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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories Today, 06:00 PM
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Posted By W.D.Clinger
Which would you prefer? All of the credit at the...

Which would you prefer? All of the credit at the scorer's table for scoring two points in a meaningless NBA game, or a footnote in history as one of Chamberlain's teammates in a game that would go...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology Today, 05:23 PM
Replies: 1,121
Views: 31,296
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Yep.

Yep.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories Yesterday, 06:03 PM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,468
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Heartbreaking, that after such a promising start,...

Heartbreaking, that after such a promising start, Vixen is unable to understand simple English sentences such as
At this time, we can confirm the vehicle involved was a diesel-powered vehicle....
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th March 2024, 06:50 PM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,468
Posted By W.D.Clinger
ISCED 2011...

ISCED 2011 (https://web.archive.org/web/20130124032233/http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Documents/isced-2011-en.pdf), the International Standard Classification of Education, is an 87-page document...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th March 2024, 06:14 PM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,468
Posted By W.D.Clinger
In her quest to convince herself that accounting...

In her quest to convince herself that accounting has something to do with science, Vixen cited a web site advertising an undergraduate degree in accounting offered by a private business school in...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th March 2024, 04:38 PM
Replies: 2,456
Views: 71,897
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Nor are the laws of physics. [/QUOTE] Hard to...

Nor are the laws of physics.
[/QUOTE]
Hard to become friends with someone you've never met.
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 01:57 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 19,594
Posted By W.D.Clinger
"Apartment 10W at 45 East 66th Street went up for...

"Apartment 10W at 45 East 66th Street went up for sale for $6.5 million in July" (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/realestate/rudy-giuliani-apartment-sale-nyc.html) of 2023.


If he weren't in...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 09:20 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 19,594
Posted By W.D.Clinger
The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of...

The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Rudolph W. Giuliani have filed a motion to compel the debtor to sell his Florida condominium...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 08:43 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 310
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Yesterday, 15 March 2024, Judge Juan Merchan...

Yesterday, 15 March 2024, Judge Juan Merchan responded to several recent motions that have been made (by both sides) in the case of People v. Trump. In his response, Merchan wrote:
Trial on this...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th March 2024, 07:45 AM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,468
Posted By W.D.Clinger
I think we can interpret the above as Vixen...

I think we can interpret the above as Vixen admitting she is not aware that lurkers can follow an extended public conversation without saying anything.


I think we can interpret the above as...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th March 2024, 09:15 PM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,468
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Those who have earned a degree by completing a...

Those who have earned a degree by completing a graduate program do not go around saying they "have the official educational equivalent of two masters degrees."




The web pages you have cited...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th March 2024, 08:00 PM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,468
Posted By W.D.Clinger
I think we can interpret the above as Vixen...

I think we can interpret the above as Vixen saying she is not a physicist and has no qualifications or background in physics.


I think we can interpret the above as Vixen claiming to have...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th March 2024, 09:24 AM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,468
Posted By W.D.Clinger
According to the Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue...

According to the Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service (https://www.bedsfire.gov.uk/about-us/london-luton-airport-review):

At this time, we can confirm the vehicle involved was a diesel-powered...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th March 2024, 05:50 AM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,468
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Yeah, the Fox News Network is a lot more hesitant...

Yeah, the Fox News Network is a lot more hesitant to touch bonkers conspiracy theories now than they were a few years ago.


Vixen's definitions are invariably imprecise.
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2024, 04:13 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,323
Posted By W.D.Clinger
While campaigning in 2016, Donald Trump made this...

While campaigning in 2016, Donald Trump made this prediction:
We're going to win so much, you're going to get tired of winning. You're going to say, 'Please Mr. President, I have a headache. Please,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th March 2024, 03:55 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 6,304
Posted By W.D.Clinger
If you were genuinely interested in the relevant...

If you were genuinely interested in the relevant electric field, you would attempt to understand equations (5) and (6) and Figures 1 and 2. That is the only part of the paper that discusses electric...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th March 2024, 03:38 AM
Replies: 2,456
Views: 71,897
Posted By W.D.Clinger
You appear to be conducting that experiment. ...

You appear to be conducting that experiment.



Although the phrase "dark energy" dates back only to 1998 or thereabouts, it refers to a concept that dates back to 1917...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th March 2024, 08:08 PM
Replies: 1,121
Views: 31,296
Posted By W.D.Clinger
:rolleyes: Where the hell did I say ANYTHING...

:rolleyes: Where the hell did I say ANYTHING about "everyone else is driving on the wrong side"?

I've explicitly quoted many who I think are clearly on the right side -- including one of the...
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 01:38 PM
Replies: 2,332
Views: 73,353
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Someday, some clever folk might invent a...

Someday, some clever folk might invent a technology prosecutors might use to make a record of charges they have brought. Other clever folk might invent a technology courts might use to disseminate...
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 11:51 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,323
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Actually, it was Hur who, on page 8 of the...

Actually, it was Hur who, on page 8 of the transcript (https://embed.documentcloud.org/documents/24476280-hur1/?embed=1&responsive=1&title=1), lines 21-25, asked Biden about Promise Me, Dad. That...
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 09:29 AM
Replies: 1,564
Views: 39,742
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Let's not over-generalize. I'm open to the idea...

Let's not over-generalize. I'm open to the idea that somewhere out there are a few Trump supporters who know they're stupid.
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 09:23 AM
Replies: 2,332
Views: 73,353
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Read the indictment...

Read the indictment (https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2023/08/CRIMINAL-INDICTMENT-Trump-Fulton-County-GA.pdf). Its first four pages list the 41 counts. Each listed count ends by citing...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th March 2024, 08:47 AM
Replies: 1,121
Views: 31,296
Posted By W.D.Clinger
That's true. Odd to see it said by someone who's...

That's true. Odd to see it said by someone who's insisting everyone else is driving on the wrong side of the road.

Guess I shouldn't be surprised to see an advocate of against-the-consensus...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th March 2024, 09:52 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,203
Posted By W.D.Clinger
ROI

ROI
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2024, 04:18 PM
Replies: 936
Views: 87,189
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Maybe he will call himself by all of those...

Maybe he will call himself by all of those nicknames, but "Honest Don" is the nickname he has already chosen for himself.

He thinks he can stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and say things that...
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2024, 11:28 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 3,632
Posted By W.D.Clinger
I am confident that Carroll will find better uses...

I am confident that Carroll will find better uses for this money than did Trump and his donors, who found no better use for the money than to pay damages, punitive damages, Alina Habba, et cetera.
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2024, 11:22 AM
Replies: 936
Views: 87,189
Posted By W.D.Clinger
"Honest Don...

"Honest Don (https://www.mediaite.com/news/trump-rants-in-dead-of-night-about-debating-biden-rolls-out-stunning-new-self-nickname/)"
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th March 2024, 08:16 AM
Replies: 2,456
Views: 71,897
Posted By W.D.Clinger
If you hunt for needles of truth embedded within...

If you hunt for needles of truth embedded within the haystack of hilariously wrong babbling, you can find a few. But you have to be willing to read those bits of truth out of context.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 11th March 2024, 07:30 PM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,468
Posted By W.D.Clinger
FYI: Your opinions don't upset me. They make me...

FYI: Your opinions don't upset me. They make me laugh.


In this thread, along with its predecessor, a great many people have disagreed with your opinions, and almost all of them have stated their...
Forum: USA Politics 10th March 2024, 09:12 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 2,362
Posted By W.D.Clinger
The first part of what I wrote was a math joke,...

The first part of what I wrote was a math joke, or more properly a logic joke. Anticipating that someone might not get the joke, I explained it in the spoiler.

The rest of what I wrote was a mild...
Forum: USA Politics 10th March 2024, 08:36 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 2,362
Posted By W.D.Clinger
I heartily agree that you don't understand what I...

I heartily agree that you don't understand what I wrote, nor its purpose.

Hercules56 appears to have understood what I wrote, although that understanding might have come about by accident.
Forum: USA Politics 10th March 2024, 05:22 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 2,362
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Every samurai sword that I have bought, whether...

Every samurai sword that I have bought, whether antique or no, was purchased for some immediate use.
That's an example of vacuous truth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuous_truth).
The Las Vegas...
Forum: Education 9th March 2024, 09:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 547
Posted By W.D.Clinger
For a real education, start a small company. ...

For a real education, start a small company.

But it might be a good idea to hold off on that until you've paid off your student loans.
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 05:59 PM
Replies: 1,564
Views: 39,742
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Having looked at the Hunter Biden case...

Having looked at the Hunter Biden case (https://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=14270978&postcount=62), I recognize that Ziggurat's claim is outstandingly ridiculous.
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 11:40 AM
Replies: 1,564
Views: 39,742
Posted By W.D.Clinger
As opposed to the 13th, when he actually was...

As opposed to the 13th, when he actually was impeached for the second time.
The trial took a month, so I'm having a hard time understanding why the six-day delay was so significant, but I probably...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 11:22 AM
Replies: 1,564
Views: 39,742
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Your reading comprehension fails again. ...

Your reading comprehension fails again.

Here, I'll highlight the sentence that tickled my funny bone, and to which I responded with the obvious rejoinder:




After all, that's exactly what...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th March 2024, 11:12 AM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,468
Posted By W.D.Clinger
You can't even stop them from lying. You...

You can't even stop them from lying.

You can, however, identify their lies.

If you are feeling charitable, you can refer to those lies as mistakes.

If you are feeling even more charitable,...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 10:00 AM
Replies: 1,564
Views: 39,742
Posted By W.D.Clinger
After all, that's exactly what he did after his...

After all, that's exactly what he did after his first four years.
:rolleyes:

By the way, it's Mar-a-Lago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar-a-Lago). Let's show some respect for the guy's...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 09:29 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 2,304
Posted By W.D.Clinger
More right-wing reaction to Katie Britt's...

More right-wing reaction to Katie Britt's televised response...

Andrew Torba, CEO of the Gab cesspool (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network)):
The GOP is desperately trying to pander...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 08:41 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 2,304
Posted By W.D.Clinger
I did not watch Katie Britt's response but,...

I did not watch Katie Britt's response but, reading about it, I am amazed that someone representing the party of Donald Trump thinks this remark will work in their favor:
Let’s be honest, it’s been...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 06:07 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 2,304
Posted By W.D.Clinger
In 2024, it is not possible to describe the state...

In 2024, it is not possible to describe the state of the union without addressing the elephants in the room.
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 09:11 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 4,922
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Biden: I may not look like it, but I’ve been...

Biden:
I may not look like it, but I’ve been around a while.
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 09:07 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 2,304
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Biden never looked in Mike Johnson's direction,...

Biden never looked in Mike Johnson's direction, but Johnson couldn't have come across much worse if he had been Biden's hand puppet. On several occasions, Biden started sentences and paragraphs that...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 08:54 PM
Replies: 1,564
Views: 39,742
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Serious as it was, there was some great humor...

Serious as it was, there was some great humor throughout that State of the Union address, but I'm not sure Speaker of the House Mike Johnson enjoyed it so much as ChrisBFRPKY had led us to expect.
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 02:27 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 4,922
Posted By W.D.Clinger
But I didn't repeat that claim. Yet the part...

But I didn't repeat that claim.

Yet the part I highlighted shows you asking me to provide an excuse for something I clearly had not done.

Unless you are engaging in outright dishonest rhetoric,...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 10:59 AM
Replies: 1,564
Views: 39,742
Posted By W.D.Clinger
On Super Tuesday, Biden trounced Dean Phillips...

On Super Tuesday, Biden trounced Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson across the board.

Trump defeated Nikki Haley somewhat less resoundingly in all but one state.

Haley won a state, and came...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 10:47 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 4,922
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Here's an excerpt from that fact check: ...

Here's an excerpt from that fact check:






Guess that explains ChrisBFRPKY's three posts within 61 minutes.

It might also explain why ChrisBFRPKY apparently did not read to the end of...
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2024, 08:15 PM
Replies: 1,564
Views: 39,742
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Everyone who knows anything about polling is...

Everyone who knows anything about polling is aware that polling for party primaries and state party conventions is generally less accurate and less reliable than polling for general elections. The...
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2024, 05:44 PM
Replies: 1,564
Views: 39,742
Posted By W.D.Clinger
Weak and cowardly, yes, but hardly feckless....

Weak and cowardly, yes, but hardly feckless. McConnell made several things a whole lot worse, notably the composition of the US Supreme Court.



Just a note for anyone reading this: That essay...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th March 2024, 05:29 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 6,304
Posted By W.D.Clinger
I cannot recall ever seeing anything describing...

I cannot recall ever seeing anything describing most of those phenomena that used the term 'Birkeland current'.

As a check, I looked at the reference [70], re solar flares. The words 'Birkeland'...
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