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Forum: USA Politics 7th November 2023, 11:31 AM
Replies: 1,346
Views: 48,476
Posted By CORed
Snicker....

Snicker. (http://https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1721566097865085228?s=20)[/QUOTE]

Well, actually he was the President for the first 19 1/2 days of 2021.

And MAGA people in general seem...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th November 2023, 11:16 AM
Replies: 1,390
Views: 235,012
Posted By CORed
The fable of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" comes to...

The fable of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" comes to mind.
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 06:56 PM
Replies: 306
Views: 17,606
Posted By CORed
My reaction to the Larry Sinclair thing: 1....

My reaction to the Larry Sinclair thing:
1. He's lying.
2. Even in the extremely unlikely event that he's telling the truth, who cares?

I saw the Carlson interview. His only effort to...
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 06:14 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 6,251
Posted By CORed
Or he notices how absent the ground beneath him...

Or he notices how absent the ground beneath him is, then starts falling. I love Roadrunner cartoon physics. :D
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 06:11 PM
Replies: 369
Views: 10,598
Posted By CORed
I don't expect Trump to run in 2028 if he is...

I don't expect Trump to run in 2028 if he is elected in 2024. I expect him to find some lame excuse for cancelling the election and remaining in power. Whether he succeeds at that remains to be seen....
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 06:06 PM
Replies: 369
Views: 10,598
Posted By CORed
The economy here definitely went south during the...

The economy here definitely went south during the first half of Biden's term (due IMO, primarily to Trump's policies, and Covid lockdowns and other Covid countermeasures, but it has improved...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 8th September 2023, 05:48 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 3,781
Posted By CORed
Not going to happen for me. I don't play the...

Not going to happen for me. I don't play the lottery. I am morally opposed to any gambling game where the house takes 50%. Casino slot machines in my state are limited to a 15% take (which is still a...
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 05:43 PM
Replies: 369
Views: 10,598
Posted By CORed
I may be engaging in wishful thinking, but I...

I may be engaging in wishful thinking, but I really don't see Trump getting much more than the hard core MAGA votes (40% of popular vote max). He is very likely to have multiple felony convictions by...
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 05:41 PM
Replies: 369
Views: 10,598
Posted By CORed
I do not expect Trump to give up power if he gets...

I do not expect Trump to give up power if he gets elected in 2024. The best we can hope for is that he will die. But that will only give his VP the chance to run for re-election and try to steal the...
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 05:35 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,131
Posted By CORed
I've thought for some time that the "voter...

I've thought for some time that the "voter suppression" measures, such as requiring ID's, have far less effect than Republicans hope, and Democrats fear, that they will. OTOH, I don't really think...
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 05:13 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 6,251
Posted By CORed
Well, either dehydrated or embalmed.

Well, either dehydrated or embalmed.
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 05:12 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 6,251
Posted By CORed
I'm pretty sure that both Biden and McConnel,...

I'm pretty sure that both Biden and McConnel, even in their present states of deterioration, are smarter and more fit for office than emptyg will ever be.
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 05:03 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 6,251
Posted By CORed
AFIK, an absence seizure is the same thing as a...

AFIK, an absence seizure is the same thing as a petit mal seizure.
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 05:02 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 6,251
Posted By CORed
Similarly, it couldn't have been a heart attack...

Similarly, it couldn't have been a heart attack because that would only be possible if he had a heart.
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 04:55 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 7,383
Posted By CORed
I like "Ramasmarmy" becaise it is based on is...

I like "Ramasmarmy" becaise it is based on is character. It's a lot like "DeSacntimonious" for DeSantis. As much as I dislike Trump and generally find his name-calling to be juvenile, damned if he...
Forum: USA Politics 8th September 2023, 03:57 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 7,383
Posted By CORed
It's an old trope, but reality has a liberal bias.

It's an old trope, but reality has a liberal bias.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 14th August 2023, 01:52 PM
Replies: 376
Views: 15,011
Posted By CORed
I think it just means that you've already...

I think it just means that you've already performed two tasks that you didn't know you needed to perform yet.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd June 2023, 05:32 PM
Replies: 1,236
Views: 47,710
Posted By CORed
Probably no implosion. That would only happen if...

Probably no implosion. That would only happen if there were some space completely sealed off from water intrusion, and I don't think there was. Otherwise, water will come in and any air trapped...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th June 2023, 05:54 PM
Replies: 1,236
Views: 47,710
Posted By CORed
I would think it would be more feasible to get a...

I would think it would be more feasible to get a cable attached to it and haul it to the surface than to try to transfer people to another craft 4,000m deep, but I don't know if even that is feasible...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th June 2023, 05:52 PM
Replies: 1,236
Views: 47,710
Posted By CORed
Which is pretty much what happened with Apollo 13.

Which is pretty much what happened with Apollo 13.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th June 2023, 05:39 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 9,127
Posted By CORed
Yeah. I have, probably, something like 20 years...

Yeah. I have, probably, something like 20 years left, and the Betelgeuse supernova, as best I can figure could happen any time between tomorrow and 100,000 years from now. It also seems that when it...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd February 2023, 10:46 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,045
Posted By CORed
I've never encountered the phenomenon with the...

I've never encountered the phenomenon with the letters peeling off a laser printed page. A wild guess would be that the paper had some sort of coating that the toner used in the printer wouldn't...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd February 2023, 10:41 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,045
Posted By CORed
I've never encountered the phenomenon with the...

I've never encountered the phenomenon with the letters peeling off a laser printed pages. A wild guess would be that the paper had some sort of coating that the toner used in the printer wouldn't...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd February 2023, 09:32 AM
Replies: 2,561
Views: 178,518
Posted By CORed
Well, since this is a "security" measure, nobody...

Well, since this is a "security" measure, nobody in management will care in the slightest if it make it impossible to get any work done at all.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd February 2023, 09:17 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,002
Posted By CORed
Being a long time touch typist (originally...

Being a long time touch typist (originally learned on actual typewrieters), I operate the spacebar with my thumb (usually the left thumb, as I'm left handed), which has the benefit that I hit it well...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd February 2023, 09:07 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,002
Posted By CORed
Alt-F4 will do that, but it would be pretty hard...

Alt-F4 will do that, but it would be pretty hard to do it by accident.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd February 2023, 09:06 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,002
Posted By CORed
I hadn't tried that before. It does look cool,...

I hadn't tried that before. It does look cool, with the oblique windows.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd February 2023, 09:04 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,002
Posted By CORed
That is probably the "windows" key (a Microsoft...

That is probably the "windows" key (a Microsoft addition, adopted by most keyboard makers now). On my machine (Windows 7), by itself it brings up the start menu. win-R will bring up the "run command"...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd February 2023, 08:32 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,002
Posted By CORed
Alt-tab is the window switcher. Ctrl-tab is a...

Alt-tab is the window switcher. Ctrl-tab is a browser function to switch tabs within the browser. It works in Firefox and Chrome. I'm not sure about other browsers.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th January 2023, 02:55 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 9,704
Posted By CORed
So, conservative media picked up on a rather...

So, conservative media picked up on a rather foolish document put together by some college students, which never had any official status, in order to demonstrate that universities, and liberals in...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th January 2023, 02:14 PM
Replies: 291
Views: 9,816
Posted By CORed
Yes, and the overhead is much lower.

Yes, and the overhead is much lower.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 4th January 2023, 07:06 PM
Replies: 2,561
Views: 178,518
Posted By CORed
I was involved in testing for Y2K conversion....

I was involved in testing for Y2K conversion. This was vendor supplied software for which we had no access to the source code (which was coded in COBOL). This vender chose, for reasons I never...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd January 2023, 04:36 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,138
Posted By CORed
I'd hate to think that if my house was on fire,...

I'd hate to think that if my house was on fire, or I had some sort of medical emergency, that nobody would show up because some pseudoscience mumbo-jumbo determined that my call was fake.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd January 2023, 04:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,138
Posted By CORed
Somewhat off-topic, but somehing that distresses...

Somewhat off-topic, but somehing that distresses me greatly is how some prosecutors will fight tooth and nail against releasing or re-trying people for which there is overwhelming evidence of...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd January 2023, 04:11 PM
Replies: 2,321
Views: 471,226
Posted By CORed
I didn't know that footies like to golf.

I didn't know that footies like to golf.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd January 2023, 04:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,235
Posted By CORed
Well for some of the more conspiracy-minded...

Well for some of the more conspiracy-minded people, Tesla is a pioneering engineer who invented free energy and was supressed by the corporations and the government. Sort of like the 100mpg...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd January 2023, 03:54 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,692
Posted By CORed
Some familiarity with basic molecular biology is...

Some familiarity with basic molecular biology is also helpful in identifying as bovine scat claims that mRNA vaccines will alter ones DNA. That's not how mRNA works.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd January 2023, 03:49 PM
Replies: 437
Views: 30,862
Posted By CORed
I can't imagine a surer recipe for disaster than...

I can't imagine a surer recipe for disaster than having ambiguous, context-sensitive notation for time, with the ambiguity introducing an error of a factor of sixty if misinterpreted. I'm glad that...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd January 2023, 03:38 PM
Replies: 2,064
Views: 465,554
Posted By CORed
Well every so often atomic oxygens will have a...

Well every so often atomic oxygens will have a threesome and make ozone. Perverts.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd January 2023, 03:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,351
Posted By CORed
Or the Bilderbergers.

Or the Bilderbergers.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd January 2023, 03:31 PM
Replies: 437
Views: 30,862
Posted By CORed
It's pretty standard to use ' for minutes and "...

It's pretty standard to use ' for minutes and " for seconds when using those as units of angle or arc, but I don't think I've ever seen them used for minutes or seconds as units of time (and that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd January 2023, 02:05 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 6,456
Posted By CORed
I'm not sure where you live, but that sounds like...

I'm not sure where you live, but that sounds like a sensible way to handle it, but it will never fly in the US, as it would force Intuit, Jackson Hewitt, H&R Block and a whole lot of accountants and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd January 2023, 02:03 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 6,456
Posted By CORed
Rational and sensible, I would say. In the US,...

Rational and sensible, I would say. In the US, people who aren't really socialists get accused of being socialists. In Europe, people who aren't really socialists claim to be socialists.

In the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd January 2023, 01:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 641
Posted By CORed
Walters' r's did sound a bit like w's though....

Walters' r's did sound a bit like w's though. Gilda greatly exaggerated it, but it was there.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd January 2023, 01:16 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,444
Posted By CORed
I'm American, and I don't recall ever hearing of...

I'm American, and I don't recall ever hearing of him before. Which may mean that New Zealand schools do a better job of teaching American history than American schools do.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd January 2023, 01:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,444
Posted By CORed
Well, given all the stories of people being...

Well, given all the stories of people being anally probed during the course of an alien abduction, maybe the aliens are butt freaks.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd January 2023, 01:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,149
Posted By CORed
Absent convincing evidence to the contrary, I...

Absent convincing evidence to the contrary, I highly doubt that schools are not vectors of transmission. My understanding is that children do catch and transmit COVID, but they have a much lower rate...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 3rd January 2023, 12:39 PM
Replies: 2,561
Views: 178,518
Posted By CORed
I never coded anything in COBOL, but I did a...

I never coded anything in COBOL, but I did a whole lot in ABAP (SAP's very own programming language), which is sort of a bastard nephew of COBOL (with SQL and object-oriented programming grafted on).
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd January 2023, 12:27 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 8,969
Posted By CORed
If so, it wouldn't be the first time that...

If so, it wouldn't be the first time that happened.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd January 2023, 12:25 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 8,969
Posted By CORed
You watched Fox News for two whole minutes? ...

You watched Fox News for two whole minutes?

You have a higher tolerance for stupidity than I do.
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