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Yesterday, 07:42 PM

Grey replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I'm happy to use Facebook to see pictures and stuff from my friends and family that aren't nearby. But I seldom post things there, and I have no...

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Yesterday, 05:11 PM

Grey replied to a thread AI, Robots, & Ethics in Science and Technology

Here's xkcd's take on that thought. ;)

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Yesterday, 04:16 PM

Grey replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

That makes me sad. I know that message boards aren't as popular these days as other social media, but all of the Facebook/Twitter options lack the...

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2018-Nov-12, 10:01 PM

AstroRockHunter replied to a thread Jokes in Fun-n-Games

Two Irishmen walk out of a bar ... Hey, it could happen!

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2018-Nov-10, 03:28 PM

slang replied to a thread Soy baby formula = severe adult dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, larger fibroids, reprodu in Science and Technology

So how is this very bad, the worst, news? Do we really need these kinds of clickbait titles here?

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2018-Nov-10, 01:00 AM

blueshift replied to a thread Trends in human violence in Off-Topic Babbling

Same here. I was raised like a cat - let out in the morning and let back in when I got hungry. Mom figured as long as I had a stomach I would find my...

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2018-Nov-09, 03:11 PM

Grey replied to a thread Observing hydrogen through hydrgen? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

It is seen. For example, look here. You just need a radio source with an intervening cloud of hydrogen.

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2018-Nov-09, 10:36 AM

slang replied to a thread Flakey airspeed again. in Off-Topic Babbling

According to an aviation news site there was a directive from Boeing concering an Angle of Attack (AOA) sensor (referencing twitter...

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2018-Nov-08, 04:11 PM

slang replied to a thread 'Oumuamua, possible internal composition? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Of course. But the number on Wikipedia was not in error in the sense that something else was meant, thus "definitely not to interstellar visitors"...

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2018-Nov-07, 06:39 PM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread About weak gravity and time in Against the Mainstream

(Bump) From your silence, it would seem that you have given us an implicit answer in the affirmative. That said, it would be nice to have a more...

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2018-Nov-07, 12:10 AM

slang replied to a thread Flakey airspeed again. in Off-Topic Babbling

Lion Air flight JT 610. Putting the flight number in for future search, ie when a full report is published in a year or two. Yeah. If the...

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2018-Nov-06, 09:41 PM

Grey replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I vote bad. When I am King of the World, I'll abolish it.

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2018-Nov-06, 10:47 AM

slang replied to a thread 'Oumuamua, possible internal composition? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I cannot speak for Wikipedia, but see here for a reference to a paper that does in fact mention 10,000 interstellar objects inside Neptune’s orbit. I...

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2018-Nov-02, 07:25 AM

slang replied to a thread Thread Titles You've Misread in Fun-n-Games

WWF Study on animal declines .. I keep thinking that it’s odd to see World Wrestling Federation and study in one sentence, on this forum.

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2018-Oct-31, 08:01 PM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread About weak gravity and time in Against the Mainstream

It seems that you are saying that you don't have the ability to defend your ATM proposal -- is that a correct interpretation? But that's a...

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2018-Oct-29, 04:22 PM

slang replied to a thread About weak gravity and time in Against the Mainstream

"this ATMer" has chosen a forum name that he wishes to be addressed with, and you can at least do him the courtesy of using that name instead of...

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2018-Oct-28, 05:04 AM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread Finite Theory of the Universe, Dark Matter Disproof and Faster-Than-Light Speed in Against the Mainstream

You are accelerating rapidly down into the pit of crankery. De Witte's work has never been published in a peer-reviewed journal. For you to present...

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2018-Oct-28, 01:03 AM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread Finite Theory of the Universe, Dark Matter Disproof and Faster-Than-Light Speed in Against the Mainstream

I don't know for certain that Jean Tate is a woman, but neither do you know that Jean is a man et enfin, n'importe pas. Better to answer the...

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2018-Oct-28, 12:37 AM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread Finite Theory of the Universe, Dark Matter Disproof and Faster-Than-Light Speed in Against the Mainstream

That's right -- she asked for a citation. You instead gave her a value, again with no citation. So you agree that you did not comply with a simple,...

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2018-Oct-27, 11:10 PM

Geo Kaplan replied to a thread Finite Theory of the Universe, Dark Matter Disproof and Faster-Than-Light Speed in Against the Mainstream

That's not a citation, philippeb8. Do you think that such delaying tactics will help support your case? (Hint: The answer is no, such game-playing...

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