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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th December 2019, 08:56 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 1,686
Posted By JDC
Wow, I really think we're seeing the beginning of...

Wow, I really think we're seeing the beginning of something big!

Wow, just wow.

Cheers,
Jeff
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd December 2019, 05:36 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 5,960
Posted By JDC
We are doomed! Let's eat, grandma! vs ...

We are doomed!

Let's eat, grandma!

vs

Let's eat grandma!

:eek:
Forum: Education 5th November 2019, 02:27 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 11,402
Posted By JDC
I always had a problem with "cool whip" ...

I always had a problem with "cool whip"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZmqJQ-nc_s

;)

Cheers,
Jeff
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th October 2019, 10:49 AM
Replies: 189
Views: 11,300
Posted By JDC
Indeed, in fact it was daddy Trudeau that pissed...

Indeed, in fact it was daddy Trudeau that pissed the west off with his National Energy Program back in the 80's!

"
National Post journalist Jen Gerson would state that "the NEP was considered by...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th June 2019, 03:37 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 6,125
Posted By JDC
"OMG, cheese, cheese, CHEESE, cheese, cheese,...

"OMG, cheese, cheese, CHEESE, cheese, cheese, CHEESE, cheese, cheese, cheese, CHEESE, cheese, cheese, CHA-CHA-CHEESE!"
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th May 2019, 11:26 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,830
Posted By JDC
We're still bigger than you, you bastage! ...

We're still bigger than you, you bastage!

Largest North American Countries: (by land area)

Canada: 9,984,670 sq km.
United States: 9,826,630 sq km.
Mexico: 1,923,040 sq km.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th January 2019, 02:46 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,260
Posted By JDC
Can't help being reminded of the tipping scene...

Can't help being reminded of the tipping scene from Reservoir Dogs with one of my favs Steve Buscemi!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qV9wVGb38

(This is Dogs so NSFW!)

Let's see what the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th January 2019, 03:01 PM
Replies: 831
Views: 54,572
Posted By JDC
I knew that neutrinos are coy little beasts but I...

I knew that neutrinos are coy little beasts but I had no idea ...

In Brian Green's multiverse book, The Hidden Reality, he notes that they can pass through a LIGHT YEAR of solid lead and not...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd September 2018, 03:32 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,151
Posted By JDC
You owe me a keyboard and some other stuff on my...

You owe me a keyboard and some other stuff on my desk!

P.S. It was all part of Brexit!

;)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th September 2018, 03:47 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 6,845
Posted By JDC
More people die from rain/flooding than winds...

More people die from rain/flooding than winds during Hurricanes.

Given the Fukushima type nuclear reactors, pig farm cesspools and ore processing dump sites in the path of the "Tremendously Wet"...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd August 2018, 04:28 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,829
Posted By JDC
Ya, don't forget slavery and rape!

Ya, don't forget slavery and rape!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th August 2018, 03:19 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 9,338
Posted By JDC
ThunderfOOt has a nice commentary on this issue: ...

ThunderfOOt has a nice commentary on this issue:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojHiIbD18WY

Note under the vid:

Honestly, when your accusing people of child rape, and running pedophile...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th August 2018, 06:19 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 18,365
Posted By JDC
diversity is a benifit

My Ex and I just dropped our son off at his first sleep-over camp.

He's almost 8 and in the Sycamore cabin with:

an outspoken short black kid with an afro,
a short friendly asian kid with a...
Forum: USA Politics 11th August 2018, 04:39 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,911
Posted By JDC
"The hyperbole is strong with these ones!" ...

"The hyperbole is strong with these ones!"

Canada has a strong history of immigration.

The initial French/English/Native divide. Then the various Europe settlers spreading (E->W) across...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th April 2018, 08:02 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 12,483
Posted By JDC
Eternal meal! 38110

Eternal meal!

38110
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th March 2018, 07:34 AM
Replies: 481
Views: 41,572
Posted By JDC
Now that life has started up, it's made it's own...

Now that life has started up, it's made it's own purpose

37969

Love that one!

Remember you come from a loooooong line of individual, identifiable creatures (you could touch them and squeeze...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th March 2018, 09:32 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,330
Posted By JDC
Cane sugar process

From http://www.sugar.ca/Nutrition-Information-Service/Educators-Students/Purification-of-Sugar/Cane-Sugar-Refining.aspx

37951

"Raw Sugar - In tropical regions where sugar cane is grown, sugar...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th February 2018, 11:03 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,245
Posted By JDC
In one of Pinker's books he points out that...

In one of Pinker's books he points out that worrying about a killer AI assumes that they'd want to. Just because humans have those goals doesn't mean an AI would.

"Now that there are things like...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 30th June 2015, 04:38 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,370
Posted By JDC
Holy crap, that's like $1,000,000! ...

Holy crap,

that's like $1,000,000!

:cool:
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st June 2015, 11:43 AM
Replies: 432
Views: 66,359
Posted By JDC
Literally laughed out loud! :D

Literally

laughed out loud!

:D
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th March 2015, 07:00 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 3,950
Posted By JDC
WhaaaaTttt!11!

A-hem, no one's mentioned the American origin of 'chili peppers' ?!?

Chili peppers have been a part of the human diet in the Americas since at least 7500 BC. The most recent research shows that...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th March 2015, 11:48 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 5,527
Posted By JDC
Fan-diddly-dan tastic! I love your...

Fan-diddly-dan tastic!

I love your analogies and thorough, step-wize explanation.

Brin' it to da' people, puttin' the E in JR ... D'oh!




Beerina = awesome!!1!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2015, 04:23 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,658
Posted By JDC
Cancers: what we do and don't KNOW

Cancers: what we do and don't KNOW
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th February 2015, 04:47 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,995
Posted By JDC
"Space," it says, "is big. Really big. You just...

"Space," it says, "is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th February 2015, 07:03 PM
Replies: 1,020
Views: 141,686
Posted By JDC
Buddhism??? Lots of war, violence connected to...

Buddhism??? Lots of war, violence connected to that.

Jainism, maybe?

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/299478/Jainism

... I'll wait for a correction ...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th December 2014, 06:32 AM
Replies: 186
Views: 22,023
Posted By JDC
32251 And of course in three dimensions,...

32251

And of course in three dimensions, there'd be front and back too. So, times 3 in each dimension ...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th December 2014, 05:43 AM
Replies: 186
Views: 22,023
Posted By JDC
Hmm, interesting, you've got me thinkin ... ...

Hmm, interesting, you've got me thinkin ...

'Doubling' one dimension is x2 = 2
'Doubling' two dimensions is 2 x 2 = 4
'Doubling' three dimensions is 2 x 2 x 2 = 8
...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th November 2014, 06:25 PM
Replies: 168
Views: 37,915
Posted By JDC
32123 32124 ...

32123

32124

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-plate-vs-usda-myplate/
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th November 2014, 03:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,064
Posted By JDC
And you get $0.25 of that. (And I get...

And you get $0.25 of that.


(And I get $0.10!)
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd October 2014, 09:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,042
Posted By JDC
Thanks for the heads-up NoTrump, You've...

Thanks for the heads-up NoTrump,

You've alerted me to a few celestial events! High-five!

May I post your cool graphic?

31974
from
www.CurtRenz.com/moon
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th July 2014, 01:51 PM
Replies: 1,037
Views: 117,033
Posted By JDC
Hey Igor, there is App for that! :blush:

Hey Igor, there is App for that! :blush:
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 17th July 2014, 05:45 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,344
Posted By JDC
I feel the same way, and said so (perhaps too...

I feel the same way, and said so (perhaps too forcefully) in a previous thread that is similar to this and started to get mean.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th July 2014, 02:32 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 16,937
Posted By JDC
a. Terminal. The other two imply repeating. ...

a. Terminal. The other two imply repeating.
:eek:

Wait what?
8. The opposite of ‘right’ is the opposite of:

a. Left
b. Wrong
c. Correct
Forum: Computers and the Internet 20th April 2014, 05:49 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,168
Posted By JDC
Oh, come now! All you Smartphone mega users...

Oh, come now!

All you Smartphone mega users and no one else has any recommendations?!? :confused: I know this is older, boring tech but ...

Not even on WP8 vs. Android?!? :catfight:
Forum: Computers and the Internet 18th April 2014, 08:10 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,168
Posted By JDC
Thanks for the advice! :D You sound like...

Thanks for the advice! :D

You sound like you know WP8 phones ... do you have any recommended apps?

Or from the other direction, do you know of any kick-butt Android apps that aren't available...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 18th April 2014, 07:01 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 13,516
Posted By JDC
No one? :shy:

No one? :shy:
Forum: Computers and the Internet 18th April 2014, 06:55 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,168
Posted By JDC
These are the two options with the very cheap...

These are the two options with the very cheap device/plan I found. I'm not sure I want to get into unlocking just yet... :blush:

Thanks for the recommendation for Android OS. Could I install...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 18th April 2014, 04:56 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,168
Posted By JDC
Cheap Smartphone compare: Huawei Ascend W1 vs. Alcatel Onetouch M'pop 5020T

I'm new to smartphones and found a super cheap phone/plan setup at Wind. It limits me to 2 phones Huawei Ascend W1 vs. Alcatel Onetouch M'pop 5020T (I know they're older, clunkier models but I'm all...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th April 2014, 07:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,721
Posted By JDC
Pffft! Everyone knows you're supposed to use a...

Pffft! Everyone knows you're supposed to use a spoon! ;)

30730

From January in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 12th April 2014, 06:35 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 16,592
Posted By JDC
I've noticed that photocopying can see through...

I've noticed that photocopying can see through Sharpies but that's usually on regular paper not address on magazines etc that are usually not as translucent on the photocopier.

Best way to counter...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th April 2014, 04:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,301
Posted By JDC
Fire them?!?! :mad: They should be charged,...

Fire them?!?! :mad: They should be charged, tried and jailed ... like the rest of us would be if we did such things.
Forum: Education 10th April 2014, 07:16 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 20,663
Posted By JDC
Dear Jack, On the number line you took away...

Dear Jack,

On the number line you took away 3 hundreds ok but then you only took away 6 instead of 16.

Next time try to take away 3 hundreds, then take away 1 ten and then take away 6 ones.
...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th April 2014, 08:43 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 20,209
Posted By JDC
Now this is JREF, skeptical yet humane. :blush:

Now this is JREF, skeptical yet humane. :blush:
Forum: Computers and the Internet 9th April 2014, 10:37 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 13,516
Posted By JDC
Is there any way to turn off the annoying message...

Is there any way to turn off the annoying message from MSE that pops up every time I restart my computer without disabling MSE messages in general (i.e. Security--> change the way MSE warns me...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th April 2014, 05:57 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 13,119
Posted By JDC
I guffawed out loud! Literally out loud. Well...

I guffawed out loud! Literally out loud. Well done sir or madame!
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th April 2014, 08:27 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,294
Posted By JDC
I didn't know Lewinsky had a Hair Lip (sp)! ...

I didn't know Lewinsky had a Hair Lip (sp)!

:blush:

30653
Forum: Computers and the Internet 22nd March 2014, 06:25 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 13,516
Posted By JDC
Same here! My best comp is a E520 Dual w 4 G of...

Same here! My best comp is a E520 Dual w 4 G of RAM so I put W7 on it but it wasn't as easy to network as my other comps (Athlon 64 w 2G, [P4 w 2G] x2, WD TV, ...)

XP: right click, prop, ......
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th March 2014, 06:36 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 9,403
Posted By JDC
I, For One, Welcome Our New Evil Lesbian...

I, For One, Welcome Our New Evil Lesbian Overlords

30482
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 15th February 2014, 04:19 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,951
Posted By JDC
Pictorial hieroglyphics and pulling the brain out...

Pictorial hieroglyphics and pulling the brain out through the nose with a hook! :eye-poppi

What's not to love!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th February 2014, 06:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 863
Posted By JDC
I dunno about Calciumlight but Limelight is one...

I dunno about Calciumlight but Limelight is one of my favorite Rush songs! :D

wiki:

"Limelight" is a song by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush. It first appeared on the 1981 album Moving...
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