Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
4th January 2016, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 2,380
Views: 495,957
Halloween masks worked quite well in October. I...
Halloween masks worked quite well in October. I enjoy the thought of someone having pictures of hockey-masked, bunny-eared, butterfly-eyed, witch-hat-wearing hikers. Too bad the dog wouldn't tolerate...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
3rd January 2016, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 2,380
Views: 495,957
I regularly hike with one of my dogs in an area...
I regularly hike with one of my dogs in an area where there are two trail camera boxes, sometimes with cameras in them and sometimes not. I know they are there because shortly after we started going...
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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts
2nd January 2016, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,575
Reviving thread for this:
...
Reviving thread for this:
http://grrm.livejournal.com/465247.html
Tl; dr version: sixth book is nowhere near complete, won't be before the sixth season is broadcast, and he has no idea when it...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
2nd January 2016, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 1,396
Views: 226,049
"Anyway, I was working in the Raleigh/Durham...
"Anyway, I was working in the Raleigh/Durham North Carolina area, and I went out back of the building to take a break like I usually do around 4 PM,..."
It was apparently at 4:20.
The shadow...
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Forum: USA Politics
2nd January 2016, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 3,617
Views: 424,955
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
28th December 2015, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 858
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Forum: USA Politics
25th December 2015, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 8,103
This is kind of how I figured the survey went,...
This is kind of how I figured the survey went, too. I would have been like, "Where's Agrabah?" "Never mind, just tell me if you'd accept refugees from there." "Well, yeah, of course. I wouldn't turn...
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Forum: USA Politics
24th December 2015, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 3,617
Views: 424,955
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Forum: USA Politics
24th December 2015, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 328
Views: 33,770
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
24th December 2015, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,117
That was me, too. I had one of those ones where...
That was me, too. I had one of those ones where they put a whole grid of substances up and down your back. After a few minutes they sent me over to emergency because they were afraid I might develop...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
23rd December 2015, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 18,052
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
23rd December 2015, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,117
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Forum: USA Politics
22nd December 2015, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 3,617
Views: 424,955
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
21st December 2015, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 222
Views: 33,163
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
19th December 2015, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 222
Views: 33,163
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
19th December 2015, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 213
Views: 21,454
Having watched the video, I see no signs that...
Having watched the video, I see no signs that he's responding at all. The parents say he smiles, but if he does, it was never caught on video. His expression appears to be the same all the time. He...
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Forum: USA Politics
17th December 2015, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 913
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Forum: USA Politics
16th December 2015, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 151
Views: 8,505
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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts
15th December 2015, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,108
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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts
15th December 2015, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,108
So - just for context - this appears to be a...
So - just for context - this appears to be a still from an April 1942 concert performance of Beethoven's 9th, in celebration of Hitler's birthday, still showing Goebbels. Right?
The image also...
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Forum: USA Politics
14th December 2015, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,823
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
14th December 2015, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,123
It's not unusual here for the same drug to be...
It's not unusual here for the same drug to be packaged differently to appeal to people with different types of pain, even if it's the same formulation. For example, a company could market an...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
13th December 2015, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,221
It did not occur to me that they were trying to...
It did not occur to me that they were trying to prove something. I read each quote without reference to the others in my mind. But I agree that the style is different, and even when I wasn't sure I...
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Forum: Education
13th December 2015, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 13,871
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
11th December 2015, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 279
Views: 19,408
As a law enforcement officer for 21 years, I...
As a law enforcement officer for 21 years, I trained repeatedly using SIMS-style ammo in dynamic situations set up in a variety of places, as well as in a few live-fire buildings with pop-up targets....
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
11th December 2015, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 99
Views: 7,880
One fatal within a three-mile radius, three...
One fatal within a three-mile radius, three others just outside that radius. This is a medium-sized college town with farming nearby and a robust retired community, well-known for outdoor recreation...
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Forum: USA Politics
10th December 2015, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 3,479
Views: 398,945
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Forum: USA Politics
10th December 2015, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,582
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Forum: USA Politics
9th December 2015, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 3,617
Views: 424,955
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Forum: USA Politics
6th December 2015, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 3,617
Views: 424,955
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
5th December 2015, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 7,673
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
4th December 2015, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 1,164
Views: 123,447
You don't know he's dead. Most cops are not...
You don't know he's dead. Most cops are not allowed to make death determinations in the field except under very specific circumstances (decapitation, decomposition are among them). The cuffs...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
4th December 2015, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 1,164
Views: 123,447
Cuffing an individual who has been shot or...
Cuffing an individual who has been shot or otherwise incapacitated is standard procedure and it would likely be a violation of police policy for the officers on scene not to do so. It would have been...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
4th December 2015, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 7,673
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Forum: USA Politics
27th November 2015, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,752
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
26th November 2015, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,555
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
23rd November 2015, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 18,052
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
22nd November 2015, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 18,052
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
21st November 2015, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 18,052
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
21st November 2015, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 84
Views: 10,763
Oddly enough, I found a bag of dog poo on my...
Oddly enough, I found a bag of dog poo on my driveway on Thursday. I assumed someone was walking his dog, the dog pooped on my yard, and at least he/she picked it up, though it would have been nice...
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Forum: USA Politics
15th November 2015, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,571
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Forum: USA Politics
15th November 2015, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,571
I admit it. I shop at Walmart.
When I moved...
I admit it. I shop at Walmart.
When I moved here, I first started shopping at King Soopers. It was always insanely crowded, parking was lousy, no place to return carts, and several things I...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
13th November 2015, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 185
Views: 26,403
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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts
13th November 2015, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 125
Views: 16,551
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
12th November 2015, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 999
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
12th November 2015, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 24,412
In my department, I took Meyers-Briggs three...
In my department, I took Meyers-Briggs three times, DISC, and several other ridiculous wastes of time. Each time I explained, in private and in advance, why said test lacked reliability and/or...
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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts
10th November 2015, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,003
I have a friend who lives relatively close to...
I have a friend who lives relatively close to Whitefish Point, and while visiting we went tot he museum out there as well as hiking through the area and out to the point to birdwatch. What surprised...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
10th November 2015, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 162
Views: 18,157
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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts
10th November 2015, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,003
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
9th November 2015, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 6,463
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