alcarm77

@alcarm77 (75)

Age 47

Joined myLot 13 years ago

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What if English is not a universal language?

Metatronik @Metatronik (6199) • Pasay, Philippines 30 May 11

Can you imagine our world in terms of how we could communicate with each other especially to those people from other countries if English is not a universal language? Do you think there could be too much effort in translating...

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alcarm77 I agree, as soon as people started travelling for positive purposes (rather than war) it became necessary to have a common language so I think one would always evolve, even if English were to be banned or something like that. Interestingly, there was no common...

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Can blind people see their dreams?

minimoyz @minimoyz (277) • Philippines 31 May 11

This question is mind boggling! I don't know but it just occurred in my mind. This happened when I was out in the park when suddenly a phone rang beside a bench I was sitting on. A guy with his sunglasses was speaking to someone,...

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alcarm77 Perhaps you don't realise, but it's ableist to split people into "normal" and "blind". You are effectively saying that blind people are abnormal, which is rude. You could say something like "sighted people" or "people who can see" to avoid this.

31 May 11

Should I return the iPhone?

alcarm77 @alcarm77 (75) 31 May 11

My company had some spare money for equipment so my boss bought an iPhone for each member of the department to use. I've had the iPhone for about six months now. However, I'm thinking of applying for a new job in a different...

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What do you do?

jahernandezrivas @jahernandezrivas (11288) • United States 31 May 11

I have been off work for a little over a month and I feel like I am going to loose my mind! Every morning when I get up I make my husbands Coffee and lunch and come here to the computer do all my paid to clicks and survey sites...

my lot

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alcarm77 If I could afford it, I would love to take a month off work. There are so many things that I would like to do with that time. If you want to make friends, I can recommend a site called www.interpals.net, where you can find penfriends from all over the world....

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what do you do on long car trips or airplanes?

misc11 @misc11 (384) • United States 31 May 11

I just got back from a 30 hour car trip with my sister, and it was the longest 3o hours of my life! I haven't been on a car trip like that since I was little, and I couldn't find enough to keep me entertained which made it much...

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alcarm77 I get carsick, so the only thing I can do during a car journey is look straight ahead as reading or anything else will make me be sick. However, on planes and buses I don't feel sick. I usually take a piece of cross-stitch with me, as I can make a big...

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Are you open to many different genres?

Porcospino @Porcospino (31366) • Denmark 26 May 11

Do you like to read books from many different genres or do you usually stick to one genre that you really like? Which genre(s) do you like? If you get a book as gift and it belongs to a genre that you don't usually read, do you...

genres

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alcarm77 I have some favourite genres (actually, fantasy and science fiction, classic novels, mysteries) but I read from different genres as well. I don't usually buy books but instead borrow them from my local library, and there all the different genres are stored...

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Do You Believe money attracts power? or vice versa, Power attracts money?

dont_pick_your_nose @dont_pick_your_nose (2279) • Australia 25 May 11

I think that ususally the two go hand in hand, what is power without money its only force and thats nothing to be proud of... I think that money attracts power, i think that everyone wants to be rich and famous and most people are...

dreamer

life

people

questions and answers

thinking

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alcarm77 There is a scientific concept called "preferential attachment", which suggests that if people already have a lot of something (e.g. money, power, food) they will receive more of it than people who don't already have a lot. It's sometimes called the "rich get...

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Internet banking fraud

alcarm77 @alcarm77 (75) 25 May 11

Today I logged onto my internet bank account. I was shocked to find out that my account had been illegally accessed and £1,000 had been stolen from my account. I called the bank and they have blocked access to the account and are...

internet banking

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I wrote 30% of a book

CrashO @CrashO (698) • Romania 24 May 11

Hey, I wrote about 30% of my book, its more like a jurnal type, but its retrospective, but the writing will look like it takes place in that present. Don't worry it isn't in english :-s I don't have much problems with the...

book family writer

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alcarm77 If you're not sure of the quality of your work, why not send it to genuine publishers who pay for books. If you ask a friend, or someone who charges you to have your book published, of course they'll say it's good. But if a real publisher invests money to...

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Are you really want to earn money online with zero investment?

Roopjyoti @Roopjyoti (101) • India 25 May 11

I just want to ask to everyone who is in Mylot to earn some extra cash online. Are you really serious about making money online. But you don't know where to start and how to earn? Do you know if you can read and write...

make money online

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alcarm77 Sorry, this looks like a total scam. For reference, a genuine job opportunity includes specific details about the job itself, skills required to do it, terms and conditions of employment, and salary. This kind of vague advert with mention of "serious money"...

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Breastfeeding awareness funding cuts?

msmamaof3 @msmamaof3 (244) • United States 24 May 11

The Government has cut funding for BFAW (Breastfeeding Awareness Week). Do you think this is a wise choice?

breastfeeding awareness

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alcarm77 I'd also like to add that I'm amazed that Mylot considers the word "bre*st" to be mature content and wouldn't allow me to post it! Surely the formal names for body parts are not offensive in and of themselves?

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Breastfeeding awareness funding cuts?

msmamaof3 @msmamaof3 (244) • United States 24 May 11

The Government has cut funding for BFAW (Breastfeeding Awareness Week). Do you think this is a wise choice?

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alcarm77 Previously I would have said not, but recently I read the interesting article at www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2011/05/is_breast_best. It suggests that not br**stfeeding is already being presented to mothers as harmful, although there is scientific evidence which...

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No Women Drivers - Saudi Arabia

aeiou78 @aeiou78 (3445) • Malaysia 24 May 11

I were surprised to read this news in our local newspaper. A woman in Saudi Arabia was trying to ask all of the women in Saudi Arabia to drive on June 17, 2011. She posted her message in Facebook and Youtube. Later, she was...

women drivers

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alcarm77 I am sorry to see that there are no Saudi Arabians or muslims taking part in this discussion. Although I am not muslim, I have heard many muslims say that many of the restrictions against women which are blamed on Islam are actually not mentioned in the Quran....

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Different kind of intelligence

Delicious36 @Delicious36 (190) • Netherlands 25 May 11

Hello mylotters, Want to share my thought with you, what do you think about intelligence. In this society they only look up to people with great intelligence if they achieve so many things. But for me I see a lot of people...

talent

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alcarm77 I agree, intelligence is more commonly seen as being book learning or knowledge, and skills in any area apart from this are not seen as intelligence. But this is the definition of the word, intelligence implies a certain fluency of thought and quickness of...

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Italy I want to visit it once.

Delicious36 @Delicious36 (190) • Netherlands 25 May 11

Hi mylotters, I have a few Italian friends and love the culture. But I never been there and I will do it once I get the oppurtunity. What do you know about this country and what do you love about it. Share your experience with...

vacation

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alcarm77 I am English but I stayed in italy for several months when I was younger. I love the Italian people and their friendliness. I love the delicious food. I love the fact that Roman ruins are everywhere and are seen as part of the landscape - in England we have...

25 May 11

Are you good enough for heaven?

lajonez @lajonez (477) • Poland 25 May 11

Do you believe in heaven? you think you can make it and go there? I personally believe in heaven, and I hope I will end there, I'm always trying to be good person, and do everything like I think is good and right.

afterlife

heaven

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alcarm77 Perhaps you will find my answer controversial, but I am an atheist and I don't believe in heaven. Furthermore, I think the system of going to heaven is unfair. Assuming that heaven existed, can it be fair that a baby who dies without being baptised doesn't go...

25 May 11

Life Quotes

bloggermegan @bloggermegan (31) • Philippines 25 May 11

What are your favorite life quotes? I love posting inspirational quotes on my Facebook profile and sharing these words of wisdom with my friends. Here are just some of them: "There is no passion to be found in playing small -...

inspirational quotes

life quotes

words of wisdom

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alcarm77 "Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did, only backwards and in high heels".

25 May 11