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Making sweeping assertions about consumers having more money to spend and businesses hiring more people, or prices going up and causing inflationary pressures, and even businesses laying off staff because they can't afford to retain them at the new wages, are just opinions . Studies have been done, and the findings are that different regions are affected differently. This article summarizes some of those findings and includes links to some of the studies Minimum wage: Updated research roundup on the effects of increasing pay - Journalist's Resource

I would seriously consider 'opening' a book. Preferably a science book.

Then why do you keep comparing them ? ( sorry, couldn't resist that ) Interesting that none of you Americans can wear masks. AOC isn't wearing one, and MTG isn't wearing it properly. ( also, what's with the presumptuous 3 initials )

I never thought I'd be suggesting the internet should be regulated. And not that I have any respect for people who use hedge funds to make large amounts of money. But when a bunch of teens on Reddit can use the power of the internet to inflate the stock of a failing company to deprive those hedge fund managers of their money, is that just retribution for a practice that should be better regulated, or, an abuse of the internet's power akin to Russian meddling in American elections, or disseminating lies to gullible followers on social media. Either way, this will wreak havoc with pension funds, and possibly hurt a lot of people. What do you guys think ? ( or are you trying to unload your inflated Game Stop stock as we speak ? )

Makes you wonder how 4.1 million solar masses could be concentrated within a radius equivalent to the orbit of Uranus, in the region Sagittarius A, of our galaxy. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermassive_black_hole "The star S2 follows an elliptical orbit with a period of 15.2 years and a pericenter (closest distance) of 17 light-hours (1.8×1013 m or 120 AU) from the center of the central object. From the motion of star S2, the object's mass can be estimated as 4.1 million M☉,[73][74] or about 8.2×1036 kg. The radius of the central object must be less than 17 light-hours, because otherwise S2 would collide with it. Observations of the star S14[75] indicate that the radius is no more than 6.25 light-hours, about the diameter of Uranus' orbit. No known astronomical object other than a black hole can contain 4.1 million M☉ in this volume of space." Or how they could possibly take a picture of one https://www.space.com/first-black-hole-photo-by-event-horizon-telescope.html I need a Dimreepr to Human dictionary.

While tunneling has been postulated as a mechanism for Hawking Radiation ( along with some other mechanisms ), see here [hep-th/9907001] Hawking Radiation as Tunneling (arxiv.org) Hawking radiation will only come into play once a Black Hole is small enough that its 'temperature' exceeds the CMB temperature of 2.7o, otherwise the BH is an absorber of radiation, making it grow ( and get 'colder' ). As for 'White" Holes, you would think the 'tell tale' radiation from such an object would be readily detectable. And while GR may allow for their existence, it is not a guarantee of such, and none have ever been detected.

Mordred has probably gotten busy with 'real life', and doesn't have as much free time to devote to forums. We all await his return.

My condolences to his family and friends. he was an interesting individual, and one of many who went 'missing'. I am saddened to find out what actually happened to him.

I'm an old person too, Col. yes, IOW = in other words I believ I was the one who originally mentioned the need for a co-ordinate system, back on page 11 of this discussion. Maybe my idea of a metric is not the same as yours Markus, and if not please elaborate so that we may all understand better. Is the metric not a measure of the deviation of the co-ordinate space ? It surely isn't a measure of actual deviation in 'real' space. (IOW, space-time has no actual 'fabric' that bends )

This is getting serious ! Now we're going Biblical on each other. Just kidding. Didn't know so many of us atheists could quote the Bible.

Interesting but somewhat confusing. You want a differentiation between the mathematical description, and actual, physical space. You have stated we have the mathematical description, but haven't yet tackled what we mean by actual, physical space. IOW, we have the model, but what is the actual reality ? ( and Dad says we don't know, which you agree is valid ) I would assume, as a scientist, you know how science works. We build models ( mathematical models, not toys ) and test them against reality to find their limited areas of applicability. The only model that is 100% applicable is the reality itself. I have to ask, how else would you model actual, physical space, if not mathematically ??

I really have no idea what the OP is about. But, at the risk of going off-topic, this caught my eye. And if we can come to a common understanding of what 6th generation entails ( as opposed to 5th and 4th ), I would be more than willing to discuss the topic at length, with you. In a new thread in the engineering section, of course.

Couldn't agree with you more, Ken. Because violence ( and other crimes ) remain illegal, no matter how noble the cause. I realize you're trying to 'educate' me, INow, but I have to quote Matthew 7:5 to you ( and because I think Biblical quotes would annoy you ) "Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." But I appreciate your efforts, brother .

Look all I've said is , if you feel violence has qualifiers, and is justified in some case, just say so. Don't say violence is always bad, but in some cases its acceptable. If you are attacked and have the option of leaving/walking away, then killing in so called self defense is not justified either; and everybody at a protest is there voluntarily and has the choice of leaving. But that's my opinion; I realize thee are others. And another thing... I never said that they were. Everyone else keeps on bringing up this 'equivalency' as they compare the two protests. All I've said is that violence is wrong in either protest. So why id I get accused of 'whataboutism,' when you guys are doing it ?

Wow ! And silly me thought it was D Trump who was trying to establish a dictatorship...

HF acid is particularly nasty, as it doesn't necessarily give indication that you've been exposed to it. I've always kept a tube of Calcium Gluconate cream nearby when I've had to work with it. ( along with all other required PPE. )

Cyanoacrylate adhesive ( superglue ) is often used to 'seal' open wounds, where stitches might be too obtrusive. Doctors don't seem to be worried about absorption and toxicity. And superglue might keep your hairpiece on for months at a time. Better yet, shave your head and grow a beard.

Umm, windows are one thing, Zap. Would you feel better if you were one of the 5 killed at the Capital, or on of the 18 killed during the BLM protests? And lets not confuse the issue with self defense; we are discussing perpetrating violence, up to and including the death of innocent bystanders. At both protests people were there by choice, and some ( not all ) willfully harmed ( and killed ) innocents. In my opinion, violence is violence, no qualifiers. I recognize that others may have a different opinion, as you've stated ( personally, I would have used hate crimes as an example ) But it's like pulling teeth trying to get others ( hi, INow ) to admit they qualify their violence. Ahh, but here's the rub, those 'rapscallions' ( interesting choice of word ) firmly believe they were saving the country from an insurrection mounted by the Democrats, to steal an election which D Trump actually won. In their minds, they were modern day G Washingtons, rebelling against an attempt to install an illegitimate Government. They were told so by their/your President !

And I don't want to split hairs either, but this is another example of the 'whataboutism' that I previously accused you of. You claim that you've done a search, but cannot find any instances in your previous posts, but I don't think you realize you are doing it. You are trying to justify that one violence is worse than the other by invoking motivation. Whereas I lump all violence together as unwarranted and bad, you compare different instances of violence, and proclaim one is worse, and the other, better. Maybe we could just ask the victims which is better 🙂 . ( I added the smiley face so Zapatos doesn't get overly concerned ) Well, since INow wants to look at motivation, all those idiots at the Capital did, in fact, believe that the election was illegally 'stolen', and so, their 'cause was ( to them ) just and legal. And, as INow says of the BLM protests, that was their central strategy; the B+E, property damage, and violence was only at the 'margins'. Hell, most of the idiots from the Capital, captured on video, look like they're sightseeing. Indeed. Never mind that D Trump is a power-hungry moron, and they are idiots for believing him; they had the support of the sitting President! If the President orders you to go to war, do you question the legality, and refuse ? That would have been great for all those who didn't want to go to Vietnam; they had to come to Canada instead.

The only part I focused on was the violence. And this applies to Swansont also; the two protest events DO have violence in common. That applies to both, and, and, in that respect they ARE equivalent. As a matter of fact, one could argue that there has been much more violence perpetrated during the Summer's BLM protests than there was at the Capital. See here https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/06/08/14-days-of-protests-19-dead/ It is the 'symbolism' of the events that makes the Capital insurrection much more damaging. If you have any doubt about my meaning, I suggest a re-reading of the OP; it focuses on the violence of current protests, NOT comparisons between different protests. I will throw you a bone, INow, this part is accurate. There was a disproportionate response to the two protests in question, but, as I did not set out to compare, or equate, the two, did not mention it. The two different protests were only mentioned in the OP as they both involve violence. And, almost as if to prove the point, Beecee has posted about the relatively peaceful protests in Australia. We used to have protests like that in the US; what has happened ? ( that was the intent of the OP )

Such a misnomer... Well, that's that then. Into the rubbish with my Pink Floyd album ...

Erastosthenes' method/writings are lost to history. What is preserved is Cleomedes' method/writings. Unfortunately, his lifetime is not known accurately; somewhere between 100BCE and 400CE. So assuming Cleomedes' lived about 200CE, John would be right.

That seems like a 'loaded' question to me. Almost an accusation. I would think it was your question that had ( not so ) hidden meaning. So you explanation is that ALL the violence at BLM protests was perpetrated by 'planted' fascists, who want to discredit the BLM movement ? Or do you mean that they had signs which stated their intent, but the violence happened 'accidentally' ? If the former, you had better provide some credible evidence, or are you gonna go Trump on us, and claim 'fake news'? If the latter, the next time I punch someone out, I'l be holding a sign that says " Friendly Discussion"; I'll let you know how it holds up in court.

Yes. Where my ( or those I care about ) life and liberty is threatened; otherwise, no. No, you have groups 'protesting' against 'blacks being killed for no reason', by hurting innocent people, destroying property, and taking over cities. I think I have made my stance against any kind of violent protests well known on this forum. Everyone has the right to protest, but that right ends when it starts infringing on the rights of others. PS The certificate for the site seems to have expired ? Company firewall wouldn't let me on at work. Had to wait till I got home

Not to worry Zap, friends should be able to talk about this sort of stuff. Well, you're willing to excuse violence perpetrated in the BLM protests, because those protesters feel they are being discriminated against by Police/Justice System. When did violence gain a case sensitive meaning ? Violence IS violence. Whether there is an equivalence ( or not ), is immaterial. And I never made any such claim, I was accused of doing so. Complaining of me misinterpreting you, when you misinterpret me, seems a little one-sided. Would it help alleviate Zapatos' concerns if I included 'smiley faces' with my posts ?