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Forum: USA Politics 12th August 2017, 12:41 PM
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Posted By Aepervius
"Unlawful assembly" was explicitly removed from...

"Unlawful assembly" was explicitly removed from Britain law in 1986.



And as I explain above the difference is not rethorical.

ETA: Heck read your own link section 9 "Section 9 - Offences...
Forum: USA Politics 12th August 2017, 12:37 PM
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Views: 168,677
Posted By Aepervius
Whatever. Or maybe I have a far more experience...

Whatever. Or maybe I have a far more experience protesting and march than you.

The reason the difference is not rethoric is that we had a long history in France of people (sometimes hired) trying...
Forum: USA Politics 12th August 2017, 12:25 PM
Replies: 2,948
Views: 168,677
Posted By Aepervius
They have like in many country, but it does not...

They have like in many country, but it does not target the manifestation, protest, it target the people doing the violent stuff.

The subttle difference is that you can let one be legal -the...
Forum: USA Politics 12th August 2017, 12:23 PM
Replies: 2,948
Views: 168,677
Posted By Aepervius
True, I agree after seeing some photo that the...

True, I agree after seeing some photo that the neo nazi were clearly waiting for a brawl.
But the local antifa were utter idiot. And that does not make it unlawful IMO.

I have a loooong...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th August 2017, 12:15 PM
Replies: 1,183
Views: 91,233
Posted By Aepervius
There is only one thing for certain. They pretty...

There is only one thing for certain. They pretty much killed any dialogue or discussion and enforced a monoculture and monologue. Whatever you may think about the majority being right or wrong,...
Forum: USA Politics 12th August 2017, 11:57 AM
Replies: 2,948
Views: 168,677
Posted By Aepervius
I dunno. I thought protest were fine in the US....

I dunno. I thought protest were fine in the US. Now I read this was declared a "unlawful assembly" ? Even the UK abolished that 30 years ago.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th August 2017, 11:52 AM
Replies: 3,846
Views: 624,177
Posted By Aepervius
Want to do soemthing VERY funny ? Go to the...

Want to do soemthing VERY funny ?

Go to the root of the domain where the download is.

http://pst.hfcas.ac.cn/

Disable scripting.

And explain me why the "plasma science and tech" journal...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th August 2017, 06:55 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,514
Posted By Aepervius
Ah yes because arbitrary decision, like accepting...

Ah yes because arbitrary decision, like accepting an affluenza defense, don't exists in the US. Or the 30 days only for sexual assault.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2017, 10:40 PM
Replies: 1,183
Views: 91,233
Posted By Aepervius
ETA: the "you" later in my post is an impersonal...

ETA: the "you" later in my post is an impersonal one not related to "you" ziggurat and unrelated to the quote.

I studied in physics. The first year we had a 60/40 parity. By the time I went into...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2017, 10:16 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,653
Posted By Aepervius
Most outfit sell ice in 2 variation : crushed...

Most outfit sell ice in 2 variation : crushed which is so small that you can use minute quantities, and pretty much normal sized - relatively large ice cube.

Have you checked that you took the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th August 2017, 10:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,111
Posted By Aepervius
Talking +1

+1
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2017, 10:13 PM
Replies: 1,183
Views: 91,233
Posted By Aepervius
Actually. No. 100000 time No. The problem...

Actually. No. 100000 time No.

The problem employer identified is not "there is a gender imbalance" but rather "the current political climate make look us less marketable if people detect an...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2017, 06:14 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
And we already know that you assign no blame...

And we already know that you assign no blame whatsoever to the person which intentionally generated such a situation, and would not advise against palcing oneself in such situation. Whatever. I think...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2017, 05:51 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
And I still say that the blame of not saying...

And I still say that the blame of not saying before hand is still on TG side.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2017, 02:30 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
Neither did I mean it is an expected result, what...

Neither did I mean it is an expected result, what I mean is that this could happen, has been known to happen in a few cases, and thus one should discuss such thing beforehand the water early rather...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th August 2017, 11:46 PM
Replies: 360
Views: 42,381
Posted By Aepervius
Have you READ your own link ? It describes a lot...

Have you READ your own link ? It describes a lot of US organisation, and for many country, barely 1. There is 1/4 of the population in germany compared to the US, yet from all organisation listed 1...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th August 2017, 11:31 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 11,204
Posted By Aepervius
https://fee.org/articles/what-caused-baltimore-s-c...

https://fee.org/articles/what-caused-baltimore-s-carnival-of-violence/

TL;DR it can be a combination of too many crime enabling more crime by having the police overwhelmed, and possibly the police...
Forum: USA Politics 8th August 2017, 11:52 PM
Replies: 3,040
Views: 293,504
Posted By Aepervius
It is just usual US propaganda, paint the other...

It is just usual US propaganda, paint the other guy as a completely irrational madman. It has never been true for Cuba, NK, Iran , Lybia and Irak. They were mostly politican wanting to stay in place...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 11:19 PM
Replies: 1,183
Views: 91,233
Posted By Aepervius
That is poor job to deny a study because you have...

That is poor job to deny a study because you have only the abstract available.
What you COULD say is "I cannot judge it because I can't read it".

But dismiss out of hand ? Why not say god...
Forum: USA Politics 8th August 2017, 10:55 PM
Replies: 3,040
Views: 293,504
Posted By Aepervius
So far what I have seen is not as much as...

So far what I have seen is not as much as defending NK action, as defending the right to respond to a bully threatening them. And with the latest steps of the US, i agree that NK has the right to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 01:58 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,884
Posted By Aepervius
They could have reversed the direction or added...

They could have reversed the direction or added stuff.

https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-c8250510715b345f64c673711f441892
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 04:45 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
I am a melow guy, not to say slightly cowardly....

I am a melow guy, not to say slightly cowardly. Somebody less mellow could have reacted far more violentely. Again that does not excuse it, but that explain it.

You keep missing the point that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 04:36 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
Well it does matter since I was in such situation...

Well it does matter since I was in such situation too but obviously our reaction differs. Mine was disgust and push away violentely from me what I recognized suddenly now as a male groping me. Maybe...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 04:21 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
Well I disagree then. Take what you think of...

Well I disagree then. Take what you think of that. But the fact remain that some people WILL react that way - it may not be necessarily rage, it may be simple disgust, and a simple accident but it...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 04:19 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
This is sex. This is intimacy. Feeling betrayed...

This is sex. This is intimacy. Feeling betrayed can lead to violent reaction. To take up on a meme of last year, this goes to your thalamus and not your cortex. To pretend rationality plays a role,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 04:11 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
You are ascribing me stuff I never said. As I...

You are ascribing me stuff I never said. As I said we are human and this is a valid explanation, but not a valid defense or justification and should lead to a difference in penalty.

If you are...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 03:55 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
You may not like it, but outright lie and then...

You may not like it, but outright lie and then expect a polite "you are not my type let me get my clothes and get out of the bedroom" is the most stupid thing I ever heard. Human react with...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 03:49 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
I don't think it is a valid defense. it is a...

I don't think it is a valid defense. it is a valid explanation in intimate situation of why-did-it, but that should not bear a difference in outcome of penalty.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 03:46 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
That would be more like , "your honor we were in...

That would be more like , "your honor we were in bed and it turned out it was a man with full pieces, and I badly reacted with emotion , disgust and rage".

It does not make it acceptable at all,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 03:35 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
Most of the blame should go to the one doing the...

Most of the blame should go to the one doing the murder, but part of the blame should go to the TG person outright lying fully knowing to the other party on such intimate matters. Yes blah blah blame...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 12:49 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
ETA: correction here (*) they probably want both ...

ETA: correction here (*) they probably want both

It isn't any *random* stuff though. It is about sex in the very end, and not gender. The crushing majority of people don't date a specific...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th August 2017, 12:26 AM
Replies: 3,506
Views: 411,651
Posted By Aepervius
If I were him , I would avoid the thread. He...

If I were him , I would avoid the thread. He would by now take a metaphorical "beating" if he was euphorical of any outcome. Too much stuff happened in the mean time, which he can't sweep under the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 12:12 AM
Replies: 1,183
Views: 91,233
Posted By Aepervius
Have you read the memo ? Comparing it to nazi...

Have you read the memo ? Comparing it to nazi speech is poisoning the well. What the memo says is neither that controversial, nor "sexist". Part of it is also supported by gender science.

What...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th August 2017, 12:05 AM
Replies: 1,183
Views: 91,233
Posted By Aepervius
I am what you would calla leftist, and for...

I am what you would calla leftist, and for gender diversity, but ho boy, the reaction to this memo and the firing is utterly disturbing, especially after having read it. ETA: but maybe I am biased...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 7th August 2017, 11:58 PM
Replies: 360
Views: 42,381
Posted By Aepervius
I was about to answer but I see SG already did. ...

I was about to answer but I see SG already did.

TL;DR :
1) study is about perception of immorality, not factual immorality, which would require a study of acts by the two groups (theist ,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th August 2017, 01:49 PM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
That is definitively not how I read his argument,...

That is definitively not how I read his argument, but being biased (since I have a similar argument on sex versus gender) I don't think it is useful I comment on that.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th August 2017, 01:41 PM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
Actually once you start speaking of pregnancy ,...

Actually once you start speaking of pregnancy , sex is heavily important in context.

Thus a *pregnant* man giving birth, is in the current state of technology, always of female sex.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th August 2017, 01:39 PM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
Poll shows about 66% acceptance among young women...

Poll shows about 66% acceptance among young women of TG women in women changing room (accepting or not having opinion), and a 33% acceptance in old women. ETA: interestingly it seems similar among...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 6th August 2017, 01:28 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 29,082
Posted By Aepervius
It does not matter as TODAY the name is...

It does not matter as TODAY the name is Dunkerque. Heck you don't call city Lutecia, saint Petersbourg or Leningrad or whatever. You use the name they have now (ETA or that they had during WW2 with...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th August 2017, 07:47 AM
Replies: 3,846
Views: 624,177
Posted By Aepervius
Yes, but i get the feeling some peoples (who...

Yes, but i get the feeling some peoples (who knows who...) may actually wish to get the boot to be able to declare victory and that the bad bad skeptic kicked him/her out because they had not valid...
Forum: USA Politics 4th August 2017, 02:25 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,832
Posted By Aepervius
The production line i saw was back mid 1980 in...

The production line i saw was back mid 1980 in france and it took as long to clean up stuff, but they did reuse it. It would have been impractical to have 1 line per drug with the small batch they...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd August 2017, 07:06 PM
Replies: 281
Views: 24,836
Posted By Aepervius
Firstly you continue to sue prove as opposed to...

Firstly you continue to sue prove as opposed to evidence shows you don't understand the point. Secondly, you cannot provide evidence of your claim "there is no elephant in my kitchen now". Whatever...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd August 2017, 06:12 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,832
Posted By Aepervius
I cannot speak for all drugs, e.g. interferon or...

I cannot speak for all drugs, e.g. interferon or stuff won from production of livestuff rather tham purely synthetized,but many drugs which are innorganic molecules are actually quite easy to...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd August 2017, 12:48 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 15,145
Posted By Aepervius
Actually no. The null hypothesis is "clairvoyance...

Actually no. The null hypothesis is "clairvoyance does not exists". So what he is doing is placing the burden where it lies : on the claim *any* clairvoyant ever existed.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd August 2017, 12:45 AM
Replies: 281
Views: 24,836
Posted By Aepervius
No you are confusing veracity of a claim with...

No you are confusing veracity of a claim with epistemologic value of the claim.

A negative claim can be false, but we could have no evidence for it. On the other hand it STILL does not mvoe the...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd August 2017, 10:25 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 4,094
Posted By Aepervius
Is it so ? Paper get lost. And getting new one...

Is it so ? Paper get lost. And getting new one can be very problematic sometimes - if you are not the person it concerns. I doubt I could get easily papers concerning my sisters. ETA: also keep in...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd August 2017, 09:38 PM
Replies: 281
Views: 24,836
Posted By Aepervius
Actually no it is not. One can only prove that...

Actually no it is not. One can only prove that claim at the moment you check. But beside that ? The claim is unknowable. The elephant could be there except when you check. That is why the negative...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2017, 04:06 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
Again, read ,you use gender indifferentely for...

Again, read ,you use gender indifferentely for both gender and sex. I do not.

Homo sapiens has only two sex, female and male. Patholigical cases may require look at the context, but there is no...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2017, 03:53 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
Thee is always inherent bias, some positive some...

Thee is always inherent bias, some positive some negative. If one start to state human are bipedial, and you object saying some are born without leg, some lose them later in life, some are in...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd August 2017, 03:37 AM
Replies: 1,216
Views: 97,584
Posted By Aepervius
And again you are using a pathological case. ...

And again you are using a pathological case.

If this all you have, then you have nothing.
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