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Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Sun October 04, 2020 7:02 am
by Birds in Hell
Interesting thread.

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Sun October 04, 2020 1:17 pm
by Simple Torture
I thought we had a pseudoscience thread?

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Sun October 04, 2020 1:38 pm
by Bi_3
Simple Torture wrote:I thought we had a pseudoscience thread?

I haven’t heard of an autism / grip strength correlation before and at first blush it sounds like pirates and global warming, but grip strength (particularly on the left side) is associated with everything from infection to heart disease to various nerve disorders so it’s possible it is a secondary or tertiary symptom of whatever causes ASD to manifest

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Mon October 05, 2020 1:14 am
by Stickman

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Mon October 05, 2020 3:12 am
by simple schoolboy
Stepanakert (sp? main Armenian settlement in Arkatsh) has been shelled for 48 hours. For some reason, the small handful of Armenian shells that hit Azeri settlements is dominating the news cycle. Seems like the Azeris are aiming to drive out the civilians so its easier to occupy the territory.

For whatever reason, both sides are using cluster munitions in built up civilian neighborhoods. These munitions are effective against troops and materials in the open. If they are aiming to damage infrastructure (utilities, bridges, etc) they'd be better off using unitary warheads.

Whatever Kim Kardashian's concerns are, she has the net worth to buy a few batteries of Buk-M2s or Tor systems. C'mon Kim, put your money where your mouth is.

Make Armenia great again with Kardashian family member's faces plastered on the sides of SAM launchers.

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Mon October 05, 2020 5:08 am
by simple schoolboy


Was this a failed Eurovision submital? Upload date is 2006, so... if you jerks had just voted them up, maybe the Russians wouldn't have invaded Georgia, and then Crimea, and then the Donbass.

Please be more considerate and forward thinking in your Eurovision votes going forward.

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Mon October 05, 2020 10:05 pm
by BurtReynolds
Watching this manufactured controversy in real time has been a sight to behold. Its so blatantly fake from start to finish. Basically like the K-Pop thing.

1. Create an imaginary problem and a hashtag that no one uses.
2. Signal to your tribe that you are bravely fighting the bad guys.
3. Announce that you have defeated the enemy. (https://twitter.com/Eugene_Scott/status ... 6330771458)
4. Profit?

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Mon October 05, 2020 10:22 pm
by BurtReynolds

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Tue October 06, 2020 7:15 am
by simple schoolboy
I will repost if I can find it again, but there was a thread on twitter discussing the historical grievances of both the Armenians and Azeris.

The takeaway was that they have their own narratives that are so entrenched that a ceasefire is not palatable to the public on either side. This isn't state propoganda of today adding fuel to the fire so much as 30 years of it. The public sentiment blocks any political settlement just as much as any politician.

...

Thank goodness OUR political discourse is so reasonable and nuanced. Right?

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Tue October 06, 2020 7:16 pm
by BurtReynolds

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Tue October 06, 2020 10:32 pm
by Norah
i thought of you when i saw that this morning, burt

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Wed October 07, 2020 12:58 am
by 96583UP
BurtReynolds wrote:Look what they've done to my boy

https://www.coindesk.com/sec-alleges-jo ... ofit?amp=1
um
“McAfee's extravagant posts (such as tweeting predictions about BTC price increases and promising to 'eat my d**k on national television' if such predictions did not pan out) … generated an enormous amount of publicity,” the SEC said in its complaint.

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Wed October 07, 2020 6:07 am
by simple schoolboy
96583UP wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Look what they've done to my boy

https://www.coindesk.com/sec-alleges-jo ... ofit?amp=1
um
“McAfee's extravagant posts (such as tweeting predictions about BTC price increases and promising to 'eat my d**k on national television' if such predictions did not pan out) … generated an enormous amount of publicity,” the SEC said in its complaint.
SEC claims dominion over crypto? How? And why would they want to? How many Hodl twitter bros would they need to cuff in order to make crypto safe for the common investor?

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Thu October 08, 2020 8:49 pm
by BurtReynolds

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Sun October 11, 2020 5:00 am
by simple schoolboy
Things are not going well for Armenia. They've lost a significant amount of materiel and some ground. Russia probably wont intervene until Armenia proper in invaded, which is not a listed objected of Azerbaijan. Seems like Armenia will keep sending its young men into this meat grinder until they lose the whole territory.

Maybe the Kardashians should source them some F5Es or F16s in lieu of ineffectual Russian SAMs.

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Sun October 11, 2020 9:40 am
by BurtReynolds
I'm suddenly fascinated with the Australian Oil and Gas industry. Where can I learn more about this thrilling field?


https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=174637449804755

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Sun October 11, 2020 9:59 am
by LetMeSleep
Didn’t understand a word.

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Sun October 11, 2020 10:07 am
by BurtReynolds
there were words?

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Mon October 12, 2020 2:30 am
by simple schoolboy
I get the references, but what is the commentary here?

Red dots relate to survivorship bias
Original image is a cargo cult

Re: Not worthy of a thread News

Posted: Mon October 12, 2020 2:31 am
by BurtReynolds
simple schoolboy wrote: I get the references, but what is the commentary here?

Red dots relate to survivorship bias
Original image is a cargo cult
too meta for me.