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Today, 02:11 PM

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

I love the fact that the internet is full of anxious people asking each other questions like, "Is didn't've a word?" Because, yes, Mumsnet is the...

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Today, 01:57 PM

DonM435 replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I'd've avoided it too.

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Today, 01:52 PM

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

So, there's the word could've. And there's the word couldn't. Why not the word couldn't've? I wouldn't've thought that using couldn't've...

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Today, 01:38 PM

Chuck replied to a thread Why Is It That... in Fun-n-Games

Why is it that people keep giving new cities the same names as currently existing cities?

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Today, 01:10 PM

Fraser started a thread Weekly Space Hangout: December 11, 2019 – Charlie Duke and Tom O’Conner from Astrogra in Universe Today

Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org) Dave Dickinson...

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Today, 01:09 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Marketing Spin in Off-Topic Babbling

Maybe they mean there are people who normally can't get insurance because of low income, but they have a formula for them?

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Today, 01:04 PM

Extravoice replied to a thread Marketing Spin in Off-Topic Babbling

This could have been posted in the “Things I don’t get “ thread. A major insurer is running a line of TV commercials where they say they can...

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Today, 12:38 PM

grant hutchison replied to a thread On-line Banking in Off-Topic Babbling

Yes, that has been the recurring criticism I've seen, from security experts and commentators, of how banks have instituted 2FA. It's of course driven...

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Today, 12:28 PM

Len Moran replied to a thread The last and final argument about reality. in Science and Technology

I wouldn't disagree with any of that, though I have reservations about the "religious" bit - I understand what you are implying, but I feel a bit...

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Today, 10:36 AM

Len Moran replied to a thread The last and final argument about reality. in Science and Technology

d'Espagnat didn't quite express it so starkly, not because he wouldn't have agreed with what you say, more I think that he took it as a known by his...

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Today, 10:14 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Number of launches in 2019 in Space Exploration

The 95th launch this year as well as the 6th launch in December is by India. ...

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Today, 09:33 AM

Strange replied to a thread On-line Banking in Off-Topic Babbling

I don't think it is too worrying. It is about what I would expect. I guess it would be better if the security devices were personalised for each...

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Today, 08:59 AM

grant hutchison replied to a thread On-line Banking in Off-Topic Babbling

From a security point of view that's not a reassuring narrative, is it? Grant Hutchison

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Today, 08:52 AM

Strange replied to a thread On-line Banking in Off-Topic Babbling

OK. I won't try it then. (The idea of sitting there pressing the button 256 times didn't really appeal anyway.) In the case of the more complex...

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Today, 08:14 AM

Selfsim replied to a thread The last and final argument about reality. in Science and Technology

What I think, is that you don't understand what I think, unless you ask politely.

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Today, 07:29 AM

Jens replied to a thread Three and Five to get Four in Fun-n-Games

Just a thought. What if you hold the containers at an angle, and fill each one until the surface of the milk goes from the bottom corner (a place...

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Today, 06:54 AM

LaurieAG replied to a thread The last and final argument about reality. in Science and Technology

Selfsim and Ken G, 100% hindsight might be much more productive than 100% foresight but you two are the main ones here who think that 100%...

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Today, 06:44 AM

Selfsim replied to a thread The last and final argument about reality. in Science and Technology

We can construct universe models with any numbers of dimensions (and theorists do so regularly for the purposes of illustrating some particular...

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Today, 06:12 AM

ggchuck replied to a thread Three and Five to get Four in Fun-n-Games

You got it. The assumption that container thickness was negligible was also required. - Nest the cans and hold firmly with the rims even with each...

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Today, 04:20 AM

Chuck replied to a thread Three and Five to get Four in Fun-n-Games

If the two containers are 'similar' in the geometrical sense then the 3 liter container could be put into the 5 liter container upside down so the 5...

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Today, 03:52 AM

Hornblower replied to a thread Pulsation in Faint Blue Stars in Astronomy

If I am not mistaken, helium in the envelope is the active ingredient in Cepheids.

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Today, 03:52 AM

plant replied to a thread The last and final argument about reality. in Science and Technology

Wow.. so in order to accept MDR i have to accept this impressive bit of mental gymastics:" 2+3 does equal 17.3 in the appropriate mathematical...

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Today, 03:02 AM

DaveC426913 replied to a thread Timeline of early universe in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

According to wiki, protons started forming after about one second, and nucleo-synthesis started around two minutes.

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Today, 02:33 AM

docmordrid replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

ASDS Just Read the Instructions has spent the summer near NOLA getting upgrades, including new beastly automatic positioning thrusters. Now...

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Today, 12:10 AM

Fraser started a thread This is the Milky Way’s Magnetic Field in Universe Today

The Milky Way galaxy has its own magnetic field. It’s extremely weak compared to Earth’s; thousands of times weaker, in fact. But astronomers want to...

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Today, 12:10 AM

Fraser started a thread Why Does Enceladus Have Stripes at its South Pole? in Universe Today

A study led by the Carnegie Institute of Science has determined why Enceladus' has its mysterious Tiger Stripes. The post Why Does Enceladus Have...

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Yesterday, 11:39 PM

slang replied to a thread Proper motion of stars in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Re: Barnard's, you may enjoy this thread here on the forum.

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Yesterday, 11:19 PM

ggchuck replied to a thread Three and Five to get Four in Fun-n-Games

Good idea, but no, I can't agree to let the recipe container be 4 liters. I'll make you the same offer as I did to SeanF. If you wish, I can PM a...

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Yesterday, 11:07 PM

Chuck replied to a thread Three and Five to get Four in Fun-n-Games

If the container in which you're mixing the recipe holds exactly 4 liters then you can dispense 5 liters, dump it into the recipe container, and let...

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