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craziebone:


can you give a link? #curiosity

A few notes:
Do not expect this to be a nice place.
The website is majority NSFW 18+ either in written or visual content.
Each board has it's own culture and rules, but there is also an overarching 4chan culture.
There are no rules against trolls and depending on the board there are no rules on post quality.
Many people will hold controversial view points for the sake of causing argument.
Another warning, some boards can be incredibly aggressive and racist.
I would recommend holding off posting for a while until you get a feel for the board.
All posts are deleted if they are pushed off their board. Depending on the board this could take minutes, days or weeks.

This is the headline for the site:
"The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
http://www.4chan.org/
I hope I'm not breaking any rules by doing this.

Exmay:
@cupnake I love your mature responses. By the way, is there any forum in Australia that is equivalent to Nairaland?

Thanks. There isn't anything as comprehensive as Nairaland for Australians. There are many popular niche forums for more specific interests and a few Australian "chans" have come and gone, but we tend to be purpose driven when we make websites. Australians just use other US or UK websites when there aren't any Australian equivalents.

Anything in particular you were interested in?

laykorn:

Cubnake are you interested in Poetry?
Ayamlaykorn

Yes. I don't write it, but I enjoy all forms of reading. Do you have any to recommend?

craziebone:


genetics? You can be honest about your opinion on the issue, pls. I thought genetics has got nothing to do with it. I have seen people who were not too 'bright' turn out to lead their class.

Intelligence, is a mixture of genetics and environment (culture/socioeconomic/family support). It's nature via nurture, your genes are your hard limit for potential and your environment shapes you within that potential. Intelligence as a heritable trait has a correlation of around 0.5-0.6 so genes account for around 50% of intelligence. Most people don't reach their full potential because their environment isn't supportive of their development.

There are also many forms of intelligence and not all of them have reliable or valid testing measures.

craziebone:
what were you guys discussing in the online forum when theis website was mentioned and you discovered it?

What is the name of the online forum?

I'm from the notorious 4chan, for those of you who don't know it's an American image board which started a lot of western internet culture (lolcats, memes etc) and spawned the previously amoral political activist group Anonymous (though it has almost nothing to do with them today). Someone on the literature board posted a link during a positive discussion of African literature a while back and I decided to follow it up.

I believe that this place was targeted by /pol/ at one point with an ebola-chan scare. Ebola-chan is literally just some edgy teenagers who have been over-exposed to national socialist ideas, trying to spark chaos in Africa because they don't have a basic sense of empathy. Members of /pol/ jumped on the bandwagon of ebola-chan simply because it generated original content. Some people don't have a sense of empathy when it comes to the internet.

craziebone:
Are we going to see an and Australia's Albert Einstein anytime soon?

And to the german, why don't you create a similar thread and let usask you questions about Germany?

Australian Albert Einstein: It's pretty much genetic pot luck combined with good parents and education. The chance is there, but it's slim. If we had a larger population it would be more likely.

craziebone:
What is the difference between Australia and Australasia?

Tell us about Nick Vujicic. I felt so proud when i saw him with other top people from around the world at Davos.

Whas there ever Nazi sympathizers in Aussie?

Newzeland is part of which continent?

Did you attend the WYD in sydney in 2008? How was it seen in australia?

Is Australia interested in space?

Where do you see Australia in the next 10 years, in all fronts? HDIs, Economy, education, culture, etc.

Australia/Australasia: Australia is a country or continent which covers different areas based on political or environmental borders. Australasia is a geographical and political region covering all of Australia (continent + country) as well as all of the islands to the east (including New Zealand).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

Nick Vugicic: I've never heard of him. Just from looking at his web presence he's pretty impressive even without his disability. Thanks for the introduction to http://www.weforum.org/ I had no idea this existed either. He's doing good work. Someone should reward him with bionic limbs.

Nazi culture in Australia: There is a minority of skinheads in most if not all western countries which are a sub culture of the nazi movement. There are also national socialists in Australia, but they are a minority with little political power. Given the rise of 4chan's /pol/ I wouldn't be surprised to see a mild resurgence in neo-nazi support in most western countries even outside of the EU. Especially if legislation continues to be left leaning in its current trend. It's only natural to have a backlash as people strive for political equality. For the most part the parties seem to be childish in nature resorting to violence and angry youth support to function. Unless the parties develop beyond that they will have a hard time competing with more publicly approachable parties.

New Zealand: It's a part of the continent of Australia.

WYD: I barely remember the news coverage. I was in WA at the time so I never had anything to do with it. I'm sure the majority of Australians were pleased or apathetic about it as we are a majority Christian nation.

Space: This sums up the government's opinion on space http://www.space.gov.au/SpacePolicyUnit/NationalSpacePolicy/Documents/State_of_Space_Report_2014.pdf
Essentially we're interested in satellites for communication and defence and not much else in the public light. As for in private I have no idea as I'm not in that industry.

Australia in the next 10 years: Essentially the same as long as the mining contracts hold out. This is assuming that there are no difficult to predict upsets on the world scale.

HDI: Well we're ranked second in the world and for now there isn't much that will change that short of a war or a hit to our mining contracts.

Economy: Pretty much the same if our mining contracts continue. Disregard everything below if the contracts don't continue. We'd go into a noticeable recession while we figure out what we're supposed to focus on. Most likely engineering (the global market is pretty competitive here though), agriculture and tourism.

Stock market: The ASX will rise and fall in their general upward trend as is the norm for every major market in the world. Even with the global financial crisis we barely felt a thing except being able to buy things from the US at a cheaper rate for a while.

FOREX: The Australian dollar is pretty damn stable. During the US crisis it beat the US dollar consistently.

Property: The housing market will bubble and burst like it always does and inflation will be kept fairly moderate. CBD house pricing will always be in high demand until more high density housing is built. It's severely lacking at the moment, the average house price in Sydney is around $750000.

Business: Increased international competition in our domestic market will help keep costs of living down (The German supermarket chain Aldi is setting up over here. Hopefully there will be some more competition rather than the duopoly of Coles and Woolworths). Things cost more here, but people also earn more so i balances out fairly well. Most people fall down because they don't budget properly, or at all.

Education: University fees are being deregulated so tertiary education is going to become less popular as the price sky rockets. That will in turn lead to a need for skilled workers and probably a further increase in immigration.

Culture: Political correctness is slowly on the rise. Hopefully we can learn from the pitfalls of the UK and avoid catastrophe. For the most part the underlying culture of Australia will remain the same with generic Western trends laid on top. As immigration increases we'll see an increase in influence from other parts of the world, but in a mostly benign educational manner.

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ArtanK:


I've got an exam on Monday and I've been "revising" as well. I'm from Germany mate.

Can you elaborate on the highlighted bit. How was Aladdin pro Islamic culture? Are you just saying that because the film was meant to depict Arabs?

It's the only western film I can think of that has included Islamic culture (admittedly in a very mild manner. It's set in an Islamic society, references the punishment for thievery from the Quran and includes the phrase "Praise Allah!".) for a child audience in a positive manner. I'm not trying to imply it's a propaganda piece, just that the majority of western media has a habit of juxtaposing Islam and bombs. It's not seen as an exotic and quirky culture to reference, it's seen as dangerous and scary. Perceptions will change, but those changes will be heavily dependent on media representations.

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okoomoge2:
Why is Western Australia the cash cow of the
whole Australia?

Do you see Australia going into recession?

Why are house prices expensive in Perth, despite the remoteness of Perth?

What is the special thing about being Australian?

I await your response !

Recession in Australia:

Our economic policy is fairly sensible when compared to the US, but if our resources sector dies down from a lack of contracts to China or Japan, we probably would go into a recession for a little while. Other sectors would eventually pick up the slack and straighten things out.

House prices in Perth/WA being the Australian cash cow:

Both of these things have the same answer. The mining industry. WA is the centre of mining for Australia which is our biggest industry. It will move to the NT eventually, but for now it's still Kalgoorlie and Port headland with Perth as the only city on this third of the country. Property price is subject to supply and demand like most goods and services. Property close to the city is in high demand and there isn't enough to go around because there aren't many high density apartment buildings.

Being Australian:

It's like a toned down version of the American dream. Work, relax, enjoy the beach and if you have a rough time it doesn't matter because there's always government and community support. Very comfortable and peaceful compared to most nations.

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craziebone:


there is a difference in stealth tech? I never knew that! I thought stealth is stealth.

And china's stealth capability: i thought there is no radar that can detect stealth aircrafts.

China is claiming that they have new anti stealth technology that makes all of the past US research into stealth irrelevant. Instead of joining in on the expensive research for stealth technology which the US leads by far, they went for the cheaper route of detection research. http://www.defensenews.com/article/20141004/DEFREG03/310040023/China-Touts-Anti-stealth-Radar/

craziebone:
do you know Richard Cypher? What about Cara? They both stared in the "Lengend Of The Seeker"

I've never heard of them before, I haven't even seen the movie. Sorry to disappoint

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craziebone:
Australia and South Africa seem to share so much in common. For most people in this part of the world, to get to Australia, we need to go through South Africa. What was the relationship between Australia and Apartheid South Africa?

The first time i heard the name Australia was in 1993 during the FIFA U-17 world cup in Japan. We played you guys and defeated you 2-1. I liked the name when i heard it. I loved and still love the way it sounds. The way you move your tongue when pronouncing it is sweet! Also, the jersey you guys wore on that day was beautiful. For a long time, i didn't hear of you guys. Your country is such a rare country. I guess it is the geaographical location. I only hear of you once in every 4 years and yes, it is always at the Olympics. Why is Australia so good at sports, Especially swimming? It was Michael Phelps that broke your monopoly in that sport.

Relationship between Australia and Apartheid South Africa:

Our government has primarily been anti apartheid since the 1970's working with the UN to dismantle legislative racism/segregation.

Australia and sports:

Beach culture and sport are a massive part of Australian culture. Almost every Australian knows how to swim and play at least one sport as we're taught both in early primary school.

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laykorn:

You mean it's legal to kill the kangaroos that roam the streets,since you've been eating them.
Ayamlaykorn

You need a license to kill them legally. As far as I know we're the only country that regularly eats all the animals on its national emblem.

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