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- Adam Ostrow
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Executive Editor, Mashable
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LIVE CHAT With Adam Ostrow: What should happen to your digital identity after you die?
The average social media user will create hundreds of thousands of pieces of content in their lifetime. Already, this is changing the way we remember our loved ones and creating a legacy that is much different than that of any previous generation.
At the same time, technology's ability to understand vast amounts of data is expanding exponentially, and in the long run, enabling the possibility of leveraging our social media footprint to create a version of us that can live on long after we're gone.
What do you want to have happen to your digital identity after you die? Would you give an AI permission to post content and interact online after your death? Why or why not?
ADMIN UPDATE: This LIVE CHAT will open on August 9, 2011 at 2PM EST/ 5PM PST.
Closing Statement from Adam Ostrow
A few thoughts in closing:
(1) There's a large interest in people assigning an executor for their digital assets after they die. A number of startups already serve this need. One issue with this though -- what happens when the services noted in the will change, close, get acquired, etc? That will create similar issues to the ambiguous wills of today.
(2) Lots of questions about whether or not the complete recreation of ones self, which I forecast towards the end of my talk, could make it more challenging to find closure. Outside of that, however, it at the very least seems like an intriguing opportunity for future generations to get to know their ancestors.
(3) In thinking about this topic, it's important to remember that the social media tools of today are incredibly primitive compared to what we'll be using in the future. The type of data we'll be capturing 5, 10 or 50 years from now is what's needed to make an AI-powered scenario realistic.
(4) Thanks to those that shared their personal stories of already dealing with these issues. It's a huge help in thinking about the topic going forward.
Anne Shirako
Aug 9 2011: I'm very grateful to have my son, Mahito's, digital id memorialized at FB--comments there by his friends after his death have helped me on my grieving process. His memorial website, his photos, his video clips all bring me to great joyful tears. I wouldn't want it any other way.Aug 9 2011: After I died, I'd want a printout of my digital identity sent to several family members and chats/conversations I had with friends or pics that we were tagged in sent to them as a reminder of the good times. I wouldn't necessarily want my profiles to live on (hence the printouts).
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I think it would be fun to have an AI post a blog, picture, or video of my choosing for every birthday I have after my death. I'd prerecord them with a guess as to what I think I would've done that past year and what I hope to do in the next. I wouldn't go beyond this because I don't think it's necessary. I don't necessarily want to give my family and friends artificial memories of me. I want them to remember what they already have.
Sounds cruel and heartbreaking on some level, but I think it could be a way for some of my friends and family to find peace, and for me to still show them love.
Aug 9 2011: Interesting idea! Some people have told me since my talk that they don't like such an idea -- especially more life-like options like video (or eventually holographic recreations) though because it wouldn't let them find closure.
Aug 9 2011: I think if it's done properly it can be a fun thing. I think people jump to the worst conclusions because they have no control over how that projection or video will be interpreted. I think a video at least could definitely help parents find closure when their kids die young.
Though death affects everyone differently.
Zane Thorn
Aug 9 2011: I would agree with Adam that this might make it difficult for some people to move on, although I can understand why it might help others. One of the things we are doing to help people move on with their lives after losing someone close is to create memorial dates on their calendar, and build collections of media and stories about that person to share with other survivors.
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Ronel Kelmen
Aug 9 2011: I just read an e-mail from a fellow teacher that one of his students was killed in a car crash over the weekend. This 18 year-od left behind a 9 month old son. This is a situation where it would have been nice to have that repository, but how many 18 year olds would think of making one, even with a child born? Have people do it in school.
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Aug 9 2011: Incredibly tragic.
But, a digital will could be a great exercise for HS seniors - as morbid as it sounds to someone so young, philosophically, it might in turn give them a reality check and help them focus on goals for their lives after HS.Aug 9 2011: I'm conming in late but I've been thinking about related questions for a while. On the one end of the spectrum digital cemeteries and memorial sites that can be tended by family and friends, on the other agents that "learn" or "become" a person by processing their online behavior (possibly many years of it.) Key for the latter, though, is ownship of the agent. I don't like the idea of bots roaming the social networks "learning" people without their knowledge and then "being" them in contexts that the real person is unaware of. This goes for both living people and dead people. On the other hand the combination of the two ideas could be pretty potent.
Aug 9 2011: Yea, bots that act on our behalf while we're alive is a whole different issue and another exciting possibility. Ultimately, this type of technology absolutely has to be opt-in though.
Aug 9 2011: would it be possible to program my autopilot bot with my personality traits ? and can it make new friends and add people on facebook and flirt with people ?
Aug 9 2011: That kind of stuff is possible for sure. I'm sure there already friend-adding apps. As to flirting, don't you want to do that in person?Aug 9 2011: Personally, I doubt I'd want any sort of AI to update in my name in the event of my death. Unless it were to comment every month or so with something along the lines of "Yep, still dead" or "Man, I'm bored to death". I'd be content to leave any accounts as they are, just as anything else I would leave behind. One doesn't really need an AI to do that, though.
Either way, I suppose someone would be able to set up such an AI if there was enough content from the deceased that it could learn from. Almost a creepy thought.
Aug 9 2011: Yea, you could send those updates out by scheduling blog posts or tweets with today's tools :)Aug 9 2011: I agree with Shannan
Think about.
What happens if anybody's memories would not remain after we die ? Your existence would be somehow diminished or maybe not even be known.
Why not leave behind pictures of great moments of laughter and joy ? Why would I want to be remembered by the way that I die ? Instead, isn't much better, and maybe wiser to be remembered by what I have lived for and all the things that I've done ??
This world is indeed a temporary endeavor, but it is a necessary path, otherwise we would not be here. And the experiences are temporary but your legacy and memories are forever.
Aug 9 2011: And that's one of the things that's so different from any previous generation, who at best left behind some photos or a diary -- nothing dynamic, indexable and searchable. It's certainly a personal decision though.Aug 9 2011: Providing people with the ability to preserve their legacy for future generations is exactly what our company is all about. Our software was designed to capture a person's life story to share with their friends and family both before and after they pass on. Unlike Facebook, we do not consider ourselves a social media platform, and we are not about instant communication, but rather more like a safety deposit box for your treasured memories.
Aug 9 2011: ... and so is intersect.com :)Aug 9 2011: This is an interesting question for me. I graduated from high school a couple of months ago and about a week and a half ago, a wonderful classmate of mine was hit and killed while riding his bike home one night. He was an acquaintance of mine and many of my friends were very close to him.
From what I understand, he had deactivated his Facebook at some point before his death. And after he died, someone somehow reactivated it. People were commenting on his wall, telling them how much they miss him, sharing memories. And you could go back and see some of the last things he posted, comments on pictures and stuff. It was sort of weird, but oddly comforting, to me at least, because it kept his memory alive, because the comments he had made and the statuses he had posted were his own words and they were still there for me to see. It was later deactivated again, I think largely because he had deactivated it in the first place and his family and friends wanted to respect his wishes.
And it has made me think about this exact issue. To be honest, I don't care much what happens to me after I die. Because I've realized that mourning is a very selfish process. We are sad that we can no longer talk to and touch and see the people we loved. And I am ok with that, it's natural. For example, I do not want to have a religious funeral service, but if it would make my family feel better, I would not mind them doing it because they are the ones living on and dealing with the loss. That said, when a person who has passed away has specific wishes, those should definitely be respected.
Like, I would prefer my Facebook page be kept up (I can't really explain why, I just do), but I would want my family to have the final say. However, I specifically would not want an AI posting for me (other than maybe an "I'm dead now" type post that I had written myself and was to be posted after my death) because that is not me. It'd be fake. Even if it knew me well, it would still not be authentic.
Faisal Khan
Aug 9 2011: No offense but I totally disagree, I would never want my memories left in this world once I am gone because, this world is a Temporary endeavor and we are just actors here. There is much better to come in Hereafter.Aug 9 2011: I agree with your thoughts on this Shannan. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.Aug 9 2011: Have i missed this conversation ? Oh I hope I am not too late to ask a few questions about this.Aug 9 2011: This is a very good question and one that requires some thought. After you posted this question, it got me thinking that I need to include in my will some way for all of my social media to be deleted. I need to keep track of all the sites I sign into, all the subscriptions etc so that my media presence doesn't not continue longer than I do. It's already scary enough that so many people can know about me with a few clicks of a button because of the internet. Really, the internet scares me for security reasons and I would for sure want my internet footprint deleted as much as possible. If I want my friends and family to know of my pictures, thoughts, videos etc., I would make sure to leave them on a hard drive that is accessible to only those who have it, not saved on the internet on some website. No, not for me.Aug 9 2011: I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave.Aug 9 2011: You're welcome. One of the things I love most about Intersect is that as people post stories over a long period of time, it is impossible for anyone who is a regular contributor to be disingenuous - which means you start to really get to know people with shared interests, humour etc over time.Aug 9 2011: Hi- I was briefly in a class in which the professor maintained that online identity constituted a separate identity from the individual and could continue on as a real identity. This seems quite poetic, but I had a tough time with the related concepts discussed, such as that fictional identities created would form separate personalities of the individual, e.g. the middle-aged man would really have an aspect of self that is a 14 year old girl (I dropped the class and went on to a PhD in cultural psych). Might you comment about the perpetuity of actual self online and the reality of alternate selves?
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Thank you and best wishes
Aug 9 2011: Hey Stephen -- A lot of people have mentioned this since my talk. Some people definitely project something online that isn't necessarily the "real" them. I think as social media tools evolve though, that could become less of an issue. The tools of 20, 30, or 40 years from now are going to be so much more advanced than what we're using now it's hard to comprehend.
Aug 9 2011: Oh! OH!!!! That's a good point. It seems very far but...maybe it won't. Will we be reaching a time where the real me and the me online could be one and the same? Surelly we are closer. If this is an interesting topic, it will be more and more interesting as years go by and online life goes evoluting.Aug 9 2011: I agree that social media will cause an evolution of sense of self. It will be pretty interesting to see how that affects individual psychology and constitution of personality.Aug 9 2011: That is an interesting concept. Certainly many people create digital personas to express themselves in different ways. I don't know that I would be willing to accept that this is a truely different "person" than the individual who is behind the creation of this identity. It is just another social mask that people wear to hide behind and protect themselves from dealing with others directly, digital or not. My guess is that the person will be most missed by those who knew his or her real identity and personality, rather than online friends sharing in the charade.
Aug 9 2011: Zane, I agree on both aspects of your comment. It was my belief that the "alternate identities" are social masks that made me drop that course, though "personality" indeed derives from "persona," or mask. Who will miss one most may alter, if we become increasingly connected across virtual space. Thanks for the comment.Aug 9 2011: I always wonder about it and I personally feel that every web service should have a special section especially for sharing of information after the user dies.
Every web service should ask a set of questions which will decide which information can be passed on to whom when the user dies.
The set of questions vary depending upon the kind of web service like Facebook will have a different set of questions when compared to Gmail and Twitter.
I think its the time for every web service to initiate this process. I would love to see this happening.Aug 9 2011: I am happy to build up my life 'profile' (which includes not just mapping chronological events in my life but also the trivial - things that make me laugh, a saying on a particular day, a poem, whatever) using a timeline, so that it's dead (excuse the pun!) easy for my children, grandchildren and future generations to search those 'stories' within the timeline that I have made accessible to them.
If the site you use makes it as easy as Intersect so that you determine with every 'story' or 'post' who can see it with one click - there shouldn't be an issue with people you don't want accessing your information after your death.
Within your account, you should be able, as suggested by one comment here earlier, to nominate a virtual 'executor' of your details. There could be a form that goes with this outlining specific requests. It would be as responsible as making a will. Just digitally.
Are there any downsides to this?
Aug 9 2011: I'd imagine the downsides are similar to those of the wills we know today -- the executor ultimately not acting upon the wishes of the deceased, or ambiguity in the will complicating issues. With digital there's also the issue of the unforseen -- what if a social media site changes its terms, or gets acquired by someone else? The will probably doesn't take that into account (and it would be hard for it to do so).
Aug 9 2011: Hmm. Very good points. Clearly, I haven't thought this through! I think I better think it out again :)Aug 9 2011: As someone who has covered the emergence of sharing our lives online at Lifestream Blog I have also given some thought as to what happens to our digital footprint after we pass and have written about it http://lifestreamblog.com/tag/memorial/.
This is such a new area that will require a rethinking in many areas in the future. I believe people should have their digital legacy wishes outlined in their wills. I feel that a digital legacy will provide so much more for future generations to learn about their family and heritage. All I have to remember my grandparents are a few photos and stories told by my parents. I'd love to be able to browse and search their digital legacies to learn more about them.
I can also see an opportunity for changes in businesses such as funeral homes and cemeteries. The digital legacies could be used for family members to help share a life at a memorial and cemeteries could also offer kiosks that provide the digital legacy for people to view. I see many changes and innovations that will result around this area in the future.
Aug 9 2011: Thanks for sharing Mark. All topics I'm diving deeper into as I explore this topic further. Look forward to reading your posts!Aug 9 2011: i think whatever rules you had around your digital life when you were alive should remain in place when you die unless explicitly noted in your will.Aug 9 2011: This is a valid business opportunity for the right people - the ethics around this are essential. But I would love to pay for a solution.
Aug 9 2011: the commercialization and the ethics around it were definitely something I was getting at with my closing remarks -- the possibility of some form of "recreation" is something that some would pay anything for, which makes it ripe for exploitation.Aug 9 2011: I do wish my profile be alive even after I pass away. Death is certain, but identity and memories live on, and I am certain that it would be really comforting to my friends to have me in their list forever and post on my wall, and share memories, rather wiping off my virtual presence and leaving nothing substantial for intimacy. It won't bother me either way-- dead, but I certainly think that it will help augment the sense of togetherness.and tranquility, cos we unite people in the moments of plight!
Leave the profile the way it is, default is the best in this case, at least from my point of view!
Aug 9 2011: Thanks for sharing -- for the moment, it certainly seems profiles living on have been a positive for the majority of people.Aug 9 2011: Since I have a lot of content online, I wish to keep it that way after my death, but who will curate it?
Aug 9 2011: One of the features we offer, and are planning to build further in the future is the ability to "back up" data which is stored on other sites such as Facebook or YouTube. You can then designate a member you would like to be your "digital estate manager" for your information.Aug 9 2011: someone you assign to do so in a digital will ...
Aug 9 2011: A digital will, not a bad idea. We should get that soon.Aug 9 2011: I'm a brand-new TED member who is joining this chat without the benefit of having heard the talk (yet). One concern I have is about certain people's psychological health in continuing to relate to those who are no longer alive. Some people may end up spending more time "interacting" with the dead than with the living, while our population of living people continues to grow.
Aug 9 2011: It is a bit scary and you worry that some will never be able to "let go" if my forecast becomes a reality.
Aug 9 2011: I believe that for the vast majority of our society, interacting with the living will be more enjoyable than spending all of your time relating to the dead. However, having the ability to watch movies and hear stories from a deceased loved one could really help some people move past the trauma, and may even be enjoyable long after that person is gone and you have come to grips with that fact. There will always be a few outliers who cannot cope, but we see that today, in parents who keep a lost child's toys in their room, etc. Most people deal with the grief and move on.Aug 9 2011: Probably not, I know people who lost their friends, best of friends, and they moved on with their life, and I don't think that letting a profile remain will drag them to nostalgia for ages-- time is the best medicine, and it will take care of things, and so will the necessity and inevitability to move on.Aug 9 2011: I like Zane Thorn's comment; legacy is an important issue. We will leave a legacy no matter what. We can't exactly control that either; we will be remembered by different people differently. My grandmother wanted me to write her life's story after she was gone, but I finally convinced her that if she wanted her biographer to get it right, she should write it herself! I helped her do some of that.
Being remembered, and being remembered well is important to some people. After all the Stuff we do in this life, it is the relationships we create with other people that will matter the most.I am into genealogy research. Being able to research on the internet you turn up all sorts of traces nowadays for people who have lived part of their lives through the internet. I appreciate that there is an archive-of sorts, of this electronic world, but don't count on that. Write your life's story if you want your great grand children to know about you. You don't want to be - Page Not Found. Publish or Perish, or publish And perish.
I believe that the part of us that is living this life in this body endures after the death of the body. Memorials and tributes for the dead are mostly for the grieving of the living. I don't know that re-opening a facebook page is my kind of memorial ( there are other places for that), but that was interesting. My father was in the cemetery business. He wanted to implant something into the headstone (like they have photographs now) that would play a video of the person's life, even written and orchestrated by the deceased themselves. That is certainly possible now. If our spirit lives on then we can take comfort in not being so attached to our digital identities maybe.
I want to live my life now without regrets. Life is a work in progress. I don't doubt that there will be loose ends no matter when I go. Maybe one of the duties of an executor would be to tie up the loose ends in the electronic world, too. Sigh
Aug 9 2011: My grandmother was very interested in genealogy, and when she died unexpectedly, no one was able to access the records stored on her computer. A huge piece of our family history, as well as a very important person was all lost at once. It is one of the reasons I am in the line of work that I am today.Aug 9 2011: Interesting -- I have to imagine that technology will become part of the executor's role at some point. The gentleman that told me about how he put a QR code on his mother's tombstone that links to an online memorial said that the funeral home is now offering that service to all of his customers.Aug 9 2011: allow in the life of the user that to whom he can authorize someone after his death and that person can access to the person who passed away,FB can ask for confirmation from other friends or other authorize people.Aug 9 2011: What do you think about past life regressions?
Aug 9 2011: That one falls a bit outside my purview for the moment ...Aug 9 2011: This really is up to the individual and how them and immediate loved ones want to deal with the loss. I had a friend who passed over a year ago in a bicycle accident and his facebook page to this day is still being updated with photos and messages from family and friends. The family voted against deleting it wanting to keep his memory alive. I would compare a deceased ones page to a memorial site we have at cemeteries or on the side of the road. I personally don't like not having control over my digital profiles, and feel that keeping any profiles active after passing would irk me in the worst way.
Aug 9 2011: That's why I'm betting services that let you control what happens to your online accounts after you die will prosper -- it's a very personal decision that people will increasingly want to take control over. Right now, what happens is very much up in the air for most.Aug 9 2011: My fiancee passed away very tragically this past March. As we shared everything digitally, professionally and creatively, he had complete access to my accounts - passwords etc - and I to his. His family asked for access to his accounts to which, I didn't hesitate to give them as I had no idea it would backfire.
They then used his Facebook account to slander and libel me online and blocked me as well as many of our mutual friends from his account, so I couldn't see what they were posting about me - using HIS account. Due to FB's inherent lack of customer service and response, my only option was to request to memorialize his account, which effectively locked it so they couldn't abuse it. However, now all of his friends they defriended cannot view his wall and post memories to share with so many others that are still on his friends list that love him. Because of the blocking, on both sides for their personal accounts, I can't see what they may be posting more about me on his fan page I created for him.
As he was a creative and talented comedian, actor and filmmaker, now something that could have been used to carry on his legacy, has been misused and abused and used as a weapon. The only thing I didn't give them access to was his blog and like page (thankfully), which I still manage and post things that I find or other friends share with me. I sincerely doubt he ever would have approved of this and it is painful to think about, but I continue on trying to preserve and share the legacy of his creative genius and beautiful sweet soul.
Adam Ostrow
Aug 9 2011: Thanks for sharing your story. I think it highlights the importance of the services that are cropping out that let you decide what happens to your accounts after you die -- essentially a will for your digital assets. Not something that's pleasant to think about, but a growing necessity given the way our society is evolving.
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Zane Thorn
Aug 9 2011: I love the concept of a digital will for your assets. I can foresee this becoming a new feature in our product. Being able to choose how you pass on your data is a critical issue in today's society, and I only predict that this issue will rise to greater importance as time goes on.
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Aug 9 2011: I wish we had done a digital will now for sure, but because I was the tech savvy one, he probably just assumed I would take care of it like I always did... until all of this mess started a month after he passed. And because we weren't married, I have no legal recourse.Aug 9 2011: Hopefully others will learn from my experience and will consider the digital will. Grieving is painful enough then having to deal with cruel people is not fun.
Aug 9 2011: Sorry what happened to you. You shouldn't bear that cruelty. Especially you. It's not a case of delete all is social life he had. I bet you knew him better than anyone in life and what you decided to do would go according to his will. It's a matter of not only respecting you but also him. It's reaaly a shame what's happening. But thank you for sharing.Aug 9 2011: Wow Katherine. I'm so sorry. That must have been really painful.
Aug 9 2011: Thank you Joanna. It was. Still in "limbo" about it too as I don't know where they may be "coming from" next. They even used his Gmail account to "follow me" on Google Buzz and then say mean things to me. I figure that all I can do is ignore them. It's really only coming from one person in the family who is controlling his estate, but no one is doing anything to defend me I am assuming because none of them ever got to know me due to his distant relationship with them. It's a nightmare.
...and funny thing is, I haven't asked for a nickel. I might be able to understand if this was about money, but I don't want a cent. Just want him to be remembered the way he would have wanted to be.
Aug 9 2011: Well, it's a bit like that. I know it sucks but let it be and ignore it. You don't have to do anything when you've done nothing. :S
Some people...you just can't understand. Just can't...understand. What can we think?!Aug 9 2011: Well, i'm 24 years old and... It's hard to say what i would like in this exact moment. I am one of those who has constant use of internet for social activities like facebook. And exists many, many, many, many other sources of socialization. This is a kind of question: how would you like your relatives to react to your death? Pay their tributes and respects or move with their lives and let me rest?
I don't really know. I don't like the idea of thousands of people that i've never known in my life, giving their laments. And i say this because, although internet is a social utility, i don't have a real bond with those people. For those who really loved me in life, i think that they'll want their time alone not being bothered.
But, on the other hand, most people don't do things on bad purpose. I don't blame them on making people live through internet. It's nice in its way. I understand.
What i make in life and waht i do in life is what my loved ones will retain of me. That is what counts. I won't be here to see the rest. Can i let my personality flow through the internet?
I don't know.
I'm 24.
Do i want a life made by memories and thoughts of others?
Or do i want peace?
I think it's a real good topic and i wrote this in a rush but...yeah, i'll live on and i'll see what pops in my head.Aug 9 2011: This raises a much bigger question: "what is identity?" It's not just about me as an individual entity; it's also about the footprint I've created, and interactions I've had with other entities. Identity in the absence of context is meaningless.
I'm loathe to think that the lovely and wonderful things a friend may have written on my Wall, or the photos a family member posts on Flickr are ephemeral -- that they will be eradicated upon deactivation of that person's account. On the other hand, it's important to provide users a choice about whether they want to be exposed to photos and memories of a person they're grieving.
As to the question of AI-created interactions post-mortem, I frankly don't think we're ready for that, psychologically. Mourning is a critical part of the human condition, and there have been SO many changes to how we undertake that process already. I don't think we've adapted fully, and the very notion that some insentient, digital version of my father could continue to interact with me feels like it would be horribly detrimental to my ability to grieve.
Aug 9 2011: Great points -- the grieving issue is certainly one that has come up in a lot of conversations since my talk and I think is ultimately a very personal decision.
One application I think is interesting, however, is down the line being able to "meet" your great grandparents, or other relatives you never knew when they were alive. That's one of the things that's so radically different about the generations to follow -- they will know so much more about their ancestors than we do today.Aug 9 2011: I completely agree with your last point Fatemeh. It would not only detract from the mourning process but leaves no room for dignity or respect of the person who has died.


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The Great War did not expunge war from the practice of states, though its unexpected cost and carnage. Input and output of human nature, as a mechanism for achieving the balance of power, a legitimate practice of the states, an anarchic and chaotic event paradoxically registered in time, with its scars on mankind.
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Winslow Homer spent the summer following the outbreak of the Civil War in Belmont, Massachusetts, not far from Watertown, which was the site of a major arsenal from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Eight hundred people were working there, making supplies for the new war effort. The men put powder into the cartridges, while the women assembled the bullets. The accompanying an article noted, "It is evident that, in the course of a few weeks, there will be no lack of this material of war, at all events."
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oh Dear... um no. There is a club in Rockford called the SM and SF club... it's a very popular club who have charity events all the time and do Fireworks for the 4th of July and all... it is a constant source of enjoyment for children and adults alike, trying to figure out the meaning... Well, I married into a family who belong to it now... it takes all the fun out of it once you know it means "Swedish Music & Sick Friends" Leave it to the Swedes to name a club something like that. Pants Pants Pants Pants
Good club tho, they make drinks which are like "oh you just wanted MORE than a whiff of soda mixed in? well, I shall need a larger glass then." Two of them and I was Wiped out. This is after my retirement from drinking in 1997 after achieving Professional status... though I think back then Chris.ph could have given me a run for my money.


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Face from an Anthropoid Coffin
The rectangular hole in the chin of this carefully modeled face once held a false beard, which identified the owner of the coffin with Osiris, the god of the afterlife. The incisions housed inlaid eyebrows, cosmetic lines, and eyes of glass or stones. The flat back of the face attached with pegs to a separately carved anthropoid coffin.
Although determining a date is difficult without the coffin or inscriptions, stylistic details—the softly drilled corners of the mouth, the hint of a smile, the substantial, straight nose, and the lack of paint—suggest the object was made late in the Third Intermediate Period.
- Medium: Wood
- Dates: 1075-656 B.C.
- Period: probably Third Intermediate Period
- Dimensions: 14 2/5 x 6 3/10 x 10 7/10 in. (36.6 x 16 x 27.2 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Temples and Tombs, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
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- Accession Number: 37.2041.8E
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
- Caption: Face from an Anthropoid Coffin, 1075-656 B.C. Wood, 14 2/5 x 6 3/10 x 10 7/10 in. (36.6 x 16 x 27.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2041.8E. Creative Commons-BY
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Homestead Rolling Pin
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Hand-Carved Display Shelf
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- Made of wood with hand-carved details and a distressed finish
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Bird Island Research Station Webcam
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In summer, the beach in the foreground is a busy Antarctic fur seal breeding colony, in winter it is sometimes visited by leopard seals, and in spring by large male elephant seals. Gentoo penguins can be seen at any time. Dense fog can sometimes make the image rather disappointing, but our constantly changing wildlife and seasons means the camera is of interest all year round.
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Man beaten and robbed in Barrow back street
Last updated at 09:53, Sunday, 03 February 2013
POLICE have launched an investigation after a gang carried out a robbery.
At around 2am on Saturday, a man was attacked in Moorfield Street, Barrow.
He was approached from behind by a group of three males in dark clothing, who followed him and pushed him into an alleyway at the back of Gloucester Street.
They knocked him to the ground and kicked him to the body, before making off with £200 in cash.
Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Rigby at Barrow police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
First published at 09:52, Sunday, 03 February 2013
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
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Good greif!! The Town is full of thugs! Cowardly thugs in gangs! I wouldn't walk these streets at 2am especially not with £200. I really hope you get it back.
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Why do you come to TED conversations?
I have a secret to confess.
I have become increasingly addicted to TED talks. And only very recently have I discovered TED conversations, it's great.
Then I started reflecting- why do I do this? To get inspiration? To express my opinions or get comfort from recognition? To help people?
I hope my true intention is to want to learn new things.
So I'm curious and want to throw the question to the floor- Why do YOU leave comments at conversations?
Oct 12 2013: Because I'm lonely
Matt Brigham
Oct 30 2013: I was first introduced to TED talks a few years ago by a friend who referred to them as "YouTube for smart people." Since then, I have watched hundreds of TED talks on a wide range of subjects.
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This is my first post in TED Converstations. I feel that I can learn just as much from the TED Community as I do from watching engaging and interesting TED speakers. And I want to find a forum where I can connect with diverse people who share my passion for learning.
Oct 30 2013: Matt,
It appears that your passion for learning is shared by many of us on TED........Welcome:>)Oct 30 2013: welcome Ted..am 3 days old in TEDNov 4 2013: Many reasons.
I am curious about a lot of things and it seems that I am not the only one.
I have a lot of little thoughts and it seems that I am not the only one.
I like to see good ideas being spread and used in daily life. I've been on forums before and at least one of them had (on the long run) a direct influence on strategic policy.
Why TED? There was a smart guy who compared the result of a termite colony (a termite mount) with result of a great architect. He deducted that the individual termite could be compared with an individual brain cell. A few days later I heard another statement: Humans are connected through the internet like brain cells are connected through their axons and dendrites. Could we really behave like a composite brain?
If a want to be part of that "collective intelligence" I look for a healthy and vivid part of that brain and TED is not a bad world to live in. let's make a nice termite mount.
Yijia Chen
Nov 2 2013: I feel like it offers me another identity,which is very privileged to me.
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My original identity is a teenage girl living and studying in Shanghai.
And the another one is an insightful young lady born and raised in a community of knowledge called TED,you guys are all my neighbours.
Nov 3 2013: Shanghai is a fantastic city!
Nov 3 2013: Thanks,people here are lovely as well :)
Welcome to Shanghai anytime!Oct 26 2013: To find people with wildly different perspectives on the world, humanity, art, literature etc. than myself, perspectives that I would never have come across naturally by being myself.
I'll then adapt and add this new way of thinking to my own, this lush new take on the world and see everything I saw before but in a new light.
I wish to broaden my horizons with it all so that I may become a more knowledgeable and truly wiser person.
For it is all so highly interesting.
Oct 26 2013: I could not have stated MY reasons for coming to TED better then YOU have stated, thank you.
Jasmine Chen
Oct 25 2013: I just cannot go to bed without watching some ted talks every night. I am satisfied with what I have learned from each talk and I appreciate this platform that give my such a great opportunity to share and discuss my opines with others. It cannot be more stimulating and inspiring than this!!!:) Thank you, TED TALKS!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jimmy Strobl
Oct 15 2013: It used to be "To get inspiration? To express my opinions or get comfort from recognition? To help people?
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I hope my true intention is to want to learn new things."
But nowadays I rarely check in as I've ventured of to Reddit, there's more interesting stuff there, the threading system is WAY better and even though there's very little moderating I often find the quality of the topics and comments better then those presented at TED... On the other hand I was a real TED-Conversation-junkie for 2-3 years and I think that I've discussed most of the topics that arise here...
I also like to read about the topics that "Don't contribute to the TED community as a whole" I actually visit Reddits subreddit for TED more then i visit TED Conversations nowadays... give it a go if you'd like http://www.reddit.com/r/ted
Also, there used to be a different feel to TED Conversations... we used to have fun, I lost that some where along with the decline in TED admin quality... Now it's mostly Morton Bast who's the god guy, I haven't even gotten any reply to my last 3 emails that I sent TED and that was over 4 months ago...
Oh, didn't mean to moan (I actually did), anyway, enjoy it as I have, I learnt so much about myself, life and people here and I'm really glad I had my time here... But I think I'm past it until something changes at TED.
Sean Brother
Oct 9 2013: I fortunately find at Ted's site a wide and open space to learn, to listen, to watch and to enjoy. It's positive and plesant like an open window to fresh air.
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Oct 9 2013: that's what i'm hoping for too, to gain and learn more than I babble.Nov 3 2013: Somedays, it is just to remind myself there are people who would like to discuss more than bling shoes and where to find food to die for!! But mostly to think.. :) Take for example your question, I never considered why I liked coming to TED. I rarely had anyone to discuss these talks with. But your question made wonder..And here is my conclusion: Every talk makes me think. The subjects are unique, not thoughts that would normally come to me. It makes me expand my horizon, 1 tiny step at a time. And so do the comments and conversations. They add perspectives to my experience! :)Oct 30 2013: i come hear because it makes me feel good to see that people are still questioning things and there is such a strong will here to empower people and to help the world in many different ways, and that there are so many good ideas out there and the people with them dont always have the means to execute them and this site helps, i like it hear it has a very homey welcoming feel and the embrace of change witch now is very rare
Oct 30 2013: so true..i was hooked the first time iI came here..i almost didnt go to bed..til 3am! so much fun here
Ang Perrier
Oct 28 2013: My daily life is severely lacking in substantial conversation. I NEED this outlet to remind me that there are people in this world who not only have the ability to think but actually enjoy it.
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Oct 30 2013: yeah right!
Oct 30 2013: Don't you think it would be wonderful if we had TED conventions for the conversations community?
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At least once every five years........???
Nov 1 2013: That would be great Mary. But big preparations to make if you want it to be a success.
Bambi Walter
Oct 23 2013: I've been a part of TED for about 7 months now & this is my first comment. I mostly read what the TED community has to say. I was introduced to this website when I starting Googling political controversies, and informing myself of other world wide issues. And honestly ive learned quite a bit of new information, some conversations have even educated me on issues I thought I knew everything about, resulting in a positive change of opinion (on some issues) . But I really enjoy reading the different perspectives of the mature intellectuals on this site. And hopefully ill continue to learn from them. :)Oct 12 2013: Hi Dear Da Way,I come to TED,because I learnt a lot from it:new ideas of thinking,TED helps me to refresh my thinking blood.I am Chinese,So here I come to TED to immerse myself in English languages,and the most important TED pushes me to think in different way.
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And the most happy thing I meet a few friends here.Although we didn't see each other face to face,but from our conversation,I feel content to exchange lots of ideas from each other.I always keep the gratitute in my heart for what TED pals share with me.Thank you.
Alex Hemme
Oct 8 2013: To be informed about the state of thinking of mankind today
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Oct 9 2013: you can't find a better place to keep up to date!
Joshua Bond
Oct 7 2013: A couple of months' ago, in the middle of the horrors of the Syria crisis, I gave up reading anything to do with the news on the internet (I haven't had a TV for 15+ years anyway, and never miss that). So far, I don't miss the news either.
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And I took up TED conversations instead, which is much more stimulating, positive, educative and interesting. My comments are thoughtfully questioned, and I have the chance to 'have a voice' in a respectful and intelligent forum. Who could ask for more?
Doris Day
Oct 7 2013: At first I only watched Ted on youtube because I like listening to different speakers with different topics. It's like a new world has opened to me. I learned a lot of new things. After awhile I discovered this website, as much as I like watching Ted on youtube I like this website too. I learned lot of things. I love reading the Ted blog. I also like visiting this site reading other people comments on posted question, ideas and debates it is such a nice thing to know what are the people's opinion about a certain things specially who are from different country. I am able to see what is our differences and similarities as an individual and as a nation. I don't want to have a perspective of a certain thing which is limited based on my own assumption, culture and beliefs. I want to be open in other's people ideas and thought.Nov 6 2013: I found TED when I was pondering the "deep" questions: what makes us happy or makes us suffer? Is emotional suffering real or something "only in our head"? How do we make choices? These questions are linked to some other questions: why do we believe what we believe? How do we know what we know? Is there free will? Do we really make choices or simply react to environment or act on previous experiences? In particular, how do we make moral choices? What do we consider as "good" or "bad" and why?
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TED has plenty of talks and conversations about these questions. The first one I watched was Sam Harris's talk about science helping us make moral choices. But should we use science to determine what we should do? Hmm... Then I watched Dan Dennett's talks about conscience - same problems. Are we aware of our own consciousness?
I've been to forums full of people who call themselves "rational" who think they can answer these circular questions. Some people are so sure of THEIR answer that they consider themselves superior to people who look at things differently. So, when I asked some of these questions in those forums, I received insults and ridicule in return. TED is different. I posted a few comments and discovered that many people liked them and found many people who share my worldview. It's a rewarding experience. I also enjoy debating people whose views I find controversial - not to prove them wrong, but to expose the controversy. In most cases, on TED these discussions are civilized.
Nico Tian
Oct 30 2013: I just want to make a distant place friend at Ted, then allow myself to have a vision. This is a great feeling, just like Mary and Marx.Oct 28 2013: To placate my wisdom's ego...Oct 28 2013: One reason: INTELLECTUAL ORGASM.
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Oct 28 2013: Lol. I don't think i've ever experienced one. Maybe I've faked them in the past.
Peter Morley
Oct 27 2013: My daily dose of TED reminds me that there are people out there in the world who are doing a lot of thinking for me. TED has made my world a true universe. If I need inspiration then I can get it, if I wonder what is Happiness, I can listen to people immediately who can tell me. No appointments needed! I too need to listen to a talk before I go to bed. TV has lost it's appeal, give me TED every time. On Oct 12 Kamlesh Parajuli first said it was because he was lonely...but now he can find out What is lonliness [?] and maybe he is only Alone?
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Thanks TED for helping my brain grow.
Oct 28 2013: 'people doing a lot of thinking for me'
That's my kind of lazy thinking. Love it.Oct 27 2013: In today's era of information overload, easy Access to unlimited information courtesy Google, YouTube talks, white papers, Wikipedia, specific conferences and talks are cliche, and no longer sources of new information. Cognitively our brains are resisting the willingness to create a new neuron and hence paradoxically our sources of "new" learning are shrinking because of this excess. The brain requires motivation. TED represents a refreshing change and the speakers are curated to strategically insure that all talks are narrative ( almost every talk starts with a photograph of the speakers family or kid) . Cognitively a story is easily accepted and allowed in by the brain baed on existing synapses, and then comes the real motivator. Irrespective of ones income, resources or experience it is almost impossible to imagine that one could emulate the "work environment and the passionate focus" of The typical TED speaker, and thus is a " humbling experience". This is very important for the generally ego centric mind to feel awed, and finally more grateful because what we considered to be " our problems and deficiencies are insignificant" compared to the TED heroes.Oct 26 2013: I joined TED in the belief that I would "meet' with thinking people. I like to consider myself as a thinking person. There are thinking people out there on TED.
Sometimes, I find it laborious to read through many comments to find one or two that hold original ideas, at least for me.
Everybody has beliefs. I got mine and you got yours. Don't tell me I'm full of crap about my belief... I'll try not to do the same.
I am not sympathetic to self anointed victims or Chicken Little's. The sky is not falling or cooling or warming or flooding or ending.. at least not in our life times.... I can say that because I'm old.
Don't tell me all is beautiful and I should smell the roses... If that was true I'd look like... George Clooney and have the olfactory sense of a bloodhound.
No one chooses their ancestors. Don't bemoan how your ancestors were put upon by others. Everybody's ancestors were put upon by others at one time or another..
Finally, I am a curmudgeon with a high opinion of myself.
Jean Giesey
Oct 26 2013: I watch, listen, rewind and share TED because of the chrysalis effect it has on me! What better way to laugh or learn about String Theory than this fantastic community of intelligent gifted people, thanks TEDOct 25 2013: I lurk around TEDxConversations because I find everyone's point of view worth listening. We often think we are right on one subject, or have a strong opinion regarding another. I love reading different opinions because it helps us shape our own. You also learn something new along the way.Oct 21 2013: You know? this is my first day with ted conversations. I like it because it's like travelling and talk with interesting people, also if you don't have enough money and time to do it really. You can stay relaxed in your bed, share opinions and "creative" talking, without boring at a party! And it's giving me new ideas and questions to talk about with my son 10 years old. Never too young to use the brain and think!Oct 19 2013: I feel the very same as you my friend. When I first dove into TED Talks it was because of interesting playlist topics on Netflix. I tried one to see what it was, unaware of what i was getting myself into. As soon as i started watching I was entranced. The next day my brain replayed everything i learned and it was that much more enjoyable. I was researching related topics for hours and felt like some kind of genius. Over the next couple weeks watched every single section and cleared it out. I sometimes didn't sleep because i didn't want to lose focus. I knew it was incredible and I felt connected to my brain and reinforced on many of my own ideals. It is very empowering and since then, i have watched countless talks and told every person I know about it. I just recently made an account want to become a bigger part of the community. This is my actual first comment, i usually just read but it seemed like an opportune time to jump in so thank you!
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Oct 20 2013: Sounds like I am by no means the most addicted after all!
Oct 21 2013: I have a secret to confess Da Way....you are not the only one with a TED addiction:>)
I think it is a WONDERFUL opportunity to connect with people all over our world, and I truly believe that it helps us understand each other better, which contributes to a more connected, hopefully peaceful world:>)Oct 13 2013: I partake here to expand my mind and impact other people the best way possible through conversations and other stuff, and in doing this I grow mentally as an individual. Being exposed to different constructive ideas tends to grow any individual, so mainly it is for growth purposes that I dedicate my time to such platform as this.
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Oct 12 2013: interesting. "the topics of conversations which I find compelling are fewer and farther between".
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perhaps that's a sign that you've learnt a lot and running out of topics you haven't given it a serious thought on. what do you think?
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Jimmy Strobl
Oct 19 2013: Chris, our feelings for TED seem to be the same. It's a damn shame...Oct 23 2013: Hey Chris, Jimmy:
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Where you guys around in the original era with "the kurgan in disguise"?
I really miss him around, he had great (though impolite) points of view, honest, straight, different,,,, interesting, made me rethink my perspectives…
He was banned (after a record of ~-500 TED points!), and big arguments with moderators…
The rest comes with popularization, and it's a great thing to have TED expanding and talks being watched by millions, but conversation is impacted…
I understand the moderators role (they don't want this to be youtube) but that has a cost.
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Oct 24 2013: Hi Chris!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers him!
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Oct 24 2013: He was my favorite...
I'll drink a glass of wine in his honor as well!
Efiong Etuk
Oct 11 2013: I come to TED conversations to learn from some of the greatest minds of our time, and to share my thinking with a global audience of serious-minded men and women.
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Oct 12 2013: and has the interaction with a global audience affected your day to day practice in whatever line of work you're in?Oct 11 2013: For a different perspective on subjects without being preached to or an argument.
Oct 12 2013: walk away whenever you like.
Eric Price
Oct 11 2013: There are millions of places where you can go on the internet (probably literally) where you can take part in a discussion about almost any topic. But there are very few places - either on the web or in person - where you can have a thoughtful conversation about a difficult or controversial topic while still receiving reasonable and meaningful dialogue.
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Hearing from other individuals with diverse cultures, educations, religions, etc. is an important part of validating and honing my assumptions, and beliefs. In a world where search engines and websites preselect the content they think you want to hear (http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html) I'm glad to have found a forum where honest interaction can take place.Oct 11 2013: I started TED Conversations last May, and like you have become more and more addicted to this forum. Some of this addiction comes from avoiding my homework, but there are other (and more important) reasons I check up here quite often. The main reason being the community. With any organization (currently called 'clubs' or 'extracurriculars' at this stage of life), there is a sense of community and this community has several aspects that I like. While I'm not sure how small this community is, I get the sense that it is small (much smaller than Yahoo! questions :)). I like this sort of tight-knit community. While there are some people that I don't know, when I browse I can usually find several people who I am familiar with. I find this community also has a general trend of being more reflective (as this question demonstrates) and of having a natural curiosity about the world. Both of these trait trends (whoo! alliteration) are evident in my own personality. Lastly, this community is diverse. If I asked a question or commented and found that everyone agrees with me and agrees with me for the same reasons/logic, I would not be as attracted to this forum. Not that the US doesn't have much diversity, it is interesting to me when I see a comment or question from another part of the world. There are other reasons I come on here, but most of them are just reflections of the amazing community here on TED Conversations, and in general, TED.
Yijia Chen
Oct 11 2013: "Some of this addiction comes from avoiding my homework."I totally agree with you in this.
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I view TED community as a privilege.It offers me different perstpectives and also chances to finding myself.
There are lots of diversities here,that's true.But more often i tend to see the similarties:the longing for love,the search for knowledge,the unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind and much much more.
And the interesting thing is,your personality happen to be very like mine:)
Oct 11 2013: " I tend to see the similarities, the longing for love, the search for knowledge, the unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind"
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Beautifully worded......... thank you!
Peter Davis
Oct 10 2013: I am quite new to TED, but I have found the forum and the talks in the forum to be very informative. My background is I am studying for a PhD in Education and I am researching online English education. My site http://www.ourlanguagecafe.com
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Sean Brother
Oct 10 2013: Da: In my humble opinion, we leave comments on TED, because of the need to express that we humans naturally have and also because of the desire to share something that we think is or may be good for someone or for all. Communication is, I think, a natural instinct of people, and we owe to it many of the human mankind's progress.
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kevin su
Oct 9 2013: Learning English.Learning the way how other people think.Obtaining information.
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Oct 9 2013: Learning English is one I hadn't thought of. It's true, I've used the dictionary more often over the last few weeks than I had done in a while.Oct 9 2013: This site is an infinite ocean where people from across the globe are churning this ocean to extract wisdom and knowledge, whereas at the same time the churning and nuclear reaction is going on inside the brain of each individual.
I am here to hack into and take control of each brain.:)
Oct 9 2013: control each brain!?
I suppose it's one of the more civilised ways to world domination :)Oct 9 2013: To test ideas and pick up new ones.
Oct 9 2013: You've just given me a great idea for my next topic :)
Oct 10 2013: I look forward to the next topic. obOct 8 2013: I've learned more from a few posts and replies here than I would have during a billion years of conversation with my mother in law.
Oct 9 2013: especially if it's the same conversation over and over a billion times.Oct 8 2013: i love hearing what others have to say about great questions posted. maybe i have an answer the questioner or idea proposer is looking for, so if i think i can help i'll leave a comment.
Oct 7 2013: Why?
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○ To get inspiration
○ To express my opinions
○ To get comfort from recognition
○ To help people
○To want to learn things
○ All of the above and THEN SOME ...............
I think that for many of us who enjoy intelligent conversation about ideas, this forum allows us to interact.
We learn from the videos, and from the comments people make......then our minds start to formulate new questions and we voice them through starting conversations, or interacting with someone who is already discussing a topic we are interested in.
I think face to face contact is most rewarding....however, not everyone around us has our same interests......so TED, as well as other forums gives us the ability to interact with like-minded individuals.Nov 6 2013: I initially came to TED believing it is a forum for free speech. I realized it is not in about a couple of months and left it on account of a very unacceptable term of use. I disliked the idea of giving directions to conversations.
In time changes happened in TED and me. So I came back to old friends here and new thinkers with rare and wonderful insights. I came back to learn when I saw that TED itself is learning too.
The main reason for my coming to TED remains the same. I use TED platform and its audience to test my ideas and over time I have developed trust on the TED conversation community. I asked many questions in this platform and learnt from the answers. These days I seldom start conversations but spend more time participating in others conversations.
I come to TED because it is very intellectually satisfying for me.


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