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Death is always inevitable. The question is how many seconds will tick by before we fall to Death's cold scythe. -Duxwing

Are you bothered by thinking itself, or thinking of specific things? If the former, do you feel as though you can't 'safely' let your intuition, emotion, or sensation go through your mind-- as though you must analyze to keep yourself 'safe'? If the latter, do you feel as though the thoughts...

Consolation? You need some perspective and sympathy. Adversity-- especially unexpected and new adversity-- can quickly leave us feeling in over our heads regardless of whether we are or not; in your case, the adversity would be your failing grade in your chemistry class. So c'mere, don't sit...

Try biking or running to relax, and escape into a world of pure imagination. Think of cool things, like a T. Rex piloting a fighter jet through a black hole, or shooting a Gatling gun that shouts other Gatling guns, or jumping to the moon! Let your intuition roam free, and you will reap the...

13/15, and I failed only because of indoctrination: I'm used to expecting "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" and the validity of court rulings, so I flunked the questions about economics and murder. Curse you, propaganda! -Duxwing

I'm beginning to see all art as just one pain after another: poke the human and see what it does. Gruesome, truly gruesome. And yet I write nonetheless! :storks: -Duxwing

Websites, cars, quite a workload! No wonder you sounded harsh a while back-- I should have noted that as my reason for asking earlier, D'Oh! :) Carve out time to chill out despite all the work, though. You'll need a clear mind to get through it all. And as for being misunderstood, who's...

Welcome! Good plan, really. All the work in writing is in the preparation. Make sure that your plot and themes are rock solid before starting to put ink to paper. Depressing indeed. It's just like setting someone on fire to watch them burn. I write, too, but unlike the author of your...

I know that my message is now months late, but I never noticed your rejoinder. I've been working on Noah and Sloan ever since, and it's become a rather huge undertaking. Developing their characters is difficult but rewarding: I get to make two characters come alive before my very eyes! I've...

It's all genuine, really, but I do have other emotions-- anger, frustration, etc.-- that can make me post mean things; the same applies in any relationship, regardless of how much we 'love' the other person. I've introspected recently and found that my relative lack of real life friendships has...

Awwwwwwwww! Have fun, you two. :) -Duxwing

How would one 'up the voltages'? -Duxwing

It's nice to meet an INTP my age (I am also a Junior of 16 years) and I share your interests in figure (drawing, not painting; I loathe painting) debating myself, pacing, and pointing out flaws in teachers' questions. However, my studies focus on science, I've been out of art and music since...

What's wrong with overclocking? -Duxwing

How have things been? -Duxwing

*bows, wearing a tunic* Teach me, O Master, in the Way of The Overclock. -Duxwing

Perhaps an even better choice could be to buy the 'best' and then simply buy more of it as time wears on: two Crossfired 7950s could outperform a single 7990, and the second 7950 will be much cheaper than the first. As more power is needed, you buy more hardware. Eventually, however, you will...

Try to buy one or two models behind the curve: you get almost the same performance for often a hundred dollars (as measured in USD) less. I think? -Duxwing

I feel the same way (as I've noted earlier) but for a different reason: my imagination lets me 'see' inside things provided that I've actually seen inside them before, and I've dissected a fetal pig in my anatomy and physiology class. Thus educated, I imagine-- if not aroused beforehand-- not...

Wow, you're so humble and clarifying. -Duxwing

Whoa. Look out everybody, we have a tough guy over here. --Which is "objective fact," my being human, or such a state being pitiful? The former is quasi-verifiable, while the other is mere opinion. --You're concluding that since clarification judgment is a certain kind of judgment it is...

But I think that the decision could go deeper: Is it better to reload quickly, burning ammo, or to take one's time and conserve ammunition? The toss-retain decision would still be possible-- or even necessary, in thick combat-- but the ability to trade time and security for resources would also...

Nah, you're just crazy. :p -Duxwing

Why would Ne be more apparent? To my knowledge, Ni, unlike Ne and unlike language, is non-linear, thereby achieving greater 'drift' as opposed to Ne's tendency to derail. -Duxwing

Are we operating in a vacuum? Should we model the bee as a particle, or a wave? Will turning the lights off cause the bee to enter into a superimposed state that will leave it both on the plant and off the plant until the light is turned on again, causing the bee wavefunction to collapse into...

We await the results. :) -Duxwing

That in itself is a judgment. Be consistent! :) Yet another judgment. You're really sounding hypocritical now. Also, your use of judgment is logically inconsistent with your stated beliefs. Your Axiom: Human judgment is trivial You use judgment to clarify perception But human judgment is...

I'm much more articulate, logical, and argumentative on INTPf than I am in real life. Most people in my class either don't value or can't comprehend anything not part of their library of facts (though they are masters within that library); do not value abstract, theoretical discussion...

Not necessarily. Intuition could lead someone to see many possibilities extending off from one statement, and being an N-dom would make that effect more apparent. -Duxwing

Better yet, the game could have two reload "types," one that retains the magazine, and one that drops it; the price for retaining the magazine, however, would be a longer reload because retaining a magazine involves dumping it in a pouch on one's hip, which takes longer than just letting it fall...

Hahaha. :) -Duxwing

Perhaps it could be better called being in touch with ones emotions? That last part is so true for my ESFJ anatomy teacher. She's so sweet and energetic, but she's told me that she just loves positive affirmation. The video is blocked on copyright grounds. :( *looks for his jaw*...

And you, I suppose, would be their ambassador? :D -Duxwing

We discuss questions about a topic that we studied the night before, and the rules are: --Respect logic --No debating --Ask new and interesting questions to spur more discussion Te is all about external logic: the expression of ideas. When assisted by Si, it's like a machine-gun of...

I'm the Medic, which is an oddly accurate term, given that I always love playing the medic whenever I play war games, try not to kill other pilots in combat flight (just disable the plane) and try to avoid hurt and bloodsport. Yet find God? Heck no! *chuk-chik* If push comes to shove, Uncle...

I'll accept that back-handed compliment. :D As for the better educated being aware of their own ignorance, I see two reasons: noticing that other subfields exist in a given field as a matter of trivial yet important fact, and realizing the gaps in the knowledge that education acquires much like...

Great! -Duxwing

Oh! OK then! Weird... -Duxwing

Now I wonder, how do dads talk about their kids, and how does that manner contrast to that of moms? -Duxwing

OK. Sure. ESTJ's hand my butt to me in Socratic Seminars, but I didn't mention ESTJs, now did I? [NOTE: The following is not intended as type bashing, and I'm eager to fill any gaps in my analysis :)] I've never been able to find an INFJ in real life, but I know quite a few INFJs here...

"I'm a FIRIN' MA Fe-ZAR! BLOOOOOOOOOARRRRGH!" :D It's actually a compilation of all my conversations with INFJs on this board. You're trying to shoehorn a global, universal perspective on what is a very specific issue for me. Why do you think that I'm socially inept outsider who is...

Yes, and I'm working on it. Did I ever say that I was perfect? To do what's described in the bottom paragraph one can do what's described in the top one, but I've never watched Oprah; perhaps you can suggest a better show? -Duxwing

Re: Understanding who won't be understood How do you reason with Lyra? You make points. Tungsten points, backed by 500 grain total metal jacketed lead slugs screaming in at Mach 4. Some people might say that I'm angry, but they're wrong. When arguing with Lyra, you should only feel one...

She's your long-lost twin sister! :p -Duxwing

What are your overall system specs? -Duxwing

Pfft. I can out-brag anyone. :D Also, out of pure, confused curiosity, what's your gender? I've seen one picture of you as a guy, but your avatar is female and you spoke of having a husband. You could be a woman, but you could also be a gay female to male transgender (we have even...

Regarding the ESFP, I don't think that you've ever really been to a Sensor board. It's such a different place: facts and experience rule the day, and topics are largely about hot rods and hot babes. Admittedly, I stayed on one for three years and had a reasonably good time cutting my debating...

I made the name up already. :) Her real name remains with me. ;) I mean, seriously, who names their kid "Taconi"? It's like a bad food pun. But if you insist, fine. -Duxwing

Whenever I think of love and sexuality one of the four following events occurs: --"Yuck! How could I possibly become a slave to my emotions and join the reproduction game? Eugh!" --"I'm already married to science and logic, and another lady, no matter how lovely, will only complicate my...

Awwwwww! :) Give her a big kiss on the nose from all of us. -Duxwing