Comments by "\/" (@joebazooks) on "TED" channel.

  1. "Before I die I want to, understand." This one stood out to me.
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  2. I suffer from social anxiety, and a lot of people tell me, "Oh, you just think too much." And, sure, I may think too much and possibly over-analyze things, but when did thinking too much and analyzing things become a problem? That's the big question I have, despite whether or not I think too much and over-analyze things.
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  3. "We all want to be stars.." Speak for yourself buddy.
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  4. ohh man, i cant wait to watch the double rainbow video lol
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  5. I liked the manner of his presentation, great idea too!
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  6. It's about time some of these crooks are held accountable.
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  7. This was great, short, sweet and simple. Strangely enough, just last night I thought to myself about being careful as to what information I feed my mind. Information IS food for the mind. It allows us to become alive!
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  8. This is probably one of the absolute worst TEDtalks I've ever seen.
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  9. But 'spatial' and 'temporal' are adjectives, as opposed to nouns and verbs (although time can be an adjective too). Anyhow, why should we expect or desire scientists to dumb down themselves, so that more people will be able to understand them; instead, wouldn't it make more sense for us to smarten up ourselves? Smarten up > Dumb down Pretty naive message that this woman is spreading, at least in my opinion.
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  10. Love the message!
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  11. Malcolm Gladwell is awesome, and probably one of those most interesting looking people. lol...
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  12. So timely and still relevant today (unlike many TEDtalks I've seen)!
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  13. Damn. His book is out of print and consequently extremely expensive :..(
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  14. Sososo fascinating
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  15. What do you think credit card companies do, or banks, or government agencies -- do you think they sit back passively, without compiling the information that they're privy to into some sort of database? He was right, you're being watched just as much in the 'real-world' or physical world as you are online.
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  16. It would be nice if one day everybody on Earth realized we are all in the same boat...
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  17. I wonder if anybody singing on Skype is just pretending to make noise...
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  18. Ingenious. This is the future, folks.
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  19. Why would I want to protect "my leader", let alone help "my leader", when he treats me like a slave and could care less about helping me?
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  20. Interpreting relations and relating interpretations!
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  21. What a great guy and great kids. Kids need great examples like this guy. Good examples is exactly what we are lacking.
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  22. Anybody know the name of the documentary about Thai's being thrown in prison, or wherever, to "clean-up"? THANKS!!!
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  23. Bathing is a touchy subject with you, huh?
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  24. ...[wh]ich is what you're displaying here. There's a time and a place for these discussions, a much more appropriate way to approach such issues, that is, if you are at all serious about having people actually listen to what you're saying, much less take it to heart.
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  25. each project is pretty amazing, especially the first two!!!
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  26. Venus Project all day every day. I just wish Venus Project got a little more attention. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project. Venus Project.
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  27. Personally, I am an anarchist. I neither approve of or support government and the monopoly on force by the state. If you are at all interested in learning more about the Venus Project, there is tons of information online: thevenusproject[dot]come
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  28. Suffering leads to creativity, or at least I think so. When one suffers, or has suffered, they're essentially aching for something more than what is, so, perhaps, artists suffer by nature. I hope that makes sense...
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  29. The problems within our society run much deeper than simply the attitudes of our youth...
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  30. I know, and I really wonder why... is it a cause or symptom of mankind's widespread sickness? Both, perhaps?
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  31. Of course, like I said before, mankind is sick, and that is to say people are sick: your police officers, politicians, executives, the unemployed, carpenters, insert any form of employment here, and the list goes on forever. But our "issues" with creativity have nothing to do with our youth's attitudes. Indeed, the fact that attitudes are changing, and especially amongst the youth, is a very, very good thing when you consider the static and unchanging nature of institutions, or their inability
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  32. Yep, though there's really not much we can do, aside from being the change we wish to see in the world; sounds quite cliche, but it's true.
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  33. I can assure you that our youth is not responsible for the "disrespect" of creative individuals. This disrespect has been around a lot longer than merely one generation. Likewise, I can assure you that our youth have good reason to actively support anti-institutional values. I mean, let's be honest, if it weren't for coercion, propaganda and force, governments and their states and institutions alike would cease to exist.
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  34. --to adjust.
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  35. I'm kind of confused by certain parts of your comment. I'd consider art probably one of the most effective developmental processes. Our society is so ass backwards. "Success" in the "real" world is far from true success. Personally, I think true success is equivalent to an all encompassing wealth, not just financially. If one is set for life financially, yet miserable, broke and empty on the inside, they've essentially failed big time. That's just my subjective take, though.
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  36. Brilliance, voila!
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  37. The funny thing is fatmikecj is probably some young kid, maybe even a young adult, and somehow you're still a lot more childish than he is... You made my day. Thank you.
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  38. Legend
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  39. Best top comments EVAAAAAAAARRRR. Seriously though!
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  40. And you're probably right.
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  41. His statistics in the graphics are so vague and therefore questionable; I mean, what is "back-breaking, soul-crushing, extreme" poverty? Give me some numbers that I can double-check somewhere else... Nobody I know seems to be getting any wealthier, while everybody still seems to be slaving away, putting in 40+ hours a week, for just enough money to survive from month to month. There's no financial security nowadays, because the whole system is corrupt. Corporations own and operate nations.
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  42. Their population explosion has nothing to do with foreign aid. I mean, the majority of foreign aid never reaches the populace and goes directly into the pockets of corrupt politicians. In fact, this is happening all over the world.
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  43. They were living on less than $1.25 per day, but now they're living on less than $2.50 per day. DOUBLED! DOUBLED!
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  44. I wonder if they adjust the definition of poverty in accordance with the constant inflation?
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  45. If a handful of the world's billionaires or even one or two the world's richest...
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  46. Syh to the music? But that's why it's called a pinkie finger.
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  47. What's that Freakonomics book about? Sounds interesting.
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  48. It's not like they're dumb -- well, at least not all of them -- just unlawful.
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  49. well said, my friend. well said!
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  50. Our brains are almost like antennas.
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  51. How can you patent anything on the internet, considering it's not really a product?
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  52. exactly
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  53. Is that really even technology, isn't the technology the computer and monitor? lol
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  54. Like being innocent until proven guilty? We all know how that works out!
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  55. That's capitalism for your ;)
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  56. I fucking love this guy's energy.
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  57. Whoah, I've never even heard of that. I love language. Now I want to learn Esperanto!
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  58. Super inspirational.
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  59. if every man had 50 females, it would be harder to give each of them more attention every day
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  60. i understood what he said, perhaps it's your english that is in need of help
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  61. one of my favourite quotes of all time and my favourite bruce lee quote whoop whoop
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  62. @kwysocki id like to hear you explain the voodoo experiment. you are too skeptical i think
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  63. @kwysocki ahhh i agree, but some of it could be what people consider "super" natural while at the same time i do believe everything supernatural is simply natural, yet forgotten. i watched a few other videos and the car driving one could be done through memory
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  64. can anybody explain the car thing?!
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  65. @kwysocki this definitely is...but not his hypnotism stuff and some of the other stunts he does. theres a lot to learn in it
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  66. @kwysocki no idea who that is. but im not really watching any of this to be wooed. im much more interested in the nlp knowledge in his acts, although there wasnt too much in this
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  67. I heard this guy talk before. I like his style but it looks like somebody pasted a poster on his jacket. Paper, Glue, People. Excellent formula.
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  68. Nono, THE DEEP-SEA-QUENCES!
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  69. In my opinion, a lot of the violence and crime in this world's circumstantial, due to current social structures, and a result of people's need for basic necessities to survive, such as nutritious food, adequate shelter, and clothing to keep them warm in the cold, not being met. ALSO, if one didn't have to worry about being locked up for using potentially fatal force while defending themselves and their property, and therefore if one had to fear for his life when committing a crime, there would b
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  70. Yet god exists conceptually...
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  71. And notably, it's these very institutions that prevent the necessary changes.
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  72. Or, perhaps, artists especially are prone to suffering because their work isn't supported nearly as much as other paths. I think creative work of all sorts is totally undervalued in society.
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  73. Every government in every corner of the globe is corrupt. It's time we start considering other approaches.
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  74. ...be eminently less crime to begin with.
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  75. A nice message, nonetheless.
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  76. I don't know enough about modelling or runway modelling, although I've seen androgynous looking runway models (as of recently, if my memory serves me correctly), but I wouldn't be surprised. Likewise, they--whoever they is--have been manipulating if not manufacturing the ideas of masculinity and femininity for decades, too. For instance, look at the progression of action figures and dolls, specifically Barbie dolls. The whole thing is pretty insane, if you think about it.
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  77. he was implying* TED no longer hosts or uploads talks about science or enough talks about science**
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  78. What runway models or models in general look like nowadays is NOT how "we have defined beauty for the last two centuries." And who is "we," anyway?
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  79. That was awesome.
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  80. Fuckin' rights!
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  81. I want some candy!
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  82. you are great :)
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  83. Nothing personal, Mr. Colin Powell, just business.
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  84. At least this move is a video in the right direction, sort of. :)
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  85. I did learn one thing. I've seen people with Progeria before, (no more than one or two years and years and years ago,) but never knew what the disease (and I hate to call it that) was called or exactly what it did.
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  86. ...this video is a move... Sorry, dyslexia kickin' in lol
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  87. You can hear the fear, the paranoia in his voice...
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  88. funjai!
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  89. What did you expect them to do? Throw roses onto the stage?
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  90. funjai?
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  91. Thanks
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  92. coherent fast talker
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  93. Got a link?
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  94. Even if you don't have thorough understanding, it's beautiful; numbers too.
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  95. Thank you! I mean, in retrospect, it is easy to design a theory or at least incorporate certain elements in the design of a theory that fit repeated observations. Not only would it be easy to do that but I would go as far to say that it is very likely if not inevitable or at least more likely than not that the majority of theories we design or come up with will without a doubt fit repeated observations. It seems to me like scientists and science enthusiasts have trouble thinking outside the box.
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  96. How would we know that the 577R genotype is an upgrade... I mean, how practical would the ability of running fast be in the modern world, and probably in a future world too? I think there are many important questions that need to be asked before we begin proposing and throwing around the idea of f**king with our genes, that is the idea of intentionally altering our genetic structure.
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  97. It is a theory, just like the big bang theory; in other words, they are the best EXPLANATIONS we have at this given moment.
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  98. I've seen that Ted talk already. Okay, makes sense. Now I understand what you're getting at by hierarchical learning, but, in your opinion, is that even relevant to what she was saying and what she's doing? And what do you think her motives are, for what she's doing?
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  99. And what's wrong with the decentralization of such things, essentially making these things more accessible to whomever may be interested in them...?
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  100. Which one of his books? And this isn't compulsory education and neither is the current education system. The people's consent is necessary for most of what you talk about to actually take place.
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  101. This is perfect, those who want to learn will learn. I can't wait to check out their curriculum.
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  102. Sure, but how exactly is this hierarchical learning, and what exactly do you mean by hierarchical learning?
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  103. Cool, thanks!
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  104. I'm sorry, I didn't pick up any of that. I think you're a bit paranoid. The simple fact that it's possible for people to learn about things without being overwhelmed and paralyzed by loans and their interest and debts is probably a good thing.
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  105. The former.
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  106. I know what hierarchy is, and what hierarchical structures are, but you still haven't answered my question -- what's 'hierarchical learning'? And, yes, I would agree that hierarchical structures are completely unnecessary to function effectively at all levels.
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  107. Learning shouldn't hurt one's spiritual pursuit.
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  108. Everything you said in this comment is valid, but, again, I don't see how it's relevant to the video you're posting under. What this lady is doing is NOT evil or part of some evil plan thought out over centuries. One of the many reasons why the public is unaware or simply apathetic about fluoride and chlorine in the water supply, all the nasty ingredients in the so-called vaccines, and how effective treatments for cancer have been suppressed and squandered, perhaps, is a lack of common sense, wh
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  109. Where would I find a link to what you're talking about?
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  110. But giving your child stuff and allowing them freedom are two totally different things. Freedom does not lead to a sense of entitlement, nor to acting like a hellion as you put it. True, they could learn certain behaviors from, say, classmates at school. Still, if their parents set good examples, typically, the ideal-ness of the parents behavior would override the ideal-ness of the classmates behavior, subconsciously if not consciously. Anyhow, my whole point is that ---continued
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  111. It is pretty much common sense that most school yard bullies get bullied at home...
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  112. Anything can be limiting, just as anything can be otherwise, but, generally, freedom is not limited and indeed the polar opposite. Would you like to explain why, or how, you think too much freedom can be limiting?
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  113. "If someone allowed you to do acid all the time rather than only twice, you're whole brain would be completely fried." First of all, that is propaganda. I know people who have done hundreds of hits of acid and they are perfectly sane, more sane than our politicians, even though that is not saying much.
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  114. That's fine, but I think logic is off :)
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  115. Agreed. It's scary what's going/gone on in the UK.
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  116. It sounds like you want somebody other than yourself to guide or direct your life for you. Now, of course, rules (or guidelines) are not a bad thing, except when they are treated as absolutes. Would you not rather freely self-appoint rules or guidelines for yourself, especially considering you are the only one who knows what is best for you...?
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  117. Not necessarily, a longer essay with no limit on how many words may turn out to be verbose, or less refined, but I believe the character of the person writing the essay will stand out a lot more if there were no limits. Additionally, "2,000" words may be too short to express detail and analysis accurately and/or effectively. No limits are better than limits in every way.
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  118. Disorder would not ensue from too much freedom; haven't you heard of spontaneous order? Also, children emulate their parents. They'd only act like a hellion if you acted like a hellion.
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  119. --- freedom, even too much freedom, is not a bad thing!
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  120. First of all, giving your child whatever they ask for is light years away from allowing your child a little freedom. Now, of course, if you were to spoil a child, they would grow up to be a brat. But, again, being spoiled and being free are two totally different things. Second, I never said you should give your child the freedom to go around beating up other children, and this was not implied either. However, they learned those actions from somebody, probably their abusive alcoholic parents.
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  121. @dookiee0000001 I bet you that your statement is based upon quite a bit of uncertainty. ;)
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  122. Very, very interesting.
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  123. So unique too!
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  124. So cool :)
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  125. Yeah, if you don't understand what numbers or a decimal point means...
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  126. That's how I feel, but what does that have to do with her message?
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  127. How and/or why could her message have so many dislikes?
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  128. LOL
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  129. All of your messages are being marked as spam for some reason. It must have been thrilling! That would be funny, though, if one or two of the people on Skype, whose faces they showed, weren't actually singing but instead pretending to sing :D I'm glad you enjoyed yourself, nonetheless
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  130. Cool. Going to Japan, that's on my bucket list!
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  131. How come every male in the choir has short hair, yet the conductor has long hair?
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  132. ^^ You mentioned that you are living in Japan, but you don't look Japenese?
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  133. If you come across a video, let me know! I hate reading off of a computer screen and the video would save time.
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  134. And why do you play games?
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  135. The problem is not how much time we spend playing games, it is WHY we spend so much time playing games!
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  136. Great presentation. So clear and concise and descriptive. I could listen to her for hours.
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  137. How do you know the bank, or your credit card company, hasn't sold your information to some third party? How do you know your credit card company hasn't sold your profile, that is to say the collection of information concerning everything you've used your credit card to buy, to some third party, to some marketing firm or what have you...? I mean, common, start using that piece of broccoli between your ears...
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  138. think.
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  139. Sorry, also, the 'tracking' online may be more generally coherent than in the 'real-world'. That is the slight difference, if you'd consider it much of a difference.
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  140. Now, if they're tracking IP addresses, and are able to somehow obtain records stating who those IP addresses belong to, that's another story...
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  141. How can you have a mistake in natural selection?
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  142. So, just because murder is illegal, just because it has hefty consequences like the death penalty and life in prison, does not stop murdering from happening. Also, you have clearly underestimated the power of the almighty dollar when 'justice' is concerned...
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  143. Seriously...? What do you expect to happen when you sign-up to networking sites, or any site for that matter, or post anything on any website prompting you for your FB information or whether or not you'd like your post linked to your FB account...? YOU CAN STILL REMAIN FAIRLY ANONYMOUS ONLINE, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T DIVULGE YOUR PERSONAL IFNORMATION -- and, if you do divulge your information, EXCEPT your privacy to be 'violated'!
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  144. Yes but once you give them the information, they can use it any which way that pleases them and, for the most part, you will never know how they use it; whether or not they sold your information to some third party, etc etc. I feel as if "some degree of responsibility" is a great misrepresentation of the truth.
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  145. So, you don't have a credit card, or even a bank account?? Some degree of responsibility with the agencies or institutions...? You gotta be kidding me...
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  146. ...campaign, because as soon as they enter office, what they said they were going to do becomes something totally different.
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  147. I do not understand why you are getting so defensiveness, or taking this so personally. But that is beside the point. Sure, you have the choice of what bank to use, or what credit card to get, but you have absolutely zero choice of whether or not you want to give them certain information. Also, to say we elect public officials, is to imply our votes matter, and as time goes on it is becoming more and more self-evident that it does not matter who you elect, or what they promise to do in their c
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  148. "Banks are far too dependent on the money of their clients..." And that is why they get billions of dollars in bailouts...? I understand where you are coming from, but they have little responsibility to the public, and even their clients.
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  149. The fact that specific images come up almost seems more advanced or evolved to me, more adapted to this world. That's crazy...
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  150. I recently realized, if anybody is seriously interested in influencing the direction of the world, (YOU HAVE A CHANCE) you should get into either writing science fiction novels or producing science fiction movies!
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  151. Coming from Canada, I was able to understand his English just fine.
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  152. this reminded me of a book i half-read called 'creative thinkering'
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  153. bahahaha i thought the same thing. still, great talk though.
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  154. Cracracraaaaazzzy
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  155. Fucking brilliant, just brilliant
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  156. Perception, what an enthralling subject matter.
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  157. Her character is annoying
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  158. An extremely literal interpretation, but the speculations are still interesting.
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  159. whether its stories are literal or not depends upon interpretation..
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  160. A true historical account? How was this event proven to be an actual event of history?
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  161. That's a deal. We have somebody that we're looking to eliminate.
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  162. I don't vote anyways. Why would I vote for somebody who only pretends to hold values similar to my own?
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  163. Actually, we face many of the same problems in the west, except that in the west corruption exists behind closed doors, in closets, and is swept under the rug.
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  164. Exactly.
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  165. This video should be called What the West Doesn't Want You to Know... Also, I've heard China has the highest global concentration of billionaires per capita, which is worth noting.
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  166. I'm actually glad I watched this. This makes me want to go live in China. We pay no attention or give any notice to the blatant incompetence of western governance and therefore to any possibility of necessary reform; It's fucked up.
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  167. ...is corrupt. Everything else is evil or, in its most literal sense, morally reprehensible. The problem is that too many people swallow the party line, like yourself, too many have drank the Kool-Aid. You said, "Democracy is generally defined as 'the best we've got'." This begs the question: Generally defined as "the best we've got" by WHO? Be an individual. Define "things" for yourself. And, just because you can't imagine any other way, doesn't mean there isn't any other way. I can (cont.)
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  168. It doesn't matter what form of governance you're subjected to. Whatever form of governance that may be is always regarded or passed off as the "best." Every single government spoon-feeds propaganda to its subjects, or the governed. I believe governance itself is corrupt or, in its most literal sense, morally degenerate and perverted or characterized by improper conduct. The only type of organization that's morally acceptable or proper, in my opinion, is voluntary cooperation. Everything (cont.)
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  169. ...assure you, I can guarantee you that there is indeed a better way!!! And that way is voluntary cooperation. No violence. No coercion.
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  170. Also, have you read the book?
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  171. I'd love to see some proper consequences for immoral profit driven politicians, for such journalists too, of course.
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  172. This message was sponsored by the other TED, your local crack dealer.
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  173. Sweet! Thank you, sir.
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  174. Yayo, a social drug.
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  175. the trolls under the bridge?
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  176. Would you mind linking me to the other TED presentations of the same idea? That would be greatly appreciated.
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  177. ...even though we would like to believe or think we understand quite a bit.
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  178. Before I die I want to speak and write fluently in seven different languages.
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  179. Ha, I didn't notice that. Clever response. Wanting to understand still packs a bigger punch, in my opinion, as most of us are okay already with not understanding, yet most of us don't really understand much at all.
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  180. The concept of self is something I've always been interested in, but more so as of recently, so thanks for sharing your blog. Can't wait to check it out :)
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  181. Cool, thanks!
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  182. It made a little sense, lol...
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  183. I get an error: 404 page not found...?
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  184. I mean, I get where she was going with it. :)
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  185. i NEED one of those.
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  186. build one...
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  187. At some points, it sounds like an Asian speaking English. Lol:)
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  188. INSAAANNE. I want one!
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  189. She's not sticking a gun to peoples' heads.
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  190. Control freaks, of course, but I also think they're possibly unintelligent, delusional, they themselves are sick, or a combination of these things. That's the problem, too, I think there's so many mentally sick individuals in the world today, that what's seemingly normal, isn't at all healthy or even natural.
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  191. Are you serious? Personally, I feel as if there's a number of doctors, psychiatrists, or what have you -- so-called "professionals" -- which are quite unintelligent and therefore unqualified or under-qualified to handout diagnoses to others in society.
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  192. I can understand your immediate frustration with the idea, as your point is absolutely valid. However, I was hoping to hear more specifically about the idea of monotasking. I'll have to do a search of my own, I guess. Thanks anyways, amigo.
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  193. So it seems :(
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  194. Her message IS quite naive; however, not only can girls promote naive ideas but women can too. What I was able to gather from her presentation was this: instead of us smartening up, scientists should dumb down -- totally naive, in my opinion.
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  195. Sosointeresting
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  196. Then countries go to war, and fall apart, then form new countries, and in turn the IMF does it all over again.
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  197. I'm afraid of my government, the state, and intelligence agencies, more so than so-called terrorists.
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  198. The world has only achieved and/or obtained what it has today at the cost of the mental health of its peoples.
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  199. He did have like only 5 minutes, so he might have left it out because of that...
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  200. pretty fucking amazing
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  201. It's about time somebody makes a video on this. The system is outdated.
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  202. That would be fucking amazing!
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  203. Just awesome!
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  204. In other words, too much freedom is, generally, not limiting.
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