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by David
Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Pentagon Software Chief resigning, saying China has won the tech war
Replies: 8
Views: 2659

I would think it would be its goal. China has the advantage of being a despotic monoculture. The US has the creative minds, but cannot act cohesively to make gains.
by David
Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Vaccines
Replies: 177
Views: 56336

Thank you Philip and Humby.

I can see why this infection is life altering, enervating.
by David
Tue Oct 12, 2021 4:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Vaccines
Replies: 177
Views: 56336

The symptoms hit me like a train. I did recover quickly.
by David
Tue Oct 12, 2021 4:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Vaccines
Replies: 177
Views: 56336

Also include vaccinated individuals that have had COVID as hyper-vaccinated individuals that shed even less for a shorter period of time than individuals that haven't had Covid, which helps stop the spread. Get the virus and the vaccine before it's too late! :)

True story! LOL.

I had a ...
by David
Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Vaccines
Replies: 177
Views: 56336

Vaccinated individuals shed less virus and for a far shorter period of time. So, yes, it helps in slowing the spread.
by David
Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Back to Back
Replies: 4
Views: 2495

Actually, they crushed it.
by David
Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:59 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Vaccines
Replies: 177
Views: 56336

Presently, NJ with its high rate of vaccination has gone from an epicenter to a nil death rate.
Mind you, infection from CoVid is still a possibility,
by David
Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:53 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: US under a major cyberattack
Replies: 14
Views: 3844

The word is diligence. The complacency comes from automation, it is assumed that the computer is remedying the situation itself. The caretakers are asleep at the switch.

I agree heartily that it would seem easy to mitigate, however the black hats are a clever lot in hiding their intrusions and ...
by David
Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:50 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: US under a major cyberattack
Replies: 14
Views: 3844

Yikes!!
by David
Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:46 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Happy Birthday twwabw!
Replies: 3
Views: 1859

Hbd!
by David
Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:46 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Silver dime day!
Replies: 9
Views: 2747

There has been a coin shortage, When this happens, the numismatically disinclined open the rolls of old coins. I have found wheat eared cents by the dozens.

I remember as a teen in the seventies getting halves from the banks, half of them being 90% or 40% silver. Making a nice profit when silver ...
by David
Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Goodbye to 45
Replies: 25
Views: 5228

To answer the video...

After four years, we are still waiting on DT's superior Health Care plan..
by David
Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:34 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 139
Views: 31865

Yes, they do give a card with the date and form of inoculation.
by David
Tue Jan 05, 2021 10:37 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 139
Views: 31865

I took the Moderna vaccine on the 29th of December. Thankfully, there are no side effects to note.
by David
Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:56 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Is PayPal still relevant?
Replies: 10
Views: 1977

PP is used by some for buying and selling OG nyms. Twitter/email addresses/Instagram etc.
by David
Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:01 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Happy Birthday YeOldeStonecat
Replies: 9
Views: 4181

Happy Birthday, YOSC.
by David
Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 58
Views: 12391

Philip wrote:Hi BaLa, good to see you around, congrats on being able to vote. It has been a very divisive election for sure.
Absolutely.
by David
Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 139
Views: 31865

Paft.

The protocol is specific to the types of acceptable masks. To say that they do not work runs counter to what would be acceptable to general antiseptic/aseptic protocols. I certainly would not be performing surgery without a mask and shield, nor would my patients accept it.

At the Hunterdon ...
by David
Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:51 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Due to Covid, what has closed near you?
Replies: 13
Views: 2754

Small restaurants and gyms which could not adapt. It is difficult to watch. Much like watching a Walmart kill off small retail.

A number of dental offices could not recover, hygienists being frightened to come back to work. I cannot blame them.
by David
Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:30 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: How is everyone?
Replies: 13
Views: 5385

Seeing covid bouncing back with a vengence.
by David
Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:29 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Things didn't work out
Replies: 12
Views: 2362

Hi Norm
by David
Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:27 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 58
Views: 12391

I see, I wounded your ego, by knowing more about the subject than you do. This is how I will remember you, David.

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." - Stephen Hawking

Jeremy,

For some reason, you are making an argument out of something that is ...
by David
Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:58 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 139
Views: 31865

David is way more smarter than I are is.........

No, Mark.

However, this lands directly into my wheelhouse. I receive direct information from several health and government agencies regarding the pandemic

Unfortunately, I find myself less patient in dealing with the opinion of others, which runs ...
by David
Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:25 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 58
Views: 12391

jeremyboycool wrote:I am not, David. I was trying to have a conversation, despite you trying to wave away everything I was saying as " arguments of semantics".
No... you are arguing. You are trying to convince me that I am somehow incompetent of a skill I use everyday.
by David
Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 58
Views: 12391

Jeremy,

Why are you arguing with me?
by David
Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 58
Views: 12391

Jeremy,

Putting aside further arguments of semantics

https://scse.d.umn.edu/about/departments-and-programs/mathematics-statistics-department/what-math


At its essence, statistics is a listing of data. As it progresses, it relies on formulae to draw conclusions and make assessments.
For instance ...
by David
Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 139
Views: 31865

TonyT,

I respect you and your intellect, but I must respond.

We are at the point of ~250K deaths from covid. Indeed many of these people had associated illnesses which left them prone to morbidity, however that has become more typical than you might imagine. "Decent health" becomes a subjective ...
by David
Wed Nov 18, 2020 4:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 58
Views: 12391

Jeremy,

You think I do not understand cognitive dissonance?

Scientific methodologies require that all aspects of the procedure (such as an experiment) are to be listed. Otherwise, the results cannot be duplicated, therefore unverifiable. It is critical when statisticians are looking into ...
by David
Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Is there anything better. . .
Replies: 7
Views: 2607

inhaled threw and illegal straw
by David
Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 58
Views: 12391

Ken,


We heard about it here for about three days, but it became justifiable after the ramming of ACB into the Supreme court. The cemetery was matched by the multiple Trump ballot confessed by many on Left wing news sources. Fearless leader suggested it at one of his rallies, so I wouldn't be ...
by David
Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 58
Views: 12391

Jeremy,

Moreover, it is an understanding of scientific methodology. Knowing where the polls were drawn, sampling size, age, sex and ethnicity. It is assumed that they are responsible taken, however the results are being sold to specific new sources to play to their given audience.
At this point, I ...
by David
Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 58
Views: 12391

Ken,

Actually, I have to agree with you on that one. However, acting on bad faith is something that we have seen aplenty over the past number of years.

Question, have read the article on the shill candidates in Florida used to dilute congressional votes?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ...
by David
Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 58
Views: 12391

I am not certain about the polls myself. One would have thought they would have a better understanding and improved metrics.
One might surmise that some shenanigans are afoot, but without actually proof I wouldn't purport as such.

Who would think that dishonesty exists in politics.
by David
Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Where be all the members?
Replies: 36
Views: 8875

Pounded....
by David
Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Biden wins, it is over.
Replies: 22
Views: 3997

Hello, Jeremy.

I came by to visit.

Frankly, SM sources have become the ruination of America. It cannot all be about opinion, there must be an acceptance of fact
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by David
Mon Nov 16, 2020 5:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Biden wins, it is over.
Replies: 22
Views: 3997

[Maudlin] There was a time when elections were calculated in a timely faction and the news was to some extent, trusted[/Maudlin]
by David
Mon Nov 16, 2020 4:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: New generation losing interest in computers?
Replies: 27
Views: 9577

In order to consume media, a standard computer is a waste.
However, there are plenty of gamers that WANT the added hp of a standard desktop. If you have any doubts, go and order a Nvidia 3090 board. Anyone here who has played on a 144 or 240Hz monitor understands the need for the high end cards.
by David
Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Most-used apps?
Replies: 16
Views: 8650

Life360.... I have teenagers
by David
Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Wow.... talk about me being out of touch.... HardOCP no longer
Replies: 11
Views: 7303

HardOCP was my go to site for system setups. Then again, I had been out of the hobby for some time..

I concur with you, Philip. It would seem logical to hand off the day to day to the supporting contributors.
by David
Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Wow.... talk about me being out of touch.... HardOCP no longer
Replies: 11
Views: 7303

Wow.... talk about me being out of touch.... HardOCP no longer

Wow...

I had been off forums for a while, but was looking into starting a new build. Evidently Kyle has moved to greener pastures at Intel. The Hardforum is still open.