How the law is tracking down high-tech prank callers

Re:How the law is tracking down high-tech prank callers by u_me_him on Friday April 15, 2016 @09:18PM (#11508792)

I don't know. It sounds a bit too much like excuses. I was also a teenager and was not stupid enough to try anything stupid. My reptilian brain always managed to stop me. Like this time I was going to get into a fist fight (it was not my first), I was willing but my reptilian brain was not in agreement. It actually tried to freeze my legs.

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Re:How the law is tracking down high-tech prank callers by ceejayoz on Friday April 15, 2016 @09:25PM (#11508819)

The concept of a "reptilian brain" is a) no longer espoused by neuroscientists and b) if true would be the thing egging you on, not freezing your legs.

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Re:How the law is tracking down high-tech prank callers by u_me_him on Monday April 18, 2016 @10:33PM (#11524542)

Think of it as a metaphor. There is definitely something there acting independently of me. I try to veto it but I'm not always successful.

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Re:How the law is tracking down high-tech prank callers by woodman on Saturday April 16, 2016 @09:01PM (#11513021)

> It sounds a bit too much like excuses.

Said with a dismissive wave to the body of research compiled by neuroscientists that says otherwise.

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