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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th March 2024, 01:42 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
Well, it's lucky he's focused his efforts on the...

Well, it's lucky he's focused his efforts on the definitions of male and female and the field of biology. If he went after physics, he'd decide that since energy is defined as the ability to do work,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th March 2024, 07:20 PM
Replies: 318
Views: 20,709
Posted By Myriad
The "years away" is irrelevant. We're zero years...

The "years away" is irrelevant. We're zero years away from being able to produce unlimited energy from hamsters running in wheels. But we don't do it, because the cost per kWh for the net energy...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th March 2024, 05:36 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,472
Posted By Myriad
-kJZ80-bC6I A secret society do exist....

-kJZ80-bC6I

A secret society do exist. Illuminati - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti - ti...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th March 2024, 05:17 AM
Replies: 318
Views: 20,709
Posted By Myriad
From the same article: AI...

From the same article:




AI hallucination, perhaps?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th March 2024, 06:26 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 3,130
Posted By Myriad
Which strongly suggests that shutting down...

Which strongly suggests that shutting down Pornhub and generally making access to all porn more difficult for everyone is the actual goal being sought, and child welfare, violent scenes, rape culture...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th March 2024, 05:33 AM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
But Deuteronomy 23:1 appears to agree. ...

But Deuteronomy 23:1 appears to agree.




No presently fully functioning gonads (or no intromittent organ to properly "produce" the zygotes where they're needed for fertilization), no covenant...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 12th March 2024, 09:38 PM
Replies: 555
Views: 102,576
Posted By Myriad
The solution is, for students of the various...

The solution is, for students of the various martial arts masters in the same town to wear their respective characteristic uniforms constantly, and be in a state of constant warfare where they fight...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 12th March 2024, 09:18 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 718
Posted By Myriad
You don't "join" the Illuminati. There's no...

You don't "join" the Illuminati. There's no nomination or application process. That would be like asking someone else's permission, and what kind of Illuminati would have to ask permission?

If you...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th March 2024, 08:02 AM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
Are you under the impression, somehow, that the...

Are you under the impression, somehow, that the words "male" and "female" are primarily nouns? They are primarily adjectives. A male giraffe. A female skeleton.

Their use as nouns is usually a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th March 2024, 06:36 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 3,130
Posted By Myriad
Are these the same child safety experts who...

Are these the same child safety experts who previously warned us about the dangers of comic books, rock music, video games, boys having long hair, and satanic ritual sex abuse in day care centers?
...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th March 2024, 08:30 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
Of course. I think this because countless medical...

Of course. I think this because countless medical examiners, paleoanthropologists, etc. routinely do exactly that in the course of their professional activities. Otzi is a male corpse. Lucy is a...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th March 2024, 09:24 AM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
You're confirming what I asserted: that by your...

You're confirming what I asserted: that by your preferred usages, one could not correctly describe a deceased human's remains as male or female.

But medical examiners, anthropologists,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th March 2024, 02:12 AM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
That you have not been able to make a rational...

That you have not been able to make a rational case for it being a good idea means either it's not a good idea, or it's a good idea but you are failing to contribute meaningfully to achieving it.

...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th March 2024, 09:28 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
The reason to not do so now is that you have no...

The reason to not do so now is that you have no capability to take any such action. You're not the language dictator. You are free to try to persuade, but you are failing to do so.




And now...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th March 2024, 03:45 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
Regardless, no standard-setting body in any area...

Regardless, no standard-setting body in any area of human endeavor is currently applying definitions of male and female that categorize over one quarter of all humans as "neither" or "sexless."
...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th March 2024, 03:37 PM
Replies: 555
Views: 102,576
Posted By Myriad
I would expect a Scrabble dicitionary to be an...

I would expect a Scrabble dicitionary to be an exhaustive list of valid words, not just of words that refer to real or valid things or concepts.

Without checking, I would bet the following words...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd March 2024, 08:59 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
I don't care about Griffiths answers, I was...

I don't care about Griffiths answers, I was asking about yours.

I didn't ask about toilets. Please answer the questions I posed.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd March 2024, 11:00 AM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
Here are a few simple scenarios to test the...

Here are a few simple scenarios to test the usefulness of strict biological definitions of sex that are constructed and interpreted so as to place humans whose bodies are not presently producing...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2024, 05:49 PM
Replies: 1,709
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,256
Posted By Myriad
As I understand it, the full text of just about...

As I understand it, the full text of just about every corporate mission statement includes a boilerplate final clause, something like "...and to conduct any other legal business." Just to forestall...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th February 2024, 10:08 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 692
Posted By Myriad
Having extensive experience with rotary floor...

Having extensive experience with rotary floor polishing machines, I can say with authority that a heavy rotating horizontal disk interacting with a flat smooth surface while translating across said...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 25th February 2024, 03:57 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 24,552
Posted By Myriad
Quite the contrary. Most vessels are not operated...

Quite the contrary. Most vessels are not operated in waters they weren't designed to negotiate. Few people (and fewer sane ones) would attempt to paddle a rubber raft around Cape Horn, or steam a...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th February 2024, 12:25 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 24,552
Posted By Myriad
It wasn't about the Baltic being the most violent...

It wasn't about the Baltic being the most violent sea on the planet. It's about careless disregard for the obvious and ominous accumulation of multiple needless risk factors. People who underestimate...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th February 2024, 08:46 AM
Replies: 932
Views: 24,552
Posted By Myriad
I can say without reservation that the body of...

I can say without reservation that the body of water in which a vessel sinks absolutely is a factor in said sinking. Every single time.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th February 2024, 09:11 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
If the definitions of human males and females...

If the definitions of human males and females used by governments, demographers, courts, hospitals, businesses, schools, international athletic bodies, and actuaries is NOT. THE. FLAMING. POINT. then...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th February 2024, 06:22 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
Non-standard? The U.S. Census is mandated by the...

Non-standard? The U.S. Census is mandated by the Constitution and has occurred every 10 years since 1790. Separate counts of males and females has been part of that census since the very first one....
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th February 2024, 01:18 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
The definitions may or may not be crap, but the...

The definitions may or may not be crap, but the conclusions you're trying to draw from them certainly are.

If a census taker acting as an official representative of the U.S. government asks me...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th February 2024, 08:39 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 426
Posted By Myriad
Glowing has to cost the plant a lot of metabolic...

Glowing has to cost the plant a lot of metabolic energy. I wouldn't expect this cultivar to be very hardy.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th February 2024, 06:39 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
You state "offended" in quotes, though I said no...

You state "offended" in quotes, though I said no such thing. That's dishonest.

What I said is, it's a crap idea. Which it is.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th February 2024, 03:14 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
I wouldn't accept anyone's claim that my...

I wouldn't accept anyone's claim that my 5-year-old grandnephew and/or my 60+-year-old wife should be "properly" or "technically" categorized as sexless. I don't care whether the claimant is a flat...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th February 2024, 06:21 AM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 31,457
Posted By Myriad
Ah, this again.

Ah, this again.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 6th February 2024, 07:14 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,124
Posted By Myriad
I wouldn't say he sounds like a dick, but he does...

I wouldn't say he sounds like a dick, but he does sound like someone who's participated in theater for years but never figured out what "energy" means in that context. Which is fine; some people will...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th February 2024, 07:33 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By Myriad
Taylor Swift just won a Grammy (Pop Vocal Album)....

Taylor Swift just won a Grammy (Pop Vocal Album).

I'm sure the Kansas City Chiefs are watching from a box seat somewhere in the auditorium.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd February 2024, 03:38 PM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Posted By Myriad
No. I can't think of any way for me...

No.




I can't think of any way for me to solve the problem, so I settle for contributing less to the problem. I can't think of any way for people reading this thread to solve the problem...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd February 2024, 10:14 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Posted By Myriad
Careful! According to some posters here, that...

Careful! According to some posters here, that smacks of "sacrifice" and "austerity" that plays right into the hands of the real culprits and distracts from the real solutions.

You can learn the...
Forum: USA Politics 31st January 2024, 09:20 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,784
Posted By Myriad
In the hypothetical context under discussion, in...

In the hypothetical context under discussion, in which the authorization of the state and the privileges of a licensed veterinarian to practice veterinary medicine are being used to render an act...
Forum: USA Politics 31st January 2024, 09:06 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,784
Posted By Myriad
Others have answered but since this was addressed...

Others have answered but since this was addressed to me, my take on it (as a Not Lawyer) is that no such loophole exists. If the vet assisted directly in the execution, then their use of the...
Forum: USA Politics 31st January 2024, 08:58 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,784
Posted By Myriad
We don't believe animals can learn to drive...

We don't believe animals can learn to drive safely while obeying traffic laws. Or can be taught to write sonnets that scan properly. Or can apply trigonometric identities when simplifying integrals....
Forum: USA Politics 29th January 2024, 12:45 PM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,784
Posted By Myriad
You don't need even a med school dropout to...

You don't need even a med school dropout to insert an IV line and inject stuff into it. The problem is getting access to the stuff you need to inject to carry out a humane execution (especially,...
Forum: USA Politics 29th January 2024, 09:04 AM
Replies: 482
Views: 12,560
Posted By Myriad
Forbidding Trump from lying about something is...

Forbidding Trump from lying about something is like denying an addict his fix or withholding blood from a vampire. Cruel and unusual!
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 28th January 2024, 07:05 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 550
Posted By Myriad
Is it possible for the winner of the head-to-head...

Is it possible for the winner of the head-to-head vote to fail to get more than 50%? Like, can you vote for "neither?"
Forum: USA Politics 28th January 2024, 01:26 PM
Replies: 482
Views: 12,560
Posted By Myriad
Not at all. It's because one of the leading...

Not at all. It's because one of the leading candidates in that election has engaged in various acts that appear to be illegal and/or civilly tortious over the past several years.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th January 2024, 07:15 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,949
Posted By Myriad
John Snow knows nothing.

John Snow knows nothing.
Forum: USA Politics 26th January 2024, 01:18 PM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,784
Posted By Myriad
By "hood" I didn't mean specifically a fabric...

By "hood" I didn't mean specifically a fabric head covering. I just meant a covering in general (also having "fume hood" in the back of my mind). An oxygen tent as you describe it is exactly what I...
Forum: USA Politics 26th January 2024, 11:20 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,784
Posted By Myriad
I said earlier that using a mask invites a lot of...

I said earlier that using a mask invites a lot of things going wrong. Including, but not limited to, insufficient gas flow to the mask so it ends up being a de facto obstructive suffocation, or the...
Forum: USA Politics 26th January 2024, 07:44 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,784
Posted By Myriad
If only psychology as practiced in 1960s spy...

If only psychology as practiced in 1960s spy movies actually worked. Prison wardens could use spinning spirals or colored flashing lights or weird noises or however they did it back then, to induce...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd January 2024, 03:41 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,350
Posted By Myriad
It is if you clobber someone with it!

It is if you clobber someone with it!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd January 2024, 12:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 479
Posted By Myriad
Part of the whole point of a space elevator is...

Part of the whole point of a space elevator is that the ascents can be driven by traction instead of.a reaction engine, and the power can be provided by the track instead of requiring the vehicle to...
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2024, 12:01 PM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,784
Posted By Myriad
Not at standard atmospheric pressure. But...

Not at standard atmospheric pressure. But narcosis (euphoria, impaired decision making, hallucinations, and other cognitive symptoms) can occur when a standard air mixture is used for SCUBA diving...
Forum: Trials and Errors 20th January 2024, 05:00 PM
Replies: 2,774
Views: 126,025
Posted By Myriad
That's only a goalpost move if there's no...

That's only a goalpost move if there's no possibility the director will ever be close to the camera. Is that a union rule or something?
Forum: USA Politics 19th January 2024, 08:22 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,784
Posted By Myriad
I'm thinking about the issue of timing and...

I'm thinking about the issue of timing and expectation. Thought experiment: you've been condemned to death, and you're now locked in a small comfortable room. There's a ton of high explosive under...
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