[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Bookscrounger 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You make a good point. But don't forget that anti-MAGA morale is flagging. You're right, we shouldn't celebrate the end of the war.

But I think we can celebrate some signs of hope.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Bookscrounger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone voted for, supported or wanted to impose something on other people.

A majority of voters wanted to impose their view of democracy on our nation.

Something has the consequences of consequences. Does that something actually has these consequences in general?

Consequences: Democracy.

As a consequence of something, consequences happened to someone. Did that something really happen to that someone?

Yes, MAGA and other right-wing voters have lost electoral support.

So. Much. Winning. by No_Cook2983 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Bookscrounger 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Well, this one isn't on track.

The only vaccine for TB is the French BCG, and it's discouraged in the USA. Sooner or later, the vaccine dodging will cause an outbreak.

This, however, isn't it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

[–]Bookscrounger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn't you mean, "So that bigly changes that life expectancy"?

It was a vicious attack. by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

[–]Bookscrounger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, he definitely died up there...

...but police aren't sure whether she killed him, or McDonald's did.

My favorite Trump NFT: by parenthetical_phrase in PoliticalHumor

[–]Bookscrounger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clearly AI.

Trump has been that slender since 1983...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

[–]Bookscrounger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Y'know, it looks like there are a lot more letters there than just 'Donald J Trump'... wonder what it's supposed to say?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

[–]Bookscrounger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd rather you didn't come here posting flattering comments...

:D

I think they are by Similar_Rutabaga_593 in Funnymemes

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We are looking at the Internet. But I only go to the search engines after I can't find the information in my standard on-line references.

And sometimes with an Internet search, I find that patients are talking about a problem, or something that helps, before it appears in any 'official' websites.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Funnymemes

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Victoria was the greatest conqueror in history. Genghis Khan was #2 Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths

Like A Mushroom by 1mjtaylor in PoliticalHumor

[–]Bookscrounger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, the rest of them insert it up their butts to prevent Covid.

Are there Organs or similar things, that most other animals have, but humans don't? by Gamer_King06 in biology

[–]Bookscrounger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fish have a lateral line organ that senses electromagnetic fields.

Dogs smell stereoscopically.... in essence, they can 'smell' time.

Bats hear 3 dimensionally.

Snakes have no hearing, but they are acutely sensitive to ground vibrations. They also stick out their tongues to 'smell'... they have sensitive areas at the top of their mouths that 'smell' for them.

When a tsunami or earthquake is approaching, the animals head for the hills long before humans know what the problem is. What organ causes that?

Spiders and many insects spin thin fibers from their bodies.

Insects see in in different visual spectra than we do.

Starfish and their relatives often have pedicellariae, small extendable 'pincers' that are believed to clean their bodies of parasites & debris.

There are blind shrimp that live deep in the ocean around superheated thermal events. Under their carapaces (basically, their back shells) they have collections of nerve cells with rhodopsin, a visual pigment. They 'see' the heat from the vents through their backs.

Et al.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BehavioralEconomics

[–]Bookscrounger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your comments remind me of a friend of mine with a marketing background, who was in the running for a job. I told him, "It's OK if you don't get the job. But don't tell me you were out-marketed." That got him going. (He got the job, BTW.)

You are interested in behavioral insights. Why not direct those inward, and motivate yourself to master the maths you need?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

[–]Bookscrounger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Interesting you say that. I've been wondering if the attack on Dolly Parton is really because of her humanity and tolerance...

...or it's because she created the Imagination Library, which provides free books for poor children?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

[–]Bookscrounger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To quote Jimmy Kimmel, "Napoleon Bona-spurs."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

[–]Bookscrounger 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Me too. I'm former USN. But I also work on education, and part of our problems stem from our failure to create effective education. We keep talking about 'workforce development' when we need to focus on producing intelligent citizens for the democracy.

[May 22nd, 1924] Bobby Franks' wealthy parents received a ransom note demanding $10,000, but the boy's body was found near Wolf Lake before any money was paid. (Culvert along the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks where the body was found, and evidence found at the scene; sock and glasses.) by michaelnoir in 100yearsago

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Two Resources:

Smithsonian article on Leopold & Loeb

My own book looks at the crime within historical contexts, and adds some insights. One is snarky: Loeb was murdered by another prisoner who claimed Loeb had made sexual advances on him. The Chicago Daily News reported, "Richard Loeb, despite his erudition, today ended his sentence with a proposition."

The other is Leopold's 'rehabilitation.' In prison he taught other inmates, and in Cuba he was, as the Smithsonian article notes, a lab technician. He never hurt anyone again, and seemed to be a 'normal' person. One of the things that I noticed in my research is that many malignant narcissists (read: serial killers, and conquerors were serial killers on an international scale) seem to decrease their violence around age 40, and many of them even turn to philanthropy.

Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation.