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Yesterday, 10:44 PM

Jens replied to a thread Allergies and genetics in Science and Technology

I could be wrong, but I don’t think you can inherit specific allergies. I think you can inherit a proclivity toward having type 1 reactions for...

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Yesterday, 12:46 AM

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

Actually, even as an American, the use of "us" as in "give us a kiss" doesn't seem that strange. I don't think I would use it myself, but wouldn't...

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2021-Apr-16, 06:59 AM

Jens replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

I can't really see what to make of it. What is the sample? Is it just a lump of metal with those elements in it? It seems weird to me, but nothing...

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2021-Apr-16, 12:46 AM

Jens replied to a thread Disease and pandemics thread (because it's science) in Science and Technology

Surprise, surprise, surprise! :) But to be fair, the article seems to be about why it is airborne.

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2021-Apr-15, 12:38 PM

Jens replied to a thread Will we ever stop using paper? in Science and Technology

Could you provide some data to show what you mean? How much paper is being consumed, and how much is it decreasing in our daily lives? I personally...

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2021-Apr-14, 08:49 AM

Jens replied to a thread From the Director's Keyboard: Back to the 80s! in Forum Introductions and Feedback

It sounds totally cool.

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2021-Apr-14, 08:47 AM

Jens replied to a thread Earth Gains 5,200 Tons of Dust From Space Every Year in Universe Today

So it's good to hear that on balance, the Earth is dieting. Unless many of us humanoids. :)

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2021-Apr-14, 08:12 AM

Jens replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

As I'd mentioned, I also only own pretty cheap things: a Juno Di, a Korg X5D, and a Gaia SH-01. But actually, most of the stuff I do is on iPad...

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2021-Apr-14, 08:09 AM

Jens replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

True about the use for solos. :) Incidentally, when I mentioned the Minimoog reliability I was thinking of this. It says that Rick Wakeman has...

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2021-Apr-14, 08:04 AM

Jens replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

I had one very frustrating experience where I was in a meeting between three points, say A, B, and C. I was in A. And we could communicate with C...

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2021-Apr-14, 07:58 AM

Jens replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

Yeah, I'm also a person who never graduated from that stage. Sometimes in the morning I look in the kitchen for the coffee pot, and scan over and...

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2021-Apr-14, 07:56 AM

Jens replied to a thread If we discovered a "cure" for psychopathy, should it be used? in Science and Technology

I went ahead and read that story. It says that the interview was with five guys (yes, hedge fund guys) who were interested in survivalism and wanted...

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2021-Apr-14, 07:38 AM

Jens replied to a thread When you just *have* to make a joke in Off-Topic Babbling

Thanks. I was somewhat aware of that. :)

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2021-Apr-14, 07:35 AM

Jens replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

But there's still what's going on in your own head. :) In my case, I find it an interesting issue, and am personally interested in why we do seem...

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2021-Apr-14, 07:17 AM

Jens replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

Right, but I guess I meant to say, why are you and I and others continuing to discuss this if it is based on a logical fallacy? I guess "because...

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2021-Apr-14, 12:48 AM

Jens replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

That's an interesting point, about the logical fallacies that prompt us (meaning us, collectively, as in all people interested in this topic, not...

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2021-Apr-13, 11:17 PM

Jens replied to a thread When you just *have* to make a joke in Off-Topic Babbling

I guess it would be even funnier if it were a conference of primatologists. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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2021-Apr-12, 01:31 PM

Jens replied to a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

Thanks. As a clarification, I asked the writer and he confirmed that it means to be listed separately, so just as Van Rijn and Jim explained. ...

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2021-Apr-12, 12:23 PM

Jens replied to a thread If we discovered a "cure" for psychopathy, should it be used? in Science and Technology

I thought that you might be thinking that. I can’t imagine that a country would actually want to have “psychopaths” in its midst for military...

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2021-Apr-12, 10:15 AM

Jens replied to a thread If we discovered a "cure" for psychopathy, should it be used? in Science and Technology

I’m not sure why you would think that. Additionally, I don’t think that what we call psychopathy is really a single condition, but rather a way...

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2021-Apr-12, 04:42 AM

Jens replied to a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

Thanks. I fixed it.

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2021-Apr-12, 04:15 AM

Jens started a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

I was reading an article about Biden's science budget proposal, and there is a section that reads: I have never seen the word "breakout" used...

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2021-Apr-09, 02:47 PM

Jens replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

I haven't. But yes, if the government has released documents stating that they have communicating with extraterrestrial beings, I'd be quite...

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2021-Apr-09, 06:07 AM

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

I think that sort of makes sense (what the engineers said), because in fact when piloting, you pull the stick back to reduce speed, and forward to...

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2021-Apr-08, 01:12 PM

Jens replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

Cool to hear. I have to admit I'm jealous about the Minimoog, though it's a mono synth and maybe not so easy to maintain. Though probably the one...

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2021-Apr-08, 07:42 AM

Jens replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

There's someone else with the first name Elvis? Horrible name.

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2021-Apr-08, 07:41 AM

Jens replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

You're talking about two songs that originally had the same title, right?

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2021-Apr-07, 04:35 AM

Jens replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

It's quite an interesting idea for a sort of citizen science project. I wonder what it would involve. Cameras on rooftops taking constant streams,...

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2021-Apr-07, 04:06 AM

Jens replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

He has an MA in history, but just because a person has an MA in history doesn't mean that you can accept their research as accurate. After all, there...

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2021-Apr-06, 03:18 PM

Jens replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

Yes, just like God I suppose. "God moves in mysterious ways, and we cannot hope to fathom her motives." She saved A, who couldn't board the plane...

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