Russ
Dark Lord
Can you have an official C of A in the USA?
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Can you have an official C of A in the USA?
Ireth
Mythic Scribe
Found a typo in my copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone today that's apparently really rare and makes the book more valuable. "1 wand" is stated twice in the list of Harry's school supplies on page 53. Wondering if this is legit... and if my copy is of the right edition for said value. XD
Lol I found a typo inside the game Fallout 4 on my Pip Boy. It was a pretty big one, too. Good to see that sort of thing slip every once in a while to remind us that no writing is perfect. Right?
CupofJoe
Istari
It was the first 500 copies in the UK that were supposed to be the only ones with the typo. Those First editions are reputed to be work up to £20K...
Is your Harry Potter Book worth £20k - Bitter Wallet
Now Ireth... How much do you LOVE that book?
Ireth
Mythic Scribe
I've heard that too; also that it's only those with the numbers "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on the page with all the copyright info which are that valuable. The numbers in my copy only go down to 4, and another friend has a typo'd copy with numbers down to 7. Makes me wonder if those are still valuable, only less so.
Banten
Shadow Lord
Aaaand that's why you buy books instead of ebooks!
My advice: *SELL IT SELL IT SELL IT*
My advice: *SELL IT SELL IT SELL IT*
Brian Scott Allen
Dark Lord
Alright, I read somewhere, not here, that there is no such thing as free will. I find this to be a pernicious belief that allows someone to just commit whatever crime or to not improve themselves because dammit the world is just the way it is and I am a product of that world. Asinine.
La Volpe
Mystagogue
Well, I wouldn't exactly say that there isn't such a thing as free will, but the whole concept of "free will" is very nebulous.
I mean, the concept of free will posits that we are free to make our own decisions without interference from fate et al. Okay, fate isn't interfering. But what causes us to make the decisions that we're making? Genetics? Morals learned from other people? Whether one thinks behaviour is linked to nature or nurture, or both, the effects do not seem to be in control of the person being affected.
Devouring Wolf
Mystagogue
Sometimes my sister can be so irritating. Sometimes I'll be on the internet and a statement so ludicrous it makes me laugh and I share it with her and then she ends up making it into a philosophical debate and playing devil's advocate just because she can, and then when she gets bored she just quits and doesn't let me finish my argument.
I love a good philosophical debate, but sometimes a stupid comment is just a stupid comment.
I love a good philosophical debate, but sometimes a stupid comment is just a stupid comment.
CupofJoe
Istari
Yeah... that does have the ring to it of "I want to do what ever I want and not take the consequences..."
If you don't have free will, then are you nothing more than an object battered by [predetermined?] events and thereby give up all your "Human Rights"?
Russ
Dark Lord
Free will means different things to different people in different fields. There is some good scientific evidence that we don't have free will in any meaningful sense. I have not come to fully accept that conclusion yet but there is good evidence out there.
The coolest part is that some of the strongest scientific proponents of the "no free will" school also work very hard on reasoning out why concepts like morality and personal responsibility are important and worthwhile.
Sure some simpletons will grab onto that mantra as an attempted free pass, but the real work in that area is amazing complex and fascinating.
FifthView
Dark Lord
Brian Scott Allen
Dark Lord
Proud day for me. My son was playing with some of my old Star Wars toys he called Luke Daddy. Damn straight I'm saving the Galaxy. Now he wants to watch Star Wars everyday.
kennyc
Grandmaster
Just pick a random head shot or dragonshot offa the public domain interwebz...
Ireth
Mythic Scribe
Received critique for my flash fiction (entry for the Flying High challenge) today. At one point I mention the goddess Morrighan, who is an integral part of the main characters' backstory. My beta advised me to skip over mentioning the goddess by name, because a) Morrighan isn't actually a character in the piece, but she's mentioned in terms of her past actions, which the MCs are dealing with the consequences thereof; and b) not everyone would understand the mythology (and I'm led to assume she doesn't either).
Quite apart from the fact that having the name in there spares me a word or two of expository explanation/clarification ("the Crone Goddess" or something), I'm not sure what to do with this. Is it really that big of a deal if I include a bit of mythology that someone is led to Google in order to understand? Personally, I'm one who'd enjoy being exposed to mythologies I haven't heard of or aren't intimately familiar with, and if Googling would help me find out more, then bring on the mentions. What are others' thoughts on this?
Quite apart from the fact that having the name in there spares me a word or two of expository explanation/clarification ("the Crone Goddess" or something), I'm not sure what to do with this. Is it really that big of a deal if I include a bit of mythology that someone is led to Google in order to understand? Personally, I'm one who'd enjoy being exposed to mythologies I haven't heard of or aren't intimately familiar with, and if Googling would help me find out more, then bring on the mentions. What are others' thoughts on this?
So I asked my son if he's enjoying school thus far.
"Nope," he responded.
"Anything interesting you're learning?"
"Oh, some stupid math stuff like rounding."
Oooookay. Like seriously, this kid hates school more than any other child I've met in my life. The funny thing is that he gets pretty good grades. At least there's that. Lol.
"Nope," he responded.
"Anything interesting you're learning?"
"Oh, some stupid math stuff like rounding."
Oooookay. Like seriously, this kid hates school more than any other child I've met in my life. The funny thing is that he gets pretty good grades. At least there's that. Lol.
Brian Scott Allen
Dark Lord
So I asked my son if he's enjoying school thus far.
"Nope," he responded.
"Anything interesting you're learning?"
"Oh, some stupid math stuff like rounding."
Might be he's just bored. I was a lot like that. I sometimes finished as fast as I could just so I could read.
La Volpe
Mystagogue
So I asked my son if he's enjoying school thus far.
"Nope," he responded.
"Anything interesting you're learning?"
"Oh, some stupid math stuff like rounding."
Wait, are you saying that there are kids who actually like school? I've never met one of those (except maybe really young ones; i.e. grades 1 to 4).
Devouring Wolf
Mystagogue
My sister got all the way to college and has never once complained about school. She's never even had a teacher or subject she dislikes. Mind you, there's also a possibility she's secretly an alien sleeper agent so there's that.