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I am a mendicant student of the arts, an unrepentant freak and dedicated adherent of the Goth culture, eclectic spiritualist and rationalist, politically extropian and socially liberal. I make my way through this universe searching for transcendence and meaning,

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Society & Lifestyle > Subcultures Goth for newbies: 3 of 13
Are you a creature of the night? Do you see the beauty, vitality, and humour in the darker side of life? Do you refuse to compromise your individuality to a society that seems bent on controlling everything about you? Are you fascinated with the nature of evil, madness, and death? Then you may already be Goth; and if not, yo... More..
Sciences > Zoology Do organisms always evolve into more complex forms?: 7 of 29
The theory of Evolution contains no innate expectation that organisms will *always* evolve from simpler into more complex forms. Evolution is an essentially random process of biochemical trial and error. Reproduction of DNA creates random variations of very similar organisms. Those organisms which are best adapted to survive... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Online video game reviews: BubbleWorld: 5 of 17
BubbleWorld is a simplistic match game in which the player must save some ridiculously happy little cartoon critters trapped in bubbles which float gently around against a colourful background. Click on two matching characters to 'pop' the bubbles and score; the level is finished when you have cleared all the pairs away. Pla... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Online video game reviews: Great Tree: 4 of 12
The Great Tree is a fun action-adventure game in which the player controls a faerie who must collect magic pollen to save the life of their mystical home. You must move the mouse to control the direction and speed of your winged pixie, chasing glowing pollen grains and returning them to a central star for transport back to y... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teens (Other) Tips for parents of Christian punks or Goths: 1 of 3
1) Don't get angry, and don`t get abusive; it won't solve anything. If your child is attracted to the Punk or Goth culture, they probably have some deep questions and reservations about the institutions of society and traditional authorities like church, family and government. The more combative and authoritarian you are, th... More..
Entertainment > Music Business P2P: The ethics of music file sharing: 2 of 5
I'm old enough to remember when the only 'file sharing' one could do was copy a commercially released magnetic audio cassette tape onto a blank slave cassette. (Ancient, eh?) There was a small levy on blank tapes then, but beyond that nobody cared. There were no industry lawsuits; the idea that people could get in trouble fo... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Spaceships: 4 of 8

EARTH-MOON CARGO 112 IS GOING DOWN Something was wrong, something was terribly wrong, the instruments were going haywire, the computer wouldn't respond, he shouted "Computer, please respond," over and over again as the screen filled up with gibberish and again and again nothing happened, nothing changed, and he could feel th... More..
Health & Fitness > Heart Disease & Heart Attack Can being fat ever be beneficial to your health: 1 of 2
There is are a few circumstances in which being plump, corpulent, or even plain obese can be quite beneficial to your health. The first of these is a situation of starvation or famine. The production of fat cells in the human body is an evolutionary adaptation which allowed our distant ancestors to 'bank' unused energy in ti... More..
Sciences > Chemistry An overview about the chemical element Erbium: 1 of 2
The element Erbium is a 'rare earth metal' or lanthanoid; in its pure state, it is a soft and malleable silver-white metal. Its atomic number is 68; its atomic symbol is Er. It is a natural solid, having a melting point of 1529 degrees centigrade. It has a relative atomic mass of 167.259, an atomic radius of 175.7 picometers... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International News Mexico's anti-Emo riots: 1 of 1
It sounds like some terrible internet joke: the Mexicans are killing the Emo Kiddies! Well it's terrible all right, but it's no laughing matter. In March 2008, cities in Mexico have seen a sudden rash of violent attacks and threats against members of Mexico's burgeoning Emo subculture. Punks, Skaters, Cholos, Metalheads, and... More..