El Pit wrote on Jul 20, 2017, 12:15:

Mr. Tact wrote on Jul 20, 2017, 10:26:
The loud objection will come when they drop Win7.

Kenobi: "I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of nerds with tinfoil hats suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."

eRe4s3r wrote on Jul 11, 2017, 10:26:

RedEye9 wrote on Jul 11, 2017, 09:25:

eRe4s3r wrote on Jul 11, 2017, 09:09:
To be honest, taking a charging phone in the bathtub is imo intentional suicide

Not all 14 year old's have degrees in electrical engineering.
GFCI plugs are installed for that very reason.

Are GFCI plugs mandatory in Texas? Because sure doesn't seem like they were installed in this case. Or a modern circuit breaker for that matter.

Just realized in EU, this is so mandatory that we don't have custom plugs for that, we have it mounted directly in the circuit breaker box for ALL circuits in the house. It's 100% mandatory. So yeah, wtf is this case? Texan house without modern circuit breakers in 2017?

SlimRam wrote on Jul 10, 2017, 21:07:
It's treasonous and it apparently runs in the family.

Cutter wrote on Jul 7, 2017, 12:03:

Primalchrome wrote on Jul 7, 2017, 10:51:
Stan Lee's wife just passed away....statistically that is not a good sign for him. We'll lose a major creative/comedic celebrity when he moves on. The MCU franchise has done a fantastic job of using him to help push the films....and unlike DC they have been well received for the most part.

Are you kidding me? They should have never let that egomaniac into the films. Just breaks the fourth wall all the time. And he doesn't deserve even 1/4 of the credit he claims. We'll lose nothing except another egomaniac in a world overflowing with them. You're the first person I've ever heard that even remotely likes him, much less believes he's a major talent, lol!

DarkV wrote on Jul 5, 2017, 20:34:
Thanks CNN. You've managed to piss off 4 chan and reddit over this. Even more people are jumping on the Trump train. MAGA

Kxmode wrote on Jul 4, 2017, 21:47:

NKD wrote on Jul 3, 2017, 21:52:

Mr. Tact wrote on Jul 3, 2017, 20:13:
Exactly, well said. Why do stars fuse hydrogen into helium? There is no 'why'. It is what happens.

You really want to have your mind fucked read or listen to that book I linked to Kxmode about Something Rather Than Nothing.

Thanks! I'll give it a review.

I also like the excellent assortment of Blu-ray quality scientific documentaries on Curiosity Stream. Of course whenever they drift into the evolutionary aspect of the planet's "creation" then I tend to zone out. The earth is too well formed with thousands of complex interconnected systems to be a randomly created oddity in the cosmos. Anyhow, again, thanks for the read suggestion.

Mr. Tact wrote on Jul 4, 2017, 21:26:
Unfortunately, the better videos I have seen were on TV, not on the Internet. Many professional cyclists have come forward to say they believe a disqualification is too harsh a punishment. I certainly would hope they know more than I do...

NKD wrote on Jul 4, 2017, 10:12:
Smart to not trust Trump with voter info.

TheVocalMinority wrote on Jul 4, 2017, 08:13:

VaranDragon wrote on Jul 3, 2017, 12:35:
Even in the Soviet Union, during the worst of its dark years under Stalin, they didn't dare dismiss the work and findings of scientists at home, and even across the globe.

It's probably a bit late in the day to head of this particular piece of anti-trump hysteria but it reminded me of this editorial in Nature:
http://www.nature.com/news/beware-the-anti-science-label-1.21956

RedEye9 wrote on Jul 3, 2017, 13:19:

VaranDragon wrote on Jul 3, 2017, 13:02:
Nice thread hijack attempt. Stop this bullshit, plenty of scientists are very religious. Or at least believe in creation. Einstein was a pretty famous one who did too. They are just smart enough to not mix beliefs with actual facts. The best scientist is one who asks questions and looks for answers. Not one who already believes he has answers and then attempts to validate them. So stop your religious trolling once and for all.

Don't tease him when he can't respond.

Kxmode wrote on Mar 6, 2017, 18:49:
I'm sure many of you are familiar with the expression "pearls before swine." Jesus uses this expression as counsel in his Sermon on the Mount. Notably, he states, "Do not give what is holy to dogs, neither throw your pearls before swine, that they may never trample them under their feet and turn around and rip you open." (Matthew 7:6) In the Bible pearls illustratively were associated with wisdom. Evidently, Jesus meant that, if a person shows that they have no appreciation for spiritual things one should not further endeavor to share religious thoughts and teachings with the person.

Very much duly noted! You guys can thank Jesus for his wise words and indirect principle to stop posting such things here. In other words, I am personally banning myself of such posts.

eRe4s3r wrote on Jun 9, 2017, 18:39:
Let's all just remember that SIN actually was a thing once, had a episodic game made, and promised it's buyers that there'd be 9 episodes

Episodes delivered?
Oh yeah, 1 really buggy mess.

jdreyer wrote on Jun 8, 2017, 20:45:

Mr. Tact wrote on Jun 8, 2017, 13:38:

BobBob wrote on Jun 8, 2017, 12:48:
The question is can the president constitutionally be obstructive? He's the top dog and according to experts he can initiate, stop, or block any investigation -- even Comey said that. Does it disrupt the function of our democracy? That's what Congress must decide.

Oh, they can -- but the GOP controlled House won't. As I have said previously, barring a legally created recording of Trump admitting to a criminal offense, he will not be impeached.

The president can commit any crime he wants then grant himself clemency, per the Constitution. I bet the Repubs still would not impeach him.

Mr. Tact wrote on Jun 8, 2017, 20:28:
I liked milk as a kid and I still like it now. Probably drank a half gallon or more a day all the way up to and through high school. Real milk, whole milk. Can't stand that 2% or skim stuff. And I can't say what portion it played, probably a lot less than my genes, but I did grow to be 6' 2.5" tall.

That said, I don't drink it that much these days because I prefer to not "drink my calories". But every now and then I'll splurge and buy a gallon.