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StringJunky

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  1. My ancestors were raped and pillaged by the French.
  2. Can't coercion be a proxy for deterministic in the sense that one can decide to act contrary to the coercive influence.
  3. Acknowledging? You make it sound like a fact. All I see is that you've come up with a story that you like. I can't help but sense a little hubris in this subject from you when the present state of knowledge doesn't warrant it.
  4. Under the influence of an addiction, the law might as well be written in Mandarin.
  5. Can I ask why you are so invested in this subject? It seems to be beyond intellectual curiosity.
  6. Ranitidine, amoxicillin plus metronidazole are what discoverer of the H. pylorii cause of peptic used in his pioneering work. It has clearly continued to have efficacy over forty years later.
  7. I agree. AFAIK, from the scientists here over the years, utility is pretty high on the list.
  8. Yes, 4c above an ambient of 10c. One of the joys of single-planed windows was 'Jack Frost's' work on them in the 60's and 70's. My earliest memory was tiptoeing on the stones laid in grass to the toilet (outhouse) at the end of the garden and relieving my bladder on iced water. Bath times were in front of the fire in a galvanized tin bath in the winter, otherwise it was in the square ceramic sink where Mum did the washing. Kitchen was a single-paned 'conservatory' extension with red tiles laid on dirt. Fun times.,
  9. My knowledge is very limited in this area and this thread is a lesson for me on factors to consider. I very much appreciate everyone's input.
  10. And they want to make it even smaller by creating a buffer zone in Gaza from Israel.
  11. Yes, I agree that there are strong probabilistic elements as well. When a sodium atom meets a water molecule is probabilistic, but what happens with them when they collide, it is deterministic.
  12. I found some numbers from a heating firm on most comfortable humidity levels at given temperatures. For an outdoor temperature over 50˚F, indoor humidity levels shouldn’t exceed 50% With an outdoor temperature over 20˚F, indoor humidity levels shouldn’t exceed 40% Outdoor temperature between 10˚F and 20˚F, indoor humidity levels shouldn’t exceed 35% For an outdoor temperature between 0˚F and 10˚F, indoor humidity levels shouldn’t exceed 30% Outdoor temperature between -10˚F and 0˚F, indoor humidity levels shouldn’t exceed 25% With an outdoor temperature between -20˚F and -10˚F, indoor humidity levels shouldn’t exceed 20% Outdoor temperature at -20˚F or lower, indoor humidity levels shouldn’t exceed 15% https://lauryheating.com/ideal-home-humidity/
  13. Imagine being by a pond with a small toy boat. You pushing the boat is your expression of freewill, but once that boat has left your hands, the deterministic, scientific forces takeover. The notion of having freewill needn't be constant. The way I look at free will: it is the ability to intercept ones mental processes that were founded elsewhere outside of cognition.
  14. It is, but the outcome may not be what she wants. Just because you want something, doesn't mean one will realize it. That doesn't negate the free choice made beforehand.
  15. "Down with antisemitism!": There is a short video of a Zionist railing on two Anti-Zionist (proper Talmud-respecting Jews) Jews in the link.
  16. The obsolescence is inevitable, given the rate of technological change. When society designs things, it should focus more on the inevitable post-service life and reducing the number of processes it takes to make its components useful again.
  17. Aye. In the words of the great social commentator Shania Twain: Ka-ching! Cash and silicone; the path to influence.
  18. But what happens when the cold is sustained; it precipitates out and you are left with dry air. Dry-cold air is subjectively warmer than wet-cold air.
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