Everything posted by StringJunky
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Transgender athletes
I have no anti-gay or transgender agenda. I'm quite ok with them. It shouldn't matter in amateur situations but if a transgender youth is pro standard as an adult, then there will likely be issues, in terms of consistency from school level to pro/international.
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Transgender athletes
But it only takes one to upset the apple cart. Let's say Usain Bolt has had his bits snipped and tucked and is now 'Lily Bolt'. It's not likely, but what what do we do, turn a blind eye? Will the reassignment weaken Bolt in a way that is fair?. You can't say it doesn't matter and is too rare because Lily Bolt would likely be in the record books... as the fastest human, let alone woman. At the highest levels, where fractions of a second matter, it would seem to me to be consequential. I don't know the solution.
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What is the Purpose of Life ?
Asking for a citation or or evidence is not being hostile.
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What does the ‘infinite monkey theorem’ suggest about the anthropic principle?
The incidence of collision of matter may be stochastic, but their behaviour when they react is not.
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Life was inevitable
Given sufficient time, I think, the probability of life tended towards certainty. The ingredients were there.
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Should academic research establishments be political?
Many/most people didn't/don't understand that the point of masks is to inhibit widespread diffusion of breathe spray. Even now, I hear people say they aren't bothered about catching it, when in fact the issue is them spreading it by not wearing a mask. The science of that is sound.
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The problem of free energy in the special theory of relativity
He's probably read about Galileo...
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Why I cant delete files in temp folder - window 10.
@PeterBushMan. Don't use the registry cleaner. app in it It can cause problems by erroneously removing registry keys that are still needed.
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Tardigrades survive impacts of up to 825 meters per second:
I wonder if they did them in the dessicated state as well as hydrated state? Maybe they can survive greater extremes in the dessicated state.
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Rand Paul Called Fauci a Liar
Oh, OK.
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Rand Paul Called Fauci a Liar
Don't you use a nom de geurre?
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Need help removing odor.
You could try filling up with warm water and biological washing powder and leaving a day or two to see if it can decompose the noxious residues. Likewise use a non-biological powder in a quite hot mix with water as an alternative.
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Tardigrades survive impacts of up to 825 meters per second:
It seems sensible to me to eliminate Earth-based abiogenesis first, since all the elements necessary for life exist here. Having said that, each planet or other body is possibly a dedringer for the same conditions in the long-distant past here on Earth and may help to tell the story of life's evolution.
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Earth The Size Of A Tennis Ball
I visualise the observable universe size - 96BLYRS - this way: if the diameter of our galaxy is 1mm, the universe is 960m across.
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Cryptocoins: who pays the huge energy?
Same way as stocks: Buy low, sell high. That's where the volatility is, with the big players buying then dumping.
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The intent of Israel bombing AP/Al Jazeera offices
When are you going to contribute something of value?
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The intent of Israel bombing AP/Al Jazeera offices
I think he means 'smart' is not fascist.
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The intent of Israel bombing AP/Al Jazeera offices
Yes, I looked at it both ways and saw that the possible intent worked both ways. Seems like a serious Israeli faux pas to me. The AP are about the most neutral and respected news organisation anywhere.
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The intent of Israel bombing AP/Al Jazeera offices
Is this some attempt on Israel's part to stifle dissemination of news in Gaza territory.... cutting the area off from reliable external information to the Gazans?
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Grafting [botany]
I can't see why not. There all sorts variations of plants grafted together.
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Cryptocoins: who pays the huge energy?
It's far too volatile to be a currency as well. It's a game for gamblers and crooks to wash their money. I'm all for privacy in general but I don't think any money system should be untraceable and unaccountable.
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The Official JOKES SECTION :)
My guess is that the earliest clocks were sun dials and laid flat. You can walk around a sun dial.
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Is there a scientific study pertaining to why the ratio of people physically attracted to other people is in favor of unreciprocated?
Maximum7. How many potential people are you too rejecting because you are yourself busy looking at other people? You maybe have a template in your mind of what they 'should' look like, and so you are probably missing cues from those that may be attracted to you. Keep your mind open as you travel through life with regards to people, and don't idealize.
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A real development in fusion power generation or just another step on the path ?
As long as there's people enthusiastic about it there's hope.
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Do virtual particles exist?
Thanks.