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Forum: Computers and the Internet 5th March 2022, 01:19 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,472
Posted By Molinaro
ISP changed my internet speed without notice or price change

I was getting 500 Mbps download speeds, very consistently. But I noticed a big difference about a week ago.

The speed test I just ran shows a download speed of 938 Mbps and Steam has been...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd October 2020, 11:19 PM
Replies: 2,522
Views: 105,768
Posted By Molinaro
Best tweet I saw in there as a reply: "Pence...

Best tweet I saw in there as a reply:

"Pence moved to Trump International Golf Course in case he needs to take over duties for the President."
Forum: USA Politics 1st October 2020, 10:52 PM
Replies: 2,522
Views: 105,768
Posted By Molinaro
Thoughts and prayers to the virus within Mr and...

Thoughts and prayers to the virus within Mr and Mrs Trump. Hope it has a long and reproductive life.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th February 2020, 03:28 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 616
Posted By Molinaro
More people die of cancer than they do of heart...

More people die of cancer than they do of heart attacks therefore no reason to worry about heart attacks.

That's your logic.

He worries about stepping foot in a US theater showing a DC movie.
...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th January 2020, 12:44 AM
Replies: 894
Views: 65,188
Posted By Molinaro
Agreed. Therefore I believe nothing you have...

Agreed.

Therefore I believe nothing you have said because it is all just wishful thinking completely devoid of any evidence.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th January 2020, 10:20 AM
Replies: 688
Views: 33,934
Posted By Molinaro
You are the one who added that slant to the...

You are the one who added that slant to the article you linked. Again I ask, where is your evidence?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th January 2020, 02:13 AM
Replies: 688
Views: 33,934
Posted By Molinaro
Linking to something which indicates a lesser...

Linking to something which indicates a lesser degree of interest does not support your assertion in the slightest.



That comment does not accurately reflect the situation in the slightest and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th January 2020, 04:16 PM
Replies: 688
Views: 33,934
Posted By Molinaro
Why did you add the word "must" to the news of...

Why did you add the word "must" to the news of the repayment? Do you have any evidence that this was not something they offered to do?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th January 2020, 10:46 PM
Replies: 436
Views: 21,798
Posted By Molinaro
This puts Iran 1 ahead of Trump in admitting to...

This puts Iran 1 ahead of Trump in admitting to their own mistakes.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th December 2019, 08:25 PM
Replies: 1,418
Views: 74,487
Posted By Molinaro
The galactic rotation curve is not missing in...

The galactic rotation curve is not missing in your theory. It is flat out wrong and contradicts experimental data. Therefore, you theory is proven to be wrong. A wrong theory cannot be used to...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd December 2019, 10:31 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 8,316
Posted By Molinaro
This discussion reminds me of an experiment I had...

This discussion reminds me of an experiment I had my students do in university physics classes.

Have a large grid of 5x5 squares of different colors. They should be fairly large. Each square...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th November 2019, 12:36 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 4,287
Posted By Molinaro
I've always just dropped some cash in their box,...

I've always just dropped some cash in their box, and said "No thanks" when they go to hand me the poppy.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th November 2019, 03:29 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,270
Posted By Molinaro
This is exactly the kind of thing a dead person...

This is exactly the kind of thing a dead person would want you to believe.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd November 2019, 02:28 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,108
Posted By Molinaro
It has nothing to do with believing it. If the...

It has nothing to do with believing it. If the ad says something you like, then it must be true!
Forum: USA Politics 30th October 2019, 11:27 PM
Replies: 3,289
Views: 177,483
Posted By Molinaro
But Trump said it was wrong therefore it must be...

But Trump said it was wrong therefore it must be wrong! :rolleyes:
Forum: USA Politics 24th October 2019, 10:56 PM
Replies: 600
Views: 58,747
Posted By Molinaro
This is totally not Trump ordering a switch to...

This is totally not Trump ordering a switch to plan B when his plan A of having the Ukraine announce an investigation of his political opponents fell through. Trump is totally not the kind of person...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 21st October 2019, 11:00 PM
Replies: 189
Views: 11,300
Posted By Molinaro
That's Alberta's fault. But if they ask nicely,...

That's Alberta's fault. But if they ask nicely, I'll forgive them.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st October 2019, 10:55 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 17,973
Posted By Molinaro
It is against the forum rules to post, verbatim,...

It is against the forum rules to post, verbatim, text that is available somewhere else.

You can post an exert, and provide a link to the original.

This is all going to get deleted and you will...
Forum: USA Politics 16th October 2019, 08:08 PM
Replies: 3,591
Views: 173,656
Posted By Molinaro
He never had it.

He never had it.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2019, 03:22 PM
Replies: 386
Views: 18,821
Posted By Molinaro
You spelled it wrong, so I fixed it for you.

You spelled it wrong, so I fixed it for you.
Forum: USA Politics 9th October 2019, 10:04 AM
Replies: 3,591
Views: 173,656
Posted By Molinaro
With Televangelist Pat Robertson criticizing...

With Televangelist Pat Robertson criticizing Trump's decision to abandon Kurdish allies and his response to the Jamal Khashoggi killing, is Trump dumb enough to counter attack and start insulting one...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd October 2019, 10:28 AM
Replies: 222
Views: 13,528
Posted By Molinaro
This story on CNN.com...

This story on CNN.com (https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/02/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-transcript/index.html) tells all you need to know about a significant portion of the current crop of Republicans:
...
Forum: USA Politics 29th September 2019, 10:52 PM
Replies: 3,591
Views: 173,656
Posted By Molinaro
Actually, I think just the announcement that an...

Actually, I think just the announcement that an investigation is underway would be beneficial enough. There's no doubt the announcement of new emails being found and being looked at, just days...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 24th September 2019, 06:05 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,764
Posted By Molinaro
How anyone can be against youtube is a mystery to...

How anyone can be against youtube is a mystery to me. There's a tremendous amount of high quality content available.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 24th September 2019, 06:03 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,551
Posted By Molinaro
It would be very surprising if the first thing...

It would be very surprising if the first thing they did was anything other than, disconnect your power supply and plug in a different one in its place. I would be shocked if they spent more than 15...
Forum: USA Politics 24th September 2019, 10:36 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 158,816
Posted By Molinaro
I hate to use these words, but they do apply:...

I hate to use these words, but they do apply: this is the worst thing the Trump Admin has done.

According to this story on CNN...
Forum: USA Politics 19th September 2019, 10:38 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 158,816
Posted By Molinaro
And that right there is where the stonewalling...

And that right there is where the stonewalling will come from. If the Director chooses not to give him direction on how to make that contact, due to "security concerns", no contact can be made.
Forum: USA Politics 12th September 2019, 03:33 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 158,816
Posted By Molinaro
Nice Trillion dollar deficit...

Nice Trillion dollar deficit (https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/business/us-federal-deficit-august/index.html) you have over there. And that's for the first 11 months of the fiscal year. Boy those...
Forum: USA Politics 9th September 2019, 03:45 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 158,816
Posted By Molinaro
Actually, what it is, is exactly the kind of...

Actually, what it is, is exactly the kind of government behavior Republicans have been saying for years, that they are against.

And yet, their hypocrisy and lack of any moral center shines through...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th September 2019, 01:40 PM
Replies: 2,379
Views: 92,453
Posted By Molinaro
You ignored every refutation and request for...

You ignored every refutation and request for clarification and instead just repeated the same tripe found in the OP.
Forum: USA Politics 4th September 2019, 09:40 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 158,816
Posted By Molinaro
I approve of this message.

I approve of this message.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th September 2019, 09:38 AM
Replies: 2,379
Views: 92,453
Posted By Molinaro
The laws of physics describe what occurs when we...

The laws of physics describe what occurs when we observe, and when we don't. The equations don't change from one circumstance to the other.

Your suggestion that they do change when nobody is...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd September 2019, 09:35 PM
Replies: 2,379
Views: 92,453
Posted By Molinaro
I think it is much more likely that nature works...

I think it is much more likely that nature works just fine when no people are anywhere around.

Attaching people to the use of the word observer in QM demonstrates that you don't even understand...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd September 2019, 08:46 PM
Replies: 2,379
Views: 92,453
Posted By Molinaro
No. What it shows us is that we can use our...

No. What it shows us is that we can use our intelligence to design an experiment that allows us to detect a physical process that the equations already said was there. And the equations say it is...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd September 2019, 08:43 PM
Replies: 2,379
Views: 92,453
Posted By Molinaro
The idea of the observer effect is a property of...

The idea of the observer effect is a property of the equations of QM. The experiments came after, to see if what the equations were saying could be seen. Not the other way around.

You have an...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd September 2019, 08:34 PM
Replies: 2,379
Views: 92,453
Posted By Molinaro
Oh, so things are worse than I thought. You've...

Oh, so things are worse than I thought. You've fallen for a mistake so common that a correction to it is usually found near the beginning of any discussion of the "observer effect".

For example,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd September 2019, 08:02 PM
Replies: 2,379
Views: 92,453
Posted By Molinaro
Hence my use of the word "crude". You just hand...

Hence my use of the word "crude". You just hand wave away the need for explaining how it knows which form to take and how the knowledge of the future path gets back to it. Whereas the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd September 2019, 06:55 PM
Replies: 2,379
Views: 92,453
Posted By Molinaro
Sounds like a crude form of Feynman's Transaction...

Sounds like a crude form of Feynman's Transaction Interpretation of QM. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transactional_interpretation)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st August 2019, 01:29 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 8,155
Posted By Molinaro
Link is good now.

Link is good now.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st August 2019, 01:18 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 8,155
Posted By Molinaro
Your test link dropped me into the quiz with...

Your test link dropped me into the quiz with three quarters of it already answered. I was only given 3 questions and then it told me I had got nearly a dozen answers wrong!
Forum: USA Politics 24th August 2019, 03:10 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 158,816
Posted By Molinaro
I'm sure the level headed Republican supporters...

I'm sure the level headed Republican supporters will be along soon to thoroughly disagree with this move by the President.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th August 2019, 08:15 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,576
Posted By Molinaro
Absolutely. When I worked as a bike courier in...

Absolutely. When I worked as a bike courier in Toronto, I had a watch with a built in altimeter function. It calculated it by measuring air pressure. You don't even need to go very high for a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th August 2019, 08:49 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 8,765
Posted By Molinaro
Not quite. 2000 km East of the far West is still...

Not quite. 2000 km East of the far West is still the West side of Canada!
Forum: USA Politics 27th July 2019, 12:07 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 7,419
Posted By Molinaro
That does not make any sense. When Obama took...

That does not make any sense. When Obama took office, the deficit was at 1.4 trillion. He got it to a low of 438 billion in 2015, and it climbed back up to 665 billion in his last year in office.
...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 19th July 2019, 01:25 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 12,229
Posted By Molinaro
And the last original component of this PC has...

And the last original component of this PC has been replaced.

I bought an EVGA 1000W GQ power supply to replace the original 1600W. After 9 years and 1 month it was the only original component...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th July 2019, 02:34 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,178
Posted By Molinaro
Would donating very, very, very, very small...

Would donating very, very, very, very small amounts of money be of any help?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th July 2019, 12:02 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,643
Posted By Molinaro
Actually the author is a PHD Candidate in Public...

Actually the author is a PHD Candidate in Public Policy at MIT. I would expect better from them.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd July 2019, 10:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,620
Posted By Molinaro
Europeans used to commute to work on the backs of...

Europeans used to commute to work on the backs of 12 foot tall birds? I can't wait to write a blog all about it!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd July 2019, 10:22 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,643
Posted By Molinaro
I sent them an email at the time I made the post....

I sent them an email at the time I made the post. Hopefully lots of people noticed and sent them messages.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd July 2019, 07:57 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,643
Posted By Molinaro
Embarrassing Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion in CNN article

In this story on CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/03/asia/india-heat-wave-survival-hnk-intl/index.html) discussing heat waves in India, we see an example of quite possibly the worst mix-up with...
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