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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd December 2021, 06:50 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,028
Posted By Travis
So I had a UFO experience

Note "experience" because I can't say I saw it. I didn't. But I sure heard and felt something weird.

It was at night. I was up late, around 2-3 AMish (there's a pandemic, sue me) and things were...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd November 2021, 07:56 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 9,246
Posted By Travis
Do I need to point out that this was never a...

Do I need to point out that this was never a thing until organized crime saw this as a bright new profit center with their ability to move the contraband thanks to their existing networks?


This...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd October 2021, 07:37 PM
Replies: 2,774
Views: 125,977
Posted By Travis
Seems relevant to me. That was also a film...

Seems relevant to me. That was also a film production that had a lot of issues before everything hit the fan. They had multiple opportunities to not do the thing that killed three people, including...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd October 2021, 07:24 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,436
Posted By Travis
I know. On top of how tragic it was for the...

I know. On top of how tragic it was for the humans I was somehow particularly sad the dog went too.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd October 2021, 06:03 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,436
Posted By Travis
People often underestimate the heat here since it...

People often underestimate the heat here since it is a dry heat. Forgetting that a dry heat can dehydrate you quicker than you realize.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd October 2021, 03:12 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,436
Posted By Travis
Can hyperthermia kill an entire family?

After months of investigation we get: hyperthermia.


https://abc30.com/mariposa-county-family-dead-hiking-trail-dies-california/11151063/


So, background, back in August an entire family...
Forum: Trials and Errors 21st October 2021, 10:58 PM
Replies: 2,774
Views: 125,977
Posted By Travis
Considering how much we love guns in movies I'm...

Considering how much we love guns in movies I'm shocked we don't have more accidents. I guess that proves what consistent safety culture can do.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 5th October 2021, 05:01 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,358
Posted By Travis
If the story is true that they needed to bring in...

If the story is true that they needed to bring in a welder who used an angle grinder to get them in the server cage I am amused.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 4th October 2021, 04:48 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,358
Posted By Travis
I love Twitter but man is it ever The Monster...

I love Twitter but man is it ever The Monster From The Id that the Krell unleashed on Forbidden Planet.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 4th October 2021, 02:21 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,358
Posted By Travis
You gotta admit Facebook workers being unable to...

You gotta admit Facebook workers being unable to get inside Facebook because they networked the security system through...Facebook is some Douglas Adams level lol.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th September 2021, 12:23 AM
Replies: 728
Views: 55,347
Posted By Travis
So, do we think he is still alive or chilling in...

So, do we think he is still alive or chilling in a non extradition nation?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 18th August 2021, 09:59 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 5,425
Posted By Travis
The Wild Travis will travel sixty kilometers in a...

The Wild Travis will travel sixty kilometers in a day to get to the laptop. Which is guarded by hyenas. Not the animals, but a motorcycle gang out of Tucson named Hyenas. Fortunately the Wild Travis...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th August 2021, 02:41 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,731
Posted By Travis
If an outdoor party of 200 vaccinated people, who...

If an outdoor party of 200 vaccinated people, who test negative as well, on an island with Secret Service protection becomes a superspreader event then we have a new strain of the virus that...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th August 2021, 02:29 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 5,425
Posted By Travis
Still credible. They check facts. This is a...

Still credible. They check facts. This is a scandal of attribution. Which is a very different thing. If someone wants to claim that Dr Fauci is an investor in a murder factory they don't get to whine...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th June 2021, 11:28 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 20,214
Posted By Travis
Oh God. It is WTC7 all over again. Round and...

Oh God. It is WTC7 all over again. Round and round we go.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th June 2021, 03:42 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 20,214
Posted By Travis
I was reading some comments on reddit that there...

I was reading some comments on reddit that there was a pretty common practice in the area to use beach sand in structural concrete and some smaller structures collapsed when salt corroded steel...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2021, 05:24 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 20,214
Posted By Travis
Might be multiple factors. I've read they were...

Might be multiple factors. I've read they were starting new construction next door so perhaps dewatering caused some structural flexing that was made worse by use of inappropriate materials during...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th March 2021, 06:47 PM
Replies: 434
Views: 26,473
Posted By Travis
Yeah, I'm not at all getting why anyone would...

Yeah, I'm not at all getting why anyone would voluntarily do that. Outside of some culture signaling that is.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th March 2021, 06:25 PM
Replies: 434
Views: 26,473
Posted By Travis
mass shootings in Atlanta targeting Asian businesses

I suppose this is the inevitable end result of the explosion of anti Asian racism in America these days.


https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/16/us/metro-atlanta-shootings/index.html


I don't like to...
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2020, 08:39 PM
Replies: 386
Views: 26,428
Posted By Travis
Trump was just tweeting *more* hate against her....

Trump was just tweeting *more* hate against her. I think he is hoping some other group actually is competent enough to pull it off thus creating enough disorder to throw the election into doubt.
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2020, 07:32 PM
Replies: 386
Views: 26,428
Posted By Travis
What is the endgame in kidnapping a governor? Did...

What is the endgame in kidnapping a governor? Did they think past grabbing her?
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2020, 12:24 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 11,751
Posted By Travis
It was weird to follow the debate on conservative...

It was weird to follow the debate on conservative Twitter where they were outraged at how angry and disagreeable Harris was then wander into reality where people were admiring how restrained she was.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd October 2020, 01:19 AM
Replies: 2,522
Views: 105,768
Posted By Travis
Leader of Leopards Eating My Face party has a...

Leader of Leopards Eating My Face party has a leopard eat his face.
Forum: USA Politics 29th September 2020, 10:37 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 54,967
Posted By Travis
Call me crazy but I prefer people that actually...

Call me crazy but I prefer people that actually do things rather than post sweet burns on twitter. For that reason most of the "Squad" are amusing but not who I want to build a coalition around.
Forum: USA Politics 29th September 2020, 08:30 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 54,967
Posted By Travis
I'm not saying the lack of moderation led to that...

I'm not saying the lack of moderation led to that being a total wreck but Gordon Lightfoot has already penned the lyrics to a somber retelling of the events.
Forum: USA Politics 18th September 2020, 04:47 PM
Replies: 815
Views: 33,491
Posted By Travis
*shakes fist at sky* 2020!!!!!!!

*shakes fist at sky*


2020!!!!!!!
Forum: USA Politics 11th August 2020, 09:47 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 21,764
Posted By Travis
I'm baffled that so many are confused on how she...

I'm baffled that so many are confused on how she can be African-American and from Jamaica. I mean where do they think that the black population of Jamaica came from? But they also seem stumped that...
Forum: USA Politics 11th August 2020, 05:42 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 21,764
Posted By Travis
TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY! MY LADY ENDED UP...

TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY!


MY LADY ENDED UP BEING THE PICK!


i'm sort of excited....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th August 2020, 01:44 AM
Replies: 244
Views: 12,790
Posted By Travis
I have to think that keeping 2,700 tons of...

I have to think that keeping 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate in the middle of a city is not a recommended practice and that someone is going to be in huge trouble with this.


Also, I'm seeing that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th July 2020, 08:58 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,573
Posted By Travis
Regrettably very real. After all those dangerous...

Regrettably very real. After all those dangerous stunts and experiments he is done in by a brain aneurysm.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th July 2020, 12:01 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,573
Posted By Travis
Not gonna lie, this bummed me out tonight. Grant...

Not gonna lie, this bummed me out tonight. Grant was such a ball of enthusiasm for all the Build Team's adventures. This now makes two hosts to depart the world too early (substitute host Jessi Combs...
Forum: USA Politics 28th May 2020, 01:39 PM
Replies: 3,581
Views: 171,059
Posted By Travis
Also, prosecutors open probe into all the times...

Also, prosecutors open probe into all the times Tara Reade lied under oath (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/prosecutors-open-probe-biden-accuser-tara-reade-lied/story?id=70899704).
Forum: USA Politics 28th May 2020, 01:28 PM
Replies: 3,581
Views: 171,059
Posted By Travis
As terrible as it is on some level that will...

As terrible as it is on some level that will likely be a factor. With a few notable exceptions Democrats like our potential presidents to be good looking.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 24th May 2020, 04:04 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,535
Posted By Travis
Youtube's awful algorithm

For a company with so much money riding on their algorithm Youtube sure is awful. I mean, as an example, for months I've been trying to get it to show me candid, man on the street videos of various...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd May 2020, 09:07 AM
Replies: 3,581
Views: 171,059
Posted By Travis
I find it funny that POC that I follow on twitter...

I find it funny that POC that I follow on twitter didn't even react to the Biden joke in any personal way. Their reaction was "oh crap, what will white journalists do with this?" They are so in for...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd May 2020, 12:27 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
This is really blowing up into a scandal. At...

This is really blowing up into a scandal. At least six cases that resulted in convictions may now be appealed or the convictions thrown out. The law school she went to is refusing to answer questions...
Forum: USA Politics 15th May 2020, 11:17 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
This bit is absolutely damning in the PBS...

This bit is absolutely damning in the PBS investigation. Women who worked as staffers in the Senate kept a list of senators to avoid in an attempt to keep new staffers safe. Biden was not someone...
Forum: USA Politics 15th May 2020, 11:03 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
Well those two investigative pieces put this to...

Well those two investigative pieces put this to bed. Reade has lived a life as a grifter. She plays on people's sympathies and coasts along from grift to grift.

And when you combine that with the...
Forum: USA Politics 11th May 2020, 09:55 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
Biden's six to seven point lead over Trump has...

Biden's six to seven point lead over Trump has been the steadiest in modern polling. By contrast 2016 was chaos mixed with agonizing screams. People who study voting trends tend to think that while...
Forum: USA Politics 10th May 2020, 06:02 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
You think Tara Reade tweeted a fake picture?...

You think Tara Reade tweeted a fake picture? Because that is where that picture comes from. She tweeted it herself to prove she worked in the Senate offices.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th May 2020, 07:33 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 13,342
Posted By Travis
So they allege this is a weaponized virus that is...

So they allege this is a weaponized virus that is activated by wearing masks?


Gotta admit that is a new level of stupid.
Forum: USA Politics 9th May 2020, 05:33 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
It seems the classification code...

It seems the classification code (https://twitter.com/STEMthebleeding/status/1258866017587138562) for Tara Reade losing her job indicates she was fired and disciplined with docked pay prior to it....
Forum: USA Politics 9th May 2020, 02:33 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
My growing list of things that make me go hmmmm...

My growing list of things that make me go hmmmm about the Reade thing.


The story about the assault didn't come about until after she started writing love letters to Putin and after the...
Forum: USA Politics 8th May 2020, 07:25 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
30 years ago some random staffer getting busted...

30 years ago some random staffer getting busted and being asked to resign is not going to particularly stand out memory wise. I mean after the fact they might put it together and be all "oh, so that...
Forum: USA Politics 8th May 2020, 07:20 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
We only found it last night. Tweeted it to some...

We only found it last night. Tweeted it to some other journalists. We will let them follow it up.






Or hyperbolic bad faith generalization. Whatever works for you.
Forum: USA Politics 8th May 2020, 02:36 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
Tara Reade was charged with fraud 3 days...

Tara Reade was charged with fraud 3 days...
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2020, 05:49 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
The only reason I haven't uploaded my library of...

The only reason I haven't uploaded my library of screenshots of my twitter exchanges that led me to my current acrimony is because so many of them contain banned words. But I'm considering uploading...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd April 2020, 03:21 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,495
Posted By Travis
I've been watching MSNBC pretty much nonstop...

I've been watching MSNBC pretty much nonstop since I got grounded to my house and I must have missed when they didn't practice what they preach regarding COVID19. They very quickly sent most of their...
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2020, 08:32 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,635
Posted By Travis
I'd just like to pop in again to reiterate how...

I'd just like to pop in again to reiterate how glad I am Bernie lost. Not because of Bernie but because I HATED HIS SUPPORTERS SO MUCH! Seriously I would have preferred the extinction of humans as...
Forum: USA Politics 13th April 2020, 01:37 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,117
Posted By Travis
I do wonder how it correlates with Trump...

I do wonder how it correlates with Trump supporters that are very online and feel a need to be performatively contrarian. Locally I'm somewhat pleased that our Trump supporters seem to be taking it...
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