Hermit Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, BoloOfEarth said: I think a real test would be if deceased famous politician's face was used to promote members of the opposite party. For instance, if Ronald Reagan's children (at least two of whom are fairly liberal) allowed his image to be used to promote a Democratic presidential candidate. Then I'd bet a new law barring such use of digitally-reproduced images of the dead would get pushed through toot-sweet. HA! Yes. I sit corrected. That would do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 18 minutes ago, BoloOfEarth said: I think a real test would be if deceased famous politician's face was used to promote members of the opposite party. For instance, if Ronald Reagan's children (at least two of whom are fairly liberal) allowed his image to be used to promote a Democratic presidential candidate. Then I'd bet a new law barring such use of digitally-reproduced images of the dead would get pushed through toot-sweet. That would be pretty interesting as Michael Reagan is very conservative (did a talk show for a couple decades if I recall correctly). You could have advertisements for both party using the likeness of Reagan. How about a virtual debate where Democratic Reagan and Republican Reagan debate issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombrown803 Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 1 hour ago, ScottishFox said: How about a virtual debate where Democratic Reagan and Republican Reagan debate issues? That might be a political debate that I would watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 Considering Reagan would practically be called liberal by today's Republican Party, that could indeed by interesting. Matt the Bruins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 Well, he was manipulable beyond just about anything else, so it suited his backers/controllers quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 Funny stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/7/2019 at 12:49 PM, Cancer said: Monday morning (US time) there is a transit of Mercury. Where I am, it will be in progress at sunrise and continue until about 10AM. Transits of Mercury are problematic. The angular size of Mercury is too small for you to be able to see it with the unaided eye. But this event is Mercury passing in the front of the Sun from our point of view. Put those together and that means that in order to see it, you need to stare at the Sun through a telescope, which I DO NOT RECOMMEND. (Never look at the Sun through any magnifying or light-collecting apparatus, unless it's been set up by a professional. Even then, make the pro look first before you try it.) There are several ways to see this event safely, but it takes significant safety precautions and continuous attention. This can be done, but if you haven't done it before, you are taking an unwarranted risk. I have been in the dome with a telescope pointed at the Sun, when the heat melted the cement in the eyepiece and parts of the lens fell on the floor. Fortunately, no one was looking through it at the time. If you're really interested in this event, see if a local museum or educational institution is hosting a viewing session for it; those are much more likely to have the requisite equipment and expertise. Transits of Mercury are uncommon (very roughly several years to a decade between them), but occur much more often than the less-than-once-a-lifetime frequency that transits of Venus have. The next transit of Mercury after Monday is in 2032. From NBC: Mercury is making a rare 'transit' across the sun. Here's how to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/8/2019 at 12:56 PM, BoloOfEarth said: I think a real test would be if deceased famous politician's face was used to promote members of the opposite party. As any voter alive who would recognize said politician would also recognize him as dead, I expect this would have such negative backlash as to be used as a tactic: "Let's take famous dead guy Fred from our party and make a commercial for our opponent where said dead Fred supports our opponent. They public will slaughter him!" So before we see dead presidents supporting across the chasm, I suspect we will have to wait for an election so hopeless for a particular camp as to create a situation where the only chance of victory is a crushing solidarity from the previously-unpandered-to Alzhiemer's vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, Duke Bushido said: As any voter alive who would recognize said politician would also recognize him as dead, I expect this would have such negative backlash as to be used as a tactic: "Let's take famous dead guy Fred from our party and make a commercial for our opponent where said dead Fred supports our opponent. They public will slaughter him!" So before we see dead presidents supporting across the chasm, I suspect we will have to wait for an election so hopeless for a particular camp as to create a situation where the only chance of victory is a crushing solidarity from the previously-unpandered-to Alzhiemer's vote. Candidates have been putting words in Reagan's mouth for decades. It really isn't much of a stretch to add video to it. Duke Bushido, Tom Cowan and Old Man 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 I debated whether to put this here or in the "Political Discussion" thread, but decided the issues involve more than just politics. 57 countries sue Myanmar over reported genocide of Rohingya in historic lawsuit The concept of holding the entire sitting leadership of a country responsible for ongoing crimes against humanity in international court is certainly a novel approach. I would be very interested in knowing what type of punitive measures could be leveled by the court, or the United Nations, if Myanmar's leaders are found guilty, if any; and if that might actually become another tool to curb extremism in that and other countries. What's also intriguing to me is that the countries lodging the suit are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the great majority of them being Muslim-majority countries, many of which have highly questionable human-rights records themselves, a few verging into genocide. The Rohingya being predominantly Muslim, I understand the motivation behind the member states' action; but any precedent set could come back to bite some of them in future. Matt the Bruins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 Let us hope. Matt the Bruins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 So, Australia is on fire again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 As Australia Burns, Its Leaders Trade Insults Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Feral Hogs Find and Destroy Cocaine Worth $22,000 Hidden in Woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 City of Toronto launches anti-ageism campaign with fake ‘aging cream’ posters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 29 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: Feral Hogs Find and Destroy Cocaine Worth $22,000 Hidden in Woods And I don't want to be anywhere near them for the next two weeks or so. They're terror enough without a couple of pounds of cocaine each.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 The resulting bacon made from them might be ... interesting .... Starlord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Matt and Ramona were talking about the cockpit recording where the pilot and copilot were arguing about the various alerts that were going on from the equipment like the landing gear not being down. The pilot was like it's nothing to worry about. The co-pilot and engineer are like this is something to worry about. The pilot is like I'm bringing her in, the copilot is like go back around. So the pilot lands the plane anyway without a nose wheel. He's like I should of went back around. CES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 This German professor repainted his observatory into R2-D2 This German professor repainted his observatory into R2-D2 Read more at: https://ascienceenthusiast.com/this-german-professor-just-repainted-his-observatory-into-r2-d2/?fbclid=IwAR2awcLSHF1b75OhVWaNzp8mB1SayyXrgMZH-O6zvd9T6DKk3nh_iVhJQo4 Pariah and tkdguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Wish they described what was *inside* the dome .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 Samoa declares "measles emergency" and imposes mandatory vaccination Duke Bushido 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Is Ben & Jerry's misleading consumers? Lawsuit says 'happy cow' representation not quite true From the article: Quote The complaint states Ehlers and other consumers can no longer trust Ben & Jerry's and are "at continued risk of real and immediate threat of repeated injury, including purchasing deceptively labeled and packaged products sold at prices above their true market value." (emphasis mine) I'm sorry, but WTAF?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Pariah said: Is Ben & Jerry's misleading consumers? Lawsuit says 'happy cow' representation not quite true From the article: I'm sorry, but WTAF?! Brain Freeze. It happens. Don't disparage the stupid of the world. You'll be here all day CES tkdguy and Pariah 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, csyphrett said: Don't disparage the stupid of the world. You'll be here all day. I'm stealing this for the Fortune Cookie thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Elric of Television Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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