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13th July 2014, 06:19 PM | #1 |
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Adam Savage Joins JREF Board
James Randi announced at TAM 2014 that Adam Savage of Mythbusters has joined the JREF Board of Directors.
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13th July 2014, 08:57 PM | #2 |
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If you're not a scientist but you think you've destroyed the foundation of a vast scientific edifice with 10 minutes of Googling, you might want to consider the possibility that you're wrong. Its TRE45ON season... convict the F45CIST!! |
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13th July 2014, 09:42 PM | #3 |
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Good.
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13th July 2014, 10:02 PM | #4 |
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Where's the evidence?
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13th July 2014, 10:22 PM | #5 |
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I surmise we'll have to wait until Savage confirms it or JREF releases the video of Randi's closing remarks.
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13th July 2014, 10:24 PM | #6 |
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Or we strap Adam to Randi and see if he can fly.
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13th July 2014, 10:39 PM | #7 |
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Very Cool
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14th July 2014, 04:53 PM | #8 |
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Excellent news! Can he fix the forum?
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14th July 2014, 05:41 PM | #9 |
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14th July 2014, 08:18 PM | #10 |
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15th July 2014, 01:27 AM | #11 |
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I wonder how long before he works out that the forum exists? Or more seriously before he joins the forum?
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15th July 2014, 07:27 AM | #12 |
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15th July 2014, 08:00 AM | #13 |
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People with a strong media presence don't generally hang out in places like this. Ends up with more attention than they would like.
Given that he has been associated with the JREF for some time now he has probably been aware of this place already anyway. If he does show up it may be just to look around. Or register an account with a different name and be anonymous to us. |
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15th July 2014, 08:31 AM | #14 |
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Maybe he and Jamie could use their considerable talents and funds to tackle a new myth:
JREF slowdowns are due to insufficient server memory.
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15th July 2014, 07:20 PM | #19 |
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I, for one, would like to welcome our new skeptical overlord.
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16th July 2014, 05:51 AM | #21 |
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16th July 2014, 06:29 PM | #22 |
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So?
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16th July 2014, 08:05 PM | #23 |
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16th July 2014, 10:34 PM | #24 |
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So take that quantum equation and recalculate the wave by a factor of hoopty doo! The answer is not my problem, it's yours. Three Word Story Wisdom |
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17th July 2014, 08:54 PM | #25 |
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I think it's a great choice that should help popularize the JREF and the causes it promotes, but I've already seen drama (surprise!) around this announcement in social media given Adam's apparent links to certain skeptic feminist individuals/groups. This bull **** is getting SO *********** tiresome. |
18th July 2014, 08:03 PM | #26 |
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On the front page (http://www.randi.org/site/) there is no mention of who the JREF Board of Directors are. Nor is there anywhere a mention of Adam.
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20th July 2014, 02:19 AM | #29 |
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I believe Adam already is a member of the forum. Nice to see Ginger... erhm, Adam join the BoD.
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20th July 2014, 04:41 PM | #30 |
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22nd July 2014, 01:01 PM | #31 |
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23rd July 2014, 03:26 AM | #33 |
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So, is he a rape culture/patriarchy apologist? Or a skeptic hating SJW? I can't get to a whole lot of social media because the really swell military government here seems to be erecting its own Great Firewall of Soi Walking Street. I can get to a page here and there, but if I try to read anything, it invariably times out on me. Trying to keep up with the excitement of the Atheist/Skeptic infighting has been impossible for the last three weeks.
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24th July 2014, 01:57 PM | #34 |
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24th July 2014, 02:28 PM | #35 |
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I heard he's a real Savage.
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31st July 2014, 12:29 PM | #36 |
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The website situation is a very complicated and difficult one. It is a high priority for the organization.
We are actively working on it. Questions, comments, concerns can be sent to Sharon@randi.org That would be me. |
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