[mlaz]

[quote name='tishkajaku' date='28 March 2010 - 05:51 AM' timestamp='1269748299' post='773346']
Ok, newbie question.....how do y'all get the songs to play on the jukebox..... (I see paulinem and mlaz, they have sweetly offered to help me in my techno education....so thought I would throw that out.....but they will tell you I am a quick study! CM and mlaz helped me find the recipe thread, FAST! )
[/quote]
think Apoco got that already. But we also have a nifty fisual aid if you put it into code brackets.
[code][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhG-d_YnhhU]the songname[/url][/code]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhG-d_YnhhU]the songname[/url]
or you do the media thing.
[code][media][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhG-d_YnhhU[/url][/media][/code]
[media][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhG-d_YnhhU[/url][/media]
[quote name='Canadian Mind' date='28 March 2010 - 06:10 AM' timestamp='1269749456' post='773359']
Eh, free country.




lol, find new bf then you wouldn't need to worry about unemployment?
[/quote]go for it.

Nah, men cost you more than they bring you.
[quote name='poko' date='28 March 2010 - 07:28 AM' timestamp='1269754092' post='773387']
You wouldn't agree to this if you were an american soldier. You could get kicked out for canoodling with your teammates! Even if you spoke 8 languages, were a highly trained munitions expert, and were the only man alive capable of killing Osama.
[/quote][IMG][url]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/dienal/smilies/c030.gif[/url][/IMG]

This post has been edited by mlaz: 28 March 2010 - 07:50 AM

[ensign edwards]

Jesus, another mountain of back-reading.

[quote]I for one, was unaware of Earth Hour, but if I were, I would have proceeded to turn on every light and appliance in my house. [/quote]

Why?

[quote]Ummmm, does planting more flowers and shrubs, and putting down mulch count? I didn't have the led 50 inch tv on either.....[/quote]

Planting things isn't officially part of the idea, but it's probably more productive than what is.

[quote]Never heard of Earth Hour. Unless there's one every day, something like that will make approximately zero difference. [/quote]

It's a strictly symbolic act. It's meant to raise awareness and make people conscious of what they can do to fight climate change.

[Apocalypse]

[quote name='ensign edwards' date='28 March 2010 - 09:15 AM' timestamp='1269785748' post='773412']
Why?

It's a strictly symbolic act. It's meant to raise awareness and make people conscious of what they can do to fight climate change.
[/quote]
To answer the question, I quoted the very reason for Earth hour. It's my symbolic act of defiance. I could care less about the Earth's climate as long as it lasts long enough to maintain inhabitable life up until I die of old age (hopefully).

[ensign edwards]

Please tell me you're joking.

[Apocalypse]

I am not. It's not as bad as it sounds. I'm not some Captain Planet villain or something, I'm just not actively trying to "save the environment," and any symbolic gesture would not only be fruitless but also a lie (and I'm not even going to rant about the very concept of Earth Hour). As far as I'm concerned, life ends when I die... why exactly should I care about what happens after? I don't plan on, nor do I foresee, leaving a legacy, and most of the people I care about will be dead or soon to be.

And even if I do, there's still the matter of me being deadsies. I believe in no afterlife, and it's just not practical to worry about the state of affairs after my perception and thought processes stop completely.
I'm not that hard to predict when you realize 95% of my decisions are made out of practicality, from an atheist's perspective, or due to laziness. Oh, and general pessimism/cynicism.

This post has been edited by Apocalypse: 28 March 2010 - 09:38 AM

[Russell Crowe]

[quote name='ensign edwards' date='28 March 2010 - 09:15 AM' timestamp='1269785748' post='773412']
It's meant to raise awareness and make people conscious of what they can do to fight climate change.
[/quote]

But... it doesn't really do that. At all. And, quite frankly, you and I as individuals, no matter how much we stand in a circle and hold hands singing "We are the World", are never going to "fight climate change". That, if it's going to happen at all, will have to come at a macro level, by the governments of the world. No amount of turning off your living room lights or lowering the temp on your thermostat is ever going to "save the world". That sounds cynical, but it's simply the reality of the situation. So these feel-good, pat-ourselves-on-the-back-for-saving-the-world-without-ever-leaving-our-living-room-couch events that are so popular these days... well, make me roll my eyes, to say the least.

[Apocalypse]

Also what he said. I said I wasn't going to rant about that, but Mark did most of my work for me.
Wonder twin powers, activate!

[poko]

In Australia they turned off the lights on the Sydney Opera House.


You will also note this was not done on a weekday when businesses would be expected to shut down operations in order to comply with this symbolic act.

[mlaz]

[quote name='Apocalypse' date='28 March 2010 - 04:36 PM' timestamp='1269786960' post='773415']
I am not. It's not as bad as it sounds. I'm not some Captain Planet villain or something, I'm just not actively trying to "save the environment," and any symbolic gesture would not only be fruitless but also a lie (and I'm not even going to rant about the very concept of Earth Hour). As far as I'm concerned, life ends when I die... why exactly should I care about what happens after? I don't plan on, nor do I foresee, leaving a legacy, and most of the people I care about will be dead or soon to be.

And even if I do, there's still the matter of me being deadsies. I believe in no afterlife, and it's just not practical to worry about the state of affairs after my perception and thought processes stop completely.
I'm not that hard to predict when you realize 95% of my decisions are made out of practicality, from an atheist's perspective, or due to laziness. Oh, and general pessimism/cynicism.
[/quote]think most because of Laziness, pessimism and synicism.
And not having kids yet.

[Apocalypse]

[quote name='mlaz' date='28 March 2010 - 10:01 AM' timestamp='1269788500' post='773422']
think most because of Laziness, pessimism and synicism.
And not having kids yet.
[/quote]
Ha, "yet..."