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by robinson
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Religion & Philosophy
Hot topics in delusion and rationalization.

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by Witness
Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:12 pm
Education
How can we expose more people to critical thinking?

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by asthmatic camel
Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:18 pm
Science, Mathematics & Technology
We are the Borg.

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by Witness
Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:00 am
Archaeology
What's your artifact doing in Boss Kean's ditch?

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by shuize
Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:11 am
Medicine, Health, & Nutrition
Ever had it before? Well you got it again.

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by Pyrrho
Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:32 pm
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by pillory
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Frauds, Scams & Urban Myths
How not to buy a brick in a box off the back of a truck.

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by Pyrrho
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Computers
The war between wetware and hardware.

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by robinson
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Sports & Recreation
Never agree to 3 points on top of the vig.

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by DJ
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Humanities (History, Art, Literature, Music & Film)
Drama queens must check their tiaras at the door.

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by Rob Lister
Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:25 am
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Stump your fellow simians.

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What's killing us this week?

by Pyrrho » Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:11 am
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Diet soda is the latest rage. Apparently causes everything. Should I also give up sucralose?

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We admitted a 58-year-old white male patient, with no relevant medical history, to our department with a brain stem infarct. During his stay at our...
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Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:32 pm
Why Florida is an awsome place to live

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1) You can shoot people pretty much at will

2) You can buy guuns anywhere with a minimum of legal crap

3) You can blow shit up at will
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As an unmotivated kid,* I remember being pissed off when I learned the state changed the high school graduation standards to include classes I didn't...
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Last post by shuize
Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:52 am
Robinson loves to suck bags of elephant dicks

by shemp » Thu Nov 06, 2014 4:13 am

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He's got a big bag of them he's sucking right now!

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You're on the Amazon.com replenishment program
Amazon Dash Replenishment
Amazon Dash Replenishment—the smart home service that automatically...

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Last post by ed
Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:44 am
Other music

by Anaxagoras » Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:09 pm
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Figured we could use a thread for music that doesn't necessarily fall into the Bluesy category or others.

I just came across this youtube channel...
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Last post by Rob Lister
Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:25 am
Abdul's official "The past is a foreign country" thread.

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Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:43 am
The UK thread

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That thread was missing. :twisted:

From Google searches (allegedly):

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I was wondering a bit about the pneumonia too. Pneumonia is not a virus or a bacteria, it's a condition, and I think it could be caused by a...
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Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:56 am
Fashion

by Pyrrho » Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:47 am
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Sat Feb 27, 2021 7:27 am
Chess

by Anaxagoras » Tue Nov 06, 2018 2:21 am
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I'm not good at chess at all but I do sometimes like to admire the game from afar.

Recently I came across this video and I enjoyed it so I thought...

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Chess can be fun to watch:
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Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:46 am
Thought Provoking Graphs

by Rob Lister » Sun Jun 15, 2014 12:20 pm
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Is low (but population sustaining) birthrate really that big a disadvantage? The ratio of supporters to...
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Last post by Witness
Sat Feb 27, 2021 3:35 am
A Home For Bruce

by grayman » Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:29 pm
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GSA is offering lighthouses for sale, some for free .

For sale: Historic waterfront property with a spectacular, 50-foot-high view of Lake...
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Last post by Witness
Sat Feb 27, 2021 3:24 am
The France thread

by gnome » Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:05 pm
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They were just charging the rotation premium.

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Well, I've seen Koreans add whisky to their wine, to strengthen it.
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Sat Feb 27, 2021 3:08 am
Goat of the Week

by Pyrrho » Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:27 pm
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Last post by Witness
Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:51 am
'Murica

by Anaxagoras » Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:51 am
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In the spirit of the Japan thread and the Russia thread, I think we need a 'Murica thread.

Florida gunmaker produces assault rifle 'never to be...

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U.S. Supreme Court weighs scope of police power to enter homes without a warrant

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared reluctant to...
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Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:05 am
Wind Turbines

by ed » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:13 am
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Interesting, mainly for the videos.

Not a mention of anything negative, journalism at it's finest.

You lot tell me if I am going crazy
Not a...

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U.S. Wind, Solar Post Record Growth in 2020 Despite Pandemic Restrictions, Job Losses

United States solar and wind developers had a record year in...
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Last post by Witness
Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:00 am
The Community's Art Gallery

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We definitely need one. So let me start with this nice hijacking of what the Froggies call art pompier (not sure how to translate that:...
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Last post by Witness
Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:56 am
Fukushima one year on

by sparks » Wed May 16, 2012 8:01 pm
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3 meltdowns 1 of which was total, that is to say the entire core liquified.
1, possibly 2 containment breaches.
3 hydrogen explosions.
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Quake shifts 53 water tanks at Fukushima plant

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has found that 53 tanks...
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Last post by Witness
Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:46 am
Seeing as im only 35yrs old..Which older members are losing the plot..

by De_Bunk » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:16 pm

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Anyone ?

Anyone been in prison?

Anyone gone on a rampage?

Even better..Has anyone we know been banned from here.. :shock:

Anyone been in...

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I sometimes slept in a cell (but the door wasn't locked), found it quite comfy.

Haven't had a Russian guy an my back but sang Цыплёнок жареный (at...

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Last post by Witness
Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:37 am
Japan

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Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:34 am
Wuhan Flu Truth and Big Brother Narratives

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For those who prefer truth over lies, nonsense and hyperbole:

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Moderna forecasts $18bn in sales of Covid vaccine this year
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Last post by Witness
Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:00 am
Humans Need Not Apply

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The video below is 15 minutes long but you don't have to watch the whole thing. Just watch one minute, six seconds and turn it off. If you can.

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Soon we'll get ambushed by the feral ones. :|
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Last post by Witness
Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:55 pm
Perseverance Perseverance Perseverance

by Rob Lister » Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:35 pm

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Perseverance

Nasa is streaming now. Perseverance will land (or crash) at 2:15 EST.

To learn how incredible complicated it is, I bring you this....

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3D images from the mastcam:

More:

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Last post by Witness
Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:35 pm
I need kitten pics or something.

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Since mid-october I have been in a very dark place, even by my standards. Not in the sense of being depressed or anything, but I began doing some...
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Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:15 pm
sparks appreciation thread.

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Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:14 pm
Heathens' corner

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I think it would be nice pleasant to have a mocking thread.
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Last post by Witness
Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:12 pm
Hey..Are we all still here?..Memories 20yrs of us lot..

by De_Bunk » Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:47 pm

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Im still a farkin' dreamboat..

Im getting old now..

I dont care if Jesus wants me for a fucking Sunbeam...

Stick that fuckin' needle in me..even...

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The plot is a lie

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Last post by robinson
Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:00 pm
Hey Abdul

by robinson » Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:48 pm

If you ever are lurking

Miss you

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Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:48 pm
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

by Pyrrho » Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:13 pm
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Thread devoted to the various vaccines in development. Here's a good reference.

Graphic 'splainer that illustrates just how remarkably fast the...
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Last post by Pyrrho
Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:42 pm
Fuck You ed

by Rob Lister » Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:57 pm

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I just don't think it can be said enough

I note that it is currently 100% fuck ed.

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I think that's strictly true, yes.

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Last post by gnome
Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:31 pm
Tropic Thunder

by Grammatron » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:08 pm

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See it.

It's all shades of wrong.

A movie that manages to make Tom Cruise look like he has a sense of humor and may even be cool. That's right, you...

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Here is the opening of he original Thomas Crowne Affair. It is like an exemplar of overstated movie making

One second of this thing, selected from...

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Last post by ed
Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:17 pm
The Appreciation Thread Appreciation Thread

by Pyrrho » Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:04 am

Not to be confused with The Appreciation Thread Depreciation Thread , The Deprecation Thread , or The Defecation Thread (aka The I Don't Give a Shit...

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Last post by Hotarubi
Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:04 pm
To shovel or not to shovel? That is the question.

by Pyrrho » Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:34 am

2:32 am here. Got 4 inches of snow and more is falling. Up to 15 inches of snow is predicted, mostly for the Eastern suburbs. Shovels are out in the...

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Last post by robinson
Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:32 pm
Historic no seasonal flu season

by robinson » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:38 pm
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It already happened in the Southern Hemisphere winter (austral winter), and it’s already happened in the northern hemisphere as well this year

Zero...

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week 6 2021 (week 12 of season)

Numbers still falling, testing still going up

Out if 13 positive tests (for the entire country), 3 could be...
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Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:27 pm
The TUMBREL of MISSED OPPORTUNITY

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Thanks to Whitefork (if indeed that IS h/is/er name) for the elegant thread title for this, the final resting place of those whose demise we would...

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Aw nuts.
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Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:32 am
The correct way to respond

by robinson » Mon Nov 16, 2020 4:15 pm

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For the sake of discussion, Bob is completely innocent, and unaware of anything related to the following conversation. It involves an accusation by...

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And now, we will never know

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Last post by robinson
Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:35 am
How does CO2 trap heat?

by robinson » Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:25 pm

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This question drives alarmists up the wall

Not the question, but the fact they can’t answer it

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For example, the difference between violet and red light is the difference between a short book and a long book

The difference between near infrared...

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Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:16 am
Not Suitable for Kitten Pics Thread

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Indonesia.
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Last post by Witness
Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:32 am
Timelapse

by Anaxagoras » Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:16 am

Don't worry it's only about 5 minutes and the boring bits are skipped. I like videos like this whether from a plane, a ship or something else....

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Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:02 am
Russia

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OK, I open this tentative thread.

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You did?

Wait... that makes you...

... explains a lot!
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Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:29 am
Why and how I know fraudulent climate data when I see it

by robinson » Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:15 am

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Scientific fraud? Or political nonsense? Something else?

I became a skeptic in Feb 2010.

Why? What does that even mean?

Inspired by
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That's such an abject oversimplification of the reasoning that it can only be malicious. So you've caused me to tune out. You're not playing to rubes...

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Last post by gnome
Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:25 pm
Hyksos

by Witness » Fri Jul 17, 2020 2:28 pm

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Ancient Teeth Show 'Invasion' of Egypt 3,600 Years Ago Was No Invasion at All

Depiction of Hyksos prisoners.

The pharaohs of ancient Egypt...

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Now I want to know who the ocean people were

Yes. Back when I was more serious about studying Japanese, I would try reading junior high and high...

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Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:11 am
What have you been watching lately

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Just a general purpose thread.

I recently started bingewatching Homeland on Netflix. It's not a new series, but in a way that's better if you...

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Wandavision has been extraordinary. On one level it's an incredibly detailed homage to American TV history, where fans of prime time sitcoms from the...
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Last post by gnome
Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:22 pm
Mom stopped driving

by ed » Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:04 pm

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sorta said gee mom, you are going to kill someone. Anyway, she thought about it and came in today and said that she was done with driving

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The day I can’t do my job drunk, is the day I turn in my badge and gun

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Last post by robinson
Sun Feb 21, 2021 3:47 pm
Spanish-Chinese dictionary

by Witness » Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:53 am

Taiwanese, Spanish scholars discover world's oldest Spanish-Chinese language dictionary

A Spanish and Taiwanese scholar have discovered the world’s...

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Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:53 am
Tools for Fools

by Rob Lister » Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:14 pm

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This thread is about all things tools.

Let me pump some schmoo on you.

Automagic schmoo squirter.

You'll have to exsqueeze AvE. He's Canudian....

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Among many tools inherited from my grandfather, a brass Max Sievert blowlamp, For Benzoline. Still works.

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Last post by asthmatic camel
Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:18 pm
The speed of an object on the equator of the earth

by robinson » Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:35 am
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This is an old one. It never goes well, because it makes you have to think, and that is fucking anethama, especially if you already dislike the...

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One could argue that from the POV of a photon, you are moving at the speed of light. And it would’ve just as valid
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Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:24 pm
Wanna see something that made me happy?

by Nyarlathotep » Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:37 am

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A blast from the past.

This pic is from a local news story concerning our annual Nevada Day celebration, which includes a parade. The float...

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Seems legit

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Last post by Pyrrho
Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:21 pm
Starlink is Live

by Rob Lister » Sat Jun 13, 2020 9:27 am

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I signed up. I'm sure it will be at least another year before anyone actually has the service but I do like to be in the loop!

U.S Customers...

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Very good - fibre connection and lightning fast.

We have five PCs and four phones connected and it's never laggy, so I couldn't see any point in...

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Last post by The Atheist
Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:20 am
Ask me about Star Trek, SC edition

by gnome » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:35 am
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By request... ok, bring it on...

Ny, referring to any part of Star Trek at all...

Bearguin:
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that wins the thread
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Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:13 am
Damn Mets fan, waddaya expect?

by Zombie Abdul » Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:56 pm

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Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:59 am
Fakes IV

by ed » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:53 am

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There is a thing called a Trommel Magazine. It is a 32 round magazine for lugers and a certain machine gun. Thus

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Whoever faked it arranged the number so they add to 17.

17 = twisted lulz

eta... all of the fakes by this guy have serials that add to 17.

!ah!...

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Thu Feb 18, 2021 2:42 pm

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