IS Forum
Forum Index Register Members List Events Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Help

Go Back   International Skeptics Forum » Search Forums
 


Welcome to the International Skeptics Forum, where we discuss skepticism, critical thinking, the paranormal and science in a friendly but lively way. You are currently viewing the forum as a guest, which means you are missing out on discussing matters that are of interest to you. Please consider registering so you can gain full use of the forum features and interact with other Members. Registration is simple, fast and free! Click here to register today.
Showing results 1 to 50 of 285
Search took 2.15 seconds.
Search: Posts Made By: Miss_Kitt
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd June 2014, 01:27 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,986
Posted By Miss_Kitt
I love threads like this!! Thanks, all, I'll...

I love threads like this!! Thanks, all, I'll keep learning.

-- MK
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 24th May 2014, 12:25 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,537
Posted By Miss_Kitt
The thing that my European and Aussie friends...

The thing that my European and Aussie friends need to remember is that the United States has a bewildering number of banks and credit unions (membership-owned semi-banks) to deal with. I used to work...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 24th May 2014, 12:04 PM
Replies: 5,244
Views: 360,015
Posted By Miss_Kitt
What I have not seen in this discussion is that...

What I have not seen in this discussion is that the miners are operating in different countries, and different parts of large countries (such as the US) where power costs vary considerably. The...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 24th May 2014, 11:58 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 14,555
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Icerat -- can't speak to Canadian tax issues but...

Icerat -- can't speak to Canadian tax issues but in the US you have to carefully 'ringfence' business assets versus personal use assets to deduct them from your taxes. Thus, while my husband...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th May 2014, 11:09 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,612
Posted By Miss_Kitt
One more thought: I don't know your age, but as...

One more thought: I don't know your age, but as we get older, we sleep less well. This is documented in numerous studies, it's just part of aging. So good 'sleep hygiene' becomes more important. ...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th May 2014, 10:56 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,481
Posted By Miss_Kitt
We had patchy clouds and I had a morning...

We had patchy clouds and I had a morning appointment so I didn't stay up to watch. Based upon the comments above, though, sounds like it's a good thing I didn't.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th May 2014, 10:54 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,079
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Tears are very interesting. I'd be interested to...

Tears are very interesting. I'd be interested to see, for example, how tears in response to an allergen versus tears in response to too-bright light differ. I agree with other posters, though, that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th May 2014, 01:21 AM
Replies: 186
Views: 9,212
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Two things, Francesca: First, if you come to...

Two things, Francesca: First, if you come to Seattle area again, please let me know! I love meeting Forumites IRL. Second, sorry you picked an ethnic food variety where Seattle is sadly lacking. ...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th May 2014, 01:03 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,141
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Alex333, The general population may not...

Alex333,

The general population may not benefit from white noise, but people who suffer from ringing in the ears (tinnitus) are often helped by it. The white noise masks or disrupts the ringing,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th March 2014, 12:42 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 10,940
Posted By Miss_Kitt
This made me spit coffee on my screen...

This made me spit coffee on my screen...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th March 2014, 12:37 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 14,959
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Edx, Let me draw an analogy here: I put on...

Edx,

Let me draw an analogy here: I put on my seatbelt when I drive, or ride in, an automobile. I have annoyed a cabbie enormously by refusing to ride in his cab because there wasn't a seat belt...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd February 2014, 12:12 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 10,149
Posted By Miss_Kitt
It's actually a question for a work of fiction. ...

It's actually a question for a work of fiction. I like the "warm up the surrounding" aspect, but would that work with dark stone??

And thank you!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st February 2014, 05:55 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 10,149
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Laser Pointers and Ice

I thought the fastest way to get a real answer to this question, including the follow-on ramifications, was to post here and let the resident science guys get to work.

Suppose you wanted to look...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd January 2014, 02:00 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,743
Posted By Miss_Kitt
I had a neck problem that required surgery, but...

I had a neck problem that required surgery, but no placebo was involved. Quite simply, a partial disc rupture was impinging on the nerve to my right arm/hand and causing a celestial quantity and...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd January 2014, 01:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,262
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Method -- but why bother? Having to do an MMR on...

Method -- but why bother? Having to do an MMR on top of the DTaP isn't a gigantic thing. And here's the thing: Developing, testing and getting licensed a new vaccine is a big expense. I find the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd January 2014, 01:20 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,477
Posted By Miss_Kitt
The thing is, specific dog breeds may have been...

The thing is, specific dog breeds may have been bred FOR 'personality' types: toy breeds for being affectionate and active; draft breeds for calmness (as were the very large breeds like...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th August 2013, 11:27 PM
Replies: 4,704
Views: 557,834
Posted By Miss_Kitt
I have not read the 17 pages that appeared since...

I have not read the 17 pages that appeared since last time, just hit a couple on the way through, so apologies if I am restating what has been presented and ignored:

When did this become somehow...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th August 2013, 04:32 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 17,132
Posted By Miss_Kitt
I remember that... saw it in a movie theater when...

I remember that... saw it in a movie theater when I was young. Thanks for the reminder, I remember being very impressed (but I wonder what I'd think of it now).
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th August 2013, 01:30 PM
Replies: 4,704
Views: 557,834
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Uh, Tony? JREF isn't an atheist organization. ...

Uh, Tony? JREF isn't an atheist organization. It is true that many people here are atheists; it is also true that there has been more aggressive atheist posturing here in recent years (ie, since...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th August 2013, 01:12 PM
Replies: 4,704
Views: 557,834
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Really? Evidence, please.

Really? Evidence, please.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th August 2013, 12:48 PM
Replies: 4,704
Views: 557,834
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Heck, some of us actively wanted to hang out with...

Heck, some of us actively wanted to hang out with you, Cleon! ;)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th August 2013, 12:24 AM
Replies: 4,704
Views: 557,834
Posted By Miss_Kitt
This stuff is literally changing as I read up on...

This stuff is literally changing as I read up on today's thread posts!

Look, I think it's important to reiterate what Horatius and others already said: Most folks in the skeptic community,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th August 2013, 11:34 PM
Replies: 4,704
Views: 557,834
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Don't want a big derail here, but LTC8K6, are you...

Don't want a big derail here, but LTC8K6, are you aware of how prevalent sexual harassment, sexual battery, and even rape is for females in the military? And that the common policy has been that the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th August 2013, 12:10 AM
Replies: 4,704
Views: 557,834
Posted By Miss_Kitt
I am replying to the above without having read...

I am replying to the above without having read the intervening pages of thread to now. If you think the police will do diddly squat for something as unprosecutable as "I was drinking, and I woke up...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th August 2013, 03:17 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 17,132
Posted By Miss_Kitt
On a related note, here are the things I was cued...

On a related note, here are the things I was cued in by:

* Camera work for 'candid' video was way too good.
* Lighting and camera work for 'scientist' interviews was too dramatic.
* The...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th August 2013, 02:58 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 17,132
Posted By Miss_Kitt
To remind those who didn't actually watch the...

To remind those who didn't actually watch the program: It was absolutely played as factual. The disclaimers -- such as they were -- were shown at the end of the program and scrolled by so fast that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th August 2013, 05:54 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 6,901
Posted By Miss_Kitt
This is pretty much it. A plea deal served to...

This is pretty much it. A plea deal served to make his victims go through just a little less horror after their escape.

And if this jerk isn't in high security solitary, I make his life...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th August 2013, 05:49 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 17,132
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Thumbs down Discovery Channel "Documentary" is Shameful

So. There's no good way to start this thread, forgive my poor grammar. I'm still sputteringly angry at Discovery.

For those who missed it--lucky you--last night Discovery started their annual...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th July 2013, 07:40 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 6,985
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Wow! I love this explanation for weird memories....

Wow! I love this explanation for weird memories. It simply hadn't occurred to me, but I bet we do mix up dreams and memories, especially from long ago.

Thanks! I learned something new. Again. ...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th July 2013, 07:22 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 6,985
Posted By Miss_Kitt
What he said! Our memories are poor, and highly...

What he said! Our memories are poor, and highly prone to bending to fit our biases and expectations. Heck, our perceptions are highly prone to our biases and expectations, even if the person is...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th July 2013, 06:52 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,844
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Okay, first, I want a badger hat like that! (And...

Okay, first, I want a badger hat like that! (And to look like that at my age, fwiw.) Secondly: Brian May led the protest?! Dr. Brian May, guitar deity and astrophysicist? He gets cooler by the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th July 2013, 06:48 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,844
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Shortened for length and bolding added. I...

Shortened for length and bolding added.

I just wish to point out that Jane Goodall didn't expect the chimpanzees to learn English; she learned their key vocalizations and behaviors to make them...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th July 2013, 06:26 PM
Replies: 564
Views: 124,574
Posted By Miss_Kitt
I hate to think that it might take somebody...

I hate to think that it might take somebody getting hurt for the RCMP (or is it local jurisdiction?) to get interested. Maybe we've had too many kooks get violent here, but I suspect in the US he'd...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st July 2013, 02:28 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 36,544
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Another thing to consider is that if the pain was...

Another thing to consider is that if the pain was related to a nerve being pinched, anything that caused the muscle(s) constricting the area of the nerve to relax would provide significant relief.
...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st July 2013, 02:14 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,490
Posted By Miss_Kitt
You mean like the Bernadette Peters squeaky...

You mean like the Bernadette Peters squeaky voice? As others have stated, adult voice develops and is not inborn. Part of it is just physical size of vocal cords and the opening between them; size...
Forum: Skeptical Events 12th July 2013, 08:47 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,336
Posted By Miss_Kitt
My first impression of TAM was indelible! I had...

My first impression of TAM was indelible! I had had a helluva flight experience, because my podiatrist has put me in a 'walking boot' cast the day before my flight down. So wheelchairing/hobbling...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th July 2013, 01:58 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 8,771
Posted By Miss_Kitt
I've skimmed the last couple of pages of this,...

I've skimmed the last couple of pages of this, because I have seen mostly multiple attempts to attack the problem based on the same underlying perspectives.

Toontown: We can mathematically...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th July 2013, 01:20 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,914
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Reading the article (which is not, of course, the...

Reading the article (which is not, of course, the study) I note that the effect of the influenza season is a likely contributor to some of this difference. This raises the question of whether the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th July 2013, 03:01 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 10,612
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Welcome to the Forum! We advise, we argue, we...

Welcome to the Forum! We advise, we argue, we jest, and we support each other in the difficult business of being skeptical in a gullible world.

If I were your boss, I'd applaud your initiative,...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th July 2013, 02:47 AM
Replies: 4,697
Views: 470,454
Posted By Miss_Kitt
This does explain why Bigfoot avoids roads...

This does explain why Bigfoot avoids roads...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th June 2013, 09:39 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 5,314
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Um, mysteronyx: What is the cause of God? You...

Um, mysteronyx: What is the cause of God? You postulate god as the cause of the Universe, but fail to push the chain of causality back again.

I look at it this way: a god has to be sentient, and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st May 2013, 08:14 AM
Replies: 338
Views: 9,265
Posted By Miss_Kitt
I heard they lowered the death toll...but as of...

I heard they lowered the death toll...but as of last night (Seattle time) they were talking 20 to 30 children dead but not recovered at the Plaza Towers school.

I watched some of this unfolding...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 15th May 2013, 01:06 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,073
Posted By Miss_Kitt
I think that parapsychology was once a science,...

I think that parapsychology was once a science, but after many decades of genuine scientific research, the unavoidable conclusion was that there was, after all, nothing there. Like Q-rays and...
Forum: Skeptical Events 15th May 2013, 12:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,724
Posted By Miss_Kitt
bumpity! See Seattle! or at least, Tacoma...

bumpity! See Seattle! or at least, Tacoma...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th May 2013, 09:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 869
Posted By Miss_Kitt
This fantastic, Hugo-award-winning book by Tom...

This fantastic, Hugo-award-winning book by Tom Weller is, for reasons I cannot begin to comprehend, currently out of print. It's a side-splitter, especially if you grew up with those Golden Science...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th May 2013, 12:07 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,225
Posted By Miss_Kitt
One of the driving forces for the development of...

One of the driving forces for the development of anesthesia was, indeed, death from pain (or from shock, stress, etc from pain). For example, in amputations, the blood loss could be controlled, but...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd May 2013, 11:57 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,094
Posted By Miss_Kitt
I occasionally attend a church service -- usually...

I occasionally attend a church service -- usually for weddings and funerals -- and I tend to stand when others do, sing the hymns if they're pretty ones, and enjoy the show. One thing I will NOT do...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th April 2013, 12:00 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,641
Posted By Miss_Kitt
And another reason for thorough, cross-population...

And another reason for thorough, cross-population vaccination is that vaccines do NOT provide complete protection for all those vaccinated. It is essential that enough people have strong enough...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd April 2013, 11:45 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 10,509
Posted By Miss_Kitt
Well, this has been an interesting, and at times...

Well, this has been an interesting, and at times surprising, thread to read. Glad there seems to be some better and more courteous reading and posting going on.

Something I think the OP really...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd April 2013, 10:33 PM
Replies: 4,965
Views: 290,873
Posted By Miss_Kitt
I was going to write something of this direction,...

I was going to write something of this direction, but angrysoba did a great job. So I'll just quote him and applaud...

Consciousness IS dependent on our physical brains; but that does NOT mean...
Showing results 1 to 50 of 285

 
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:20 AM.
Powered by vBulletin. Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

This forum began as part of the James Randi Education Foundation (JREF). However, the forum now exists as
an independent entity with no affiliation with or endorsement by the JREF, including the section in reference to "JREF" topics.

Disclaimer: Messages posted in the Forum are solely the opinion of their authors.