Robots need civil rights, too - The Boston Globe

ipdg77 comments on Mar 28, 2018:

Robot's rights. At the moment no, but if AI developed to the point where a cybernetic organism becomes sensient and self aware, then who knows.....does it not become a race of people? It's a fat onion :-)

Whats on your bucket list?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 28, 2018:

Visit US Bank Stadium Go to Petra Get at least one more shag before I shuffle off this mortal coil

Eating out alone?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 28, 2018:

I don't generally, wouldn't want to. I'd rather grab a take out and, if I'm in the car, listen to the radio, have a ciggy.

John Lennon. [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Mar 27, 2018:

Roxy Music did a passable version of this :-)

What is the deal with the Church of Latter Day Saints?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 27, 2018:

I'm not sure there's an agreed reason for white but I think it's just to denote purity of thought, spirit etc. Needless to say I think it denotes purity of absolute bollocks but then that's me :-)

Who could have known that a song entitled Hallelujah is not about religion?[youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Mar 27, 2018:

It's a great song and Shrek should probably get some credit for breathing new life into it and exposing it to a new audience. I like the Pentatonix version as well. :-)

I hated this song, now you can share my pain! [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Mar 27, 2018:

Looks like I'm the only one in pain, oh to be the minority lol

Stevie! Nuff said [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Mar 27, 2018:

I used to like his stuff but the more he did the less I liked it. 'Living for the City' for example was fantastic, 'I just called....' was pap. :-)

Why do people say, "I have been to every corner of the world", when the earth is round?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 27, 2018:

I guess because an oblique spheroid doesn't have corners and they are trying to project thoroughness? lol

Long day today!!!

ipdg77 comments on Mar 27, 2018:

How so? And guys called David in your town must be fed up with the jokes? lol

I'm new n excited to be here. Agnostic. Freethinker. Interested in meeting like minded adults.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 27, 2018:

Welcome aboard :-)

So wot is new in everyones life today?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 27, 2018:

Fairly normal day, moved loads of compost with guys on a gardening project, managed to do piss all in the office (good job my boss isn't on here) wasted my time phoning the DWP (What's new) got my new internet provider/connection sorted (half the price of the old one - yay) had the sound down on England's 1-1 with Italy............normal sort of day :-)

Too honest.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 27, 2018:

I think it's better to be honest and get a 'hell no' than to pretend to be something you're not. One of the many problems with conventional dating dates is that you never know if someone is who and what they say they are, Agnostic.com seems to have reduced that

Libraries

ipdg77 comments on Mar 27, 2018:

I hope not

New. Just seeing what's out here

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Welcome aboard, just jump in and enjoy :-)

Friendships Today

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I've got more friends than I thought! lol

What harsh truths do you prefer to ignore?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

That my pay from this month has little or no chance of stretching to the next one

Ok, so I'm trying to get to level 2 so I can message someone hah

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

All sounds perfectly reasonable to me!

When did you know?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

It never made much sense from as far back as I can remember. Even from primary school age I questioned all the suffering in the world, why were prayers unanswered, how did the Tower of Babel work, water into wine was a wine making kit etc etc

It's Sunday. We're not in church. What did you get to do today?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Got up late, our clocks went forward, hung out with my 11 year old daughter, had kippers for breakfast, made biscuits, fed the fish and the hamster, had lunch, continued with a jigsaw, talked a lot, had tea, showed her some of my music on Youtube, dropped her off at the ex's, came on here :-)

Jesus is a little taller than I imagined 😝

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Looks like he's lost a few pounds too, must be all the worry eh?

I'm completely new to this. Anyone like to explain to me how this works? Ha

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

You've made a post that we can all read, mission accomplished. Welcome aboard :-)

I have my first, from here, date tonight. Any tips??

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

No snogging, no you know what and be in by 10.00pm, other than that have a great time :-) P.S. Looking at you photos better let your date drive! lol

Two lost souls, swimming in a fish bowl... [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Excellent call :-)

Could you consider someone a real friend, if you've never met them in person?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I don't know, i suppose it's an individual thing based on definitions i.e. the difference between best friend(s), friends and mates. I'm making friends on here but it's different to lifelong friends with whom I have a shared history. Perhaps that definition is also unfair until I have an online friend of 50+ years with which to make a fair comparison.

What do you say?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I do say 'Bless' to my daughter but, and this is going to lose a bit in translation, it's an elongated 'Bleeeeeees' which is done more as a cutesy piss take, not to my daughter I hasten to add and it's also just habit :-)

One of the best "super groups" in my opinion [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I would agree but another one which was but not sure it was actually promoted as such was....... https://youtu.be/wlTvWvfEMxE

What is something you consider important enough to go to war over?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Coffee!

Living as I do in the UK, I don't tend to be surrounded by obsessive Christian types.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I'm also in the UK and agree totally with your comments about religion in this country. I have children myself, started late in fact I was 43 when my first arrived, but think it's a shame that your perfectly reasonable decison not to have children can't be accepted and respected. I know of some women who haven't had children and unless I know them very well I wouldn't ask why, as it may be a medical reason and therefore distressing to them. But haven't honestly met, chatted with or known of a guy who's made your decision but I guess the same criteria would apply, I wouldn't ask through fear of giving distress. I would have though the vast majority of people on here would accept your views without batting an eyelid. :-)

Why are we hated for hating xmas?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I 'celebrate' Xmas and Easter largely because of having young children, I don't promote the whole Jesus/Bethleham rubbish but do it because it is customary to do so and I don't want my kids to feel isolated and different. It is also a good time to catch with my family, work is closed at this time so it works well, and I like Xmas dinner but there is no religious component. Similarly with Easter, it is to do with chocolate not with rising from the dead....as if! But I share your frustrations re if your reasons were religious ones nobody would really care but because they're the exact opposite it's like throwing petrol on a fire. The public need educating and we're probably a more vocal and persistent group than any previous generation, we also have the ability to get the message (for want of a better phrase) out through social media. We just have to balance our own non belief with religious based customs that our various societies may have without doing 'god' Btw, enjoy the chocolate, I know i shall :-)

What is the most painful thing you’ve endured?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I'd have to go with an abscess. I've never known pain like it. It also highlighted that there is a serious design flaw in the human body. Intelligent design my arse!

Not one prayer was said.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

What you have experienced is real life, it comes with good and bad. Prayers and praying isn't.

Fathers position ???

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

In the UK there are agencies who can make the first contact to see if the other person is receptive and/or interested. Is there anything like that in Australia?

What are your goals in life?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

My goals are simple, to hopefully leave a few quid for my girls and have a bank balance of zero so there's no burden for anybody else :-)

How old were you when you got married for the first time?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

47. btw the date was 07/07/07 and it didn't last 5 years, so much for 7 being a lucky number!! Although perhaps it was, I got two amazing daughters and it didn't last the rest of life :-) Glass half full I guess lol

What do you do with the hours between midnight and 2 am when sleep is elusive ?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Fortunately for me sleep is never elusive...zzzzzzzzzzz

Can you ask the hard questions?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, by all accounts, is blowin' in the wind :-)

A young man (27 years old) and a relative of my wife has been living with us for just over two years...

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Autism, which ever bit, can manifest itself just the way you have described. There's always the difficulty of separating the condition from a personality but............ Not showing emotion, i.e. gratitude is just an inability to understand social niceties, autistic people just don't get it, it's not personal it just doesn't register and it can be frustrating to be on the end of it. Obsessive behaviours can also occur. They can hear something and just take it to the nth degree, like with the broccoli. The best bit of advice i heard in relation to communicating with someone with autism is to engage the passion. try talking with him about what he likes to do and feed other bits in slowly. Too much info will lead to an overload. Check out a guy called Wenn Lawson, he's an autistic guy with an amazing history who is really inciteful in how to approach and deal with and help and support someone with autism. The other thing you do need in abundance in patience. And like I said earlier don't take apparent rebuffs personally, he may really like the help you have given him but doesn't know how to express it. Good luck and keep asking, I'll always try and help

To which Hogwarts house do you belong?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Apparently I'm Ravenclaw....whatever that means :-)

Do you think Korea is that crazy?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Kim Jong Un is as mad as a March hare. Everybody else there is scared shitless. There's a lot of propoganda in play especially in the western media but does he have a full blown nuclear weapon, I doubt it, he/they may have developed a dirty bomb but that's about it, although that would be messy enough. The other issue is whether they can target accurately, they may have a missle that can go umpteen thousand miles but I'm not convinced they know or can control where it would land. I think he's more maniac than misunderstood but I don't lose any sleep over him.

Dating after 50

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

lmao It seemed a perfectly reasonable enquiry until the last line! I'd love to help but may just have to send you some batteries :-)

POF - Plenty of Fish. Anyone familiar with it or use it? What are your thoughts on pof?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

I was on it for a couple of years, absolute waste of time. It's either full of people with a relationship shopping list so long it's no wonder they're single or I just attract those sort of women! Or I may look like a gargoyle...either might be true :-)

Greetings!

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Welcome aboard :-)

How do you make friends? Do you randomly talk to anyone, or are you selective?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

It varies but I usually make a light hearted comment to do with a common interest maybe the weather, the traffic etc. Could be thru work so there's a bit of common ground. Doesn't take many seconds to see if there's any friendly rapport to be had and then take it from there. Online friends here are pretty easy, we all have a common element going in and that really seems to help get things underway.

Why Men Send Dick Pics

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

I don't have Dick Pics, does the fact that I don't send them explain why I'm unattached (relationship wise not todger wise!) And anyway wouldn't they be aerial shots?

Why English is so hard to learn -- A poem

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

This might help.....or not :-) https://youtu.be/1edPxKqiptw

Do you spend time debating your views on religion with the religious?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

There's only one person that I occassionally have a chat with about faith. We got as far as her saying that god doesn't interfere, to which I said then doesn't that make him irrelevant? To which I got no answer!

I'm not certain this is the right category, but here's the random thought that occurred to me this ...

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

To misquote and adapt a bit from Gladiator. The way to go would be to suddenly find yourself in a field with a warm sun on your back, but not to be alarmed as you are in Elysium and already dead! This would also mean that I've been wrong all these years :-)

God hates porn?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

He/she/it is responsible for sex throughout the ages, the disciples have been fucking us over, in his/hers/its name, since the dawn of time :-)

A serious event occurs that wipes out the power grid.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Roll a fag (that means make a cigarette, it doesn't translate very well into American :-) ) ponder life's broader aspects, go to bed.

Would You Opt for Immortality? - Quillette

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

I don't know and nor does anybody else

Progressing through the levels.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Post/comment for your life!!!!! You'll skip thru the first few levels in no time at all :-)

Test your social intelligence

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Your score is 31 out of 36. Your score is equal or better than 89% of all participants. I work with disabled adults, reading between the lines is part of the remit so I guess I've been paying attention (for the most part) lol

A good sentiment.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

I have been separated from my wife for, hang on I'll do the maths, 5 years 7 months. It was about her verbal and physical abuse of me (one example was punching me in the face while I was driving) compounded by lies after we separated and trying to use the children against me while perching her arse on an imaginary moral high ground. It has not been resolved and it will not be resolved until she can first admit that she is, and needs help for being, the perpetrator of domestic violence. So a resolution is unlikely as for her to admit what she did, she would also have to admit to a great many people that she is a liar. Not very likely. So the relationship couldn't have got any worse but my sanity and self respect is recovering but there was and is some lasting damage.

Can I get a Mazel Tov?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

What exactly does Mazel Tov mean? And congrats on Level 7 :-)

Best Dating Site?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

From my experience, and this is possibly down to me not looking or sounding anything marvelous and/or just being unlucky with who I contacted, POF was a waste of time, hardly anybody even bothered replying, Harmony provided absolutely nothing even after the BS of a super duper detailed profile to increase your chances yadda yadda yadda and the only one that yielded anything was Match.com, I went out with someone for 6 months which all very pleasant. Not sure I'd bother again, especially if there's a cost involved.

Headache remedies

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Drugs!!!!!! Oh sorry non pharmaceutical. If you're detoxing, and I reduced my caffeine intake a while ago, more water worked for me, it was just about staying hydrated and it will pass but maybe green teas might work, i think they have a lower caffeine content but if I'm wrong I'm sure someone will let me know lol

Socializing on a budget...

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

It's tough, I'm employed and still have to watch the pennies. I don't have much of a social life either but I work some evenings and have my daughter other times and like my own company when on my own so not quite in the same boat, but maybe volunteering at a lunch club or coffee morning? It would get you out, it would make so much difference to the people that are there, you could do some networking yourself which could lead to toher groups or even employment and maybe there's a cup of coffee in it for you. I'm trying not to be patronising, and apologies if this sounds like it, and I don't know where you are but in the UK there are a lot of these kinds of social places where people on a budget do gravitate to, and they'd love to have someone like yourself go along. You made it here and did this post so you're obviously a thoughtful, intelligent person who's open to ideas and input. good luck :-)

I'm usually happy, but have encountered a nemesis and need some ideas.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

There's been some very sensible comments here already which are pretty much what I'd suggest but maybe you could try something a little different. When you first go in, in the morning, burst into a medley of songs from Oklahoma, it may not be a long term solution but should give them pause, if only briefly :-)

Neil deGrasse Tyson The Majesty of Science Part 1... [youtube.com]

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

I love this guy but just wish he wouldn't laugh at his own jokes lol Bloody hell it's contagious!

What Would Happen If The Moon Disappeared... [youtube.com]

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

I love these apocalyptic-esque documentaries :-)

What do you feed your brain?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Bananas!

Is a snake in the kitchen a message from the universe?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

It's a superstitous throwback to having to have an answer when WTF?! is all you need :-)

MBTI.... what's yours?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

ESFJ-A what ever that actually means but I will have forgotten by the end of the sentence :-)

The subtext of texting....

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

I view texting as part of the evolution of communication and language, I dont do the whole txt spk thing cos, u no, it sux, l8r :-)

No gods for me thanks.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Sounds about right :-)

Do you believe Atheism is a religion?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

We know it isn't, they don't get it or like it :-)

If this was your one day to live, how would you spend it ?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

I'd like another shag before I shuffle off this mortal coil if that counts?

Afterlife

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

I'm neutral about an afterlife because I don't know

Do you believe that life is mostly about luck?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

I don't know about mostly but life appears to be very random and then you get good and bad luck along the way but to use a cliche, it's not the cards you're dealt that counts, it's how you play them that matter :-)

9-5 work week is done, work weekend has begun.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Thx, you too :-)

Question worth thinking

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

To me it's about plonking god in the 'I don't know' section of life. And as has been commented elsewhere, it's lazy

If you don't believe in gods, can you believe in ghosts?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

If you apply the same critical thinking to ghosts as you do to god(s) I'm not sure you can, at least I can't :-)

Are you happier now?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

It feels like a bit of DIY I've been putting off for years. It's always needed doing and now that is has been it's quite satisfying lol

Just joined today.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Welcome aboard :-) Just jump right in with comments and likes. people will respond to your comments and you'll have the hang of it in no time at all. The site should come with a 'This site is addictive' warning. Have fun :-)

Curiosity rover: 2,000 days on Mars bbcnews.com What a awesome accomplishment.... [bbc.com]

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Agreed :-)

What?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

It all makes perfect sense once you work on the premise that it's all bollocks :-)

Does online dating actually result in long term happy relationships?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

I've been on a few dating sites and they were all a waste of time, nobody appeared that serious about even having a conversation. Most of the women had a list of prerequisites that were so long I'd lost the will to live before I got to the end, the one that pisses me off the most is that I'm not tall enough!!! Tall enough to what, play basketball #FFS All that being said i did have one relationship that lasted 6 months and it was delightful but there were other factors that got in the way so all I would say is don't take it too seriously, be very careful when meeting up, applies more to the girls than the boys, and stay on here, at least we talk to each other :-)

What about sexual fantasy in your love life?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Bit of a mixture over the years. Some partners are less inhibted and more adventurous, others not. I've managed to explore and live out some fantasies, some are still to be realised. All good fun though :-)

Do you want to know whether there is or was a god

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

I already know, based on what I've seen and from the lack of evidence, so my preferences, not that there are any, are irrelevant.

There seem to be a lot more men than women on this website, or is this only in Australia?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Men are more desperate lol

When I was really young, I thought clowns were an actual race of people

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

When I was young I thought all radio broadcasts came from China. I about 4 and we listened to the radio a lot in those days and I'd heard of China and before you ask I haven't the faintest idea why I put those two together lol

Do you have a checklist/criteria for a potential romantic partner?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Breathing.....err everything else is negotiable :-)

Are You Lonely?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

I work long hours and mix with a variety of people thru that, I also have time with my daughter regularly every week, there are the odd occassions when it would be nice to share the days events but not enough to make me want to change and give up my solitude and down time. I guess if the right person just hove into view it would all fit with no sacrifice but I'm realistic enough to know that ain't gonna happen but I like my own company and always have. And out of your list No5 is the only one that would come close :-)

Ricky G.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

George Carlin with an honourable mention to Dave Allen :-)

Tea

ipdg77 comments on Mar 22, 2018:

Black

Oh, God!!

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

As I recall, and it's been a while, there are a lot of biblical references: 'Jesus Christ' gets a mention, 'Fucking hell!!!', 'My God!!!', ....thinking about it if I hadn't been exposed to the bible shagging would have been silent!

I didn’t find any groups for people that like to grow their own food or just gardening.

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Good luck with your group. If you were from the UK there's a variety of vegetable related double ententres you could have used mostly related to marrows and cucumbers (oo err missus) That last bit will be totally lost on my/our American friends :-)

The motto on our money

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Come to the UK, we don't put any of that crap on our money, I haven't got any banknotes in my wallet to check though, it's getting near pay day and I'm skint (again!) and we don't trust anyone, and with good reason after that f---ing Brexit nonsense!

Favorite books of fiction?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

I suppose the ones I have let my OCD out for a bit of excercise with were: John Wyndham, Dennis Wheatley (Black magic and the occult), Agatha Christie (Poirot) Frank Herbert & Son and I read everything!!! Havent obsessed for a while though :-)

Sugar or creamer first in coffee?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Coffee, sweetener (yes I know it's bad for me) and skimmed milk, in any order, with water (just off the boil) last.

I recently thought of "An eye for an eye and "Turn the other cheek." Which is the right one, God?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

I think it's someone in the middle but I find 'fuck off' does the trick :-)

Dating a spiritualist

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

I can't say I've ever been out with someone who met the above criteria but did have a friend for many years who was lovely, heart of gold and would do anything for anybody but she was heavily into spiritualism and there were occasions when she was simply off-world lol

What's your idea of a first great date?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Just getting one would be great! :-)

Could a Star Trek future happen?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

And....to go with an earlier post, it may a 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' (The original) sort of future where space plod tell us to sort our shit our first before we go galavanting off :-)

Could a Star Trek future happen?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

I'd love to think we could and would boldly go but I fear the human species, once known across the cosmos, would set off alarm bells wherever we went and the pan galactic authoroites would have us with L plates on for eons because, quite frankly, we're lunatics.

If your pet were human for a day, what would they be like?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Mine (and my daughter's) would spend most of the day asleep only waking to eat and relieve himself (and no this isn't me by the way) he's very timid but runs like Usian Bolt only with shorter legs. If he were human for a day I might have trouble finding a toilet roll tube big enough for him to hide in!!! Btw he's a hamster :-)

I need 3 points to hit 500. How much is this post worth?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

You must be there by now :-)

Who or what do you sleep with at night?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Nothing

Who Made What?

ipdg77 comments on Mar 18, 2018:

I like this as an amusing exercise, i.e.the chicken and the egg conundrum, but gods are man made