Sabine Hossenfelder - anti-science? - In My Humble Opinion
2024年10月30日 · Professor Dave has made a video criticizing Sabine for increasingly publishing anti-science and anti-establishment rhetoric, on her site, and in her articles for The Guardian and in her book. It starts out very civil but later he points out ways he thinks she is being dishonest and even lacking integrity. The reason for making this thread is two-fold: We were discussing Sabine as a tangent in ...
Oh No, please no ... NOvember rants - Page 5 - Straight Dope
2024年11月5日 · In response to my ‘It is The End Of American Democracy’ post I made on my own page on FB, one friend revealed himself as a Trump supporter. He described Trump as “a curmudgeon with a heart of gold”. I responded by citing numerous examples of Trump’s cruelty and hatred. I said I did not think had a heart of gold or any heart at all.
Oven Cooking Bags - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board
2016年12月19日 · I’m using a cooking bag to make a ham. I know about cutting holes in the bag too release pressure, but the instructions also call for you to put flour in the bag " to prevent bursting".
What Was Your First Day At University Like? - Straight Dope
2024年10月7日 · My elder daughter has just started University, the same one I attended in the early- to mid-90s (completely different curriculum, though). A few days ago, she was telling me what her first impressions were, and of course it brought back memories of my own first day there. My parents drove me to my dorm shortly after lunch and we spent a couple of hours unpacking stuff: food and drinks, clothes ...
Grammar question - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope
2013年7月9日 · I am working on a post card for my daughter’s school. The motto is as follows: Fine Arts Matters in education. Ok, am I wrong to say this is incorrect? I asked the powers that be and their response is: “It is in the bylaws as Fine Arts Matters in Education. Fine Arts as a whole is singular as in the fine arts to encompass all of the fine …
Ask the irritated E3 guy. - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope
2006年5月15日 · So I’m back from E3 for the ninth year (I think…I’ve been going each year since Atlanta). Again, I find myself disappointed. Maybe I’m too old or there’s been some sort of sea change in me but I find most of the stuff there dull and uninteresting. Half the time I wanted to smack the guys I was interviewing for being boring and unoriginal. But anyway, my team and I literally visited ...
Democrats accused of trying to steal senate election in Pennsylvania
2024年11月19日 · Democrats apparently trying to count invalid mail in ballots despite and in conflict with several clear and unambiguous rulings from the state supreme court. In response to these rulings, Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia stated “I think we all know that precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country.” That’s certainly what you want to hear from a public ...
I'll keep my Trump-voting cousin, if you don't mind
2024年11月13日 · Background: I’m adopted, and because both my birth mother and birth father had tons of offspring, I have about a zillion bio-relatives. Loooooonnnnggg story short, I am slightly in touch with a few of them, and it’s fine. But except for one half-sister, they are not a significant part of my life: I did not grow up with them, I have never met most of them, and at best have exchanged an ...
Why do airplanes have buttholes? - Straight Dope
2016年6月22日 · I realize Wikipedia shouldn’t be assumed to be the final authority, but according to its article on auxiliary power units, the purpose and function of these units is a little different from what Chihuahua said. It says the primary purpose of an aircraft APU is to provide power to start the main engines.
Best and Worst Dean Koontz books - Page 2 - Straight Dope
2000年11月29日 · Your heart belongs to me The good guy. Chase Odd Thomas Demon Seed The face of fear Watches The bad place The funhouse Wintermoon The novels I haven’t enjoyed Breathless What the night knows (but I loved the novella) One door away from heaven The key to midnight The door to December 77 Shadow Street(this was …