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Forum: USA Politics 19th December 2016, 08:34 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 7,007
Posted By ehcks
Put the XXXL gloves in boxes labeled medium. Put...

Put the XXXL gloves in boxes labeled medium. Put medium gloves in boxes labeled XS.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 26th November 2016, 12:47 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 7,638
Posted By ehcks
Did you try to turn off Annotations on the video...

Did you try to turn off Annotations on the video menu?

Can you link the video to see if anyone else can find the problem?
Forum: USA Politics 25th October 2016, 06:04 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 28,363
Posted By ehcks
Nevermind

Nevermind
Forum: USA Politics 15th October 2016, 06:12 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 20,356
Posted By ehcks
Bill Clinton is not running for president.

Bill Clinton is not running for president.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd October 2016, 05:02 AM
Replies: 418
Views: 85,879
Posted By ehcks
They think the Earth is a circle, so sailing...

They think the Earth is a circle, so sailing around the world is still possible.

They just fail to understand the difference between always turning towards the continent of Antarctica and always...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd October 2016, 04:52 PM
Replies: 2,229
Views: 401,579
Posted By ehcks
I think having your feet strapped to nothing,...

I think having your feet strapped to nothing, standing on a single rope hundreds of feet in the air in risky. I think were it real it would not be done like that, or at all. Especially without a...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd October 2016, 07:20 AM
Replies: 2,229
Views: 401,579
Posted By ehcks
That's because you're only showing a few seconds...

That's because you're only showing a few seconds out of a multiple-minute recording, when they've also released many more videos.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd October 2016, 06:14 AM
Replies: 2,229
Views: 401,579
Posted By ehcks
OSHA would also like to see that. He wouldn't,...

OSHA would also like to see that. He wouldn't, because a harness and safety line would dramatically limit both his range and maneuverability. Can't go very far, can't turn very quickly without...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2016, 04:22 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 5,834
Posted By ehcks
It seems that the closest thing I can get to an...

It seems that the closest thing I can get to an actual example of what to be afraid of is depressingly dumb.

The "evil" countries of the world would come together and vote to get rid of the .com...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2016, 04:02 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 5,834
Posted By ehcks
China blocks Chinese computers from connecting to...

China blocks Chinese computers from connecting to foreign servers. China can not censor American computers from connecting to anything but Chinese servers. And they aren't even very good at that.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2016, 04:00 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 5,834
Posted By ehcks
It's about control of ICANN. We're...

It's about control of ICANN.



We're giving up total control and allowing its policies to be voted on by other nations. It all sounds incredibly bureaucratic and boring.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th September 2016, 09:55 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 6,849
Posted By ehcks
Can I be reincarnated as a mythological creature?...

Can I be reincarnated as a mythological creature? Anything less and I'm passing this up.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 8th September 2016, 05:29 AM
Replies: 448
Views: 48,768
Posted By ehcks
They charge with the same cord the phone uses so...

They charge with the same cord the phone uses so you can't charge both at the same time without buying another.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th September 2016, 05:40 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,043
Posted By ehcks
Hand sanitizer is alcohol-based. Alcohol will...

Hand sanitizer is alcohol-based. Alcohol will kill anything at a high enough dose, and there's no way to evolve an immunity to it. Even the things that create alcohol won't survive 60% concentration.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th September 2016, 11:51 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 12,157
Posted By ehcks
How would you know they signed a non-disclosure...

How would you know they signed a non-disclosure agreement if they signed a non-disclosure agreement?

Is this another "I can't find anything so they must be hiding it" scenario?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th September 2016, 10:09 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 41,501
Posted By ehcks
The division symbol is an alt-code instead of a...

The division symbol is an alt-code instead of a simple button, and the slash key can be either division or a fraction. Basic text forums don't let you do complicated fractions easily, so we're not...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 31st August 2016, 05:13 AM
Replies: 294
Views: 28,529
Posted By ehcks
This is the poll I want. :D I'll take...

This is the poll I want. :D

I'll take Apathetic Ignostic Atheist.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th August 2016, 07:35 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 28,529
Posted By ehcks
You can say I can't "know" that there is no god,...

You can say I can't "know" that there is no god, but I can say that I know the word "god" refers to a fictional creature in a fairy tale.

I can say that I know there is no jabberwocky, so I can...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 30th August 2016, 04:58 AM
Replies: 517
Views: 38,644
Posted By ehcks
What part of intelligence isn't a physiological...

What part of intelligence isn't a physiological response to the environment?

This post is a physiological response to my environment.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th August 2016, 08:54 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,926
Posted By ehcks
They have four legs on each side and a smaller...

They have four legs on each side and a smaller leg that's not really a leg.

Spiders are two hands joined together at the palms. The pedipalps are the thumbs.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th August 2016, 04:38 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,512
Posted By ehcks
Edit: Nevermind. blutoski clearly knows this...

Edit: Nevermind. blutoski clearly knows this topic better than I do.

I only started reading about this a couple days ago, and I'm even more happy I'm not allergic to anything. I hope people can...
Forum: USA Politics 21st August 2016, 10:05 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,010
Posted By ehcks
Funeral homes have a permanent inevitable demand....

Funeral homes have a permanent inevitable demand. The way to increase their income is to actually increase the birth rate, not increase the death rate.

But for-profit prisons only make more money...
Forum: USA Politics 19th August 2016, 05:08 AM
Replies: 875
Views: 85,550
Posted By ehcks
The entire purpose of this thread was asking for...

The entire purpose of this thread was asking for evidence of a repeated claim. You came in saying you had evidence that you wouldn't post.

You then dragged the thread through 15 pages of attempts...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th August 2016, 09:15 AM
Replies: 795
Views: 47,041
Posted By ehcks
You are defining gods as not understandable and...

You are defining gods as not understandable and then using that to say we can't question them.

You are simply defending your assertions by making a further assertion that they can not be...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th August 2016, 05:31 AM
Replies: 267
Views: 22,412
Posted By ehcks
I like free time. I went from a $8 per hour...

I like free time.

I went from a $8 per hour at 25 hours job to a $10 per hour 45 hours job. My weekly pay doubled, but I don't have as much time to enjoy it.

But since the main thing I used...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th August 2016, 05:27 AM
Replies: 795
Views: 47,041
Posted By ehcks
It seems strange to claim that the creator of the...

It seems strange to claim that the creator of the universe is a trickster. Especially when the illusion is painful and negative to so many people.

God is a malicious deceiver. I'm not sure such a...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th August 2016, 05:23 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,952
Posted By ehcks
What is "excessive sitting?" I'm sure...

What is "excessive sitting?"

I'm sure there's something between standing the entire time you're not sleeping and sitting for that same duration.

Both my current and previous job were all...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th August 2016, 04:19 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,527
Posted By ehcks
Are you ok? Do you need help?

Are you ok? Do you need help?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th August 2016, 03:35 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,527
Posted By ehcks
Coincidentalism? What's that? The acceptance that...

Coincidentalism? What's that? The acceptance that not all things happen by plan?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th August 2016, 05:59 AM
Replies: 267
Views: 22,412
Posted By ehcks
Costco seems to be doing just fine, with higher...

Costco seems to be doing just fine, with higher wages and better benefits.

If you must quibble on the difference in business design, Costco is also doing well compared with Sam's Club.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd August 2016, 05:24 AM
Replies: 875
Views: 85,550
Posted By ehcks
The tactics of a psuedoscientific conspiracy...

The tactics of a psuedoscientific conspiracy theorist, at best. This is something I'd expect a Bigfooter to say.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 31st July 2016, 12:13 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 33,914
Posted By ehcks
We already know about things that get pregnant...

We already know about things that get pregnant without being fertilized. Parthenogenic lizards are interesting things.

We also already know that life exists. We know that it changes over time. As...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 31st July 2016, 11:22 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 33,914
Posted By ehcks
Electromagnetism? I know the physics and...

Electromagnetism?

I know the physics and chemistry behind abiogenesis and evolution is the same. I'm saying that they are not the same thing and that one does not truly require the other, and...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 31st July 2016, 10:33 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 33,914
Posted By ehcks
No, it's not. Let's imagine that life was created...

No, it's not. Let's imagine that life was created by magic and then left to fend for itself. It would still evolve.

Abiogenesis and evolution are entirely separate things. We just happen to know...
Forum: USA Politics 31st July 2016, 08:01 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 20,240
Posted By ehcks
The same way they did with George Bush, and Sarah...

The same way they did with George Bush, and Sarah Palin, and Mitt Romney?

Somehow to people who aren't members of the GOP, they seem to get a crazier candidate every cycle. I fear next time will...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 30th July 2016, 05:38 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 33,914
Posted By ehcks
All things capable of imperfect self-replication...

All things capable of imperfect self-replication will change over time. The better reproductions survive, the worse ones don't. Evolution is just what we call it when living things do that.

Before...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th July 2016, 05:06 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 21,335
Posted By ehcks
Obama said it, must refute! His audience...

Obama said it, must refute!

His audience like that somehow.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th July 2016, 05:04 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 19,719
Posted By ehcks
Because the people who named cities were not very...

Because the people who named cities were not very original or unique about it.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th July 2016, 06:21 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 21,335
Posted By ehcks
This country was built by immigrants from very...

This country was built by immigrants from very many countries and that's another thing we need to remind hyperconservative people of.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th July 2016, 05:21 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 21,335
Posted By ehcks
The White House was built by slaves. It was...

The White House was built by slaves.

It was built by some slaves. It was built by not just slaves. It was built by a group of people that included slaves.

But it was built by slaves.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th July 2016, 05:53 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 21,335
Posted By ehcks
Some of the people who built the White House...

Some of the people who built the White House weren't slaves. That's nice. Some of them were, though, and that's all that was said.

O'Reilly, you don't have to attack everything the Obamas say.
...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th July 2016, 08:27 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,942
Posted By ehcks
I would consider clean water and education to be...

I would consider clean water and education to be human rights.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th July 2016, 07:41 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,011
Posted By ehcks
An air conditioner uses special refrigerant. It's...

An air conditioner uses special refrigerant. It's an evaporative cooler because it only uses water.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd July 2016, 12:55 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 62,412
Posted By ehcks
And it is not helped by anti-government domestic...

And it is not helped by anti-government domestic terrorism groups like the Sovereign Citizens. Those are the cop killers, not BLM. Not unarmed black guys laying on the ground with their hands up.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd July 2016, 10:07 AM
Replies: 245
Views: 11,598
Posted By ehcks
Unfortunately, magic isn't real. It doesn't need...

Unfortunately, magic isn't real. It doesn't need to be hidden if it doesn't exist.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 22nd July 2016, 05:15 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,842
Posted By ehcks
It still seems to me that he was given the ships...

It still seems to me that he was given the ships and supplies just to make him go away. If he finds something, great. If he doesn't, then he dies in the ocean and stops bothering royalty with insane...
Forum: USA Politics 21st July 2016, 03:42 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,649
Posted By ehcks
Not even former General Eisenhower returned...

Not even former General Eisenhower returned salutes as president. It only started with Reagan.

Active duty enlisted only salute active duty officers, Medal of Honor recipients, and the president.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st July 2016, 05:30 AM
Replies: 1,108
Views: 189,719
Posted By ehcks
And what is that mathematical expression?

And what is that mathematical expression?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st July 2016, 05:23 AM
Replies: 1,108
Views: 189,719
Posted By ehcks
Can. Aren't. Therefore no math.

Can. Aren't. Therefore no math.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st July 2016, 05:20 AM
Replies: 1,108
Views: 189,719
Posted By ehcks
That phenomenon being based on math, therefore...

That phenomenon being based on math, therefore the theory also being based on math, and so the numbers being the most important part.

Even the detection itself is math. All of advanced and...
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