Valce1

@Valce1 (173)

Canada • Age 36

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Foreign aid?

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 23 Sep 07

How much foreign aid is 'tied' anyway? Tied meaning that the aid comes with a stipulation that you buy XYZ from the donating country. Seems like a good way for politicians to surreptitiously reward their friends and...

Improving the gene pool - unethical?

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 22 Sep 07

Gene therapy is a long way off, but there are a number of things we can do today to improve the gene pool. The most obvious, of course, is mandatory sterilization for people deemed unfit to produce children. [By which, I...

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War is about more than oil...

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 22 Sep 07

Blackwater Inc. is a private military company operating out of the United States. They train and deploy troops in various conflicts around the world. Various arms of the company also deal with weapons, training third world...

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Will I ever reach the payout? lol

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 21 Sep 07

What do you think? Will I make it to $10.00, or will I give up halfway through? :P

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How skeptical are you?

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 12 Sep 07

I'm extremely skeptical... Anytime I hear a 'personal' story on the internet I look for glaring holes. Usually you can find one or two points that don't make sense, as people will include 'facts' in their story based on common...

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What was the best thing that happened today?

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 11 Sep 07

I don't want to snoop - but I think that if you think about the good things that happened to you every day, you end up happier :) Try it! Lemme know :)

Death penalty - good or bad?

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 11 Sep 07

Tell me what you think... I think it's good - gets criminals off the planet, saves over $50,000 per year, per criminal and overall makes the world a better place. But wait - before you talk about 'life is important' etc.,...

Dark Seer

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 10 Sep 07

So imba... Ion shell + surge/vacuum has the potential for so much damage, and he's an int hero so he can basically spam. Thoughts?

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Underage drinking

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 10 Sep 07

There are tons of horror stories about kids getting drunk and doing dumb stuff... But most kids aren't like that. In fact, a lot of kids can drink responsibly, without endangering themselves or others. Is underage drinking...

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Check scams

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 10 Sep 07

This is a fairly new type of scam (to me) so I just wanted to give people a heads up. One of my friends was putting her house up for rent. A potential tenant contacted her from several cities away saying he wanted to move in...

make extra money

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Scam identifying tips

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 10 Sep 07

Anybody got tips for avoiding money scams? There are a lot of websites I know... But my general rule so far is that if anything either... A: E-mails me without my consent/signing up and asks for personal information B: Has...

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Do you think playing video games makes you smarter?

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 10 Sep 07

According to some research studies, doctors who frequently play video games make fewer mistakes. Others report children who play video games casually do better than students who do not. The thinking is that playing video games...

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Do you like math?

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 10 Sep 07

Really... a lot of people seem to hate math altogether :( Dunno why... it comes in pretty handy, and doesn't usually require as much intuition as rule-following until you get into really high mathematics.

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I'm so happy right now...

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 9 Sep 07

And I don't really know why. I just woke up this morning extremely, extremely happy. Anybody else in a great mood right now? Do you know why you're happy, at least? lol... not that it's a bad thing to be randomly happy, of...

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Weekend work (students)

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 9 Sep 07

Anybody know any place a university student could earn cash on the weekends? Have 40+ hours of class on weekdays, so can make money on the weekends only :P

Downloading TV Shows - good or bad?

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 9 Sep 07

Please note that this is about TV shows only, things get tricky when you're talking about more than one form of media. Please see my other discussions for movies and music :) Downloading TV shows - people do it all the time....

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Downloading movies - good or bad?

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 9 Sep 07

Please note this is about movies only - things get a little more complicated when you start to talk about downloading media in general, so please see my other discussions for music and TV :) If you're in touch with technology,...

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Downloading music - good or bad?

Valce1 @Valce1 (173) • Canada 9 Sep 07

Please note this is about music only - things get a little complicated when you extend the discussion to media in general, so please see my other discussions for Movies and TV shows. So yeah... What do you think about...

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