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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 8th March 2024, 02:05 PM
Replies: 555
Views: 102,565
Posted By p0lka
I used to print stuff for customers and one time...

I used to print stuff for customers and one time a particular customer wanted 'akido' on their leaflets, I pointed out that wouldn't it be 'aikido' and then it was all changed to aikido.

I later...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd February 2024, 01:21 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,128
Posted By p0lka
That's why Astrologists should have focused on...

That's why Astrologists should have focused on the moon and called it moonology. At least then they could argue for tides influencing foetuses x earths orbit and all that, which would be a more...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 18th February 2024, 02:35 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,128
Posted By p0lka
Astrology might have made some sort of sense if...

Astrology might have made some sort of sense if was focused on the moon and they changed the name to moonology
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 16th January 2024, 10:25 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,599
Posted By p0lka
I thought it was a smudge and not a balloon, but...

I thought it was a smudge and not a balloon, but that metabunk video has made me rethink so it's a good vid.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th January 2024, 01:04 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,599
Posted By p0lka
It's not a balloon. Balloon moving through...

It's not a balloon.

Balloon moving through air reacts to the air. This thing doesn't, so unless it's stationary and there's a weird parallax effect going on, then it's a smudge.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th January 2024, 12:56 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,599
Posted By p0lka
The only thing that seems to change in those pics...

The only thing that seems to change in those pics is the quality, which might cause artifacts.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th January 2024, 04:40 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,599
Posted By p0lka
Smudge on a window, camera with crosshair films...

Smudge on a window, camera with crosshair films through window?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd January 2024, 01:28 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 2,371
Posted By p0lka
Physical correction doesn't work. Confiscating...

Physical correction doesn't work. Confiscating their stuff works far far better.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st January 2024, 03:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 935
Posted By p0lka
You can change the units if you want.

You can change the units if you want.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st January 2024, 03:28 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 2,371
Posted By p0lka
They banned corporal punishment in my school when...

They banned corporal punishment in my school when I hit 3rd year secondary.
I had been caned once or twice in the previous two years, as it was the first choice for some teachers, but after it was...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th December 2023, 03:11 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 2,371
Posted By p0lka
I went to irish catholic schools in the UK. In...

I went to irish catholic schools in the UK. In infant school the nuns made me write with my right hand despite being left handed before I was even aware of it, the indoctrinating nun penguin sticky...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd December 2023, 02:35 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,994
Posted By p0lka
If he still believes in the winged horse...

If he still believes in the winged horse shenanigans then no one should care what he proclaims.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th November 2023, 10:22 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 2,864
Posted By p0lka
If correct, this still makes the authors of 'ooh...

If correct, this still makes the authors of 'ooh it's before civilization' complete numbskulls.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th October 2023, 03:36 PM
Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
Posted By p0lka
You wanna argue your case against a roomful of...

You wanna argue your case against a roomful of high-powered Iranian lawyers? Are you nuts?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th October 2023, 03:16 PM
Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
Posted By p0lka
Hamas is a proscribed terrorist group where I am,...

Hamas is a proscribed terrorist group where I am, worthy I think of it too. Irans sock puppet.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th October 2023, 03:09 PM
Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
Posted By p0lka
Where's the antisemitism in what you noted and...

Where's the antisemitism in what you noted and quoted? I don't get it?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th October 2023, 11:56 AM
Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
Posted By p0lka
Someone needs to tell israel that they are not...

Someone needs to tell israel that they are not special when it comes to international law, let's see what happens.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th October 2023, 12:02 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,689
Posted By p0lka
An actual AI would indeed argue with you and roll...

An actual AI would indeed argue with you and roll eyes at you, which is why I stated that chatgpt and the like aren't AI.

You disagreed with that though and said that they were AI?
What do you...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th September 2023, 01:21 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,689
Posted By p0lka
Who said it was? A theoretical ai isn't just a...

Who said it was? A theoretical ai isn't just a huge-database processor. Chatgpt isn't ai.



You know how qm is used by grifters the world over yeah? It is actually a real thing too.

Yeah...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th September 2023, 11:43 AM
Replies: 3,026
Views: 91,559
Posted By p0lka
Hehe yeah. I do stick to what i said though, as i...

Hehe yeah. I do stick to what i said though, as i have one kid that transitioned as an adult when they knew what they wanted, and another kid that wanted puberty blockers and was really confused at a...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th September 2023, 11:20 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,689
Posted By p0lka
When I start thinking again.

When I start thinking again.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th September 2023, 11:14 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,689
Posted By p0lka
Of course you did and I'm not debating sentient....

Of course you did and I'm not debating sentient. I'm asking how you can excude it in doing things(things that do stuff) if you can't define it?


You do know there's a fundamental difference...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th September 2023, 10:32 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,689
Posted By p0lka
For me, I just focus on not thinking, and then...

For me, I just focus on not thinking, and then stop thinking.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th September 2023, 03:27 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,689
Posted By p0lka
re:highlighted You can't decide not to think?

re:highlighted You can't decide not to think?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th September 2023, 02:22 PM
Replies: 3,026
Views: 91,559
Posted By p0lka
Websites ******** the bed, dupe post.

Websites ******** the bed, dupe post.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th September 2023, 02:19 PM
Replies: 3,026
Views: 91,559
Posted By p0lka
You know how Parents would say you weren't...

You know how Parents would say you weren't allowed to pierce your ears until you were an adult?
Or get tattoos until you were an adult?

Well, you aren't allowed to transition until you are an...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th September 2023, 01:48 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,689
Posted By p0lka
i was replying to this I thought you had...

i was replying to this


I thought you had defined sentient? at least to yourself, because you excluded sentient from whatever the AI program is doing? correct me if i'm incorrect.

I don't...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th September 2023, 12:24 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,689
Posted By p0lka
Gotta define sentience before you can exclude it....

Gotta define sentience before you can exclude it.
Chatgpt isn't ai, but an actual ai?
gotta define it before you can exclude it.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th September 2023, 02:29 PM
Replies: 393
Views: 12,118
Posted By p0lka
They didn't say that or anything like that,...

They didn't say that or anything like that, you're making up and reacting to stuff in your own head.
The presumption of guilt before an actual court case does smack to me a little bit like...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th September 2023, 11:13 AM
Replies: 393
Views: 12,118
Posted By p0lka
Because he's annoying, and you can presume guilt...

Because he's annoying, and you can presume guilt if it feels right?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st September 2023, 02:31 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 65,324
Posted By p0lka
I seriously did think it was the mandala effect,...

I seriously did think it was the mandala effect, complete with mandala imagery in my imagination, until I looked it up and realised it was about nelson.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st September 2023, 10:48 AM
Replies: 393
Views: 12,118
Posted By p0lka
Someone else who was in prison at the time made...

Someone else who was in prison at the time made the complaint and recalled my name.
The police; when I guess they didn't have to as it happened years ago, did follow it up and contacted me. I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st September 2023, 09:53 AM
Replies: 393
Views: 12,118
Posted By p0lka
Hmm, I don't know if I would have been treated...

Hmm, I don't know if I would have been treated differently if I was female, good point.
The video interviews were done by two female officers in a safe house though, I suspect whether I was male or...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st September 2023, 09:23 AM
Replies: 393
Views: 12,118
Posted By p0lka
The police must have changed since 2001'ish then,...

The police must have changed since 2001'ish then, as I was actively sought out by the police at that time regarding a 'pedophile' (the bbc and such reported it as a pedophile ring but it wasn't...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th September 2023, 12:17 PM
Replies: 393
Views: 12,118
Posted By p0lka
To be fair, he's hilarious every time he opens...

To be fair, he's hilarious every time he opens his mouth and says a little tiny thing in an enormous amout of words to obfuscate and sound clever.

But that's laughing at him and not with him, the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th September 2023, 10:28 AM
Replies: 393
Views: 12,118
Posted By p0lka
Who are you attempting to mind read? You didn't...

Who are you attempting to mind read? You didn't quote anyone.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th September 2023, 09:47 AM
Replies: 393
Views: 12,118
Posted By p0lka
Of course not. If it aint illegal you can...

Of course not.


If it aint illegal you can condemn and denounce all you want, but you end up sounding like the religious nutters who do it all the time. Vote to change the laws if you have an...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 19th September 2023, 02:25 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 65,324
Posted By p0lka
“With the Mandela Effect, people are often...

“With the Mandela Effect, people are often remembering things the way they think they should be rather than they actually are — because we just process things very quickly in everyday life.”
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th September 2023, 02:09 PM
Replies: 393
Views: 12,118
Posted By p0lka
He always irritated me with his dodgyness and...

He always irritated me with his dodgyness and ability to use hundreds of words to say nothing of substance like an irritating ********, but it seems the media are already cancelling this and that and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th September 2023, 03:14 PM
Replies: 253
Views: 5,037
Posted By p0lka
Because some people have no friends but need a...

Because some people have no friends but need a bodyguard, because they're idiots.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th September 2023, 11:38 AM
Replies: 3,026
Views: 91,559
Posted By p0lka
You need another political party in between the...

You need another political party in between the two you have, just to keep them in check and be another choice.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th September 2023, 11:26 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,660
Posted By p0lka
I think media deliberately uses words like 'big'...

I think media deliberately uses words like 'big' cos it is so vague and invites the very question you asked. Media wants and thrives on the discussion of what 'big' means. Bugs the **** out of me.
...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th September 2023, 05:45 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,660
Posted By p0lka
It says 3 times as big as the earth, so I think...

It says 3 times as big as the earth, so I think by earth-like they mean it's vaguely planet shaped, heh.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 05:23 PM
Replies: 3,026
Views: 91,559
Posted By p0lka
The US is messed up in comparison to the whole of...

The US is messed up in comparison to the whole of Europe if you look at an average. Look at gun laws, look at healthcare, look at the flag indoctrination for kids as they grow up, look at your...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 03:07 PM
Replies: 3,026
Views: 91,559
Posted By p0lka
Oh that's cool. It's strange they're defending...

Oh that's cool. It's strange they're defending the US so much then with it's obvious flaws compared to many other comparable countries.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 01:42 PM
Replies: 3,026
Views: 91,559
Posted By p0lka
You're comparing the US to places worse than the...

You're comparing the US to places worse than the US and patting yourself on the back cos you're not as bad as the places you referenced.

Why don't you compare it to places better than the US?...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th September 2023, 01:37 PM
Replies: 3,026
Views: 91,559
Posted By p0lka
The fact it does happen is weird though. The US...

The fact it does happen is weird though. The US of A'ians need to get rid of that puritanical root that stuff is based on. It makes them no better than other countries that also focus on ideology and...
Forum: Trials and Errors 2nd September 2023, 10:04 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 678
Posted By p0lka
Re: highlighted. What you mean by an athiestic...

Re: highlighted. What you mean by an athiestic society?
Also, some people would prefer not to have to put the violent beast down if there are better solutions. It's not a default position for some...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th August 2023, 03:34 PM
Replies: 2,164
Views: 74,690
Posted By p0lka
They did the same with nhs waiting targets, get...

They did the same with nhs waiting targets, get rid of ... or lower the targets.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 30th August 2023, 03:29 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,510
Posted By p0lka
The middle one doesn't make any sense, it doesn't...

The middle one doesn't make any sense, it doesn't define k :D
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