The age of the universe is pure guess work. It's not even good educated guess work. Hell, go search and you will see numbers from the expanding vacuum theory crowd over 17 billion. The 13 billion is based on big bang models which use as much as 90% made up numbers for dark matter and energy to get close to a valid simulation.
If you are guessing to begin with, it's not a story that your guess is.1% wrong! This is especially obnoxious when others in the field are guessing at 125% differences depending on who's guess work and theory you like.
What is more newsworthy in my opinion is why people are gullible enough to think crap like this is actually "newsworthy". I'll add that it's very sad that the people that believe these models are real when it's admitted to be mostly made of magical materials and energy, and yet those same people make fun of others that believe in theology.
While I agree with most of what you state, your last paragraph brings out another point. "The Daily Show" provides more factual news than Fox, NBC, and ABC combined.. and it's a frigging Comedy show for pity's sake! Don't mistake what I said with claiming there is no propaganda on that show. I'm simply pointing out the comedy of errors we are living in currently.
Obama is a liar, and you believing anything his administration tells you makes you a fool. Need proof that Obama is a liar? Lets look at the 2011 NDAA (which you can go read about).
1. NDAA is written with a clause that allows the indefinite detention of US Citizens inside the USA without trial, without warrant, and without merit. People were alarmed that this clause was put in the NDAA, it's a defense spending act.
2. Obama claims he won't sign it if that passage exists. NDAA is _never_ submitted without that clause.
3. Obama signs the NDAA at 12/21/11 at 11:59 PM. Interesting time frame for many reasons, mostly because it's out of the media for at least a day with New Years celebrations. Obama claims he had to sign it or the troops would not get paid (that is a lie, go learn something if you don't understand why.) and that he still never wanted that section in the act.
4. NDAA is challenged and goes to court due to the clause denying constitutional rights to US Citizens. Court agrees and strikes that portion of the act.
If Obama was honest, that would have been the end of the story, but instead he orders White House attorneys to appeal the ruling. Not once, because the next court stated the section was unconstitutional. He ordered a second appeal.
The issue here is that you refuse to acknowledge reality. You believe everything the media plays him saying, and take it as gospel without doing any fact checking. He has done or stood for almost nothing he claims. He lied about providing funding and arms to Libya, which came out after the fact. The same in Syria. He lies, and the propaganda media plays up his lies as if they are the truth. Sadly, people are gullible enough to believe what they are told without doing any research to see if it's honest.
So now that I have showed you he is a liar, and his lies are backed by media what will you do? Change the opinion you have of him, or continue to believe the lies? I'm guessing the latter, but I hope not!
It's one thing to be delusional and not see something that is real. It's another thing all together to argue against reality when it gets displayed to you.
You can get better you know, but you have to want to learn. Cognitive dissonance is painful, but heals in time. If you are content to sit in the cave and watch the puppet show, fine and dandy. With that said, don't argue that the puppet show is reality. You harm the rest of humanity that deserves the opportunity to step out of the cave.
I'm guessing based on your words that the metaphors won't make much sense.
It is acceptable because the average citizen is ignorant to the... Well, so much that it is frightening. There is no media coverage, at least in main stream media( aka propaganda on TV) for any important issues. It is a small percentage of the populace that looks for real news and information.
Sorry, but there is way more behind the scenes. Look at who owns Blackwater and how much money they made during Iraq/Afghanistan so far. Look at how much money these politicians have invested in Oil, then look at how much money they have made since the war.
I'm not saying Saddam was a good guy mind you. I'm saying the US entering into the war was for many more reasons than you imply, and not disclosed to the public. Average people all lost in the deal, while the aristocrats have made a killing.
You can buy all the bullshit they feed you on the need for war, I'm okay with that. At the same time, I'll request you not repeat propaganda fed to you. Humanity deserves honesty. Anyone with internet access that still believes everything they were told about the wars, about 9/11, etc.. is simply idiotic.
Sadly true. I heard a stat on the radio this morning that 80% of the people graduating from NYC are illiterate. Since the source was Rush Limbaugh I would have fact checked that if it was a different stat. This one, I have no doubts as to it being correct.
Actually Microsoft thought the internet would fail. If you remember, Ballmer made a fool of himself at Windows 95 release because it only included NetBUI protocols. I'm too lazy to go dig up quotes, but they are there. Something along the lines of no business would ever use something that everyone else would be able to access. It was not until Windows 95B that MS shipped their own (albeit pathetic for many reasons) TCP/IP drivers with Windows, and it was not installed by default. If memory serves correctly, Win98 first rev did not have TCP/IP drivers installed by default either.
Wait. Did a troll just call someone a fanboi? In addition to the inaccurate description of the GPL, you also have a false statement. Its given away for no dollar amounts because the entire community expects someone else to do their work for them. Wait, what? So Linus expects all his Kernel development to be done by someone else? That is absolutely wrong. It's not even an exaggeration, it's a flat out lie.
The rest of your rant just backs your trolling MS Fanboi position. Keep it to yourself.
The subject including the statement about not paying bribes was referring to the US. Remaining paragraphs are about China. WTF do people learn in school today? No, really? Why can't you grasp the basics of your own language? Sadly you are not unique in your inability to perform basic reading comprehension tasks. Learn what a paragraph is, and how they are used.
Wow, nothing like manipulating strings to make arguments that did not exist. I guess you are just an asshole and happy to sit on your own. I have seen the type many times. In fact I have one I work with now, who everyone hates. Not because he's not smart, but because he believes he is better than everyone and has no need to participate in the group. The group does not perform as well as it could because of this person.
For clarity, you stated that teams suck and only your competence matters and that you learned that in the military. I showed that you are delusional, claiming to be military and having that belief. Both are taught by the military.
Claiming I don't understand English is laughable from someone who does not understand what paragraphs are, nor how to read them. Grats on being a douche.
Wow dude, I'm not sure how you are claiming to be "strong" in that short of a time. 10-20 minutes is not enough to work out more than a few muscle groups for strength.
Lets look at a few basics for strength. I used to work out with Mr. Jr Hawaii (4'11" but built like Arnold at 210). I was not that big, but at my best I was 190 with an average of 4.5% body fat and stand 5'7". I trained people for PT in the Military, and had no difficulty with the Navy Seals PT tests passing mark 3. That was a few years ago, so not where I am today. I do however bicycle to and from work every day so am not in bad shape. Parenting takes away a whole lot of your gym time.
Strength requires isolation and several sets of repetitions per muscle group. Normal training includes 3 sets, with some rest in between to allow the muscles to regain oxygen. Depending on who you ask, reps should start at 10-18 and reduce as you work the group. You don't just whip the weight as fast as you can either, nobody in their right mind would tell you to do so. A curl should take 3-4 seconds at a minimum for the positive rep, and another 3-4 seconds for the negative rep. Rest is roughly 60 seconds between sets. That means at least 3-4 minutes for one muscle group.
I could fully work out my biceps and triceps in 20 minutes assuming ready weights (no plate changing) or use of a machine (which nobody should recommend for strength training). Upper and lower bicep, inner and outer triceps. I have never touched anything else during that time.
You were correct that it's every other day, but given the amount of time it takes to build "body" strength you need to be in the gym 6 days a week. 1/2 the body day 1, the other half on day 2, back to first half, etc.. and then rest 1 day per week. Trust me, I used to spend at least 3-4 hours in the gym every day on top of military PT (which primarily works cardio).
I'm not saying you can't get in better shape in the time you mentioned. From couch potato to working out 3-4 days a week for 10-20 minutes is a good thing. I don't think you could be considered "strong" in that amount of work out time, but closer to what should be normal strength for your age.
Anyhow, the article reads ore like a daydream than a piece on science, as evidence for the most important part (percent usage of the brain for eyesight, and the retardation effects of this difference)are omitted.
The daydream aspect of science articles is hardly limited to this one. Every paper I read injects fallacy/fantasy to prove the point. Often these papers go further to discount other things in the process and "science minded" people just ignore it. The easy answer is that in order to make money, wild speculation has become relatively normal in "science". We don't have to have a lawsuit like we did against Fox, people just assume that entertainment should be normalized into everything including science. If you need an example look at Larry Kraus who is making truckloads of money as a sophist with a bit of science.
The NYP also approves everything through govt offices (at least according to leaks from former NYP employees). People need to figure out that the media is not working on their behalf, and quickly.
It is not "Piggy Bank" or "Nothing" as you are implying with your argument from fallacy. The Government is supposed to be regulating (and enforcing those regulations). If they were actually doing what they were supposed to be doing, we would not be in the dire straights we are in today.
You throw straw men in everything else you state, so I'm not going to state anything further.
Wow, you and the AC are the same person? Wholly shit you are wrong on so many level's I don't even know where to start. The Government should absolutely not be able to bail out banks or any other business. They should have regulations in place, and of course auditors to ensure regulations are being followed. This is what business taxes are supposed to pay for. They should also have legal means to jail CEOs of that make billions of dollars while the customer and investors money gets pissed away. More simply put, you are wrong.
You are also confusing roles, and miss the point of the Republic. States have different responsibilities than the Federal Governments, which are different than City, County, and Township. Those separations were intentionally defined, yet you ignore them and lump everything under the Federal Govt. You accuse someone else of being lazy in the brain and seriously misinformed? Yeah, okay there mister dolt.. you keep right on thinking that. If you do continue to think that way, please keep your thoughts to yourself. Maybe if you get two thoughts in there they will bounce around and make a spark (yeah, I'm being an optimist).
Keep ignoring how much money your feds spend on TSA, DHS, FEMA, etc.. etc.. and you just keep thinking it's all required to keep you safe from a bogey man. You keep thinking that anyone concerned with the size of the Government is a racist. I don't care that you are delusional, I care that you are making your delusions public.
AT&T would not allow competition, and was not updating anything which angered consumers. Service dropped constantly, quality was poor in most of the country, old lines would disconnect calls in light winds, etc.. Competition tried to step in, and was denied access to AT&T to ensure they would starve. AT&T was screwing customers as much as competition.
So I can't agree with your statement regarding monopolies. One must completely ignore history in order to make such a delusional statement. Read the histories of every successful suit for Monopoly in the US and you might understand why we have Laws to prevent monopolization.
Well, credit card companies are probably digging all the information. Insurance agencies also. Guess who gets a higher premium in their life insurance? Guess who gets better credit?
I agree. Especially when I hear the constant "follow us on Facebook and Twitter" plugs on every major news agency. Twitter would be fine for members of an active revolution or something.. but not day to day contact and communication. I don't care when you fart or how good your hamburger tasted. Most other people don't care either. The delusions of grandeur we can access so easily, and yes that is what many people use it for.
Why not just never hit a like button? Sure, it's possible for Google to figure things out based on my URLs, but dang at least they have to work for that one.
The re-design is probably due to a dramatic drop in use. The fad wore off on many, and people have been learning where the data and tracking is going. It's good that they are ignorant as to "why" people have not been using their service. Let them pee away all of their cash trying to get people back to the service.
That said, just like MS keeps pumping money in to Bing, DARPA and other government agencies will continue to fund Facebook until well after it's usefulness has worn out.
Nope, you would just see more proxy wars. The UK and US don't run around talking smack, but have killed at least as many in the last 20 years as Saddam in his full reign. Combine the open wars with the proxies (funding for rebellions in Egypt, Syria, Libya, etc... etc..).
Being ex-military does not and should not infer that I have never worked on civilian teams which worked the same way, and I believe the implication is poorly placed. My military experience allows me to use some real life extreme examples to show the point, but we see the same things work well in private sector.
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The age of the universe is pure guess work. It's not even good educated guess work. Hell, go search and you will see numbers from the expanding vacuum theory crowd over 17 billion. The 13 billion is based on big bang models which use as much as 90% made up numbers for dark matter and energy to get close to a valid simulation.
If you are guessing to begin with, it's not a story that your guess is .1% wrong! This is especially obnoxious when others in the field are guessing at 125% differences depending on who's guess work and theory you like.
What is more newsworthy in my opinion is why people are gullible enough to think crap like this is actually "newsworthy". I'll add that it's very sad that the people that believe these models are real when it's admitted to be mostly made of magical materials and energy, and yet those same people make fun of others that believe in theology.
While I agree with most of what you state, your last paragraph brings out another point. "The Daily Show" provides more factual news than Fox, NBC, and ABC combined.. and it's a frigging Comedy show for pity's sake! Don't mistake what I said with claiming there is no propaganda on that show. I'm simply pointing out the comedy of errors we are living in currently.
Obama is a liar, and you believing anything his administration tells you makes you a fool. Need proof that Obama is a liar? Lets look at the 2011 NDAA (which you can go read about).
1. NDAA is written with a clause that allows the indefinite detention of US Citizens inside the USA without trial, without warrant, and without merit. People were alarmed that this clause was put in the NDAA, it's a defense spending act.
2. Obama claims he won't sign it if that passage exists. NDAA is _never_ submitted without that clause.
3. Obama signs the NDAA at 12/21/11 at 11:59 PM. Interesting time frame for many reasons, mostly because it's out of the media for at least a day with New Years celebrations. Obama claims he had to sign it or the troops would not get paid (that is a lie, go learn something if you don't understand why.) and that he still never wanted that section in the act.
4. NDAA is challenged and goes to court due to the clause denying constitutional rights to US Citizens. Court agrees and strikes that portion of the act.
If Obama was honest, that would have been the end of the story, but instead he orders White House attorneys to appeal the ruling. Not once, because the next court stated the section was unconstitutional. He ordered a second appeal.
The issue here is that you refuse to acknowledge reality. You believe everything the media plays him saying, and take it as gospel without doing any fact checking. He has done or stood for almost nothing he claims. He lied about providing funding and arms to Libya, which came out after the fact. The same in Syria. He lies, and the propaganda media plays up his lies as if they are the truth. Sadly, people are gullible enough to believe what they are told without doing any research to see if it's honest.
So now that I have showed you he is a liar, and his lies are backed by media what will you do? Change the opinion you have of him, or continue to believe the lies? I'm guessing the latter, but I hope not!
me: Knock knock!
you: Who is there?
me: Reality!
you: No thanks, I only want propaganda.
It's one thing to be delusional and not see something that is real. It's another thing all together to argue against reality when it gets displayed to you.
You can get better you know, but you have to want to learn. Cognitive dissonance is painful, but heals in time. If you are content to sit in the cave and watch the puppet show, fine and dandy. With that said, don't argue that the puppet show is reality. You harm the rest of humanity that deserves the opportunity to step out of the cave.
I'm guessing based on your words that the metaphors won't make much sense.
It is acceptable because the average citizen is ignorant to the ... Well, so much that it is frightening. There is no media coverage, at least in main stream media( aka propaganda on TV) for any important issues. It is a small percentage of the populace that looks for real news and information.
Sorry, but there is way more behind the scenes. Look at who owns Blackwater and how much money they made during Iraq/Afghanistan so far. Look at how much money these politicians have invested in Oil, then look at how much money they have made since the war.
I'm not saying Saddam was a good guy mind you. I'm saying the US entering into the war was for many more reasons than you imply, and not disclosed to the public. Average people all lost in the deal, while the aristocrats have made a killing.
You can buy all the bullshit they feed you on the need for war, I'm okay with that. At the same time, I'll request you not repeat propaganda fed to you. Humanity deserves honesty. Anyone with internet access that still believes everything they were told about the wars, about 9/11, etc.. is simply idiotic.
Sadly true. I heard a stat on the radio this morning that 80% of the people graduating from NYC are illiterate. Since the source was Rush Limbaugh I would have fact checked that if it was a different stat. This one, I have no doubts as to it being correct.
Actually Microsoft thought the internet would fail. If you remember, Ballmer made a fool of himself at Windows 95 release because it only included NetBUI protocols. I'm too lazy to go dig up quotes, but they are there. Something along the lines of no business would ever use something that everyone else would be able to access. It was not until Windows 95B that MS shipped their own (albeit pathetic for many reasons) TCP/IP drivers with Windows, and it was not installed by default. If memory serves correctly, Win98 first rev did not have TCP/IP drivers installed by default either.
Wait. Did a troll just call someone a fanboi? In addition to the inaccurate description of the GPL, you also have a false statement. Its given away for no dollar amounts because the entire community expects someone else to do their work for them. Wait, what? So Linus expects all his Kernel development to be done by someone else? That is absolutely wrong. It's not even an exaggeration, it's a flat out lie.
The rest of your rant just backs your trolling MS Fanboi position. Keep it to yourself.
The subject including the statement about not paying bribes was referring to the US. Remaining paragraphs are about China. WTF do people learn in school today? No, really? Why can't you grasp the basics of your own language? Sadly you are not unique in your inability to perform basic reading comprehension tasks. Learn what a paragraph is, and how they are used.
Wow, nothing like manipulating strings to make arguments that did not exist. I guess you are just an asshole and happy to sit on your own. I have seen the type many times. In fact I have one I work with now, who everyone hates. Not because he's not smart, but because he believes he is better than everyone and has no need to participate in the group. The group does not perform as well as it could because of this person.
For clarity, you stated that teams suck and only your competence matters and that you learned that in the military. I showed that you are delusional, claiming to be military and having that belief. Both are taught by the military.
Claiming I don't understand English is laughable from someone who does not understand what paragraphs are, nor how to read them. Grats on being a douche.
Wow dude, I'm not sure how you are claiming to be "strong" in that short of a time. 10-20 minutes is not enough to work out more than a few muscle groups for strength.
Lets look at a few basics for strength. I used to work out with Mr. Jr Hawaii (4'11" but built like Arnold at 210). I was not that big, but at my best I was 190 with an average of 4.5% body fat and stand 5'7". I trained people for PT in the Military, and had no difficulty with the Navy Seals PT tests passing mark 3. That was a few years ago, so not where I am today. I do however bicycle to and from work every day so am not in bad shape. Parenting takes away a whole lot of your gym time.
Strength requires isolation and several sets of repetitions per muscle group. Normal training includes 3 sets, with some rest in between to allow the muscles to regain oxygen. Depending on who you ask, reps should start at 10-18 and reduce as you work the group. You don't just whip the weight as fast as you can either, nobody in their right mind would tell you to do so. A curl should take 3-4 seconds at a minimum for the positive rep, and another 3-4 seconds for the negative rep. Rest is roughly 60 seconds between sets. That means at least 3-4 minutes for one muscle group.
I could fully work out my biceps and triceps in 20 minutes assuming ready weights (no plate changing) or use of a machine (which nobody should recommend for strength training). Upper and lower bicep, inner and outer triceps. I have never touched anything else during that time.
You were correct that it's every other day, but given the amount of time it takes to build "body" strength you need to be in the gym 6 days a week. 1/2 the body day 1, the other half on day 2, back to first half, etc.. and then rest 1 day per week. Trust me, I used to spend at least 3-4 hours in the gym every day on top of military PT (which primarily works cardio).
I'm not saying you can't get in better shape in the time you mentioned. From couch potato to working out 3-4 days a week for 10-20 minutes is a good thing. I don't think you could be considered "strong" in that amount of work out time, but closer to what should be normal strength for your age.
Hollywood won't go broke, the govt will bail them out just like banks. Propaganda machines are required to continue the fraud we still call democracy
Anyhow, the article reads ore like a daydream than a piece on science, as evidence for the most important part (percent usage of the brain for eyesight, and the retardation effects of this difference)are omitted.
The daydream aspect of science articles is hardly limited to this one. Every paper I read injects fallacy/fantasy to prove the point. Often these papers go further to discount other things in the process and "science minded" people just ignore it. The easy answer is that in order to make money, wild speculation has become relatively normal in "science". We don't have to have a lawsuit like we did against Fox, people just assume that entertainment should be normalized into everything including science. If you need an example look at Larry Kraus who is making truckloads of money as a sophist with a bit of science.
The NYP also approves everything through govt offices (at least according to leaks from former NYP employees). People need to figure out that the media is not working on their behalf, and quickly.
It is not "Piggy Bank" or "Nothing" as you are implying with your argument from fallacy. The Government is supposed to be regulating (and enforcing those regulations). If they were actually doing what they were supposed to be doing, we would not be in the dire straights we are in today.
You throw straw men in everything else you state, so I'm not going to state anything further.
Wow, you and the AC are the same person? Wholly shit you are wrong on so many level's I don't even know where to start. The Government should absolutely not be able to bail out banks or any other business. They should have regulations in place, and of course auditors to ensure regulations are being followed. This is what business taxes are supposed to pay for. They should also have legal means to jail CEOs of that make billions of dollars while the customer and investors money gets pissed away. More simply put, you are wrong.
You are also confusing roles, and miss the point of the Republic. States have different responsibilities than the Federal Governments, which are different than City, County, and Township. Those separations were intentionally defined, yet you ignore them and lump everything under the Federal Govt. You accuse someone else of being lazy in the brain and seriously misinformed? Yeah, okay there mister dolt.. you keep right on thinking that. If you do continue to think that way, please keep your thoughts to yourself. Maybe if you get two thoughts in there they will bounce around and make a spark (yeah, I'm being an optimist).
Keep ignoring how much money your feds spend on TSA, DHS, FEMA, etc.. etc.. and you just keep thinking it's all required to keep you safe from a bogey man. You keep thinking that anyone concerned with the size of the Government is a racist. I don't care that you are delusional, I care that you are making your delusions public.
AT&T would not allow competition, and was not updating anything which angered consumers. Service dropped constantly, quality was poor in most of the country, old lines would disconnect calls in light winds, etc.. Competition tried to step in, and was denied access to AT&T to ensure they would starve. AT&T was screwing customers as much as competition.
So I can't agree with your statement regarding monopolies. One must completely ignore history in order to make such a delusional statement. Read the histories of every successful suit for Monopoly in the US and you might understand why we have Laws to prevent monopolization.
If you buy with a credit card, they get the invoice so yes.. they know what you purchase as well as from where.
Well, credit card companies are probably digging all the information. Insurance agencies also. Guess who gets a higher premium in their life insurance? Guess who gets better credit?
I agree. Especially when I hear the constant "follow us on Facebook and Twitter" plugs on every major news agency. Twitter would be fine for members of an active revolution or something.. but not day to day contact and communication. I don't care when you fart or how good your hamburger tasted. Most other people don't care either. The delusions of grandeur we can access so easily, and yes that is what many people use it for.
Why not just never hit a like button? Sure, it's possible for Google to figure things out based on my URLs, but dang at least they have to work for that one.
The re-design is probably due to a dramatic drop in use. The fad wore off on many, and people have been learning where the data and tracking is going. It's good that they are ignorant as to "why" people have not been using their service. Let them pee away all of their cash trying to get people back to the service.
That said, just like MS keeps pumping money in to Bing, DARPA and other government agencies will continue to fund Facebook until well after it's usefulness has worn out.
Nope, you would just see more proxy wars. The UK and US don't run around talking smack, but have killed at least as many in the last 20 years as Saddam in his full reign. Combine the open wars with the proxies (funding for rebellions in Egypt, Syria, Libya, etc... etc..).
Being ex-military does not and should not infer that I have never worked on civilian teams which worked the same way, and I believe the implication is poorly placed. My military experience allows me to use some real life extreme examples to show the point, but we see the same things work well in private sector.