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If my life is part of a simulation, the S.O.B. that dreamed it up had a really warped sense of humor.

I worked as a contractor for the U.S. Navy for 28 1/2 years. Office politics within a given group wasn't that bad, but from division to division we had what we called "rice bowl politics." As in, you keep your chopsticks out of my rice bowl. Finding qualified employees who could meet federal...

We should be fine as long as we remember that a computer's attention span is no longer than its power cord.

Until Man's brain can expand to hold more information, there is a question as to the desirability of extending life by more than a small amount. It has been many years ago and I don't remember the case studies, but I have heard of cases where a student used hypnosis as a memory enhancer and...

This isn't meant to be a "true" suggestion but rather is a question of sorts. As you probably recall from the Access forum, the religion thread got very lively and often needed moderation. In dealing with issues of the mind and intellect, is religion a subject for which you are willing to open...

Because you do have control. The issue of free-will vs. slavery to your biochemistry is an example (to me) of mental masturbation. As long as you do not have complete knowledge of the forces that led someone to a particular moment, you cannot predict what that person will do. And inside your...

Around this group, this topic might be a pot-boiler, not a water-cooler. Intellectual discussions for the sake of intellect will probably draw in more than a few "fervent" ideas.

Science differs from religion in that WE can change our minds. Religion, because its primary reference book is ESSENTIALLY unchanged in the last couple of millennia, cannot. Despite the Book of Mormon, we have no reason to believe that ANYONE has had a credible religious visitation since the...

The problem with Trump is that since he was anti-establishment (the "political" establishment), he scared the BeJesus out of career politicians - and rightfully so. In the sense that Republicans favor smaller governments, his initiatives to reduce the number of regulations is consistent with...

Having twice gone through a cognitive therapy series, I can say that it helped me to understand a lot about myself. The more important thing that it did for me, and I cannot claim it works the same for everyone else, is that it allowed me to understand enough things from my past to be able to...

Any cross-overs from Jon's Access forum will know me, but for the others: I'm a retired grandpa from south Louisiana. Though I live in suburban New Orleans, both my parents and my wife's parents were definitely steeped in rural roots. My dad's family was from rural Georgia; mom's folks from...

I know others from the Access forum were getting certificate errors from work sites but I got no such warning and my system's security settings USUALLY make Firefox complain at the slightest inconsistency. So for what it's worth, I'm not seeing an issue there. Wish I could say how often I will...