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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology Yesterday, 08:09 AM
Replies: 20
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Posted By Checkmite
No; also equally problematic. I would...

No; also equally problematic.



I would surmise not explicitly enough, as it was possible for the OP to have agreed to use them without realizing it.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th March 2024, 11:12 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 439
Posted By Checkmite
Other than it being involuntary and presumptuous?...

Other than it being involuntary and presumptuous? Not really; it's the principle of thing. But isn't that enough reason to object?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th March 2024, 07:14 PM
Replies: 1,491
Views: 52,691
Posted By Checkmite
I foresee a potential obstacle when the car has...

I foresee a potential obstacle when the car has fallen into a lake and is rapidly filling with water.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th March 2024, 07:09 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,138
Posted By Checkmite
I don't think this video says what you think it...

I don't think this video says what you think it does, for two reasons.

Firstly, the speaker says this investigation began after the Times article. The timeline is not super clear, because it was...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th March 2024, 01:23 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,138
Posted By Checkmite
It is the case now. It still appears to be the...

It is the case now. It still appears to be the case that Pornhub only allows uploads from verified partners.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th March 2024, 12:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 439
Posted By Checkmite
I personally would not be happy with something...

I personally would not be happy with something like a Photo app on my phone that autonomously rifles through my photos and makes cute little compilation videos of them, when that's not something I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th March 2024, 11:25 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,138
Posted By Checkmite
And yet it remains profitable, somewhat...

And yet it remains profitable, somewhat validating my suspicion that removing the questionable content wouldn't kill the business.

For what it's worth, Pornhub's removing 80% of its content didn't...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th March 2024, 07:46 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,138
Posted By Checkmite
Unfortunately it's a goal that sites like Pornhub...

Unfortunately it's a goal that sites like Pornhub obliviously play into with their obstinate resistance to doing anything whatsoever to address those problems.

If you ask me, Pornhub could address...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th March 2024, 06:44 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 13,976
Posted By Checkmite
Back in 2020 every one of these "monoliths" was...

Back in 2020 every one of these "monoliths" was described in terms like these, and every single one was actually just plain sheet metal wrapped around a wooden frame and secured with screws that were...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th March 2024, 10:39 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,138
Posted By Checkmite
There is an intersection, I think, although it's...

There is an intersection, I think, although it's merely been implied mostly - that the availability and widespread proliferation of "rapey" videos - simulated or not - leads to "rapey" behaviors. Yes...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th March 2024, 10:33 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 569
Posted By Checkmite
It sounds like it's not being alleged that...

It sounds like it's not being alleged that results were fabricated, but rather that this particular tech just cut a lot of corners and did a lot of shoddy work, and omitted or changed portions of the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th March 2024, 11:55 AM
Replies: 1,437
Views: 118,413
Posted By Checkmite
Intriguing. Because all physics is math, the...

Intriguing.

Because all physics is math, the movements of sensitive pendulums, including Foucault's, are very precisely described mathematically, and can be predicted with 100% accuracy. That...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th March 2024, 11:37 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 646
Posted By Checkmite
That is indeed the report. And no, I am the one...

That is indeed the report. And no, I am the one who's mentioning David Grusch, and Luis Elizondo and the lot, because that's who the report IS talking about even if it doesn't mention them by name....
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th March 2024, 03:14 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 646
Posted By Checkmite
The name "Kona Blue" itself is new (to me as...

The name "Kona Blue" itself is new (to me as well), but the effort behind it and the backstory is not.

From the report itself:



They're talking about the Skinwalker Ranch folks - Luis...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th March 2024, 10:58 AM
Replies: 1,491
Views: 52,691
Posted By Checkmite
Yes it appears to be another jealousy fit on...

Yes it appears to be another jealousy fit on Musk's part. Musk told them the company was doomed unless they let Tesla buy them out; they refused, and not only did they not die, but Musk's own AI...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd March 2024, 08:44 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 13,925
Posted By Checkmite
I like how the script helpfully includes stage...

I like how the script helpfully includes stage directions for the audience members, who are never intended to read it.

According to the Wikipedia page, it turned out the guy "running" this show...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2024, 07:15 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 13,925
Posted By Checkmite
It may amuse you to know that the day after the...

It may amuse you to know that the day after the event it had already been given a Wikipedia page (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy's_Chocolate_Experience) which was initially sparse but in the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2024, 12:09 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 2,301
Posted By Checkmite
They're reporting on the public statements made...

They're reporting on the public statements made by the state agencies. It's not necessarily their job in this particular situation to put words in the government's mouth; and in this case, where the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2024, 10:17 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 2,301
Posted By Checkmite
It could be the case that they are "medical...

It could be the case that they are "medical staff" purely in the sense that they are performing a medical function; i.e., they really are just public volunteers with minimal or no training beyond say...
Forum: USA Politics 29th February 2024, 12:42 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 2,202
Posted By Checkmite
I would argue that the most strategically...

I would argue that the most strategically intelligent way to choose and use a VP should lead to them being set up as the best and most logical choice for the party's next presidential candidate. That...
Forum: USA Politics 27th February 2024, 07:58 PM
Replies: 404
Views: 16,666
Posted By Checkmite
Ice cream is now woke; you heard it from the GOP...

Ice cream is now woke; you heard it from the GOP first.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th February 2024, 10:45 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 13,925
Posted By Checkmite
Those pictures are profoundly sad - wow! I think...

Those pictures are profoundly sad - wow! I think the description that it looked like something you'd see at a parent-thrown birthday party rather than an actual organized and ticketed event is on...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th February 2024, 11:36 PM
Replies: 299
Views: 11,445
Posted By Checkmite
Image analysis. You take an ultra-HD photograph...

Image analysis. You take an ultra-HD photograph of the payload - ideally from different angles - and by identifying the components you can make an educated guess about its purpose and capabilities. ...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th February 2024, 10:37 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,213
Posted By Checkmite
I would not bet money on that yet...

I would not bet money on that yet (https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/scientists-aghast-at-bizarre-ai-rat-with-huge-genitals-in-peer-reviewed-article/).
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th February 2024, 10:25 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,884
Posted By Checkmite
Further details have been released...

Further details have been released...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th February 2024, 04:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 542
Posted By Checkmite
I thought "solving" meant finding out what x has...

I thought "solving" meant finding out what x has to be. The way I was taught, isolating the variable to one side is just "simplifying".
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th February 2024, 08:53 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,884
Posted By Checkmite
The state of North Carolina has ordered the camp...

The state of North Carolina has ordered the camp to stop accepting new participants (https://www.wbtv.com/2024/02/12/nc-regulators-order-wilderness-camp-stop-accepting-new-participants/) for the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th February 2024, 12:40 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,884
Posted By Checkmite
They are all private, although many (not all by...

They are all private, although many (not all by any means) need some kind of state licensure to operate.

Some of these places manage to net themselves contracts with city or state governments to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th February 2024, 06:54 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,884
Posted By Checkmite
I wouldn't consider it a digression. Like I've...

I wouldn't consider it a digression. Like I've said, these facilities have many things in common, and in my opinion the problems with them don't start or end with the proximal cause of any one...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th February 2024, 10:52 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,884
Posted By Checkmite
By and large, no. The only thing parents usually...

By and large, no. The only thing parents usually know about these places is what's in the promotional material.

For instance, Trails Carolina has a YouTube channel. Have a look at some of the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th February 2024, 12:02 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,884
Posted By Checkmite
Child dies at "wilderness therapy" camp

This story comes a place in North Carolina called "Trails Carolina" which styles itself a "wilderness therapy camp" for children ages 10 to 17 with behavioral or emotional issues. Per a local news...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th February 2024, 07:22 PM
Replies: 382
Views: 4,445
Posted By Checkmite
I believe the charge and the verdict are...

I believe the charge and the verdict are appropriate. I think it's highly unlikely she will be sentenced to 60 years, however. But even if she were to get the maximum, I'm not sure it would be overly...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th February 2024, 01:51 PM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,987
Posted By Checkmite
The mother of the Oxford, Michigan school shooter...

The mother of the Oxford, Michigan school shooter has been found guilty of manslaughter (https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/06/us/jennifer-crumbley-oxford-shooting-trial/index.html) in a jury trial. On more...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th February 2024, 09:04 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 2,301
Posted By Checkmite
But that could still be just a choice on the...

But that could still be just a choice on the business's part, yes?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th February 2024, 08:59 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 2,301
Posted By Checkmite
I don't see how that follows; if the AMA is a...

I don't see how that follows; if the AMA is a purely voluntary association, and if other businesses separately but also voluntarily value the ethical and professional standards the AMA imposes on its...
Forum: USA Politics 31st January 2024, 04:28 PM
Replies: 590
Views: 37,743
Posted By Checkmite
Yes, the rhetoric is responsible for this.

Yes, the rhetoric is responsible for this.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th January 2024, 09:28 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By Checkmite
And again with the word-lawyering and...

And again with the word-lawyering and argument-by-tangent. It's beside the point I'm raising - which is about how you pounce right on this woman for "peddling her ass" and immediately proclaim she's...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th January 2024, 05:20 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By Checkmite
Yeah that's calling her a liar, Shakespeare. You...

Yeah that's calling her a liar, Shakespeare. You think she's knowingly making untrue statements, i.e. telling lies. Tacking on some half-hearted prevarication about okaaaaay she might not be lying...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th January 2024, 02:32 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By Checkmite
But you're not just "being skeptical", you're...

But you're not just "being skeptical", you're outright declaring her a liar, and describing her using the kind of invective that someone dispassionately noting the filing of a lawsuit and reserving...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th January 2024, 10:48 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By Checkmite
But this isn't a gratuitous shakedown suit. He...

But this isn't a gratuitous shakedown suit. He agreed to the terms of the NDA. According to her the whole thing was his idea in the first place; but whether or not that's the case, he signed the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th January 2024, 07:18 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By Checkmite
The kinds of developments I like to see in a case...

The kinds of developments I like to see in a case like this. Let's see if they keep going.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th January 2024, 07:17 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By Checkmite
Meh. I don't find this really that interesting. I...

Meh. I don't find this really that interesting. I don't care what connections Trump has to McMahon; as far as I'm concerned, Trump and professional wrestling are a match made in heaven in many ways....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th January 2024, 05:46 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By Checkmite
I'm not sure what this situation actually has to...

I'm not sure what this situation actually has to do with "professional wrestling", or why being an executive in that industry ought to have any effect on what should be expected from a person. "Do...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th January 2024, 05:29 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By Checkmite
This is a story where a woman is alleging that...

This is a story where a woman is alleging that her boss coerced her into submitting to a sexual relationship with himself and another company executive, including sexual assaults in the office on...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st January 2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 903
Views: 123,473
Posted By Checkmite
The description of the "visions of God" at the...

The description of the "visions of God" at the beginning of Ezekiel is...massive and complicated and elaborate. The wheel-shaped things were described as accessories of these weird giant creatures...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st January 2024, 02:44 PM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,987
Posted By Checkmite
How on Earth do you derive that line of reasoning...

How on Earth do you derive that line of reasoning from the quoted post? Did you read it at all or was this some kind of automated reply based on a few trigger words?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th January 2024, 11:22 AM
Replies: 1,491
Views: 52,691
Posted By Checkmite
In response to a rival robot maker's claim that...

In response to a rival robot maker's claim that its prototype has learned to be able to autonomously operate a coffee pot just by watching humans do it, Musk tweeted a short video of a Tesla bot...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 15th January 2024, 02:19 PM
Replies: 903
Views: 123,473
Posted By Checkmite
It is the natural and inevitable downside of...

It is the natural and inevitable downside of imagination.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th January 2024, 11:42 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,600
Posted By Checkmite
Because there is little to no differential wind...

Because there is little to no differential wind to perturb it, it's just drifting along slowly and the apparent speed is more to do with it being observed from an aircraft that is itself moving fast....
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th January 2024, 11:35 AM
Replies: 277
Views: 20,889
Posted By Checkmite
Yeah, Musk's geriatric-speed cartoonbots are not...

Yeah, Musk's geriatric-speed cartoonbots are not ideal for remote construction. If one of those things falls over it's not going to be able to stand up again.

Ideally something wheeled or tracked...
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