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2017-May-22, 02:25 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Concept of Dashed Lines Indicating Hidden Geometry in Science and Technology

It's called pouncing, and is still commonly used in some applications.

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2017-May-19, 09:40 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Feats of Engineering in Science and Technology

International Space Station The Internet The Three Gorges Dam United States' Interstate Highway System Thermonuclear bombs - they...

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2017-May-11, 05:23 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Extreme isolation jobs in Off-Topic Babbling

Not sure if this would qualify as a job, per say (there's no pay) but being one of those loner mountain men that live way out in Oregon, Washington...

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2017-May-10, 07:59 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Help: my wife met a woman who has interested her in "Quantum Healing" in Off-Topic Babbling

Nye should get some Chinese person on to criticise traditional Chinese medicine, which IMO is even more damaging. Rhinos, for one egregious example,...

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2017-May-09, 07:50 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Help: my wife met a woman who has interested her in "Quantum Healing" in Off-Topic Babbling

You could point out that if Ayurvedic etc. "medicine" is so effective, then why are there so many sick people who have access to it, but not modern...

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2017-May-08, 10:11 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

Fantastic Planet Cool and strange animated sci-fi movie from '73.

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2017-May-08, 09:58 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel's Latest Scifi Soap opera in Small Media at Large

That's a weird reason to not even give a comedic comic book movie a chance, especially from a fan of Star Wars.

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2017-May-08, 08:01 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

Blindspot's good, eh? I remember seeing it advertised before it first aired and thought it looked dire, like you'd have to hold my eyes open...

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2017-May-08, 07:40 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Great opening credits in Small Media at Large

Some of them are great (Goldfinger, GoldenEye, Casino Royale) while others are terrible (For Your Eyes Only, A View to a Kill). They're not even...

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2017-May-06, 07:45 AM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Are Animals Rare? in Life in Space

Wouldn't hypothetical neophyte animals be outcompeted by phylums of animals that are already extant, and have an adaptive head start, as it were?...

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2017-May-06, 07:21 AM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Great opening credits in Small Media at Large

Futurama Cowboy Bebop Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex The openings completely capture the feel of the series. Back to the Future II...

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2017-May-04, 03:12 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Movie scenes you've never understood in Small Media at Large

But they wouldn't have to warp there, the ship could be beamed from system to system. Actually, you wouldn't even need to do that: just beam probes...

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2017-May-02, 01:28 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread any good ideas for a person's title in Off-Topic Babbling

New recliner?

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2017-May-02, 01:18 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Ringworld in Small Media at Large

If they made Ringworld into a movie today, I'm sure they'd change some things, or the #Offended Crowd would crucify it. Don't believe me? Read the...

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2017-Apr-30, 11:50 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread The least realistic space movie in Small Media at Large

Sure there is. The temperature of the Universe 10^-43 seconds after the beginning of time is the hottest that anything, at least in our universe, can...

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2017-Apr-30, 11:17 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Flying cars in Science and Technology

They're self-piloting drones that take people along for the ride.

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2017-Apr-28, 04:15 PM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Movie scenes you've never understood in Small Media at Large

Kinda puts making out with her brother in Empire in a new light, doesn't it? "So that's how it is in their family." - Edward Rooney

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2017-Apr-28, 12:00 AM

SkepticJ replied to a thread Movie scenes you've never understood in Small Media at Large

Being able to sense The Force in others doesn't mean that you know who they are. Otherwise Luke would have known of the paternal connection with...

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