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I don't think anyone uses Proboards besides XKI and RIA, and I think in XKI's case when they were founded Proboards was all there was. Proboards back in 2002 was abysmal with pop-up ads and shit...then InvisionFree came out and nobody looked back.

What's on my mind:

Do you think that the criminally insane are morally culpable for their heinous actions (let's use the case of murder)?

Personally, I do not think they are morally responsible for their actions because they lack the cognitive abilities to choose. Choice being the primary gauge of morality, imo. If morality was a color spectrum ranging from the color green (to represent "good") to red (signifying "bad"), there are some people that physically cannot "see" green. For instance, several serial killers are noted to have defunct or deficient prefrontal cortexes as a result of severe trauma.

Legally responsible? Of course. They committed a heinous act and though it unfortunate their mental circumstances, they are (out of convenience to society) able to be punished.
The convergence of philosophy and biology is what I study and this is part of my thesis.

What's on my mind:

Do you think that the criminally insane are morally culpable for their heinous actions (let's use the case of murder)?

Personally, I do not think they are morally responsible for their actions because they lack the cognitive abilities to choose. Choice being the primary gauge of morality, imo. If morality was a color spectrum ranging from the color green (to represent "good") to red (signifying "bad"), there are some people that physically cannot "see" green. For instance, several serial killers are noted to have defunct or deficient prefrontal cortexes as a result of severe trauma.

Legally responsible? Of course. They committed a heinous act and though it unfortunate their mental circumstances, they are (out of convenience to society) able to be punished.
The convergence of philosophy and biology is what I study and this is part of my thesis.

Morals are defined by humans so biased from the start, not everyone share the same ones.
I think that what you said is true. The "good to bad" spectrum could be, IS, different for a lot of people. Yin and Yang, good in bad, bad in good.
But after it's still a debat that everyone have different opinion about.

So I got a wisdom tooth pulled out yesterday, and today I woke up with blood all over my mouth and face. That frightened me quite a bit.

So I got a wisdom tooth pulled out yesterday, and today I woke up with blood all over my mouth and face. That frightened me quite a bit.

"Wisdom tooth pulled out"... Riiight.

tau this morning

So I got a wisdom tooth pulled out yesterday, and today I woke up with blood all over my mouth and face. That frightened me quite a bit.

"Wisdom tooth pulled out"... Riiight.

tau this morning

What is that from?

Some clients can really put a smile on your face.

I've been teaching English to Chinese and Taiwanese people over the internet. It's fascinating how we have such huge political divides, and yet we're all just people who live pretty much the same lives when it comes down to it.

So I got a wisdom tooth pulled out yesterday, and today I woke up with blood all over my mouth and face. That frightened me quite a bit.

Huh, if I had accepted the earliest appointment at the oral surgeon we would have both had a wisdom tooth pulled out on the same day. We would have been like...wisdom tooth buddies.

As it is though I choose to put it off until next Monday so Thanksgiving was over with.

Cleared, thankfully, but with an official reprimand. Oh well, better than being charged.

So I got a wisdom tooth pulled out yesterday, and today I woke up with blood all over my mouth and face. That frightened me quite a bit.

Have they given you gauze to bite down on?

So I got a wisdom tooth pulled out yesterday, and today I woke up with blood all over my mouth and face. That frightened me quite a bit.

Have they given you gauze to bite down on?

Yeah, I forgot to wear it to sleep.

So I got a wisdom tooth pulled out yesterday, and today I woke up with blood all over my mouth and face. That frightened me quite a bit.

"Wisdom tooth pulled out"... Riiight.

tau this morning

What is that from?

That would be Beerfest. From the guys who brought you Super Troopers. I'd highly recommend you watch both if you haven't already.

Cleared, thankfully, but with an official reprimand. Oh well, better than being charged.

What happened!? You OK?

I was talking to someone from here the other night, and I ended up having the same thoughts I had with Ashton Mercer when he left. For some reason people feel like being a part of the community is a big commitment that takes a lot of time, and I don't completely understand why...yeah, there are elements that would take up time like being a part of government, but anyone could still take a few minutes a day and completely engage with people here and get good things out of it.

I would appreciate thoughts on why people feel this way or suggestions for how to make being on the forums quicker or easier to use for people without much time on their hands.

I was talking to someone from here the other night, and I ended up having the same thoughts I had with Ashton Mercer when he left. For some reason people feel like being a part of the community is a big commitment that takes a lot of time, and I don't completely understand why...yeah, there are elements that would take up time like being a part of government, but anyone could still take a few minutes a day and completely engage with people here and get good things out of it.

I would appreciate thoughts on why people feel this way or suggestions for how to make being on the forums quicker or easier to use for people without much time on their hands.

This isn't personally a problem for me, but perhaps people feel like they need to stay up-to-date on every topic and thread. So if they had been away for a few days, then that might be a lot that they feel like they need to read. Plus, until a few months ago, I did't know you could click the "New Posts" symbol next to each subforum to list each thread with new posts -- I just thought it meant there are new posts somewhere in that subforum, which was a minor inconvenience to have to dig to find. Perhaps some people also don't know you can do that.

Maybe there could be a button which does a similar thing to that but lists all of the threads with new posts? If it's possible, also include the number of new posts in each thread (so people could decide if it's worth reading through at the time) as well as an "X" button next to each thread to remove from the list if they don't want to read it (maybe even give the ability to completely bar certain threads from showing up on this list -- for example, spam game threads). And have the threads not get removed from the list if the person clicks on a subforum board as the symbols mentioned above do -- they'd have to either click the specific thread or remove it with the "X" button on the list. That would put everything in one place, reducing the amount of "work" they need to do.