Goodbye message from OwlInaSack: Admin has suspended my account (I’m not sure why) – but ...

Leontion comments on Aug 12, 2020:

I went to the linked thread about SLUG-- yikes-- so if I criticize that piece in SLUG for being full of straw man arguments, would that get me evicted? When he says "new direction" for this site-- does that mean evidence-based? Or anti leftist? I don't find evidence supports much of what was said in...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@Leontion IAMNAL, but I can easily imagine legal reasons why that is impermissable.

White House unveils partnership to boost quantum science education [reuters.com]

yvilletom comments on Aug 12, 2020:

Well, two points are two points. How many understand quantum science well enough to teach it to those who will teach it to kids?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@yvilletom I have a hat that says "I'm retired, don't ask me to do a damn thing!" :)

White House unveils partnership to boost quantum science education [reuters.com]

yvilletom comments on Aug 12, 2020:

Well, two points are two points. How many understand quantum science well enough to teach it to those who will teach it to kids?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

As a Software Developer, I would say much the same about CS, but no K-12 teacher is likely to be an expert about either one. I still want them taught.

Sanders Joins Calls for Resignation or Removal of Postmaster General Over Efforts to 'Suppress the ...

FearlessFly comments on Aug 12, 2020:

Kinda late in the 'game' for that. Trump would just appoint someone just as 'deplorable'.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@AnneWimsey . . . this is not about privacy. Both are important constitutional rights (voting by mail isn't). Despite the outrage, how would you suggest challenging a presidents' power in appointing head(s) of FEDERAL agencies ?

TikTok collected Android user data using tactic banned by Google Practice ended in November, ...

St-Sinner comments on Aug 12, 2020:

Do you know every social media platform and government agencies have been doing it for years?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@St-Sinner @AnneWimsey We have only the rights that we can defend -- google is defending theirs. I advocate that individuals do also. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/privacy https://www.gilc.nl/privacy/survey/intro.html https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2048=caselrev

TikTok collected Android user data using tactic banned by Google Practice ended in November, ...

St-Sinner comments on Aug 12, 2020:

Do you know every social media platform and government agencies have been doing it for years?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@St-Sinner . . . "this just in" more 'policy' :P https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/11/stalkerware-apps-google-ads/?guccounter=1

TikTok collected Android user data using tactic banned by Google Practice ended in November, ...

St-Sinner comments on Aug 12, 2020:

Do you know every social media platform and government agencies have been doing it for years?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@St-Sinner "does this issue matter? " I'm strident defender of privacy -- folks tend to 'roll-eyes, shake head". Being an advertising company (95% of revenue), I think Google (and Trump) is trying to say 'China, don't tread on me" by enforcing policy.

"City Of New Orleans"- COSMO'S FACTORY/ FOGERTY'S FACTORY [youtube.com]

EyesThatSmile comments on Aug 12, 2020:

I get the feeling those are his grandchildren...a good possibility. I enjoyed the donkey chiming in! Nice one.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@Marionville "John Fogerty and his three children have spent their time in quarantine performing classics and uploading them on YouTube, including “Lodi,” “The City of New Orleans,” and others. Now, on his 75th birthday, the rocker and his family have released Fogerty’s Factory, an EP of the songs." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-fogerty-family-ep-fogertys-factory-1006425/

TikTok collected Android user data using tactic banned by Google Practice ended in November, ...

St-Sinner comments on Aug 12, 2020:

Do you know every social media platform and government agencies have been doing it for years?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

Collecting data, yes. Using 'tactics' banned by Google ? -- citation needed.

This song goes out to a beautiful lady.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 11, 2020:

The Penguins had formed the year prior and recorded the song as a demo in a garage in South Los Angeles. The song's origins lie in multiple different sources, among them songs by Jesse Belvin, Patti Page, and the Hollywood Flames. Its authorship was the subject of a bitter legal dispute with ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@Green_Soldier71 . . . the difficult (Wikipedia) done immediately, the impossible takes a little longer. :)

TikTok collected Android user data using tactic banned by Google Practice ended in November, ...

SpikeTalon comments on Aug 12, 2020:

Dang, good thing I never used that app.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

. . . right, I don't have it on my $15 flip phone either :) Doesn't ByteDance have lots of apps ?

When we engage in discourse on social media our expectations contain many of the same standards used...

FearlessFly comments on Aug 11, 2020:

. . . hmmm, I'm Choosing to engage I would choose a different category than Politics . . . Isn't it (subjectively) uncivil/rude to accuse someone of being (subjectively) uncivil/rude ? "In person, it's harder to not hear what is said" -- Anyone here not 'heard' someone say to them "You are ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@towkneed I appreciate your detailed response. I would have chosen General & Hellos or Community Senate (however, that is a smaller audience). . . . 'subjects' vs. 'subjectivity' -- **noun** vs **adjective** -- quite different Perhaps your attempt to play with those words were meant to (sort of) mirror my uses of 'heard' -- whatever. "consensus of subjects whose observations are in agreement" -- I would call that being reasonable or compromising (in the ameliorative), not necessarily objective. "uncivil" -- was intended generally (hoping to encourage folks to consider indiscriminate use of it) not directed at you :) I would say that on sites where 'dating' is a possibility, I don't think it is meant to be colloquial, I think it is because they have (often ? ) encountered the LACK of it. :O

Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Unplugged) [youtube.com]

dsharphead66 comments on Aug 11, 2020:

How about giving someone else a chance to post something on this page besides your every 5 minutes uploading a new video of a song that we've heard over and over and over and over and over again. I think the pinned post by the moderator was directed towards you . Meant with love!

FearlessFly replies on Aug 11, 2020:

Having just 'joined' this group, how would you know ? No one is preventing anyone from posting at any time they want (so long as it meets group 'policy' ) When I joined this group (9/19 ? ) I routinely posted two-in-a-row for months. Now, once-in-a-blue-moon (once today) I inadvertently post two-in-a-row. My music posts typically (on average ? ) are at least 2 hours apart. YMMV :P :)

Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as VP!!

FearlessFly comments on Aug 11, 2020:

. . just read the NYT article (and NPR). Will be interesting to see how the opposition shapes-up (imagining the worst from Trump). :O

FearlessFly replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@twill . . . your replies about it could be construed as evidence to the contrary. :O

It is magic.

linxminx comments on Aug 11, 2020:

With the right whiskey its a nice smooth magic.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 11, 2020:

The 'wet' kind can work wonders as well ! :O :)

Richard Stallman, and an anonymous digital payment method.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

There's something wrong with Paypal?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@AnneWimsey Privacy versus convenience, we apparently are on opposite sides. . . . freedom isn't free

Richard Stallman, and an anonymous digital payment method.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

There's something wrong with Paypal?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@AnneWimsey I would say a lot more needed, these are a start https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa https://gdpr.eu/data-privacy/ https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/laws-regulations/index.html

Richard Stallman, and an anonymous digital payment method.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

There's something wrong with Paypal?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@AnneWimsey . . . part of the solution, or part of the problem :P

It's Kamala! Excellent choice, and just goes to show 'Joe knows' what he's doing.

St-Sinner comments on Aug 11, 2020:

It is Joe's advisors primarily. In these unsure times, he must take their advice. When Biden is let off script he blunders. Reportedly black leaders told Biden that if a black woman is not picked, he will lose the election.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 11, 2020:

This references one influential black leader who said otherwise (queued-up) https://youtu.be/UxdvRl70m5I?t=2484

Richard Stallman, and an anonymous digital payment method.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

There's something wrong with Paypal?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@AnneWimsey "here & there in bits & pieces" -- I'm fairly acquainted with HIPAA (20 years in electronic health care data as a Software Developer). A 'covered entity' wouldn't fare well if all the stored data were available to all online. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/covered-entities/index.html Despite the profit benefits of tech companies' data collection/use/abuse, widespread attitudes about data privacy are not so 'laissez faire' as you seem to imply. https://www.akamai.com/us/en/multimedia/documents/report/akamai-research-consumer-attitudes-toward-data-privacy.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK236546/ https://www.gilc.nl/privacy/survey/intro.html

When we engage in discourse on social media our expectations contain many of the same standards used...

FearlessFly comments on Aug 11, 2020:

. . . hmmm, I'm Choosing to engage I would choose a different category than Politics . . . Isn't it (subjectively) uncivil/rude to accuse someone of being (subjectively) uncivil/rude ? "In person, it's harder to not hear what is said" -- Anyone here not 'heard' someone say to them "You are ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd No, 'man'

When we engage in discourse on social media our expectations contain many of the same standards used...

FearlessFly comments on Aug 11, 2020:

. . . hmmm, I'm Choosing to engage I would choose a different category than Politics . . . Isn't it (subjectively) uncivil/rude to accuse someone of being (subjectively) uncivil/rude ? "In person, it's harder to not hear what is said" -- Anyone here not 'heard' someone say to them "You are ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd "That's being a friend" I have a very strict definition of friend -- someone I can say anything to and hear anything from without losing my temper or self-confidence. Perhaps no one totally meets that ideal. I have heard a similar one -- someone who knows everything about me and still likes me anyway. I try to use the word 'friend' ONLY when it actually applies. I'm not sure how to interpret your last question. I'm dubious that folks online get that "intimate" (or expect it). Does that make honesty a continuum (rhetorical) ? If so, I don't hear acknowledgement of it.

Richard Stallman, and an anonymous digital payment method.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

There's something wrong with Paypal?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@AnneWimsey Would mind having someone install webcams in your bathroom and bedroom ? Is all of your medical/legal/financial information available online for all to see ?

How to safely/efficiently clean-up space 'junk' ?

BitFlipper comments on Aug 10, 2020:

International agreements prevent any country from putting weapons in Earth orbit. However, Russia has an idea to blast the space junk to Smithereens using a particle beam. It's another one of their bullshit projects. They really want to have a particle beam pointing down at you and me.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@BitFlipper I remember hearing about it. Now wondering if US or Russia (both) was putting out fake news. A lot less space junk back then (70's). US started SDI under Reagan (80s).

How to safely/efficiently clean-up space 'junk' ?

BitFlipper comments on Aug 10, 2020:

International agreements prevent any country from putting weapons in Earth orbit. However, Russia has an idea to blast the space junk to Smithereens using a particle beam. It's another one of their bullshit projects. They really want to have a particle beam pointing down at you and me.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

Did you watch the video ? One of the proposals is the shoot ions at a defunct satellite to get into lower degrading orbit.

Richard Stallman, and an anonymous digital payment method.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

There's something wrong with Paypal?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@AnneWimsey Do you think privacy is unimportant ? Hopeless ? (GDPR) Have you noticed that folks who might say "I have nothing to hide" are all fully clothed when saying it ? Are we "frogs in a pot that is headed for boil" ?

How to safely/efficiently clean-up space 'junk' ?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

I thought most of it eventually fell back into the atmosphere & burned up because their orbits degraded.?? If there is so much stuff up there it is getting dangerously cluttered, why cannot they signal them to degrade their own orbit?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@AnneWimsey I don't thing any of them are cheap. And "free fall" doesn't describe degrading orbits into thicker atmosphere until the burn-up from the friction. The video describes the degredation fairly well.

Should The USA Be Considered a Democracy?

dermot235 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

The US is not a functioning Democracy and it's getting worse every year. Voter Suppression Gerrymandering The Electoral College, And then Alaska with it's 600,000 people gets 2 Senators and California with 39 Millions People gets 2 Senators also. WTF Please don't export your democracy ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@dermot235 Not harder, different. US has some better issues, some worse. I wouldn't want to "rate" the US or Europe issues.

Totally disrespectful.

silverotter11 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

I think according to the U.S. Flag Code the flag should not be placed below a campaign pendent.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

(from Wikipedia) "This is a U.S. federal law, but the penalty described in Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. § 700) for failure to comply with it is not enforced"

Should The USA Be Considered a Democracy?

dermot235 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

The US is not a functioning Democracy and it's getting worse every year. Voter Suppression Gerrymandering The Electoral College, And then Alaska with it's 600,000 people gets 2 Senators and California with 39 Millions People gets 2 Senators also. WTF Please don't export your democracy ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@dermot235 US chose not to follow those "crooked paths". US still has (plenty of) other 'paths' to correct. :P

Should The USA Be Considered a Democracy?

dermot235 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

The US is not a functioning Democracy and it's getting worse every year. Voter Suppression Gerrymandering The Electoral College, And then Alaska with it's 600,000 people gets 2 Senators and California with 39 Millions People gets 2 Senators also. WTF Please don't export your democracy ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

US hasn't had Catholic (any) church (or a Monarchy) powerful enough to control things for long periods of time. :)

Should The USA Be Considered a Democracy?

Storm1752 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Yes. Well...no not really. It's not 'one man, one vote,' which if it isn't SHOULD be the standard. The Electoral College is an anachronism with should be abolished, but that would take a constitutional amendment, which ain't gonna happen. Plus there other reasons to say with justification our ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

"should be abolished" -- too much power to the large population states, candidates would never visit the smaller ones.

How to safely/efficiently clean-up space 'junk' ?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

I thought most of it eventually fell back into the atmosphere & burned up because their orbits degraded.?? If there is so much stuff up there it is getting dangerously cluttered, why cannot they signal them to degrade their own orbit?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

Some (few? ) do have that capability. Watch the video in the article for other explanations of problems.

Richard Stallman, and an anonymous digital payment method.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

There's something wrong with Paypal?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@AnneWimsey It is not private. When I hand $( x ) (legal tender for all debts, public and private) to a merchant and leave, my identity is not known/tracked. You could say that is not important to you, that does not mean it is not important.

Richard Stallman, and an anonymous digital payment method.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

There's something wrong with Paypal?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@AnneWimsey . . . exactly what ?

Richard Stallman, and an anonymous digital payment method.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

There's something wrong with Paypal?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@AnneWimsey Just putting "IS" in an assertion doesn't confer veracity. Your anecdote (although good for you) is not data. Even if a large percentage of "payment system" users don't have problems doesn't mean there aren't significant issues/problems. https://money.howstuffworks.com/paypal.htm#pt7 If convenience is the (your) metric, things are wonderful -- until they are not. Why shouldn't/ISN'T it be possible (and widespread) to pay online securely/trustfully/privately/legally like cash ?

Richard Stallman, and an anonymous digital payment method.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

There's something wrong with Paypal?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

Put "paypalsucks" in your search engine . . . It (they) are NOT banks (not regulated)

How to safely/efficiently clean-up space 'junk' ?

davknight comments on Aug 10, 2020:

About 20 years ago, somebody came up with the idea of an orbiting spacecraft that would act as a 'vacuum cleaner' for space junk. But nothing has ever come of the idea.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

Watch the video, multiple ideas are being considered. This is just the first test of one.

How to safely/efficiently clean-up space 'junk' ?

bingst comments on Aug 10, 2020:

I've thought for a long time that all that space junk should be harvested by shuttle missions, then deposited on the moon for future re-utilization at an eventual lunar outpost. Short of that, a shuttle like the US used to have would be a good platform for collection and return.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@bingst I posted an article days ago about Amazon requesting permission (intl agency) for broadband satellites, with features to de-orbit (SpaceX also) in x years.

How to safely/efficiently clean-up space 'junk' ?

bingst comments on Aug 10, 2020:

I've thought for a long time that all that space junk should be harvested by shuttle missions, then deposited on the moon for future re-utilization at an eventual lunar outpost. Short of that, a shuttle like the US used to have would be a good platform for collection and return.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 10, 2020:

Seems problematic to me (I claim NO expertise). If humans aboard, expensive. Watch the video, some satellites explode from unused fuel. Some are defunct and have no way to 'collapse' solar arrays/what-not.

I get the idea that people usually call themselves Agnostic out of fear that using the name Atheist ...

St-Sinner comments on Aug 9, 2020:

I think agnostics and atheists are treated the same by the religious everywhere. To them both are Godless sinners.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 9, 2020:

. . . I'm not sure. When asked "What church I go to", I have sometimes responded "The question presumes facts not in evidence". A typical reaction to that has been "Oh, so you are an atheist" -- jumping to conclusions. I now just say I'm atheist. :P

Moonlight Feels Right · Starbuck [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Aug 9, 2020:

Digging deep in the dusty archives.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 9, 2020:

. . . I like the alliteration -- dingy dusty dredges of digital document archives :)

Judy Collins - Someday Soon [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Aug 8, 2020:

She was so young then. Of course we were younger as well.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

. . . yea, I stopped getting 'younger' a LONG time ago :)

Sam and Dave Hold on, I'm coming [youtu.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 8, 2020:

. . . btw, what's NEED got to do with it ? :)

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

@Spinliesel Actually no, but (for most any music) I sometimes WANT it. :)

Should we stop meddling with pandas ? Why/not ?

LucyLoohoo comments on Aug 8, 2020:

Not sure why neither of these are available but, if they're an argument for stopping the conservation effort to save giant pandas, I'll argue with them forever. Every species is part of a huge chain of life in its ecosystem. Take pandas away and we sever a link in that chain. Anyone with a brain ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo All that is discussed in one of the articles.

Should we stop meddling with pandas ? Why/not ?

LucyLoohoo comments on Aug 8, 2020:

Not sure why neither of these are available but, if they're an argument for stopping the conservation effort to save giant pandas, I'll argue with them forever. Every species is part of a huge chain of life in its ecosystem. Take pandas away and we sever a link in that chain. Anyone with a brain ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

One of the arguments is that by the efforts to save the panda, MULTIPLE other (panda area related) species are being driven to extinction. I have little doubt these arguments can be found in other sources.

Some criticize those who look at the future in a positive light, and it's easy to scoff.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 8, 2020:

"these people have always been proved wrong" Is there (credible/verifiable) EVIDENCE that "forward thinking positivity" is more accurate than "doomsayers" ?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

@Storm1752 I don't advocate 'grumpy' or thinking the worst. "what's the harm" -- I contend that "sugar coating leads to truth decay" Aside from being liberal/left I like to think I'm persuaded by good (CT) arguments from any 'side'. "Happy people" -- I'm persuaded that happiness is a circumstance, not a condition. :)

Sam and Dave Hold on, I'm coming [youtu.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 8, 2020:

. . . btw, what's NEED got to do with it ? :)

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

@Spinliesel . . . just an (apparently lame) attempt at a smart-ass reply to your 'need some soul music'

Sonny Boy Williamson - Keep it to Yourself [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Aug 8, 2020:

Another great one. My son is a harmonica player, along with keyboards and other instruments. Good stuff.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

. . . just in case you haven't seen me post this before -- my fav harmonica song : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gdvgjLvi6c

TDS is causing unnecessary deaths. I wonder what the final TDS death count will be. [youtube.]

SCal comments on Aug 8, 2020:

Censorship is the new book burning. Freedom and the Republic dies to thunderous applause from the hive-mind.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

@SCal English is such a crappy language :

Is your Android phone (assuming you have one) have the chip with the vulnerability ?

Lorajay comments on Aug 8, 2020:

The article with be a lot more useful if it was dated and there was a date regarding when they supposedly fixed the chip.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

(not clear that they actually have been fixed) This article lists the CVEs (you would have to look them up) https://blog.checkpoint.com/2020/08/06/achilles-small-chip-big-peril/

"In Sweden, “two-thirds of deaths have been among those over 80, and 97% never received ...

FearlessFly comments on Aug 8, 2020:

Why not provide a link to the (paywalled) article ? :P https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-swedish-reminder-of-the-hidden-cost-of-single-payer-11596746809

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

@Flowerwall . . . I doubt opinion pieces are thoroughly fact-checked -- lies, damn lies, and statistics :P You could email the pieces' author and ask for the source.

Some criticize those who look at the future in a positive light, and it's easy to scoff.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 8, 2020:

"these people have always been proved wrong" Is there (credible/verifiable) EVIDENCE that "forward thinking positivity" is more accurate than "doomsayers" ?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

@Allamanda I guess I should have added objective, falsifiable evidence. correlation not-equal causation :P

"In Sweden, “two-thirds of deaths have been among those over 80, and 97% never received ...

FearlessFly comments on Aug 8, 2020:

Why not provide a link to the (paywalled) article ? :P https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-swedish-reminder-of-the-hidden-cost-of-single-payer-11596746809

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

@Flowerwall . . . no intention to infer that YOU would. Still, just knowing the source sets expectation(s) for all. . . . it is an OPINION piece :)

"In Sweden, “two-thirds of deaths have been among those over 80, and 97% never received ...

FearlessFly comments on Aug 8, 2020:

Why not provide a link to the (paywalled) article ? :P https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-swedish-reminder-of-the-hidden-cost-of-single-payer-11596746809

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

@Flowerwall a) some folks actually subscribe b) how would anyone know it hasn't been "made-up" ? Source(s) matter, even for those that "can't be fully read" :O

TDS is causing unnecessary deaths. I wonder what the final TDS death count will be. [youtube.]

skado comments on Aug 8, 2020:

This is the first I’ve heard of the idw community. It looks like it was created by the same person who created agnostic. Is that the case?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty . . . guessing, it's Open Source ?

Where you one of the 200,000 FB users in this group ? How can us non FB users know ?

Cutiebeauty comments on Aug 8, 2020:

Uh oh.. Paranoia will destroy ya.. Lol I never used Facebook.. Eek! No way..

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

. . . neither do I . . . Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean they are NOT out to get you. :O :P :)

GoodMan's post of Little Red Corvette reminded me of Pink Cadillac.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 7, 2020:

I never thought of that correllation -- LIKE it -- and the song !

FearlessFly replies on Aug 8, 2020:

@Spinliesel . . . had to look that one up. :) The ONLY sentence I remember from 3yrs of High School German : "Vorsicht Karl, ven du herunterkomst. Stosse deine kopf nicht on der lampe ! (spelling?) . . . not very useful conversationally :)

I just noticed that jorj profile, and post(s) have 'disappeared' Banned (after '29 day warning' ) ?

Pralina1 comments on Aug 7, 2020:

He is back already with new account and same name , promising to anyone that will argue w him , saying that he will be 10x more vicious on his insults and replies . Wow . Y anyone will ever want to discuss or engage w him at any point ?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@Lorajay https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/change-ip-address/ https://whatismyipaddress.com/change-ip

If you was told not to do something with out fully understanding why or the consequence behind it .

Lyvye13 comments on Aug 7, 2020:

Sorry their was a few typos i fixed it

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

. . . typos typically ignored by folks here (unless a good laugh can be had by all) :) Still not clear to me what the circumstances were -- the relevance would likely change any comment I'd make. Don't misunderstand, you are not required to disclose things you would rather not.

I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink · Merle Haggard [youtube.com]

Haemish1 comments on Aug 7, 2020:

Pretty mutch what I’m doing now!

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

. . . rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy. :)

Im confused is blm part of the far left now because of protest?

Cutiebeauty comments on Aug 7, 2020:

Unemployment benefits aren't paid back when people get their jobs back...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

Right, after all it is an insurance benefit not unlike most others (not like life insurance :) ), "premiums" paid by employers (perhaps in lieu of otherwise income).

I just noticed that jorj profile, and post(s) have 'disappeared' Banned (after '29 day warning' ) ?

bingst comments on Aug 7, 2020:

Yeah, seems to have just happened. I was just looking at that last post he made. What 29 day warning?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

He mentioned in a post (yesterday?). IIRC, he could not initiate comments, but could only create posts and reply to others' comments (something like that) -- a 29 day 'consequence' ?

This is the epitome of a simple, happy life, and wonderfully quirky.

JackPedigo comments on Aug 7, 2020:

I have become a fan of the tiny home movement. It fascinates me how one can have a comfortable lifestyle in a small, well-thoughtout space. If I were in such a position I would definitely go for a tiny home. Some close friends live a similar life. They have a wood yurt which is a warm, comfortable ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

One of the MANY PBS documentaries I 'consume' regularly. :)

Jerry Falwell, jr, to take leave of absence from Liberty University, per request of the University ...

Corvislover comments on Aug 7, 2020:

Is he going to get "healed"?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@whiskywoman . . . hmmm, Isn't that an olympic-sized JUMP (to conclusion) ?

The Satanic Temple Announces ‘Religious Abortion Ritual’ To Overcome Anti-Abortion Laws | ...

KKGator comments on Aug 6, 2020:

I'm actually okay with this.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@tsallinia I have NO problem with TST being a religion. :P One of their local leaders came to make a presentation at the MN Atheists monthly meetings. I liked it. Whether that could be just a (clever) strategy to get IRS approval ? -- don't care. I like their lack of deity-worship and their activism -- especially exposing the hypocrisy of Xians.

Its true i seen it on the interweb thingy majib.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 7, 2020:

. . . internet

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@EyesThatSmile . . . hmmm, too many "shit-zus" (shih tzus) ?

The Satanic Temple Announces ‘Religious Abortion Ritual’ To Overcome Anti-Abortion Laws | ...

KKGator comments on Aug 6, 2020:

I'm actually okay with this.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@tsallinia I have requested the documentary from my local library, and have read the 'schism' article. https://www.npr.org/2019/04/18/714313859/hail-satan-documentary-examines-protest-group-that-bedevils-religious-conservati?t=1596834047936 "ABOUT US The Mission Of The Satanic Temple Is To Encourage Benevolence And Empathy, Reject Tyrannical Authority, Advocate Practical Common Sense, Oppose Injustice, And Undertake Noble Pursuits." Your interpretation of TST is your opinion, not evidence. IMO, their reasons/tenets/activism are not "personal". ymmv

Bankers in Ireland after the Financial Banking Crash [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Aug 7, 2020:

. . . shades of Monty Pythons' Flying Circus :)

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@dermot235 . . . spoiler alert 90yr old Irving marries 60yr old Josephine On their wedding night Josephine calls down "Irving come upstairs, and make love to me" (from downstairs) Iriving calls-up "I can't do BOTH" :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCNw8gNCtng

From a Satirical Comedy TV show in Ireland. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Aug 7, 2020:

. . . watching another clip as well, kinda amazing.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@dermot235 . . . this I heard about, years ago :(

From a Satirical Comedy TV show in Ireland. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Aug 7, 2020:

. . . watching another clip as well, kinda amazing.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@dermot235 I was struggling to find a good way to ask about that. :)

The times they are a changing. Hear him out, it's worthwhile. [youtube.com]

dermot235 comments on Aug 7, 2020:

Interesting point about education being funded with Property tax resulting in low income areas having underfunded education systems. I can't think of any other country that creates underfunding of education in poor areas. Why should anyone get a poorly funded education because of what county you ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@dermot235 In a Michael Moore documentary he 'invades' a (Scandinavian?) country where private schools are DISALLOWED -- the idea being if rich folks want their kids to have a good education, they ALL need to be good. :O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KeAZho8TKo

I absolutely abhor statements like, "I heard from (preacher, uncle, hick on Youtube) that ____" when...

Marionville comments on Aug 7, 2020:

I think the Internet and social media are the biggest sources for information and “beliefs” held in this modern age...no yardstick for evidence needed to “like” and “share” with others! Welcome to the site...we really do try to be more objective here!

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

"("beliefs") no yardstick for evidence" "try to be more objective" (not claiming you are wrong about it) I see those two as contradictory. :O (in general, not directed personally) When "called-out" for a non-credible source or opinion-as-fact comment, I experience plenty of 'non-objectivity'. Folks I encounter ALL say the want honesty -- IMO, requiring objectivity. Are they being honest about it ?

The times they are a changing. Hear him out, it's worthwhile. [youtube.com]

dermot235 comments on Aug 7, 2020:

Interesting point about education being funded with Property tax resulting in low income areas having underfunded education systems. I can't think of any other country that creates underfunding of education in poor areas. Why should anyone get a poorly funded education because of what county you ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@dermot235 About 30yrs ago (then with 2 kids in elementary school), the school district (where I still live) had filed a major lawsuit. The basis of it was the disparity of funding between the tax-rich/poor communities. My community is very "whitebread" and locally very conservative (was not an issue for me at the time) and I think most would think it nice, WASP, upwardly mobile (perhaps) upper-middle class. Despite this, it is one of the tax-poor districts -- not major industry. Most predicted the lawsuit a winner. However, the MN SC ruled (probably correctly) that the issue should not be decided judicially, but in the legislature. Of course, nothing (that I know of) has changed.

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY - THE VERVE .

Beowulfsfriend comments on Aug 7, 2020:

The big guys always seem to win the lawsuits. Led Zeppelin won a case recently about Stairway. If you listen to the two songs they obviously ripped off the opening. BUT, the jurors were not allowed to listen to either song. if interested here is a video on that case ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

He makes (IMO) a compelling case (he could testify?). Harrison lost, for three notes in My Sweet Lord (You're So Fine). The book in the link below gives a whole different take on the subject.

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY - THE VERVE .

Marionville comments on Aug 7, 2020:

Funny ...I nearly posted this earlier!

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

"Once again I find I;m on my last post of the night, and tonight it;s Bittersweet Symphony by The..."

Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down · The Flying Burrito Brothers [youtube.com]

Lorajay comments on Aug 7, 2020:

That bottle has proven to be very undependable from many great singers.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

. . . rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy :)

The times they are a changing. Hear him out, it's worthwhile. [youtube.com]

dermot235 comments on Aug 7, 2020:

Interesting point about education being funded with Property tax resulting in low income areas having underfunded education systems. I can't think of any other country that creates underfunding of education in poor areas. Why should anyone get a poorly funded education because of what county you ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

I have long 'railed-against' the (IMO, lousy) idea of (illogical) connection of educational funding with owning property. https://www.ncsl.org/research/education/funding-approaches-the-property-tax-and-public-ed.aspx

The Satanic Temple Announces ‘Religious Abortion Ritual’ To Overcome Anti-Abortion Laws | ...

KKGator comments on Aug 6, 2020:

I'm actually okay with this.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@tsallinia (your edited comments) I have no reason to criticize the religion nomenclature of Buddhism, I think of it as a 'worldview' because of the lack of deity. You have not answered my question(s) about your original comment about TST -- opinion or evidence ?

Americans amazed by fancy new Australian technique called ‘Journalism’ | The Shovel

FearlessFly comments on Aug 6, 2020:

. . . sooo, this link criticising journalism, you got this from FACEBOOK ? LOL

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@MsDemeanour It was posted, I watched it. THIS "source" is **satire**. :O

The Satanic Temple Announces ‘Religious Abortion Ritual’ To Overcome Anti-Abortion Laws | ...

KKGator comments on Aug 6, 2020:

I'm actually okay with this.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@tsallinia . . . your opinion ? or evidence ?

The Satanic Temple Announces ‘Religious Abortion Ritual’ To Overcome Anti-Abortion Laws | ...

KKGator comments on Aug 6, 2020:

I'm actually okay with this.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@tsallinia My (somewhat limited) view of Buddhism fits those categories. I think TST uses the 'religion' aspect more like a weapon -- especially against Xians.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain (Official) - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Aug 6, 2020:

Some have speculated that the song's lyrics are referencing the Vietnam War, with the "rain" being a metaphor for bombs falling from the sky. In his review for Allmusic website, Mark Deming suggests that the song is about the idealism of the 1960s and about how it faded in the wake of events such as...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@GoodMan Thank Wikipedia :)

Eagles - Hotel California LIVE 1977 - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Aug 6, 2020:

Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics). The Eagles' original recording of the song features Henley singing the lead vocals and concludes with an extended section of electric guitar interplay between Felder and Joe Walsh. Eagles ...

FearlessFly replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@GoodMan I found in my local library -- 3 disk set. FANTASTIC, especially the 'unplugged' version of this song ! :)

Americans amazed by fancy new Australian technique called ‘Journalism’ | The Shovel

FearlessFly comments on Aug 6, 2020:

. . . sooo, this link criticising journalism, you got this from FACEBOOK ? LOL

FearlessFly replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@David1955 You posted SATIRE, from FACEBOOK, in the News & Links group, and you want the 'sentiment' to count ????? **really?** . . . fool me twice . . . :P

I'm not sure I agree with their idea here.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 6, 2020:

The article does NOT use the "theory" word, why **misuse** it ? @allamanda (is Evolution/Climate-change just a 'theory' ? ) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/just-a-theory-7-misused-science-words/

FearlessFly replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@Allamanda . . . the posted article is about **science**. Especially in that context, I think words **matter**. If they are less meaningful to you, then perhaps it could be easier for you to not seem to be so critical of mine. Rude is subjective. YMMV

I'm not sure I agree with their idea here.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 6, 2020:

The article does NOT use the "theory" word, why **misuse** it ? @allamanda (is Evolution/Climate-change just a 'theory' ? ) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/just-a-theory-7-misused-science-words/

FearlessFly replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@Allamanda . . . I would not characterize misuse of "theory" by anyone who cares about Critical Thinking as "social skill". ymmv :P

I'm not sure I agree with their idea here.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 6, 2020:

The article does NOT use the "theory" word, why **misuse** it ? @allamanda (is Evolution/Climate-change just a 'theory' ? ) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/just-a-theory-7-misused-science-words/

FearlessFly replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@Allamanda IMO, those who care about Critical Thinking should also be consistent.

Slightly old news but still giving pause for thought.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 5, 2020:

And isn't the US the only country that won't agree to not use them ?

FearlessFly replies on Aug 6, 2020:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Treaty

Logging off

FearlessFly comments on Aug 4, 2020:

(on my desktop) My login ID (upper right) has a 'drop-down' menu, which has 'Logout' at the bottom. ymmv

FearlessFly replies on Aug 5, 2020:

@Looking4-Others I (by choice) have no smartphone. There should be a 'menu' with your login ID at the top. That is typically where the logout option is. ymmv

I find out about the most interesting musicians from NPR Tiny Desk Concerts.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 5, 2020:

Nice whistling . . . A mandolin (tuned the same as a violin) would sound better -- could do both.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 5, 2020:

@Spinliesel I've seen people use their teeth on violin strings -- but I wouldn't recommend it :)

Biden says he'll name a running mate next week. [axios.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 28, 2020:

. . . wonder what/if the LP will have to 'say' about his choice. :O

FearlessFly replies on Aug 5, 2020:

@bigjac The Lincoln Project

Wait a second... The New York Times said this?

FearlessFly comments on Aug 5, 2020:

. . . article is (almost) EIGHT YEARS OLD. :P

FearlessFly replies on Aug 5, 2020:

. . . and there was NO pandemic ! . . . and five states have done it for years.

A new movie is coming up on the life of Shakuntala Devi, who was called the Human Computer in 1950s ...

FearlessFly comments on Aug 4, 2020:

. . . a very good read : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83585.Secrets_of_Mental_Math https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JW9BA57aR8

FearlessFly replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@K9Kohle789 . . . whilst roaming at an art festival, I saw a woman with a T-shirt -- "I'm an English Major, YOU do the Math!" :)

Are you worried about facial recognition software being used illegally against you?

FearlessFly comments on Aug 4, 2020:

I think, so far, there are few places where it is actually illegal. :O

FearlessFly replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@FrayedBear . . . pretty sure San Francisco is one, and maybe Maryland?

Is 'touchscreen' (while driving) a misnomer ? why/not ?

hankster comments on Aug 4, 2020:

maybe it should be voice command.

FearlessFly replies on Aug 4, 2020:

I have 'heard' reports that it sorta is -- gets you to the screen, but requires looking/touching if adjustment(s) is wanted.

The Age of self Obsession.

FearlessFly comments on Aug 4, 2020:

"give a shit" is a subjective term. :O

FearlessFly replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@dermot235 . . . then the "self obsession" conclusion is inevitable. :P :)

They want to be involved in politics

FearlessFly comments on Aug 4, 2020:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Amendment

FearlessFly replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@Charliesey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Amendment#Repeal_efforts . . . yeah, I considered commenting the link to that section, but the whole thing is useful. . . . btw, he wasn't the first to attempt, perhaps not the last.

A new movie is coming up on the life of Shakuntala Devi, who was called the Human Computer in 1950s ...

St-Sinner comments on Aug 4, 2020:

The movie trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HA1HRufYso

FearlessFly replies on Aug 4, 2020:

@St-Sinner . . . the (only one below) book comment

A new movie is coming up on the life of Shakuntala Devi, who was called the Human Computer in 1950s ...

St-Sinner comments on Aug 4, 2020:

The movie trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HA1HRufYso

FearlessFly replies on Aug 4, 2020:

. . . the below comment not intended to detract from her accomplishments . . .