Like
Haha
Sad
Hug
Wow
Hmmm
Grrr/Dislike
Send SmileNavigation
Comments
TREMOLO.
t1nick comments on Feb 11, 2020:
Several years ago I wrote a poem about Django Reinhardt playing in blacked out basements in Paris during WWII. Django used tremolo frequently in his music. This word snuck into my poem.
t1nick comments on Feb 11, 2020:
Several years ago I wrote a poem about Django Reinhardt playing in blacked out basements in Paris during WWII. Django used tremolo frequently in his music. This word snuck into my poem.
"Fascism" a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing ...
t1nick comments on Feb 10, 2020:
Why would they end Trumps fascism. They are his staunchest supporters and lackeys. The Moral Majority is neither moral, nor a majority. They just whine loudly.
Falwell' Moral Majority has been replaced by the Tea Party, the Freedom Caucus, and white Evangelicals. The younger Falwell is half the man of his father, who was foul enough. Liberty University is nothing more than a Christian madrassah.
t1nick comments on Feb 10, 2020:
Why would they end Trumps fascism. They are his staunchest supporters and lackeys. The Moral Majority is neither moral, nor a majority. They just whine loudly.
Falwell' Moral Majority has been replaced by the Tea Party, the Freedom Caucus, and white Evangelicals. The younger Falwell is half the man of his father, who was foul enough. Liberty University is nothing more than a Christian madrassah.
One of the largest and most mysterious bronze age hoards ever found in the UK contains objects that ...
t1nick comments on Feb 10, 2020:
Nice collection
t1nick comments on Feb 10, 2020:
Nice collection
Great tan.
t1nick comments on Feb 9, 2020:
Lol
t1nick comments on Feb 9, 2020:
Lol
The world’s oceans are speeding up — another mega-scale consequence of climate change - The ...
t1nick comments on Feb 9, 2020:
Makes sense. The tidal currents control the weather. Therefore, speed them up and it changes when and where the temperatures that are necessary to maintain present climatic conditions get altered.
t1nick comments on Feb 9, 2020:
Makes sense. The tidal currents control the weather. Therefore, speed them up and it changes when and where the temperatures that are necessary to maintain present climatic conditions get altered.
Another article on fakes and forgeries.
t1nick comments on Feb 9, 2020:
Add Shroud of Turin to that list. Sandia Man in Southwest US, and most religious relics.
t1nick comments on Feb 9, 2020:
Add Shroud of Turin to that list. Sandia Man in Southwest US, and most religious relics.
Archaeologists on trial for fake artifacts.
t1nick comments on Feb 9, 2020:
Whether it be "religious relics" such as pieces of the original cross that supposedly Jesus was crucified upon, or the "Shroud of Turin", religion has been actively engaged in passing off artifacts as original items. Not to be outdone, Classical archaeologists have a long history of pushing the limit of scientific pedagogy by claiming items or locations purported to be proof of biblical truth.
Another problem that is equally insidious is not passing off artifacts as real, but instead, using church finances to loot and pillage prehistoric sites. Elders of the Mormon Church have, for decades, looted Mimbres prehistoric villages for Mimbres ceramics, which have brought 100's of millions of dollars to the church coffers. Their pot hunting have decimated and destroyed important archaeological sites throughout the Southwest U.S.
t1nick comments on Feb 9, 2020:
Whether it be "religious relics" such as pieces of the original cross that supposedly Jesus was crucified upon, or the "Shroud of Turin", religion has been actively engaged in passing off artifacts as original items. Not to be outdone, Classical archaeologists have a long history of pushing the limit of scientific pedagogy by claiming items or locations purported to be proof of biblical truth.
Another problem that is equally insidious is not passing off artifacts as real, but instead, using church finances to loot and pillage prehistoric sites. Elders of the Mormon Church have, for decades, looted Mimbres prehistoric villages for Mimbres ceramics, which have brought 100's of millions of dollars to the church coffers. Their pot hunting have decimated and destroyed important archaeological sites throughout the Southwest U.S.
Excavations at the Aksumite town of Beta Samati.
t1nick comments on Feb 9, 2020:
Interesting. A little acknowledged civilization.
t1nick comments on Feb 9, 2020:
Interesting. A little acknowledged civilization.
Has anyone heard of Gaia? I so please tell me your experience
t1nick comments on Feb 8, 2020:
Gaia is the synonym for a "Living Earth". There was a movement in the late 90's and early 2000's whose philosophy was that the Earth is alive and everything on it is interrelated. It's still present and there is a website and organization promoting this philosophy. A lot of New Age members glombed onto Gaia.
Having taught Biology for over two decades, I believe that all things are inter-related, but I prefer not to rise it to the level of a religion.
t1nick comments on Feb 8, 2020:
Gaia is the synonym for a "Living Earth". There was a movement in the late 90's and early 2000's whose philosophy was that the Earth is alive and everything on it is interrelated. It's still present and there is a website and organization promoting this philosophy. A lot of New Age members glombed onto Gaia.
Having taught Biology for over two decades, I believe that all things are inter-related, but I prefer not to rise it to the level of a religion.
Neon hookah
t1nick comments on Feb 7, 2020:
I dont think it is too racy.
t1nick comments on Feb 7, 2020:
I dont think it is too racy.
Channel Islands History [kcet.org]
t1nick comments on Feb 7, 2020:
Cool
t1nick comments on Feb 7, 2020:
Cool
The first Viking raids on Lindisfarne! [theguardian.com]
t1nick comments on Feb 7, 2020:
It's an interesting piece. Not knowing what the local game is, or what the modern pieces look like, but it's always best to be careful how far you push ones interpretations. The bane of the early archaeologists. Extroplatimg interpretations beyond what the evidence will bear.
t1nick comments on Feb 7, 2020:
It's an interesting piece. Not knowing what the local game is, or what the modern pieces look like, but it's always best to be careful how far you push ones interpretations. The bane of the early archaeologists. Extroplatimg interpretations beyond what the evidence will bear.
Hey ladies!
t1nick comments on Feb 6, 2020:
Are we trending towards too young pics recently? Hard to tell how old/ young they are?
t1nick comments on Feb 6, 2020:
Are we trending towards too young pics recently? Hard to tell how old/ young they are?
I have copied the concluding comments from the article linked below.
t1nick comments on Feb 5, 2020:
The right hates being asked to be accountable for their boorish behavior. For three Centuries whites have had a strangle hold on the Nation. Early on they held the country by weapon superiority. Once they gained a controll of all the land and territory, they switched controlling non-whites by controlling access to resources. They controlled the economics and the finances
Finally, marginalized communities and minorities are becoming numerous enough to reclaim some of that control. They are not asking anything for anything that is not rightfully due to them. They are asking for respect, a rightfull share of the economic pie commensurate with their numbers in society, and the contributions that they have made to society.
Right wingers hate this. They are losing the control of society (about time). They are used to white privilege and not having to be held accountable for their behavior. They are now being forced to account for their actions and the don't like it.
As a consequence they are lashing out. The boors are better organized than the left because they are afraid of their lost control. A worldwide alt-right movement is occurring. The alt-right is comfortable with hate and violence. Liberals tend not to be. It's not that the alt-right is correct in their demands, actions and behaviors, they are not. Their just louder and more lemming-like and more intimidating.
t1nick comments on Feb 5, 2020:
The right hates being asked to be accountable for their boorish behavior. For three Centuries whites have had a strangle hold on the Nation. Early on they held the country by weapon superiority. Once they gained a controll of all the land and territory, they switched controlling non-whites by controlling access to resources. They controlled the economics and the finances
Finally, marginalized communities and minorities are becoming numerous enough to reclaim some of that control. They are not asking anything for anything that is not rightfully due to them. They are asking for respect, a rightfull share of the economic pie commensurate with their numbers in society, and the contributions that they have made to society.
Right wingers hate this. They are losing the control of society (about time). They are used to white privilege and not having to be held accountable for their behavior. They are now being forced to account for their actions and the don't like it.
As a consequence they are lashing out. The boors are better organized than the left because they are afraid of their lost control. A worldwide alt-right movement is occurring. The alt-right is comfortable with hate and violence. Liberals tend not to be. It's not that the alt-right is correct in their demands, actions and behaviors, they are not. Their just louder and more lemming-like and more intimidating.
Wednesday morning fire....
t1nick comments on Feb 5, 2020:
Kind of young????
t1nick comments on Feb 5, 2020:
Kind of young????
[haaretz.com]
t1nick comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Just some background on Haaretz.com. No judgement, just FYI.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mediabiasfactcheck.com/haaretz/%3famp
Media fact check.com found Haaretz news has not failed a factual check to date. Haaretez is an Isreali-American publication.Tends to use loaded language and terms, but remains factual despite. Is a liberal leaning Editorial bias.
t1nick comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Just some background on Haaretz.com. No judgement, just FYI.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mediabiasfactcheck.com/haaretz/%3famp
Media fact check.com found Haaretz news has not failed a factual check to date. Haaretez is an Isreali-American publication.Tends to use loaded language and terms, but remains factual despite. Is a liberal leaning Editorial bias.
JLo and Shakira Superbowl Halftime.
t1nick comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Well said. We need to appreciate their athletic achievements and nor get stuck on the sexual aspect. It's this type of conservative body shaming that keeps this country a male privileged and dominated culture. Loosen up.
t1nick comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Well said. We need to appreciate their athletic achievements and nor get stuck on the sexual aspect. It's this type of conservative body shaming that keeps this country a male privileged and dominated culture. Loosen up.
The Science of Death: The Best Eulogoy, According to a Physicist.
t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2020:
Sounds good to me. Lol
t1nick comments on Feb 3, 2020:
Sounds good to me. Lol
Evidence for predation of soft-bodied Cephalopods by Pterosaurs from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen ...
t1nick comments on Feb 2, 2020:
very cool
t1nick comments on Feb 2, 2020:
very cool
Anniversary Dates can be so hard.
t1nick comments on Feb 2, 2020:
Lol. A very good case meteorite control. Thoughts and prayers do nothing. Lol
t1nick comments on Feb 2, 2020:
Lol. A very good case meteorite control. Thoughts and prayers do nothing. Lol
Could I be considered an atheist or a deist?
t1nick comments on Feb 2, 2020:
Definitely not an atheist. You fit more comfortably in the agnostic group.
t1nick comments on Feb 2, 2020:
Definitely not an atheist. You fit more comfortably in the agnostic group.
[msn.
t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2020:
I think I posted this article two weeks ago. Good article though.
t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2020:
I think I posted this article two weeks ago. Good article though.
How Democracy Died in America. There's hope.
t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2020:
Unfortunately, is is postulated that this will actually inspire authoritarian and dictatorial leaders around the globe to follow Trump's example. I.E. to solicit outside assistance in gathering dirt on their political opponents, inventing conspiracies to cover it up, and to claim their right by the insistence that they are justified because their intent was in the best interest of their country (The Derschowitz Doctrine).
It will also serve to widen trust gap between us and our allies as they percieve a leadership in this country that has no limitations or constraints.
t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2020:
Unfortunately, is is postulated that this will actually inspire authoritarian and dictatorial leaders around the globe to follow Trump's example. I.E. to solicit outside assistance in gathering dirt on their political opponents, inventing conspiracies to cover it up, and to claim their right by the insistence that they are justified because their intent was in the best interest of their country (The Derschowitz Doctrine).
It will also serve to widen trust gap between us and our allies as they percieve a leadership in this country that has no limitations or constraints.
Are we afraid of religion?
t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2020:
I'm not so sure that's fear of religion, rather a fear of mortality and peer acceptance.
t1nick comments on Feb 1, 2020:
I'm not so sure that's fear of religion, rather a fear of mortality and peer acceptance.
I understand the need and the intentions...but I draw the line at manipulation.
t1nick comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Not too far off for many men unfortunately.
t1nick comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Not too far off for many men unfortunately.
Here we go again. An article on Trump's Middle East Peace ( ?
t1nick comments on Jan 28, 2020:
The plan is so one-sided as to screw the Palestinians and assure they won't come to the table.
t1nick comments on Jan 28, 2020:
The plan is so one-sided as to screw the Palestinians and assure they won't come to the table.
70 years of Disease Research - YouTube
t1nick comments on Jan 28, 2020:
If you found this compelling, you might like the read below. It's a great nonfiction account of some of world's pandemics. Laurie Garrett is an exceptional researcher. Unless its revised recently, it might be a little dated, but still fascinating.
The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
Book by Laurie Garrett
t1nick comments on Jan 28, 2020:
If you found this compelling, you might like the read below. It's a great nonfiction account of some of world's pandemics. Laurie Garrett is an exceptional researcher. Unless its revised recently, it might be a little dated, but still fascinating.
The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
Book by Laurie Garrett
“Borborygmus” Took a pre & pro-biotics class night and this came up.
t1nick comments on Jan 28, 2020:
I've run across this word somewhere before, but forgot I had until I read the definition
Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 28, 2020:
I've run across this word somewhere before, but forgot I had until I read the definition
Lol
Slip sliding away, before merrily rolling along. [snowbrains.com]
t1nick comments on Jan 27, 2020:
Cool
t1nick comments on Jan 27, 2020:
Cool
After 10 hour work days for a week and 12 hours of travel, I arrived home.
t1nick comments on Jan 26, 2020:
Clinophobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers from clinophobia experience anxiety even though they realize that going to bed normally should not threaten their well-being. However, because they worry about having nightmares or wetting the bed, they often remain awake and develop insomnia. Insomnia then can become a real threat to their well-being.
"Clinophobia" is derived from the Greek "klinein" (to bend, slope or incline, as one does during sleep) and "phobos" (fear). Another medical term containing "clino-"is "clinodactyly" meaning a finger that is curved to curved to the sude.
This website is certified by Health On the Net Foundation. Click to verify.
About MedicineNet | Terms of Use | Privacy
©1996-2020 MedicineNet, Inc. All rights reserved.
MedicineNet does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12198
t1nick comments on Jan 26, 2020:
Clinophobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers from clinophobia experience anxiety even though they realize that going to bed normally should not threaten their well-being. However, because they worry about having nightmares or wetting the bed, they often remain awake and develop insomnia. Insomnia then can become a real threat to their well-being.
"Clinophobia" is derived from the Greek "klinein" (to bend, slope or incline, as one does during sleep) and "phobos" (fear). Another medical term containing "clino-"is "clinodactyly" meaning a finger that is curved to curved to the sude.
This website is certified by Health On the Net Foundation. Click to verify.
About MedicineNet | Terms of Use | Privacy
©1996-2020 MedicineNet, Inc. All rights reserved.
MedicineNet does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12198
Had to look really hard to find the power strip.
t1nick comments on Jan 26, 2020:
Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 26, 2020:
Lol
Homeopathic uranium, it has been claimed that it cures a wide range of neurological ailments! What ...
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
You have not provided any defendable chemistry information discussing the isotopes your are dealing with and the way the body reacts with your isotopes. Cannot recommend or accept until some reliable research is provided.
Living in New Mexico, background uranium is a natural part of our existence. It's almost ubiquitous, at least in the western part of the state
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
You have not provided any defendable chemistry information discussing the isotopes your are dealing with and the way the body reacts with your isotopes. Cannot recommend or accept until some reliable research is provided.
Living in New Mexico, background uranium is a natural part of our existence. It's almost ubiquitous, at least in the western part of the state
"It just makes sense that god exist"`is an argument that annoys me to no end.
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
Christian's are just dramatically insecure people. Just makes sense!
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
Christian's are just dramatically insecure people. Just makes sense!
Some shark species have evolved to walk: [bigthink.com]
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
Here is a little background on BigThink.com. No judgement, just FYI.
Overall, we rate the Big Think Least Biased based on story selection that is generally pro-Science and objective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information and a clean fact check record.
Detailed Report
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 48/180
History
Founded in 2007 by Victoria Brown and Peter Hopkins, Big Think is a web portal that features interviews, multimedia presentations, and roundtable discussions with speakers from a range of fields. Victoria Brown is the acting CEO. Peter Hopkins is the acting president of the company.
Funded by / Ownership
The Big Think is privately owned. Some of the initial investors in the project were Peter Thiel from PayPal, Tom Scott of Nantucket Nectars, television producer Gary David Goldberg, lead investor and venture capitalist David Frankel, and former Harvard University President Lawrence Summers. Revenue is generated through advertising, sponsored content and subscriptions to the website’s E-learning platform.
Analysis / Bias
In review, The Big Think publishes interviews, videos and news that utilizes minimally loaded words such as this, U.S. birthrate hits 32-year low. Here’s why that’s not (yet) a problem. This story is appropriately sourced to credible outlets. In fact, all stories are credibly sourced and science based. Editorially, there is minimal bias as evidenced by these mixed articles related to Donald Trump.
When reviewing this site I was torn between placing this source in Pro-Science or Least Biased, but because they do some fact checks and also touch on some political issues I felt Least Biased is more appropriate. Everything here is sourced and delivered by experts in the given fields.
A factual search reveals they have not failed a fact check.
Overall, we rate the Big Think Least Biased based on story selection that is generally pro-Science and objective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information and a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 2/18/2017) Updated (11/08/2019)
Source: https://bigthink.com/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mediabiasfactcheck.com/big-think/%3famp
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
Here is a little background on BigThink.com. No judgement, just FYI.
Overall, we rate the Big Think Least Biased based on story selection that is generally pro-Science and objective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information and a clean fact check record.
Detailed Report
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 48/180
History
Founded in 2007 by Victoria Brown and Peter Hopkins, Big Think is a web portal that features interviews, multimedia presentations, and roundtable discussions with speakers from a range of fields. Victoria Brown is the acting CEO. Peter Hopkins is the acting president of the company.
Funded by / Ownership
The Big Think is privately owned. Some of the initial investors in the project were Peter Thiel from PayPal, Tom Scott of Nantucket Nectars, television producer Gary David Goldberg, lead investor and venture capitalist David Frankel, and former Harvard University President Lawrence Summers. Revenue is generated through advertising, sponsored content and subscriptions to the website’s E-learning platform.
Analysis / Bias
In review, The Big Think publishes interviews, videos and news that utilizes minimally loaded words such as this, U.S. birthrate hits 32-year low. Here’s why that’s not (yet) a problem. This story is appropriately sourced to credible outlets. In fact, all stories are credibly sourced and science based. Editorially, there is minimal bias as evidenced by these mixed articles related to Donald Trump.
When reviewing this site I was torn between placing this source in Pro-Science or Least Biased, but because they do some fact checks and also touch on some political issues I felt Least Biased is more appropriate. Everything here is sourced and delivered by experts in the given fields.
A factual search reveals they have not failed a fact check.
Overall, we rate the Big Think Least Biased based on story selection that is generally pro-Science and objective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information and a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 2/18/2017) Updated (11/08/2019)
Source: https://bigthink.com/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mediabiasfactcheck.com/big-think/%3famp
If anyone is familiar with rock identification perhaps you can help with this one?
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
They are sedimentary rocks. Potentially a chemical sed rock. A precipitate or evaporate forming around an air pocket. Does not look igneous, which is what a granite would be.
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
They are sedimentary rocks. Potentially a chemical sed rock. A precipitate or evaporate forming around an air pocket. Does not look igneous, which is what a granite would be.
How educated are people when it comes to deciding their theistic beliefs?
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
IMHO, atheists and agnostics seem to be more educated than their theist counterparts.
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
IMHO, atheists and agnostics seem to be more educated than their theist counterparts.
CHAV.
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
Interesting.
t1nick comments on Jan 25, 2020:
Interesting.
Four nights ago, Representative Nadler inartfully accused Republican legislators of engaging in a ...
t1nick comments on Jan 24, 2020:
I've watched and listened to at least half the House Impeacment proceedings and the Senate trial, and I cannot believe how low Republicans have lowered themselves. Suspension of logic and rationalizations beyond reasonableness. Republicans are willing to give away all their legislative power and checks and balances on the President for the future. Disgraceful.
t1nick comments on Jan 24, 2020:
I've watched and listened to at least half the House Impeacment proceedings and the Senate trial, and I cannot believe how low Republicans have lowered themselves. Suspension of logic and rationalizations beyond reasonableness. Republicans are willing to give away all their legislative power and checks and balances on the President for the future. Disgraceful.
It's time for bed.. Good night all..
t1nick comments on Jan 23, 2020:
Night way to finish the day.
t1nick comments on Jan 23, 2020:
Night way to finish the day.
Partial Solar Eclipse at Sunrise, in Qatar.
t1nick comments on Jan 23, 2020:
Nice
t1nick comments on Jan 23, 2020:
Nice
Scientists have discovered a form of natural selection that doesn't rely on DNA: [livescience.
t1nick comments on Jan 21, 2020:
Background information on the Periodical New Science. No judgement, just background so we know their level of commitment to good science. FYI
Funded by / Ownership
Live Science is owned by Future, US Inc., which is a subsidiary of the UK based company Future PLC. Live Science generates revenue through advertising and syndication of content.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Live Science publishes a wide range of popular science stories as well as hard science and humorous, but scientific stories. Live Science reports via the consensus of science and is often critical of those who report false or misleading information, such as this: ‘Blind’ on Climate, Trump Inspires Name for Sightless, Slimy, Worm-Like Creature. Other than occasional political jabs at those who do not support the consensus of science, Live Science is a credible science news source.
A factual search reveals that Live Science has not failed a fact check.
Overall, we rate Live Science a Pro-Science source based on support for the consensus of the science and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.
t1nick comments on Jan 21, 2020:
Background information on the Periodical New Science. No judgement, just background so we know their level of commitment to good science. FYI
Funded by / Ownership
Live Science is owned by Future, US Inc., which is a subsidiary of the UK based company Future PLC. Live Science generates revenue through advertising and syndication of content.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Live Science publishes a wide range of popular science stories as well as hard science and humorous, but scientific stories. Live Science reports via the consensus of science and is often critical of those who report false or misleading information, such as this: ‘Blind’ on Climate, Trump Inspires Name for Sightless, Slimy, Worm-Like Creature. Other than occasional political jabs at those who do not support the consensus of science, Live Science is a credible science news source.
A factual search reveals that Live Science has not failed a fact check.
Overall, we rate Live Science a Pro-Science source based on support for the consensus of the science and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.
Catecholamines: Another read word from the book: Deep Survival.
t1nick comments on Jan 21, 2020:
Cool.
t1nick comments on Jan 21, 2020:
Cool.
Amazing Iron Age find in Yorkshire - [archaeology-world.com]
t1nick comments on Jan 20, 2020:
Cool
t1nick comments on Jan 20, 2020:
Cool
You're welcome
t1nick comments on Jan 19, 2020:
She doesn't look very happy or comfortable being photographed?
t1nick comments on Jan 19, 2020:
She doesn't look very happy or comfortable being photographed?
This is simply a MUST SEE... so exquisite!
[mymodernmet.com]
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Nice photo collection
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Nice photo collection
National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump - The Washington Post
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
The blurred photo has been replaced with the original with apologies by the National Archives board.
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
The blurred photo has been replaced with the original with apologies by the National Archives board.
Striking beauty
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Is this a photoshop?
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Is this a photoshop?
Nice jewelry.. !
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Family jewels? Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Family jewels? Lol
What do you see as being the best approaches to normalizing agnostism, atheism etc?
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Define what you mean by normalizing? I think I know, but prefer that my understanding is consistent with the intent of your question.
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Define what you mean by normalizing? I think I know, but prefer that my understanding is consistent with the intent of your question.
20 degrees in NYC and thinking of the beach..
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
A beach sounds good about now. Need to seek one out real soon. Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
A beach sounds good about now. Need to seek one out real soon. Lol
I haven't been contributing much on line because I've been spending 12 hours a day looking after my...
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Good luck. Caught between and betwixt a rock (your spouse) and a hard place (her father). Sounds like a lot of work. Hope he gets better soon.
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Good luck. Caught between and betwixt a rock (your spouse) and a hard place (her father). Sounds like a lot of work. Hope he gets better soon.
😩Good morning all.. Time to get out of bed!
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
🤔😮😫🤭😂
t1nick comments on Jan 18, 2020:
🤔😮😫🤭😂
Good late morning all.. how do you like this pic?
t1nick comments on Jan 17, 2020:
I used to drink Black Jack back in my rodeo days. Not so much now. Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 17, 2020:
I used to drink Black Jack back in my rodeo days. Not so much now. Lol
I posted this movie over a year ago, but since there are more members now who may have missed it I ...
t1nick comments on Jan 17, 2020:
Know it and enjoyed it. Thanks
t1nick comments on Jan 17, 2020:
Know it and enjoyed it. Thanks
A remarkable photograph by a friend of the Reef Bay trail waterfalls and petroglyphs on St John, US ...
t1nick comments on Jan 17, 2020:
Cool.
t1nick comments on Jan 17, 2020:
Cool.
Hey friends, may I get some help with my geology homework
t1nick comments on Jan 17, 2020:
Your question is.......?
t1nick comments on Jan 17, 2020:
Your question is.......?
Here Is an Awkward Question In Need of a Reality Check: If Lying to the Government Is a Crime, ...
t1nick comments on Jan 16, 2020:
Most conspiracy theorists have very little expertise in the fields or areas within which they push the conspiracy. There are a large number of legitimate scientist working in Astrophysics doing legitimate work and acquiring legitimate data. There is a preponderance of legitimate data that is consistent and reinforcing. The resesrch follow proper scientific methods and protocols. Their work is double-checked and verified by their peers in astrophysics and physics (not every physicist can be in on your so-called conspiracy).
Because the calculations and the math is beyond the average lay person due to the specific training and academic training needed) many detractors come forward erroneously. It takes too many people keeping the so-called conspiracy secret to be viable or believable. That's why most conspiracy fall ridiculously flat on their faces.
t1nick comments on Jan 16, 2020:
Most conspiracy theorists have very little expertise in the fields or areas within which they push the conspiracy. There are a large number of legitimate scientist working in Astrophysics doing legitimate work and acquiring legitimate data. There is a preponderance of legitimate data that is consistent and reinforcing. The resesrch follow proper scientific methods and protocols. Their work is double-checked and verified by their peers in astrophysics and physics (not every physicist can be in on your so-called conspiracy).
Because the calculations and the math is beyond the average lay person due to the specific training and academic training needed) many detractors come forward erroneously. It takes too many people keeping the so-called conspiracy secret to be viable or believable. That's why most conspiracy fall ridiculously flat on their faces.
Wisconsin scorpion (only 430 million years old). [sciencemag.org]
t1nick comments on Jan 16, 2020:
Cool
t1nick comments on Jan 16, 2020:
Cool
Why are atheist so obsessed by religion?
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
Atheists aren't, Agnostics are. Waaaaayyyyy too much IMO.
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
Atheists aren't, Agnostics are. Waaaaayyyyy too much IMO.
Here Kitty Kitty
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
Very attractive woman
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
Very attractive woman
Due to a spell only a kiss could return me back to my original state!
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
Lol. Good caption.
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
Lol. Good caption.
Strange particles found in Antarctica cannot be explained by physics | New Scientist
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
A little background info on the New Scientist Periodical. No judgement, just FYI:
The magazine was founded in 1956 by Tom Margerison, Max Raison and Nicholas Harrison[2] as The New Scientist, with Issue 1 on 22 November 1956, priced one shilling (twentieth of a pound, pre-decimalisation in UK; £1.23 today) An article in the magazine's 10th anniversary issues provides anecdotes on the founding of the magazine. The British monthly science magazine Science Journal, published from 1965 until 1971, was merged with New Scientist to form New Scientist and Science Journal.
. In April 2017, New Scientist changed hands when RELX Group, formerly known as Reed Elsevier, sold the magazine to Kingston Acquisitions, a group set up by Sir Bernard Gray, Louise Rogers and Matthew O’Sullivan to acquire New Scientist. Kingston Acquisitions then renamed itself New Scientist Ltd.
Greg Egan's criticism of the EmDrive article Edit
In September 2006, New Scientist was criticised by science fiction writer Greg Egan, who wrote that "a sensationalist bent and a lack of basic knowledge by its writers" was making the magazine's coverage sufficiently unreliable "to constitute a real threat to the public understanding of science". In particular, Egan found himself "gobsmacked by the level of scientific illiteracy" in the magazine's coverage of Roger Shawyer's "electromagnetic drive", where New Scientist allowed the publication of "meaningless double-talk" designed to bypass a fatal objection to Shawyet's propsed space drive, namely that it violates the law of conservation of momentum. Egan urged others to write to New Scientist and pressure the magazine to raise its standards, instead of "squandering the opportunity that the magazine's circulation and prestige provides". The editor of New Scientist, then Jeremy Webb, replied defending the article, saying that it is "an ideas magazine—that means writing about hypotheses as well as theories".
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Scientist#History
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
A little background info on the New Scientist Periodical. No judgement, just FYI:
The magazine was founded in 1956 by Tom Margerison, Max Raison and Nicholas Harrison[2] as The New Scientist, with Issue 1 on 22 November 1956, priced one shilling (twentieth of a pound, pre-decimalisation in UK; £1.23 today) An article in the magazine's 10th anniversary issues provides anecdotes on the founding of the magazine. The British monthly science magazine Science Journal, published from 1965 until 1971, was merged with New Scientist to form New Scientist and Science Journal.
. In April 2017, New Scientist changed hands when RELX Group, formerly known as Reed Elsevier, sold the magazine to Kingston Acquisitions, a group set up by Sir Bernard Gray, Louise Rogers and Matthew O’Sullivan to acquire New Scientist. Kingston Acquisitions then renamed itself New Scientist Ltd.
Greg Egan's criticism of the EmDrive article Edit
In September 2006, New Scientist was criticised by science fiction writer Greg Egan, who wrote that "a sensationalist bent and a lack of basic knowledge by its writers" was making the magazine's coverage sufficiently unreliable "to constitute a real threat to the public understanding of science". In particular, Egan found himself "gobsmacked by the level of scientific illiteracy" in the magazine's coverage of Roger Shawyer's "electromagnetic drive", where New Scientist allowed the publication of "meaningless double-talk" designed to bypass a fatal objection to Shawyet's propsed space drive, namely that it violates the law of conservation of momentum. Egan urged others to write to New Scientist and pressure the magazine to raise its standards, instead of "squandering the opportunity that the magazine's circulation and prestige provides". The editor of New Scientist, then Jeremy Webb, replied defending the article, saying that it is "an ideas magazine—that means writing about hypotheses as well as theories".
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Scientist#History
Here's a nice pic for the lurkers ...
Enjoy 😊
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
?
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
?
That lighting
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
You're right, Interesting lighting.
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
You're right, Interesting lighting.
The Proof: That God Exists
There is a hierarchy in Animalia, not only as quantified by the DNA ...
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
First your comprehension of Evolution is terribly, terribly flawed. Second, I hope you are trying to funny? At any rate this is far from a QED no matter how you look at it. Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 15, 2020:
First your comprehension of Evolution is terribly, terribly flawed. Second, I hope you are trying to funny? At any rate this is far from a QED no matter how you look at it. Lol
Is there any truth in this TED talk?
t1nick comments on Jan 14, 2020:
To borrow an old trope, "those that can't do their job, go into leadership and Administration". I've had good bosses, both male and female. More females than males though.
Males are taught to put up a front. If you are not sure beat your chest and distract from the fact that you don't know. Men are taught to not allow themselves to appear weak. Instead posture, act belligerent, and exert your power. But by all means don't appear vulnerable, you might get discovered and found out.
Women have to work harder to prove themselves. It's a patriarchal society and women have to do twice the work to become recognized as competent. Even after working twice as hard, they still do not get the appropriate recognition.
Men do not have to prove themselves in the same way. Simply by being male in many circumstance you are automatically assumed to be competent, even when you are not. A left over of male privilege (white and otherwise).
I've seen poor women leaders. But because there are fewer women in leadership positions, statistically you will encounter more poor males leaders.
t1nick comments on Jan 14, 2020:
To borrow an old trope, "those that can't do their job, go into leadership and Administration". I've had good bosses, both male and female. More females than males though.
Males are taught to put up a front. If you are not sure beat your chest and distract from the fact that you don't know. Men are taught to not allow themselves to appear weak. Instead posture, act belligerent, and exert your power. But by all means don't appear vulnerable, you might get discovered and found out.
Women have to work harder to prove themselves. It's a patriarchal society and women have to do twice the work to become recognized as competent. Even after working twice as hard, they still do not get the appropriate recognition.
Men do not have to prove themselves in the same way. Simply by being male in many circumstance you are automatically assumed to be competent, even when you are not. A left over of male privilege (white and otherwise).
I've seen poor women leaders. But because there are fewer women in leadership positions, statistically you will encounter more poor males leaders.
Why does life exist?
t1nick comments on Jan 14, 2020:
That is not the prevailing hypothesis. Look up black smokers, fumoroles, and sea vents, mix in meteorite and comet debris with essential life elements that struck Earth. The elements for life exist throughout the Universe. It just takes a Goldilocks planet with sufficient water and appropriate distance from its sun for the right temperature range and the right solar energy levels. Several candidates have been identified in nearby solar systems.
The primordial ooze and the Urey-Miller experiment are no longer in vogue.
t1nick comments on Jan 14, 2020:
That is not the prevailing hypothesis. Look up black smokers, fumoroles, and sea vents, mix in meteorite and comet debris with essential life elements that struck Earth. The elements for life exist throughout the Universe. It just takes a Goldilocks planet with sufficient water and appropriate distance from its sun for the right temperature range and the right solar energy levels. Several candidates have been identified in nearby solar systems.
The primordial ooze and the Urey-Miller experiment are no longer in vogue.
India Eisly
t1nick comments on Jan 14, 2020:
Intetesting angle. Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 14, 2020:
Intetesting angle. Lol
When you can't control your wiener....how do you call for a tow truck?
t1nick comments on Jan 14, 2020:
Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 14, 2020:
Lol
I know that this has nothing to do with "Singles/Mingle", but these photos of an osprey in hunting ...
t1nick comments on Jan 14, 2020:
Very cool
t1nick comments on Jan 14, 2020:
Very cool
Amber Ambiance
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
An interesting thing about Crystal of CAMaginations - she has a christian business supporting christian writers. Just sayin. Lol. Screen shot, midway down.
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
An interesting thing about Crystal of CAMaginations - she has a christian business supporting christian writers. Just sayin. Lol. Screen shot, midway down.
[alternet.
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
I wish the case would cause Mitch to recuse himself. But not enough time.
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
I wish the case would cause Mitch to recuse himself. But not enough time.
The Most Politically Dangerous Book You’ve Never Heard Of - POLITICO Magazine
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
For a short time, I was the Secretary for the local college Objectivist organization. I did an independent study for college credit over Ayn Rand. I came to realize early on that Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objevtivism, is built on fallacious premises and assumptions. It will never work in reality. I was drawn toward her because of her elevation and defense of intellectual ability. I was young and naive, what can I say.
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
For a short time, I was the Secretary for the local college Objectivist organization. I did an independent study for college credit over Ayn Rand. I came to realize early on that Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objevtivism, is built on fallacious premises and assumptions. It will never work in reality. I was drawn toward her because of her elevation and defense of intellectual ability. I was young and naive, what can I say.
Nival
adjective
Of or growing in snow: nival flora.
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
I was incorrect. I looked up nivel instead nival. So here's another definition:
ni·val
/ˈnīvəl/
adjective
adjective: nival
relating to or characteristic of a region of perpetual snow.
"the nival zone, the area above about 2,000 meters"
Origin
mid 17th century: from Latin nivalis, from nix, niv- ‘snow’.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+nival&oq=define+nival=chrome.0.69i59j35i39j0.4592j1j7=ms-android-verizon=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8.
Sorry about that. I know just enough Spanish to be a danger to myself. Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
I was incorrect. I looked up nivel instead nival. So here's another definition:
ni·val
/ˈnīvəl/
adjective
adjective: nival
relating to or characteristic of a region of perpetual snow.
"the nival zone, the area above about 2,000 meters"
Origin
mid 17th century: from Latin nivalis, from nix, niv- ‘snow’.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+nival&oq=define+nival=chrome.0.69i59j35i39j0.4592j1j7=ms-android-verizon=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8.
Sorry about that. I know just enough Spanish to be a danger to myself. Lol
Why atheist get it wrong when addressing apologetics.
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
Just because an argument is reasonable, doesn't make it right.
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
Just because an argument is reasonable, doesn't make it right.
Nival
adjective
Of or growing in snow: nival flora.
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
I cannot find an English usage. All definitions in my research appear to be in Spanish.
nivel.
nombre masculino
1.
Altura a la que está situada una cosa, o a la cual llega la superficie de un líquido o la parte más alta de un conjunto de cosas amontonadas.
"ha subido el nivel de las aguas; el nivel de la nieve era de un metro; la ventana está justamente al nivel de mis ojos"
nivel del mar Altura de las aguas del mar cuando está en calma, que sirve de referencia para medir la altura o la profundidad de una montaña, un punto geográfico, etc.
"Oruro es una planice que está a más de 3 500 m sobre el nivel del mar"
2.
Piso o planta de una construcción, de una mina, etc.
"la casa tiene tres niveles; se está extrayendo carbón del nivel más bajo"
3.
Grado de desarrollo o de progreso de una persona o de una cosa en relación con otras.
"nivel cultural; nivel social; diferentes niveles de desarrollo; atleta de alto nivel; tiene un buen nivel de inglés; su rendimiento científico se mantuvo siempre al mismo nivel; el siglo XVIII ve desarrollarse los géneros instrumentales y la ópera profana hasta un nivel antes desconocido"
nivel de vida Grado de bienestar o de riqueza, principalmente material, alcanzado por una persona, por un grupo social o por el conjunto de los habitantes de un país o región.
"el mayor nivel de vida en las provincias del litoral las convierten en centros de atracción demográfica"
4.
Instrumento para comprobar si una línea o un plano están completamente horizontales o verticales.
nivel de agua Nivel que consiste en un tubo metálico horizontal, montado sobre un trípode, en cuyos extremos encajan otros dos tubos de cristal verticales, que, una vez llenos de agua, actúan como vasos comunicantes; la altura a la que llega el líquido en ellos determina un plano de nivel.
nivel de aire (o nivel de burbuja) Nivel que consiste en un tubo de cristal cerrado y casi lleno de líquido, generalmente montado sobre una regla metálica; la burbujita de aire que queda dentro del tubo, al detenerse en el centro del mismo, determina la horizontalidad de la regla.
"si el nivel de aire se monta sobre un trípode, añadiéndole un anteojo, sirve para nivelaciones topográficas"
nivel de albañil Nivel que consiste en un triángulo rectángulo isósceles hecho con tres listones, que lleva suspendido del vértice del ángulo recto una plomada cuyo hilo pasa por el punto medio de la hipotenusa cuando el instrumento descansa sobre la hipotenusa en un plano horizontal.
5.
a nivel Se usa para indicar que una cosa está a cierta altura respecto de otra, en un plano horizontal.
"los ladrillos no estaban colocados a nivel"
...
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
I cannot find an English usage. All definitions in my research appear to be in Spanish.
nivel.
nombre masculino
1.
Altura a la que está situada una cosa, o a la cual llega la superficie de un líquido o la parte más alta de un conjunto de cosas amontonadas.
"ha subido el nivel de las aguas; el nivel de la nieve era de un metro; la ventana está justamente al nivel de mis ojos"
nivel del mar Altura de las aguas del mar cuando está en calma, que sirve de referencia para medir la altura o la profundidad de una montaña, un punto geográfico, etc.
"Oruro es una planice que está a más de 3 500 m sobre el nivel del mar"
2.
Piso o planta de una construcción, de una mina, etc.
"la casa tiene tres niveles; se está extrayendo carbón del nivel más bajo"
3.
Grado de desarrollo o de progreso de una persona o de una cosa en relación con otras.
"nivel cultural; nivel social; diferentes niveles de desarrollo; atleta de alto nivel; tiene un buen nivel de inglés; su rendimiento científico se mantuvo siempre al mismo nivel; el siglo XVIII ve desarrollarse los géneros instrumentales y la ópera profana hasta un nivel antes desconocido"
nivel de vida Grado de bienestar o de riqueza, principalmente material, alcanzado por una persona, por un grupo social o por el conjunto de los habitantes de un país o región.
"el mayor nivel de vida en las provincias del litoral las convierten en centros de atracción demográfica"
4.
Instrumento para comprobar si una línea o un plano están completamente horizontales o verticales.
nivel de agua Nivel que consiste en un tubo metálico horizontal, montado sobre un trípode, en cuyos extremos encajan otros dos tubos de cristal verticales, que, una vez llenos de agua, actúan como vasos comunicantes; la altura a la que llega el líquido en ellos determina un plano de nivel.
nivel de aire (o nivel de burbuja) Nivel que consiste en un tubo de cristal cerrado y casi lleno de líquido, generalmente montado sobre una regla metálica; la burbujita de aire que queda dentro del tubo, al detenerse en el centro del mismo, determina la horizontalidad de la regla.
"si el nivel de aire se monta sobre un trípode, añadiéndole un anteojo, sirve para nivelaciones topográficas"
nivel de albañil Nivel que consiste en un triángulo rectángulo isósceles hecho con tres listones, que lleva suspendido del vértice del ángulo recto una plomada cuyo hilo pasa por el punto medio de la hipotenusa cuando el instrumento descansa sobre la hipotenusa en un plano horizontal.
5.
a nivel Se usa para indicar que una cosa está a cierta altura respecto de otra, en un plano horizontal.
"los ladrillos no estaban colocados a nivel"
...
axiomatization....the act or process of reducing to a system of axioms
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
Alright, we defined a word with the same word. So what's an axiom? I know, but I bet not everybody else may not. So here goes:
ax·i·om
/ˈaksēəm/
noun
noun: axiom; plural noun: axioms
a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
"the axiom that supply equals demand"
Similar:
accepted truth
general truth
dictum
truism
principle
proposition
postulate
maxim
saying
adage
aphorism
apothegm
gnome
MATHEMATICS
a statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is based.
Origin
late 15th century: from French axiome or Latin axioma, from Greek axiōma ‘what is thought fitting’, from axios ‘worthy’.
https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-verizon=ACYBGNTcQ5u0252ZcS-p2DW-JsOcYa-bCw%3A1578959880999&ei=CAQdXorPPMiv-gTP2L1w&q=define+axiom&oq=define+axiom=mobile-gws-wiz-serp.3..0i70i249j0l7.3590.6729..7211...0.0..0.883.6043.5-1j7......0....1.........35i39j46i273j46i131i273j0i273j35i39i70i249j0i131j46j0i10.fg9OIw5KbHg
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
Alright, we defined a word with the same word. So what's an axiom? I know, but I bet not everybody else may not. So here goes:
ax·i·om
/ˈaksēəm/
noun
noun: axiom; plural noun: axioms
a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
"the axiom that supply equals demand"
Similar:
accepted truth
general truth
dictum
truism
principle
proposition
postulate
maxim
saying
adage
aphorism
apothegm
gnome
MATHEMATICS
a statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is based.
Origin
late 15th century: from French axiome or Latin axioma, from Greek axiōma ‘what is thought fitting’, from axios ‘worthy’.
https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-verizon=ACYBGNTcQ5u0252ZcS-p2DW-JsOcYa-bCw%3A1578959880999&ei=CAQdXorPPMiv-gTP2L1w&q=define+axiom&oq=define+axiom=mobile-gws-wiz-serp.3..0i70i249j0l7.3590.6729..7211...0.0..0.883.6043.5-1j7......0....1.........35i39j46i273j46i131i273j0i273j35i39i70i249j0i131j46j0i10.fg9OIw5KbHg
Face to face with a perfectly preserved dinosaur that looks like it was alive yesterday
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
Very cool
t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2020:
Very cool
Why There Are So Many Incompetent Male Leaders
t1nick comments on Jan 12, 2020:
It's time that women take over most leadership positions. There have been poor women leaders, but usually they were trying to imitate mens styles. Afterall, women could not do any worse than their male counter parts have done throughout all these millennia. The world could stand a little maternal direction.
t1nick comments on Jan 12, 2020:
It's time that women take over most leadership positions. There have been poor women leaders, but usually they were trying to imitate mens styles. Afterall, women could not do any worse than their male counter parts have done throughout all these millennia. The world could stand a little maternal direction.
Religion was not created to control anyone or groups of people.
t1nick comments on Jan 12, 2020:
An interesting take on the issue. It's an interesting conjecture to suppose religion was invented to control the masses. The question that comes to me is.... at what point did early humans go from simple personal or extended family explanations for the unknown, to a larger community level explantation?
At the family level, it was probably the head of the family or a surviving elder. Once it became community level I conjecture that it immediately needed to be a hierarchy and authority structure for it to accepted and passed on. Simply by the very nature of the hierarchy and authority systems, control follows. Perhaps at first by respect and fairly informal means (coercion, shaming, etc.). But as population groups got larger, almost certainly in order to be effective it became a religion. With religion comes control.
t1nick comments on Jan 12, 2020:
An interesting take on the issue. It's an interesting conjecture to suppose religion was invented to control the masses. The question that comes to me is.... at what point did early humans go from simple personal or extended family explanations for the unknown, to a larger community level explantation?
At the family level, it was probably the head of the family or a surviving elder. Once it became community level I conjecture that it immediately needed to be a hierarchy and authority structure for it to accepted and passed on. Simply by the very nature of the hierarchy and authority systems, control follows. Perhaps at first by respect and fairly informal means (coercion, shaming, etc.). But as population groups got larger, almost certainly in order to be effective it became a religion. With religion comes control.
Euchred
adjective
Australian Informal.
t1nick comments on Jan 12, 2020:
I'm familiar with the card game. I do not know if your word and the one I found are from the same source?
eu·chre
/ˈyo͞okər/
verb
past tense: euchred; past participle: euchred
(in the card game euchre) gain the advantage over (another player) by preventing them from taking three tricks.
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
deceive, outwit, or cheat (someone).
"the merchant can be euchred out of his caftan by hard bargaining"
Origin
early 19th century: from German dialect Jucker(spiel )
t1nick comments on Jan 12, 2020:
I'm familiar with the card game. I do not know if your word and the one I found are from the same source?
eu·chre
/ˈyo͞okər/
verb
past tense: euchred; past participle: euchred
(in the card game euchre) gain the advantage over (another player) by preventing them from taking three tricks.
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
deceive, outwit, or cheat (someone).
"the merchant can be euchred out of his caftan by hard bargaining"
Origin
early 19th century: from German dialect Jucker(spiel )
Who's ready for a debriefing?
t1nick comments on Jan 12, 2020:
What movie is this. Far right looks like a young Jack Klugman, and I recognize but do not remember far left.
t1nick comments on Jan 12, 2020:
What movie is this. Far right looks like a young Jack Klugman, and I recognize but do not remember far left.
For some reason I have a sudden craving for watermelon!
t1nick comments on Jan 12, 2020:
Cute
t1nick comments on Jan 12, 2020:
Cute
When nothing else will do!!!
Real people?
t1nick comments on Jan 11, 2020:
The "Real man" concept is a myth. Just like the stereotyping of a real man used in the Marlboro adds in the 60's and 70's. I would be willing to bet that fewer women that you think are looking for your idealized, "real man". And most that think that's what they are looking for this stereotyped image are sorely disillutioned and disappointed in the kind of male that is projecting this type of image. They tend to be self-centered and narcissistic.
t1nick comments on Jan 11, 2020:
The "Real man" concept is a myth. Just like the stereotyping of a real man used in the Marlboro adds in the 60's and 70's. I would be willing to bet that fewer women that you think are looking for your idealized, "real man". And most that think that's what they are looking for this stereotyped image are sorely disillutioned and disappointed in the kind of male that is projecting this type of image. They tend to be self-centered and narcissistic.
Understanding Climate Change and Ocean Acidification before and using the End Cretaceous Extinction ...
t1nick comments on Jan 11, 2020:
Not too surprising. It's not to hard to beleive that more than one event caused the extinction episode at the end of Cretaceous. In fact it could be a situation of cascading events.
It's possible that the Chicxulub impact destabilized the tectonic plates due to impact concussion resulting in the Deccan Trap event. The combined events lead to both oceanic and atmospheric instability resulting in the mass extinction.
t1nick comments on Jan 11, 2020:
Not too surprising. It's not to hard to beleive that more than one event caused the extinction episode at the end of Cretaceous. In fact it could be a situation of cascading events.
It's possible that the Chicxulub impact destabilized the tectonic plates due to impact concussion resulting in the Deccan Trap event. The combined events lead to both oceanic and atmospheric instability resulting in the mass extinction.
Twenty years ago there was only one country in the Middle East that had no religious extremist ...
t1nick comments on Jan 10, 2020:
I hear what you are saying, but you are oversimplifying the politics on the Midfle East. Islam is not monolithic. Saudia Arabia and UAE represents a faction known as the Sunni Moslems. Iran is the primary representative of the Shia faction. Iraq and Yemen are mostly Shia. These two groups dislike one another, much like Catholics and Protestants in Europe not so long ago. They have no compunction about blowing each other up. ISIS is mostly Sunni.
Saddam Hussein was a leader in the Ba'ath Party in Iraq. Ba'ath Party, originally Shia, is now mostly Sunni Moslem faction. Saddam Hussein killed many Shia as well as many Kurdish families which are mostly Sunni (go figute). Including using chemical weapons in wiping out Kurds in the southern part of the country.
.
The interference by the US began long before George W. Bush. The US help put the last Shah of Iran in power with the help of the Soviet Union in 1941. Mohammad Reza Shah (Shah of Iran) was Shia. The Shah was overthrown in 1979 when he outraged the middle class with his push toward modernism and his courting of the West. Moslem clerics under Ayatollah Komeini rose up and rebels took the American Embassy hostage in Baghdad for 444 days. This revolution fueled the long standing hatred of the West and fostered radical factions of Islamic terrorists.
I remember in high school in 1970 to 72 hearing about the terrorists camps hidden in the deserts throughout the Middle East. It was a major source of the news at the time. They were training terrorists from all over the world like Bader Meinhoff in Germany, the Red Army, Hezbollah, Hammas and others. 1970's is considered the Golden Age of terrorist bombings ( see source below). Jihadism has been around long before Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush.
t1nick comments on Jan 10, 2020:
I hear what you are saying, but you are oversimplifying the politics on the Midfle East. Islam is not monolithic. Saudia Arabia and UAE represents a faction known as the Sunni Moslems. Iran is the primary representative of the Shia faction. Iraq and Yemen are mostly Shia. These two groups dislike one another, much like Catholics and Protestants in Europe not so long ago. They have no compunction about blowing each other up. ISIS is mostly Sunni.
Saddam Hussein was a leader in the Ba'ath Party in Iraq. Ba'ath Party, originally Shia, is now mostly Sunni Moslem faction. Saddam Hussein killed many Shia as well as many Kurdish families which are mostly Sunni (go figute). Including using chemical weapons in wiping out Kurds in the southern part of the country.
.
The interference by the US began long before George W. Bush. The US help put the last Shah of Iran in power with the help of the Soviet Union in 1941. Mohammad Reza Shah (Shah of Iran) was Shia. The Shah was overthrown in 1979 when he outraged the middle class with his push toward modernism and his courting of the West. Moslem clerics under Ayatollah Komeini rose up and rebels took the American Embassy hostage in Baghdad for 444 days. This revolution fueled the long standing hatred of the West and fostered radical factions of Islamic terrorists.
I remember in high school in 1970 to 72 hearing about the terrorists camps hidden in the deserts throughout the Middle East. It was a major source of the news at the time. They were training terrorists from all over the world like Bader Meinhoff in Germany, the Red Army, Hezbollah, Hammas and others. 1970's is considered the Golden Age of terrorist bombings ( see source below). Jihadism has been around long before Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush.
Do atheists overreach?
t1nick comments on Jan 10, 2020:
IMHO, morality and ethics originates in our biological instincts and the social structure of our species. Humans are just another species on this planet.
All species act out of an evolutionary imperative to pursue those actions that lead to the greatest "fitness" for the world and environment in which they reside. This attention to maximum fitness works at the genetic molecular level as well as the macroscopic societal level.
It makes little sense for a species to pursue a strategy that reduces their chance at species propagation and survival. That would be counter-productive and ultimately disastrous leading to extinction.
Human society is no different. Morals, values, and ethics originate in a need to have a common set of behaviors that govern how a group of humans interact and behave towards one another and their environment. They most often operate from the unconscious self.
Our understandings were realized early on in our species evolution . Back in the dawn of human evolution, the human species was a puny organism compared to its predators and its prey. In order to survive, instead of evolving wings, or talons, or claws, etc., are revolutionary attribute was an enlarged brain which allowed for abstract thought. But, being puny, in order for our survival we needed to evolve a complex language pattern for communications. This advancement allowed humans to form a complex and cooperative society. Not only did was it used for cooperative hunting strategies, planning and execution. but also for protection from large predators.
Therefore, society is not only necessary, but is part of our evolutionary DNA (the single biggest reason Libertarianism will never succeed). But for any group or society to survive and maximize its evolutionary fitness for continuation, it must have understandings for how organisms in that system interact. Anything less leads to species unfitness and extinction over time.
Now its true, humans have managed to separate themselves from nature, their environment, and their jnstincts through their technology. That doesnt mean that the instincts aren't there and operant. IMHO, social morays, values, and ethics are nothing more than our instincts giving us directions on how to maintain evolutionary fitness unconsciously. Doesn't mean we always listen to the on the conscious level.
t1nick comments on Jan 10, 2020:
IMHO, morality and ethics originates in our biological instincts and the social structure of our species. Humans are just another species on this planet.
All species act out of an evolutionary imperative to pursue those actions that lead to the greatest "fitness" for the world and environment in which they reside. This attention to maximum fitness works at the genetic molecular level as well as the macroscopic societal level.
It makes little sense for a species to pursue a strategy that reduces their chance at species propagation and survival. That would be counter-productive and ultimately disastrous leading to extinction.
Human society is no different. Morals, values, and ethics originate in a need to have a common set of behaviors that govern how a group of humans interact and behave towards one another and their environment. They most often operate from the unconscious self.
Our understandings were realized early on in our species evolution . Back in the dawn of human evolution, the human species was a puny organism compared to its predators and its prey. In order to survive, instead of evolving wings, or talons, or claws, etc., are revolutionary attribute was an enlarged brain which allowed for abstract thought. But, being puny, in order for our survival we needed to evolve a complex language pattern for communications. This advancement allowed humans to form a complex and cooperative society. Not only did was it used for cooperative hunting strategies, planning and execution. but also for protection from large predators.
Therefore, society is not only necessary, but is part of our evolutionary DNA (the single biggest reason Libertarianism will never succeed). But for any group or society to survive and maximize its evolutionary fitness for continuation, it must have understandings for how organisms in that system interact. Anything less leads to species unfitness and extinction over time.
Now its true, humans have managed to separate themselves from nature, their environment, and their jnstincts through their technology. That doesnt mean that the instincts aren't there and operant. IMHO, social morays, values, and ethics are nothing more than our instincts giving us directions on how to maintain evolutionary fitness unconsciously. Doesn't mean we always listen to the on the conscious level.
Good morning all.. Are you a butthead?
t1nick comments on Jan 10, 2020:
I certainly had the occasional student who was convinced of that. Lol. But not in this capacity I hope. Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 10, 2020:
I certainly had the occasional student who was convinced of that. Lol. But not in this capacity I hope. Lol
Not everyone understands the importance of archeology. :)
t1nick comments on Jan 9, 2020:
As a former archaeologist. there is a reason for their carefulness., something called provenance. It is anything but cushy. Low pay, extreme elements, summer and winter. Moderate to primitive living conditions. I loved it while I was involved for a decade, but it took a toll on my body and contracts became more difficult to acquire. You are generally working on soft money which is precarious from year to year.
t1nick comments on Jan 9, 2020:
As a former archaeologist. there is a reason for their carefulness., something called provenance. It is anything but cushy. Low pay, extreme elements, summer and winter. Moderate to primitive living conditions. I loved it while I was involved for a decade, but it took a toll on my body and contracts became more difficult to acquire. You are generally working on soft money which is precarious from year to year.
If you've passed elementary school English classes, you should know how to spell.
t1nick comments on Jan 8, 2020:
Don't forget autocorrect. At times you spell it correctly, but autocorrect changes the word, and given it's done on my phone, I do not always correct it as I didn't see .it. Until I go back and .re'read in response to someone else's response.
t1nick comments on Jan 8, 2020:
Don't forget autocorrect. At times you spell it correctly, but autocorrect changes the word, and given it's done on my phone, I do not always correct it as I didn't see .it. Until I go back and .re'read in response to someone else's response.
[top13.net]
3 huskies save a cat and they become best friends. Lovely pics.
t1nick comments on Jan 7, 2020:
Great pics. Nice story.
t1nick comments on Jan 7, 2020:
Great pics. Nice story.
No just no!
t1nick comments on Jan 7, 2020:
? Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 7, 2020:
? Lol
Say something..
t1nick comments on Jan 7, 2020:
"Something" lol
t1nick comments on Jan 7, 2020:
"Something" lol
Good morning all.. Need new shorts? Yes..
t1nick comments on Jan 7, 2020:
Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 7, 2020:
Lol
JACITATION (1) - Noun.
t1nick comments on Jan 6, 2020:
New word. Thanks
t1nick comments on Jan 6, 2020:
New word. Thanks
Got room for one more?
t1nick comments on Jan 4, 2020:
Lol
t1nick comments on Jan 4, 2020:
Lol
I live in a religious area, Alabama.
t1nick comments on Jan 4, 2020:
Difficult call, especially in the part of the country you live. Two things occur to me; on one hand you might want to wait until you know a person better, so as to gauge their potential reaction, or two, it is quite possible that it may come out eventually. Then you are exposed with potential friends who might feel you honest with them.
Either way you are in a difficult spot. Pad carefully, some anti-abortionists are dangerous when riled.
t1nick comments on Jan 4, 2020:
Difficult call, especially in the part of the country you live. Two things occur to me; on one hand you might want to wait until you know a person better, so as to gauge their potential reaction, or two, it is quite possible that it may come out eventually. Then you are exposed with potential friends who might feel you honest with them.
Either way you are in a difficult spot. Pad carefully, some anti-abortionists are dangerous when riled.
Welp
interjection
Nonstandard.
t1nick comments on Jan 4, 2020:
Whelp
Definition of whelp (Entry 1 of 2)
1: any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
2: a young boy or girl
whelp verb
whelped; whelping; whelps
Definition of whelp (Entry 2 of 2)
transitive verb
: to give birth to —used of various carnivores and especially the dog
intransitive verb
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whelp#synonyms
Synonyms & Antonyms for whelp
Synonyms: Noun
bairn [chiefly Scottish], bambino, bud, chap [Southern & Midland], chick, child, cub, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, moppet, sprat, sprout, squirt, youngling, youngster, youth
Antonyms: Noun
adult, grown-up
: to bring forth young
t1nick comments on Jan 4, 2020:
Whelp
Definition of whelp (Entry 1 of 2)
1: any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
2: a young boy or girl
whelp verb
whelped; whelping; whelps
Definition of whelp (Entry 2 of 2)
transitive verb
: to give birth to —used of various carnivores and especially the dog
intransitive verb
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whelp#synonyms
Synonyms & Antonyms for whelp
Synonyms: Noun
bairn [chiefly Scottish], bambino, bud, chap [Southern & Midland], chick, child, cub, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, moppet, sprat, sprout, squirt, youngling, youngster, youth
Antonyms: Noun
adult, grown-up
: to bring forth young
"The Woman in the Dunes" is a 1964 suspense/drama from Japan.
t1nick comments on Jan 3, 2020:
An old favorite of mine. The book is just as good.
t1nick comments on Jan 3, 2020:
An old favorite of mine. The book is just as good.
“The Fertile Shore” story of the first people to inhabit the Americas.
t1nick comments on Jan 3, 2020:
There were at least 3 waves of "first peoples". The 1) Alaska connection is the one everybody is most familiar with; 2) a migration from Southern France (Clovis tradition);following the edge of the northern ice sheet; and 3) probably a migration by sea from Micronesia to Central and South America.
Good artifact evidence, as well as dna evidence.
t1nick comments on Jan 3, 2020:
There were at least 3 waves of "first peoples". The 1) Alaska connection is the one everybody is most familiar with; 2) a migration from Southern France (Clovis tradition);following the edge of the northern ice sheet; and 3) probably a migration by sea from Micronesia to Central and South America.
Good artifact evidence, as well as dna evidence.
Photos
Details
Atheist
Here for community - BirthdaySeptember 1
- Interested InFriends Only
- EnjoysFood, Science, Books, Outdoors, Art, Sex, Pets, Travel
- EducationGrad School
- Top tags#DonaldTrump #republicans #world #society #Present #laws #population #government #evidence #humans #species #hope #community #conservative #policy #religion #reason #culture #truth #Christian
- Level8 (142,296pts)
- Followers 12
- Fans 0
- Fav. Posts 1
- Joined May 4th, 2018
-
Last Visit
Over a year ago
Not in search results
t1nick's Groups
Topic of the day
94622 members
Singles/Mingle/Chat
1653 members
Sexy Classy Pics
773 members
Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
659 members
Uncommon words and their meanings.
505 members
Community Senate
383 members
Leftists
371 members
Coffee Drinkers Corner
336 members
Political debate
309 members
Scientists
304 members
General Forum
205 members
Oddities and Anomalies
199 members
This Day In History
165 members
Southwestern Skeptics
99 members
Foreign Film Fans
87 members
Common Ground
55 members
Albuquerque Atheists and Agnostics
36 members