vxbush 6/22/2021 5:19:30 AM

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Oh, that picture is way better than one of an Egg McMuffin. 

Morning, campers. 

lucius septimius 6/22/2021 6:14:54 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

Agreed.

Rainy wet day today.  

vxbush 6/22/2021 6:22:16 AM

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In #2 lucius septimius said: Rainy wet day today.  

For June, it got pretty cold last night. I was debating whether to put a second cover on the bed. 

buzzsawmonkey 6/22/2021 6:29:27 AM

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I am supposed to have surgery on my foot on Thursday; I will, of course, be under anesthetic.   I have an intermittent mucus/post-nasal drip condition, that usually hits for an hour or so in the morning---i.e., when I'd likely be put under---which causes me to choke and gag for a while. I've been treating it with antihistamines, per doctor's instructions, which limits the condition (it used to be much worse), but it is beginning to worry me that this condition might cause me to choke to death while anesthesized---or, if not to death, cause me to at least come up so short of oxygen that I'd emerge with a nice, new foot, but brain-impaired.  

Consequently, despite my need for the surgery, which was originally supposed to be done last December (the hospital cancelled because of covid-something), I am now thinking of canceling/postponing the surgery.

I'd be interested to know if anyone has any thoughts/information on this.

doppelganglander 6/22/2021 7:03:13 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 4:
Premature posting. Let's try again.

Talk to your doctor. He/she can talk to the anesthesiologist, who will be there throughout the surgery monitoring your oxygen levels. You may not be able to take your antihistamine before surgery (nothing by mouth) but I'm sure you'll be fine.

JCM 6/22/2021 7:19:52 AM

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In #6 doppelganglander said: Premature posting.

TMI!

JCM 6/22/2021 7:53:02 AM

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Biden's Gun Schemes Illustrate the Foolishness of Firearms Regulations

Among the foolishness....

Among other tests, the rule would set the maximum length of a pistol at 26 inches (because 27 inches is super-dangerous and concealable). These tests add up to a four-point assessment, ranging from "1 point: Minor Indicator (the weapon could be fired from the shoulder)" to "4 points: Decisive Indicator (the weapon is designed and intended to be fired from the shoulder)" with four points the ultimate sign that a firearm crosses the line into very naughty territory indeed.

vxbush 6/22/2021 8:06:44 AM

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In #6 doppelganglander said: Talk to your doctor. He/she can talk to the anesthesiologist, who will be there throughout the surgery monitoring your oxygen levels. You may not be able to take your antihistamine before surgery (nothing by mouth) but I'm sure you'll be fine.

I concur. It's the anesthesiologist's job to make sure you are breathing. If you haven't met with him yet, you probably will before surgery, and you should mention this issue to him then so he's aware. 

Kosh's Shadow 6/22/2021 8:13:05 AM

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Reply to JCM in 8:

But the "red flag" laws are worse - let's call them "red hat" laws - wear a MAGA hat and you must be about to storm the Capitol, so you lose guns.

For people who want to "follow the science", they are missing the fact that all studies show absolutely no correlation between gun control laws and gun crimes. This is, of course, because most people who commit crimes with guns did not obtain the guns legally.

buzzsawmonkey 6/22/2021 8:22:41 AM

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Apparently, an NFL player has "come out" as gay.

They always call him Mr. Touch Down There
They always call him Mr. T---
Can he run? Can he zoom?
Yes, but watch out when in the locker room
Hip, hip hooray for Mr. Touch Down There
He's gonna beat 'em off today---
So let's give a cheer for the hero of the year
'Cause Mr. Touch Down There is gay!

JCM 6/22/2021 8:34:01 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 10:

Like so many things, there can be a case made for a "red flag" law. But there must be due process, there must be a real definable threat etc....

But the leftist always go overboard, and destroy a reasonable argument for such "real" case by taking it to the extreme.

Kosh's Shadow 6/22/2021 8:48:49 AM

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Reply to JCM in 12:

And this proposal goes all-out to deny rights.

"The accursed will be advised of the absence of his rights under the secret code of leftism"

Occasional Reader 6/22/2021 8:49:33 AM

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Occasional Reader 6/22/2021 8:50:53 AM

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In #4 buzzsawmonkey said: cause me to at least come up so short of oxygen that I'd emerge with a nice, new foot, but brain-impaired.  

Well, even if that happens, you can then just change your political registration to Democrat, and life in New York City will be much easier for you.

vxbush 6/22/2021 9:27:08 AM

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JCM 6/22/2021 10:09:40 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 16:

CRT needs to get in line, STEM needs to be decolonized first!

Kosh's Shadow 6/22/2021 10:21:32 AM

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In #16 vxbush said: When critical race theory comes for STEM, I get mighty offended. 

Cornell astronomy department? I hope they get haunted by the ghost of Carl Sagan.

Occasional Reader 6/22/2021 10:24:10 AM

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In #18 Kosh's Shadow said: I hope they get haunted by the ghost of Carl Sagan.

Doubtful.  He was a big Leftie.

vxbush 6/22/2021 10:24:41 AM

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In #17 JCM said: CRT needs to get in line, STEM needs to be decolonized first!

Ye gads, what an awful article. Logical fallacies abound. 

JCM 6/22/2021 10:30:59 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 20:

Isn't leftism based entirely on logical fallacies?

Kosh's Shadow 6/22/2021 10:35:07 AM

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In #19 Occasional Reader said: Doubtful.  He was a big Leftie.

But I do not think he would accept the destruction of science we are seeing.

JCM 6/22/2021 10:52:44 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 22:

He was a member of the Nuclear Winter Club.

That bunch morphed into Global Warming.

Kosh's Shadow 6/22/2021 10:55:58 AM

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In #23 JCM said: He was a member of the Nuclear Winter Club. That bunch morphed into Global Warming.

Obviously they thought "nuclear winter" involved a lot of snow - white supremacy! - so they had to change it./

lucius septimius 6/22/2021 10:59:38 AM

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In #19 Occasional Reader said: Doubtful.  He was a big Leftie.

I was going to say -- I'm sure if he made Cosmos now it would all be about race and gender.

That said -- and I've spent a great deal of time at Cornell over the past 40 years -- I have never seen a higher concentration of people who are obviously mentally ill than in Ithaca, NY.  And that includes Berkeley.  

buzzsawmonkey 6/22/2021 11:01:27 AM

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In #23 JCM said: the Nuclear Winter Club.

I still have my Genuine Nuclear Winter Club snow shovel...

Kosh's Shadow 6/22/2021 11:02:21 AM

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In #26 buzzsawmonkey said: I still have my Genuine Nuclear Winter Club snow shovel...

Is it made of depleted uranium?/

buzzsawmonkey 6/22/2021 11:13:04 AM

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In #27 Kosh's Shadow said: Is it made of depleted uranium?/

I couldn't say, but it works fine on yellow-snow cake.

JCM 6/22/2021 11:16:11 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 28:

JUKEBOX!

vxbush 6/22/2021 11:25:46 AM

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In #21 JCM said: Isn't leftism based entirely on logical fallacies?

I would say that leftism means an a priori belief in certain positions that necessarily result in things that don't comport to reality and only comport in the mind of leftists. But that's not addressing your question. 

In the article above, the author seems to believe that any activity that relates to an institution determined to be evil is necessarily tainted with evil. So despite the fact that good actually results from British scientists learning about malaria with their focus on protecting British troops, they cannot disconnect the supposed evil of that mindset from also tainting the science that found the cause of malaria. The idea that any good can come out of something less than perfect (in their minds) is impossible. As several of the commenters noted, the author does not recognize how scientific thinking is separated from the politics around that situation. 

We've seen repeatedly how any association with something bad, no matter how obscure, means the person in question is deemed to be *-ist, whatever * is. I would say that it isn't just illogical, but it is extremely immature thinking, as if the world is full of cooties and if you get even one cootie, you're out. 

buzzsawmonkey 6/22/2021 11:31:07 AM

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Once a jolly pfag-man celebrated his silly dong
And chose to do it most publically 
And he sang as he marched and waved to all his silly dong,
"You'll come and march for Gay Pride Month with me."

"Marching for Pride Month, marching for Pride Month---
I insist you march for Pride Month with me."
And he sang as he marched and exhibited his silly dong,
"You'll come and march for Gay Pride Month with me."

---apologies to "Waltzing Matilda"

Kosh's Shadow 6/22/2021 11:36:55 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 30:

I think leftists see the world as they think it should be, and have no feedback to correct their view - they're right, and that's it; never mind if all the evidence indicates they are wrong.

They wish they can, so they can. The world is a big fairy tale, and anyone who doesn't agree is an ogre, witch, etc.

vxbush 6/22/2021 11:50:39 AM

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In #32 Kosh's Shadow said: I think leftists see the world as they think it should be, and have no feedback to correct their view - they're right, and that's it; never mind if all the evidence indicates they are wrong. They wish they can, so they can. The world is a big fairy tale, and anyone who doesn't agree is an ogre, witch, etc.

Doesn't that come across as immature, though? They aren't willing to accept correction from any source, reality or man. You could just as easily say they accept no one else as an authority, because they can never be corrected by anyone.

Occasional Reader 6/22/2021 11:52:12 AM

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In #25 lucius septimius said: I have never seen a higher concentration of people who are obviously mentally ill than in Ithaca, NY. 

Some say it’s Cayuga’s waters…

vxbush 6/22/2021 11:56:55 AM

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Here's a great comment from that article:

We could acknowledge our debt to the Babylonians by publishing all scientific papers in cuneiform.

Kosh's Shadow 6/22/2021 12:02:23 PM

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In #33 vxbush said: Doesn't that come across as immature, though? They aren't willing to accept correction from any source, reality or man. You could just as easily say they accept no one else as an authority, because they can never be corrected by anyone.

They are immature, but they have their high priests of wokeism that they do believe, because those high priests know how to make them feel like they are the right kind of people. It is a cult. Only they want all of western society to drink the kool-aide

JCM 6/22/2021 12:27:19 PM

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Reply to vxbush in 33:

They attempt to explain reality in such a way as to fit their preconceived politically driven notions.

Communism hasn't failed, because corrupt people perverted communism caused it fail. The "right" people haven't done communism yet.

buzzsawmonkey 6/22/2021 12:54:50 PM

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In #35 vxbush said: We could acknowledge our debt to the Babylonians by publishing all scientific papers in cuneiform.

Two Ziggurats in the Dark

vxbush 6/22/2021 1:06:33 PM

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In #38 buzzsawmonkey said: Two Ziggurats in the Dark

Heh. Funny.