Posts made by eobox91103

@manhandler said in Terrible News for the Vaxxed: by 2025:

@eobox91103 Yes, the inventor of mRNA was cited in the article, for one. You think HE'S a CONSPIRACY NUT? HMMM? I don't think so, and he echoes what the former VP of Pfizer said, as well as the inventor of the PCR test. It's all singing to the same tune, and you are playing ignorant because it doesn't fit your belief system.

PLEASE learn to read. There was no reference to a source. For a web page to assert something without any backup doesn't count. Show me an reference.

But you can't. You're the one with the fixed (i.e., broken) belief system who doesn't believe in fact.

Responding to your trash posts is a fucking waste of time.

@manhandler https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/newswars/

Also, note that source Daily Mail article said that, if this was related to the vaccination, it was a rare side-effed. Getting covid-19, and dying from it, is not a rare side-effect of not getting the jab.

@manhandler said in Terrible News for the Vaxxed: by 2025:

@eobox91103 Right, so you don't believe the inventor of the mRNA, the inventor of the PCR test, or the former Vice President of Pfizer, all saying the same thing. Because those guys are clearly conspiracy theorists. Just for starters!

Please provide references for these. They were not in the anonymous article you linked in the first post.

@manhandler said in Terrible News for the Vaxxed: by 2025:

@eobox91103 According to who? You? And who are you? Are you an expert on anything? Thanks for your opinion.

As to the quality (or lack thereof) of the "principia-scientifica" domain, you could look at https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ . You will also be able find a host of other garbage-quality conspiracy theory websites that you will likely enjoy.

As to the lack of references in the article you link, you can see that by clicking on the link.

As to dogmatic non-thinkers in this thread (and many others), you can likely find that on your won.

(As for who I am, and my areas of expertise, it is established net etiquette that a person asking questions of another answer those questions themself first. Ergo, your turn. But you needn't bother; I don't care who you are, and I doubt that you have any areas of expertise.)

@manhandler said in Terrible News for the Vaxxed: by 2025:

https://principia-scientific.com/most-who-took-covid-vaccines-will-be-dead-by-2025/

This "principia-scientific" website is a festering swamp of baseless conspiracy theories. No educated person takes it seriously. The linked article, which is unsigned, does not have any credible references. It lists some web domains, but no links to papers.

I expect you to reject any scientist who doesn't tell you what you want to hear, it's human nature.

No, it's the reaction of dogmatic non-thinkers. We have examples of that in this thread.

@lololulu19 I don't see a banner when I click on that torrent. I wishlisted one at random and then opened it, and didn't see a banner. So, I don't know what this means.

I use "wishlist" to mark where I've looked--If I search for new torrents, I'll wishlist the two newest ones. If I come back to the website a day later, and search down the list, when I come to the "wishlisted" torrents I know I've seen everything since my last visit. I use it as more of a bookmark.

@lololulu19 said in Images being replaced on torrent uploads - annoying:

Annoying IMAGE on torrent problem.

Often, when I upload a torrent.. the GOOD image I upload with it - which is typically the COVER of the box - is replaced by a dozen or more crappy images from the video. That makes it fairly "invisible" in the BROWSE gallery.
It would be nice if when people uploaded additional images, they did NOT bump the uploader's image out of the main image spot.
It would also be nice if the uploader were able to change the order of the images on the torrent.. just in case someone uploaded a BETTER image than the uploader did.

I share your frustration. The system awards a bonus point for each image added by a member, which encourages "image spam" from some people. It might be good to put some sort of limit on bonus points to discourage indiscriminate image posting.

It would indeed be better if new images uploaded by other people came at the end of the image series, not at the beginning. I like the idea of having the original torrent poster be able to change the order of images, but this should go along with a system of "new images go last" so that the OP doesn't need to constantly check uploaded torrents.

Another way around this problem is that if the original post has ten or more images, nobody can add additional images--including the OP. While it can be tedious to snatch multiple images from the video file (VLC media player can be used for this), it does stop the problem of other people adding images.

@eobox91103 said in "political" discussions in comments:

... filled with negativity, and when called out for a specious argument resorts to caustic insults of other forum participants. There are a couple of other minions/trolls who do the same thing with impunity.

Thank you for demonstrating my point.

@bi4smooth said in "political" discussions in comments:

@eobox91103 said in "political" discussions in comments:
You are conflating the Torrent side of the site (which is non-political - and it's in the rules), and the Forum side of the site - which actually has separate staffers (more than one)...

Ah, OK, that explains it. When I saw the phrase "a thread was removed from a post" it sounded like the forum to me.

I'm still curious what was deleted. Perhaps the OP will resurrect it as a forum thread.

Thank you for your thoughtful posting.

@higgs said in "political" discussions in comments:

Recently, a thread was removed from a post because it had become the focus of "political" comments to do with a major geopolitical conflict.

I am curious what that post said. Perhaps you could describe in in "neutral terms" (whatever that means).

The moderator who removed the posts did so on the grounds that "this is a positive community."

This sounds out of character with the only forum moderator I'm aware of, who is filled with negativity, and when called out for a specious argument resorts to caustic insults of other forum participants. There are a couple of other minions/trolls who do the same thing with impunity.

I can see the point of discouraging disruptive or bad-tempered comments (I think the thread concerned was neither of these things).

I fully agree, although their are many toxic comments permitted here.

At the very least, much more clarity is needed about what is and is not acceptable.

I would like to see that, too. Perhaps someone can provide some intelligent clarity here, without resorting to insulting either of us.

@lololulu19 This thread has dissolved into meaninglessness by your shift away from facts to an argument ad hominem--or stated more simply, if you can't make an argument, you try to insult people.

@jsl76 said in Mike Lindell is right. This election is fraudulent.:

@manhandler said in Mike Lindell is right. This election is fraudulent.:
Russian disinformation analyst, comfortably seated in a basement somewhere in the Moscow suburbs.

At least the Muscovite trolls can be comfortable in their basement; were they in the US, they'd be surrounded by cannibalistic pedophiles.

@raphjd said in Headline of the week:

@eobox91103

The Metro is a newer UK outlet.

I can only imagine sequels to this article, headlined as "Boris Johnson expresses his pleasure that he and Joe Biden came together, saying 'both of us are relieved'" and "Baltic citizens look forward to arrival of EU seamen."

Perhaps the editors were aware to the double-entendre of the original headline--if so, kudos to them for being clever. Often, though, it seems that headlines are inadvertently clumsy. A quick web search on "humourous headlines" reveals a treasure trove of items, such as:

• Man accused of killing lawyer receives a new attorney
• Population to double by 2040; babies to blame
• Students cook and serve grandparents
• Attorney accidentally sues himself
  and
• Cop makes arrest in bathroom after smelling crack

@manhandler said in Mike Lindell, Another Billionaire, on Infowars.:

@jsl76 Just did a search for "Adrenochrome Patent" and came up with several results, official results, including the government patent office.

Adrenochrome is indeed a real thing, although its pretty much useless. As for patents on how to make it: That doesn't mean much. A patent is issued on the basis of novelty, not utility. If I were to patent a nuclear-powered toaster, it would be because I was the first to design one--not because the device had any benefit or would ever be built.

@raphjd <This is not a political comment.>
This has to be one of the funniest headlines in years: We have both "Joe Biden giving Boris Johnson a hand with his sausage," and the same fellow "beating off the EU."

This rivals my favourite from some years back--and article about how one could pickle gherkins and cucumbers at home. The title of the article? "You can put pickles up yourself."

@lololulu19 said in liberal bias in "news":

@eobox91103 To become an M.D. which is a PhD program...

No. A M.D., like a J.D., is a professional degree that trains a person to do a specific kind of work. A Ph.D. is an academic degree that is granted only after a person has made a notable research contribution to the advancement of his/her discipline (i.e., a dissertation).

You obviously never went to college either.

I have more degrees and more years teaching at the university level than you could count.

This thread has dissolved into meaninglessness by your shift away from facts to an argument ad hominem--or stated more simply, if you can't make an argument, you try to insult people. Not surprisingly, even that comes out quite wrong.

WARNING: This post contains "facts." People who embrace idiotic conspiracy theories and refuse to think may find this disturbing.

@lololulu19 said in liberal bias in "news":

@sosofly The types of masks that 99% of people were wearing were completely ineffective.

Not "completely ineffective," but less effective than a well-fitting non-vented N95 mask. It's true that virus particles are very, very small, but they don't fly solo. They're either contained in droplets from sneezing or coughing, or aerosolised with normal exhalation. If both the transmitter and the (potential) receiver are masked, the probability of transmission leading to infection is massively reduced. Do your own research on this, although Q-tweets don't count.

Fauci was WRONG!

Dr. Fauci is a scientist. He studies new data and learns from it. As a result, he may say something based on new scientific understanding that was not known previously. He is not a stubborn conspiracy fetishist who adopts an opinion based on political bias and then refuses to consider new information.

Senator Rand Paul is a fully qualified practicing MD.

No, he's not. He was a board certified ophthalmologist from 1995-2005, but is no longer certified. (See https://abop.org/verify-a-physician/?fn=rand&ln=paul#physician-list-search-results for data on his licensure.) He does have an M.D. degree from Duke University, he never completed his undergraduate studies or received a Bachelor's degree as Duke didn't require it.

While he might still be able to diagnose and treat conjunctivitis or glaucoma, he cannot possibly be considered an expert on infectious disease. This no doubt contributed to him becoming infected with COVID-19 himself...and while it's good that he recovered, one cannot know how many people he infected (possibly with a fatal outcome) as a result of anti-science fact aversion.

@raphjd I haven't seen any of the Grace and Favour episodes. Do you recommend them?

@eobox91103 said in BBC bans "Are You Being Served":

Mine too! Matt Smith was OK (especially when he shared the screen with Arthur Darvill), but after that it was downhill. There's a great video on YouTube showing the Tenth Doctor's regeneration, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs_isWP71FE . The notes describe the choral text, Vale decim (Farewell tenth!), with vale repeated ten times. Don't feel embarrassed if a tear forms...

Note: I edited my post above, as I found a better YouTube link to the "tenth Doctor regeneration" sequence. The new one has an English translation of the sung Latin text, and while my inner language geek would quibble with a few bits of it, it conveys the emotion.

As an aside, Russell T Davies, who spearheaded the revival of Doctor Who in 2005, is an out gay man. He was producer and head writer for six years, and I believe he retired from the series when David Tennant left as Tenth Doctor (although a fact check on that would be helpful.) If so, it makes the farewell theme even more poignant.

@eobox91103 said in BBC bans "Are You Being Served":

Mine too! Matt Smith was OK (especially when he shared the screen with Arthur Darvill), but after that it was downhill. There's a great video on YouTube showing the Tenth Doctor's regeneration, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs_isWP71FE . The notes describe the choral text, Vale decim (Farewell tenth!), with vale repeated ten times. Don't feel embarrassed if a tear forms...

Note: I edited my post above, as I found a better YouTube link to the "tenth Doctor regeneration" sequence. The new one has an English translation of the sung Latin text, and while my inner language geek would quibble with a few bits of it, it conveys the emotion.

As an aside, Russell T Davies, who spearheaded the revival of Doctor Who in 2005 and was producer for several seasons, is an out gay man. He was producer and head writer for six years, and I believe he retired from the series when David Tennant left as Tenth Doctor (although a fact check on that would be helpful.) If so, it makes the farewell theme even more poignant.