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We're becoming more civilized. It just means we've gotten better at domesticating ourselves.
But that domestication is fragile. It's easy for people to go feral. Look at the US today, and we're not even looking at a localized societal collapse. A good 1/3 of humans will kill the other 1/3 while 1/3 watches. It's only the act of self-domestication that prevents it.
And that goes south pretty quickly, for example when a social sickness like fascism (which is not ideology) infects democracies.
Self-domestication doesn't change our nature. It just trains us to do better, but that's not permanent.
Adding: Don't get me started on slavery, which we still practice. We just retired chattel slavery. It wasn't economically viable. In todays labor market you need to maintain flexibility, so it's more cost effective to lease your slaves - especially offshore - than it is to buy them outright.
Real programmers use butterflies
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My view (I'm religious): Sin is what's wrong with humanity. It's because of sin that humans are estranged from God and why they are like that and why all the bad things happen.
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What I'm saying about us is a secular read of an interpretation of Genesis. I'm *not* religious, but the Torah, and by extension, the old testament is profoundly useful if you know how to use it. It's ancient sociology - shows us how we work, both individually and collectively.
I wasn't raised with it, so I'll only ever get so much out of it compared to someone that studied it since childhood.
But regardless, I am pretty confident in my eschatology (if you want to call it that) which draws largely from the fall of man story in genesis, and an interpretation of what the curse in the exile from the garden is, and how we transcend it in the end. As Noah did in part with his invention of the plow, easing the curse of toil. This is precisely what "God wants" - metaphor here - (although I don't anthropomorphize God in that way, just trying to convey a concept)
I won't go deeper here, because I don't want to start a deep dive on this topic here, especially with someone who is religious (no offense) simply because I don't want to veer into religious territory.
But what I wrote is informed in part by abrahamic scripture.
Real programmers use butterflies
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You said it right and no matter how much we'll try but because of the other factors in our life we tend to come back to the same position of being selfish, short tempered and eager to get everything for ourself. There no way we can escape from this. We never know what other person is thinking of us but we want to show ourself foolish by caring extra about others.
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Wow, thanks.. That was fast!
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Hi,
This may be an unusual question. I have registered here 17 years ago with the username "agabor", but then I did not actively use the site. I re-registered later, and now I am a more active member, and I would like to get back my original username. I use this username in every programming related website, and it bothers me that I can not use it here because of my own forgetfulness. And as my original registration happened 17 years ago, I do not remember what e-mail address I used, or even if that address still exists. Could this profile be deleted?
agabor - Professional Profile[^]
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Angyalkám!
It maybe was better to post it on 'Bugs' as in this forum messages are mature fast...
But anyway it better ask the powers... @sean-ewington and @matthew-dennis and maybe @chris-maunder
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Thanks, I will do that
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I have sent you an email to help resolve this.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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… amazing god-like powers…
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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I know one thing: I'm not up tomorrow!
Let's see if you can get this one, shall we?
Every morning, my attending man discards receptacle to resolve mixed feelings. (10)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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I'm ambivalent about this one
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Well, you are up tomorrow regardless
Care to explain for the others?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Morning = Am
discards = bin
attending man = valet,
Resolve = anagram indicator
Ambivalent is to have mixed feelings.
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Close enough!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Hello Everyone,
I am Jacqueline.A new member in this community.
I hope everyone is doing great.
Regards
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Hello!
Welcome aboard.
You can change your username to something more "individual" than "Member 15510360" very easily if you want - and make yourself more recognisable as well.
Just hover the mouse over your username in the top right of the page, and select "My Settings" from the drop down.
Under the "Account" tab, is "Your Display Name" - "Jacqueline" is taken, but there are many other combinations you can try!
Press "Save my Settings" and your new name is yours.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Hello Jacqueline!
Welcome and greetings...
Everyone
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Welcome, and of course we would like to hear more from you, if you wish you can also add some details about yourself to your profile.
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Welcome.
I'm not a frequent contributor to this forum, but do so here more than anywhere else.
I've found this to be a (generally)great community of (generally)developers who share a level of intellectualism, wit, respect and humor.
The signal to noise is extremely high.
Feel free to engage and explore and even try to answer a cryptic crossword clue!
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Hello back to you. Welcome to Camp Chaos.
>64
Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.
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Hello back.
Welcome, come in, take a sit, relax and enjoy.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Quote: Welcome, come in, take a sit, relax and enjoy.
You probably meant: take a sith
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