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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Re: I won Heiwa's €1,000,000 challenge

« on: April 08, 2021, 07:17:21 AM »

My Challenge shows that human space travel is impossible and a ... joke.

No, your "challenge" shows your ignorance about space travel and that you are a joke.

You are just a loser of my Challenge. Like all the other.

What challenge? Your banker (The one you told us to contact) already confirmed you don't have the money to pay out to a winner. No Money = No challenge.

Wow, I missed this? That is absolutely hilarious.

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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Re: Is COVID-19 Caused by a Virus or a Mycobacterium?

« on: March 03, 2021, 09:20:25 AM »

Ok Tom, I assume in the least you believe in germ theory yes?

COVID is a respiratory tract infection, I think we can both agree on this too, yes?

So, even if you want to be wrong and think its a bacteria, or correct and think its a virus, these things will be in the fluids of the body, yes? Specifically the respiratory tract of the body, yes?

So explain to me, how wearing a mask over the nose and mouth would not help keep the spread of COVID down? Since those are the holes that your respiratory tract fluids, bearing microbes/viruses, exit the body.

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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Re: Why Should We Go To Mars?

« on: February 23, 2021, 02:49:32 PM »

Because in 50 years this planet will be racked with water wars and experiencing severe weather fluctuation. Mars will by contrast be self contained, highly regulated and run by the billionaires and their families that formed the companies that let us colonize Mars.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: The Expanse

« on: February 23, 2021, 02:44:07 PM »

This is a great show! If you haven't seen season 1 you should catch up.

I never read the books, so some of it was a bit confusing, but I have some nerd friends who explained those parts. Anyway, if you love science fiction you will probably love this.

The books are great, and I think the authors are sick of the tv show, or sick of having to think of it in the books, because the latest one they do a like 30 year jump in the story, making the show pretty difficult to continue.

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The Lounge / Re: So what's everyone doing for valentines?

« on: February 23, 2021, 02:35:14 PM »

I celebrated it the same way I have for the past 11 years.

Alone.

 

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The Lounge / Re: The Cooking Thread

« on: February 23, 2021, 02:34:35 PM »

Any particular flavor? Like jalapeño jelly or something?

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The Lounge / Re: Air Fryer

« on: February 23, 2021, 02:31:49 PM »

I've heard that fried air is remarkably light, not fattening.

Paid shill for Big Fried Air, confirmed

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The Lounge / Re: The Cooking Thread

« on: February 17, 2021, 03:23:02 PM »

Annoying markjo is a bonus. Also, nice muffins.

Space Cowgirl says I have nice muffins, life complete.

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The Lounge / Re: The Cooking Thread

« on: February 17, 2021, 01:03:44 PM »

I'm gonna just keep driving Markjo up a wall, but I carry on! Home made English muffins!

LOOK AT THOSE NOOKS! AND LOOK AT THOSE CRANNIES!

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: R.I.P. Rush Limbaugh

« on: February 17, 2021, 10:49:11 AM »

The world is a tiny bit better today.

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The Lounge / Re: Air Fryer

« on: February 17, 2021, 10:47:53 AM »

Air fryers are amazing.

But the question is, are air fryers amazing?

Is fried air fattening?

Can the smell of food cause weight gain?

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The Lounge / Re: The Cooking Thread

« on: February 17, 2021, 10:46:48 AM »

Oh that looks marvelous!

Thank you much, now I have an outlet for my cooking pictures I take but I'm old so I dont have instagram or snapchat and I want to not be insane so I dont have Facebook anymore.

GOOD LUCK FORUMS

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The Lounge / Re: The Cooking Thread

« on: February 17, 2021, 10:45:16 AM »

Ze German Pretzel Bread

*sigh*  Lrn2resize large pics

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I'm old and set in my ways.

Also I dunno how.

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The Lounge / Re: The Cooking Thread

« on: February 17, 2021, 09:03:51 AM »

Ze German Pretzel Bread

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The Lounge / Re: Air Fryer

« on: February 17, 2021, 08:56:12 AM »

Air fryers are amazing.

But the question is, are air fryers amazing?

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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Re: I won Heiwa's €1,000,000 challenge

« on: February 03, 2021, 03:32:10 PM »

I would like to discuss that Swedish soldier as well, was that an option?

He really has lost his A game, as it was, early posts in this thread at least were interesting.

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The Lounge / Re: Air Fryer

« on: February 03, 2021, 03:08:23 PM »

The larger convection/toaster ovens (that have an air fryer setting) are amazing. I had to replace an ancient toaster oven, was curious about air fryers, and the Cuisinart TOA-60 not only replaced the toaster oven, but I hardly now ever use my standard oven. Fries (chips) made from raw potatoes come out wonderfully brown and crispy in about 25 minutes - I've never parboiled them. Toast is preternaturally uniform. Chicken thighs roast/fry amazingly. Small casseroles, roasted veggies, small batches of cookies - all come our great. But the reason is it's got room for stuff to cook - the tray/rack size is 12" x 10". I can't imagine those little upright ones with a 5-6" diameter basket are good for anything other than crisping up a half dozen frozen chicken nuggets.

I didnt even know that they got this big.

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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Re: I won Heiwa's €1,000,000 challenge

« on: January 29, 2021, 03:23:59 PM »

No, this is the most popular thread of the site.

Incorrect.  The number game has this thread beat by a long, long way.  It's also far more productive.

I'm glad I still have him blocked from five years ago, though as an older person now, and wiser I can far more clearly see his narcissism and delusions of grandeur. Around page 14 when he started saying the 9/11 deaths were fake I had this issue of trying to figure out why a human would say something so incredibly insensitive.

But now, especially after four years of Trump, I get it. It's all shit to serve to feed his ego, and no amount of being dunked on, or shown to be wrong, or incompetent as an engineer will burst that bubble, it'll just keep fueling him.

It almost makes me feel sorry for the dude.

Almost. But then I read what he says in the replies and I snap out of it.

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The Lounge / Re: Air Fryer

« on: January 29, 2021, 03:11:48 PM »

I'm conflicted now, I have an Instapot, was thinking of getting the attachment for it, but sounds like that is a baaaad idea.

Overall the opinion seems to be pretty positive, I might have to get one now just to experiment with it.

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The Lounge / Re: hey guys long time no chat

« on: January 29, 2021, 03:07:54 PM »

Was just thinking about my old friends from tfes and how i used to sit around on the forums all day instead of working.

Love you all

You too huh? I came back for same reasons, decided to stick around a little bit.

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The Lounge / Re: Air Fryer

« on: January 28, 2021, 05:00:04 PM »

I have one, and the only thing I can figure they're good for is cooking frozen french fries, and reheating leftover fried food. Mine is one of those small egg shaped ones, maybe there are better ones that you can actually cook with that browns food. idk

See this is what I thought was the deal, I hear all these great stories about them, from people that dont own them, but have a friend that does.

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The Lounge / Air Fryer

« on: January 28, 2021, 03:56:55 PM »

A must buy? Or pass?

Post your thoughts

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene is nuts

« on: January 28, 2021, 02:36:56 PM »

Republicans are sinking into crazy at an increasing rate... I wonder if they will be able to eject the crazy before being taken over by it.  Well, they chose this path, up to them to veer off or go right off the cliff.

Admittedly, yeah. We gotta puke MAGA-extremism, Q-cultism, and/or Trumpism, or whatever you wanna call it into the nearest bin.

Something's deeply wrong with the party though. That such conspiratorial nonsense, and that these radical beliefs, have taken over the party is just... it's terrible. And it can't be allowed to continue. But the root causes, whatever those may be, need to be addressed to.

Unless of course the Republican Party wants to splinter into factions and become irrelevant.

The only way that they shed themselves of this it appears though will be to start losing seats left and right, because after an initial period where it seemed they may wash their hands of Trump they have started to back down and embrace him (read, his base) again.

With how badly gerrymandered most of the country is and how effective the GOP is at disenfranchising BIPOC, I would think it might be hard for them to lose that many seats anyways, especially with the courts firmly in their control now.

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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Re: I won Heiwa's €1,000,000 challenge

« on: January 28, 2021, 02:14:11 PM »

... plenty money is still there or actually very little. ...

Fascinating! Tell us more about the plenty-or-very-little amount of money you have.

Schrödinger's money.

What are you talking about? My money is mine ...

Yes, that's true. And you have plenty of it! Or, actually, very little of it. According to you.

I cannot believe this thread is still going. I wonder if Mike still comes by occasionally to see if Heiwa will man up and pay out.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: The heartwarming tale of GME

« on: January 28, 2021, 07:06:14 AM »

The bigger story I see starting to perc up is this

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/here-are-some-of-the-other-stocks-seeing-gamestop-like-short-squeezes-11611687693

It seems to be a bigger, more coordinated attack on hedge funds, I would guess not by reddit, they were the catalyst, but by the wealthy who themselves hate short sellers, ala Musk. Though thats my personal opinion.

I saw an article say a healthy portion of stocks that are heavily short sold right now are up over 30% on a whole.

Though that in itself could also just be a spread out version of FOMO /shrug

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: The heartwarming tale of GME

« on: January 28, 2021, 07:04:07 AM »

The bigger story I see starting to perc up is this

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/here-are-some-of-the-other-stocks-seeing-gamestop-like-short-squeezes-11611687693

It seems to be a bigger, more coordinated attack on hedge funds, I would guess not by reddit, they were the catalyst, but by the wealthy who themselves hate short sellers, ala Musk. Though thats my personal opinion.

I saw an article say a healthy portion of stocks that are heavily short sold right now are up over 30% on a whole.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: The heartwarming tale of GME

« on: January 27, 2021, 05:16:43 PM »

https://www.boston.com/news/business/2021/01/27/bill-galvin-gamestop-trading-halt

Mass. Secretary of State Bill Galvin calls for 30-day suspension of GameStop stock trading
"It has no basis in reality."

Now is when they care if a stock price has a basis in reality or not?

They start doing that and TSLA has to start worrying.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Cancel culture

« on: January 27, 2021, 04:33:35 PM »

I think it would be fair to say the Twitter babies try to cancel her. She trends for hours every time there's news about one of her projects. A few days ago there was an article about a new live action Harry Potter show in early talks with HBO, and the weirdos cried, and fantasized about beating her to death. Back when The Ickabog was released she had children drawing pictures of the monsters and posting them on twitter, some of those very sane people decided sending her dick px would teach her (and the children?) a lesson.

I think we as a species fucked up when we took social media further than forums.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Cancel culture

« on: January 27, 2021, 04:14:29 PM »

Sorry to burst your JKR bubble, but her books are still best sellers. Businesses still line up to do business with her because she is great for their bottom line. lol

Oh yeah, to be fair I just ran with their example, I should have gone deeper on that, plus it really speaks to the whole outrage over "cancel culture" when people point to her as this victim of cancel culture and look, she's still a billionaire, still making millions of dollars and signing deals left and right.

It extends to the likes of Senators Hawley or Cruz crying about being cancelled... on every major network station and newspaper.

The world makes me weary.

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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Re: Is COVID-19 Caused by a Virus or a Mycobacterium?

« on: January 27, 2021, 03:45:21 PM »

Though this might be semantics or my bad vocabulary.

^ Most likely this.  That and the fact that a lot of medical/scientific terms have very specific meanings that often get somewhat muddled when used in general conversation.

I am not a medical professional, but I work in an adjacent field and have a pretty extensive bio/chem/micro education background... just enough to get me in trouble when trying to explain things lol.

Even as I typed that I thought, is a syndrome also a disease? Why then have syndromes and diseases? It must be meaningfully distinct from disease or else, why have the word?

And I have a strict no google policy so I cocked that gun and went for it.