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UnrepentantSinner · 7th March 2012, 05:22 AM

Originally Posted by oysteingrondahl

Hi, everybody!

No Simpson's reference should go unappreciated.

Originally Posted by oysteingrondahl

I decided to go to TAM 9. I took quite a lot of pictures, and I would like to share some of them here with you all. I would appreciate some help in finding a suitable place to make a thread to share them, and hopefully some comments after I upload them. I have been thinking about posting them for half a year now, but anything that's easy to do tomorrow is easy to postpone today, right?

Your best bet is a hosting account like Flickr, upload them there and then post a link - especially if you have a bunch of them.

Here's a thread to post the link (or if you don't have enough posts, post it using the [noparse] tags and a more senior member will fix it for you.
http://www.internationalskeptics.com...d.php?t=214480

ALIENS · 7th March 2012, 08:40 AM

hi everybody.my name is karl. i come from germany and iam 21 years old. i work als construktor!
i believe in ghosts and ufos.
my hobbys are music and books.
and i love my girlfriend valeria.

COLONEL · 7th March 2012, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by ALIENS

hi everybody.my name is karl. i come from germany and iam 21 years old. i work als construktor!
i believe in ghosts and ufos.
my hobbys are music and books.
and i love my girlfriend valeria.

Welcome Karl. Have a glass of goats milk and and tell us how many UFO's and Ghost have you seen.

ALIENS · 7th March 2012, 05:13 PM

3 ghosts and 1 ufo.

COLONEL · 7th March 2012, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by ALIENS

3 ghosts and 1 ufo.

Well you would like living in my old farm house the previous owners swear it is haunted. Years ago the man that owned it was so old he went down into the cellar to stoke the fire in the funace and they found him dead weeks later and once in a while we swear we see shadows out of the corner of our eyes and we hear some one walking upstairs when no one is up there. But until the day come that some one proves there are ghost, We will just live with what ever it is.

amb · 8th March 2012, 01:29 AM

I'm willing to put up my house, and all my worldly possessions as collateral and will pay up to anyone who has undisputed proof of any supernatural event!

COLONEL · 8th March 2012, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by amb

I'm willing to put up my house, and all my worldly possessions as collateral and will pay up to anyone who has undisputed proof of any supernatural event!

I'll take that one, look at me and you will no that I am a supernatural person and my biirthday is a big event So next year bring the deed to your home and a recipt for the rest of your stuff to my party

amb · 9th March 2012, 12:13 AM

Goats are no longer worshipped as gods Colonel.

COLONEL · 9th March 2012, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by amb

Goats are no longer worshipped as gods Colonel.

SAYS WHO ?

COLONEL · 9th March 2012, 10:02 AM

WELCOME NEW B'S

For the weekend BBQ we will be having
DRINKS: Miller draft, SmithWicks,some nice Belgian beer and of course Fresh Goats milk.
MEAT : Oven roasted Goat, Roo,Cats,Lobster,steamed clams and Hamsters.
VEGTABLES: garden salad, corn on the cob,geen beans, baked beans,baked ,mashed and boiled potatoes.
DESSERT: Cherry pie,Apple crisp, assorted flavors of IceCream,Cake,Grayman oatmeal cookies and MINTIES
Enjoy the Weekend

Bell · 9th March 2012, 01:33 PM

Wot? No snacks?

COLONEL · 9th March 2012, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by Bell

Wot? No snacks?

OK because you asked, But just this once, my budget is limited I will add Popcorn,potato chips,corn chips , peanuts,dips pretzels and a raw veggie platter.

Verity Auger · 11th March 2012, 01:28 AM

Hi, I'm new here. Hey - can I smell BBQ?

amb · 11th March 2012, 01:50 AM

Welcome Verity. Yes you are correct. It's a goat we are BBQ ing. Should be ready in a jiffy.

JihadJane · 11th March 2012, 06:17 AM

What's the vegan option?

COLONEL · 11th March 2012, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by JihadJane

What's the vegan option?

All the fresh grass you can eat, it's a good way to keep our lawns trimmed down

Michael555 · 11th March 2012, 04:59 PM

Hello! Some of my interests include A Course In Miracles, faster-than-light technology, cold fusion, radical life extension research, human cryopreservation, aquaponics, and Tai Chi.

COLONEL · 11th March 2012, 05:07 PM

Welcome Micheal have a glass of goats milk.

Ketyk · 11th March 2012, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Michael555

Hello! Some of my interests include A Course In Miracles, faster-than-light technology, cold fusion, radical life extension research, human cryopreservation, aquaponics, and Tai Chi.

Originally Posted by COLONEL

Welcome Micheal have a glass of goats milk.

I found the above two posts just so funny taken together. I had the visual of an excited Micheal running into the room with all these profound ideas, and Colonel patting him on the head saying "Settle down, son, have some goats milk."

I'm still laughing!

ronin688 · 11th March 2012, 10:25 PM

Greetings all!

I was peripherally aware of James Randi and the JREF from various media reports over the years, but never thought to check out the website.

I was reading 'The Blind Watchmaker' this week and came across a reference to Randi in regards to debunking astrology. The next day I check Wired and saw the op-ed piece that Mr. Randi wrote. I took these amazing events occuring together to be a sign from the heavens that I should come check out the website (not really).

The forums here are great, and have already sucked me in to hours of thread-lurking. I'm glad to be a member and hope I can contribute, or at least lurk creepily in the corner being entertained by some of these great threads.

Some thread reading here also connected me with the bad astronomy forums which I hadn't been aware of. What are you people trying to do, kill me? I mean seriously I only have so many hours in the day.

Thanks for having me!

Bell · 11th March 2012, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by ronin688

I mean seriously I only have so many hours in the day.

Learn how to bend time.

amb · 12th March 2012, 02:27 AM

Originally Posted by Ketyk

I found the above two posts just so funny taken together. I had the visual of an excited Micheal running into the room with all these profound ideas, and Colonel patting him on the head saying "Settle down, son, have some goats milk."

I'm still laughing!

Yes I agree, very funny, but at least he should have offered a leg of fried rabbit to go with the goats milk,

amb · 12th March 2012, 02:29 AM

Originally Posted by ronin688

Greetings all!

I was peripherally aware of James Randi and the JREF from various media reports over the years, but never thought to check out the website.

I was reading 'The Blind Watchmaker' this week and came across a reference to Randi in regards to debunking astrology. The next day I check Wired and saw the op-ed piece that Mr. Randi wrote. I took these amazing events occuring together to be a sign from the heavens that I should come check out the website (not really).

The forums here are great, and have already sucked me in to hours of thread-lurking. I'm glad to be a member and hope I can contribute, or at least lurk creepily in the corner being entertained by some of these great threads.

Some thread reading here also connected me with the bad astronomy forums which I hadn't been aware of. What are you people trying to do, kill me? I mean seriously I only have so many hours in the day.

Thanks for having me!

Welcome. If you happen to see a goat wondering about, please give it a pat. It is the forum mascot.

joseph8th · 12th March 2012, 04:28 AM

Is this some sort of haven for nerds? An online "Dinner for Schmucks"?

There are some smart smart people in the forums. And some really... interesting... theories being debunked or debugged. I look forward to reading more.

I'm a math guy (pure) with my minor in CS, and a strong interest in physics. I'm also strongly interested in climate change, as both a research area and a political football. The climate thread seems like a great place to learn the latest in whacko denialism, and the correct scientific responses to denialist propaganda.

So... I'll see ya around, all.

joseph8th · 12th March 2012, 04:33 AM

Originally Posted by ronin688

The forums here are great, and have already sucked me in to hours of thread-lurking. ... I mean seriously I only have so many hours in the day.

Exactly! James Randi, you scalawag, what have you done!? I've been looking for this site since the invention of the Interwebs.

ronin688 · 12th March 2012, 04:47 AM

Originally Posted by Bell

Learn how to bend time.

Pfft, I could bend time if I wanted, but all you skeptical types watching me makes me hyper-dimensional-time-bending shy.

ronin688 · 12th March 2012, 04:50 AM

Originally Posted by joseph8th

Exactly! James Randi, you scalawag, what have you done!? I've been looking for this site since the invention of the Interwebs.

Yeah I sort of felt that way when I saw I could talk about atheism, astronomy, politics, magic and about 10 other topics I enjoy all in one place.

Not sure how an unhealthy internet addiction failed to lead me here earlier.

ronin688 · 12th March 2012, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by amb

Welcome. If you happen to see a goat wondering about, please give it a pat. It is the forum mascot.

I'll certainly keep an eye peeled!

arthwollipot · 12th March 2012, 05:03 AM

Originally Posted by joseph8th

Is this some sort of haven for nerds?

That's exactly right.

quadraginta · 12th March 2012, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by JihadJane

What's the vegan option?

There haven't been any good vegans around to barbecue lately. All the ones we have left are tough and stringy.

COLONEL · 12th March 2012, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by ronin688

The forums here are great, and have already sucked me in to hours of thread-lurking. I'm glad to be a member and hope I can contribute.

Welcome ronin you are just what we like, a person wanting to contribute.

I do not know about the others,but I fugure you can contribute about $20.00 a week for starters. Now take a seat put your feet up and have a fresh glass of goats milk

COLONEL · 12th March 2012, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by joseph8th

I'm a math guy (pure) with my minor in CS,

Welcome Joseph ,after being here for a while you will end up like everyone else here with a major in BS

Have a glass of nice fresh goats milk

ronin688 · 12th March 2012, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by COLONEL

Welcome ronin you are just what we like, a person wanting to contribute.

I do not know about the others,but I fugure you can contribute about $20.00 a week for starters. Now take a seat put your feet up and have a fresh glass of goats milk

So do I pay that directly to you? Just send me all your banking info and SSN and I'll get right on transfering that Nigerian gold, oops I mean my $20 a week.

COLONEL · 12th March 2012, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by ronin688

So do I pay that directly to you? Just send me all your banking info and SSN and I'll get right on transfering that Nigerian gold, oops I mean my $20 a week.

No I send the Goat around once a week and you just put your money in the satchel he carries.

amb · 13th March 2012, 01:13 AM

Although all your bank details can be forwarded directly to me by private message. I'll take care of that detail.

kazzaqld · 13th March 2012, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by arthwollipot

I was at TAMOz too, and I was the good-looking one. Don't let lionking deceive you.

No, there's no plans for another TAMOz at this point. But the Australian Skeptics Convention will be in Canberra in November!

Canberra? Website says Melbourne?

Ketyk · 13th March 2012, 10:31 PM

Welcome back, kaz.

Quoting something from way back on Feb 27? I doubt he'll remember.

Arth is always around, though, He's everywhere it seems. Keep looking.

arthwollipot · 14th March 2012, 04:03 AM

Originally Posted by kazzaqld

Canberra? Website says Melbourne?

Next year. 2013.

EgoInverse · 14th March 2012, 04:36 PM

Hello all! Pleased to have joined this forum. While I'm here, I hope to challenge myself and my views and expand my critical thinking skills. Goodness knows I desperately need to.

You see, my belief in woo tends to be cyclical: when I was young, I wanted to believe in all sorts of garbage. I quickly became disillusioned, and for quite a few years I adopted an atheistic, there-is-no-supernatural stance. Recently, my views began changing and I started to gain a more spiritual view of the world. And because I lacked a proper filter to critically judge woo, I ended up in quite an embarrassing incident. That incident lead me to start looking carefully at what views I was subscribing to.

Then I found this forum! It's exactly what I didn't know I was looking for- a place to critically discuss things that some people view as a matter of faith.

And I'm rambling. Sorry for the wordiness of this introduction post. In any case, I hope that I will enjoy my stay here! I can't say that I enjoy goat's milk, though, sorry if that's a problem.

kazzaqld · 14th March 2012, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by arthwollipot

Next year. 2013.

Ok so Melbourne this year, Canberra next year? Or am I still confused.

7th March 2012, 05:22 AM	#721
UnrepentantSinner A post by Alan Smithee Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 26,984	Originally Posted by oysteingrondahl Hi, everybody! No Simpson's reference should go unappreciated. Originally Posted by oysteingrondahl I decided to go to TAM 9. I took quite a lot of pictures, and I would like to share some of them here with you all. I would appreciate some help in finding a suitable place to make a thread to share them, and hopefully some comments after I upload them. I have been thinking about posting them for half a year now, but anything that's easy to do tomorrow is easy to postpone today, right? Your best bet is a hosting account like Flickr, upload them there and then post a link - especially if you have a bunch of them. Here's a thread to post the link (or if you don't have enough posts, post it using the [noparse] tags and a more senior member will fix it for you. http://www.internationalskeptics.com...d.php?t=214480
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7th March 2012, 08:40 AM	#722
ALIENS Student Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 47	hi everybody.my name is karl. i come from germany and iam 21 years old. i work als construktor! i believe in ghosts and ufos. my hobbys are music and books. and i love my girlfriend valeria.
ALIENS Student Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 47

7th March 2012, 01:11 PM	#723
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by ALIENS hi everybody.my name is karl. i come from germany and iam 21 years old. i work als construktor! i believe in ghosts and ufos. my hobbys are music and books. and i love my girlfriend valeria. Welcome Karl. Have a glass of goats milk and and tell us how many UFO's and Ghost have you seen.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

7th March 2012, 05:13 PM	#724
ALIENS Student Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 47	3 ghosts and 1 ufo.
ALIENS Student Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 47

7th March 2012, 08:26 PM	#725
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by ALIENS 3 ghosts and 1 ufo. Well you would like living in my old farm house the previous owners swear it is haunted. Years ago the man that owned it was so old he went down into the cellar to stoke the fire in the funace and they found him dead weeks later and once in a while we swear we see shadows out of the corner of our eyes and we hear some one walking upstairs when no one is up there. But until the day come that some one proves there are ghost, We will just live with what ever it is.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

8th March 2012, 01:29 AM	#726
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	I'm willing to put up my house, and all my worldly possessions as collateral and will pay up to anyone who has undisputed proof of any supernatural event!
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

8th March 2012, 05:53 AM	#727
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by amb I'm willing to put up my house, and all my worldly possessions as collateral and will pay up to anyone who has undisputed proof of any supernatural event! I'll take that one, look at me and you will no that I am a supernatural person and my biirthday is a big event So next year bring the deed to your home and a recipt for the rest of your stuff to my party
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

9th March 2012, 12:13 AM	#728
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Goats are no longer worshipped as gods Colonel.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

9th March 2012, 09:51 AM	#729
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by amb Goats are no longer worshipped as gods Colonel. SAYS WHO ?
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

9th March 2012, 10:02 AM	#730
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	WELCOME NEW B'S For the weekend BBQ we will be having DRINKS: Miller draft, SmithWicks,some nice Belgian beer and of course Fresh Goats milk. MEAT : Oven roasted Goat, Roo,Cats,Lobster,steamed clams and Hamsters. VEGTABLES: garden salad, corn on the cob,geen beans, baked beans,baked ,mashed and boiled potatoes. DESSERT: Cherry pie,Apple crisp, assorted flavors of IceCream,Cake,Grayman oatmeal cookies and MINTIES Enjoy the Weekend
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

9th March 2012, 01:33 PM	#731
Bell Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 21,050	Wot? No snacks?

9th March 2012, 05:00 PM	#732
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by Bell Wot? No snacks? OK because you asked, But just this once, my budget is limited I will add Popcorn,potato chips,corn chips , peanuts,dips pretzels and a raw veggie platter.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

11th March 2012, 01:28 AM	#733
Verity Auger New Blood Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2	Hi, I'm new here. Hey - can I smell BBQ?
Verity Auger New Blood Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2

11th March 2012, 01:50 AM	#734
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Welcome Verity. Yes you are correct. It's a goat we are BBQ ing. Should be ready in a jiffy.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

11th March 2012, 06:17 AM	#735
JihadJane not a camel Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 85,279	What's the vegan option?
JihadJane not a camel Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 85,279	__________________ empty void in space epic wasteland so dark you have no direction and die in sensory deprivation madness all your fault anyway jerk ~ Hlafordlaes

11th March 2012, 09:13 AM	#736
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by JihadJane What's the vegan option? All the fresh grass you can eat, it's a good way to keep our lawns trimmed down
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

11th March 2012, 04:59 PM	#737
Michael555 New Blood Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 8	Hello! Some of my interests include A Course In Miracles, faster-than-light technology, cold fusion, radical life extension research, human cryopreservation, aquaponics, and Tai Chi.
Michael555 New Blood Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 8

11th March 2012, 05:07 PM	#738
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Welcome Micheal have a glass of goats milk.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

11th March 2012, 09:10 PM	#739
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	Originally Posted by Michael555 Hello! Some of my interests include A Course In Miracles, faster-than-light technology, cold fusion, radical life extension research, human cryopreservation, aquaponics, and Tai Chi. Originally Posted by COLONEL Welcome Micheal have a glass of goats milk. I found the above two posts just so funny taken together. I had the visual of an excited Micheal running into the room with all these profound ideas, and Colonel patting him on the head saying "Settle down, son, have some goats milk." I'm still laughing!
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	__________________ "Where is evil? In the rat, whose nature it is to steal grain. Or in the cat? Whose nature it is to kill the rat."

11th March 2012, 10:25 PM	#740
ronin688 Thinker Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 187	Greetings all! I was peripherally aware of James Randi and the JREF from various media reports over the years, but never thought to check out the website. I was reading 'The Blind Watchmaker' this week and came across a reference to Randi in regards to debunking astrology. The next day I check Wired and saw the op-ed piece that Mr. Randi wrote. I took these amazing events occuring together to be a sign from the heavens that I should come check out the website (not really). The forums here are great, and have already sucked me in to hours of thread-lurking. I'm glad to be a member and hope I can contribute, or at least lurk creepily in the corner being entertained by some of these great threads. Some thread reading here also connected me with the bad astronomy forums which I hadn't been aware of. What are you people trying to do, kill me? I mean seriously I only have so many hours in the day. Thanks for having me!
ronin688 Thinker Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 187

11th March 2012, 10:57 PM	#741
Bell Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 21,050	Originally Posted by ronin688 I mean seriously I only have so many hours in the day. Learn how to bend time.

12th March 2012, 02:27 AM	#742
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Originally Posted by Ketyk I found the above two posts just so funny taken together. I had the visual of an excited Micheal running into the room with all these profound ideas, and Colonel patting him on the head saying "Settle down, son, have some goats milk." I'm still laughing! Yes I agree, very funny, but at least he should have offered a leg of fried rabbit to go with the goats milk,
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

12th March 2012, 02:29 AM	#743
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Originally Posted by ronin688 Greetings all! I was peripherally aware of James Randi and the JREF from various media reports over the years, but never thought to check out the website. I was reading 'The Blind Watchmaker' this week and came across a reference to Randi in regards to debunking astrology. The next day I check Wired and saw the op-ed piece that Mr. Randi wrote. I took these amazing events occuring together to be a sign from the heavens that I should come check out the website (not really). The forums here are great, and have already sucked me in to hours of thread-lurking. I'm glad to be a member and hope I can contribute, or at least lurk creepily in the corner being entertained by some of these great threads. Some thread reading here also connected me with the bad astronomy forums which I hadn't been aware of. What are you people trying to do, kill me? I mean seriously I only have so many hours in the day. Thanks for having me! Welcome. If you happen to see a goat wondering about, please give it a pat. It is the forum mascot.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

12th March 2012, 04:28 AM	#744
joseph8th Scholar Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 64	I like it. I like it a lot. Is this some sort of haven for nerds? An online "Dinner for Schmucks"? There are some smart smart people in the forums. And some really... interesting... theories being debunked or debugged. I look forward to reading more. I'm a math guy (pure) with my minor in CS, and a strong interest in physics. I'm also strongly interested in climate change, as both a research area and a political football. The climate thread seems like a great place to learn the latest in whacko denialism, and the correct scientific responses to denialist propaganda. So... I'll see ya around, all.
joseph8th Scholar Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 64

12th March 2012, 04:33 AM	#745
joseph8th Scholar Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 64	Originally Posted by ronin688 The forums here are great, and have already sucked me in to hours of thread-lurking. ... I mean seriously I only have so many hours in the day. Exactly! James Randi, you scalawag, what have you done!? I've been looking for this site since the invention of the Interwebs.
joseph8th Scholar Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 64

12th March 2012, 04:47 AM	#746
ronin688 Thinker Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 187	Originally Posted by Bell Learn how to bend time. Pfft, I could bend time if I wanted, but all you skeptical types watching me makes me hyper-dimensional-time-bending shy.
ronin688 Thinker Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 187

12th March 2012, 04:50 AM	#747
ronin688 Thinker Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 187	Originally Posted by joseph8th Exactly! James Randi, you scalawag, what have you done!? I've been looking for this site since the invention of the Interwebs. Yeah I sort of felt that way when I saw I could talk about atheism, astronomy, politics, magic and about 10 other topics I enjoy all in one place. Not sure how an unhealthy internet addiction failed to lead me here earlier.
ronin688 Thinker Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 187

12th March 2012, 04:55 AM	#748
ronin688 Thinker Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 187	Originally Posted by amb Welcome. If you happen to see a goat wondering about, please give it a pat. It is the forum mascot. I'll certainly keep an eye peeled!
ronin688 Thinker Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 187

12th March 2012, 05:03 AM	#749
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ngunnawal Country Posts: 85,452	Originally Posted by joseph8th Is this some sort of haven for nerds? That's exactly right.
	__________________ A million people can call the mountains a fiction Yet it need not trouble you as you stand atop them https://xkcd.com/154/

12th March 2012, 09:17 AM	#750
quadraginta Becoming Beth Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Vale of Humility (USA, sort of) Posts: 27,292	Originally Posted by JihadJane What's the vegan option? There haven't been any good vegans around to barbecue lately. All the ones we have left are tough and stringy.

12th March 2012, 10:03 AM	#751
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by ronin688 The forums here are great, and have already sucked me in to hours of thread-lurking. I'm glad to be a member and hope I can contribute. Welcome ronin you are just what we like, a person wanting to contribute. I do not know about the others,but I fugure you can contribute about $20.00 a week for starters. Now take a seat put your feet up and have a fresh glass of goats milk
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

12th March 2012, 10:20 AM	#752
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by joseph8th I'm a math guy (pure) with my minor in CS, Welcome Joseph ,after being here for a while you will end up like everyone else here with a major in BS Have a glass of nice fresh goats milk
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

12th March 2012, 03:35 PM	#753
ronin688 Thinker Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 187	Originally Posted by COLONEL Welcome ronin you are just what we like, a person wanting to contribute. I do not know about the others,but I fugure you can contribute about $20.00 a week for starters. Now take a seat put your feet up and have a fresh glass of goats milk So do I pay that directly to you? Just send me all your banking info and SSN and I'll get right on transfering that Nigerian gold, oops I mean my $20 a week.
ronin688 Thinker Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 187

12th March 2012, 03:59 PM	#754
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by ronin688 So do I pay that directly to you? Just send me all your banking info and SSN and I'll get right on transfering that Nigerian gold, oops I mean my $20 a week. No I send the Goat around once a week and you just put your money in the satchel he carries.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

13th March 2012, 01:13 AM	#755
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Although all your bank details can be forwarded directly to me by private message. I'll take care of that detail.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777