pokkets

Real Name: Kurt
Location: Sydney, Australia
Joined:2-4-2007
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About me
I'm an Australian living in Sydney, in a house with my brother and 6 husky/shepherds. He watches TV while I use the computer. My dog Lani hates the computer because she'd rather go walking. I like to try and find out how things work, since discovering what is beneath the cover, can show a new way of looking at something you know, but which can now be understood More clearly.
"I may be guilty of being an idealist, ( ..and a bad poet - but that is more painful) - but I have never had the courage to believe in nothing"
Don Quixote, played by Alonzo Quijana, played by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, played by Peter O'Toole in
"Man of La Mancha"

"We do say that it is the duty, and the responsibility of the community, and particularly those more fortunately placed to see that our less fortunate fellow citizens are protected from those shafts of fate which leave them helpless and without hope, this is the objective for which we are striving. It is, as I have said before, the Beacon: the light on the hill to which our eyes are always turned and to which our efforts are always directed."
Ben Chifley December 1949
Prime Minister of Australia
13 July 1945 – 19 December 1949

Today the community is Global.
Why I use Clipmarks
Clipmarks helps me learn, because when I clip something, it forces me to read it, so the bits I clip can carry the story, rather than think I know about something by reading the headlines.
Clipmarks shows people agree about far more things than they disagree.
In the big picture, Clipmarks can help fill a lot of the gaps, and the way messages can be seen both by subject, and by popular opinion, provides a link between the two. Every clipper's clip is posted, because the clipper is satisfied that the clip reflects their point of view, shows a topic of interest, or because they need a safe place to put their bookmarks, with pictures, in case their system crashes.
We need the people to save the world, politicians can't understand the situation while they are isolated in a power bubble. Clipmarks is a great way pick up stories that aren't in the headlines, but are often more important. To see if other people are thinking the same thing I am (or vice versa), and learn by the way they think. It keeps my mind active and shows me how much I have to learn.
I like the way the clips are listed as clipped, so any range of things might be there. It's easy to learn something by surprise.
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Our Future is ours to write
pokkets
by pokkets  9-27-2008   
 The grand Unified Theory of Time Space, and Existence. We all have a choice. The choice between Light and Darkness. The Darkness is ignorance, division, fear, and oppression, hunger and need., The light is knowledge, understanding, acceptance, unity, compassion, empathy, faith, hope, and Love. There is a reason we fear the darkness. It will kill us. But only if we believe it is so. When we allow in the light, the Darkness has no substance, and so ceases to exist. So our fears can be relieved, and replaced with hope. The Future is ours to write.
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The Liberty Bell
pokkets
by pokkets  9-26-2008   
 i heard somewhere that Col David Crockett patched up the Crack in the Liberty Bell It clearly needs to be recast
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The Paranormal
pokkets
by pokkets  9-26-2008    1
 some organisations such as the United States National Science Foundation have stated that mainstream science does not support paranormal beliefs. Perhaps that's one of the reasons Scientists are surprised so often
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Exploring the Wonderful World of Mantises
Sheroug
by Sheroug  9-25-2008   
 No Remarks
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Over 100 new sharks, rays in Australia
RecordSage
by RecordSage  9-25-2008   
 No Remarks
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Over half of Americans believe in guardian angels
Mohir
by Mohir  9-23-2008    11
 Also, political party was linked to religious beliefs, with 77 percent of Republicans saying they believed in heaven, compared to 54 percent of Democrats. Those Americans who say they do not believe in God -- four percent -- as well as those who say they have no religion -- 11 percent -- were very close the figures in the 2005 survey. In all 45 percent of Americans say they have had at least two religious encounters in their lives, the survey found, and conservative Protestants were more likely than Catholics or Jews to report religious or mystical experiences.
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It's Time for Science and Reason
JohnWaterman
by JohnWaterman  9-18-2008    1
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"Lost Mozart score found in France"
cakebelly
by cakebelly  9-18-2008    1
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7623663.stm According to the 'Activity' list this clip has been commented on but the comments are not showing up; it's nothing to do with me, don't know what's up
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The Roots of Today's Science Fiction Go Back Centuries
Mohir
by Mohir  9-17-2008    3
 Much more of the website,
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The Internet Is a Brain
wildcat
by wildcat  9-17-2008    8
  There is a lot we can learn from the brain and it can tell us where the Internet is headed next. There’s nothing magical in the brain (at least that we’ve found thus far), and yet it delivers all our mental capabilities, and emotional ones as well – that’s a very intriguing thought. After all, just as there is no particular reason for this lump inside our heads to appreciate fine wines and music, cry, laugh, reason, love, daydream, and aspire to greater things, there is no reason why silicon or some other fundamental substance (maybe even carbon some day), could not be coaxed into creating something similar.
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Here comes the Sun
pokkets
by pokkets  9-14-2008    1
 One of George Harrisons best songs, though sometimes it's hard to choose
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Calling All angels
pokkets
by pokkets  9-14-2008    2
 There are angels Everywhere. many of them are the people you know and untold numbers beyond your sight. When a person has the heart of an angel. so they are angels. but too often people cannot look beneath the skin
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Swiss Family Robinson
pokkets
by pokkets  9-14-2008   
 How a Family survives a Shipwreck, and Builds a new Life on a Deserted Island.
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Study helps unlock how the brain sees
pokkets
by pokkets  9-12-2008    1
 They hope to use the findings, to Recreate the capacity to see in Robots, and Artificial Intelligence
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"The Road Goes On Forever and the party never ends.." beautiful "path" picture
einbar
by einbar  9-5-2008    5
 
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What a Way to Look at Things
vandamonium
by vandamonium  8-22-2008    2
 I must admit, I was rather moved by this sequence of drawings
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Water Sculptures by William Pye
JohnWaterman
by JohnWaterman  8-11-2008    1
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Sublime & Sensual Smoke Art - amazing
einbar
by einbar  8-10-2008    6
  "mesmerizing and enchanting dance of evolving forms":
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Conceptual Thinking versus Metaphor
abailart
by abailart  8-3-2008    2
 I too think that, useful as it is, syntax-locked rational discourse is but a pale ghostly existence contrasted with the vital richness of metaphor and image-ination.
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The future of science...is art
einbar
by einbar  7-29-2008    1
 "But before any of this can happen, our two existing cultures must modify their habits. First of all, the humanities must sincerely engage with the sciences. Henry James defined the writer as someone on whom nothing is lost; artists must heed his call, and not ignore science's inspiring descriptions of reality. At the same time, the sciences must recognize that their truths are not the only truths. No single area of knowledge has a monopoly on knowledge. As Karl Popper, an eminent defender of science wrote, "It is imperative that we give up the idea of ultimate sources of knowledge, and admit that all knowledge is human; that it is mixed with our errors, our prejudices, our dreams, and our hopes; that all we can do is to grope for truth even though it is beyond our reach." The struggle for scientific truth is long and hard and never ending. If we want to get an answer to our deepest questions—the questions of who we are and what everything is—we will need to draw from both science
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Life in Red
JohnWaterman
by JohnWaterman  7-28-2008    7
 No Remarks
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If loving you is wrong—I don't wanna be right
CrazyRedHead
by CrazyRedHead  7-28-2008    12
 Your mama and daddy say it's a shame It's a downright disgrace Long as I got you by my side I don't care what your people say
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Week in Wildfile - pics
righthand
by righthand  7-21-2008    4
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15 Creative Architectural Designs for the Future
Silkweaver
by Silkweaver  7-15-2008    5
 No Remarks
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sex curses from the past?
balthazarus
by balthazarus  7-13-2008    3
 It seems, that the human of ancient resembles the nowadays, a bit unfortunate
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Pipe Dreams 3D Animusic
pokkets
by pokkets  7-12-2008   
 This instrument is as good to watch as it is to hear.- Love a new Musical Instrument
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Timelines of Art History
JohnWaterman
by JohnWaterman  7-8-2008    7
 No Remarks
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The Day in Pictures 7 July 2008
pokkets
by pokkets  7-7-2008   
 Just seemed like your average day. After a while you realize there's no such thing. I like the way the Russians celebrate the summer solstice Every day has more than one story. Every story has more than one writer, with more than one thing to say.
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State of emergrncy for crumbling Pompeii
pokkets
by pokkets  7-7-2008    2
 13,000 people once lived in Pompeii, which is now being visited by around 2.5 million tourists each year, while the 1/3 that remains uncovered has become a Naples garbage dump.
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Billy Preston Obituary
gratefulinohio
by gratefulinohio  7-5-2008    1
 A few thoughts from Billy's death. There are numerous videos of him posted on YouTube which show his artistic mastery.
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George Carlin: The Zen of Laughter
pokkets
by pokkets  7-4-2008   
 No Remarks
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Music and art mixed in the stone age
pokkets
by pokkets  7-3-2008    1
 The sound of a cave's echo when singing would have sounded good, and percussion instruments are good to help a few singers sing to the same beat. Art is another form of communication, They would have sang about things that they identified with, but theres something about people that makes them want to keep a record, to show others what has been going on. Stories can change, but art can be permanent. A way to show the children and descendants how they lived, and the cave paintings could showing how, and what to hunt.
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Beliefs
JohnWaterman
by JohnWaterman  7-1-2008    3
 No Remarks
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10 Futuristic materials
JohnWaterman
by JohnWaterman  7-1-2008    1
 No Remarks
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Sci-Fi films in one sentence
JohnWaterman
by JohnWaterman  6-30-2008    4
 No Remarks
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The White Horse painting
dazhoney
by dazhoney  6-26-2008    1
 No Remarks
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And now, The Michelangelo Code
katknit
by katknit  6-25-2008    3
 Really?
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Gold nanoparticles go couture
pokkets
by pokkets  6-25-2008   
 They say the difference in price is like comparing a Toyota with a BMW What is a surprise, is the number of colours that result. Other metal compounds can have particular colours, such as the red of lead or iron oxide (rust), the blue of Copper nitrate, and while silver nitrate has been used in photography, This is the first time colours have been drawn from Gold and silver in this way. One of the reasons Gold is so expensive, apart from it's history, and the futures market, is because it has so many applications.
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Kill that screen saver
katknit
by katknit  6-24-2008    3
 find out why
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Daz Honey Candy bar Art
dazhoney
by dazhoney  6-23-2008   
 Traditional and digital fine art by Darren Daz Cox
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