Posts by SciManStev
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Cafe SETI :
Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! Part VIII
(Message 2134696)
Posted 10 days ago by  SciManStev   
Post: I saw the solar eclipse yesterday. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I don't know how the pictures will show up. They might be too large, but I will try.   
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Cafe SETI :
TLPTPHW CCCXXXII(332)
(Message 2133895)
Posted 14 Mar 2024 by SciManStev
Post: Congratz on your win Vic. Excellent! I'm really glad you are back Mike. Take all the rest you need. :D |
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Politics :
The Donald Trump thread part VI - aka "Keep it clean"
(Message 2127468)
Posted 24 Oct 2023 by SciManStev
Post: Fani, Leticia, and Jack all have trump by the snarflies, and they have a vice grip that is constantly tightening. I can't wait to see this all play out. |
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The Donald Trump thread part VI - aka "Keep it clean"
(Message 2125449)
Posted 13 Sep 2023 by SciManStev
Post: It's the worms trying to escape the bait bucket. |
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Cafe SETI :
A new Critter thread
(Message 2124738)
Posted 29 Aug 2023 by SciManStev
Post: That's a cool snake. I've held several carpet pythons, and that's the largest I have seen. |
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GOD or NOT #2
(Message 2124666)
Posted 28 Aug 2023 by SciManStev
Post: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-on-food/202308/gods-appeared-only-after-the-brain-had-sufficiently-evolved |
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Politics :
The Donald Trump thread part VI - aka "Keep it clean"
(Message 2123552)
Posted 3 Aug 2023 by SciManStev
Post: Huuuh, I've already asked this question in the gun violence forum: Was it always like this? Or is it a newer phenomenon that has arisen in the last 10...20 years. In the past, the media, newspapers and TV stations served to provide the population with neutral (the journalistic ethos) information. Newspapers had to earn credibility and readership through reliable, neutral reporting. This reputation had to be proven daily in order not to lose buyers (readers). In social coexistence in villages and towns, there were respected, prominent personalities who were better educated and often opinion leaders, such as pastors, judges, teachers, professors, lawyers, doctors, councilors and mayors... We took a wrong turn somewhere in the recent past, which has led to the current situation. The problem is money. News sources can first tell people how to think, then continue to reinforce those ideas regardless of evidence otherwise. All the while attracting and holding viewers who want to think in the same way. It's big business selling people what they want. As an example, when Fox News first called Arizona for Biden, their viewers went berserk, and Tucker Carlson actually had a fit, and told the network that they were losing viewers because of a technically correct call, but that didn't match what viewers were told to think. In some cases, actual truth can be dangerous once people have been conditioned to accept a different reality. They built a business on distorted, or actually false news, and kept selling it. Follow the money. Unfortunately, once the tiger of misinformation has been let loose, there is no (easy) way to put it back in the cage. |
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Politics :
The Donald Trump thread part VI - aka "Keep it clean"
(Message 2123494)
Posted 2 Aug 2023 by SciManStev
Post: Many Americans, but certainly not all, have only one news source, and will never understand the evidence against Trump. Many others don't know anything about much of anything that goes on not only in the United States, but anywhere else as well. They just hear sound bites, and immediately believe them, as they are in line with what they want to think. Actual evidence will never get through to them. I deal with this at work, but not only for this particular situation, but many, many topics. It is extremely difficult to cut through the nonsense many of these people have been fed for so many years. When asked questions, they can't answer them and just refer to the talking points they may have heard. Fortunately, there are people who search for information, and care where it leads them. Unfortunately, there are not enough of these people. |
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Politics :
North Korea Part 4
(Message 2122954)
Posted 21 Jul 2023 by SciManStev
Post: To elaborate on my earlier post. China usually has a large amount of influence on North Korea, but in recent years, that influence had little effect on North Korea's behavior. That didn't sit well with Xi. That could possibly be another reason why China is reluctant to help North Korea. |
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Politics :
North Korea Part 4
(Message 2122951)
Posted 21 Jul 2023 by SciManStev
Post: While I fully agree with SciManStevs's detailed analysis on North Korea, one party is missing, in my opinion: China! What is the Chinese interest in North Korea? Does China influence North Korea? Why do people in North Korea have to starve? The Communist East Germany (GDR) had the same function for the Soviet Union in the Cold War. The GDR served the Soviet Union as an outpost, bulwark and staging area against the West. But we were never isolated in the Communist bloc. We didn't know hunger. Why does China seem uninterested in incorporating North Korea into its economic space to make life easier for the average North Korean? China could at least force food deliveries to Kim's regime. Isn't China afraid of an eventual food riot in North Korea sweeping away the Kim regime? That is a valid point. From my understanding, North Korea has also been a thorn in China's side. North Korea's missile tests, nuclear tests, and otherwise belligerent behavior have put a bad light on China's connection with North Korea. China has actively tried to distance themselves from North Korea, partly because of international pressure. It doesn't look good for China to constantly be supporting such a belligerent country. China needs trade, and inter-country connections. They are also eyeing Taiwan very closely, and watching what Russia is doing in Ukraine, and how the world responds. What happens with Russia and Ukraine will shape what happens throughout the world, and how China handles the Taiwan issue. To China, at this time, and other than China buying North Korean coal, North Korea is dead weight to China. |
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Politics :
North Korea Part 4
(Message 2122949)
Posted 21 Jul 2023 by SciManStev
Post: Little overfed Kim is making yet more threats. North Korea is mainly bluster. Nobody wants to actually attack North Korea, and they know that. There is no gain in that, just loss on all sides. Of course North Korea has to keep up the facade that the whole world is their enemy, mainly because they don't want foreign investment, or any interaction that would show the citizens that their world is no paradise. They have to remain isolated, or the regime will collapse. North Korea is actually less of a threat that say Iran. North Korea is just concerned with their own survival, and will do what they think it takes to keep their population under control, and look scary to the rest of the world. It's kind of like when confronting a bear, waving your arms up high, jumping up and down, and making yourself look scary. North Korea has no international ambition, other that to steal secrets, money, or whatever they can get away with. They do not want wide spread interaction. Iran, on the other hand, is ambitious. They have their friends, allies, and infiltrators in many places, and want control of areas not only within their borders. Their long standing feud with Israel and the west are definite reasons for concern. Both countries (Iran and North Korea) repress their people, and human rights are a pipe dream. It's sad to see this condition where ever in the world it exists. Unfortunately, it's a long standing tradition of the human race to control, suppress, and dominate others. We are all animals, and our ancestors had the same traits. There is violence throughout the animal kingdom. The always has been. Just because we developed languages, technology, and intercontinental dependencies, doesn't mean we have left behind the violent, controlling instincts that got us here in the first place. |
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Cafe SETI :
Cats Part II
(Message 2122605)
Posted 13 Jul 2023 by SciManStev
Post: Two dogs and a cat passed away. They were brought before God. God spoke to the German Shepard, and said "You were brave, loyal, and protected your family. You will sit on my right side." Then he spoke to the Doberman, "You were strong, ferocious, and saved your platoon. You will sit on my left side." Then he turned to the cat, and before he could say anything the cat interrupted and said "You are in my seat." |
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GOD or NOT #2
(Message 2121493)
Posted 25 Jun 2023 by SciManStev
Post: https://www.worldhistory.org/timeline/religion/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=RebeccaDitt2d0b%2Fmagazine%2FHistory+ |
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Politics :
The Donald Trump thread part VI - aka "Keep it clean"
(Message 2119585)
Posted 18 May 2023 by SciManStev
Post: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/politics/donald-trump-documents-classified-2024/index.html |
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Politics :
The feral "Pennywise" chihuahua (MTG) really needs her own thread.
(Message 2117124)
Posted 5 Apr 2023 by SciManStev
Post: Your point is taken. I was just trying as politely as possible, state that this woman is not only not knowledgeable, but just plain stupid. She is not the only one the United States has elected. |
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Politics :
The feral "Pennywise" chihuahua (MTG) really needs her own thread.
(Message 2117065)
Posted 4 Apr 2023 by SciManStev
Post: I've seen many politicians stretch the truth, or outright lie to achieve political points. The big difference, is that I believe they know they are lying, or at least misleading people. Most of Fox news falls into that category. MTG is just plain stupid. That her constituents don't seem to realize that either, which doesn't say much for them either. It boggles my mind that someone of her caliber, and by far she is not the only one, can be elected to office, and have power over those that actually do understand their surroundings, and are knowledgeable. People don't always have to agree with each other, but having to deal seriously with people like this, is an embarrassment to everyone. |
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Politics :
The Donald Trump thread part VI - aka "Keep it clean"
(Message 2116431)
Posted 20 Mar 2023 by SciManStev
Post: I am hopeful that if this first indictment does occur, it will be the start of dominoes falling. The Teflon should start to peel away. Fingers crossed. :) |
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Cafe SETI :
Beer Drinkers Thread # 28
(Message 2115255)
Posted 25 Feb 2023 by SciManStev
Post: I just drank a lot of everything I could find. Hiccup? |
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Politics :
The Donald Trump thread part VI - aka "Keep it clean"
(Message 2106906)
Posted 15 Sep 2022 by SciManStev
Post: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/politics/john-durham-russia-probe-donald-trump/index.html |
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Politics :
The Donald Trump thread part VI - aka "Keep it clean"
(Message 2106423)
Posted 6 Sep 2022 by SciManStev
Post: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/06/politics/surveillance-video-voting-machine-breach-coffee-county-georgia/index.html |
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