it's religion, spirituality, o…

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