good god mash had a laugh track? i only ever saw it without. I imagine the whole thing seems a lot more undignified and lowbrow with a laugh track - like watching "happy days goes to vietnam" or something. On the other hand, the bbc once aired the addams family without the laugh track and every single joke hung in the air like a bad fart. It was extremely uncomfortable to watch.
Careful not to take that too far. By that attitude all of science where you can't verify the evidence is "just" anecdotal. That accounts for almost all of science.
I would disagree with that completely. There's a difference between something being unverifiable, and something that you haven't personally verified. By definition all scientific evidence is verifiable.
Thanks for the list of names - i'll have a rummage around and give them a read, i'm sure it will be interesting stuff.
I realise you probably regard it as hostile to the subject that you're interested in, but I can't recommend enough "Why people believe weird things" by micheal shermer - if only as a fascinating examination of human psychology.
Any evidence is anecdotal unless it's verifiable. Can you recommend a researcher who has access to some physical evidence that can be examined by other people?
it seems like an eternity ago that i saw any of that shit on the internet. I think i've been using adblock and noscript for about 4 years - when i infrequently have to use the internet on other people's computers it seems like a different internet.
Who would you regard as genuine skeptics in the field? Can you point me to some compelling evidence that the sources I've looked at so far are likely to have ignored?
It accounts for it by pointing out that there is no mass of physical evidence, just stories about evidence and an unending plethora of ambiguous videos and photos. If you have some verifiable evidence there are a lot of skeptics that would be fascinated to see it. That isn't meant sarcastically.
If you haven't already, Try reading "why people believe weird things" by michael shermer. Since reading this i'm convinced that there are no such things as ghosts, and that aliens aren't visiting the earth, whereas before i think i just adopted the attitude that the huge body of anecdotal evidence for both of them must indicate something, no smoke without fire, etc.
Birth control doesn't mean you never get pregnant. It means you get pregnant only when you want to. So fertile women that never have sex with men have perfect birth control, including if they undergo artificial insemination.
anything travelling through space is limited to the speed of light even if it is massless. Space itself can expand at faster than the speed of light though, hence the universe being bigger than 13.75 billion light years in size.
It has worked because people either don't know who Cordwainer Bird is or if they do, they know that the work in question is something that Harlan Ellison should not be held accountable for.
He's not saying that he doesn't care if the country has healthcare or not, he's saying that he doesn't care that he has to contribute to it even if he doesn't use it.
I'm sure your gut-reaction objections to funding a space program are fascinating, but this entire post is a non-sequitur that does nothing to defend your claim that crime in the UK is "skyrocketing out of control". I've given you a clear, authoritative citation that says this isn't true.
You clearly said "crime rates skyrocketing out of control". This is demonstrably untrue, and the fact that you made this claim indicates quite clearly that you have little actual knowledge of what you're talking about, and are just pulling vitriol out of your arse.
Yes, chavs intimdating people is unacceptable, and no it isn't as rife as you think it is, just because you watch police..camera..wankers every night on channel 5.
According to an interview with stuart langridge on linux outlaws podcast, it's a combination of compatibility with portable playback devices, and the fact that the record companies only supply the music in mp3 format.
He did express an interest in supplying flac/ogg if the record companies would cooperate, but he didn't sound optimistic.
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unless that situation is his fetish
NIMBYism is independent of left/right politics.
sneering is a sign of insecurity
good god mash had a laugh track? i only ever saw it without. I imagine the whole thing seems a lot more undignified and lowbrow with a laugh track - like watching "happy days goes to vietnam" or something. On the other hand, the bbc once aired the addams family without the laugh track and every single joke hung in the air like a bad fart. It was extremely uncomfortable to watch.
Yes it's true. This man has no dick.
Careful not to take that too far. By that attitude all of science where you can't verify the evidence is "just" anecdotal. That accounts for almost all of science.
I would disagree with that completely. There's a difference between something being unverifiable, and something that you haven't personally verified. By definition all scientific evidence is verifiable.
Thanks for the list of names - i'll have a rummage around and give them a read, i'm sure it will be interesting stuff.
I realise you probably regard it as hostile to the subject that you're interested in, but I can't recommend enough "Why people believe weird things" by micheal shermer - if only as a fascinating examination of human psychology.
Any evidence is anecdotal unless it's verifiable. Can you recommend a researcher who has access to some physical evidence that can be examined by other people?
it seems like an eternity ago that i saw any of that shit on the internet. I think i've been using adblock and noscript for about 4 years - when i infrequently have to use the internet on other people's computers it seems like a different internet.
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that's what she said...
Who would you regard as genuine skeptics in the field? Can you point me to some compelling evidence that the sources I've looked at so far are likely to have ignored?
It accounts for it by pointing out that there is no mass of physical evidence, just stories about evidence and an unending plethora of ambiguous videos and photos. If you have some verifiable evidence there are a lot of skeptics that would be fascinated to see it. That isn't meant sarcastically.
If you haven't already, Try reading "why people believe weird things" by michael shermer. Since reading this i'm convinced that there are no such things as ghosts, and that aliens aren't visiting the earth, whereas before i think i just adopted the attitude that the huge body of anecdotal evidence for both of them must indicate something, no smoke without fire, etc.
If you are interested in skepticism in general I can recommend the podcasts skeptoid, skepticality and the skeptics guide to the universe
The betty and barney hill episode of skeptoid is quite enlightening. There are quite a few UFO episodes.
The shermer book is essential reading.
Even if delvers better sound and video?
how is babby formed?
It's "I'm sorry that your understanding of English is so poor".
Who gives a fuck what you want? The law is unjust.
basic skeptical principles
Birth control doesn't mean you never get pregnant. It means you get pregnant only when you want to. So fertile women that never have sex with men have perfect birth control, including if they undergo artificial insemination.
anything travelling through space is limited to the speed of light even if it is massless. Space itself can expand at faster than the speed of light though, hence the universe being bigger than 13.75 billion light years in size.
i would have thought sony would be prepared to ship "other os" enabled firmware on units being sent to research / commercial outfits.
It has worked because people either don't know who Cordwainer Bird is or if they do, they know that the work in question is something that Harlan Ellison should not be held accountable for.
you should have said staff room, not faculty lounge, and man, not guy.
He's not saying that he doesn't care if the country has healthcare or not, he's saying that he doesn't care that he has to contribute to it even if he doesn't use it.
I'm sure your gut-reaction objections to funding a space program are fascinating, but this entire post is a non-sequitur that does nothing to defend your claim that crime in the UK is "skyrocketing out of control". I've given you a clear, authoritative citation that says this isn't true.
You aren't paying attention to what I'm saying.
You clearly said "crime rates skyrocketing out of control". This is demonstrably untrue, and the fact that you made this claim indicates quite clearly that you have little actual knowledge of what you're talking about, and are just pulling vitriol out of your arse.
Yes, chavs intimdating people is unacceptable, and no it isn't as rife as you think it is, just because you watch police..camera..wankers every night on channel 5.
According to an interview with stuart langridge on linux outlaws podcast, it's a combination of compatibility with portable playback devices, and the fact that the record companies only supply the music in mp3 format. He did express an interest in supplying flac/ogg if the record companies would cooperate, but he didn't sound optimistic.