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Why can't you see who giving you likes? Compared to some of the people on the forum, who actually know about science, my posts contain no substance whatsoever, yet I've got 22. I know there not important, I'm just curious.

I've talked to a few people and I think I get the basic gist that you talk to a bunch of people in your field, some outside, make friends and then you have a 'network' of people with certain skills you can fall back on when you need it and your own ability in that area is insufficient and vice versa when they need you. However, practically, for some reason, I just can't fathom it. Or maybe I don't want to. I don't know. Maybe it's my background/upbringing. I haven't thought about it too much. All I know is that it's important and the few people I have asked about it, I couldn't fully understand the concept. Like who do I do it with? Why is it really that important? H…

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Let's face it. We've slowed. Our development rate is far less than was expected. Our, 'next generation', are a bunch of spoiled children who think the world is complete, and simply seek to make ends meet. It's sickening. We've developed beautifully, haven't we? We've come from fire to space rather intelligently, albeit slowly. We've had genius inventors sprinkled throughout history, who changed the world they lived in dramatically. It's been beautiful reading up on these great men, but it's a shame that a book will not enable me to understand their thought process. Still, it must be said that they obviously did not believe their world was perfect. That…

I was wondering if you could help me with something. Over the last few months, I've been editing the "List of hypothetical technologies" page on Wikipedia. I am terrible at picking so I was wondering if you could choose something from the list that could fit well in Star Wars. It's ok if you pick more than one. If you don’t have the patience to read my list; that’s ok. Everything is cited if you don’t know what it is. I'm looking for something -Hasn't appeared in Star Wars (as far as you know) -Something that would not contradict the Force -Something that would not be crazy expensive and resource consuming (I say this because many …

I had this document prepared almost 20 years ago in U.S. as is supposed to be valid at any country, avoid complications, taxes, fees, lawyers, delays to my beneficiary when am gone, and has been kept updated as supposed to be. Long ago learned that there is no such thing as a copy kept safe at any institution, nor even at the offices of the lawyer firm that initially prepared it. The original binder in my possession with all the signatures and notarizations is all that counts. I asked a few lawyers if a compact disc CD with the document scanned pages would be valid as a backup. They have no clue what to answer.😧 Does anyone here has knowledge if has bee…

We've reached a point where it seems like you can't be an expert in everything. But it seems from history that there was a time when you could be good at all the latest research subjects. Over what time period did those changes happen and what changes happened for such a shift?

Or maybe even talked to someone who doesn't do science but has an interest in the knowledge? How was your experience?

I'm filling out a form and I'm required to give the following information Mailing Address – In Care Of Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City/Town District/Country/Province/ State Postal Code/Zip Code Country Now, I have two questions: 1) What does "in care of" mean? Is that supposed to be my name or the name of the owner of the house or the name on the postal box? 2) What goes into address line 1 and what goes in 2? I just have a street name and number and I live in a house, I don't need 2 address lines. NOTE: This is an American form, so I need answers from folks from the US. I think what address line 1 and 2 are might be diffe…

It seems to me that whilst feet and toes are not as dexterous or strong as hands they are still capable of gripping and holding - and that would be useful in zero gravity. Those with no choice but rely on feet show how versatile feet and toes can be with practice. Down here on Earth I will use my toes to pick things up off the floor and pass them to my hands when I am barefoot, usually without conscious thought. I think not using feet in space is a wasted opportunity. Should astronauts be training to use their feet and toes to maximise their body's versatility?

Since Greta made her speech to the world leaders, my facebook feed has been littered with angry adults, including friends I'd previously considered intelligent and conscerned with climate change, trying to discredit her with various memes (below is particularly stupid). https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/28/jeremy-clarkson-brands-greta-thunberg-spoilt-brat-shut-get-back-school-10823793/ https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/greta-thunberg-trump-latest-threat-climate-change-un-summit-speech-a9121111.html Frankly, i'm embarrassed to be an adult.

What is your fav alien invasion novel, series of book or even short story and why? Mine is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwar_series It is unique and hauntingly realistic IMHO!

I am very sorry about my past behavior and would like to be apart of this fantastic community again :)

I am an IT professional and a huge SciFi fan. I started working on worldbuilding a science fiction universe that I believe is scientifically plausible, while trying to include any inevitable technologies and capabilities and avoiding theoretical physics longhots like negative energy, artificial gravity, wormholes and warp drives. I've been learning to 3D model in Blender and working on making a 3d animated series for YouTube. I wanted to show viewers a future that might actually be possible instead of the scientific surrealism of Star Trek or the many other SciFi universes that have one more more elements that are definitely not possible that bring their entire house of c…

I want to include a glossary-like appendix into one document I wrote (basic-level overview of magnetism). I planed to include a chart at the beginning of the glossary to depict relations between explained terms. It proved harder than expected. I have doubts about almost everything... Maybe you want to comment or advise. The idea is not to provide rigor, but to provide some orientation. Here is what I have so far:

I wasn't aware that there is currently an EU tariff of up to £60 per kilogramme on US cheese. I really would like to taste some of the good stuff- any recommendations? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48915578

What is the point of withdrawing from a check while receiving clearance if one has committed a heinous crime? From what I have discussed with some friends, once someone is denied, they are blacklisted from clearances. Someone in such a situation, would they have anything to lose whether they withdrew or not? Just morbidly curious.

My son holding my grand daughter!

As of September 2019, these are the 5 potentially habitable exoplanets closer to Earth: SPAM DELETED 1.GLIESE 273 b Gliese 283 b orbits the red dwarf star Luyten, located 12 light years away. - The exoplanet is 84% similar to Earth. - It has an orbital period of 18.6 days. - A minimum mass 2 times higher than Earth. - An average radius 40% higher. - And an equilibrium temperature of 11 degrees more. 2. TEEGARDEN b Teegarden b orbits the red dwarf star Teegarden, 12 light years away. - The exoplanet is 95% similar to Earth. - It has an orbital period of 5 days. - A minimum mass and averag…

Nowadays a lot of people like to fashion themselves in a way that is less traditional. You might see men wear make up or men and women coloring their hair some color that isn't naturally possible. Since society is so free, even among serious scholars (as I see in my department), what is the point of having a strict dress code? I imagine one doesn't want someone showing up scantily clad or maybe there is a uniform requirement to represent a certain party or for a certain type of job but there doesn't seem to be much point for specifying such at social events in places such as conferences.

I was talking with family about a friend's upcoming wedding, and I put forward the idea that instead of the bride spending BIG money on a one-time use wedding dress (no, your daughter probably won't want to wear your old one), while the groom rents a tuxedo, it would be a much better tradition to buy the bride either a sharp designer outfit for business or a designer dress she can wear to fancy occasions for the next several years. Buy the groom an Armani suit and he'll have something fantastic to wear for quite a while. Horrible bridesmaid dresses could be a thing of the past. Of course, this assumes you're not already wealthy enough to spend thousands of dollars on…

Just found science forums evil twin, suppose everybody has a doppelgänger.. https://evolutionfairytale.com/forum/

I read today that some samples retrieved from Moon by Apollo missions were sealed and never examined. Is this true? What is the rationale for such decision?