Agree. Even as a techie I have long ago lost interest in keeping up with the latest phones.

I think too many people get into creative crafts with the preconception that they should instantly be creative and create something revolutionary. I think it is more important to learn a new craft by being productive - rather than creative. Hone the basic skills by being productive.

Common translation error. It's 'pieces'. "They" in martian always refers to "not us".

Find me a planet with 27 hour days and I'll be in paradise. 19-20 hours awake - 7-8 hours sleep. That's what works for me. Second best is 4 hours sleep every night and 45 minutes sleep in the daytime. Which is even better (for me), but takes too long getting used to - and is far too easy getting out of sync if…

It is. I think we are at the verge of a new era where being rich does not only means a better life, but a significantly longer one. To a much greater extent than what you see today.

Which part gets the phantom itchings? And does it actually help to scratch?

Hat's off to these guys.

Sorry about that. They're most likely in Norway by now. Apparently digging isn't enough to get to China. You have to aim, too.

Thankfully my penis does not need the approval of random guys on the internet.

Explain to me then - how one can remove a part of ones body and still have sensation in it.

I am equating the loss of one sensitive body part to another - trying to make you realize how this 'sensitivity' thing works. You can't sense anything from missing body parts. Or ... that's called phantom sensations. As in - not real.

Cut off one of your fingers. Don't worry. You won't flinch if you use local anesthesia. Now tell me how much sensation is left in your finger. You can't. It's GONE. A body part missing. It's not there anymore. Getting it soon?

Cut off one of your fingers and see how much sensation is left in it. Wait, you can't. It's GONE. A body part - missing. Getting it now?

Europe is quite a large area with quite a number of different countries with quite a number of different cultures. Which ones are you referring to? Surely not the one I'm living in.

(Nevermind wrong place)

Must be phantom sensation then, as you are missing one of the most sensitive parts of the male anatomy.

It's not the (missing) scar tissue that cause the lack of sensation. It is the removal of a very sensitive part of ones body.

The way you keep comparing foreskin to fingernails tells me you've never had one in your conscious life. You're cutting off one of the most sensitive parts of the human body and comparing it to a dead part of your body with no nerve endings whatsoever. But I guess that's OK, cause "they didn't flinch" while locally…

You judge the level of barbarism on how much they flinched while anestethized? I guess the problem with torture is that the victim feels the pain, right? Anesthetize, and it's all good?

What's left if you remove everything that can get injured at later stages in life - at birth?