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10-2008 Jan 17, Who will win the US Democratic Nomination: Hillary
Clinton or Barack Obama?
With 485 votes cast Hillary won 32% and Barack won
68%.
2008 Jan 17-2008 Jan 24, With the
US in a recession, who do you think is more capable of leading the
country back to prosperity: Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama?
With 401 votes cast Hillary won 36% and Barack won
64%.
2008 Jan 24-2008 Jan 31, Are you
over 25 years of age or under?
With 150 votes cast, 59% were 25 years old or under
and 41% were over 25.
2008 Jan 31-2008 Feb 7, Stolen
laptops and computer data breeches have been much in the news. In
response computer manufacturers have been placing new hardware on
motherboards. Have you ever heard of the Trusted Programming Module
(TPM)?
With 78 votes cast, 17% said yes, and 83% said no.
2008 Feb 7-2008 Feb 14, Who do you
think will become the next president of the United States: Barack
Obama, Hillary Clinton or John McCain?
With 280 votes cast, 50% said Obama, 28% said
Clinton and 22% said McCain.
2008 Feb 14-2008 Feb 21, Which is
the more significant issue confronting the world at large: Global
warming or religious fundamentalism?
With 158 votes cast global warming topped religious
fundamentalism 63% to 37%.
2008 Feb 21-2008 Feb 28, Would you
consider yourself generally an optimist or a pessimist?
With 118 votes cast 64% said they were optimists and
36% said they were pessimists.
2008 Feb 28- Mar 6, Do you believe
in “God”?
With 264 votes cast 86% said yes and 14% said no.
2008 Mar 6-Mar 13, Do you believe
in the “devil”?
With 159 votes cast 59% said yes and 43% said no.
2008 Mar 13-20, Do you believe in
heaven?
With 203 votes cast 80% said yes and 20% said no.
2008 Mar 20-27, Do you believe in
evolution as outlined by Darwin?
With 132 votes cast 49% said yes and 51% said no.
2008 Mar 27-Apr 3, Assume you are
well off and somebody gave you $100 asking that you donate part of this
gift to charity. Which amount would you likely donate: $80, $60, $50,
$40, $20, 0?
With 99 votes cast 34% said $80, 8% said $60, 16%
said 50$, 11% said $40, 19% said $20 and 11% said 0.
2008 Apr 3-Apr10, Do you think
that freedom of speech includes the right to mock the religious beliefs
of other people?
With 112 votes cast 43% said yes and 57% said no.
2008 Apr 10-17, Wikipedia was
launched in 2001, 9 years after the timelines.ws project and has become
very successful due to user input. Do you think the timelines.ws
project should open up to user input?
With 97 votes cast 44% said yes, 25% said no, and
31% said Don’t care.
2008 Apr 17-24, Do you find the
the timelines.ws project a useful resource?
With 168 votes cast 32% said yes, 11% said no, 9%
said its ok and 48% said it sucks.
2008 Apr 24-May 1, Do you think
the US is in a recession or just an economic slowdown?
With 75 votes cast 69% said recession and 31% said
slowdown.
2008 May 1-May 8, Do you think
Rev. Wright has significantly hurt the presidential prospects of Sen
Barack Obama?
With 83 votes cast 60% said yes and 40% said no.
2008 May 8-May 15, Do you think
Barack Obama should offer the position of vice-president to Hillary
Clinton?
With 122 votes cast 43% said yes and 57% said no.
2008 May 15-May 22, Do you think
Barack Obama should offer the position of vice-president to John
Edwards or Hillary Clinton?
With 104 votes cast 59% said Edwards and 41% said
Clinton.
2008 May 22- May 29, When Barack
Obama is elected president would you like to see him offer the position
of Sec. of State to Hillary Clinton or retain Condoleezza Rice?
With about 50 votes cast 50% said Clinton and 50%
said Rice (minor flaws experienced in data processing).
2008 May 29-Jun 5, Do you invest
in the stock market? Major computer manufacturers are including a
hardware-based solution
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Platform_Module) for security in
new laptop computers. See http://timelines.ws/subjects/WaveSystems.HTML.
With 17 votes cast 53% said yes and 47% said no.
2008 Jun 5-Jun 12, Do you think
Barack Obama will defeat John McCain in the November US presidential
election.
With 68 votes cast 74% said Yes and 26% said No.
2008 Jun 12-Jun 19, Which of the
following is closest to your favorite type of music: Classical,
Country, Electronic, Jazz, or Rock?
With 52 votes cast 15% said Classical, 12% said
Country, 6% said Electronic, 10% said Jazz and 58% said Rock.
2008 Jun 19-Jun 26, Are you male
of female?
With 50 votes cast 62% said male, and 38% said
female.
2008 Jun 26-Jul 3, Do you think
Zimbabwe’s Pres. Mugabe should be ousted by force?
With 37 votes cast 84% said yes, and 16% said no.
2008 Jul 3-Jul 10, Do you think
the US will emerge from recession within the next 6 months?
With 34 votes cast 38% said yes, and 62% said no.
2008 Jul 10-Jul 24, Do you tend to
favor activities that match your personal level of complexity or do you
favor activities that just provide you pleasure?
With 16 votes cast 62% said complexity, and 38% said
pleasure.
2008 Jul 24-Aug 7, If you were old
and infirm would you like to have the option of suicide to terminate
your life?
With 66 votes cast 64% said yes, and 36% said no.
2008 Aug 7-Aug 21, The Olympics
have become a major platform for sounding various political concerns.
Do you favor this trend or consider it a distortion of the Olympic
motto: Citius, altius, fortius-swifter, higher, stronger.
With 70 votes cast 19% said yes, the Olympics are
fair game for politics, while 81% said no, the games should not be
politicized.
2008 Aug 21-Sep 4, Russian forces,
despite promises of withdrawal, remain deep inside the territory of
Georgia, a hopeful member of NATO. Do you think NATO should forcefully
confront the Russian incursion?
With 84 votes cast 58% said yes, while 42% said no.
2008 Sep 4-Sep 18, Do you think
Sen. John McCain made a good choice in selecting Gov. Palin of Alaska
as the GOP vice-presidential nominee?
With 299 votes cast 48% said yes, while 52% said no.
2008 Sep 18-Oct 2, Has the current
financial crises seriously affected you or your family?
With 97 votes cast 58% said yes, while 42% said no.
2008 Oct 2-Oct 16, Did you read
any books last month?
With 136 votes cast 25% said no, while 75% said yes.
2008 Oct 16-Oct 30, Do you
subscribe to any of the social networking web sites, such as Facebook,
or MySpace?
With 111 votes cast 29% said Facebook, 31% said
Myspace, 5% said other and 36% said no.
2008 Oct 30-Nov 13, Would you
support a move by the new US administration to end sanctions against
Cuba?
With 102 votes cast 63% said yes, 37% said no.
2008 Nov 13-Nov 27, Do you like to
cook?
With 181 votes cast 75% said yes, 25% said no.
2008 Nov 27- Dec 11, In an attempt
to identify the dominant culprit of the current worldwide economic
crises, would you put primary blame on int’l. corporate policy, int’l
government policy, int’l. individual behavior, or a combination of all
the above.
With 98 votes cast 13% said int’l. corporate policy,
16% said int’l. government policy, 8% said int’l. individual behavior
and 62% said a combination of all the above.
2008 Dec 11-Dec 25, Under the
current severe economic conditions would you support a temporary
minimum 10% reduction in the salaries of all federal and state
government employees to be matched by management in public and private
companies?
With 63 votes cast 59% said yes, 41% said no.
2008 Dec 25-Jan 7, Do you believe
that it is paramount for the United States to maintain its status as
the world’s No. 1 military power?
With 81 votes cast 65% said yes, 35% said no.
2009 Jan 7-Jan 21, Do you support
Israel’s current incursion into Gaza?
With 174 votes cast 42% said yes, 58% said no.
2009 Jan 21-Feb 4, Are you
confident that Pres. Obama will manage to get the US economy moving
forward within 6-12 months?
With 210 votes cast 55% said yes, 45% said no.
2009 Feb 4-Feb 18, Do you tend to
trust religious leaders, such as Pope Benedict XVI, the Dalai Lama,
Desmond Tutu and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than current political
leaders, such as Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama, Gordon Brown and
Nicolas Sarkozy?
With 62 votes cast 60% said yes, 40% said no.
2009 Feb 18-Mar 4, Karl Marx in
Das Kapital identified over-production as an essential flaw in
capitalist economics. He did not predict that large scale scammers such
as Bernie Madoff would work as negative forces in capitalist economics.
Nor did he perceive the effect of real estate speculation in economic
cycles. He did identify the finance sector as smoke and mirrors and its
wealth as fictitious capital. Do you think Marx’s analysis is valid in
today’s global economic crises.
With 72 votes cast 64% said yes, 36% said no.
2009 Mar 4-Mar 18, Do you think
that the US federal and state governments should temporarily allow a
reduction of minimum wage requirements, e.g. by 10% for one year, to
help qualifying businesses under severe pressure to survive to remain
in business.
With 82 votes cast 26% said yes, 74% said no.
2009 Mar 18-Apr 1, The
International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague has recently issued an
arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for crimes against
humanity in Darfur. In 2002 the US moved to withdraw its signature
supporting the ICC. Do you think that the US should reinstate its
membership in the ICC?
With 47 votes cast 57% said yes, 43% said no.
2009 Apr 1-Apr 15, Do you attend
some sort of religious service at least once a week?
With 109 votes cast 61% said yes, 39% said no.
2009 Apr 15-Apr 29, Do you believe
that the US government should decriminalize drug abuse?
With 122 votes cast 52% said yes, 48% said no.
2009 Apr 29-May 13, A summary of
daily events is posted every morning on our sister site at:
www.timelinesdb.com. Would you like to see a daily blog with user
feedback discussing these events. If you would like to run such a blog
please let me know (aalgis@aol.com). There is some potential for a
little income here.
With 24 votes cast 46% said yes, 54% said no.
2009 May 13-May 27, Do you support
the death penalty for those convicted of heinous
crimes?
With 155 votes cast 63% said yes, 37% said no.
2009 May 27-Jun 10, A handful of
US states now acknowledge gay marriages. Do you believe same-sex
marriages should be acceptable nationwide?
With 121 votes cast 51% said yes, 49% said no.
2009 Jun 10-Jun 24, Do you support
a single payer national medical insurance system?
With 40 votes cast 57% said yes, 42% said no.
2009 Jun 24-Jul 8, Have you
listened to the Randy Barton “Today in History” audio via the
link near the top of this page? If yes please respond with one of the
following ratings: A = very good, C = take it or leave it, U = a waste
of time. If you have not tried it, please take a listen and come back
to vote.
With 14 votes cast 29% said A, 36% said C and 36%
said U.
2009 Jul 8-Jul 22, Which of the
following would you most prefer for a pet: Dog, Cat, Other, or None.
With 78 votes cast 60% said Dog, 15% said Cat, 9%
said Other and 15% said none.
2009 Jul 22-Aug 5, On July 21,
2009, the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that
police who tell investigators about alleged corruption in their
departments have no constitutional protection for their statements and
can be fired. Do you agree?
With 49 votes cast 18% said yes, 82% said no.
2009 Aug 5-Aug 19, Which of the
following musical instruments do you think is the most difficult to
learn: A) Accordion, B) Clarinet) C) Guitar, D) Piano, E) Saxophone, F)
Violin, G) Other.
With 109 votes cast 30% said accordion, 8% said
clarinet, 6% said guitar, 8% said piano, 5% said saxophone, 28% said
violin, and 14% said other.
2009 Aug 19-Sep 2, Which of the
following professional careers do you respect most: A) Engineer B)
Lawyer C) Nurse D) Medical doctor E) Police officer F) Politician G)
Other
With 95 votes cast 16% said engineer, 5% said
lawyer, 16% said nurse, 26% said medical doctor, 18% said police
officer, 0% said politician, and 19% said other.
2009 Sep 2-Sep 16, Which of the
following professional people do you believe are most overpaid: A)
Corporate CEOs B) Doctors C) Lawyers D) Politicians E) Prof. Athletes
F) Other
With 46 votes cast (this period is skewed due to the
transition to new home page) 39% said Corporate CEOs, 4% said Doctors,
13% said Lawyers, 4% said Politicians, 39% said Professional athletes,
0% said other.
2009 Sep 16-Sep 30, Do you like
the new Timelines of History front page format?
A) Yes B) No C) Don’t care.
With 108 votes cast 30% said yes, 36% said no, 34%
said don’t care.
2009 Sep 30-Oct 14, Which of the
following professional sports do you like the most: A) Baseball B)
Basketball C) Football D) Soccer E) Other F) None.
With 209 votes cast 13% said Baseball, 20% said
Basketball, 24% said Football, 20% said Soccer, 16% said other and 7%
said none.
2009 Oct 14-Oct 28, As ancient
humans began to develop which do you think came first: A) The human
belief in spirits B) The human taming of fire.
With 228 votes cast 68% said human belief in spirits
came first, 32% said the taming of fire came first.
2009 Oct 28-Nov 11, Who do you
think first came up with the idea of a single god: A) Extra-terrestrial
aliens B) The Neanderthals or Cro-Magnon man C) Human ancestors after
the last ice age D) Moses E) Other.
With 255 votes cast 11% said Extra-terrestrial
aliens, 11% said The Neanderthals or Cro-Magnon man, 31% said Human
ancestors after the last ice age, 20% said Moses, and 27% said other.
2009 Nov 11-Nov 25, In regards to
intellect, and relative to your peers, would you consider yourself A)
Average, B) Above average or C) Below average.
With 253 votes cast 26% said Average, 68% said Above
average, and 6% said Below average.
2009 Nov 25-Dec 9, On the general
political spectrum would you consider yourself A) Biased to the left B)
Biased to the right C) Pretty much dead center.
With 243 votes cast 41% said Biased to the left, 29%
said Biased to the right, and 30% said Pretty much dead center.
2009 Dec 9-Dec 23, Do the arts
(e.g. film, literature, music, painting, theater) play a significant
role in your life?
A) Yes, B) No
With 225 votes cast 83% said yes, and 17% said no.
2009 Dec 23-Jan 6, Iain
McGilchrest recently authored “The Master and His Emissary: The Divided
Brain and the Making of the Western World.” He noted how the left side
of the brain specializes in narrowly focused attention and how the
right side attends to broader contexts. Would you consider yourself to
be more prone to left-brain, right-brain behavior, or pretty well
balanced.
A) Left brain B) Right brain C) Well balanced
With 121 votes cast 22% said left brain, 54% said
Right brain and 24% said Well balanced.
2010 Jan 6-Jan 20, What is your
main source for daily world news:
A) Newspaper B) TV C) Internet D) Radio E) Other
With 273 votes cast 5% said Newspaper, 24% said TV,
60% said Internet, 5% said Radio and 5% said other.
2010 Jan 20-Feb 3, Do you think
that the election of a Republican Senator in Massachusetts represents a
serious setback to the policies of Pres. Barack Obama and his
Democratic administration?
A) Yes B) No C) No big deal D) I do not care.
With 684 votes cast 56% said Yes, 18% said No, 10%
said No big deal, and 16% said I do not care.
2010 Feb 3-Feb 17, Do you try to
recycle your used material as much as possible?
A) Yes B) Sometimes C) No
With 246 votes cast 59% said Yes, 23% said
Sometimes, 18% said No.
2010
Feb 17-Mar 3, If this Web site were to begin
charging an annual access fee, would you be willing pay? A)Yes B) No
If so, which of the following amounts would you
consider to be most reasonable:
A) $0 B) $5 C)$10 D)$15.
With 237 votes cast 1.7% said Yes, 71.3% said no,
17.3% said $0/yr, 3% said $5/yr, 3.4% said $10/yer, and 3.4% said
$15/yr.