Who's an introvert and likes mountains?

Druvius comments on Jun 21, 2019:

I'll wait for follow up studies, this sounds little better than Astrology.

Mysterious 'cat-fox' discovered, may be a new species

Druvius comments on Jun 20, 2019:

Wow, a new species of cat would be big news. I will be following this story.

How serious is this?

Druvius comments on Jun 20, 2019:

Probably not, the US get tons of domestic mileage out of saber rattling with Iran, an actual conflict would be a whole other can of worms. Still, a scary situation, wars have broken out over stupider things.

[alternet.

Druvius comments on Jun 20, 2019:

You can stop reading at "Maria Butina," nothing to see here but the same old nothingate.

Kyle Kashuv Deserves Forgiveness, Say Conservatives - The Atlantic

Druvius comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Gotta love how this is all framed as "he said a few bad things." As if being an outspoken racist is just a social gaffe. Way to reframe the debate. In any event, Harvard is a private institution, isn't it? As long as they didn't reject him for illegal reasons, whatevs. There's a lot worse things than being rejected by Harvard.

This world is getting too politically correct. [lfpress.com]

Druvius comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Yes, it was so much nicer when white males could spew any hateful shit they wanted and people just put up with it. @@

Luxembourg Becomes First Country to Make All Public Transit Free

Druvius comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Will be interesting to see how it works. Been a fail when tried in the US, homeless people and teenage gangs quickly cause problems. Still, suspect the social contract is a lot healthier in Luxembourg.

[yahoo.

Druvius comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Like so many things, ideology is irrelevant. Comes down to, do you want the people driving on the road to be qualified to do so? And this way if one does get hit by an unlicensed undocumented person, they can be charged with driving without a license.

Well gee , how could anyone not believe this is going to happen for real !!??

Druvius comments on Jun 16, 2019:

Almost everyone has their blind spots, humans aren't a terribly logical species. Huge numbers of people think Glyphosate causes cancer for example.

How do you feel about this my fellow Canadians? [twitter.com]

Druvius comments on Jun 16, 2019:

MEMRI is an Israeli propaganda organ, nothing they report can be trusted.

So.

Druvius comments on Jun 9, 2019:

On what planet do you enjoy the right to express your opinion without being criticized? On Earth if you exercise your freedom of speech by espousing hate, you will be criticized. Grow up and deal with it.

52nd Anniversary of Israel’s Attack on the USS Liberty

Druvius comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Hell of a thing. I wonder if someday there will be documentation discovered shedding more light on it.

Taking a break from mass shootings to move on to overall gun violence.

Druvius comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Merika! All instances of self-defense no doubt. ;)

Chess piece coming up for auction is apparently from a hoard of pieces found in a sand dune on ...

Druvius comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Neat. Reminds me of a similar event a few years back. A fellow's dad died, he was a junk metal dealer, and under his bed in a box of misc junk his son found a gold cup. Turned out to be solid gold from seventh century Persia. Worth a fortune, no one had any idea how dad acquired it. :)

2nd Worst Mass Shooting in Australia 4 Dead, 1 Injured Only the 2nd mass shooting.

Druvius comments on Jun 4, 2019:

They might outlaw pump action shotguns. One really only needs a double barrel for hunting. Yes, Australia shows that gun control can be quite effective at preventing mass shootings. It's not a perfect analogy for the US, but certainly an example we can learn from. One can defend their home with a six shot revolver or double barrel shotgun, there's no reason for civilians to have more.

Noam Chomsky: In Most Of The World, Media Obsession With Trump-Russia Interference Story Is "A Joke"...

Druvius comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Plenty of Americans think it's a joke too. As my old hippie friends say, when did we start trusting the FBI?

I appreciate having someone spread a secular message instead of an ivocation but it shouldnt be ...

Druvius comments on Jun 3, 2019:

"Behavior changes attitude." It's a step in the right direction.

ATF agents hunting down illegal machine gun device [cnn.

Druvius comments on May 24, 2019:

Parts to convert the AR-15 to full auto have been easily obtainable on the black market for decades. This is a non story.

Opinion: No Religious Exemptions From Vaccines

Druvius comments on May 17, 2019:

Very simple issue actually. You want to deliberately endanger your kids and spread disease through your community by not vaccinating them, you should have your kids taken away. Rights never allow a person to deliberately harm others, so there are no rights issues involved.

I've shared before that my ex and I broke up because after 14 years of marriage I decided that I ...

Druvius comments on May 16, 2019:

No, he sacrificed the marriage because of his weak faith. Yes, his "logic" is messed up.

The big five mass extinctions "Biologists suspect we’re living through the sixth major mass ...

Druvius comments on May 15, 2019:

While what humans are doing now is bad, calling it a mass extinction is not terribly accurate: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/06/17/paleo-expert-earth-is-not-in-the-midst-of-a-sixth-mass-extinction/

I often wish I could send a message to the scientific community to let them know why they are losing...

Druvius comments on May 13, 2019:

The human brain isn't wired for logic, people believe all sorts of silliness with little encouragement (flat earthers etc.) And with climate change you have the most profitable industry on the planet doing their best to sow doubt where there is none, so no surprise scientists are losing the "debate."

Wow, I did not know that meth was a thing with the Germans then! [facebook.com]

Druvius comments on May 10, 2019:

It's a pop history fad these days to claim Hitler and the Nazis were fueled and destroyed by meth. I can't find any support for this conjecture in mainstream scholarship. The Germans did supply their troops with amphetamines, but the dosages involved were modest.

Heartbeat Bill in Ohio.

Druvius comments on May 7, 2019:

Likely the law will never take effect, as it is prima facie unconstitutional. Infuriating though, can't argue that, a deeply hateful and misogynistic law. Jesus wept.

Really bad timing with the vaccine debate... [npr.org]

Druvius comments on May 6, 2019:

There is no vaccine debate. But yes, this will give the anti-vaxxers ammunition to use to spread their ignorant and malicious ideology.

A beluga whale.

Druvius comments on May 4, 2019:

Gotta love how a "story" of zero importance that proves absolutely dipsquat is blown up into a story about Russia perfidy.

No such thing as a sin. Crime yes, but sin is made up

Druvius comments on Apr 30, 2019:

No kidding, one of the more destructive concepts ever made up by humans.

What Came Before the Big Bang [youtube.com]

Druvius comments on Apr 30, 2019:

Kind of sophomoric.This is better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImvlS8PLIo&t=4s

I just finished watching Crazy-Rich-Asians.

Druvius comments on Feb 7, 2019:

It was a lot of fun, and usually rom coms don't do much for me.

The Real Buddy Holly – Texas Monthly

Druvius comments on Feb 4, 2019:

I live in Clear Lake. Every time I've driven by the crash site, there's been people visiting it. His fame endures.

Was this some sort of candle holder, gambling dice, astronomical device or maybe just an ancient ...

Druvius comments on Feb 3, 2019:

A nice example of "there is lost knowledge." Likely had a perfectly prosaic practical use, the Romans had plenty of board games, but their pieces could easily be made out of common items. This is an expensive manufactured device, it would have served a practical, not a frivolous, purpose.

[theintercept.

Druvius comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Nothing progressive about her at all.

Today, I am celebrating Isaac Asimov's birthday.

Druvius comments on Jan 2, 2019:

It's gotten much worse since the 80s when Reagan ended the Fairness Doctrine.

Now here is something I did not know about our border! Fascinating! ••Petition calls for U.

Druvius comments on Jan 2, 2019:

Meh, should be left up to the people living there.

Everything the media writes these days must have some kind of disaster because it is what sells ...

Druvius comments on Jan 1, 2019:

Infotainment, that's all. Fox and CNN are two sides of the same coin.

If you had the power to do so would you eliminate zoos?

Druvius comments on Jan 1, 2019:

No. It would result in the immediate extinction of numerous species, and the loss of facilities devoted to preserving same.

Heather Nauert once cited D-Day in ‘long history’ of U.

Druvius comments on Jan 1, 2019:

Well, technically correct, lol.

We basically lost interest in going back to the moon because there is not a competition on that ...

Druvius comments on Dec 31, 2018:

There was no need to go back, the expense and danger weren't worth it.

Are current banks operating using legal usury?

Druvius comments on Dec 31, 2018:

Yes.

Why does our government allow banks to practice usary?

Druvius comments on Dec 31, 2018:

They didn't used to, but like many fine old English laws, usury laws have been quietly overturned in all states. IE the laws are written by the banks now.

[yahoo.

Druvius comments on Dec 31, 2018:

And let the outraged white privileged comments begin. lol.

Incremental Despotism: Losing Our Freedoms Small Steps at a Time [ghionjournal.

Druvius comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I really wish people would stop using the frogs in water story, it's simply not true. Otherwise, all good.

Sad story from North Carolina zoo.

Druvius comments on Dec 30, 2018:

My ex wife worked in a lion preserve. She said they were just waiting for opportunities. A terrible shame.

Just love all this stuff, New Horizon's flyby of Optima Thule [bbc.co.uk]

Druvius comments on Dec 30, 2018:

Cool beyond words. And we will get a few low res BW images right away. The nice pics will be awhile, it's data transmission rate is painfully slow.

Adjusted for a higher death rate among infants, our ancestors lived long. From Aeon. [aeon.co]

Druvius comments on Dec 29, 2018:

Millions of Roman tomb/grave inscriptions show people living to their 80s/90s were not unknown, but there is no verified case of anyone hitting 100 before the 20th century.

Adjusted for a higher death rate among infants, our ancestors lived long. From Aeon. [aeon.co]

Druvius comments on Dec 29, 2018:

And even though they couldn't treat a lot of things, they often were able to say "Well, you have so long to live." So people could get their affairs in order.

Some sad news here- [foxnews.com] I used to enjoy reading her articles on The Federalist site.

Druvius comments on Dec 29, 2018:

Yeah, that's way before her time. RIP

London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down ... [msn.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 28, 2018:

So? We don't live in a parliamentary republic. Incompetence is not grounds for impeachment. When his term is up the people can vote him out. Considering the Dems seem to have learned nothing from Hillary's failed run, I'm not holding my breath.

I don't like poorly reasoned arguments.

Druvius comments on Dec 28, 2018:

If serious, bad argument on multiple levels. The rise of failed critical thinking skills the past few decades seems to cut across all demographics from what I can tell.

Russia Picked Donald Trump and Ran Him for President, Former Israeli Intelligence Officer Says

Druvius comments on Dec 28, 2018:

"Former Israeli Intelligence Officer" is as far as one needs to read to dismiss it without prejudice.

Andromeda, (the galaxy, not the constellation) if it were brighter, would appear in our sky six ...

Druvius comments on Dec 27, 2018:

Yeah, we are stuck in a dusty arm of the Milky Way. Oh well.

"Check Out Walmart Fashion"

Druvius comments on Dec 27, 2018:

Fat shaming. Classy.

Please God

Druvius comments on Dec 27, 2018:

Well, I had a bad fall last night that included broken bones. As I lay there unable to move, confused, horrified, possibly dying ... didn't even cross my mind to plead for God's help. I did plead with the 9/11 operator to get help to me quickly though. So, no.

Virgin post.

Druvius comments on Dec 26, 2018:

"I'll pray for you." Was this a trick question? ;)

blue on red interesting.

Druvius comments on Dec 26, 2018:

The color has been wildly enhanced. It is a dune of fine unknown composition, but no where near this electric blue to the human eye.

[anonews.co] Scientists Will Spray Particles Into the Sky to Block the Sun in 2019

Druvius comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Downstream solutions are generally pretty iffy.

To those guys who messaged me while I was away, thinking I'm some easy piece of p×$$y like some of ...

Druvius comments on Dec 23, 2018:

So this sort of crap is all over this site too, a shame. As in guys sending multiple XXX spam messages. There are decent guys out there, good luck.

Experts: Medicare-For-All Is Viable And Would Save The Gov’t Billions Annually

Druvius comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Yes, billions in corporate health care profits would be gone. Sadly they control the government.

Never Ends until all guns Removed from Civilians and second amendment is Killed and Buried.

Druvius comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Not going to happen. Just getting rid of magazine fed semi autos would make a huge difference. Strict licensing and insurance requirements would be good too.

The democrat party nowadays seems to be obcessed with gun control.

Druvius comments on Dec 23, 2018:

The first sentence doesn't apply to any Democratic party I have heard of, and DC vs Heller eliminated the possibility of seizing all guns anyhow. Assume it went downhill from there.

So stinking adorable!! Wildcats!!! [youtu.be]

Druvius comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Fantastic cats.

New species of snake found inside another snakes body cool article but I can't figure out how to ...

Druvius comments on Dec 20, 2018:

This story made me have visions of aliens discovering our species the same way. I need help, I know.

While chasing an Armed Criminal.... [cnn.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 20, 2018:

So they died by accident in the course of their work day. Classic way to die by train by the way, had a friend die the same way. I find it a little odd the guy they were chasing was charged with murder, but I'm no legal expert.

The “impending” bump stock ban is unconstitutional.

Druvius comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Anyone who owns a bump stock is prima facie too immature to own a gun. Or worse. DC vs Heller established an individual right to be armed, so the Constitutional issues are settled.

Cats Domesticated Themselves, Ancient DNA Shows [news.nationalgeographic.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Yes, all other domestic animals were selectively bred by humans for desired characteristics. Cats were just fine the way they were. :)

I think about Brett Kavanaugh and I just want to scream expletives.

Druvius comments on Dec 19, 2018:

I write and try to be a voice of sanity in a crazy world. Plus beer.

SETI’s Catch-22: Part One SETI, the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence, is in the main ...

Druvius comments on Dec 19, 2018:

To date no empirical evidence for alien visitation to Earth has ever been found. If it ever is, scientists will be all over it.

Nasa's New Horizons probe on course for historic flyby [bbc.co.uk]

Druvius comments on Dec 18, 2018:

Sadly it will be awhile before we get to see the images, but too cool for words.

Trump Christmas Card: I got an email inviting me to sign and add a “personal note” to the ...

Druvius comments on Dec 17, 2018:

I can only hope that the spirit of Carnegie rules your life from now on. It's not too late. God bless.

What are your thoughts/ideas on prophesy?

Druvius comments on Dec 17, 2018:

No one has ever predicted the future in any prophetic sense. Depends on how one is defining other dimensions.

Mueller Exposes Putin's Hold Over Trump

Druvius comments on Dec 17, 2018:

LOL. Um, if Putin has a hold on Trump he didn't get anything for it. The opposite in fact. Just another addition to Mueller's house of cards, like Russiagate has been since the beginning. Note like the rest of Russiagate, no hard evidence, just hearsay by dishonest people trying to avoid going to jail.

We don't let our two outside very often. This is one reason:

Druvius comments on Dec 17, 2018:

LOL. I had a cat bring me a live rattlesnake once. It was pretty impressive.

The Valentich Incident.

Druvius comments on Dec 17, 2018:

Fairly typical case of spacial disorientation at night by an inexperienced pilot. His obsession with UFOs doesn't change anything, and may well have been a contributing factor to his crash. And parts of his plane did wash ashore, no real mystery here. https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4385

I'm not sad to hear about this ruling... [americanlookout.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 17, 2018:

Too bad Trump broke his promise to replace it with something better.

Forgive me if I don’t know enough about the Ukraine War but which side is the right side to be on?

Druvius comments on Dec 17, 2018:

The people of Crimea overwhelmingly are ethnic Russians and wanted to be part of Russia, not Ukraine. A victory for self determination.

4,400 year old tomb in Egypt: "One of a kind." [msn.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Yeah, saw this on BBC. Looks like looters missed it, should be amazing what they will find.

[msn.com] has anyone heard more about this phenomenon that happend in November?

Druvius comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Yerp.There's all sort s of stuff we still haven't discovered about Earth. Always neat when something new comes up.

Seems to be useful in controlling their border:

Druvius comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Israel still has illegal immigrants. So dumb comparison. Even Reagan understood what a dumb idea the wall was.

Democrats Serve The Public/Republicans Serve Their Donors.

Druvius comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Snort. Every president since Reagan has served the bankers, the Pentagon, and the oligarchs. The Dems are just better at giving lip service to the public.

Johnson & Johnson shares nosedive on report it knew of asbestos in Baby Powder

Druvius comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Yeah, another area where our legal system and reality bear no relation. If baby powder causes ovarian cancer, the increased risk is so tiny as to be insignificant. Basically there is no good evidence that baby powder causes Ovarian cancer, and strong evidence it doesn't. Lawyers are going to make a pile of money (that's what this was all about to begin with,) a company will go bankrupt, and a lot of people with cancer win the lottery. Nonsense like this is why the aliens don't contact us.

I've befriended a young feral. I'm calling him Bart (after Black Bart Roberts) for now.

Druvius comments on Dec 14, 2018:

LOL This is the sort of "feral" behavior that got cats domesticated in the first place. That and "OMG, look at what it is doing to the mice in the granary!" no doubt. :)

saw this meme pass in my FB feed.

Druvius comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Not surprising, it was widely believed in revolutionary and post revolutionary America that Canada was the "14th colony" that had only been kept from joining the US by geographic isolation. Wasn't much truth to it during the revolution, and afterwards when 250,000 Tories forced to flee from the US had settled in Upper Canada, no truth to it at all. the Canadian War of Independence put a final end to these lingering fantasies in the US. Still, I warn my Canadian friends when they visit the States, they will meet Americans who think Canada is part of the US.

Finally a common sense approach to mass shootings in schools that will really work.

Druvius comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Yes, cause normalizing school shootings and pretending they are a fact of life is such a common sense way of dealing with a problem. Snort.

The liberal media keeps harping on the Mueller investigation but hardly adknowledges the monsterous ...

Druvius comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Well, it's the Neocon media, nothing particularly liberal about it. But yeah, Russiagate is still a big fat nothinggate, but you wouldn't know it from the Lamestream media.

I have been writing with a guy for 8 months As time went by he said he didn’t want to exchange ...

Druvius comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Um, er, ah ... the phone number was a big red flag. Well, the first red flag. I wouldn't get my hopes up.

Ghosting is a term normally reserved for relationships.

Druvius comments on Dec 14, 2018:

I was ghosted once. Her loss.

[yahoo.com] Ohio's New Anti-Abortion Bill - When You Can Hear a Fetal Heartbeat - WTF!!!!!

Druvius comments on Dec 13, 2018:

Yeah, blatantly unconstitutional. But with the new SCOTUS, anything is possible.

I personally don't think this such a bad slur but apparently it is.

Druvius comments on Dec 13, 2018:

Just another example of the lamestream media being a joke. It's just infotainment for ratings, not reporting.

I'm leaving the site.

Druvius comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Sure, will hold this one as well. BB.

I'm leaving the site. Who would like to take over the group

Druvius comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Sorry to hear. Will hold it for you.

Who knew? LOL [outabouter.com] feetknives

Druvius comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Reminds me of a lovely scene in "Limitless." :)

Case Against Atheist Pastor Dismissed - TheHumanist.com

Druvius comments on Dec 12, 2018:

A person can still want to participate in a community organization without sharing their superstitious beliefs. Good for her congregation. My local Methodist church expressly welcomes atheists. Ultimately even if one believes, everyone's relationship with "God" is their business.

I appear to have been booted from the Science and History Tidbits group I was in.

Druvius comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Thanks, all has been made clear. Good group, but one member and I were like oil and water. C'est la vie.

...uuh..DUH [rawstory.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 11, 2018:

LOL The fantasies of the left get more elaborate all the time. Trump may be an incompetent moron, but Russiagate is still Nothinggate.

Do you see the humor in life? Tell us a funny story.

Druvius comments on Dec 11, 2018:

I once spent about ten minutes trying to determine the elusive source of the cat pee smell in my apartment. Turned out it was the shirt I was wearing. Cats 1, Doug 0.

I saw the following post on facebook and he raised points that seem to make sense to me despite my ...

Druvius comments on Dec 11, 2018:

Carefully written collection of false arguments to support a preferred conclusion.

People seem far more concerned about the song ‘Baby, It's Cold Outside’, than people who are ...

Druvius comments on Dec 11, 2018:

No one really cares about it much except the "War on Christmas" types who spend their time being outraged at the slightest criticism of white bread hetero-normative America.

Miss Zelda may be part Retriever.

Druvius comments on Dec 10, 2018:

Fetch kitties are special. :)

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON answers his accusers, politely and welcomes an investigation to establish the ...

Druvius comments on Dec 10, 2018:

Interesting, and sounds kosher. And I'm not a Tyson fan.

NRA Claims 'Deep Financial Trouble' May Put it Out of Business | Fortune

Druvius comments on Dec 9, 2018:

BS. Just a way to get even more money from their supporters.