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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th August 2021, 02:31 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,454
Posted By ddt
The holy grail of vaccines is so-called...

The holy grail of vaccines is so-called "sterilizing immunity" which is caused by "neutralizing antibodies".

When virions invade your body, the only become dangerous when they actually enter your...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th August 2018, 04:15 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 9,686
Posted By ddt
The odds are against him. 50% of English monarchs...

The odds are against him. 50% of English monarchs named "Charles" ended on the chopping block. Ditto for Scottish ones.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th August 2018, 04:10 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 9,686
Posted By ddt
Yeah, I never understood this argument. What's...

Yeah, I never understood this argument. What's there to see at Buckingham Palace? Do away with the monarchy and you can turn it into a museum and ask an entrance fee.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th August 2018, 04:08 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 9,686
Posted By ddt
I thought it had to do with English/British...

I thought it had to do with English/British tradition that a monarch doesn't abdicate for old age but dies on the throne? Which, I think, is a silly tradition.


Personally, I like the idea that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th August 2018, 02:30 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 9,338
Posted By ddt
Slander is only a tort but you don't land in jail...

Slander is only a tort but you don't land in jail for it in the US, AFAIK. (I'm happy to be corrected on this).

Calls for violence only are a crime when they satisfy the strict Brandenburg v Ohio...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 11th August 2018, 02:10 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 11,304
Posted By ddt
Don't you know that the quote button sends a...

Don't you know that the quote button sends a message to the CIA and the NSA, so they can track what rlopez is doing and what nefarious plots of them he's revealing?

<sarcasm off>

I'm back to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2018, 04:41 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 9,686
Posted By ddt
Let's hear it from the horse's mouth...

Let's hear it from the horse's mouth (https://www.royal.uk/greeting-member-royal-family):

So (a) it wasn't needed, and (b) if this is May's idea of a curtsy, she's doing it wrong. But we already...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2018, 05:10 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 9,338
Posted By ddt
We'll have to see. There are CT nutjobs in all...

We'll have to see. There are CT nutjobs in all kinds and sizes. The average moon hoaxer (*) or flat earther doesn't spew hate speech against gays or blacks or etc., or induce violence in their...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2018, 03:44 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 882
Posted By ddt
Disbarment IMHO. BTW, I think Venom referred...

Disbarment IMHO.

BTW, I think Venom referred to Jones himself, not his evil lawyer.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th August 2018, 06:30 PM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
:D And that proposal (Checkers) has...

:D


And that proposal (Checkers) has already been scuppered by poisonous amendments from the Brexiteers in the Commons.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th August 2018, 06:22 PM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
They're all made by politicians that you voted...

They're all made by politicians that you voted for, whether town council, MP or MEP.


No, it was clear it also meant a closer political union. Even Mrs. T was in favour of that.
Medium.com:...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th August 2018, 04:14 AM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
From that same article: :dl:

From that same article:

:dl:
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th August 2018, 04:12 AM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
I remembered that Boris had gone AWOL the whole...

I remembered that Boris had gone AWOL the whole long weekend after the referendum. But you mean this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VLvT8H6Vu8), where he's leaving his house? You wouldn't be...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th August 2018, 02:12 AM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
That's because Boris promised them they could...

That's because Boris promised them they could have their cake and eat it too.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd August 2018, 09:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,437
Posted By ddt
And according to Politico...

And according to Politico (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/01/illinois-lawmaker-nude-photos-754563):
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd August 2018, 05:42 PM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
Back in the 1970s, various pro-EC politicians...

Back in the 1970s, various pro-EC politicians quite openly made statements that with the EC, people would be voting on an ever more tighter union. That was no secret at all.

And back then, people...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd August 2018, 05:36 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 11,393
Posted By ddt
Because Timo Soini is Foreign Minister, he can't...

Because Timo Soini is Foreign Minister, he can't be a Nazi? So, Joachim von Ribbentrop wasn't a Nazi either because he was foreign minister? :boggled:

And Nazis can't be bona fide politicians?...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd August 2018, 01:00 PM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
No doubt, the other half of the answer can be...

No doubt, the other half of the answer can be found in his investment portfolio.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd August 2018, 12:51 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 11,393
Posted By ddt
The UKIP seems to have a lot of trouble finding a...

The UKIP seems to have a lot of trouble finding a leader who is not a racist, though. Do you even follow the news?

Oh, and way to miss the fact that none of your arguments why the True Finns would...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd August 2018, 12:47 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 5,256
Posted By ddt
Really? A mental disability? :rolleyes: Care to...

Really? A mental disability? :rolleyes: Care to point out where the DSM-V mentions racism?

This guy did this all out of his own free will. He followed of his own free will two miles the victim to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd August 2018, 09:25 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 11,393
Posted By ddt
The Nazis also had seats in the Reichstag. ...

The Nazis also had seats in the Reichstag.

Hitler's government was also a coalition government.

So they're not Nazis, just racist scum?

The quality of your arguments keeps amazing me....
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd August 2018, 08:05 AM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
Great point. And if the UK after it crashes...

Great point.

And if the UK after it crashes out of the EU with a no-deal Brexit, imposes no tariffs on various EU goods in order to forestall food or drug scarcity, then the UK will be obliged to...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd August 2018, 06:38 AM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
Moreover, it's not simply possible to roll over...

Moreover, it's not simply possible to roll over these "free trade" deals as for many goods, they contain maximum quota, and it is not clear how these quota should be divided between the EU-27 and the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2018, 06:00 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 5,256
Posted By ddt
I went back and re-read your post. You're right,...

I went back and re-read your post. You're right, calling it "whining" was misplaced, my apologies for that.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2018, 04:05 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 5,256
Posted By ddt
Oh, they would be a match made in heaven. From...

Oh, they would be a match made in heaven. From Whitman's Yelp reviews:

and:

and I remember there was also one that complained he had installed a second hand unit and charged for a new one, but...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2018, 03:43 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,308
Posted By ddt
Whatever the races involved, but what the hell is...

Whatever the races involved, but what the hell is wrong with people? Sheltering in a doorway for the rain is verboten these days? :jaw-dropp

The police should pick up Torres and deliver her to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2018, 03:31 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 5,256
Posted By ddt
"We also heat your lawn with our special...

"We also heat your lawn with our special cross-fire system"

There's more in the Yelp reviews (https://www.yelp.com/biz/uriahs-heating-cooling-and-refrigeration-powell-2). :D
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2018, 03:23 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 5,256
Posted By ddt
Yes, I know. I was objecting to Brainster's...

Yes, I know. I was objecting to Brainster's feeble attempt to whine about blurring of the line between private and business life. He was doing this while being on the job. He was involved in a road...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2018, 03:13 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 4,106
Posted By ddt
Nitpick: the victim was a female. ETA: nvm,...

Nitpick: the victim was a female.

ETA: nvm, you already edited your post.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2018, 02:20 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 5,256
Posted By ddt
The guy was driving the company van, so for all I...

The guy was driving the company van, so for all I know, his use of the N-word was company policy.

The lack of separation between his private and business life started with his own behavior. It's...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd August 2018, 02:10 PM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
How does that work? It's Brexiteers in the...

How does that work? It's Brexiteers in the cabinet, while it's Remainers making those forecasts.


How does that work? If you're blind and deaf, while I'm tied to a pole and see you running toward...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2018, 12:04 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 5,256
Posted By ddt
I sorta knew about "rap culture" using it, but...

I sorta knew about "rap culture" using it, but that's about it.


And repeating it then multiple times, then you're surely a hardcore racist.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2018, 12:00 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 5,256
Posted By ddt
I'll keep it in mind, thank you. I've had plenty...

I'll keep it in mind, thank you. I've had plenty road incidents where either I or the other party flipped the bird or raised a fist in the heat of the moment and nothing further developed.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd August 2018, 10:51 AM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
Why should the Remainers be responsible for...

Why should the Remainers be responsible for pointing out mitigating actions for the adverse effects of Brexit?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd August 2018, 10:49 AM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
Has Timothy Garton Ash gone bonkers? He...

Has Timothy Garton Ash gone bonkers?

He wants us to look at an empire that during its existence was one slow decline into irrelevancy, with ever hollowed-out central authority, with subordinates...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2018, 10:17 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 5,256
Posted By ddt
Half a dozen time. :confused: Are there...

Half a dozen time.

:confused: Are there positive ways to use the N-word?

And that too.


Even if you're wrong in a traffic incident, flipping a finger and then moving on is something nobody...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2018, 10:08 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 5,256
Posted By ddt
Fixed that for him. It seems Jeffrey Whitman is...

Fixed that for him. It seems Jeffrey Whitman is utterly clueless to how modern electronic media work. His Yelp account is flooded with negative comments. Twitter and other social media are replete...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd August 2018, 08:58 AM
Replies: 3,399
Views: 183,734
Posted By ddt
As we live in a post-fact world, it's very...

As we live in a post-fact world, it's very important we do not listen to the so-called "experts" but, instead, to the man in the pub. So, here's a video of three blokes in the pub discussing a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st August 2018, 09:29 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,188
Posted By ddt
In Norn Iron, you're prosecuted when you try an...

In Norn Iron, you're prosecuted when you try an abortion, AFAICS.

I don't understand the gist of the article. What is the problem it intends to describe?

In the first half, we see a couple of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st August 2018, 04:43 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By ddt
I think you're right. Am I also doing "cultural...

I think you're right. Am I also doing "cultural erasure" when I keep pronouncing it like [x]? Oh, and why does everyone keep using Scottish or German examples of gutturals? Try to pronounce...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th July 2018, 03:10 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By ddt
Then you phrased that very poorly. And...

Then you phrased that very poorly.


And likewise Magna Graecia.


I made a very rude remark about that upthread. But sheesh, I don't see the problem with attaching a bit of historical glamour...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th July 2018, 01:27 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By ddt
I think that's just a particularity of English....

I think that's just a particularity of English. AFAICS, Dutch, German, French all have the stress on the second syllable ("then").


The latter is comical when you consider that, up to the times...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th July 2018, 12:44 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By ddt
Yes, it is. Iotacism...

Yes, it is. Iotacism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iotacism): in modern Greek, about half of the written vowel/diphtong combinations are pronounced as in /i:/ This is a trend that started around the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 30th July 2018, 10:43 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,556
Posted By ddt
What? You want to profit off other people's...

What? You want to profit off other people's suffering?
She thought it was all tosh, though I don't remember the exact wording.

ETA: I see lobosrul5 has beaten me to it, with the exact quote.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th July 2018, 10:08 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By ddt
According to the Russian wikipedia...

According to the Russian wikipedia (https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD), it is in fact written with the unvoiced Ч as its first letter, the same as...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th July 2018, 09:52 AM
Replies: 204
Views: 11,439
Posted By ddt
Not immediate, no, but in general, the drugs a...

Not immediate, no, but in general, the drugs a pharmacist dispenses are essential to your health. Whether the butcher sells pork or not, not so much.

And for something that's immediate a matter of...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 30th July 2018, 09:06 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 14,431
Posted By ddt
No, I don't, I purposely gave you a counter...

No, I don't, I purposely gave you a counter question. And I was first in asking you. It seems you studiously avoided answering my post while my answered all other posts.


The questions I asked...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 30th July 2018, 08:41 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 14,431
Posted By ddt
Scenario 1. I have an infinite hotel with ten...

Scenario 1.
I have an infinite hotel with ten corridors, A thru J. Corridor A contains the rooms with numbers 1, 11, 21, 31, etc., i.e., all numbers ending with digit 1. Corridor B the rooms with...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 30th July 2018, 08:26 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 14,431
Posted By ddt
Bump. Robin, do your homework.

Bump.

Robin, do your homework.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th July 2018, 08:19 AM
Replies: 204
Views: 11,439
Posted By ddt
It depends. Some will only serve kosher/halal...

It depends. Some will only serve kosher/halal food, others will serve anything. I'm pretty sure the Turkish proprietor of my local shawarma shop is Muslim, but the regular shawarma he sells certainly...
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