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I am a geek for almost all things medical. I found this fascinating. YMMV.
[washingtonpost.com]
Larry-new comments on Jul 1, 2020:
They force you to subscribe...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@itsmedammit The TIMTOWTDI principle : "There Is More Than One Way To Do It"
I use multiple browsers -- Opera, Brave, Tor, Firefox -- each with multiple extensions and often with Private windows. It is RARE, that one-or-more doesn't work (not blocked) on any website. ymmv
Larry-new comments on Jul 1, 2020:
They force you to subscribe...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@itsmedammit The TIMTOWTDI principle : "There Is More Than One Way To Do It"
I use multiple browsers -- Opera, Brave, Tor, Firefox -- each with multiple extensions and often with Private windows. It is RARE, that one-or-more doesn't work (not blocked) on any website. ymmv
More Rawlings
[youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
David Todd Rawlings (December 31, 1969) is an American guitarist, singer, and record producer. He is known for his partnership with singer and songwriter Gillian Welch.
Rawlings attended the Berklee College of Music and studied with Lauren Passarelli. He produced albums by Gillian Welch, Willie ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@hankster Can YouTube be "worn-out" ? :O :P
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
David Todd Rawlings (December 31, 1969) is an American guitarist, singer, and record producer. He is known for his partnership with singer and songwriter Gillian Welch.
Rawlings attended the Berklee College of Music and studied with Lauren Passarelli. He produced albums by Gillian Welch, Willie ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@hankster Can YouTube be "worn-out" ? :O :P
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay When the govt allows (Xian) crosses on public property and puts "In God We Trust" on govt issued currency, does THAT violate the Establishment Clause ?
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay When the govt allows (Xian) crosses on public property and puts "In God We Trust" on govt issued currency, does THAT violate the Establishment Clause ?
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay They are not Constitutionally protected.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay They are not Constitutionally protected.
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay If churches aren't paying for government schools, why
should government pay for church schools ?
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay If churches aren't paying for government schools, why
should government pay for church schools ?
Maybe the rightward surge of the courts by the current administration won't be as bad as we fear -- ...
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming Abortion NOT divisive ? Not on this blue-sky planet, that is nothing more than a fantasy. :P
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming Abortion NOT divisive ? Not on this blue-sky planet, that is nothing more than a fantasy. :P
Maybe the rightward surge of the courts by the current administration won't be as bad as we fear -- ...
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
Your sources don't begin to hail the decision as validating "Protecting individual rights" as the "most hallowed of conservative principles"
If those values are so important (as you say), where are the HEADLINES about this decision ?
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
Your sources don't begin to hail the decision as validating "Protecting individual rights" as the "most hallowed of conservative principles"
If those values are so important (as you say), where are the HEADLINES about this decision ?
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay If your point is "it is fair for gvt money go to all schools", how is it fair that religion is exempt from taxes ?
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay If your point is "it is fair for gvt money go to all schools", how is it fair that religion is exempt from taxes ?
Maybe the rightward surge of the courts by the current administration won't be as bad as we fear -- ...
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming
Where are your sources, are they all libertarian ?
Are you obfuscating the issue by referring to them as conservatives ?
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming
Where are your sources, are they all libertarian ?
Are you obfuscating the issue by referring to them as conservatives ?
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay . . . huh ?
The government "education money pie" (at every level) is not unlimited !
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay . . . huh ?
The government "education money pie" (at every level) is not unlimited !
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
"separation of church and state is not in the constitution" -- no disagreement.
favoring secularism ("not religion" ) is like NOT collecting stamps is a hobby. :P
Public schools ARE government institutions. How is giving government money to the government "favoring secularism" ?
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
"separation of church and state is not in the constitution" -- no disagreement.
favoring secularism ("not religion" ) is like NOT collecting stamps is a hobby. :P
Public schools ARE government institutions. How is giving government money to the government "favoring secularism" ?
The Rabbit Outbreak | The New Yorker
FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:
" rabbits as pests than I am as livestock or food"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets_or_Meat%3A_The_Return_to_Flint
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@HippieChick58
https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/rabbit-control-in-the-garden/5465.html
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Liquid-Fence-32-oz-Ready-to-Use-Deer-and-Rabbit-Repellent-HG-71126-2/205844055
FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:
" rabbits as pests than I am as livestock or food"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets_or_Meat%3A_The_Return_to_Flint
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@HippieChick58
https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/rabbit-control-in-the-garden/5465.html
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Liquid-Fence-32-oz-Ready-to-Use-Deer-and-Rabbit-Repellent-HG-71126-2/205844055
Maybe the rightward surge of the courts by the current administration won't be as bad as we fear -- ...
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming The FOUR conservative dissenters don't agree.
Do you have link(s) to conservatives (libertarians are different) who are agreeing with that POV (and 'hailing' the decision) ?
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming The FOUR conservative dissenters don't agree.
Do you have link(s) to conservatives (libertarians are different) who are agreeing with that POV (and 'hailing' the decision) ?
Are reality and truth the same thing?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Philosophers have been "discussing" truth at least since the ancients. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@Austin-Cambridge One 'definition' of 'truth' I like is "anything that, if everyone stops believing in it, doesn't change" :O
FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Philosophers have been "discussing" truth at least since the ancients. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@Austin-Cambridge One 'definition' of 'truth' I like is "anything that, if everyone stops believing in it, doesn't change" :O
Maybe the rightward surge of the courts by the current administration won't be as bad as we fear -- ...
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
That's NOT why Roberts 'swing' vote made the majority. He actually dissented in the 2016 decision.
:O
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/scotus-abortion-rights-chief-justice-roberts-opinion-1021951/
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
That's NOT why Roberts 'swing' vote made the majority. He actually dissented in the 2016 decision.
:O
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/scotus-abortion-rights-chief-justice-roberts-opinion-1021951/
I understand protesting is part of democracy.
Theresa_N comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Yes, when we have a whole race, several races really, is oppressed we need a revolution. It's only property and people are more important. The statues depict oppressors, they never should have existed in the first place.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@gemini1947 https://crazyhorsememorial.org/
Theresa_N comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Yes, when we have a whole race, several races really, is oppressed we need a revolution. It's only property and people are more important. The statues depict oppressors, they never should have existed in the first place.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@gemini1947 https://crazyhorsememorial.org/
Namaste Brothers and Sisters I am a new member and i love to get in contact with Freethinkers, ...
t1nick comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I'm sure if you are being sarcastic or serious. If you're being serious I think you might have wandered onto the wrong site by accident
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
NO accident.
Joined TODAY
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Another INTEROLOPER ! :O :P
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Allah - the god of islam, Apollo - most revered of the ancient Greek and Roman gods, Buddha - the founder of Buddhism, Gabriel - archangel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Isis - one of the most important goddesses of ancient Egypt. , Jesus - religious leader revered in Christianity, Krishna - most revered of all Indian divinities, Odin - a principal god in Norse mythology, Satan - in Judaism and Christianity, adversary of God., Shiva - one of the main deities of Hinduism, Thor - deity common to early Germanic peoples, Vishnu - one of the main deities of Hinduism, Yahweh - the god of the Israelites, Zeus - in Greek religion, chief deity of the pantheon, Other
How certain are you that there is a god?
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t1nick comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I'm sure if you are being sarcastic or serious. If you're being serious I think you might have wandered onto the wrong site by accident
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
NO accident.
Joined TODAY
NO BIO
Another INTEROLOPER ! :O :P
Profile Questions
Do you believe in a god?
Yes
Which god/gods do you believe in?
Allah - the god of islam, Apollo - most revered of the ancient Greek and Roman gods, Buddha - the founder of Buddhism, Gabriel - archangel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Isis - one of the most important goddesses of ancient Egypt. , Jesus - religious leader revered in Christianity, Krishna - most revered of all Indian divinities, Odin - a principal god in Norse mythology, Satan - in Judaism and Christianity, adversary of God., Shiva - one of the main deities of Hinduism, Thor - deity common to early Germanic peoples, Vishnu - one of the main deities of Hinduism, Yahweh - the god of the Israelites, Zeus - in Greek religion, chief deity of the pantheon, Other
How certain are you that there is a god?
100%
More LIES from 45.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I think Trump is rarely forthcoming with accurate facts, but how can any of us KNOW with certainty what was in his daily briefing(s), and the amount of certainty of what info may have been presented ?
Not even Adam Schiff (on tonights' PBS Newshour) made the claim(s) you are making. The House ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@KKGator I am NOT "taking his word" -- or yours, or the NYT (I'm a regular reader and I think they rarely get-it-all-wrong).
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I think Trump is rarely forthcoming with accurate facts, but how can any of us KNOW with certainty what was in his daily briefing(s), and the amount of certainty of what info may have been presented ?
Not even Adam Schiff (on tonights' PBS Newshour) made the claim(s) you are making. The House ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@KKGator I am NOT "taking his word" -- or yours, or the NYT (I'm a regular reader and I think they rarely get-it-all-wrong).
More LIES from 45.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I think Trump is rarely forthcoming with accurate facts, but how can any of us KNOW with certainty what was in his daily briefing(s), and the amount of certainty of what info may have been presented ?
Not even Adam Schiff (on tonights' PBS Newshour) made the claim(s) you are making. The House ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@KKGator There are times when the difference between "what I think" and what turns-out to be 'true' isn't small. :P
I think info was likely reported to him -- I have read multiple stories that he doesn't read reports/dismisses reports/who knows. I would say he is infamous and accomplished at what may be described as "weasel-words"..
My understanding (somewhat limited) of President's Daily Brief is that it is not uncommon to contain some level(s) of uncertainty.
It is hard not to notice that my questions have not been addressed.
YOUR claims contain a level of certainty that I think is NOT warranted (yet).
How do I/you/anyone KNOW what info was/was not presented ?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I think Trump is rarely forthcoming with accurate facts, but how can any of us KNOW with certainty what was in his daily briefing(s), and the amount of certainty of what info may have been presented ?
Not even Adam Schiff (on tonights' PBS Newshour) made the claim(s) you are making. The House ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@KKGator There are times when the difference between "what I think" and what turns-out to be 'true' isn't small. :P
I think info was likely reported to him -- I have read multiple stories that he doesn't read reports/dismisses reports/who knows. I would say he is infamous and accomplished at what may be described as "weasel-words"..
My understanding (somewhat limited) of President's Daily Brief is that it is not uncommon to contain some level(s) of uncertainty.
It is hard not to notice that my questions have not been addressed.
YOUR claims contain a level of certainty that I think is NOT warranted (yet).
How do I/you/anyone KNOW what info was/was not presented ?
The magnificent Jackie Wilson
Your love keeps lifting me higher and higher
[youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
@Marionville, IMO, Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion. ymmv :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Spinliesel Art in the general sense, including music, painting, literature, dance, etc. My point is, IMO, art includes all emotions (even ones I/you/whoever don't like), not just uplifting songs.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
@Marionville, IMO, Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion. ymmv :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Spinliesel Art in the general sense, including music, painting, literature, dance, etc. My point is, IMO, art includes all emotions (even ones I/you/whoever don't like), not just uplifting songs.
The magnificent Jackie Wilson
Your love keeps lifting me higher and higher
[youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
@Marionville, IMO, Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion. ymmv :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Spinliesel
(since I chose to not reply to her comment below)
I started that comment with " @Marionville " -- I think I uncovered a bug!
I commented -- ' Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion ' ymmv
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
@Marionville, IMO, Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion. ymmv :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Spinliesel
(since I chose to not reply to her comment below)
I started that comment with " @Marionville " -- I think I uncovered a bug!
I commented -- ' Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion ' ymmv
I'm the Dude!!
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdd6_ZxX8c
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Dyl1983 "Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one, and mine is the only one that doesn't stink" :O :)
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdd6_ZxX8c
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Dyl1983 "Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one, and mine is the only one that doesn't stink" :O :)
How many friends do you have?
[youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
My definition of 'friend' is fairly strict (perhaps no one meets it) -- "Someone who I can say ANYTHING to and hear ANYTHING from without losing my temper or self-confidence". :O
A more sociable way of putting that is "Someone who knows EVERYTHING about me, and still likes me anyway" :)
I ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Barnie2years I have multiple times commented that misunderstanding is typically incredibly hard, and real understanding is typically incredibly hard. :(
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
My definition of 'friend' is fairly strict (perhaps no one meets it) -- "Someone who I can say ANYTHING to and hear ANYTHING from without losing my temper or self-confidence". :O
A more sociable way of putting that is "Someone who knows EVERYTHING about me, and still likes me anyway" :)
I ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Barnie2years I have multiple times commented that misunderstanding is typically incredibly hard, and real understanding is typically incredibly hard. :(
So this is strange.
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me "an assertion as fact, truth, and reality"
While I agree with the idiom of "burden of proof", actual proof is not only unnecessary, but non-existent. All that is required (and all that ever exists, IMO) is better current persuasive evidence.
There are many examples of 'accepted' science that are subsequently disproved by new evidence (Newton's gravity is a canonical example).
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me "an assertion as fact, truth, and reality"
While I agree with the idiom of "burden of proof", actual proof is not only unnecessary, but non-existent. All that is required (and all that ever exists, IMO) is better current persuasive evidence.
There are many examples of 'accepted' science that are subsequently disproved by new evidence (Newton's gravity is a canonical example).
So this is strange.
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me I advocate (especially on this website of Critical Thinkers) to ABANDON the 'proof' word altogether. It doesn't exist (apart from math). :P
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me I advocate (especially on this website of Critical Thinkers) to ABANDON the 'proof' word altogether. It doesn't exist (apart from math). :P
The 25 greatest Java apps ever written
From space exploration to genomics, from reverse compilers...
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Robecology I am a 'believer'. However I am an original owner of a 1998 Toyotat 4Runner which was 'totalled' (for insurance purposes) in 2008. I did all the repairs myself (except for front wheel alignment) and am happily still driving it as my primary vehicle -- I have a spare, never knowing the day the Toyota will be 'defunct'. If/when that happens, I will be considering Tesla. :)
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Robecology I am a 'believer'. However I am an original owner of a 1998 Toyotat 4Runner which was 'totalled' (for insurance purposes) in 2008. I did all the repairs myself (except for front wheel alignment) and am happily still driving it as my primary vehicle -- I have a spare, never knowing the day the Toyota will be 'defunct'. If/when that happens, I will be considering Tesla. :)
The 25 greatest Java apps ever written
From space exploration to genomics, from reverse compilers...
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Robecology I have ridden in one (an acquaintance), an was blown away. :)
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Robecology I have ridden in one (an acquaintance), an was blown away. :)
The 25 greatest Java apps ever written
From space exploration to genomics, from reverse compilers...
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
I"m not a Tesla owner, but I read through all of VisibleTesla stuff and found it interesting. I think it would be useful to see (as much as possible) to see all the logged data. ymmv
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
I"m not a Tesla owner, but I read through all of VisibleTesla stuff and found it interesting. I think it would be useful to see (as much as possible) to see all the logged data. ymmv
So this is strange.
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me Ehrman is a textual scholar, self-identifies as an agnostic atheist. I haven't read "Did Jesus Exist", but I have read several of his books and would highly recommend any/all of them. I watched this 'debate' yesterday (posted by someone else).
Apart from math, not even science PROVES anything, there is always doubt/error-bars/new ideas. If the evidence doesn't persuade, nothing will.
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me Ehrman is a textual scholar, self-identifies as an agnostic atheist. I haven't read "Did Jesus Exist", but I have read several of his books and would highly recommend any/all of them. I watched this 'debate' yesterday (posted by someone else).
Apart from math, not even science PROVES anything, there is always doubt/error-bars/new ideas. If the evidence doesn't persuade, nothing will.
So this is strange.
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me . . . mythbusted :
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzjYmpwbHEA
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me . . . mythbusted :
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzjYmpwbHEA
Should 'White Jesus' Statues Come Down? - YouTube
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@gigihein I speak Wiki, it works well :O
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@gigihein I speak Wiki, it works well :O
Have you received/responded to 2020 Census inquiry ?
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Of course! So should you and everyone.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
. . . of course I have. :)
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Of course! So should you and everyone.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
. . . of course I have. :)
A ‘Cure for Heart Disease’?
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Such strongly mixed feelings on this....there MUST be a better way than animal experimentation!
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
I don't think anyone has found a workable alternative. :O
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Such strongly mixed feelings on this....there MUST be a better way than animal experimentation!
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
I don't think anyone has found a workable alternative. :O
Mark Zuckerberg has $7 billion wiped off his fortune as Coca-Cola halts all social media advertising...
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
WOW! Who knew there's that much profit in those irritating ads?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
It was investors, causing the stock value to drop.
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
WOW! Who knew there's that much profit in those irritating ads?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
It was investors, causing the stock value to drop.
Should 'White Jesus' Statues Come Down? - YouTube
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd Afghanastan, Iraq, Vietnam, love it or leave it :O :P
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd Afghanastan, Iraq, Vietnam, love it or leave it :O :P
Should 'White Jesus' Statues Come Down? - YouTube
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@gigihein I'm not suggesting government intervention. I am suggesting "social pressure", "intolerance of their intolerance".
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@gigihein I'm not suggesting government intervention. I am suggesting "social pressure", "intolerance of their intolerance".
In 2017, the Oregon state legislature voted to make possession of small quantities of all drugs, ...
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez "I really could care less what the industry bitches are or are not."
Tyler Beuerlein (Forbes article) certainly IS an "industry bitch"
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hypur-promotes-tyler-beuerlein-to-c-suite-300942599.html
. . . btw, I am in favor of decriminalization.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez "I really could care less what the industry bitches are or are not."
Tyler Beuerlein (Forbes article) certainly IS an "industry bitch"
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hypur-promotes-tyler-beuerlein-to-c-suite-300942599.html
. . . btw, I am in favor of decriminalization.
Alternative lifestyles should all get equal protection?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word I will leave the 'nature vs. nurture' and/or 'free will' debate(s) to others.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word I will leave the 'nature vs. nurture' and/or 'free will' debate(s) to others.
Did Jesus Exist? | American Atheists
FearlessFly comments on Jun 27, 2020:
How about the evidence from an actual (non-believer) Biblical Scholar ?
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@NOSDEN I like "Forged" best, but I would recommend any/all of his :
https://www.bartdehrman.com/books-published/
FearlessFly comments on Jun 27, 2020:
How about the evidence from an actual (non-believer) Biblical Scholar ?
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@NOSDEN I like "Forged" best, but I would recommend any/all of his :
https://www.bartdehrman.com/books-published/
Hygiene o.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
How are you making the (alleged) connection between those behaviors, are you 'monitoring' folks ? :O :P
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@JessV LOL. Your premise is false. I choose NOT to have a smartphone ! :O :P
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
How are you making the (alleged) connection between those behaviors, are you 'monitoring' folks ? :O :P
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@JessV LOL. Your premise is false. I choose NOT to have a smartphone ! :O :P
Alternative lifestyles should all get equal protection?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word My question explores the gluttony choice -- a distinct difference from genetics.
There are folks who claim LBGT is a CHOICE. Is your 'poll' question based on a premise that these "alternative lifestyles" are choices ?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word My question explores the gluttony choice -- a distinct difference from genetics.
There are folks who claim LBGT is a CHOICE. Is your 'poll' question based on a premise that these "alternative lifestyles" are choices ?
I got this today in an email from the husband of a girl I want to high school with.
TheoryNumber3 comments on Jun 27, 2020:
I don't get it. If their god is all powerful, kind and all-knowing, and controls everything that happens on this "plane", then that same god must have created the cancer that kills small children and formerly healthy adults. How do they reconcile this "goodness" with the evil it creates. The ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
Philosophers have been 'debating' the Problem Of Evil since at least the ancients, and it still has not been resolved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil
TheoryNumber3 comments on Jun 27, 2020:
I don't get it. If their god is all powerful, kind and all-knowing, and controls everything that happens on this "plane", then that same god must have created the cancer that kills small children and formerly healthy adults. How do they reconcile this "goodness" with the evil it creates. The ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
Philosophers have been 'debating' the Problem Of Evil since at least the ancients, and it still has not been resolved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil
I got this today in an email from the husband of a girl I want to high school with.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Some times people have to come to the stark realization that either
A) there is no god
or else
B) There is a god and he is a totally evil sadist who enjoys inflicting pain either by action or inaction
Occam's Razor usually sorts that one out pretty quick
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
Philosophers have been 'debating' the Problem Of Evil since at least the ancients, and it still has not been resolved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Some times people have to come to the stark realization that either
A) there is no god
or else
B) There is a god and he is a totally evil sadist who enjoys inflicting pain either by action or inaction
Occam's Razor usually sorts that one out pretty quick
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
Philosophers have been 'debating' the Problem Of Evil since at least the ancients, and it still has not been resolved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil
Alternative lifestyles should all get equal protection?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word No, I did NOT say that. I asked you if you would include that group of obese folks who became obese strictly by their own gluttony.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word No, I did NOT say that. I asked you if you would include that group of obese folks who became obese strictly by their own gluttony.
Chess is a symbol of white supremacy because the white pieces move first?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . you link to Putin's 'mouthpiece' ? :P
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess
https://apnews.com/184386cc09be6c69535919402a13fa3f
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-black-becomes-white-and-vice-versa/articleshow/68589962.cms
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@MsDemeanour I think it (white/black in chess) is a bit of a stretch issue but I like that some are making the concessions to BLM.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . you link to Putin's 'mouthpiece' ? :P
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess
https://apnews.com/184386cc09be6c69535919402a13fa3f
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-black-becomes-white-and-vice-versa/articleshow/68589962.cms
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@MsDemeanour I think it (white/black in chess) is a bit of a stretch issue but I like that some are making the concessions to BLM.
Did Jesus Exist? | American Atheists
FearlessFly comments on Jun 27, 2020:
How about the evidence from an actual (non-believer) Biblical Scholar ?
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@skado Although I haven't read "Did Jesus Exist", I have read several of his books, and would recommend them all. All of them I have checked-out of the library. :)
FearlessFly comments on Jun 27, 2020:
How about the evidence from an actual (non-believer) Biblical Scholar ?
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@skado Although I haven't read "Did Jesus Exist", I have read several of his books, and would recommend them all. All of them I have checked-out of the library. :)
Did Jesus Exist? | American Atheists
Mofo1953 comments on Jun 27, 2020:
Short answer is no. Zero historical evidence. Zero archeological evidence. To discuss biblical evidence is a waste of time because the old testament doesnt even mention the name in any prophecy and the new testament was wtitten after the fact. See didn't need such a lengthy discussion. I did read ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
Mofo1953 comments on Jun 27, 2020:
Short answer is no. Zero historical evidence. Zero archeological evidence. To discuss biblical evidence is a waste of time because the old testament doesnt even mention the name in any prophecy and the new testament was wtitten after the fact. See didn't need such a lengthy discussion. I did read ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
In 2017, the Oregon state legislature voted to make possession of small quantities of all drugs, ...
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hypur-promotes-tyler-beuerlein-to-c-suite-300942599.html
That's not to say that the Forbes article is BS.
If MRB are doing OK as is claimed, why is the SAFE Act wanted/needed ?
Other MRB websites are not so enthusiastic :
https://mogreenway.com/2020/02/13/debunking-the-great-myth-the-cannabis-industry-is-banked/
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/number-of-banks-working-with-marijuana-businesses-levels-off-federal-data-shows/
https://www.bankingexchange.com/community-banking/item/8212-cannabis-in-the-time-of-covid-a-small-business-banking-emergency
https://marijuanamerchantaccount.com/business-news/
https://mogreenway.com/2020/02/13/debunking-the-great-myth-the-cannabis-industry-is-banked/
https://mjbizmagazine.com/ancillary-company-banking-obstacles-in-the-cannabis-industry/
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hypur-promotes-tyler-beuerlein-to-c-suite-300942599.html
That's not to say that the Forbes article is BS.
If MRB are doing OK as is claimed, why is the SAFE Act wanted/needed ?
Other MRB websites are not so enthusiastic :
https://mogreenway.com/2020/02/13/debunking-the-great-myth-the-cannabis-industry-is-banked/
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/number-of-banks-working-with-marijuana-businesses-levels-off-federal-data-shows/
https://www.bankingexchange.com/community-banking/item/8212-cannabis-in-the-time-of-covid-a-small-business-banking-emergency
https://marijuanamerchantaccount.com/business-news/
https://mogreenway.com/2020/02/13/debunking-the-great-myth-the-cannabis-industry-is-banked/
https://mjbizmagazine.com/ancillary-company-banking-obstacles-in-the-cannabis-industry/
Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?
Varn comments on Jun 27, 2020:
No, too small. Those living there have been long aware - or should have been - of it’s political limitations. From out West, it’s already criminal the fact large state’s federal clout is diminished by tiny ones over East.
Those I met while staying in DC are not hurting. I wasn’t in ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@Varn "If the West Coast states had more influence, this nation would be a better place" -- no evidence, your opinion.
"A friend recently sold" -- anecdotes are not data.
The intent of founders is very clear, two parts of Legislature, the Senate has equal power to all states, the House has proportional representation.
"they had no idea"
The founders made provisions for New States :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admission_to_the_Union
I have no 'skin in this'. Seems to me that the (strictly partisan) House bill is "dead on arrival" in the Senate (Dems had to know this). Cede DC back to Maryland strikes me as reasonable.
Varn comments on Jun 27, 2020:
No, too small. Those living there have been long aware - or should have been - of it’s political limitations. From out West, it’s already criminal the fact large state’s federal clout is diminished by tiny ones over East.
Those I met while staying in DC are not hurting. I wasn’t in ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@Varn "If the West Coast states had more influence, this nation would be a better place" -- no evidence, your opinion.
"A friend recently sold" -- anecdotes are not data.
The intent of founders is very clear, two parts of Legislature, the Senate has equal power to all states, the House has proportional representation.
"they had no idea"
The founders made provisions for New States :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admission_to_the_Union
I have no 'skin in this'. Seems to me that the (strictly partisan) House bill is "dead on arrival" in the Senate (Dems had to know this). Cede DC back to Maryland strikes me as reasonable.
In 2017, the Oregon state legislature voted to make possession of small quantities of all drugs, ...
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez Given the current administration, who (especially among our members) "counts on" the FEDS for much of anything ? (certainly not me). Trump is legendary for his unpredictability.
My understanding is that state 'legit' drug businesses have trouble 'banking' :
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinmurphy/2018/09/06/legal-marijuana-the-9-billion-industry-that-most-banks-wont-touch/
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez Given the current administration, who (especially among our members) "counts on" the FEDS for much of anything ? (certainly not me). Trump is legendary for his unpredictability.
My understanding is that state 'legit' drug businesses have trouble 'banking' :
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinmurphy/2018/09/06/legal-marijuana-the-9-billion-industry-that-most-banks-wont-touch/
Joe Scarborough: Trump May Be Tanking 2020 Election on Purpose
David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@Amzungu "Fiji had seen four definitive coups in the past two decades"
Nonviolent perhaps, but to say the military wasn't involved is way too simplistic :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Fijian_coup_d'état
http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1603/trouble-in-paradise-fijis-proclivity-to-coups
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02185377.2011.568249?scroll=top=true&
https://apjjf.org/-Andre-Vltchek/2863/article.html
David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@Amzungu "Fiji had seen four definitive coups in the past two decades"
Nonviolent perhaps, but to say the military wasn't involved is way too simplistic :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Fijian_coup_d'état
http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1603/trouble-in-paradise-fijis-proclivity-to-coups
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02185377.2011.568249?scroll=top=true&
https://apjjf.org/-Andre-Vltchek/2863/article.html
Theme Time · Bill Emerson
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Yanya comments on Jun 27, 2020:
Nice, this is giving me extra boost to clean my house :D
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
I swear, motivating WORK was not my intention. :O :)
Yanya comments on Jun 27, 2020:
Nice, this is giving me extra boost to clean my house :D
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
I swear, motivating WORK was not my intention. :O :)
Joe Scarborough: Trump May Be Tanking 2020 Election on Purpose
David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@Lavergne "the sky is falling" :)
David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@Lavergne "the sky is falling" :)
Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?
Varn comments on Jun 27, 2020:
No, too small. Those living there have been long aware - or should have been - of it’s political limitations. From out West, it’s already criminal the fact large state’s federal clout is diminished by tiny ones over East.
Those I met while staying in DC are not hurting. I wasn’t in ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
"already criminal the fact large state’s federal clout is diminished by tiny ones over East"
Do you realize that was the INTENT of the Constitutional Convention (despite what you might want) ?
Varn comments on Jun 27, 2020:
No, too small. Those living there have been long aware - or should have been - of it’s political limitations. From out West, it’s already criminal the fact large state’s federal clout is diminished by tiny ones over East.
Those I met while staying in DC are not hurting. I wasn’t in ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
"already criminal the fact large state’s federal clout is diminished by tiny ones over East"
Do you realize that was the INTENT of the Constitutional Convention (despite what you might want) ?
Joe Scarborough: Trump May Be Tanking 2020 Election on Purpose
David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@David1955 We disagree.
When has there been a coup (which is what is being described), with the military being 'quiescent' ?
David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@David1955 We disagree.
When has there been a coup (which is what is being described), with the military being 'quiescent' ?
Almost all U.S. presidents have been Christians, including Trump | Pew Research Center
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Founding-Fathers-Deism-and-Christianity-1272214
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@p-nullifidian I will listen to it.
"erased from history" -- but for the mark on the WRONG side of his Bastille prison door he would have been (erased). :O
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Founding-Fathers-Deism-and-Christianity-1272214
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@p-nullifidian I will listen to it.
"erased from history" -- but for the mark on the WRONG side of his Bastille prison door he would have been (erased). :O
Joe Scarborough: Trump May Be Tanking 2020 Election on Purpose
David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
Color me skeptical of that. He would need most Military support.
David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
Color me skeptical of that. He would need most Military support.
I may have thought of entirely obscure axiom.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
An axiom or postulate is a statement that is taken to be true, to serve as a premise or starting point for further reasoning and arguments. The word comes from the Greek axíōma 'that which is thought worthy or fit' or 'that which commends itself as evident.'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@azzow2 I have been called PLENTY worse (for less, and actually today) :O :P
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
An axiom or postulate is a statement that is taken to be true, to serve as a premise or starting point for further reasoning and arguments. The word comes from the Greek axíōma 'that which is thought worthy or fit' or 'that which commends itself as evident.'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@azzow2 I have been called PLENTY worse (for less, and actually today) :O :P
I may have thought of entirely obscure axiom.
273kelvin comments on Jun 26, 2020:
I would love to answer this but my sock draw need sorting into a colour coordinated system and my seashell collection will not clean itself.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
rofl :)
273kelvin comments on Jun 26, 2020:
I would love to answer this but my sock draw need sorting into a colour coordinated system and my seashell collection will not clean itself.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
rofl :)
Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?
Lauren comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Double that: why not, other than partisan gobbledygook?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@Lauren . . . the 'legal details' are kinda important for Statehood.
(don't misunderstand, I'm not opposed to Statehood)
"their own entity" -- not in ANY meaningful way. They have no voting representation, and they are actually controlled by Congress.
Lauren comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Double that: why not, other than partisan gobbledygook?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@Lauren . . . the 'legal details' are kinda important for Statehood.
(don't misunderstand, I'm not opposed to Statehood)
"their own entity" -- not in ANY meaningful way. They have no voting representation, and they are actually controlled by Congress.
Name one capitalist that killed 50 million people like Communist Mao ZeDong
Bobbyzen comments on Jun 26, 2020:
One could lay the deaths of 130 million indigenous people in the Americas at the feet of Christopher Columbus although just like Mao, he had help.
In *From Wounded Knee to the Present*, "It is also apparent that the shared history of the hemisphere is one framed by the dual tragedies of genocide...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@Bobbyzen Justification for it is/was not my intent (see my second comment). It wasn't (for CC) capitalism. For the colonials, it was primarily religious liberty, plenty perished before gaining 'property'
Bobbyzen comments on Jun 26, 2020:
One could lay the deaths of 130 million indigenous people in the Americas at the feet of Christopher Columbus although just like Mao, he had help.
In *From Wounded Knee to the Present*, "It is also apparent that the shared history of the hemisphere is one framed by the dual tragedies of genocide...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@Bobbyzen Justification for it is/was not my intent (see my second comment). It wasn't (for CC) capitalism. For the colonials, it was primarily religious liberty, plenty perished before gaining 'property'
Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?
Lauren comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Double that: why not, other than partisan gobbledygook?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@Lauren . . . watch carefully :
https://youtu.be/yOGV7wdmXbo?t=1624
Lauren comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Double that: why not, other than partisan gobbledygook?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@Lauren . . . watch carefully :
https://youtu.be/yOGV7wdmXbo?t=1624
Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?
Lauren comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Double that: why not, other than partisan gobbledygook?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
It may require a Constitutional Amendment.
It would be easier/expedient/rational to just cede it back to Maryland (from whence it came).
. . . not saying those are my positions.
Lauren comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Double that: why not, other than partisan gobbledygook?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
It may require a Constitutional Amendment.
It would be easier/expedient/rational to just cede it back to Maryland (from whence it came).
. . . not saying those are my positions.
Should 'ride hailing' companies be required to follow regulations like taxis ? why/not ?
EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:
AI is poised to displace drivers in the near future. Thus, it may not matter whatever is done about ride sharing.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@EdEarl I'm in favor. Insurance could be a 'sticky-wicket' .
EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:
AI is poised to displace drivers in the near future. Thus, it may not matter whatever is done about ride sharing.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@EdEarl I'm in favor. Insurance could be a 'sticky-wicket' .
In 2017, the Oregon state legislature voted to make possession of small quantities of all drugs, ...
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@Philip21 I don't imagine POLITICIANS will be 'addressing' it. :O
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@Philip21 I don't imagine POLITICIANS will be 'addressing' it. :O
Should 'ride hailing' companies be required to follow regulations like taxis ? why/not ?
EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:
AI is poised to displace drivers in the near future. Thus, it may not matter whatever is done about ride sharing.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . not much comfort (especially if that 'future' isn't near) for the lack-of-rule-following that is happening **now**. :O
EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:
AI is poised to displace drivers in the near future. Thus, it may not matter whatever is done about ride sharing.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . not much comfort (especially if that 'future' isn't near) for the lack-of-rule-following that is happening **now**. :O
Name one capitalist that killed 50 million people like Communist Mao ZeDong
Bobbyzen comments on Jun 26, 2020:
One could lay the deaths of 130 million indigenous people in the Americas at the feet of Christopher Columbus although just like Mao, he had help.
In *From Wounded Knee to the Present*, "It is also apparent that the shared history of the hemisphere is one framed by the dual tragedies of genocide...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
I don't thin CC was a capitalist. :O
Bobbyzen comments on Jun 26, 2020:
One could lay the deaths of 130 million indigenous people in the Americas at the feet of Christopher Columbus although just like Mao, he had help.
In *From Wounded Knee to the Present*, "It is also apparent that the shared history of the hemisphere is one framed by the dual tragedies of genocide...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
I don't thin CC was a capitalist. :O
Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?
EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Why not?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . they also think it requires a Constitutional Amendment. :O
EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Why not?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . they also think it requires a Constitutional Amendment. :O
Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?
EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Why not?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . apparently not RTFA -- the Republicans think it is going to result in two more Democratic Senators. :P
EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Why not?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . apparently not RTFA -- the Republicans think it is going to result in two more Democratic Senators. :P
A wonderful song
[youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
It was written by Gwen Stefani and Tom Dumont, and produced by Matthew Wilder. It has also made an appearance on their 2003 greatest hits album, The Singles 1992–2003. Lyrically, "Just a Girl" is a new wave song written about Stefani's perspective of life as a woman and her struggles with having ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@whiskywoman That level of "ignorance" is laughable. LOL
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
It was written by Gwen Stefani and Tom Dumont, and produced by Matthew Wilder. It has also made an appearance on their 2003 greatest hits album, The Singles 1992–2003. Lyrically, "Just a Girl" is a new wave song written about Stefani's perspective of life as a woman and her struggles with having ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:
@whiskywoman That level of "ignorance" is laughable. LOL
StandwithMueller
By Christopher Ingraham, Coronavirus infections have surged in a number of ...
FearlessFly comments on Jun 25, 2020:
Why not provide links to your sources ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 25, 2020:
@whiskywoman . . . confirmation bias
FearlessFly comments on Jun 25, 2020:
Why not provide links to your sources ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 25, 2020:
@whiskywoman . . . confirmation bias
THERE ARE NOT TWO SIDES TO THE MASK ISSUE IN THE U.
Wildflower comments on Jun 24, 2020:
We don't have the right to good health. The health of the individual is not a right in the United States. The government doesn't give a damn about your health.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 25, 2020:
@Wildflower . . . pardon me for being pedantic -- the earth is an oblate spheroid. :O
Wildflower comments on Jun 24, 2020:
We don't have the right to good health. The health of the individual is not a right in the United States. The government doesn't give a damn about your health.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 25, 2020:
@Wildflower . . . pardon me for being pedantic -- the earth is an oblate spheroid. :O
Hospitals Sued to Keep Prices Secret.
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 24, 2020:
Great first step!
Hospitals should have to bid on proposed services.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 24, 2020:
. . . hmmm, who would "accept/reject" a 'bid' for an unconscious, homeless, emergency, or indigent patient. I don't see how that notion is workable.
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 24, 2020:
Great first step!
Hospitals should have to bid on proposed services.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 24, 2020:
. . . hmmm, who would "accept/reject" a 'bid' for an unconscious, homeless, emergency, or indigent patient. I don't see how that notion is workable.
Hospitals Sued to Keep Prices Secret.
ReadyforaChange comments on Jun 24, 2020:
About the only victory the useless POS can claim. #FuckTrump
FearlessFly replies on Jun 24, 2020:
I think the confirmation of Gorsich was a HUGE victory for Trump (as well as others). :P
ReadyforaChange comments on Jun 24, 2020:
About the only victory the useless POS can claim. #FuckTrump
FearlessFly replies on Jun 24, 2020:
I think the confirmation of Gorsich was a HUGE victory for Trump (as well as others). :P
I fired a rifle for the first time at the age of 8, under the supervision of my father.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 23, 2020:
. . . I wouldn't consider SCOTUS "right wing gun nuts"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller
FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:
@wordywalt . . . that OPINION of yours was not very wordy (nor a "real" legal analysis) :)
FearlessFly comments on Jun 23, 2020:
. . . I wouldn't consider SCOTUS "right wing gun nuts"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller
FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:
@wordywalt . . . that OPINION of yours was not very wordy (nor a "real" legal analysis) :)
Most of us understand that police unions buy politicians, political favors, DAs & Prosecutors, ...
FearlessFly comments on Jun 23, 2020:
. . . bribes ?
. . . murder and abuse with impunity ?
Don't sugar coat it, tell us what you really think :O :P
FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez
That word "truth" has been philosophically debated since at least the ancients.
IMO, to hear you tell it, your (one sided) "truth" dare not be contradicted/challenged.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 23, 2020:
. . . bribes ?
. . . murder and abuse with impunity ?
Don't sugar coat it, tell us what you really think :O :P
FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez
That word "truth" has been philosophically debated since at least the ancients.
IMO, to hear you tell it, your (one sided) "truth" dare not be contradicted/challenged.
I fired a rifle for the first time at the age of 8, under the supervision of my father.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 23, 2020:
. . . I wouldn't consider SCOTUS "right wing gun nuts"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller
FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:
@wordywalt Are we to just accept your ideology/opinion (without source(s)/evidence) or will you give us your full, wordy "real legal analysis" ? :O
FearlessFly comments on Jun 23, 2020:
. . . I wouldn't consider SCOTUS "right wing gun nuts"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller
FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:
@wordywalt Are we to just accept your ideology/opinion (without source(s)/evidence) or will you give us your full, wordy "real legal analysis" ? :O
I spoke to a girlfriend of mine who is also single today.
GreatNani comments on Jun 23, 2020:
I am friendly enough with my ex. We have 2 kids and 2 grandkids so it helps we can be in the same space with no arguing. I love being single. No need to get married again. Best relationship for me is someone who does not live with me!
FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:
"Live close, visit often" -- Kathrine Hepburn :O :P
GreatNani comments on Jun 23, 2020:
I am friendly enough with my ex. We have 2 kids and 2 grandkids so it helps we can be in the same space with no arguing. I love being single. No need to get married again. Best relationship for me is someone who does not live with me!
FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:
"Live close, visit often" -- Kathrine Hepburn :O :P
Though I rarely see a sunrise (please don't judge), a sunset can always stop me in my tracks!
HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2020:
One of the few good things about living in the western part of town and having to drive due east to go to work is those days that the sky is breathtaking in the morning. I love a red sky at morning, both for the colors and for the promise it holds. I love it anyway til the sirens go off.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 21, 2020:
@HippieChick58 May 6, 1965. Fridley MN. I was in the Junior HS when three funnel clouds came across Moore Lake and ripped-off the roof of the school. Thirteen people died in a trailer park less than three miles away. :O
HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2020:
One of the few good things about living in the western part of town and having to drive due east to go to work is those days that the sky is breathtaking in the morning. I love a red sky at morning, both for the colors and for the promise it holds. I love it anyway til the sirens go off.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 21, 2020:
@HippieChick58 May 6, 1965. Fridley MN. I was in the Junior HS when three funnel clouds came across Moore Lake and ripped-off the roof of the school. Thirteen people died in a trailer park less than three miles away. :O
Though I rarely see a sunrise (please don't judge), a sunset can always stop me in my tracks!
HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2020:
One of the few good things about living in the western part of town and having to drive due east to go to work is those days that the sky is breathtaking in the morning. I love a red sky at morning, both for the colors and for the promise it holds. I love it anyway til the sirens go off.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 21, 2020:
. . . red sky in the morning -- sailors warning
. . . red sky at night -- sailors delight
HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2020:
One of the few good things about living in the western part of town and having to drive due east to go to work is those days that the sky is breathtaking in the morning. I love a red sky at morning, both for the colors and for the promise it holds. I love it anyway til the sirens go off.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 21, 2020:
. . . red sky in the morning -- sailors warning
. . . red sky at night -- sailors delight
Pass it on.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 18, 2020:
And the police often confiscate phone(s).
FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez
. . . hmmm, how can ANYONE be so bold as to doubt **anything** that you say (sarcasm) -- to me, that comes-across sounding like arrogance :O
. . . well for one thing, quoted here is the PM that YOU initially sent me :
"You're profile says your a conservative. You're posts agree! Just be who you are. I promise! No one here cares!"
. , , If you look in your messages, I suspect you will find it there -- as well as my disputing your assertion(s).
"Actual critical thinkers think for their own selves"
. . . I guess then (according to YOU) I'm "not a true Irishman" LOL LOL
FearlessFly comments on Jun 18, 2020:
And the police often confiscate phone(s).
FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez
. . . hmmm, how can ANYONE be so bold as to doubt **anything** that you say (sarcasm) -- to me, that comes-across sounding like arrogance :O
. . . well for one thing, quoted here is the PM that YOU initially sent me :
"You're profile says your a conservative. You're posts agree! Just be who you are. I promise! No one here cares!"
. , , If you look in your messages, I suspect you will find it there -- as well as my disputing your assertion(s).
"Actual critical thinkers think for their own selves"
. . . I guess then (according to YOU) I'm "not a true Irishman" LOL LOL
CERN makes bold push to build €21-billion super-collider
European particle-physics lab will ...
JeffMesser comments on Jun 20, 2020:
pointless endeavor. we are not made from matter. we are made from consciousness.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:
source(s) ? evidence ?
JeffMesser comments on Jun 20, 2020:
pointless endeavor. we are not made from matter. we are made from consciousness.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:
source(s) ? evidence ?
Rayshard Brooks: Garrett Rolfe, ex-Atlanta officer, charged in death; felony murder
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 17, 2020:
As long as we are bringing up past history:
**Rayshard Brooks was on probation for four crimes - including cruelty to children**
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8431801/Rayshard-Brooks-probation-faced-going-prison-charged-DUI.html
FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez Having "looked-up the statute", why not include the link(s) to the source(s). NOT doing so, you are 'inviting' challenge(s) to your assertions.
Otherwise I think it is easy to get the impression that you just expect folks to just take you at your (every) word.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 17, 2020:
As long as we are bringing up past history:
**Rayshard Brooks was on probation for four crimes - including cruelty to children**
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8431801/Rayshard-Brooks-probation-faced-going-prison-charged-DUI.html
FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez Having "looked-up the statute", why not include the link(s) to the source(s). NOT doing so, you are 'inviting' challenge(s) to your assertions.
Otherwise I think it is easy to get the impression that you just expect folks to just take you at your (every) word.
Pass it on.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 18, 2020:
And the police often confiscate phone(s).
FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez It would be one thing it you make these assertions accompanied with credible source(s) to back them up, but without that it is easy to conclude that there is an implicit expectation that the reader(s) accept your assertion(s) without questioning them. And as has been pointed out by (at least one) other(s), questioning them can have the consequence(s) of personal (ad hominem) "attack" response(s) from you (as you have in PM to me).
IMO, that behavior doesn't meet what I expect from strong assertions without credible source(s), especially among Critical Thinkers that can and do have valid but contrary points to make that don't necessarily meet YOUR expectations.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 18, 2020:
And the police often confiscate phone(s).
FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez It would be one thing it you make these assertions accompanied with credible source(s) to back them up, but without that it is easy to conclude that there is an implicit expectation that the reader(s) accept your assertion(s) without questioning them. And as has been pointed out by (at least one) other(s), questioning them can have the consequence(s) of personal (ad hominem) "attack" response(s) from you (as you have in PM to me).
IMO, that behavior doesn't meet what I expect from strong assertions without credible source(s), especially among Critical Thinkers that can and do have valid but contrary points to make that don't necessarily meet YOUR expectations.
Rayshard Brooks: Garrett Rolfe, ex-Atlanta officer, charged in death; felony murder
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 17, 2020:
As long as we are bringing up past history:
**Rayshard Brooks was on probation for four crimes - including cruelty to children**
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8431801/Rayshard-Brooks-probation-faced-going-prison-charged-DUI.html
FearlessFly replies on Jun 19, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez @TheMiddleWay It is my understanding, that in Georgia, a taser is legally considered a lethal weapon. :O
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 17, 2020:
As long as we are bringing up past history:
**Rayshard Brooks was on probation for four crimes - including cruelty to children**
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8431801/Rayshard-Brooks-probation-faced-going-prison-charged-DUI.html
FearlessFly replies on Jun 19, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez @TheMiddleWay It is my understanding, that in Georgia, a taser is legally considered a lethal weapon. :O
Diluting blood plasma rejuvenates tissue, reverses aging in mice
[news.berkeley.edu]
girlwithsmiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:
Would this relate to the recent study in fasting in any way?
https://newatlas.com/fasting-increase-lifespan-mitochondria-harvard/52058/
Given that you tend to hydrate during a fast?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 18, 2020:
@girlwithsmiles One 'philosophy' that I try to live-by : "Sugar coating leads to truth decay" :O
girlwithsmiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:
Would this relate to the recent study in fasting in any way?
https://newatlas.com/fasting-increase-lifespan-mitochondria-harvard/52058/
Given that you tend to hydrate during a fast?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 18, 2020:
@girlwithsmiles One 'philosophy' that I try to live-by : "Sugar coating leads to truth decay" :O
Diluting blood plasma rejuvenates tissue, reverses aging in mice
[news.berkeley.edu]
girlwithsmiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:
Would this relate to the recent study in fasting in any way?
https://newatlas.com/fasting-increase-lifespan-mitochondria-harvard/52058/
Given that you tend to hydrate during a fast?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 18, 2020:
. . . no idea . . .
girlwithsmiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:
Would this relate to the recent study in fasting in any way?
https://newatlas.com/fasting-increase-lifespan-mitochondria-harvard/52058/
Given that you tend to hydrate during a fast?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 18, 2020:
. . . no idea . . .
Biden on Bolton's revelations about Trump.
[medium.com]
FearlessFly comments on Jun 18, 2020:
Well said JB.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 18, 2020:
@UrsiMajor I might read it when I can check-it-out from the public library -- where we all have then "bought" Bolton's book. :)
FearlessFly comments on Jun 18, 2020:
Well said JB.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 18, 2020:
@UrsiMajor I might read it when I can check-it-out from the public library -- where we all have then "bought" Bolton's book. :)
The Racist Origins of Marijuana Prohibition
"Harry Anslinger took the scientifically unsupported ...
FearlessFly comments on Jun 17, 2020:
I have seen "Reefer Madness" -- very 'campy' :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd Since I have seen so many movies, I had to look-it-up -- don't think so. I'm not keen on 'horror' movies. Perhaps I should give this David Lynch work another look.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 17, 2020:
I have seen "Reefer Madness" -- very 'campy' :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd Since I have seen so many movies, I had to look-it-up -- don't think so. I'm not keen on 'horror' movies. Perhaps I should give this David Lynch work another look.
The Racist Origins of Marijuana Prohibition
"Harry Anslinger took the scientifically unsupported ...
FearlessFly comments on Jun 17, 2020:
I have seen "Reefer Madness" -- very 'campy' :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd The whole POINT was watching-while-high. :O
FearlessFly comments on Jun 17, 2020:
I have seen "Reefer Madness" -- very 'campy' :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd The whole POINT was watching-while-high. :O
What Does It Take (To Keep A Man Like You Satisfied) · Skeeter Davis
[youtube.com]
Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 17, 2020:
If I were to interview her, I would start with the name - early days in the bars, the jokes just wrote themselves.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:
"Davis was born Mary Frances Penick on December 30, 1931, the first of seven children born to farmer William Lee and Sarah Rachel Penick (née Roberts), in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. Because her grandfather thought she had a lot of energy for a young child, he nicknamed Mary Frances "Skeeter" (slang for mosquito)."
Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 17, 2020:
If I were to interview her, I would start with the name - early days in the bars, the jokes just wrote themselves.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:
"Davis was born Mary Frances Penick on December 30, 1931, the first of seven children born to farmer William Lee and Sarah Rachel Penick (née Roberts), in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. Because her grandfather thought she had a lot of energy for a young child, he nicknamed Mary Frances "Skeeter" (slang for mosquito)."
“It's not enough to be American.
Austin-Cambridge comments on Jun 17, 2020:
I am a mongrel with no hyphen, how does that fit into the scheme of things? :-D
FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:
. . . hmmm, your Texas-town/British-University moniker fits you just fine -- you were 'wanting' a smart-ass response, weren't you ? :O :P
Austin-Cambridge comments on Jun 17, 2020:
I am a mongrel with no hyphen, how does that fit into the scheme of things? :-D
FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:
. . . hmmm, your Texas-town/British-University moniker fits you just fine -- you were 'wanting' a smart-ass response, weren't you ? :O :P
“It's not enough to be American.
AstralSmoke comments on Jun 17, 2020:
The only 'true' Americans are native Americans. My family has been here for close to 300 years, but we came from Europe. That's why we are all hyphenated.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:
"only 'true' Americans"
That sounds a bit like "only a true Irishman. . ." :P
If you were in EU, say Germany, France, Romania, and were asked your nationality, using a 'hyphenated' would seem fake, nonsensical.
AstralSmoke comments on Jun 17, 2020:
The only 'true' Americans are native Americans. My family has been here for close to 300 years, but we came from Europe. That's why we are all hyphenated.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:
"only 'true' Americans"
That sounds a bit like "only a true Irishman. . ." :P
If you were in EU, say Germany, France, Romania, and were asked your nationality, using a 'hyphenated' would seem fake, nonsensical.
New York AG asks Google and Apple to vet third-party COVID-19 contact tracing apps
She's urging ...
Bierbasstard comments on Jun 16, 2020:
I do not understand why anyone would share information with anyone outside of their doctor. I don't even share info between my PC and specialists if it's not necessary.
Years ago my health insurance company began this "wonderful" program to help monitor "your" daily health. The last entity that...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 16, 2020:
I am about as privacy conscious as anyone I have met, yet when I first heard of the A/G tracing project I commented that I thought it would be worth using to help limit the pandemic (as long as the data was removed after it is no-longer relevant). I don't even have a smartphone.
Given that lots of folks are rejecting the idea, I'm not sure if the efficacy will ever be reachable/sustainable.
Bierbasstard comments on Jun 16, 2020:
I do not understand why anyone would share information with anyone outside of their doctor. I don't even share info between my PC and specialists if it's not necessary.
Years ago my health insurance company began this "wonderful" program to help monitor "your" daily health. The last entity that...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 16, 2020:
I am about as privacy conscious as anyone I have met, yet when I first heard of the A/G tracing project I commented that I thought it would be worth using to help limit the pandemic (as long as the data was removed after it is no-longer relevant). I don't even have a smartphone.
Given that lots of folks are rejecting the idea, I'm not sure if the efficacy will ever be reachable/sustainable.
I did something crazy today.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 16, 2020:
How large is your company? If small you may have no redress since discrimination laws only apply to companies I think of 15 people or above.
If large, and if the meetings are on zoom, *then everything is recorded* ;) and if HR won't listen to your please, then I'm sure the state will. ;)
FearlessFly replies on Jun 16, 2020:
I think that (optional) automatic recording has to be 'turned-on' :
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/202921119-Automatic-Recording
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 16, 2020:
How large is your company? If small you may have no redress since discrimination laws only apply to companies I think of 15 people or above.
If large, and if the meetings are on zoom, *then everything is recorded* ;) and if HR won't listen to your please, then I'm sure the state will. ;)
FearlessFly replies on Jun 16, 2020:
I think that (optional) automatic recording has to be 'turned-on' :
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/202921119-Automatic-Recording
Google resumes its senseless attack on the URL bar, hides full addresses on Chrome 85
...
FrayedBear comments on Jun 15, 2020:
Try Brave:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser
FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:
I have never used Chrome (or Google search directly). I use multiple browsers -- Opera, TOR, Brave, Firefox (sometimes Vivaldi)-- with multiple extension and often in private windows.
FrayedBear comments on Jun 15, 2020:
Try Brave:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser
FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:
I have never used Chrome (or Google search directly). I use multiple browsers -- Opera, TOR, Brave, Firefox (sometimes Vivaldi)-- with multiple extension and often in private windows.
More than 7 in 10 Americans won’t use contact-tracing apps, data shows
That's a decline from ...
Cody54 comments on Jun 15, 2020:
I think you are right
FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:
. . . it is not my data :P
Cody54 comments on Jun 15, 2020:
I think you are right
FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:
. . . it is not my data :P
The Pandemic Claims New Victims: Prestigious Medical Journals
Two major study retractions in one ...
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2020:
It's possible external forces and events are causing people to get sloppy. Too much outside pressure to come up with answers too quickly.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:
@t1nick . . . hmmm that sound very much like “a fundamental misunderstanding of what peer review is.” -- according to Dr. Horton
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2020:
It's possible external forces and events are causing people to get sloppy. Too much outside pressure to come up with answers too quickly.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:
@t1nick . . . hmmm that sound very much like “a fundamental misunderstanding of what peer review is.” -- according to Dr. Horton
The Pandemic Claims New Victims: Prestigious Medical Journals
Two major study retractions in one ...
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2020:
It's possible external forces and events are causing people to get sloppy. Too much outside pressure to come up with answers too quickly.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:
. . . from the NYT
Dr. Horton called the paper retracted by his journal a “fabrication” and “a monumental fraud.” But peer review was never intended to detect outright deceit, he said, and anyone who thinks otherwise has “a fundamental misunderstanding of what peer review is.”
“If you have an author who deliberately tries to mislead, it’s surprisingly easy for them to do so,” he said.
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2020:
It's possible external forces and events are causing people to get sloppy. Too much outside pressure to come up with answers too quickly.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:
. . . from the NYT
Dr. Horton called the paper retracted by his journal a “fabrication” and “a monumental fraud.” But peer review was never intended to detect outright deceit, he said, and anyone who thinks otherwise has “a fundamental misunderstanding of what peer review is.”
“If you have an author who deliberately tries to mislead, it’s surprisingly easy for them to do so,” he said.
Good point
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 14, 2020:
Benjamin Franklin was a slave trader.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 14, 2020:
. . . two sides to the 'story'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#Slavery
https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/franklin
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 14, 2020:
Benjamin Franklin was a slave trader.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 14, 2020:
. . . two sides to the 'story'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#Slavery
https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/franklin
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