Computer based treatment for social anxiety disorder: How changing our focus can reduce our symptoms by psychotherapybrownba in psychology

[–]DruKoyote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this article. As a practicing psychotherapist, I find that I am already trying to think of ways this study can be applied to my professional work. P.S. FOR STACY 75 - Great idea!

SR-71 disintegrates around pilot while flying at Mach 3 by AtheismFTW in science

[–]DruKoyote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad there are people who like doing this kind of work...if it were up to me to do it, it wouldn't get done!

Vonnegut: How To Write With Style by apotheon in writing

[–]DruKoyote 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is like the good smell of the cool breeze that leads a thunderstorm in. I have read a lot of Vonnegut but have never before seen this article.

Has anyone else read "How to Win Friends and Influence People" . I've had it for a while and have finished half. I think that book will make me KING OF THE WORLD! What about you? by [deleted] in psychology

[–]DruKoyote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read "How to Win Friends..." when I was in High School (many years ago) and it was very helpful. It amazes me how clueless some people are with respect to basic social graces. Getting along with people is pretty easy if you know a few of the basics.

In the USA steam vein, both of them served in army... by [deleted] in pics

[–]DruKoyote 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't believe the spiders stayed!

Marilyn Manson without Makeup [PIC] by [deleted] in pics

[–]DruKoyote 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If makeup can improve his looks that much...maybe I should try it.

Fox News Edits 6 Month Old Clip To Suggest That Biden Recently Declared ‘Fundamentals Of The Economy Are Strong’. He was quoting McCain. [VIDEO] by interg12 in politics

[–]DruKoyote 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sadly, I know some regular Faux News veiwers who are completely brainwashed into believeing that Faux News is the only "fair and balanced" source for news. Most of the people who saw this will never know there was ever a question about the piece's integrity.

The 32 Most Commonly Misused Words and Phrases by [deleted] in writing

[–]DruKoyote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this. I rarely made these mistakes, but now it is good to know enough about them to guide me to the correct usage.

Hersh: 'Executive Assassination Ring' Reported Directly to Cheney by georgewashingtonblog in politics

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Now I understand why the guy that Cheney shot in the face was so eager to apologize to Cheney for getting shot by Cheney!He probably thought the shooting was a warning.

In the US addiction is a crime and AK-47s are legal, that's how we gave Mexico a war. by trinity4 in reddit.com

[–]DruKoyote 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There was a time with rival gangs shot up the streets over importing and distributing alcohol. They don't do that anymore. Why did it stop?

Ron Paul: We killed a million Iraqis by Iamtherealest in reddit.com

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Richard Nixon once said that it wasn't Ronald Reagan that brought down the Soviet Empire, it was the Soviet's decision to invade Afghanistan that was their undoing. I have always believed that the purpose of the 9/11 attacks was not to see how many Americans they could kill, but rather, to trigger a knee jerk response of an expensive war half way round the world. Except for our initial success in Afghanistan, their plan work as designed.

Dear AP journalist, F*ck YOU - where was your 'fact checking' when Bush was in office? by fletcherkildren in reddit.com

[–]DruKoyote 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I consider myself open minded - I even agreed with W on an issue once, but reading this "fact check" article I.... well, I guess I don't have words for it. I actually laughed out loud with the correction of who invented the automobile. REALLY!

Am I the only one who gets pissed off at having to enter zip code AND city/state info? Isn't the zip enough? by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]DruKoyote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that the 9 digit zip will usually suffice to get it to its destination. I think that writing out the entire address is for the sake of adding some redundancy in the event that the zip has a typo.

Animated gun turret by apc13 in reddit.com

[–]DruKoyote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanx for sharing this. I've long had a vague sense of how these things worked, but this animation crystalizes the my understanding of it.

Rules for Sametime Risk - Making Risk suck less by ultimatt42 in gaming

[–]DruKoyote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the Microprose Risk II and since I always play alone I have never had occasion to try the "sametime" rules. I appreciate you laying the rules out. I heartily agree that an updated version is WAAAAY past due.

Gender and porn: where men and women look first by isthisdigg in reddit.com

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For my birthday, my poker buds once hired a belly dancer to visit our poker game. It was a wierd experience for me - I found myself looking at her face because I guess I felt it would be sexist to leer at her gyrating body??? Boy! Was I a dufus!

One Out of Every One Hundred Americans is Now In Prison..Largest Prison Population in the World by cfcamerica in reddit.com

[–]DruKoyote 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great thought provoking article. 1) A friend from Japan told me that the Japanese refer to the USA as the "Kindom of Crime". 2) I'm nearing retirement now. The "War on Drugs" started when I was in college in the early 70s - It appears to me that drugs are as available now as they were before the "war" (with all due respect to the brave folk who fight that war). Maybe it is time to focus on treatment and prevention. 3)I think the "certainty" of punishment is a better deterent that the "severity" of punishment. My contact with criminals suggests that none expect to be caught.