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Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Should energy independence be a high priority in the US?: 2 of 34
Energy independence should absolutely be of the highest priority in the U.S. and it will be soon whether we like it or not.Mankind has always sought energy sources to help produce work. An animal tethered to a mill or plow allowed early settlements to increase food production. Wood and coal ushered in the locomotive while sol... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Is the Loch Ness Monster real?: 6 of 47
Substantial evidence shows that multiple aquatic animals resembling the species plesiosaur do in fact inhabit Scotland's most voluminous freshwater lake or "loch", Ness. The animal was coined a "monster" on 2 May 1933 by Alex Campbell, a water bailiff on Loch Ness and part-time journalist, in a report in the Inverness Courier... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) How to keep your files safe in a system crash: 1 of 6
Keeping files safe is a key component of an entire facet of the IT industry known as Disaster Recovery.Sure, we've all lost work at some point, learning the hard way to backup our important data. What is suprising is how many people still don't take the time to make copies despite the availability of cheap realiable media suc... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Tips for headache relief: 4 of 10
Headaches are a pain in the neck. While it's safe to say that some originate here, there are in fact many causes and types of headaches. For example, Migraines and Cluster Headaches as well as those caused by injury or disease should be considered medical conditions and referred to your doctor. Tension and Sinus headaches, ho... More..
Computers & Technology > Software (Other) The software patch: an all purpose cure of computer illness: 1 of 2
Software patching has become a normal routine in today's IT world. Home users get regular automated updates from Microsoft, Symantec, Adobe, etc. for their home computers often without their knowledge or understanding of what the patches contain. For these users with operating systems or applications from trusted companies th... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture The American way of life explained to the rest of the world: 5 of 9
The American way of life no longer exists and perhaps never did, atleast not in the sense most people in the world seem to believe. I grewup in the 60's and 70's and was taught that anyone could becomepresident, cops were the good guys and that courts were, like superheroes, about truth, justice and the American way. I was ta... More..
Sports & Recreation > Martial Arts Is kung fu still important in the modern day?: 5 of 8
Kung Fu TodayThe origin and purpose of Kung Fu is largely misunderstood and accounts vary depending on who you talk to. I spent a number of years learning Hsing-I Chen Kung Fu from Si Fu Bob Kemp in California. In June of 1991 I received my black sash and then moved to the east coast where I focused on my career. But the less... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Understanding liberty in America: Why we should not take liberty for granted: 11 of 17
Understanding liberty in America: Why we should not take liberty for grantedThe textbook definition of "liberty" seems universally understood until one probes for the meaning in individuals. Most seem to believe that it is taken for granted and state so in the negative. But aside from the dictionary, one size fits all, expla... More..
Education > High School Humanities Is Hitler over-emphasized and the Holocaust under-emphasized in schools?: 13 of 19
While the Holocaust may be under-emphasized in schools I don't believe you can over-emphasize Hitler the man. The whole man. His story embodies many things, a rag to riches story, a savior of his people, a menace to mankind, how absolute power corrupts absolutely and even the effect of syphilis in the later stages.In another ... More..
Computers & Technology > Computer Maintenance Computer technical support horror stories: 9 of 12
Tech support horror stories have two sides, the customer's and the technician's. Mine are from the perspective of the technician.Technical support involves not just fixing a problem but attempting to do so usually over a phone with a non technical person on the other end. This is quite often the bigger of the two challenges f... More..