Respect, a small word with huge meaning! If respect were a subject taught in schools and colleges, ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 14, 2020:

"respect" also has other meanings/connotations, for example 'kiss the ring' of the Godfather, or the arranged marriage in some cultures.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@Austin-Cambridge IMO, CT doesn't/shouldn't involve one-sided position(s)/interpretations/connotations that don't fit a narrower 'worldview' :O' (edited) . . . or perhaps I should say one-sided position(s)/interpretations/connotations that don't fit a broader 'worldview'. :O

Always obey the signage ... [agnostic.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 13, 2020:

. . . and a bit later, it was called a 'zipless ****" :O :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@Philip21 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_Flying_(novel)#The_zipless_fuck

I’m in the middle of watching a programme about David Bowie on BBC 2 at present .

FearlessFly comments on Jun 13, 2020:

The song has cryptic lyrics by Bowie and prominent piano by Rick Wakeman. In 1968, Bowie wrote the lyrics "Even a Fool Learns to Love", set to the music of a 1967 French song "Comme d'habitude", composed by Claude François and Jacques Revaux. Bowie's version was never released, but Paul Anka ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@Marionville (wikipedia) Bowie, at the time of Hunky Dory's release in 1971, summed up the song as "A sensitive young girl's reaction to the media." In 1997, he added: "I think she finds herself disappointed with reality... that although she's living in the doldrums of reality, she's being told that there's a far greater life somewhere, and she's bitterly disappointed that she doesn't have access to it."[

Here's Why So Many Physicists Are Wrong About Free Will -- Aeon Essays

FearlessFly comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Philosophers and scientists (as well as others) have be 'debating' about free will since the ancients. This one article certainly won't resolve it.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd . . . of course, I had no choice -- it was destiny, pre-determined :O :P

Here's Why So Many Physicists Are Wrong About Free Will -- Aeon Essays

FearlessFly comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Philosophers and scientists (as well as others) have be 'debating' about free will since the ancients. This one article certainly won't resolve it.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd I find the topic very interesting. Books, lectures, videos. I remain 'agnostic, in the sense I have not been convinced either way.

Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Missionary Man [youtube.com]

Spinliesel comments on Jun 13, 2020:

What an amazing voice she has!

FearlessFly replies on Jun 13, 2020:

. . . and a really ROCKIN' song !

A friend has just invited me to watch the following videos & download 3 . Pdf books for free(?

FearlessFly comments on Jun 12, 2020:

"more than half of your body isn’t human" I think that actually depends on whether you have defecated recently. :O

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@FrayedBear "“The numbers are similar enough that each defecation event may flip the ratio to favour human cells over bacteria,” they delicately conclude in a manuscript posted to the preprint server bioRxiv." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-bust-myth-that-our-bodies-have-more-bacteria-than-human-cells/

Minneapolis police officers pen open letter condemning former officer Derek Chauvin - CNN

altschmerz comments on Jun 12, 2020:

That's good, but weren't they the same cops standing guard in front of his house to protect him from protesters before the state deigned to arrest him?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

. . . what would you expect the police to do ? . . . it is not hard to imagine the consequences if they didn't.

...

Allamanda comments on Jun 10, 2020:

An expensive 'con' for the idle rich, or so I've thought in the absence of any evidence to the contrary?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

'evidence to the contrary' : "With a Lifetime CI Membership the cost of cryopreservation is the most affordable price available anywhere — $28,000. The cost of cryopreservation under the Yearly Membership is higher: $35,000. Also, please note that for members not living in the Detroit, Michigan area there will be additional local and transportation costs involved. The suspension costs are typically funded affordably through life insurance." https://www.cryonics.org/membership/faq

...

JackPedigo comments on Jun 10, 2020:

It's all about desperation by the rich who are in complete denial about the fact of death.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@Radu "With a Lifetime CI Membership the cost of cryopreservation is the most affordable price available anywhere — $28,000. The cost of cryopreservation under the Yearly Membership is higher: $35,000. Also, please note that for members not living in the Detroit, Michigan area there will be additional local and transportation costs involved. The suspension costs are typically funded affordably through life insurance." https://www.cryonics.org/membership/faq

Scientists Have Discovered Vast Unidentified Structures Deep Inside the Earth Scientists combed ...

Fred_Snerd comments on Jun 12, 2020:

The research is behind a paywall. I've heard the argument, but I'm not giving them $50.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

TIMTOWTDI -- https://www.wordnik.com/words/TIMTOWTDI I use multiple browsers -- TOR, Opera, Firefox, Brave -- each with multiple extensions and often in private windows. Only very rarely do I find pages blocked by paywalls. :O ymmv

Is this 'racist' ? Why/not ?

BitFlipper comments on Jun 6, 2020:

The accepted definition of racism is using one's power or status to oppress another person (or group) based on their race. I don't think this qualifies as racism because Ohanian has no real power in this situation and isn't oppressing anyone.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@BitFlipper It is hard not to notice that you have provided no source(s) for your claim(s). :P

Very interesting (and funny)! Morality without religion | Frans de Waal | TEDxPeachtree - YouTube

PossiblyNuts comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I feel a lot like the monkey that gets the cucumber.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@BirdMan1 I stand corrected.

Build Me Up Buttercup · The Foundations [youtube.com]

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2020:

Rock/pop ?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

It has a good beat, you can dance to it, I'd give it an 8.0 :)

Has anyone ever noticed that Admin never replies to any of these Community Senate posts?

TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 11, 2020:

Look at the title: *community* senate.... not *admin AMA* ;)

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@Sgt_Spanky Job ? . . . what's that -- retired in 2009. Also LOTS of folks don't have jobs these days. There is NO requirement for you or anyone to be in this group (or this website). It is not the 'job' of admin to serve your individual interests. I don't decide what others 'interests' are.

Has anyone ever noticed that Admin never replies to any of these Community Senate posts?

TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 11, 2020:

Look at the title: *community* senate.... not *admin AMA* ;)

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@Sgt_Spanky Someone commented that admin has day-jobs. They are not required to respond. I'm thankful this site/group exists. :O

Why Do Liberals Think All Trump Supporters Are Stupid?

intrepidinfidel comments on Jun 11, 2020:

He’s by far the worst president we’ll ever see in our lifetimes, but remember you can’t fix stupid, so it could very well happen again. Hopefully all the well intentioned millennial protesters will take some time away from spreading COVID-19 and rock the motherfucking vote like they forgot to ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

. . . some of us don't want, don't/won't ever have FB, instagram access. :P

Very interesting (and funny)! Morality without religion | Frans de Waal | TEDxPeachtree - YouTube

PossiblyNuts comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I feel a lot like the monkey that gets the cucumber.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@PossiblyNuts . . . now that I think of it, they are chimps not monkeys. I can't think of research showing non-humans being "religious" :P

The Results Are in for Remote Learning: It Didn't Work [msn.com]

FreethoughtKaty comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I think that for the fall, schools should encourage parents to homeschool and pay for secular materials of the parent’s choosing.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

. . . opinion All of society benefits from an educated youth, so I advocate that all adults should pay a "flat rate" to fund K-12. Since there is no logical connection between educating youth and owning property, I would also advocate an across the board VAT for that -- surely I wouldn't get elected to office on that platform. I would also advocate that families having more kids should (aside from the flat rate) pay more to fund their kids education -- why should childless folks (I'm not one of those) pay for it ? Surely I would not get elected to (any) office on that platform ! :O :P I have never heard of schools encouraging parents to home-school, much less 'paying for secular materials'. They already are largely underfunded. YMMV

Planet’s view from above just got clearer [qz.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 11, 2020:

Impressive. Looks to be a good NIIRS 6.0.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

I had to look-that-up :P :)

Very interesting (and funny)! Morality without religion | Frans de Waal | TEDxPeachtree - YouTube

PossiblyNuts comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I feel a lot like the monkey that gets the cucumber.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

. . . or you might consider that morality without religion is a like a "fine wine" (or pick another metaphor). :O

@Admin -- I have just received 50+ notifications from LatinAmericanCupid.

TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 11, 2020:

It's a reasonable conclusion but if more and more of us say that it hasn't happened to us, the more you should look for sources outside this site. To whit, I've never received any spam or membership or anything that I could reasonably conclude came from my association with this site. My guess...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@evidentialist Do you have (what I would call a "Stalinist" tracking device) a 'smartphone' ? Even if you don't 'login' to websites, you are being tracked. More is known about you than YOU know (your online data "crumbs" are NOT forgotten). :O

Discovery Channel: Why We Hate series Available Free for 12 days/no subscription or log in ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I tried opening this in multiple browsers. First, Opera private window -- didn't work Next, Opera non-private -- didn't work Next, Tor -- didn't work Next, Brave private and non -- didn't work Next, Firefox (version 68 ) private window -- Works (so far) However, there is a message at the top ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@Bierbasstard http://anonymouse.org/

Discovery Channel: Why We Hate series Available Free for 12 days/no subscription or log in ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I tried opening this in multiple browsers. First, Opera private window -- didn't work Next, Opera non-private -- didn't work Next, Tor -- didn't work Next, Brave private and non -- didn't work Next, Firefox (version 68 ) private window -- Works (so far) However, there is a message at the top ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@Bierbasstard Most (all ? ) browsers make that fairly easy. Not sure if they are all 'compatible -- Brave kinda bungle the outcome. If by 'safe' you mean does is work -- yeah -- are they 'private' . . . hmmm.

Discovery Channel: Why We Hate series Available Free for 12 days/no subscription or log in ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I tried opening this in multiple browsers. First, Opera private window -- didn't work Next, Opera non-private -- didn't work Next, Tor -- didn't work Next, Brave private and non -- didn't work Next, Firefox (version 68 ) private window -- Works (so far) However, there is a message at the top ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@Bierbasstard Google (and all the DRM participants) is laughing "all the way to the bank" :O

I just got tagged and conversed with a person on the site that wasn't part of our Agnostics site.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 11, 2020:

This site is 'connected' to Humanist.com . . .

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@bingst For most (all ? ) sites that I 'join', I actually read the TOS and privacy policies. This site. I would say sounds the most 'trustworthy' of ANY that I have encountered. :O

I just got tagged and conversed with a person on the site that wasn't part of our Agnostics site.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 11, 2020:

This site is 'connected' to Humanist.com . . .

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@bingst I noticed it from (my) beginning. I seem to recall a way to 'opt-out' (not sure).

California to allow movie theaters to reopen in most counties [latimes.com]

hankster comments on Jun 9, 2020:

so they can show all those films that didn't get made. I feel a lot of "Back to the Future-a-thons" coming.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

https://youtu.be/IyUnC1lsX3o?t=2879

US: Transgender sports inclusion violates others’ rights

FearlessFly comments on Jun 9, 2020:

"There was no contention in the past that males competed in men's events and females in women's event" . . not true . . . : https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1638513-pga-tour-can-or-should-a-woman-ever-break-onto-the-mens-golf-circuit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Richards ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay No woman has ever won a mens PGA event. You didn't mention tennis. . . . also NASCAR . . . also, Lusia Harris was the first and only woman ever officially drafted by the National Basketball Association (never played in the NBA) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusia_Harris

US: Transgender sports inclusion violates others’ rights

Amzungu comments on Jun 9, 2020:

I can certainly follow your rationale and it makes level playing ground sense for a physical sport. But, I suspect the trans population would feel differently about the sense it makes. I'm curious what responses you may get from them.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

"level playing ground" . . . I think there is a reason why NY teams have won so many championships . . .

Hang On Sloopy · The McCoys [youtube.com]

Spinliesel comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Such fun! I like the McCoys!

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

. . . but are you in a feud with the Hatfields ? :O

Only 38 degrees 🔥🔥🔥.

Cast1es comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Supposed to reach 97 F here today . Nice day for a swim .

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

The Twin Cities reached 95 yesterday :O https://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KMSP.html

IBM's CEO said the firm will stop offering facial recognition software to law enforcement and called...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 9, 2020:

I doubt that anyone (only a fully united government) could 'put that toothpaste back in the tube' :O The usefulness in exonerations/convictions is powerful. A cynic will say, "IBM can't compete in this market, so they're trying to soften any market impact by making this about how virtuous ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez https://www.eff.org/pages/cell-site-simulatorsimsi-catchers https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/surveillance-technologies/stingray-tracking-devices-whos-got-them https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/stingray-new-frontier-police-surveillance

Titan is migrating away from Saturn 100 times faster than previously predicted [phys.org]

mtnhome comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Thanks for the newsflash "that Titan is migrating away from Saturn at a rate of 11 centimeters per year, more than 100 times faster than previous theories predicted". We'd better stock-up on toilet paper!

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

IMO, your regard for facts/science/knowledge is underwhelming. :P :O

Can things really change when the bible, which many of Americans say they use as a moral compass, ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

In my 'experience', they usually discount most/all of the Old Testament. :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@FSMGirl . . . followers of Jesus (New Testament) Christ.

Coronavirus spread by asymptomatic people 'appears to be rare,' WHO official says ...

Allamanda comments on Jun 9, 2020:

This is good news, because in some countries people suspected of being 'carriers' have been attacked or targeted in horrible ways.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

Good point. I wonder if there will be a way to tell who/why a person IS transmitting the virus. :O Maybe the vaccine will happen first, alleviate the need. :)

Microsoft dropped for open source: Why Hamburg is now following Munich's lead Former Microsoft ...

dalefvictor comments on Jun 8, 2020:

Does one ever hear of a city moving to Apple?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 8, 2020:

I hadn't thought of that, but no, I haven't :P

So done with everything right now, I am taking my evening pills with Beck's Bier.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 8, 2020:

"One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer") is a blues song written by Rudy Toombs and recorded by Amos Milburn in 1953. It is one of several drinking songs recorded by Milburn in the early 1950s that placed in the top ten of the Billboard R&B chart. Other artists released popular recordings of the song, ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 8, 2020:

@Spinliesel I can't think of a version of this song that I would say is not as good as any other :)

Reasons to Hate Linux: 2020 Edition [thenewstack.io] [youtube.com]

bingst comments on Jun 7, 2020:

Is this really worth watching for over an hour?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

@bingst I have had no occasion to use Appimage or snap . . .

Linux Mint dumps Ubuntu Snap The popular desktop Linux distribution, Linux Mint, wants nothing to...

ScubaWags comments on Jun 6, 2020:

So is snap Ubuntu's version of the Arch User Repository?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

@ScubaWags I don't think so. Since I try to avoid snap, I don't know all the details.

Reasons to Hate Linux: 2020 Edition [thenewstack.io] [youtube.com]

bingst comments on Jun 7, 2020:

Is this really worth watching for over an hour?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

I read the article, probably not. He makes some valid points.

Astronomers have found a planet like Earth orbiting a star like the sun The discovery of the ...

mtnhome comments on Jun 7, 2020:

And just WHY do we need to spend more money to find rocks orbiting suns outside of our solar system? We now know they're there. Duh! That data offer us nothing of use. Spend billion$ to find there are lots of them? Yeah, trust me... there are. So???? I love science and Sci-Fi, but let's spend the ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

You can't possible know which new discoveries might benefit us.

Astronomers have found a planet like Earth orbiting a star like the sun The discovery of the ...

Varn comments on Jun 7, 2020:

…***four pop-ups*** requiring I click to remove each.. Is that what’s referred to as ‘click bait?’ As is - That’s why I **don’t follow links** - seeming safe, or not :S

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

Blocking pop-ups in a browser is trivial : http://lexisnexis.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1084174/~/disable-pop-up-blockers-in-most-common-internet-browsers

Al Green - For The Good Times [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 7, 2020:

I remembered the country version and looked up who wrote it - Kris Kristofferson.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovb_iRWcqsc

Linux Mint dumps Ubuntu Snap The popular desktop Linux distribution, Linux Mint, wants nothing to...

ScubaWags comments on Jun 6, 2020:

So is snap Ubuntu's version of the Arch User Repository?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

I had to look-up AUR. No, don't think so. The purpose/goal of snap is to 'compartmentalize' an app and its libraries in sort-of a self contained unit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_(package_manager)

If I ask "Do god(s)s exist?

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

I had not heard of/known of 'ignostic'. I concur that definitions can be troublesome. I think all should be able to label themselves -- I choose atheist. I don't think lack of 'belief' is a 'belief'. I doubt that 'answers' your 'questions'.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay Birth 'genders' might be 'correct', but not always wanted and not always necessary. I can think of other examples.

I have not changed my profile for some time on Zoosk and I do not subscribe however lately I have ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

I have never even "joined" Zoosk, and I am getting 'likes' ! :O :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@Lorajay . . . ok, that's funny, but HOW would they know !

RE: atheism not being a belief position, who agrees that: The same way that the absence of ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Atheism is a religion (a belief) like NOT collecting stamps is a hobby. :O

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay I attend a local Meetup group "Does God Exist", run by an otherwise likeable, but hard-core Catholic apologist. Typically as many non-believers as believers attend, typically good philosophic 'discussions'. Just like getting a definitive definition of 'god'(s), a definitive definition of "belief" is troublesome, rarely is there consensus/agreement.

The elite are starting to sweat. "Everyone's running scared." Jun 5, 2020 [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Fox News ? . . . right, these protests are **just like** the weather underground (not). :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd . . . a crystal ball might work too . . .

"Red Haired Boy" - David Grier [youtube.com]

Spinliesel comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Oh, my! Such wild memories of my high school days when a red-headed boy waited for me every morning to carry my books to school. He wrote a song for me, Blues for Antje, changed his after school Russian language class for me, so we could be in the same class together. All that devotion scared me ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Red-Haired_Girl . . . also reminiscent (to me) of Brian Krakow : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_So-Called_Life

Biden brunch video live now on facebook. [facebook.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

I don't/won't ever do FB :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@UrsiMajor I can't think of any political material that I need-to-know "seconds after it's published" :P

Researchers report that more than two-thirds of self-identified atheists shed that label after their...

VeronicaAnn comments on Jun 5, 2020:

My sister is one of these people lol. I have heard many things about this topic. I'm still very skeptical. I think that there is some truth to it.... But I think I'll stick to marijuana instead ;) LOL!

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@VeronikaAnnJ That is basically what Michael Pollan is talking about in his book (see above).

Linux Mint dumps Ubuntu Snap The popular desktop Linux distribution, Linux Mint, wants nothing to...

bingst comments on Jun 6, 2020:

You would think by now that the Linux community could have come together to standardize those very important locations that programs depend upon. Or, at least, a standardized method for programs to figure out those locations for any distribution, say... via the 'locate' command, which as far as I ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

In this case it looks like Canonical is trying to become "in charge" of Chrome 'repositories'. I don't use Chrome. I don't want snap. It is not the FOSS way . . .

Is this 'racist' ? Why/not ?

BitFlipper comments on Jun 6, 2020:

The accepted definition of racism is using one's power or status to oppress another person (or group) based on their race. I don't think this qualifies as racism because Ohanian has no real power in this situation and isn't oppressing anyone.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@BitFlipper . . . what I 'knew' (30 seconds in a search engine), was that your "accepted definition of racism" comment was/is NOT accepted. :P

Is this 'racist' ? Why/not ?

BitFlipper comments on Jun 6, 2020:

The accepted definition of racism is using one's power or status to oppress another person (or group) based on their race. I don't think this qualifies as racism because Ohanian has no real power in this situation and isn't oppressing anyone.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism https://www.adl.org/racism https://www.britannica.com/topic/racism https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/Definitions-of%20Racism.pdf

Is this 'racist' ? Why/not ?

Sticks48 comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Nope. Why would you think it might be?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@SlippingBeauty . . . I actually haven't read it. I saw comments about it on another regular website (some of which are 'summarized' in my reply to Sticks48 above) and thought it would make a good discussion here. :)

How Apple Decides Which Products Are ‘Vintage’ and ‘Obsolete’ The surprising definitions ...

Petter comments on Jun 5, 2020:

A long time ago I swore off Phillips modular audio systems because their input/output impedances were deliberately made incompatible with other manufacturer's products. For similar reasons, I do not purchase proprietary Apple items. My 2 year old smart phone is made in China. It has an excellent, ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 5, 2020:

Android ? Does your carrier limit OS updates ? I'm not a luddite (20+ years as a Software Developer) but (for privacy reasons) I choose to NOT have a smartphone (yet).

Is this 'racist' ? Why/not ?

WilliamFleming comments on Jun 5, 2020:

No, because it is an effort to promote balance on the board. He has good intentions, or maybe Serena is making him do it. Being married to Serena Williams must be quite an experience.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@WilliamFleming "Arradondo joined the MPD in 1989"

Is this 'racist' ? Why/not ?

WilliamFleming comments on Jun 5, 2020:

No, because it is an effort to promote balance on the board. He has good intentions, or maybe Serena is making him do it. Being married to Serena Williams must be quite an experience.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@WilliamFleming "I think that where possible every police force should have Blacks" . . . you mean, like this one ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medaria_Arradondo

Is this 'racist' ? Why/not ?

WilliamFleming comments on Jun 5, 2020:

No, because it is an effort to promote balance on the board. He has good intentions, or maybe Serena is making him do it. Being married to Serena Williams must be quite an experience.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 5, 2020:

https://grammarist.com/proverb/the-road-to-hell-is-paved-with-good-intentions/

How Apple Decides Which Products Are ‘Vintage’ and ‘Obsolete’ The surprising definitions ...

Fred_Snerd comments on Jun 5, 2020:

They're still pioneers in disposable electronics. Apple used to love vintage.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 5, 2020:

I am a 'Monopolsoft' bigot (I run Linux since the 90's), but in most ways Apple is no better/worse -- walled garden, all-apple-all-the-time. I do give them credit for privacy and for ongoing updates to their OS.

Is this 'racist' ? Why/not ?

Sticks48 comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Nope. Why would you think it might be?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 5, 2020:

. . . I never said I thought it was racist. points to consider : "I got my job to be a token black person" should not be a thing said with pride. Everyone not black who would otherwise be in consideration for a board position could sue Reddit for discrimination. Either it is based on race or not. He should be replaced by the best candidate, which could be a black, white, asian, man or woman. Is it discrimination to say that he should be replaced with a black candidate?

Marianne Faithfull - Broken English [youtube.com]

Marionville comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Video not available.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 5, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-H55V_oma0

Tango In Harlem · Touch & Go [youtube.com]

Merseyman1 comments on Jun 4, 2020:

This one "video unavailable" so try this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjps_v_8efE

FearlessFly replies on Jun 4, 2020:

The sound is better in 'mine', but the 'scenery' is way better in 'yours' :)

Just gonna leave this here.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

. . . I think I get the message, but IIRC, the 'gassing' didn't happen in front of the WH.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 4, 2020:

@mcgeo52 YOU said it wasn't gassing. . . . may have spread the church is NOT **in front** of the WH : https://www.google.com/maps/search/st+paul's+episcopal+church/@38.8988146,-77.0516474,14z/data=!3m1!4b1

I never really understood why liberals think voter ID somehow works against minorities for this very...

Trajan61 comments on Jun 4, 2020:

You are required to show your ID for a lot of things so what in the hell is wrong with showing your ID to vote.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 4, 2020:

Those "other things", are they CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ? :O :P

Bullet In The Blue Sky-U2 [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

"Bullet the Blue Sky" is a song by rock band U2 and is the fourth track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. Lyrically, the song was inspired by a trip that lead vocalist Bono made to Nicaragua and El Salvador, where he saw firsthand how local peasants were affected by United States military ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 4, 2020:

@Gatovicolo . . . any song, book, movie I haven't seen/read is not 'old' to me. :O :P

Just gonna leave this here.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

. . . I think I get the message, but IIRC, the 'gassing' didn't happen in front of the WH.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 4, 2020:

@mcgeo52 No where in the article does it describe fires **in front** of the WH

Just gonna leave this here.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 4, 2020:

. . . I think I get the message, but IIRC, the 'gassing' didn't happen in front of the WH.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 4, 2020:

@mcgeo52 I think that picture is fake. :P I don't think there were fires **in front** of the WH, I don't think there is anything **in front** of the WH to set on fire. :O

Prompted by calls to 'give grace' to cop who killed George Floyd, black activists question the rush ...

Alchemy comments on Jun 1, 2020:

I am not the best with words...not my preferred format... I have tried to express myself in this thread and failed. I apologize for my over statement that "all cops are evil"... sorta. My point was and is that the problens we see are not really about the individuals personality or their ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 4, 2020:

If you are open to a different POV, I was just watching this (highly relevant lectures) today . . . According to Shermer, sometimes good people are in 'bad barrels' (there are multiple parts to these vids) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNu66jw2cFM

I never really understood why liberals think voter ID somehow works against minorities for this very...

WilliamFleming comments on Jun 3, 2020:

Bingo! Great video.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 3, 2020:

. . . anecdotes are not data :P

The Rolling Stones - Sister Morphine [youtube.com]

whitmore comments on Jun 3, 2020:

Love this song. Do you know Marianne Faithfull's version (she wrote it)?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 3, 2020:

I actually had not heard of the song at all until I posted it, but glad you asked : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q712oEHjlVA

Google faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking 'private' internet use [reuters.com]

LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 3, 2020:

Really? And...do they make data on browsing/buying child porn available to the Feds?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 3, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo . . . don't know

Google faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking 'private' internet use [reuters.com]

LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 3, 2020:

Really? And...do they make data on browsing/buying child porn available to the Feds?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 3, 2020:

I use private windows regularly (I'm using one now) -- nothing to do with child porn. :P

Not a good photo of the baby and mother, but they were out behind my house this evening! I was ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

I once had a goose chase a deer out of my back yard (too close to the goslings). :O

FearlessFly replies on Jun 2, 2020:

@FrayedBear Despite the relatively small pond behind my house, they (and ducks) are only around during the day. And the geese can be annoyingly sleep-depriving some (fortunately not too many) mornings and even sometimes during daytime.

So we are part of a Cosmic ecosystem?

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

IMO, that 'meme' is a 'bastardization' of the "family" term. :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 2, 2020:

@Slava3 . . . nah, I just am not "buying" it.

Zuckerberg Defends Hands-Off Approach to Trump’s Posts In a call with Facebook employees, who ...

gigihein comments on Jun 2, 2020:

Zuckerberg is a very intelligent man and a word master. There is no way he doesnt know Trumps posts insight violence and are a shout out to his base. I am also doubting Zuckerberg made a "perfect call."

FearlessFly replies on Jun 2, 2020:

I don't find 'perfect call' in the article. . . (sub-headline from the article) Mr. Zuckerberg said his decision was “pretty thorough.”

He’s back … an wow.. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

I find it kinda creepy when comedians :(try to) talk about serious subject(s).

FearlessFly replies on Jun 2, 2020:

@Varn "marched to the death chambers" -- hyperbole much ?

He’s back … an wow.. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

I find it kinda creepy when comedians :(try to) talk about serious subject(s).

FearlessFly replies on Jun 2, 2020:

@Amzungu I like his comedy (and IMO, that is where his expertise lies). I have no reason to denigrate or laud his IQ. IMO, if his bias/viewpoint(s) tend to agree with mine is not sufficient reason to assign them credibility more than others with expertise in the given subject.

George Will: There is no such thing as rock bottom for Trump.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

. . . liked the article, and am able to access it in a private Opera window. . . . cut-pasting the entire article here is likely a Copyright violation. :O

FearlessFly replies on Jun 2, 2020:

. . . all it takes is ONE disgruntled member/user/interloper to report it. :P

Remember when it was unthinkable to use the American military against the American people?

FearlessFly comments on Jun 2, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX95QSKBODo

FearlessFly replies on Jun 2, 2020:

@Lorajay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Guard . . . the bullets don't know the difference. :O

"We grew up in a time when none of the adults would take a chance." [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 1, 2020:

"Anyone who remembers the 60s probably wasn't there" -- Robin Williams :O :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 2, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd I'm a huge PBS and documentary fan. Thanks for the link, I'll be perusing it at length.

"We grew up in a time when none of the adults would take a chance." [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 1, 2020:

"Anyone who remembers the 60s probably wasn't there" -- Robin Williams :O :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 1, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd . . . not familiar at all with it

"We grew up in a time when none of the adults would take a chance." [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 1, 2020:

"Anyone who remembers the 60s probably wasn't there" -- Robin Williams :O :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 1, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd I liked him in movies 'Garp', 'Good Moring Vietnam', 'Dead Poets, 'Awakenings', "The Fisher King', 'The Bird Cage' , 'Good Will Hunting.

I know this church, I know this neighborhood, my life partner's family had a business here in the ...

LetzGetReal comments on Jun 1, 2020:

It is a bizarre phenomena to chose to document what is happening... It is an illusion of control, perhaps to want to participate? I lived in and around DC for about a 20 year span. My family is on the east coast and of course are deeply shaken by recent events. We speak on the phone, my ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 1, 2020:

HumanistsMN have a T-shirt : HUMAN KIND be both :)

Steve Chapman: Twitter has no obligation to post anything Trump writes | Opinion | omaha.com

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

. . . hmmm . . . no obligation perhaps, but it is NOT JUST Trump -- he has 80+ million followers :O :P https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/28/trump-twitter-by-numbers/

FearlessFly replies on May 31, 2020:

@wordywalt . . . a Twitter follower is not necessarily a supporter. :P

Steve Chapman: Twitter has no obligation to post anything Trump writes | Opinion | omaha.com

FearlessFly comments on May 31, 2020:

. . . hmmm . . . no obligation perhaps, but it is NOT JUST Trump -- he has 80+ million followers :O :P https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/28/trump-twitter-by-numbers/

FearlessFly replies on May 31, 2020:

@wordywalt Are you saying that Twitter is reporting inaccurately ?

Keith Richards with Eric Clapton - Key To The Highway [youtube.com]

Merseyman1 comments on May 30, 2020:

You have to go to YouTube to watch this!

FearlessFly replies on May 30, 2020:

. . . try this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADk-Tjh1DP0

Man feels like a long week.

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

. . . as I like to say -- getting old is not for sissies ! :O :P

FearlessFly replies on May 30, 2020:

@FrankA . . . my favorite -- I was wandering an art festival, encountered a woman wearing "I'm an English Major -- YOU do the Math! " :O

Man feels like a long week.

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

. . . as I like to say -- getting old is not for sissies ! :O :P

FearlessFly replies on May 30, 2020:

@FrankA https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/28/genius/

Man feels like a long week.

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

. . . as I like to say -- getting old is not for sissies ! :O :P

FearlessFly replies on May 30, 2020:

@Honorabledougn The only significant difference between intelligence and stupidity is the intelligence has its' limits. :O

Protests Spread Nationwide On Fourth Night After Minneapolis Death Of George Floyd : NPR

FearlessFly comments on May 30, 2020:

This below video is linked-to in this article : https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865341322/minneapolis-police-were-sued-a-decade-ago-in-similar-restraint-case I found it informative, etc. https://vimeo.com/423772386/2a5c27b334

FearlessFly replies on May 30, 2020:

. . . from the article in my above comment : "Part of the problem is the lack of centralized, specific guidance," says Seth Stoughton, a former police officer who now specializes in questions of police use-of-force at the University of South Carolina Law School. "But I don't think that's the entire problem," he said. "I think part of the problem is also a very strong cultural resistance to criticizing other cops." I am reminded of the Tenerife crash : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster . . . still the largest loss-of-life airline crash. In that incident, one of the major causes was the culture of pilots who were very reluctant to question/criticize the senior pilot(s).

Tuba Skinny - Grandpa's Spells [youtube.com]

Merseyman1 comments on May 29, 2020:

I like the song and performance, , the girl is just a nuisance though...

FearlessFly replies on May 29, 2020:

. . . nuisance ? -- a fairly "attractive nuisance" I would say :) There are folks dancing in many of Tuba Skinnys' videos.

Cruz calls for criminal investigation of Twitter [axios.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/04/no-section-230-does-not-require-platforms-be-neutral

FearlessFly replies on May 29, 2020:

@gigihein First, they are private entities, ONLY the government is prohibited from 'censoring' "free speech". Second, the point of Section 230 (of CDA) is to (protect) limit the liability of platforms when they choose to 'moderate' content.

Cruz calls for criminal investigation of Twitter [axios.com]

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/04/no-section-230-does-not-require-platforms-be-neutral

FearlessFly replies on May 29, 2020:

@gigihein EFF ? Do you have evidence of "get it wrong" ?

Pink Floyd - "A Saucerful of Secrets"

Pralina1 comments on May 29, 2020:

???

FearlessFly replies on May 29, 2020:

oops, my bad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEqPX-Z833Y

For fellow Americans.

FearlessFly comments on May 29, 2020:

. . . for me, It is HARD to mistake a direct-deposit ! :O :P

FearlessFly replies on May 29, 2020:

@St-Sinner . . . yep, I knew that, somehow I couldn't resist making a 'smartass' comment :P

Twitter, Reddit challenge US rules forcing visa applicants to disclose their social media handles...

Fred_Snerd comments on May 29, 2020:

Employers are looking for those as well.

FearlessFly replies on May 29, 2020:

work ? what's that ? :O :) . . . private entities vs. US government. :P

NSA warns of ongoing Russian hacking campaign against U.S. systems [reuters.com]

hankster comments on May 29, 2020:

NSA - No Shit Assholes - whats gonna stop them? worked before.

FearlessFly replies on May 29, 2020:

@hankster Rarely are we privy to what the NSA can/can't manage. :O

George Floyd was accused of trying to pass a fake $20.

BestWithoutGods comments on May 28, 2020:

I hope those police officers ended up in prison for the crime of murder.

FearlessFly replies on May 29, 2020:

@TomMcGiverin Black ? He is Somali, and very new-on-the-job. :P . . . also, Given the full set of circumstances (I can elaborate if need-be), claims of reverse-racism were/are not prevalent/predominate in this case.