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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th March 2024, 08:29 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 3,105
Posted By 3point14
Well said.

Well said.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th March 2024, 09:44 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 3,105
Posted By 3point14
What constitutes a 'visit'? Does one user...

What constitutes a 'visit'?

Does one user viewing 10 different videos count as one or ten visits? If the latter the nit probably all adds up. If the former, then probably not.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 6th March 2024, 10:08 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,234
Posted By 3point14
Why is the funding required? Are developers not...

Why is the funding required? Are developers not going to sell the homes at profit when they're built?

My understanding is clearly sorely lacking.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th February 2024, 04:51 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,660
Posted By 3point14
Shouldn't take too long...

Shouldn't take too long...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 28th February 2024, 04:25 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,074
Posted By 3point14
You know, when I read the book, I fell for that...

You know, when I read the book, I fell for that hook, line, singer and copy of the Angling Times.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th February 2024, 07:47 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 692
Posted By 3point14
<Nods sagely>

<Nods sagely>
Forum: USA Politics 16th February 2024, 02:47 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 1,163
Posted By 3point14
I didn't say that.

I didn't say that.
Forum: USA Politics 16th February 2024, 02:46 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 1,163
Posted By 3point14
Can you demonstrate this?

Can you demonstrate this?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th February 2024, 09:36 AM
Replies: 342
Continuation Brexit XII
Views: 19,631
Posted By 3point14
Oh, almost without doubt any return would come...

Oh, almost without doubt any return would come with absolutely none of the special treatment the UK received prior to it's storming off in a huff. This would include becoming part of Schengen and...
Forum: USA Politics 15th February 2024, 02:29 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 1,163
Posted By 3point14
You think that global multinational corporations...

You think that global multinational corporations are efficient???
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th February 2024, 06:23 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,966
Posted By 3point14
See Ivor's post above. One of the...

See Ivor's post above.




One of the easiest ways to reduce energy usage is to travel less. Every time someone drives somewhere, they're not just spending the energy to move 100Kg of person,...
Forum: USA Politics 14th February 2024, 02:27 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 1,163
Posted By 3point14
That's not a bug, that's a feature.

That's not a bug, that's a feature.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th February 2024, 02:25 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,764
Posted By 3point14
Headquartered in Kansas?

Headquartered in Kansas?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th February 2024, 10:03 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,764
Posted By 3point14
I suspect that's strategically and logistically...

I suspect that's strategically and logistically very, very difficult to do.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th February 2024, 06:42 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,764
Posted By 3point14
Without the USA, wouldn't it be 'NEATO'?

Without the USA, wouldn't it be 'NEATO'?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th February 2024, 04:55 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,966
Posted By 3point14
And this is why we're screwed. I agree, it's...

And this is why we're screwed.

I agree, it's madness for you to not drive to work.

It's also madness for you, and everyone else in the same situation, to not stop driving to work.

What we...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th January 2024, 11:06 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 29,012
Posted By 3point14
Cool sells. Sadly, sensible and cost...

Cool sells.

Sadly, sensible and cost effective just isn't as saleable.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th January 2024, 08:51 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 29,012
Posted By 3point14
Maybe. But it's nowhere near as cool.

Maybe. But it's nowhere near as cool.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th January 2024, 07:27 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 29,012
Posted By 3point14
The communication lag is less than ideal. ...

The communication lag is less than ideal.

Humans in orbit, robots on the gound seems best to me. Provided some sort of rotating habitat simuating gravity is viable.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 25th January 2024, 09:15 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 800
Posted By 3point14
Pretty good lately. It's best fried, in a...

Pretty good lately. It's best fried, in a sandwich, with ketchup
Forum: USA Politics 18th January 2024, 06:31 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,784
Posted By 3point14
I don't know if this can still be watched: ...

I don't know if this can still be watched:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/broadband/tx/executions/

But it was an interesting study on methods of executions.

In a very...
Forum: USA Politics 9th January 2024, 03:30 AM
Replies: 250
Views: 13,510
Posted By 3point14
Hardly a bet. That's fiddling small change. ...

Hardly a bet. That's fiddling small change. Come back to us when you're prepared to put a Ningi on it.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th January 2024, 10:28 AM
Replies: 1,394
Views: 135,253
Posted By 3point14
Until we find one there's nothing at all to...

Until we find one there's nothing at all to indicate that <earth like planet> = <life>

Until we find life out there somewhere, all this speculation about life on other planets is just drawing a...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th December 2023, 11:29 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,693
Posted By 3point14
Looked more to me like a prediction. Do you...

Looked more to me like a prediction. Do you think it's not accurate?

I would guess that from the ashes of one terrorist organisation, assuming no perceived change in circumstance, another will...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th December 2023, 08:30 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,693
Posted By 3point14
True. I just think that perhaps the aid received...

True. I just think that perhaps the aid received from the largest pillar of the international community might have some bearing on how Israel is perceived in respect of alleged human rights abuses.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th December 2023, 07:03 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,693
Posted By 3point14
Well, there is the receipt of billions in dollars...

Well, there is the receipt of billions in dollars of aid from the USA. Perhaps that has a bearing.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2023, 09:48 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 4,654
Posted By 3point14
Anyone else misread the thread title?

Anyone else misread the thread title?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 28th November 2023, 04:32 AM
Replies: 1,537
Views: 37,211
Posted By 3point14
Dresden...

Dresden...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th November 2023, 08:55 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,234
Posted By 3point14
Explains why he can't put together a decent...

Explains why he can't put together a decent cabinet.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th November 2023, 03:56 AM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 54,447
Posted By 3point14
You surely can't believe that this is an actual...

You surely can't believe that this is an actual argument???
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th November 2023, 03:31 AM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,981
Posted By 3point14
Whatever percentage of the population aren't...

Whatever percentage of the population aren't WASPs. Obvs...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 1st November 2023, 04:52 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,165
Posted By 3point14
Def Leppard.

Def Leppard.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st November 2023, 03:07 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,709
Posted By 3point14
I was in a hurry. And I didn't really think you...

I was in a hurry. And I didn't really think you were serious. The image does show that people will use drugs at the same level regardless of the money pumped in to stop it.

Do you really think...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 31st October 2023, 09:13 AM
Replies: 2,461
Views: 71,992
Posted By 3point14
"What the hell is this 'forest' you keep going on...

"What the hell is this 'forest' you keep going on about. All I can see is trees!"
Forum: Trials and Errors 27th October 2023, 02:47 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,402
Posted By 3point14
Why do these places serve coffee at a temperature...

Why do these places serve coffee at a temperature at which it is literally impossible to drink?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 26th October 2023, 08:58 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 3,313
Posted By 3point14
All eight of them...

All eight of them...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th October 2023, 01:07 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,709
Posted By 3point14
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:AN...

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQfmuiTwGRam8qaaUUKYmypnbM1JZD8aWGBLq3TZxOCEUUxqZtRTMzRhYxXCDO9D_u34us&usqp=CAU
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th October 2023, 05:49 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,709
Posted By 3point14
The clear winner of the 'war on drugs' has, for...

The clear winner of the 'war on drugs' has, for years, been drugs.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th October 2023, 03:39 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 4,686
Posted By 3point14
This has been intriguing me for a while. If...

This has been intriguing me for a while.

If it's viable, who knows?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTI_TriFan_600
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th October 2023, 08:21 AM
Replies: 448
Views: 19,712
Posted By 3point14
Cannonically, Narrativium doesn't exist in...

Cannonically, Narrativium doesn't exist in roundworld. :(
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th October 2023, 08:20 AM
Replies: 448
Views: 19,712
Posted By 3point14
What happens when the very fast magelv train...

What happens when the very fast magelv train getsstuck behind a regular train?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th October 2023, 03:58 AM
Replies: 2,164
Views: 74,707
Posted By 3point14
Quite the reverse. There's been overt talk of...

Quite the reverse. There's been overt talk of some sort of private, insurance based system happening. Like that will magically make money appear, somehow.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 10th October 2023, 07:42 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,693
Posted By 3point14
I don't think that's accurate. Dead fathers...

I don't think that's accurate.

Dead fathers still have children. Who now have a cause. And an enemy.

Documents, slogans and aims still exist.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th September 2023, 09:12 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,246
Posted By 3point14
When Twixter finally dies, what will all the...

When Twixter finally dies, what will all the journalists do? They'll have to practice journalism. They won't like that.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th September 2023, 09:09 AM
Replies: 310
Views: 10,036
Posted By 3point14
I'd really like to know why. What's to gain?...

I'd really like to know why. What's to gain? Notoriety?

Also, I know nothing about tries, save how to climb them, but is there no way to save it? Trees often seem remarkably resilient, pushing...
Forum: USA Politics 26th September 2023, 05:51 AM
Replies: 391
Views: 9,874
Posted By 3point14
You have one of those? We don't!

You have one of those?

We don't!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th September 2023, 04:53 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,002
Posted By 3point14
Well, how on earth is a male surgeon supposed to...

Well, how on earth is a male surgeon supposed to make it through his busy day with the occasional grab of a backside or the odd belittling of a junior colleague? RHIP and all that.

Honestly, it's...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th September 2023, 05:02 PM
Replies: 1,491
Views: 52,667
Posted By 3point14
I'd have one of these: ...

I'd have one of these:

https://morris-commercial.com/

:D
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th September 2023, 09:16 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By 3point14
If it's any consolation, I totally see what you...

If it's any consolation, I totally see what you were saying. I just didn't have anything to contribute.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th September 2023, 01:43 AM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 54,447
Posted By 3point14
Fair point. You missed out Germany.

Fair point.

You missed out Germany.
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