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Today, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 10:53 PM

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

parallaxicality, what would you define as "cured"? What would be the qualities of an individual who has been "cured"?

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Yesterday, 10:30 PM

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

Only total extinction would, in my opinion, end human potential for advancement on Earth. Human nature is to adapt and learn. We independently...

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Yesterday, 07:37 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

I mean, playing Devil's Advocate :evil:, a STL starship could have arrived here before regular sky surveys were a thing, set up a multi-generation...

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Yesterday, 04:51 PM

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

I'd never give a TV show the benefit of that particular doubt. Someone edited those clips and decided what to leave in. A fellow D.O.M.?

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Yesterday, 04:48 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Pants fitting in Off-Topic Babbling

Denim stretches out when worn. I bought jeans that were so tight I could barely close the zipper. After one time wearing them, I needed a belt to...

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Yesterday, 04:42 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

So, that news would have been widespread and reliable, and significant enough to be worth reporting on by mainstream media. Journalistic standards of...

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Yesterday, 04:34 PM

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

Perhaps the resulting individuals would be too empathetic to experiment on strangers' brains against their will.

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Yesterday, 04:28 PM

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

Specific paths of technology may be dead ends, that's no bar to a problem with many potential solutions. Progress is not linear, it's open-ended...

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Yesterday, 01:31 PM

Jens replied to a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

Thanks. As a clarification, I asked the writer and he confirmed that it means to be listed separately, so just as Van Rijn and Jim explained. ...

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Yesterday, 12:55 PM

Solfe replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

I feel horrible for this lady at work. She sits "next to me" and she has the worst allergies. The moment the weather turned nice, she started...

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Yesterday, 12:53 PM

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

Most militaries have various psych tests specifically to weed out the mentally ill or unstable. So-called psychopaths are in general, people who...

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Yesterday, 12:23 PM

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

I thought that you might be thinking that. I can’t imagine that a country would actually want to have “psychopaths” in its midst for military...

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Yesterday, 11:31 AM

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

I've often heard people say this, but we have never yet found such a limit to any scientific discipline, theoretical or applied. I seriously doubt...

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Yesterday, 11:18 AM

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

Psychopathy, like sociopathy, is not a recognized medical diagnosis. It's pop culture term used to cover a wide range of personality disorders and...

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Yesterday, 10:15 AM

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

I’m not sure why you would think that. Additionally, I don’t think that what we call psychopathy is really a single condition, but rather a way...

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Yesterday, 07:56 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

So where is it?? Why haven't the astronomers of the world confirmed, say, changes in acceleration or direction of a sky object? It should already be...

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Yesterday, 07:47 AM

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

I believe it's a solvable problem. The development of environmental science will continue to advance just as all our sciences do, as we gain and...

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Yesterday, 05:26 AM

Solfe replied to a thread This night sky does not exist in Off-Topic Babbling

I get freaked out when I see eyes that don't reflect the same thing or are reflections of eyes. Or when hair or skin has a highlight in the same tone...

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Yesterday, 04:42 AM

Jens replied to a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

Thanks. I fixed it.

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Yesterday, 04:15 AM

Jens started a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

I was reading an article about Biden's science budget proposal, and there is a section that reads: I have never seen the word "breakout" used...

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