It was inevitable when back in 2014 after scientists succeeded in landing a probe on a comet that the left was only interested in the "sexist" shirt one of the scientists were wearing
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Identity Politics Invades Astronomy
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Identity Politics Invades Astronomy
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"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --TassmanTags: None
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostPluto is a dwarf planet that identifies as a cisplanet. That makes Pluto a Transplanet.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Sparko View Post
Are you assuming Pluto's identity?
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostGoofy told meThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
I told you nothing of the sort!
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostAnd as I keep telling you Goofy is not one of the Seven Dwarves.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
You would know, DOPEY!
And is Dopey really that dumb? After all, which other Dwarf got two kisses from Snow White?
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThe internet tests say I'm "Doc." And they're never wrong.
And is Dopey really that dumb? After all, which other Dwarf got two kisses from Snow White?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Faber View Post
Technically, the correct spelling is "dwarfs".
And socially, they are "vertically challenged individuals".We know J6 wasn’t peaceful because they didn’t set the building on fire.
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That's... a pretty terrible article, in that it mixes together a bunch of random stuff that has nothing to do with the NASEM Decadal Survey, labels it all "cultural marxism", and hypes fears of collapsing bridges based on nothing more than a letter to the editor.
There's two things going on here. One is the Decadal Survey, which sets goals for the astronomy community. In addition to a bunch of exciting telescope projects, one of the goals is to diversify astronomy itself. That seems like a good goal to me. All indications are that scientific talent is randomly distributed in the human population. So, if we've got a field where only a small subset of the population appears to be thriving, then we're missing out on a lot of scientific talent. So, identifying the problems that are keeping us from having the best population of scientists possible seems like a worth endeavor to me.
The rest are just anecdotes of some of the stupidity that seems to be going on at some colleges today, along with some misrepresentation. For example, the naming of Kuiper Belt objects started out being focused on various gods of mischief, since they upset the order of the solar system by helping get Pluto demoted. It then broadened out, but there's not some "anti-Greek-and-Latin" agenda there, as the piece implies.
There are a couple of genuinely stupid things that the author of the piece points to, and i have no problems with critiquing them. But most of it is an attempt to lump together a bunch of things that have nothing to do with each other as a way of trying to fish for outrage clicks."Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from trolling."
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