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Reply #15 - May 2nd, 2012, 6:58pm
 
Quote from Morphy on May 2nd, 2012, 1:52pm:
It's amazing what you can learn from these types of surveys. For example, I finally found out why Atlatlista had/ (has?) a picture of a mantis shrimp for her avatar pic.  Grin


 
OMG, I'm a stomatopodoholic!  I have one named Max on my desk right now in a little aqueon evolve 4 gallon tank.  He's a gonodactylellus viridis, and only about 1.5 inches long, but he's freaking awesome!  He runs around a lot, he hits things with his raptorial appendages, good fun.  I've got a 40 breeder I'm going to put a new mantis in as soon as I get back from my archaeological field school in June.  It was housing a peacock (not Lily) but she had a terrible run of bad luck.  She had only one eye when I got her, and then she had a bad molt and lost that one, and was blind.  I had to hand feed her until her second molt in my custody and she didn't survive it.  I think I got her more or less at the end of her lifespan, which is only 3-5 years.  Too short for such intelligent invertebrates.  I can't decide if I'm going to replace her with another peacock:
 

 
Or maybe a pseudosquilla ciliata:
 

 
Or possibly an odontodactylus havanensis:
 

 
If I get the ciliata, I'll name him Vlad the Impaler, as they're spearers.  I've always wanted a havanensis though, but they have a tendency to die quickly if water parameters aren't kept in perfect equilibrium, and it would be heartbreaking to get one and accidentally kill it.
 
And for Dan and any of those creationist folk on the forums, creationists love mantis shrimp:  http://www.icr.org/article/5002/  http://creationwiki.org/Mantis_shrimp
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Reply #16 - May 2nd, 2012, 7:31pm
 
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The first has answers based on a scale system.  
 
1 = Strongly Disagree
2=  Slightly Disagree
3= Neutral  
4 = Slightly Agree
5= Strongly Agree
 
The second part is short answers.  
 
Take part of the survey, take the whole thing. Answer 1 question or answer them all. Whatever floats your boat. Just copy and paste the survey and insert your answers.
 
Question 1 -  Do you believe in Ghosts?  4
 
Question 2 - Do you believe in UFO's. By UFO's I'm specifically speaking of extra terrestrial controlled crafts.  5
 
Question 3 - Do you believe in God/ A Universal Consciousness or anything that would otherwise fall into this category? 4
 
Question 4 - Do you believe in the possibility of time travel?  5
 
Question 5 - Do you believe in the possibility of human civilizations existing before, or even long before, the currently accepted time line? 5
 
Question 6 - Do you believe in Chi/Qi? 4
 
Question 7 - Would you give your life to save a stranger?  4
 
Question 8 - Are you an animal lover?  4
 
Question 9 - Do you try to love your fellow man?  4
 
Question 10 - Eye for an eye? 2
 
Question 11 -  Do you believe civilians should be allowed to own guns? 5+ (Required carry for registered voters)
 
Question 12 - Do you believe in the death penalty?  5
 
 
 
 
1. What are your favorite colors?  blue ,  green
 a). What are your least favorite colors? red
 
2. Describe an amazing time in your life. birth of children
  a) Describe a horrible time in your life. (skip this if you want.) death of parents  
 
3.  Briefly describe an interesting and/or amazing coincidence that has personally affected you. (i.e. involves you, or someone close to you)
Blown from the flight deck of aircraft carrier during flight ops. Survived the trip to the water. Survived being sucked under the ship by the screws.
Being amazed that I wasn't chum for the fish.
 
4. Describe something small that you really missed once it was gone.  
 
5. Name any 3 people you would love to meet. (dead/alive, mythical etc. Doesn't matter.) Albert E=MC2(superscript the 2), Joseph Campbel & Frodo
 
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Reply #17 - May 2nd, 2012, 7:53pm
 
@Atlatlista, they truly are amazing creatures. You know way more about them than I do. I just think they a) gorgeous b) fascinating in how they hunt and their body shape. Also love the pistol shrimp.
 
@Steven - Wow! That is crazy! Can't believe you lived through that. How injured were you?
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Reply #18 - May 2nd, 2012, 8:01pm
 
Quote from Morphy on May 2nd, 2012, 7:53pm:
@Atlatlista, they truly are amazing creatures. You know way more about them than I do. I just think they a) gorgeous b) fascinating in how they hunt and their body shape. Also love the pistol shrimp.

@Steven - Wow! That is crazy! Can't believe you lived through that. How injured were you?

 
Tying it slightly back to the survey, I think if aliens are piloting spaceships, they probably look like mantis shrimp.  I'm tired of the popular image of bipedal humanoid aliens.  I want some freaky inverts with exoskeletons and 16 appendages.
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Reply #19 - May 2nd, 2012, 8:05pm
 
@Morphy :   Trip to sick bay ... 6oz. of brandy and ride out the shock (day of bed rest). Muscles stiffened up so much it was 2 days before I could walk with my regular gait. That's It, no bruising, no cuts .. no purple heart .. Oh well ... Just glad I survived the trip.
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Reply #20 - May 2nd, 2012, 8:14pm
 
I guess that's what you call one wild ride, eh Steven? Seriously, though, that's nuts. I'm glad you made it out of that ordeal unscathed.
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Reply #21 - May 2nd, 2012, 8:17pm
 
Just out of curiosity, do you know what knocked you over?
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Reply #22 - May 2nd, 2012, 8:52pm
 
@atlatalista: F4 pilot moved plane without a plane director , directing him (flight deck fire) I was the least injured, strangely  
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Reply #23 - May 2nd, 2012, 9:24pm
 
Quote from Steven on May 2nd, 2012, 8:52pm:
@atlatalista: F4 pilot moved plane without a plane director , directing him (flight deck fire) I was the least injured, strangely

 
Yikes!  This must have been some time ago for it to have been a Phantom though.  Neat story!
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Reply #24 - May 2nd, 2012, 10:53pm
 
Question 1 -  Do you believe in Ghosts?  
  3. I believe in things not yet explained by science, or things currently misidentified by science. Ghosts happen. I don’t know whether they’re a result of some unexplained, previously undocumented, otherwise mundane human sense, or whether they’re psychic imprints laid down during life and left behind, or if ghosts are the immortal souls of those who cannot accept their own passing. I’m betting on the first one, though.
 Question 2 - Do you believe in UFO's. By UFO's I'm specifically speaking of extra terrestrial controlled crafts.  
  2. I believe that any possible extra-terrestrial life would have a really, really, really hard time travelling to the stars, and the chances grow slimmer with every passing second. We will reach a point where the expansion of the universe makes interstellar travel impossible, if we aren’t there already. In the event that some aliens did go to the stars, so much “manpower” and so many resources would have been expended that it would be a one way trip. I’d also guess that a planet would only have the resources to make one successful trip and any given civilization would only have the collective will to make a couple attempts.
 Question 3 - Do you believe in God/ A Universal Consciousness or anything that would otherwise fall into this category?
  5 Yes.
 Question 4 - Do you believe in the possibility of time travel?  
  4. I believe that it is possible, if not practical. If it’s ever discovered and verified, I'm betting it’s something natural instead of building man-made.
Question 5 - Do you believe in the possibility of human civilizations existing before, or even long before, the currently accepted time line?
  4. I’ve seen indirect evidence for the use of woven cloth by hominids a couple hundred thousand years before the evolution of Neanderthals. That shows me that maybe the Neolithic revolution wasn’t the first time that hominids cultivated plants.
 Question 6 - Do you believe in Chi/Qi?
  2. See question 1.
 Question 7 - Would you give your life to save a stranger?  
  3. I’d like to think “yes, absolutely!” I already know that I would do almost anything short of giving up my life to help a stranger, but I just don’t know how I’d react in a life or death situation.
 Question 8 - Are you an animal lover?  
  4. I occasionally euthanize the kills that my sister’s cat shows me before she’s ready to stop playing with them. I consider it kind, but it is still killing.
 Question 9 - Do you try to love your fellow man?  
  3. I try to avoid my fellow man so that I’ve won’t be tempted to strangle him. That said, I deeply love a select few individuals and always enjoy spending time with them.
 Question 10 - Eye for an eye?
1. Makes the whole world blind.
 Question 11 -  Do you believe civilians should be allowed to own guns?  
  4. Yes. I favor regulating actions, not items.
 Question 12 - Do you believe in the death penalty?  
  4. Yes, but not out of vengeance or deterrence.
 
1. What are your favorite colors?  
  Blue. From the odd misty gray blue of the ocean at twilight through the brightest indigo bunting to the inky black blue of the night sky. Not surprising, since I'm red/green colorblind.
 2. Describe an amazing time in your life.
The first time I can remember being genuinely happy was during my first year of college. My whole life I’d been borderline depressed/mellow, but I was actually content with where my life was, who I was, and what I was doing. It’s an interesting feeling to wake up for the first time and NOT have a list of reasons why you should stay in bed (or why you wish you never woke up at all.) I loved my friends, I liked my surrounding, but most importantly I accepted myself.
   a) Describe a horrible time in your life.
Age 11. In early October I got sick and never seemed to recover. I’d miss a day of school here and there, but I never tested positive for anything. The doctors said I was faking it, they guessed that I was being bullied and recommended I talk with counselors. My parents trusted me, but they didn’t know what to do because I just wasn’t getting better. In late February of the next year I was eventually referred to someone who knew what was wrong: Crohn’s Disease. By this point my symptoms had worsened. I wasn’t just tired and lazy all the time: I had full blown arthritis, I was throwing up every time I tried to eat, and I had developed a fistula. Mine was basically an infected stab wound, a 1 inch wide hole 3 inches deep that just appeared one day. It hurt enough that I just wanted to black out. After meeting that doctor my life improved dramatically, but there was a short time when I just wanted everything to end and I didn’t care how.
 3.  Briefly describe an interesting and/or amazing coincidence that has personally affected you. (i.e. involves you, or someone close to you)
There is no such thing as a coincidence. I generate reality with my thoughts, and everything that happens is directly related to what preceded it because I was already thinking along those lines. You create your own reality, which I have no knowledge of whatsoever. Wink
4. Describe something small that you really missed once it was gone.  
  Closeness. Growing up, my family lived close by and my friends were all in the same city with me. As an adult my friends are scattered across that globe and I can go years without seeing them.
 5. Name any 3 people you would love to meet. (dead/alive, mythical etc. Doesn't matter.)
In order:
Genghis Khan
Sun Tsu
Ishi
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Reply #25 - May 2nd, 2012, 10:58pm
 
Atlatlista, finding your brother like that.. I couldn't imagine.  How old were the two of you?  
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Reply #26 - May 2nd, 2012, 11:10pm
 
Quote from Atlatlista on May 2nd, 2012, 8:01pm:
Quote from Morphy on May 2nd, 2012, 7:53pm:
@Atlatlista, they truly are amazing creatures. You know way more about them than I do. I just think they a) gorgeous b) fascinating in how they hunt and their body shape. Also love the pistol shrimp.

@Steven - Wow! That is crazy! Can't believe you lived through that. How injured were you?


Tying it slightly back to the survey, I think if aliens are piloting spaceships, they probably look like mantis shrimp.  I'm tired of the popular image of bipedal humanoid aliens.  I want some freaky inverts with exoskeletons and 16 appendages.

District 11 met you halfway. http://io9.com/5420144/neill-blomkamp-wanted-district-9s-aliens-to-be-as-disgust ing-as-possible
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Reply #27 - May 2nd, 2012, 11:12pm
 
Quote from Rat Man on May 2nd, 2012, 10:58pm:
Atlatlista, finding your brother like that.. I couldn't imagine.  How old were the two of you?  

 
I was 23, he was 25.  The night he shot himself he had dinner with me and we talked for a while, and I was pleasantly surprised that our relationship seemed to be on something of an upswing, as he'd been stand-offish and anti-social for a while.  Sad really, as I knew quite a bit about depression and suicidal behavior, but when the calculations actually mattered I failed badly.  Not that I blame myself, it's just something I like to remind myself of, so that I don't make the same miscalculations again.  When I went to see him the next day after not being able to get a hold of him, well, I was pretty surprised by what I found.
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Reply #28 - May 3rd, 2012, 7:27am
 
2 part survey :  
 
The first has answers based on a scale system.  
 
1 = Strongly Disagree  
2=  Slightly Disagree  
3= Neutral  
4 = Slightly Agree  
5= Strongly Agree  
 
The second part is short answers.  
 
Take part of the survey, take the whole thing. Answer 1 question or answer them all. Whatever floats your boat. Just copy and paste the survey and insert your answers.  
 
Question 1 -  Do you believe in Ghosts? Ghosts as in "the spirits of the departed?"2 Ghosts as in "spirits of some kind?"4
 
Question 2 - Do you believe in UFO's. By UFO's I'm specifically speaking of extra terrestrial controlled crafts.  2
 
Question 3 - Do you believe in God/ A Universal Consciousness or anything that would otherwise fall into this category? 5 one of the few things I do believe beyond a reasonable doubt
 

Question 4 - Do you believe in the possibility of time travel? 5, yep we're doing it right now  Wink
 
Question 5 - Do you believe in the possibility of human civilizations existing before, or even long before, the currently accepted time line? 3 I think science/medicine/natural philosophy etc has consistently thought it knows authoritatively things that it then claims it doesn't. Troy was fantasy. Whoopsies, not it's not. Tonsils contribute to infection. Whoopsies, actually the opposite. Brontesaurus existed, no wait it's the wrong head on a diferent giant dinosaur. Spontanous generation and alchemy. I don't think I need to counter those, but my favorite aside on that, it was alchemy not chemistry that gave us gunpowder. So that long answer to say, scientists reversing their position on this? wouldn't surprise me.
 
Question 6 - Do you believe in Chi/Qi? 3, I'm open to the possibility but I honestly don't know.
 
Question 7 - Would you give your life to save a stranger?  1. I would risk my life for a stranger, but I would give my life only for a pack member.
 
Question 8 - Are you an animal lover?  5. I like animals better than most humans.  Grin
 
Question 9 - Do you try to love your fellow man? 4. I should but I don't. On an individual basis I'm moderately successful, as a group though. I fail outright.
 

Question 10 - Eye for an eye? 5. "As he did so be he done by, this is justice undefiled" was a saying for the ancient romans, still applicable now in most cases.
 
Question 11 -  Do you believe civilians should be allowed to own guns? 5. Classes for concealed carry permits with possibility of failure and having to repeat the course. I don't want idiots toting guns around.For home ownership no restrictions (other than age)
 
Question 12 - Do you believe in the death penalty? 5. yes, we apply it poorly in this country ( I could digress about the Warren Court here but I won't) but as a punishment I think it is mete in some circumstances. Murder, rape, and child molestation proved beyond a reasonable doubt I think it is the just punishment.
 

 
 
 
1. What are your favorite colors? Dark Blue, Forest Green, Charcoal
 a). What are your least favorite colors? pink, orange
 
2. Describe an amazing time in your life. I'm doing pretty well right now. I have a wife who I don't deserve, an opportunity to teach, and enough to get by. It's hard to complain  Grin
  a) Describe a horrible time in your life. (skip this if you want.) My last year of college. Damn close to taking my own life.
 
3.  Briefly describe an interesting and/or amazing coincidence that has personally affected you. (i.e. involves you, or someone close to you)  
can't really think of it.
4. Describe something small that you really missed once it was gone.  
The tiny back yard back when I lived at home...
5. Name any 3 people you would love to meet. (dead/alive, mythical etc. Doesn't matter.)  
Putin. Asimov. Napoleon.
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Reply #29 - May 3rd, 2012, 7:47am
 
I would like to amend my "who would you like to meet" to include Wilbur and Orville Wright.
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