NationStates Jolt Archive

A new week, and a new time for learning. So what did you learn this week? Yesterday I went to a Druidism lecture someone was holding, and I learned alot about the druids that I didn't know before. I learned about the Druids in ancient time and also about the re constructionist movement that's taking place now. I also learn that people who were killed by the Celtic & Druids were most likely capital punishment, which is what the wicker man was really all about. Druids did mainly animal sacrifice and even then, like the native Americans here, they use every part of the animal. Also, Druids were more of a class of people than a religion that it apparently it is today. Finally, (and this really goes for all Pagans (unless you can actually back this up)) if someone claims to have a long lineage line dating back to the Crusades where their ancestors had to practice their craft in secret, they are most likely lying.

So, what did y'all learn this week?

I also learn that people who were killed by the Celtic & Druids were most likely capital punishment, which is what the wicker man was really all about. Druids did mainly animal sacrifice and even then, like the native Americans here, they use every part of the animal. Also, Druids were more of a class of people than a religion that it apparently it is today.
How do we know this?

Is there much written record?

How do we know this?

Is there much written record?

I don't know personally, but the guy giving the lecture said that people killed by the Celtics and Druids were most likely killed as a form of capital punishment than ritual sacrifice.

I don't know personally, but the guy giving the lecture said that people killed by the Celtics and Druids were most likely killed as a form of capital punishment than ritual sacrifice.
So he's conjecturing? I mean, did he cite anything?

(I'm not criticising, just intrigued.)

its a Monday I probably haven't picked up much today :(

over last week I learned that its now T-shirt weather only to realize it really isn't when it started hailing >.<

I don't want to sound to critical but you should know your sources' sources before you accept something like that is fact. To be fair the same is true about claiming that the druids did perform ritual sacrifice.

I should mention that I don't know a damn thing about the druids, I can read a little bit of old gaelic - or at least I could :$ But, you really should think critically before you conclude that you have actually learned anything!

How do we know this?

Is there much written record?

From what I understand there is some written record of celtic times, or at least non-romanised celtic societies from records in Ireland - of course these did suffer from cultural contamination as they were generally written down by Christian monks, but they do give a decent record of native codes of laws and such. There is also a lot of archeological evidence from what elements can be extrapolated, and more and more of this is becoming uncovered.

I have read that Druidic human sacrifices have generally been discredited based on archaeological evidence (from academic not pagan sources), but really I think it may be difficult to say either way. Certainly there is not the evidence you would expect if it was in widespread use.

I finally learnt exactly what I need to do for my radio assessment!

I finally learnt exactly what I need to do for my radio assessment!

record a hours worth of material and play it on a loop forever? :p

So he's conjecturing? I mean, did he cite anything?

(I'm not criticising, just intrigued.)

There was a book that an archeology wrote a long time ago that he cited. The name escapes me right now.

record a hours worth of material and play it on a loop forever? :p

I wish. I have to write a cue script, a wrap script and a bulletin script. I also have to go out there and get opinions of the people about different subjects. Edit them all, mix them and present.

Plus a 500 word piece each for the cue script, the wrap script and the bulletin script on why I did what I did, the target audience, the style of the radio station etc. So that's 1500 words right there.

And I need to complete my logbook which also needs to be 1500 words.

I wish. I have to write a cue script, a wrap script and a bulletin script. I also have to go out there and get opinions of the people about different subjects. Edit them all, mix them and present.

Plus a 500 word piece each for the cue script, the wrap script and the bulletin script on why I did what I did, the target audience, the style of the radio station etc. So that's 1500 words right there.

And I need to complete my logbook which also needs to be 1500 words.

Wow, that's alotta scripting.

I can't say I've learned much this week, I've been keeping busy though... I had to define an error annotation scheme for learner language errors. Then I have to annotate 45 essays written by Spanish learners of English and tag each error with a tag from my annotation scheme. I'm busy doing this now, and then I have to analyze the results and write a 20 odd page term paper about my annotation scheme and my results. Blech ...

I learned that I'm actually more powerful than I ever dreamed.

I learned that I'm actually more powerful than I ever dreamed.

Nah, thats just the PCP talking.

I learned that I am ready for it. So ready...

Nah, thats just the PCP talking.
Epic lulz.

SNIP

you could always just go on BB or something

I can't say I've learned much this week, I've been keeping busy though... I had to define an error annotation scheme for learner language errors. Then I have to annotate 45 essays written by Spanish learners of English and tag each error with a tag from my annotation scheme. I'm busy doing this now, and then I have to analyze the results and write a 20 odd page term paper about my annotation scheme and my results. Blech ...

these students haven't been making many errors have they :wink:

I learned a bit more about Millennium Challenge 2002 where the Pentagon played a war game to test out Donald Rumsfeld's theories on running a future war. Unfortunately Rumsfeld's theories proved to be completely wrong as he got annihilated by General van Riper - but rather than admit defeat they turned it into a scripted war game where the US won.
http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,95496,00.html

these students haven't been making many errors have they :wink:

the tecnology, as his advance, was discovered and aproveched to get easy and confortable the work.
internet, the latest tecnology that We have arrived to, We have found a new and better way to transfer infomation and get clouse the distance in it. That is anyone of the good thing wihch this is used to, just like meny others and antecesors tecnologies.
However as anyother thenologi in te mankind grow, can take serious consecuences if We doens’t take control over it.
I don’t know whi don’t write more detiels because I haven’t anyspace, or because you are sharp enough to know what I mean about.

:(

SNIP

hes a politician.

I learned that Little Goofball cannot be trusted with glue. :)

I learned that the US doesn't belivethat it's oil usage will increase from now and that oil will reach a steady $130 a barrel by 2030.

I also learned that my company doesn't bother to explain to outside consultants the standard level of understanding of energy issues of it's employees before paying the a large amount of money to come and talk at me for 8 hours.

I learned that the water heater that needs to be replaced so I can sell the home will cost me $600.00 instead of the $500.00 I planned on but that's better than the $1,000.00 estimate that we first got. I will also learn shortly how many of you hate my run on sentence. :p

I learned that Little Goofball cannot be trusted with glue. :)

Does this have anything to do with the cow?

I learnt that when bureaucrats fuck up, even if its absolutely blatant, its not worth complaining because that complaint will be dealt with by other bureaucrats, who are friends with the guilty party, and will collude to produce the most absurd explanations for clear errors to avoid giving an apology.

Does this have anything to do with the cow?

Separate incident thankfully. :)

But, you really should think critically before you conclude that you have actually learned anything!

Even if it isn't true, he has learned something.

i learned that often the most simple solution is the correct one.

case in point: simple solution i didn't think of turns out to be right cos i overlooked it, and ended up paying someone else to tell me something i kinda already knew... :headbang:

From what I understand there is some written record of celtic times, or at least non-romanised celtic societies from records in Ireland - of course these did suffer from cultural contamination as they were generally written down by Christian monks, but they do give a decent record of native codes of laws and such. There is also a lot of archeological evidence from what elements can be extrapolated, and more and more of this is becoming uncovered.

I have read that Druidic human sacrifices have generally been discredited based on archaeological evidence (from academic not pagan sources), but really I think it may be difficult to say either way. Certainly there is not the evidence you would expect if it was in widespread use.

There is an excellent DVD called "The Celts." It was done by the BBC and is on two disks. Well worth watching.

I learned that Little Goofball cannot be trusted with glue. :)

What part of your body did he glue to what other part of your body? :eek:

What part of your body did he glue to what other part of your body? :eek:

:eek:

:tongue:

Now I'm intrigued about the whole Little LG and glue fiasco!

I must know what Little LG did with the glue! I MUST!

Now I'm intrigued about the whole Little LG and glue fiasco!

I must know what Little LG did with the glue! I MUST!

Mini LG built the first Weapon of Mass Destruction made using only glue, tacos, mud and pastry.

I think he was trying to concoct the latest street drug by gluing a tab of LSD to an eightball - he was going to call it the Lunaticball.

But something went terribly wrong, he goofed it and ended up gluing an eightball to a tab of LSD creating a Ball-Lunatic instead!

"Papa Doc" Duvalier accepted the results of his presidential re-election, which he won unanimously, with a great degree of humility.

He also had his own version of the Lord's Prayer, would sometimes personally execute prisoners with his revolver, and apparently greatly enjoyed watching detainees being tortured.

I learned that they make caffeine tic-tacs in two flavors!

I learned that they make caffeine tic-tacs in two flavors!

What are the two flavors?

The guy who played Lucien Lacombe in Lacombe Lucien died pretty soon after in a car crash, but not before appearing in two considerably shittier films.

What happened in the first half of Snatch.

What are the two flavors?

Citrus, and uh....

Damn. Now I forgot.

I learned that they make caffeine tic-tacs in two flavors!
I learned that they make caffeine tic-tacs.

(See above.)

I learned that even naming the Coulter in a thread title, isn't sufficient ward to stop people talking about which presidential (or presidential-hopeful) daughter they'd rather tap in the ass.

I learned that they make caffeine tic-tacs in two flavors!

I just learnt that they make caffeine tic-tacs.

I learned a bit more about Millennium Challenge 2002 where the Pentagon played a war game to test out Donald Rumsfeld's theories on running a future war. Unfortunately Rumsfeld's theories proved to be completely wrong as he got annihilated by General van Riper - but rather than admit defeat they turned it into a scripted war game where the US won.
http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,95496,00.html

Van Riper is a master.

Now I'm intrigued about the whole Little LG and glue fiasco!

I must know what Little LG did with the glue! I MUST!
He killed a man with the pointy part of the glue bottle. The funeral is next week, and LG will have a custody hearing tomorrow.

Sorry if you were expecting something zany or hilarious, but behind that Goofball grin, there is always the hint of a tear.