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Post by fitzov on Jul 30, 2004 21:54:23 GMT -5
Hello,
I am Fitzov. I am a robot.
Yours, Fitzov
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Post by Kleanthes on Jul 31, 2004 10:27:01 GMT -5
what's this, bush-supporting robots on PIS? where are we going...?
@ rest: yeah, big ideas cooking right now. we have a revamp of the PIS homepage with this forum moving there very soon. it's all cooking -- as is the idea to create PIS merchandise (NO profit, of course). details will follow on this station -- "soon" as we have been fond of saying for three and a half years...
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chris
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Post by chris on Sept 4, 2004 20:18:55 GMT -5
Hi.
The name is Chris.
I met Jeff at work--we both wrote science stories for a kids' magazine. I've since moved to another job where I'm a reporter on a small sliver of the biotech industry. I'm 32.
Anyway, so if you say you're punk, are you really? I don't know.
I'll say I've always distrusted authority. I hate hypocrisy and being lied to most deeply, and I don't think think people in general take human well-being or the future of this planet seriously.
And I likes me some punk too. Especially of the 70s and early 80s variety, and post-punk. I'm talking The Birthday Party, The Clash, Wire, Erase Errata, The Fall.
I do not believe there is such a thing as a conservative punk. The word for such a person is "poser," or simply "fool." (I recently heard about these jokers on an NPR story about the Republican National Convention.)
Oh, so the science part. I did my undergrad in molecular bio, worked in academic labs for about three years and ditched my PhD program because I didn't like the school and didn't want to be shackled to the lab bench all my life. Got myself a journalism degree after working for a while at a biotech company, then moved to NY to go after science writing and journalism.
So that's me.
I think it's a natural match, punk and science. Feel like there are a lot of lies? How do you find out the truth about things in a way that really satisfies? Science. Or really, scientific habits of thought. If they were widely practiced, I'm convinced, we wouldn't be in the ridiculous political and international situation we're in. (By we, I mean mostly Americans, but also the world.)
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Post by gautama on Sept 6, 2004 21:07:24 GMT -5
I’m joe. I am a grad student at SUNY Stony Brook, studying Atmospheric Science. I did a goddam double major as an undergraduate: Math and Atmos Sci. I was originally interested in studying general non-linear dynamical systems but I chose to focus on modeling the weather and climate. I love discussing social and economic issues and I am hell-bent on exposing the fraudulent nature of the Bush administration and the entire corporate elite.
The whole PIS thing is a really good idea. I’ve read enough postings to see that there are enough good minds here to not just rebel or act out against the system, but actually formulate a goddam counter-thesis. The punk community has never been lacking energy but we have lacked focus and organization. There is no question this is a step in the right direction for anyone who becomes involved.
Looking forward to meeting some of you in the future.
-Joe (gautama)
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Ryguy
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Post by Ryguy on Nov 20, 2004 18:15:27 GMT -5
Hi I'm Ryan from Calgary in Canada. I'm a little outside of the mainstream of this group, being a lawyer. However, I agree with kleanthes that being a punk is about your ideas and beliefs, rather than fashion. I do like the music, with Bad Religion being my personal favorites along with Henry Rollins. Even though I am a lawyer, I am fascinated by many areas in science and try to keep current. I started out to be an engineer, but found that not to be my calling, so I got myself an undergrad psychology degree, and headed off to law school after to support my family since the educational cutbacks where I am made getting an academic posting after grad school in psychology somewhat dubious. Anyway Chris' comment struck me as true. I don't think you can be a conservative punk, it's an oxymoron. Punk is about rebellion against the power structures of capitalist societies IMHO. The only thing conservatives want is to roll back the changes that have eroded that power structure.
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Post by SaturnCat on Jul 13, 2009 2:03:55 GMT -5
Hi Everyone/Y'All,
Is this board still active?? The last posts seem to be from 2005. Welp, I am going to post anyway-- hope this doesn't just float out into the cyber-ether. The PIS website, which I stumbled across years ago-- really can't remember when-- doesn't seem to work, tho some sub-pages do. So, as an introduction: I am 1) a Senior-Level Archaeologist (disabled now unfortunately); 2) a '1st Generation Punk', meaning I was around for the 1st punk era, tho didn't really consider myself to be a 'punk' until the 90s really. I use the word 'punk' cuz it seems to fit: but other words like 'misfit', 'bohemian', 'contrary' which all pre-date punk would fit me (& I'm sure a lot of you) too. This PIS organization/board feels totally like home to me!
I am definitely a scientist type-- when I was five, I observed that the jars my Grandfather had put over his garden plants had condensation inside them & theorized that plants breathe. (Not correct, but at least it shows the lean of my mind.) When other girls were playing with Barbie dolls I was lying on the ground observing ant behavior. (Still love Entomology.) Similarly, when girls were reading romance novels, I was reading books on dinosaurs. I wanted to be either an astronaut or archaeologist when I was 6. Later, when I went to college, I started in Biology because I wanted to be a Veterinarian, but learned that one had to start at a very good college/university to get accepted & I could hardly afford the busfare to my community college, so that was out. I took up Anthropology as a 2nd major, and, later, after I transferred to a regular college, took a field course in Archaeology out in the American Southwest-- I knew I was in my element, & decided to become an Archaeologist. I kept the Bio major to be practical, tho. Along the way, I took courses which interested me: Paleontology (dinosaur books, remember?), Geology, Astronomy, etc., so ended up with a 3rd major: Natural Science. After finishing college in 1979, I got my first jobs as an Archaeologist. I tried to get a job @ the Smithsonian but kept hitting a brick wall, so decided to go on to Grad School & got my M.A. in 1985 in Anthropology. Got more Archaeology jobs-- contract work. Continued that until 1996 when I hurt my back lifting heavy limestone foundation stones. Because of the deplorable healthcare situation in the U.S., I couldn't get my back looked at properly until 2002, by which time I was deemed 'inoperable'. So, unfortunately, I have declined ever since. I have been trying to 're-invent myself' since my last professional work in 2001 (that's 8 years ago now), but haven't been able to get/do ANYTHING-- this includes applying to entry-level jobs like pet grooming. Have been homeless twice since being out of work (yes, a person with a Master's degree), & for about 3 years couldn't afford enough food to eat, tho, since this past Jan., I am finally OK there. I have mostly given up on trying to find work but sometimes do apply some energy towards continuing to find something. I truly envy those of you on this board who are lucky enuf to still be working in your profession. I had become a career person, and my self-identity was as an 'Archaeologist', so not to be able to do that anymore has been quite difficult-- I have clinical depression, which I inherited from my Father. Still kickin' tho!
Hoping this board is still active & to making new & kindred Friends, Camille in MD
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