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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: SAMSARA: The Movie

    Hi Just came across this film trailler and wondered if anyone had seen this? Its from the makers of Baraka which I found fascinating. There...

    Started by Muzz, 23rd August 2012 21:38
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: BARAKA... an amazing and thought-provoking tour de force

    Many years ago in 1992 I saw a film that changed my outlook on life. I would like to share this with you. Baraka is an incredible nonverbal film...

    Started by Studeo, 31st July 2010 20:34
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    31st December 2024 23:51 Go to last post
  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Restoring Faith in Humanity

    Perhaps this video will affect that which is titled... HymeLSitvis

    Started by 13th Warrior, 24th July 2015 23:47
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  1. Architecture Gallery: Hits, Misses, and Masterpieces

    We don't often think about it, but architecture is a silent force that shapes our lives and experiences every day. Although it's rarely seen as a...

    Started by rgray222, 16th November 2025 18:15
    architecture, furniture, landscape, skyscrapers
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 260
    Yesterday 12:41 Go to last post
  2. Life in Russia

    Hi all, I went to Russia with my Russian wife and spent one month to see actual life in Russia before I immigrate. A good friend of mine in Avalon...

    Started by Hughe, 5th October 2023 13:46
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  3. Nuggets of Truth

    I discovered something recently. A youtube feature called 'Shorts'. These are short clips usually up to 1 minute in length. There's a ton of dross on...

    Started by Mark (Star Mariner), 6th April 2023 12:40
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  4. Advertising is unethical, manipulative, and ultimately destructive to the human condition.

    Here's a good short video — with no ads in it! — to begin this thread. (Who knew that some new fridges present advertisements on a built-in LED...

    Started by Bill Ryan, 7th November 2025 15:30
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    6th December 2025 03:42 Go to last post
  5. The Great Quotes thread

    Misc Quotes Quotes from Information Clearing House and other sourses = The Census Motto applies to President Obama, Congress, Supreme Court,...

    Started by daledo, 22nd November 2010 00:53
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  6. Many American kids can NOT read

    I'm opening this thread as a (sort of) companion thread to Deschooling Society, which I started a little earlier today. 'Deschooling' in itself...

    Started by Bill Ryan, 3rd November 2025 14:43
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 520
    5th December 2025 03:02 Go to last post
  7. The beauty and the pain of being human. Images.

    I discovered the immensely rich and diverse blog of the American photojournalist Steve McCurry – to go through it is kind of addicting, but it would...

    Started by Iloveyou, 21st October 2015 19:54
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  8. Vintage film, TV, documents, and photographic footage from down the years

    Library directory: https://avalonlibrary.net/?dir=Vintage_Film_%2B_Photographs_1800s_onwards -------------------------- Hi all :sun: After...

    Started by Tintin, 16th November 2023 14:39
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  9. Lightbulb Extraordinary People

    I would like to honour and dedicate this thread to all the extraordinary people who have ever graced this world with their presence. These may...

    Started by Constance, 8th August 2019 23:50
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    extraordinary
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  10. The Four Laws of New Technology.

    When a new technology is created, a new set of responsibilities is also created. When a new technology is created, some people and organizations...

    Started by Bill Ryan, 25th November 2025 15:44
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  11. The In-Betweens: How the Negative Shapes the Positive- A Short Reflection

    The In-Betweens: How the Negative Shapes the Positive Why Everything Is Known By What It Is Not

    Started by Squareinthecircle, 20th November 2025 00:07
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  12. Are we a one-marshmallow species?

    The thread title refers to the very interesting Marshmallow Experiments conducted by Dr. Walter Mischel at Stanford University in 1970-72. The...

    Started by Bill Ryan, 23rd November 2025 18:20
    • Replies: 15
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    25th November 2025 13:50 Go to last post
  13. Deschooling Society

    Ivan Illich (1926—2002) was a deep and profound social thinker. He spoke English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Croatian, Portuguese, Hindi, and...

    Started by Bill Ryan, 3rd November 2025 11:30
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  14. How Unchecked Power Leads to the End of the Species

    Is Life Front-loaded With Its Own Antidote? The Funnel of Unrestrained Power

    Started by Squareinthecircle, 18th November 2025 22:49
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  15. Haiku .... current feeling in 3 lines!

    I saw this and it made me laugh So a Haiku is defined as: https://www.britannica.com/art/haiku So what is your current "Haiku"?

    Started by lake, 8th March 2024 21:13
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  16. Mass hypnosis, or "Mass formation": how large populations become extreme

    This is so important, I'm now convinced it deserves its own thread. There are three levels of introduction. Here's a short (rather flowery, but...

    Started by Bill Ryan, 3rd December 2021 22:48
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  17. Is it all just EGO, "Team" and Tribe?

    One of the most perplexing things I have been confronted with in my adult life is this present insane division among people of truly common...

    Started by thepainterdoug, 19th November 2024 18:21
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    division, ego, media manipulation, politics, society
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  18. Life in Japan

    An informal skate clinic hosted in channel owner’s original home town (iiuc), featuring a younger local boy who is almost as good. Fun times skating,...

    Started by Johnnycomelately, 15th November 2025 12:09
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  19. Resistance and Limitation: The Instructors Of Freedom- article

    Resistance and Limitation: The Instructors Of Freedom Limits Define by Kevin Boykin — 11/10/25

    Started by Squareinthecircle, 14th November 2025 00:02
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  20. We should pay real respect for our war veterans

    Do this, you don't know what they went through Go visit the Korean and Vietnam vetarans, go visit the ones from Iraq, go tell them how much you...

    Started by Mashika, 28th November 2021 06:58
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  21. Some musings on Genius...

    From an article I wrote: It Takes a Genius To Understand Genius, Right? The Green Manalishi With The Two Prong Crown We call something...

    Started by Squareinthecircle, 7th November 2025 04:15
    • Replies: 2
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  22. Can you be Had? Conned? Fooled? I sure can!

    Wow what kind of culture are we creating and living in? I have had a series of communications with people on and off line with the same result...

    Started by thepainterdoug, 25th October 2025 23:02
    morality, personal integrity, social media, society, technocracy
    • Replies: 12
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  23. The Ultimate Dumbing Down - Second Screening

    Second screening refers to the habit of using a secondary electronic device, such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop, while watching TV or a movie....

    Started by rgray222, 26th October 2025 02:59
    dumbing down, second screening, smartphone, technology, television
    • Replies: 4
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  24. Woke Insanity!

    What happens when wokeness goes beyond merely calling out prejudice and injustice? This is what this thread is about. Essentially, when wokeness...

    Started by Mark (Star Mariner), 25th July 2021 15:36
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  25. Moved: I shouldn't actually be alive now... :)

    Started by Bill Ryan, 21st June 2019 14:33
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  26. Watching the Reality Show

    Made me laugh. :ROFL: And that's inspired me to start this new thread. (Thank you!) I feel that we all may need to remember, each day if we can,...

    Started by Bill Ryan, 2nd March 2025 09:14
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  27. Sherpas on Everest: the real mountaineers who make it all possible

    A recent, alternative perspective regarding climbing Everest, and what it means to the sherpas. ( No disrespect meant to any climbers of Everest...

    Started by onawah, 30th November 2018 05:29
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  28. Humans Are Amazing

    Hello! A thread for amazing human feats of courage, strength, endurance, intellect, creativity, or whatever the case may be. Duration 2 minutes...

    Started by Innocent Warrior, 17th February 2021 20:05
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    • Replies: 54
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  29. All about "IQ" (whatever that means!)

    IQ, like all testing these days, heavily favors left-brain tasks - the manipulation of visual data and the applicable deductive reasoning required. ...

    Started by Ernie Nemeth, 11th July 2020 14:37
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 32
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    4th October 2025 14:55 Go to last post
  30. 20 Basic Tactics Used By Narcissists, Sociopaths And Psychopaths To manipulate And Silence A Prey

    The numerous tactics that narcissists, sociopaths and psychopaths use to manipulate and silence you Shahida Arabi...

    Started by Hervé, 24th April 2017 14:33
    16 Pages
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