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Academic (e.g., Science)

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Posted by reportsandinsh

The virtual tourism market size reached US$ 883.9 Million in 2023. Looking forward, Reports and Insights expects the market to reach US$ 5,571.9 Million by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 22.7% during 2024-2032. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 ...

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Posts

3 weeks ago3w

Posted by fishline79

There were three young ladies from Birmingham And this is the scandal concerning 'em They lifted the frock And then tickled the cock Of the bishop engaged in confirming 'em Now, the bishop was nobody's fool He had been to a good public school So he...

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General & Hellos

4 weeks ago4w

Posted by snytiger6

It's justice ...

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Posts

1 month ago1m

Posted by Zealandia

I would tell you my autumn joke but you probably wouldn't fall for it

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Jokes and humor about religion

1 month ago1m

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Religious flimflam 💅🏻

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General & Hellos

Oct 27, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by SophiaSullivan

In the digital age, students are not only navigating the complexities of academia but also embracing technology to streamline their educational journey. Amidst this digital revolution, student essay help services have emerged as indispensable tools, ...

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General & Hellos

Oct 18, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by HankHunter13

LINKJonathan Taplin Tells How Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen Could Destroy Society

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News & Links

May 3, 2022May 2022

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKLetters From An American 05/02/2022

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Religion & Spirituality

Apr 1, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by xenoview

Virtual reality church: This tech isn’t just for gaming anymore

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Religion & Spirituality

Mar 24, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by xenoview

Faith in the metaverse: A VR quest for community, fellowship Many Americans — some traditionally religious, some religiously unaffiliated — are increasingly communing spiritually through virtual reality, one of the many evolving spaces in the ...

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PacificNorthWest

Dec 8, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by JackPedigo

Think living on an island may be a bit ‘rustic.’ A group I am a member, Friends of the San Juan’s sponsored this project. ”We just wrapped up 2 weeks of ImmersiveEducation Science Program with Lopez Island’s Marine Bio ...

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News & Links

Nov 13, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by David1955

LINKNew Rule: Avatar Time with Bill Maher | Real Time (HBO) - YouTube

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General & Hellos

Jul 5, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by HankHunter13

LINKNew Rule: Crypto Mania! | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube

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Music Fans

Jun 3, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by Marionville

Here we are at my bedtime again and tonight I’m leaving you by posting a song I love by the band I have loved most for 36 years. This was a live concert in Oslo in 2017 which was eternalised in 360 Virtual Reality by aluminium company Norsk ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 2, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by FearlessFly

New Technique Reveals Centuries of Secrets in Locked Letters M.I.T. researchers have devised a virtual-reality technique that lets them read old letters that were mailed not in envelopes but in the writing paper itself after being folded into ...

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Trump Pinata

Nov 16, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Mofo1953

With a resurgence of the virus observed basically worldwide except in those countries that have real leaders in charge, these economies are now rebounding strongly, we continue dicking around for the sake of money and not for the sake of human life ...

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Oct 19, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Marionville

Live in 360 virtual reality (VR) eternalised by Aluminium company Norsk Hydro....a-ha in Oslo in 2016 performing a rock version of their 1986 hit song - I’ve Been Losing You.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 29, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by dustyguy1

We are the souls that posses our bodies... Our bodies are simply machines that can be repaired like a car... Virtual reality is the method we control our bodies. Everything is so real that we assume what we see, taste, smell and touch are real. We ...

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News & Links

Mar 21, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by snytiger6

LINKPrehistoric girl had parents belonging to different human species | New Scientist

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FreeThinkers

Feb 11, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Jetty

LINKGrieving mum tearfully re-unites with dead daughter, 7, in virtual reality

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Legalize Cannabis Nationwide/Worldwide

Nov 18, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by OldGoat43

CLINICAL TRIAL AND STUDY A study looking at "changes in eye behavior as a function of recent cannabis use within a quantified virtual reality environment" is now recruiting participants. Biomarkers of recent drug use and intoxication have ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Nov 12, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Marionville

LARRUP. - Verb...1) to beat or thrash, especially with a belt or strap. 2). to trounce or beat soundly (in a game or match) “the team got a real larruping from the opposition “. Origin thought to be either a dialectical form of leather or ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Nov 9, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by dustyguy

Virtual reality games are the model "T" stage of avatars. Soon they will be controlled telepathically like in the movie Avatar and will have all five senses involved. Now delete the games memory and start a new game by encapsulating telepathically a ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Oct 1, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by DonaldHRoberts

When you discover your version of reality is in complete conflict with everyone else's version of reality chances are you'll end up surviving alone on a virtual reality desert social networking site with a bunch of displaced, slightly mad hermits.

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General & Hellos

Aug 19, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by SeaGreenEyez

LINKFlorida first lady to miss Women for Trump event due to planned execution | TheHill

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 18, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by IAJO163

LINKOnline Porn Pumps Out As Much Carbon Dioxide As A Small Industrial Country | IFLScience

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Photography

Jul 11, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Robecology

3-D Virtual reality painting...a first for me...

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Sexual Deviants

Jul 2, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Ceaselessmind

So apparently this exists....

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Religion & Spirituality

Apr 3, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Matias

Jonathan Gottschall ('The storytelling animal) has pointed out that stories are our most powerful “virtual reality” technology, one we can use to simulate alternative future scenarios. This is why we love going to the theater or the cinema, ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by bdsox

Sci-fi and meaning of life

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36 Questions

Feb 26, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by germangirl90439

Good morning! Is it Friday yet? :P Today's question: Would you rather live your entire life in a virtual reality where all your wishes are granted or in the real world?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 19, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by johnprytz

You Experience Virtual Reality Even If You’re Not Yourself Virtual Reality. You normally think of virtual reality as computer programmed and generated but your brain does just a good a job of it – maybe even better (as least to date). As a ...

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Maps - Cartography -- Good, Bad, Funny, Annoying

Dec 23, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Markss76118

Has anyone else here used a Virtual Reality headset & Google Earth to fly through any areas you are interested in? I was thrilled to do that in Big Bend National Park and other places in the Western US with an HTC VIVE. I've also enjoyed hours ...

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The Game Room

Dec 20, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Xenocat

Anybody into Virtual Reality (as in having a headset)? in VRChat (which doesn't require VR) or other experiences?

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Silly, Random & Fun

Dec 11, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Alvingo1

LINKVirtual Reality Church - YouTube

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Silly, Random & Fun

Nov 30, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by CuriousCreature

I like big books and I can not lie You other readers can't deny When a tome's for sale with its itty bitty font With a big spine in your face It gets Read......

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Truly Offensive Meme

Nov 22, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lutherzme

This is so terrible. ?

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General & Hellos

Nov 13, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by malayang-isipan

LINKThis 35-year-old Japanese man spent $17,600 on his wedding to the hologram of a virtual reality pop star named Hatsune Miku.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 31, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by johnprytz

Radioactive Decay Revisited Now back to radioactive decay, a phenomena which appears to dance to the beat of a different drummer. None of any possible "interpretations" explain anything, especially that half-life relationship which I noted above. ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 3, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by johnprytz

Fine-Tuning & Design: The Lego Blocks Analogy To illustrate an aspect of apparent design and fine-tuning, substitute Lego Blocks for the fundamental particles (of force and matter). It's probably easier to visualize this way. Now Lego Blocks are ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Aug 28, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Lillyfield41

Facebook rant: connecting with old friends - great. Being asked to censor my fb posts on MY wall - block me. Praying for me and sensing angels to watch over me while I'm struggling -- give me a fucking break! I don't tell people struggling with ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 5, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by josh_is_exciting

"How we found out evolution is true: John van Wyhe at TEDxNTU" Of particular interest to me is the insight into how the ancients perceived their world, you know, like the people who wrote religious texts.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jul 31, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by JohnINFP

IMAX VR Virtual Reality video gaming, movies

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jul 10, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Virtual Reality May Help Save Ancient Egypt's 'Sistine Chapel'

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Memes R Us

Jul 9, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by zorialoki

We knew it all along

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jun 19, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Aivery

Except they called it an escalator... But they don't really break. "An escalator can never break — it can only become stairs." —Mitch Hedberg

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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS

Jun 2, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by evidentialist

@William77 -- Hello, and welcome to the group.

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Insomniacs

May 20, 2018May 2018

Posted by RavenCT

A Goodnight kitty:

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Religion & Spirituality

May 16, 2018May 2018

Posted by DrewShourd

If Jesus was a Jew, and his mother was a "1st-century BC Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth" (from Wikipedia)...then why do Catholics worship her? Did she convert? The official Catholic doctrine on Mary is called Mariology; some significant roles ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

May 1, 2018May 2018

Posted by ImRonBurgundy

Excluding religion, what are some of the other forms of bullshit that you are growing tired of? Flat earth? Conspiracy theories?

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Metal, Punk, and other Avenues of Aggression

Apr 27, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by NothinnXpreVails

The Hollywood Vampires - Ace of Spades

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Health & Happiness

Apr 27, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

I believe this is already being talked about here, but I thought I'd post this, also... What's Behind the Recent Rise in Autism in the US?

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Memes R Us

Apr 26, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by EricTrommater

What day is it? TBT....like fine wine....only memes!

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A plethora of useless trivia

Apr 25, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by CandyWorner

I often share trivia history to help my family with genealogy on fb. Check out the bonus fact. Pretty cool!

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Religion & Spirituality

Apr 25, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MrLizard

Gee - should we all need to confess?

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Dandelion Hunters

Apr 15, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by AmiSue

I lost my job. The daffodils bloomed anyway.

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Trump Pinata

Mar 30, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by sassygirl3869

MIghty joe wIns

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Health & Happiness

Jan 19, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Rufus_Maximus

An emerging side effect of virtual reality is that when it triggers an epileptic seizure in players, all of the people they are playing with online have to watch them fitting, powerless and unable to help. That's darker than an episode of black ...

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