Physics question . . . Incident laser light

evidentialist comments on Feb 13, 2019:

Faulty perception. Laser light is highly concentrated, yes, thus when bouncing off a mirrored surface it appears to not have been diffused, but it has. In spite of it being highly concentrated (coherent) the photons contained in the beam still behave as photons. That means that when being ...

t1nick replies on Feb 13, 2019:

Nice explanation. I was thinking alone the same lines, but you said is succinctly and well.

For all of ford fans this one’s for you. 😊

t1nick comments on Feb 11, 2019:

I grew up with Ford pickups. Chevy owners often call them FORD - Fix Or Repair Daily. Lol

t1nick replies on Feb 11, 2019:

@48thRonin lol

For all of ford fans this one’s for you. 😊

t1nick comments on Feb 11, 2019:

I grew up with Ford pickups. Chevy owners often call them FORD - Fix Or Repair Daily. Lol

t1nick replies on Feb 11, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow I still like my fords. Lol

Rewatched "west side story" it still is as appealing now as it was in the 60s.

t1nick comments on Feb 10, 2019:

First let me say, I have always enjoyed West Side Story. It was my introduction to Rita Mareno and Natalie Wood. I will always be thankful for that, lol. Now for the but; we are in a world and society today that is intent on exposing traditional icons and stereotypes. I am guilty of being part...

t1nick replies on Feb 10, 2019:

@michaelj. I hear you. Problem is its their heritage and culture. Eliminating all the Puerto Ricans that just have culture axes to grind for no other reason but tip over the apple cart. the remaining may offer cultural insights.

I posted this in the politics section of the main forum and the vote results are a pretty good ...

RobertMartin comments on Feb 10, 2019:

Unbelievable. Do these folks realize just how many jobs will be lost if we switch away from fossil fuels overnight? The economy will be devastated

t1nick replies on Feb 10, 2019:

@Trajan61 Not true Trajan. Needs necessitates and administers change in..

This was such an interesting read I had to share it: ...

t1nick comments on Feb 10, 2019:

A lot of people point to the science fiction genre as a precursor to future events and technologies. Much of what is described in science fiction stories becomes a science fact at some point after wtitten. Science fiction, cinema and written has attempted to tackle the problem outlined in the ...

t1nick replies on Feb 10, 2019:

@Holiday lol

I posted this in the politics section of the main forum and the vote results are a pretty good ...

RobertMartin comments on Feb 10, 2019:

Unbelievable. Do these folks realize just how many jobs will be lost if we switch away from fossil fuels overnight? The economy will be devastated

t1nick replies on Feb 10, 2019:

@RobertMartin history has shown that as one thing wains, another emerges. There will be economic casualties for sure and that is unfortunate. There will be retraining offered for those that desire it. As far as energy goes, the more money you sink into something the faster rechnological advsncements occur. In fact before Trump tried his inept attempt to bring back coal, and hamstrung the clean fuel industry, there were from 5 to 10 times more energy jobs available in the the alternativecrnergy field that available in the coal fields. The trend had already begun. Fossil fuels demise is inevitable. The technology has reached its technological zenith. Even the big oil companies like ExxonMobil has invested heavily in alternative power. They don't advertise heavily, but family my is deeply roited in the oil industry. Hell, even I worked on the oil rigs in the 80's. There is an old axiom spoken by Spoke from Star Trek, " The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few". The same axion that opetates in evolution to advance all species. Despite being a big industry, oil and gas is the few. The planet are the many. Adverse impacts due to global warming caused directly by fossil fuel consumption is endangering the planet, and thus the many. There will be economic casualties, but programs will be designed and offered to assist all those that want assistance. Nature abhors a vacuum, as does economics. The vacuum occupied by oil and gas will immediately by the alternative industry. And I assure you, you will recognize many of old players. In fact lateral movement in jobs within the industry will be the rule and notvthe exceprion.

I posted this in the politics section of the main forum and the vote results are a pretty good ...

RobertMartin comments on Feb 10, 2019:

Unbelievable. Do these folks realize just how many jobs will be lost if we switch away from fossil fuels overnight? The economy will be devastated

t1nick replies on Feb 10, 2019:

Robert thats scate tactics. As one field closes down another oprns up. The new one expands in ways usually not anticipated. Its going to happrn eventually and the economy will not be devastated. It may take a hit. but it will rebound with the new expanding industries.

I agree with many ideas if Elizabeth Warren, but she killed her run with the whole Native American ...

PalacinkyPDX comments on Feb 10, 2019:

I find it interesting how a number of men on this site seem so driven to count her out. No, she didn't handle this situation well, but look at what other people (men) regularly get away with in US politics (not to mention sordid stories which haven't even come out yet). I'm tending towards ...

t1nick replies on Feb 10, 2019:

@PalacinkyPDX. Agreed

I agree with many ideas if Elizabeth Warren, but she killed her run with the whole Native American ...

PalacinkyPDX comments on Feb 10, 2019:

I find it interesting how a number of men on this site seem so driven to count her out. No, she didn't handle this situation well, but look at what other people (men) regularly get away with in US politics (not to mention sordid stories which haven't even come out yet). I'm tending towards ...

t1nick replies on Feb 10, 2019:

Palacinky, I tend to agree out Warren's accomplishments. But the Presidency is first about big money, second about PR. Her entanglement with Trump and the Native issue is going to continue to be thrown at her. She is going to have a tough PR fight ahead of her.

This was such an interesting read I had to share it: ...

t1nick comments on Feb 10, 2019:

A lot of people point to the science fiction genre as a precursor to future events and technologies. Much of what is described in science fiction stories becomes a science fact at some point after wtitten. Science fiction, cinema and written has attempted to tackle the problem outlined in the ...

t1nick replies on Feb 10, 2019:

@Holiday me too. Get your time machine running and we'll go for a little ride and find out. Lol

That's so industrial toxic in such a good way.

Cutiebeauty comments on Feb 10, 2019:

Nice outfit.... Nice legs

t1nick replies on Feb 10, 2019:

I agree. A nice challenging look as well.

The popular DNA ancestry kits/results aren't supported by the science.

twshield comments on Feb 9, 2019:

yeah its really for entertainment. we dont have the technology to fully map a persons entire DNA code in in such a high demand as these services claim to provide.

t1nick replies on Feb 10, 2019:

@twshield. Agreed. That's why they are not actually mapping your DNA. Haplomarkers

The popular DNA ancestry kits/results aren't supported by the science.

twshield comments on Feb 9, 2019:

yeah its really for entertainment. we dont have the technology to fully map a persons entire DNA code in in such a high demand as these services claim to provide.

t1nick replies on Feb 10, 2019:

Actually we do, but no IN any form the average person could afford. The are not actually measuring or mapping DNA. They are mapping haplogrouos or haplomarkers. Unique signatures embedded in the DNA.

Hi All.

t1nick comments on Feb 9, 2019:

Glad its finally winding down for you.

t1nick replies on Feb 9, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 thanks

Planning to stream some Albert Finney movies this weekend. Suggestions?

t1nick comments on Feb 8, 2019:

The Green Man

t1nick replies on Feb 9, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch. I enjoyed. Typical dramatic Albert Finney. Strong performance

Now heres a face off I don't mind being in the middle of.

Cutiebeauty comments on Feb 8, 2019:

I like Blondie and indigo ?

t1nick replies on Feb 8, 2019:

I like the redhead and the East Indian

Consciousness... Can it be measured objectively?

Dietl comments on Feb 7, 2019:

Measuring it is something we already kinda do when we measure brain activity or even when we talk with someone or look at their behavior. I think it is obvious today that there is a link between brain activity and consciousness and what a person says and how they behave is also a direct effect of ...

t1nick replies on Feb 7, 2019:

I agree. It has been measured as electro-chemical signatures. I know this is too clinical for many. But the exact workings and make up of the brain is still being discovered. Its like defining love as nothing more than chemical reactions, thouroughly unsatisfying and boring, I know.

Is it me?

t1nick comments on Feb 6, 2019:

Jonds, I haven't had an opportunity to take in your link. so my comments are based upon our previous conversation where I listed in-depth examples of white male privilege. This new movement is about making men accountable for their actions in a manner that men are used not too. It is s not ...

t1nick replies on Feb 6, 2019:

@jondspen I was born in 1954 and disagree with your assessment

Her shirt says it all...

t1nick comments on Feb 4, 2019:

You read me right. What do you plan to do about it?

t1nick replies on Feb 4, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty you go girl

panties...

t1nick comments on Feb 4, 2019:

Umm, do I get my choice of colors.

t1nick replies on Feb 4, 2019:

@resserts lol

Lest we forget the Cold War Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember what it was like ...

PalacinkyPDX comments on Feb 4, 2019:

MADD is Mothers Against Drunk Driving. But you're sure right about the Cold War and how much it sucks. I was in a city in Southern Russia in 1998, walking around the town public market and just had a feeling of intense sadness over how much effort was made in demonizing the folks who were walking ...

t1nick replies on Feb 4, 2019:

I agree with your assessment. Did I mix up MAD with MADD? I know MADD also meant Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, I just thought maybe I remembered the Mutually Assured Destrction acronym as MADD. Also.

Lest we forget the Cold War Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember what it was like ...

nicknotes comments on Feb 2, 2019:

The big companies that make weapons will prosper.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@nicknotes with all due respect, how does the new nuclear situation suggest that any money will be diverted to infrastructure? It might. but I don't really see it? Roads and bridges to drive the ICB's over safely?

Got this tats 3 weeks ago,my second tats actually,my first one is in my thigh its a "chinese tribal ...

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

Rewards to myself for acquiring my brown(tiger) and black (dragon) belts in karate.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03. Cool. Go for it girl.

Got this tats 3 weeks ago,my second tats actually,my first one is in my thigh its a "chinese tribal ...

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

Rewards to myself for acquiring my brown(tiger) and black (dragon) belts in karate.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03 yeah it takes dedication and time like anything else. Good when you do it right though.

Got this tats 3 weeks ago,my second tats actually,my first one is in my thigh its a "chinese tribal ...

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

Rewards to myself for acquiring my brown(tiger) and black (dragon) belts in karate.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03 not like I used to. I practice warrior beathing occasionally. And calm myself through zen

For all, who enjoy dark sense of humour and danse macabre motif in art?

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

Your art reminds me of Mexican magical realism in movies: Magical realism, magic realism, or marvelous realism is a style of fiction that paints a realistic view of the modern world while also adding magical elements. It is sometimes called fabulism, in reference to the conventions of fables, ...

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@Agnieszka its both disconcerting and exciting

For all, who enjoy dark sense of humour and danse macabre motif in art?

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

Your art reminds me of Mexican magical realism in movies: Magical realism, magic realism, or marvelous realism is a style of fiction that paints a realistic view of the modern world while also adding magical elements. It is sometimes called fabulism, in reference to the conventions of fables, ...

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@Agnieszka Its an intetesting time indeed

Inculcate verb (used with object), in·cul·cat·ed, in·cul·cat·ing.

brentan comments on Feb 3, 2019:

It used to be considered a good thing, the passing on of values. Now I think it's looked on as brainwashing.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

Agree. Once it was considered a good thing because the dominant society was able to forcibly exercise, and the inculcated either had no power to fight back, or were afraid of retribution. Now that our countries demographics are changing, that fear is diminishing. The subjects of inculcation are fighting back and standing up to thier oppressors (mostly white society). We as a white society never really had the right to say what was a proper value and what wasn't, except by right of power. At first by weapons, then by enslavement, and finally by controlling access to finances and economics. Demographics is changing that.

I did not know that. [stuff.co.nz]

48thRonin comments on Feb 3, 2019:

Awesome story while eating pasta with tomato sauce. Just saying that a little better heads up would’ve been great.?

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

Lol

American Football explained..

sfvpool comments on Feb 3, 2019:

I was invited to a Superbowl Sunday party later today. All week I've been re-watching the Big Bang Theory episode about football. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePxeYGoW8wY

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

Funny

Lest we forget the Cold War Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember what it was like ...

nicknotes comments on Feb 2, 2019:

The big companies that make weapons will prosper.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@nicknotes. Oh, like FOX and fiends. You still haven't clarified how infrastructure is improved.

Lest we forget the Cold War Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember what it was like ...

nicknotes comments on Feb 2, 2019:

The big companies that make weapons will prosper.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@nicknotes ????? Please clarify and provide evidence.

How times change!

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

I totally agree with that. I would prefer news that just gave me the important facts and editorialize. That and cover world events in greater depth. Supplement my news with NPR & BBC. Consume about 4 to 6 hrs of news daily (all radio or online, no tv). It helps temper the bias as you listen to ...

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@Trajan61 so what. Do you ignore because it doesn't fit yourcecho chamber. Its more fair minded than FOX and fiends.

Got this tats 3 weeks ago,my second tats actually,my first one is in my thigh its a "chinese tribal ...

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

Rewards to myself for acquiring my brown(tiger) and black (dragon) belts in karate.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03 Phone call came in. Good luck going forward in the dojo.

Got this tats 3 weeks ago,my second tats actually,my first one is in my thigh its a "chinese tribal ...

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

Rewards to myself for acquiring my brown(tiger) and black (dragon) belts in karate.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03 not interested in taekwando. Spent a summer working out with a taekwando dojo when I was in Illinois working on Masters thesis. Didn't like the crossover. Taekwando and MMA are in my area., also ju jitso. Just does not draw me in.

Got this tats 3 weeks ago,my second tats actually,my first one is in my thigh its a "chinese tribal ...

Biosteelman comments on Feb 3, 2019:

This is an older pic. It's right after I had it done.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03 there is form of karate that emphasizes a nerve strike following any move. It was impressive in demonstrations I witnessed. A form of Issen Ryu I think.

A new species of spider is discovered in Spain and named Loureedia colleni. Why was it named that?

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

I rememder Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@AstralSmoke lol

Got this tats 3 weeks ago,my second tats actually,my first one is in my thigh its a "chinese tribal ...

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

Rewards to myself for acquiring my brown(tiger) and black (dragon) belts in karate.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03 If it was feasible, I might consider travelling to Albuquerque two hours away to re-start the kendo.

Got this tats 3 weeks ago,my second tats actually,my first one is in my thigh its a "chinese tribal ...

Biosteelman comments on Feb 3, 2019:

This is an older pic. It's right after I had it done.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03 i hear that. I want to get a wood block cut Samarai weilding a Bo, as that was my favorite weapon.

Got this tats 3 weeks ago,my second tats actually,my first one is in my thigh its a "chinese tribal ...

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

Rewards to myself for acquiring my brown(tiger) and black (dragon) belts in karate.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03 Havent been back in dojo since 2002. Life got in the way and took me out of the dojo. I ran a karate club for Native American high school studrnts for ten years in conjunction with Kerry Lee studios in Santa Fe, NM. Left Santa Fe to assist family with ailing mother. Back in western NM on the Navajo Rez teaching high school., but not back in martial arts. No good choices where I'm located.

Does trump really believe the things (lies) he says or is he just trying to confuse people?

hankster comments on Feb 3, 2019:

he is ludicrous...asinine, idiotic, and out of his mind. I've learned not to expect any different. he's not going to get any better. I don't think he's concerned about the truthfulness what he says regarding facts. he's only concerned about the impact it will have in the news and with his ...

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@hankster agree wholeheartedly.

Got this tats 3 weeks ago,my second tats actually,my first one is in my thigh its a "chinese tribal ...

Biosteelman comments on Feb 3, 2019:

This is an older pic. It's right after I had it done.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03 no not painful, but took six hours on the table, as I had the tiger re-highlighted when I had the dragon done.

Got this tats 3 weeks ago,my second tats actually,my first one is in my thigh its a "chinese tribal ...

t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2019:

Rewards to myself for acquiring my brown(tiger) and black (dragon) belts in karate.

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03 my belts were also in Shotokan with Okinawan weapon styles. Also studied the katana with Iaido, kendo and ken jitsu for a short time

Does trump really believe the things (lies) he says or is he just trying to confuse people?

hankster comments on Feb 3, 2019:

he is ludicrous...asinine, idiotic, and out of his mind. I've learned not to expect any different. he's not going to get any better. I don't think he's concerned about the truthfulness what he says regarding facts. he's only concerned about the impact it will have in the news and with his ...

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty no excuse orher than denial

I saw this post in the list: I have always said that all Muslims are dangerous if they are given ...

Boomtarat03 comments on Feb 2, 2019:

Muslim people are dangerous depends in what country they came from...muslims have the whole package as ah fighter,some are terrorist(have to admit it), they are the kind that DO or DIE...they have patriotism to their mother land and to their leaders,they are ready to sacrifice their lives and that ...

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03 thanks

Lest we forget the Cold War Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember what it was like ...

Gene_in_SoCal comments on Feb 3, 2019:

I agree with you about Trump and the threat of future cold war strife. As for the old one, I remember being made aware of it in school when we had "drop" drills and the regular siren tests on Friday mornings, but I never felt a day-by-day threat such as you described. I guess I knew it in the back ...

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

A lot of research was done later in the Cold War years about the impact of the threat took on the emotional toll was taking on children growing up. There appeared to be a underlying feeling of pessimism in the prospects for the future in many subjects. Leading to elevated depression in some adolescents. The unconscious weight of the glum prospects of the future because of the MADD outcome seemed to be more pervasive than one would think. Like you, I don't remember walking around fearful and fretting about the future. But I do remember feeling anxious when conflict involving nuclear events between the US and USSR appeared on the daily news.

I knead you to knead me.

TheDoubter comments on Feb 2, 2019:

okay but not in the kitchen

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@TheDoubter. Lol.

I saw this post in the list: I have always said that all Muslims are dangerous if they are given ...

Boomtarat03 comments on Feb 2, 2019:

Muslim people are dangerous depends in what country they came from...muslims have the whole package as ah fighter,some are terrorist(have to admit it), they are the kind that DO or DIE...they have patriotism to their mother land and to their leaders,they are ready to sacrifice their lives and that ...

t1nick replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@erlie03. I do not have an active fb account and many, if not most things on fb are suspect. Csn ypu provide a citation or reference that does not involve fb?

I saw this post in the list: I have always said that all Muslims are dangerous if they are given ...

Boomtarat03 comments on Feb 2, 2019:

Muslim people are dangerous depends in what country they came from...muslims have the whole package as ah fighter,some are terrorist(have to admit it), they are the kind that DO or DIE...they have patriotism to their mother land and to their leaders,they are ready to sacrifice their lives and that ...

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@erlie03 proven.....hmmm. supply your proof please

It is all about perspective.

t1nick comments on Feb 2, 2019:

The typical mercator map projection does not adequately portray the true size of Africa.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@OwlInASack Gas been a persistent challenge for cartographers forever.

I saw this post in the list: I have always said that all Muslims are dangerous if they are given ...

KKGator comments on Feb 2, 2019:

I was blocked from that group fairly soon after it's inception. Congratulations, and welcome to the club! ;)

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@KKGator agreed

I knead you to knead me.

TheDoubter comments on Feb 2, 2019:

okay but not in the kitchen

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@MojoDave. Agreed

I saw this post in the list: I have always said that all Muslims are dangerous if they are given ...

Boomtarat03 comments on Feb 2, 2019:

Muslim people are dangerous depends in what country they came from...muslims have the whole package as ah fighter,some are terrorist(have to admit it), they are the kind that DO or DIE...they have patriotism to their mother land and to their leaders,they are ready to sacrifice their lives and that ...

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

So they are monolithic and all fit into one description, sort of like christians, or.... atheists. Right...hmmmm

I saw this post in the list: I have always said that all Muslims are dangerous if they are given ...

KKGator comments on Feb 2, 2019:

I was blocked from that group fairly soon after it's inception. Congratulations, and welcome to the club! ;)

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@Closeted i agree Closeted, about all the people I've encounteted on the conservatives atheist group fit the description of snowflake.

Lest we forget the Cold War Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember what it was like ...

Sofabeast comments on Feb 2, 2019:

I was a back-room 'Cold-Warrior' towards the end of the Cold War era. I knew full well that if shit hit the fan, my call up papers were in the office safe. Next stop BAOR (British Army of the Rhine) and short haircut and some camouflaged clothes followed by a Soviet PoW camp if I'm lucky! If I ...

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@Sofabeast i hear you.

It is all about perspective.

t1nick comments on Feb 2, 2019:

The typical mercator map projection does not adequately portray the true size of Africa.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@OwlInASack. The Galls-Peters projection is truer north to south, but seems to compress east to west.

Lest we forget the Cold War Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember what it was like ...

Sofabeast comments on Feb 2, 2019:

I was a back-room 'Cold-Warrior' towards the end of the Cold War era. I knew full well that if shit hit the fan, my call up papers were in the office safe. Next stop BAOR (British Army of the Rhine) and short haircut and some camouflaged clothes followed by a Soviet PoW camp if I'm lucky! If I ...

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

Agree with all you stated. Somebody needs to kick all those conservatives millennials and genX asses who claim this is just a Russia scare hoax. Lets see how they pick up the pieces afterward.

Here is a list to think about.... [cnn.com]

Lorajay comments on Feb 2, 2019:

A reasonable Senate could have stopped some of it.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

Right now reasonable and senate are oxymorons, led by a moron

Lest we forget the Cold War Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember what it was like ...

Novelty comments on Feb 2, 2019:

The cold war never ended, we just thought it was over, we've been under attack the entire time. For the same reason that Confederate flags keep flying, just because the Soviet Union fell apart there's no reason to believe that the Russian agenda has changed one iota.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

I've been thinking and saying that to friends for a long time. It just took a hiatus from the front pages and moved to cyberspace.

Lest we forget the Cold War Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember what it was like ...

nicknotes comments on Feb 2, 2019:

The big companies that make weapons will prosper.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

As always. Eisenhower's miltary-industrial complex. We prosper on a war economy, as we lead the world in weapons manufacturing.

❛When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

t1nick comments on Feb 2, 2019:

People just do not seem to understand the interconnectness of all things. You reference the "butterfly effect" and detractors take it too literally. Even physics makes frequent references to the intercinnectness of systems. Is it that the detractors just don't want to accountable?

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@Condor5 i agree

Would you pay extra taxes so that all can get health care?

sewchick57 comments on Feb 2, 2019:

Taking the profit out of health care will cut the costs dramatically. We get worse out comes for more money than any country with universal health care. Our system is profit driven.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

Agreed

Lest we forget the Cold War Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember what it was like ...

Moravian comments on Feb 2, 2019:

It looks like Trump and Putin are determined to start a new cold war

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

Unfotunately I agree. But we are at the disadvantage. Putin is the chess master, and Trump can't even figure out checkers.

We recently have been doing work in my yard and have found this petrified wood as you can see some ...

t1nick comments on Feb 2, 2019:

As you probably are aware Arrow living in NM as we do, its not uncommon to find petrified wood all over New Mexico and Arizona. As the Mesozoic seas retreated on either side of the Rocky Mountain complex, large swaths of shallow marshes persisted as the inland ocean retreated.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@azzow2. I find it all over the place. Even up in the Cibola Mtn. near me. Its practically ubiquitous out here.

A seductively alluring expression.

Cutiebeauty comments on Feb 2, 2019:

Yummy body ?

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty lol

All because a Christian woman offered a Muslim co-worker a drink of water.

t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2019:

Unfortunaely, it's a scene played out all too often when competing religions or cultures come together. There are some similarities between this scene and ones that occurred in Jim Crow south where lynchings were not uncommon with little or no evidrnce, and by Christians no less.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@mojo5501 concur

EUSTRESS eu·stress /yo͞oˈstress noun noun: eustress; plural noun: eustresses moderate ...

orange_girl comments on Feb 2, 2019:

Wow . . . what a word! I want to do more. I'll be sure to post if I find anything interesting. Definitely a new word for me!

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

Me too. Editing a friends dissertation when I ran across it.

At what age did you learn about evolution?

t1nick comments on Feb 2, 2019:

Not really. But I've been teaching it in my high school science classes for the last 30 years. My students come to me having heard of evolution, may not understand it or know its nuances. But definitely know it exists. Would quit my job before I ever taught or gave credence to creation ...

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@Fernapple agreed

At what age does a baby develope a personality?

IrishTxJudy comments on Feb 2, 2019:

They are their own little personalities from birth and it doesn’t change as they get older. I see in my adult children the personalities they were born with.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@IrishTxJudy. Thank you for sharing. Food for thought.

At what age does a baby develope a personality?

IrishTxJudy comments on Feb 2, 2019:

They are their own little personalities from birth and it doesn’t change as they get older. I see in my adult children the personalities they were born with.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty lol. And so you did.

At what age does a baby develope a personality?

IrishTxJudy comments on Feb 2, 2019:

They are their own little personalities from birth and it doesn’t change as they get older. I see in my adult children the personalities they were born with.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty Perhaps CB, but Nurture is pretty influential.

At what age does a baby develope a personality?

IrishTxJudy comments on Feb 2, 2019:

They are their own little personalities from birth and it doesn’t change as they get older. I see in my adult children the personalities they were born with.

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

With all due respect I disagree. What happens after birth is every bit as important and influential in the formation of personality as what they are born with. Your argument lets bad parenting off the hook as "the child would have turned out that way anyway, nothing we did had any effect on how they turned put". A false argument.

She looks like she is ready for some fun...

Cutiebeauty comments on Feb 2, 2019:

I don't like this.... She looks distressed...

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

Agreed

Modern post modern archeology

t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2019:

When I was getting my undergraduate degree in archaeology at U of A, I was required to take a class by Dr. Rathje in Garbology. Archaeology by definition is a science dedicated to studying human behavior and culture through the things they leave behind (trash). So in this class, we studied modern...

t1nick replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@ADKSparky. Drank with Rathje on more than one occasion.

The Senate majority leader is especially testudinate

t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2019:

I think you are mixed up. Oh, I see your talking about the leader of the Senate. Right got it.

t1nick replies on Feb 1, 2019:

@Frctnal lol

This weeks scavenger hunt.... Legs... Male or female... Songs... Memes... Toons...

Scottgross comments on Feb 1, 2019:

Everyone's favorite fantasy for a long time. Jessica Rabbit.

t1nick replies on Feb 1, 2019:

I was looking for that pic too. Lol

All because a Christian woman offered a Muslim co-worker a drink of water.

t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2019:

Unfortunaely, it's a scene played out all too often when competing religions or cultures come together. There are some similarities between this scene and ones that occurred in Jim Crow south where lynchings were not uncommon with little or no evidrnce, and by Christians no less.

t1nick replies on Feb 1, 2019:

@Sydland may help explain, but doesn't excuse.

there are headlines stating that republicans are calling for the resignation of the democratic ...

t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2019:

Would we expect anything less from republicans.

t1nick replies on Feb 1, 2019:

@genessa. Tis true, tis true

So, the governor of Virginia (a democrat) got busted for a picture in his med school yearbook.

t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2019:

He needs to be held accountable Dem or Repub. Although before all you Repubs get your panties in a bunch, Dems in general are less likely to dress in this fashion, more so than is a Repub. He is an exception, and as most intelligent people know, its not the exceptions that make the rule, but the ...

t1nick replies on Feb 1, 2019:

@KKGator. A look at historical reporting shows that offenders who have been exposed for this or similar infractions are overwhelmingly Republican. So there is a loose connection. And yes he needs to be held accountable regardless of his party.

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t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2019:

As a geologist, archaeologist and paleontologist by training, I've never thought of humans as anything exceptional. We evolved a complex neural capacity that allows us to think abstractly. The eagle can see a small object a mile away, the cheetah has speed. They adapted to fit the requisite ...

t1nick replies on Feb 1, 2019:

@tnorman1236. Agreed

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t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2019:

As a geologist, archaeologist and paleontologist by training, I've never thought of humans as anything exceptional. We evolved a complex neural capacity that allows us to think abstractly. The eagle can see a small object a mile away, the cheetah has speed. They adapted to fit the requisite ...

t1nick replies on Feb 1, 2019:

@Varn Thank you. Did field work when I younger. Enjoyed it tremendously.

We have 2 quite radical anti Semite Muslim congresswomen who are calling for the destruction of ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Jan 30, 2019:

Being honest about Israel in no way makes someone an antisemite. Hating Jews makes someone an antisemite. (PS: Nearly 18% of Israel's population is of Islamic faith. That puts a wrinkle in things.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Israel (Hopefully this country is on a path to...

t1nick replies on Jan 31, 2019:

@Trajan61 How many Christians have known that have deprived poor children of their rights, deprived them of services that provided both health and food. Just look at Washington these last 40 years of Republican legislation. We have no exact figures to measure the number of women and children that have been adversely affected by Republican (pushed, subsidized, and pressured) and Evangelical groups. This legislation has been inordinately targeted people in poverty and people of color. Many of which have ended in death or medically impaired through lack of access to services that other white conservatives enjoy. While Islamists may kill sizable numbers in isolated events meant to garner attention. but Republicans and Christians kill by inches. but don't be fooled it impacts large numbers. Dead and impaired are dead and impairef. I do not condone any violent action ehether be by a suicide vest, or by legislation aimed at the less fortunate.

Science and religion seem to get along.

t1nick comments on Jan 30, 2019:

Lol. Technology maybe. Not necessarily science. The two disciplines differ in their agendas. Technology borrows from svience, but short cuts for expediancy and profit. Science borrows from technology for its instramentation.

t1nick replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@KevinAverett. Sorry. Lol

We have 2 quite radical anti Semite Muslim congresswomen who are calling for the destruction of ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Jan 30, 2019:

Being honest about Israel in no way makes someone an antisemite. Hating Jews makes someone an antisemite. (PS: Nearly 18% of Israel's population is of Islamic faith. That puts a wrinkle in things.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Israel (Hopefully this country is on a path to...

t1nick replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@Trajan61 Read you Christian history. Christianity is every bit as violent as Islam, and thats not even consideting the Inquisition.

Could someone please tell me who posted the poll about Ms Obama running in 2016?

t1nick comments on Jan 30, 2019:

This site has the "blocking" disease. "I want my own sound chamber. I don't want opposing views to upset my sound chamber karma."

t1nick replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@John_Tyrrell. lol

We have 2 quite radical anti Semite Muslim congresswomen who are calling for the destruction of ...

t1nick comments on Jan 30, 2019:

Modern Isreal is an apartheid state. To be against a policy is not necessarily to be opposed to the state. I support the Jewish state, just not the present jewish government.

t1nick replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@Trajan61 makes more sense than siding with you who Ive found to be hyper-reactionary and unreliable. I dont agree with the dissolotion of Isreal. Just the dismantling of the Bibi government. By any factual definition the Bibi government is apartheid. The only reason conservatives and Christians even give a concern about Isreal is they think the end of days is upon us which supposedly begins when the capital is relocated toJerusalem. If that is true, that makes Trump the anti-Christ. Otherwise, they would be out vilifying Jews, which they do anyway in private.

Platinum Pleasures

Pbpierson2 comments on Jan 30, 2019:

Innocence is always beautiful

t1nick replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@Pbpierson2. I wish. Lol

Platinum Pleasures

Pbpierson2 comments on Jan 30, 2019:

Innocence is always beautiful

t1nick replies on Jan 30, 2019:

Innocence????? Don't see it. Lol

Hoping to be struck similarly, lol! Photo by Henk Sparreboom

t1nick comments on Jan 29, 2019:

This is my neck of the woods. Just sayin'

t1nick replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@Hathacat. Agreed.

What do you know about Paganism/Wicca etc?

UpsideDownAgain comments on Jan 27, 2019:

There's a few steps between nothing much and they are satanic. I looked into them for a while but it never really clicked.

t1nick replies on Jan 27, 2019:

They are not satanic. You must have come across a coven that had twisted the practice. Nothing about Satan in true wiccan.

Definition of "baby boomer" -- is born between 1946 and 1964, and they call it a generation.

maturin1919 comments on Jan 27, 2019:

The concept of a 'generation' is entirely arbitrary and largely meaningless. I pay them no mind.

t1nick replies on Jan 27, 2019:

@maturin1919. Not worth my time. Sorry

Definition of "baby boomer" -- is born between 1946 and 1964, and they call it a generation.

maturin1919 comments on Jan 27, 2019:

The concept of a 'generation' is entirely arbitrary and largely meaningless. I pay them no mind.

t1nick replies on Jan 27, 2019:

@maturin1919 Legend in your own mind I see. Not the first time we've encountered one another. Got the same feeling last time as well.

Definition of "baby boomer" -- is born between 1946 and 1964, and they call it a generation.

maturin1919 comments on Jan 27, 2019:

The concept of a 'generation' is entirely arbitrary and largely meaningless. I pay them no mind.

t1nick replies on Jan 27, 2019:

@maturin1919. You are arrogant aren't you?

Definition of "baby boomer" -- is born between 1946 and 1964, and they call it a generation.

maturin1919 comments on Jan 27, 2019:

The concept of a 'generation' is entirely arbitrary and largely meaningless. I pay them no mind.

t1nick replies on Jan 27, 2019:

With all due respect, I disagree. Generations are defined by many things that are common or shared by many or most at the time. Exceptions do occur and transition periods between generations can become blurred as any transition population does.

comment on my theory

t1nick comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Two things: what you posited was an hypothesis and not a theory. Two: Egypt wasnt isolated. It was just that the Nile River and Delta was the only place in Northern Africa where a large population could be supported. Egypts influrnce was felt all the way to India, across Greece and southern ...

t1nick replies on Jan 27, 2019:

@kauva hmmm. Let me ponder on it.

Bridget Bardot in her prime

John-Paul comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Yeah, I am going to call this out as a fake, for a few reasons. Head and neck look slightly smaller than should be, and the face is in different focus than the body. I think I found the source image, not a nude, easy to rotate and manipulate the histogram to match the skin tones on the body. The ...

t1nick replies on Jan 27, 2019:

I hear. Sorry for the mistake

Bridget Bardot in her prime

t1nick comments on Jan 27, 2019:

This was off a bardot nudes site. It does indeed look like it could be photoshopped on second look. Hmmmm

t1nick replies on Jan 27, 2019:

@Bungaloebob. A recent photoshop? Not an expert.

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t1nick comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Wb CB. Missed you yesterday morning. Lol

t1nick replies on Jan 27, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty hope you had fun. Lol

Bridget Bardot in her prime

Mitch07102 comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Along with Ursula Andress, one of my favorites as a young man.

t1nick replies on Jan 27, 2019:

I concur