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Today, 02:35 AM

Solfe replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

Tonight a half dozen deer darted through the backyard. I didn't get any pictures. I have a raised bed with some "flowers" in it. Last night they came...

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Today, 02:30 AM

Solfe replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

She was the only one working. She got warm. :)

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Yesterday, 10:48 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

I agree. There's a lot to unpack under the umbrella of one seemingly simple question.

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Yesterday, 07:49 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread If we discovered a "cure" for psychopathy, should it be used? in Science and Technology

So putting aside that there's no clear definition of psychopath to measure that claim against... assuming you're right and positions of authority and...

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Yesterday, 10:36 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread When you just *have* to make a joke in Off-Topic Babbling

Well, yeah, it wouldn't be a joke if you didn't.

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Yesterday, 10:32 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

I'm interested, that's all.

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Yesterday, 08:49 AM

Jens replied to a thread From the Director's Keyboard: Back to the 80s! in Forum Introductions and Feedback

It sounds totally cool.

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Yesterday, 08:47 AM

Jens replied to a thread Earth Gains 5,200 Tons of Dust From Space Every Year in Universe Today

So it's good to hear that on balance, the Earth is dieting. Unless many of us humanoids. :)

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Yesterday, 08:12 AM

Jens replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

As I'd mentioned, I also only own pretty cheap things: a Juno Di, a Korg X5D, and a Gaia SH-01. But actually, most of the stuff I do is on iPad...

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Yesterday, 08:09 AM

Jens replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

True about the use for solos. :) Incidentally, when I mentioned the Minimoog reliability I was thinking of this. It says that Rick Wakeman has...

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Yesterday, 08:04 AM

Jens replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

I had one very frustrating experience where I was in a meeting between three points, say A, B, and C. I was in A. And we could communicate with C...

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Yesterday, 07:58 AM

Jens replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

Yeah, I'm also a person who never graduated from that stage. Sometimes in the morning I look in the kitchen for the coffee pot, and scan over and...

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Yesterday, 07:56 AM

Jens replied to a thread If we discovered a "cure" for psychopathy, should it be used? in Science and Technology

I went ahead and read that story. It says that the interview was with five guys (yes, hedge fund guys) who were interested in survivalism and wanted...

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Yesterday, 07:38 AM

Jens replied to a thread When you just *have* to make a joke in Off-Topic Babbling

Thanks. I was somewhat aware of that. :)

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Yesterday, 07:35 AM

Jens replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

But there's still what's going on in your own head. :) In my case, I find it an interesting issue, and am personally interested in why we do seem...

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Yesterday, 07:24 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

I dunno. I'm not going to try to guess at what's going on in other people's heads.

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Yesterday, 07:17 AM

Jens replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

Right, but I guess I meant to say, why are you and I and others continuing to discuss this if it is based on a logical fallacy? I guess "because...

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Yesterday, 06:27 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread When you just *have* to make a joke in Off-Topic Babbling

Humans are primates, though we're the sort of relations who get banned from family reunions.

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Yesterday, 06:17 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

Selective perception is not solely the province of D.O.M.s! It's human nature.

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Yesterday, 06:16 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Mars Express Finds Even More Ponds of Water Under the Ground on Mars in Universe Today

Scientists argue about it all the time!

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Yesterday, 06:14 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

I'm saying the paradox itself is a based on logical fallacy; I'm not ascribing personal motives to anyone.

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Yesterday, 12:48 AM

Jens replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

That's an interesting point, about the logical fallacies that prompt us (meaning us, collectively, as in all people interested in this topic, not...

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2021-Apr-13, 11:17 PM

Jens replied to a thread When you just *have* to make a joke in Off-Topic Babbling

I guess it would be even funnier if it were a conference of primatologists. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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2021-Apr-13, 05:20 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

Same with my mother.

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2021-Apr-13, 05:14 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Venus clouds may be less acidic that we thought in Life in Space

Disappeared? We have no evidence they were ever there.

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2021-Apr-13, 05:11 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

Which speaks more to the nature of human imagination and our penchant for logical fallacy than any innate merits of the paradox. Not at all....

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2021-Apr-13, 04:50 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread If we discovered a "cure" for psychopathy, should it be used? in Science and Technology

Who would be in charge of deciding how people should think? If humanity had the capacity to direct thoughts in such specific ways I think the most...

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2021-Apr-13, 12:46 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

The Fermi thing doesn't need any resolution. No offense to Enrico Fermi, but the paradox is based on a flawed premise to begin with. As we...

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2021-Apr-12, 11:00 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

Related to this, I have become the default finder of lost items for my family. I usually start by looking in the least likely and most ridiculous...

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