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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics Yesterday, 04:21 PM
Replies: 430
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Posted By steenkh
They certainly won it in many previous wars. ...

They certainly won it in many previous wars.


If you think that, you are naive.


You clearly knows little about European politics.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology Yesterday, 06:23 AM
Replies: 2,458
Views: 71,897
Posted By steenkh
Sigh. That doesn’t appear to be the case. I ...

Sigh. That doesn’t appear to be the case.

I were doing better when talking about tired light. But maybe only because I knew less about the subject.
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 06:09 AM
Replies: 2,332
Views: 73,353
Posted By steenkh
:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology Yesterday, 05:36 AM
Replies: 424
Views: 15,009
Posted By steenkh
Where do you live? I thought you were in Sweden....

Where do you live? I thought you were in Sweden. Anyway, I would be surprised to hear if measles vaccine is not available in a developed country. After all, it is marked for eradication by WHO, and...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics Yesterday, 05:29 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
It is not the responding that Israel did wrong,...

It is not the responding that Israel did wrong, but the nature of the response. They are losing big in the propaganda war, and former staunch allies are on the defensive everywhere. One example is in...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th March 2024, 05:30 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
Quite, but war is not always the best solution to...

Quite, but war is not always the best solution to a problem. Especially not when you are dealing with a propaganda war. You should try to make the enemy weaker, not stronger.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th March 2024, 05:26 AM
Replies: 2,458
Views: 71,897
Posted By steenkh
He has come up with a new idea that galaxies are...

He has come up with a new idea that galaxies are slowly exploding by losing all their stars to the halo. He is now googling to find supporting snippets from articles all over the place.

It is...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th March 2024, 11:55 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
Retaliation is one thing, and going over the top...

Retaliation is one thing, and going over the top to lose much of the foreign support that has been carefully built up in the previous decades, is another thing.

Besides, it isn’t a good argument...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th March 2024, 11:52 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
You can love the idea all you like, but nobody...

You can love the idea all you like, but nobody here has supported it.
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 11:34 PM
Replies: 2,332
Views: 73,353
Posted By steenkh
I am sorry about the misunderstanding. You...

I am sorry about the misunderstanding.

You can safely assume that I missed the point about the 41 charges. I simply didn’t see it, but it was probably in the article.
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 11:26 AM
Replies: 2,332
Views: 73,353
Posted By steenkh
I read the article in Washington Post, and got...

I read the article in Washington Post, and got the impression that there were only six charges, and all six were dismissed, but the case as such was not dismissed. The prosecutors got six months to...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th March 2024, 01:00 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
Just like the 30,000 deaths are regarded as...

Just like the 30,000 deaths are regarded as inflated because it comes from Hamas sources, the 12,000 is equally suspicious because it comes from IDF sources.


Nobody mention the 8,000 because it...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th March 2024, 12:48 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
Isn’t this article about Israeli hitmen posing as...

Isn’t this article about Israeli hitmen posing as doctors in a hospital environment?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th March 2024, 04:09 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
Of course they are. The more dead Palestinians,...

Of course they are. The more dead Palestinians, the greater propaganda victory, which what this is all about.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th March 2024, 04:07 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
Who? Should the ask Hamas? Would you believe the...

Who? Should the ask Hamas? Would you believe the words of a terrorist organisation?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th March 2024, 08:42 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
How should it know?

How should it know?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th March 2024, 09:43 AM
Replies: 2,458
Views: 71,897
Posted By steenkh
There is actually a debate whether big galaxies...

There is actually a debate whether big galaxies are formed all in one go or aggregated from smaller galaxies, but no matter which model is right, it is a fact that the Milky Way has swallowed a...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th March 2024, 09:19 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
Why not? The whole idea of dropping the Gazans...

Why not? The whole idea of dropping the Gazans into an “empty” land is just about getting rid of them, so why not into a country at war?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th March 2024, 09:13 AM
Replies: 2,458
Views: 71,897
Posted By steenkh
What is the point of this irrelevant article?

What is the point of this irrelevant article?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th March 2024, 04:44 AM
Replies: 2,458
Views: 71,897
Posted By steenkh
At what point do we call our aggregation of stars...

At what point do we call our aggregation of stars the Milky Way? Stars that make up the Milky Way can be older than the Milky Way, and the Milky Way was most likely formed by collisions of smaller...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th March 2024, 04:36 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 3,516
Posted By steenkh
Do anybody have a definition of AGI? Can’t the...

Do anybody have a definition of AGI? Can’t the complaint be dismissed because nobody can know what AGI is without a clear definition?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 8th March 2024, 01:15 AM
Replies: 555
Views: 102,560
Posted By steenkh
Romanizations are not made solely for the benefit...

Romanizations are not made solely for the benefit of English speakers, and in the case of the letters of Q and X it is in any case very fluid how they are pronounced in different languages.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 7th March 2024, 01:11 AM
Replies: 555
Views: 102,560
Posted By steenkh
He was throwing pistols and crossbows? :p

He was throwing pistols and crossbows? :p
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th March 2024, 01:08 AM
Replies: 424
Views: 15,009
Posted By steenkh
I certainly haven’t been vaccinated hundreds of...

I certainly haven’t been vaccinated hundreds of times, so I don’t know if there is a possibility of getting addicted, but in any case the comment was not meant to be entirely seriously.

I have...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 6th March 2024, 11:19 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
It is not a joke. As The Great Zaganza has...

It is not a joke. As The Great Zaganza has written elsewhere, Israel is not more isolated than ever. It is a huge propaganda win, and the money is flowing into the coffers of Hamas. The rapprochement...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 6th March 2024, 04:31 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
My comment was about this round of conflict....

My comment was about this round of conflict. Hamas is having a big win because Israel wants to view this battle as a single war, and not part of a larger conflict. A more strategic reaction would...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 6th March 2024, 02:20 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
No, it was the latest round in a conflict that...

No, it was the latest round in a conflict that has lasted much longer.
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2024, 02:01 AM
Replies: 493
Views: 15,868
Posted By steenkh
I am sure that there is not a sufficient majority...

I am sure that there is not a sufficient majority in the U.S. for amending the constitution to enshrine the right to abortion, but just for interest, what would be needed?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th March 2024, 01:57 AM
Replies: 424
Views: 15,009
Posted By steenkh
Maybe you can get addicted? :D

Maybe you can get addicted? :D
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th March 2024, 01:55 AM
Replies: 2,458
Views: 71,897
Posted By steenkh
Yes, galaxy evolution models are a hot topic. ...

Yes, galaxy evolution models are a hot topic.


Another realisation that early metal-poor stars behave quite differently than modern stars. They are much bigger, explode faster, and the explosions...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th March 2024, 03:58 AM
Replies: 2,458
Views: 71,897
Posted By steenkh
It seems that our galaxy evolution model needs...

It seems that our galaxy evolution model needs revising - who could have predicted that ;)

I wonder why finding a barred galaxy at extreme redshift is a surprise, because about a month ago I was...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th March 2024, 01:09 PM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By steenkh
If they get hold of all those shares, at least...

If they get hold of all those shares, at least they will have a personal interest in not raising Musk’s salary beyond the reasonable.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th March 2024, 02:28 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 5,601
Posted By steenkh
I agree with your entire post. Hamas has been...

I agree with your entire post. Hamas has been playing Israel, and has a near total victory. The more Gazans murdered by Israel, the more sympathy and money will flow to Hamas.

But Israel - or...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th March 2024, 02:21 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 3,516
Posted By steenkh
I note that a lot of journalists and researchers...

I note that a lot of journalists and researchers have similar lack of understanding what a citation is, and lots of people have no theory of mind worth mentioning, but I suppose that at least one the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th March 2024, 02:11 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By steenkh
The lawyers argue that they had to work without...

The lawyers argue that they had to work without pay for five years, and if they lost, they would have got nothing. Apparently, law is a high-risk, high-profit business.

I wonder how many lawyers...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th March 2024, 01:46 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 3,516
Posted By steenkh
Here we go again: What does “understand” mean? ...

Here we go again: What does “understand” mean?

Humans have a lot of senses where they can correlate experiences in one sense with experience in another. LLM’s can only correlate between words. Are...
Forum: USA Politics 29th February 2024, 09:01 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 2,198
Posted By steenkh
I found the article. It was about how Roosevelt...

I found the article. It was about how Roosevelt got rid of Wallace, and replaced him with Truman:
Roosevelt fixed his serious VP mistake. Will Biden?...
Forum: USA Politics 29th February 2024, 03:59 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 2,198
Posted By steenkh
What’s wrong with Kamala Harris?

I see posts here that condemns Kamala Harris as the most unpopular vice president ever. But I don’t know why.

As seen from Denmark, a U.S. vice president is invisible. We don’t know what they do,...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 27th February 2024, 06:55 AM
Replies: 847
Views: 62,585
Posted By steenkh
A good joke is always funny: back in the previous...

A good joke is always funny: back in the previous century the communist dictatorship of East Germany was named the German Democratic Republic.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th February 2024, 02:52 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 3,516
Posted By steenkh
Really? London must have changed since I was...

Really? London must have changed since I was there last in 2021. There were plenty of tourists in London, and many blacks. And I don’t remember seeing anybody in 50’s garb, or bowler hats.
Forum: USA Politics 25th February 2024, 11:13 AM
Replies: 493
Views: 15,868
Posted By steenkh
More from the can of worms: Alabama embryo...

More from the can of worms:
Alabama embryo ruling may have devastating effect on cancer patients (https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/02/25/cancer-ivf-alabama-embryos/)
Forum: USA Politics 25th February 2024, 10:57 AM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 67,973
Posted By steenkh
So … does this mean that Colorado can keep him...

So … does this mean that Colorado can keep him off the ballot until the SC has spoken, or is he on the ballot until they have spoken, even if their statement will be non-committal.
Forum: USA Politics 25th February 2024, 12:26 AM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 67,973
Posted By steenkh
When will the Supreme Court reach a decision on...

When will the Supreme Court reach a decision on Trump’s eligibility?
Forum: USA Politics 25th February 2024, 12:22 AM
Replies: 2,332
Views: 73,353
Posted By steenkh
Is there a timetable for when a decision will be...

Is there a timetable for when a decision will be reached regarding Willis?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th February 2024, 01:38 AM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 54,430
Posted By steenkh
Forgive me, I am not a native speaker of English:...

Forgive me, I am not a native speaker of English: why is it called a waiver? I thought a waiver would mean to seek an exemption from rules, but here it seems that SpaceX is trying get the authorities...
Forum: USA Politics 21st February 2024, 08:01 AM
Replies: 493
Views: 15,868
Posted By steenkh
Indeed. My wife immediately thought of the...

Indeed. My wife immediately thought of the situation where one both of the parents die. Will the state have to carry the costs of storing the embryos, or find a woman willing to get pregnant with...
Forum: USA Politics 21st February 2024, 05:35 AM
Replies: 391
Views: 9,860
Posted By steenkh
Shouldn’t the title of the thread be changed to...

Shouldn’t the title of the thread be changed to “Shutdown 2024”, or “Shutdown this year”, or even “Shutdown every year”?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th February 2024, 10:14 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,437
Posted By steenkh
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine part 9

It is apparently common in Russian prisons to be denied medical treatment, and I believe that Navalny’s supporters have previously complained that he was not given treatment for some ailment.
...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th February 2024, 02:29 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,762
Posted By steenkh
I disagree. The only fight that i can think of...

I disagree. The only fight that i can think of that started because of US mishandling, was the second Iraq war. And that war was particularly mishandled after it ended. Afghanistan harboured Al-Qaida...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th February 2024, 02:18 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,762
Posted By steenkh
Denmark has just decided on a huge increase of...

Denmark has just decided on a huge increase of military spending.

This time it is not because of fear of Trump, but because the war in Ukraine has shown how unprepared we really are, particularly...
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