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The Power To Kill Without Detection
Suppose you discover a device which allows you to kill those whom you would. The device's "batteries" never run out; it will always work and never disappoint. The device is…
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Coronavirus Update VII — We’ve Got Models (Update)
All the good stuff, caveats, code, data sources and explanations are linked, some in Update III, and the most important in Update II, Update IV, Update V, Update VI, and…
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What Is White Supremacy? Let’s Ask The Experts!
The Senate, under the wise directorship of Jerry "The Whale" Nadler, last week debuted its new play Its White Supremacy!. Reviews were mixed. They would have perhaps done better if…
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Help With Reality-Based Catholic Climate Declaration
Update If you're interested in this, please send this post to those you think may be interested. Update 2 Please see the Classic Posts page for material on global warming,…
How’d We Do On Our 2019 Predictions?
A strong no prize this year. Nobody did well enough. Not enough specific predictions, or those that were specific did not come to pass. Doom predictions are too easy: they…
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Road Rage: Paper Says Living Near Road Causes Dementia
Dust is thrilling researchers these days. Dust, or the more scientific sounding PM2.5, is the next greatest struggle after global warming. We've already seen attempts to prove dust, as measured…
Posted inCulture
Six Thousand Years Of History
If you ask a physicist "Why can't objects go faster than light? That there should be a limit doesn't seem right to me", he will abuse you. He'll start off…
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Special Midweek Doom — AI Won’t Save The Right Edition
The Doom is piling up faster than I can shovel it out. Item Amazon's Facial Recognition Software Found To Be Racist, Sexist ...one thing I didn't see coming was allegations…
