Forum: USA Politics
7th November 2023, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 1,348
Views: 48,538
Snicker....
Snicker. (http://https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1721566097865085228?s=20)[/QUOTE]
Well, actually he was the President for the first 19 1/2 days of 2021.
And MAGA people in general seem...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
7th November 2023, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 1,390
Views: 235,018
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 17,606
My reaction to the Larry Sinclair thing:
1....
My reaction to the Larry Sinclair thing:
1. He's lying.
2. Even in the extremely unlikely event that he's telling the truth, who cares?
I saw the Carlson interview. His only effort to...
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 6,251
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 369
Views: 10,600
I don't expect Trump to run in 2028 if he is...
I don't expect Trump to run in 2028 if he is elected in 2024. I expect him to find some lame excuse for cancelling the election and remaining in power. Whether he succeeds at that remains to be seen....
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 369
Views: 10,600
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
8th September 2023, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 3,781
Not going to happen for me. I don't play the...
Not going to happen for me. I don't play the lottery. I am morally opposed to any gambling game where the house takes 50%. Casino slot machines in my state are limited to a 15% take (which is still a...
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 369
Views: 10,600
I may be engaging in wishful thinking, but I...
I may be engaging in wishful thinking, but I really don't see Trump getting much more than the hard core MAGA votes (40% of popular vote max). He is very likely to have multiple felony convictions by...
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 369
Views: 10,600
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,131
I've thought for some time that the "voter...
I've thought for some time that the "voter suppression" measures, such as requiring ID's, have far less effect than Republicans hope, and Democrats fear, that they will. OTOH, I don't really think...
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 6,251
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 6,251
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 6,251
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 6,251
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 155
Views: 7,383
I like "Ramasmarmy" becaise it is based on is...
I like "Ramasmarmy" becaise it is based on is character. It's a lot like "DeSacntimonious" for DeSantis. As much as I dislike Trump and generally find his name-calling to be juvenile, damned if he...
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Forum: USA Politics
8th September 2023, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 155
Views: 7,383
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
14th August 2023, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 376
Views: 15,014
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
22nd June 2023, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 1,236
Views: 47,722
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
19th June 2023, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 1,236
Views: 47,722
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
19th June 2023, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 1,236
Views: 47,722
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
19th June 2023, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 9,127
Yeah. I have, probably, something like 20 years...
Yeah. I have, probably, something like 20 years left, and the Betelgeuse supernova, as best I can figure could happen any time between tomorrow and 100,000 years from now. It also seems that when it...
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
2nd February 2023, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,045
I've never encountered the phenomenon with the...
I've never encountered the phenomenon with the letters peeling off a laser printed page. A wild guess would be that the paper had some sort of coating that the toner used in the printer wouldn't...
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
2nd February 2023, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,045
I've never encountered the phenomenon with the...
I've never encountered the phenomenon with the letters peeling off a laser printed pages. A wild guess would be that the paper had some sort of coating that the toner used in the printer wouldn't...
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
2nd February 2023, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 2,561
Views: 178,521
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
2nd February 2023, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,003
Being a long time touch typist (originally...
Being a long time touch typist (originally learned on actual typewrieters), I operate the spacebar with my thumb (usually the left thumb, as I'm left handed), which has the benefit that I hit it well...
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
2nd February 2023, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,003
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
2nd February 2023, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,003
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
2nd February 2023, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,003
That is probably the "windows" key (a Microsoft...
That is probably the "windows" key (a Microsoft addition, adopted by most keyboard makers now). On my machine (Windows 7), by itself it brings up the start menu. win-R will bring up the "run command"...
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
2nd February 2023, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,003
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
9th January 2023, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 9,704
So, conservative media picked up on a rather...
So, conservative media picked up on a rather foolish document put together by some college students, which never had any official status, in order to demonstrate that universities, and liberals in...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
9th January 2023, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 291
Views: 9,818
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
4th January 2023, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 2,561
Views: 178,521
I was involved in testing for Y2K conversion....
I was involved in testing for Y2K conversion. This was vendor supplied software for which we had no access to the source code (which was coded in COBOL). This vender chose, for reasons I never...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
3rd January 2023, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,138
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
3rd January 2023, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,138
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
3rd January 2023, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 2,321
Views: 471,272
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
3rd January 2023, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,235
Well for some of the more conspiracy-minded...
Well for some of the more conspiracy-minded people, Tesla is a pioneering engineer who invented free energy and was supressed by the corporations and the government. Sort of like the 100mpg...
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
3rd January 2023, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,693
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
3rd January 2023, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 437
Views: 30,864
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
3rd January 2023, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 2,064
Views: 465,565
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
3rd January 2023, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,352
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
3rd January 2023, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 437
Views: 30,864
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
3rd January 2023, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 6,456
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
3rd January 2023, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 6,456
Rational and sensible, I would say. In the US,...
Rational and sensible, I would say. In the US, people who aren't really socialists get accused of being socialists. In Europe, people who aren't really socialists claim to be socialists.
In the...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
3rd January 2023, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 641
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
3rd January 2023, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,444
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
3rd January 2023, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,444
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
3rd January 2023, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,149
Absent convincing evidence to the contrary, I...
Absent convincing evidence to the contrary, I highly doubt that schools are not vectors of transmission. My understanding is that children do catch and transmit COVID, but they have a much lower rate...
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
3rd January 2023, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 2,561
Views: 178,521
I never coded anything in COBOL, but I did a...
I never coded anything in COBOL, but I did a whole lot in ABAP (SAP's very own programming language), which is sort of a bastard nephew of COBOL (with SQL and object-oriented programming grafted on).
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
3rd January 2023, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 8,969
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
3rd January 2023, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 8,969
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