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- Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Acid attack in Clapham
- Replies: 275
- Views: 12158
Re: Acid attack in Clapham
What's the definition of this? Here we go. Let's say anyone who can trace back their ancestry to pre-war times. Because probably 99% of people in the country then could trace their ancestry back at least 800 years. "Oh but the Vikings" - trivial numbers relatively speaking, immaterial impact on the...
- Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53170
- Views: 2310262
Re: War in Ukraine...
https://zeihan.com/the-beginning-of-the-fall-of-crimea/ Guy arguing that Crimea is done for, as far as Russia hanging on there is concerned. For me, he makes a good case that Crimea is the low hanging fruit in terms of Ukraine's next target. The issues that gained Kherson will work the same for Crim...
- Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18091
- Views: 819105
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
* Puku spends his weekend writing the case for a new Covid brain vaccine. Cracking the blood brain barrier will be the first order of business :thumbup: Perhaps we go with cell-mediated immunity. ECT cracks the blood brain barrier nicely. I suggest full clinical trials on selected bored members.
- Sat May 14, 2022 5:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53170
- Views: 2310262
Re: War in Ukraine...
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/ukraine-kyrylo-budanov-putin-russia/2022/05/14/id/1069864/ Ukraine's Chief of Millitary Intelligence claims that a coup is already underway against Putin. The coup is apparently unstoppable. Polonium tea? Um, is this Newsmax in any way related to Newsmax TV ...
- Sat May 14, 2022 5:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53170
- Views: 2310262
Re: War in Ukraine...
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltal ... d/1069864/
Ukraine's Chief of Millitary Intelligence claims that a coup is already underway against Putin. The coup is apparently unstoppable. Polonium tea?
Ukraine's Chief of Millitary Intelligence claims that a coup is already underway against Putin. The coup is apparently unstoppable. Polonium tea?
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:04 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53170
- Views: 2310262
Re: War in Ukraine...Dozy possibly using alias
Report from Kherson. It's unverified and a bit unbelievable. https://twitter.com/uawire/status/1499496234477830155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1499496234477830155%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum.ge%2F%3Ff%3D29showtopic%3D35230774st%3D90 There is this fro...
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53170
- Views: 2310262
Re: War in Ukraine...Dozy possibly using alias
The 6 nuclear reactors that are now close to the fighting in Ukraine seem to be of the VVER-1000 type. This is a design that is much better than the Chernobyl one. It is similar to many Western PWR designs, and reassuringly has incorporated decent containment measures. The original design however di...
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:30 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53170
- Views: 2310262
Re: War in Ukraine...Dozy possibly using alias
Reuters is not known for irresponsible reporting but I am struggling to believe this. https://www.reuters.com/world/us-officials-say-china-asked-russia-delay-ukraine-war-until-after-beijing-2022-03-02/ Reuters say it was confirmed by a second source. Reuters is the gold standard of reporting. It se...
- Fri Feb 25, 2022 10:02 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53170
- Views: 2310262
Re: War in Ukraine...Dozy nowhere to be found
Reports of increased radiation in the Chernobyl area. A breach in the concrete containment could be bad news for a wide area.
If Vlad the Imp..... erm Putins' actions have let a radiation plume out things just got even worse.
If Vlad the Imp..... erm Putins' actions have let a radiation plume out things just got even worse.
- Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Most Tyrannical leader in the west right now?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3964
Re: Most Tyrannical leader in the west right now?
Authoritarian capitalism,[1] or illiberal capitalism,[2] is an economic system in which a capitalist market economy exists alongside an authoritarian government. Related to and overlapping with state capitalism, a system in which the state undertakes commercial activity, authoritarian capitalism co...
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
- Replies: 126890
- Views: 8977192
- Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
- Replies: 126890
- Views: 8977192
Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Amazingly that happens to be the reason that Seneca thinks Trump can’t commit any crimes. Also because he lies so much, when he confesses to something he isn’t to be believed either. An astonishing position for an otherwise intelligent man to take I'd be very interested to hear your reasons for thi...
- Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
- Replies: 126890
- Views: 8977192
Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Amazingly that happens to be the reason that Seneca thinks Trump can’t commit any crimes. Also because he lies so much, when he confesses to something he isn’t to be believed either. An astonishing position for an otherwise intelligent man to take I'd be very interested to hear your reasons for thi...
- Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
- Replies: 40891
- Views: 2077747
Re: Marvellous Unikornz - Mail-merged.
in other news; dire predictions of recession have been made in the event of a no-deal Brexit: to wit, push the U.K. into a recession, sending investment and exports plunging and create damaging long-term fallout for the economy. exports would “immediately decline” by 8%, and uncertainty would put t...
- Sat Sep 21, 2019 3:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
- Replies: 40891
- Views: 2077747
Re: Marvellous Unikornz - Mail-merged.
in other news; dire predictions of recession have been made in the event of a no-deal Brexit: to wit, push the U.K. into a recession, sending investment and exports plunging and create damaging long-term fallout for the economy. exports would “immediately decline” by 8%, and uncertainty would put t...
- Sat Sep 21, 2019 3:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
- Replies: 40891
- Views: 2077747
Re: Marvellous Unikornz - Mail-merged.
in other news; dire predictions of recession have been made in the event of a no-deal Brexit: to wit, push the U.K. into a recession, sending investment and exports plunging and create damaging long-term fallout for the economy. exports would “immediately decline” by 8%, and uncertainty would put th...
- Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bellicose Boris bonkers Brexit bonanza....
- Replies: 47602
- Views: 2026370
Re: LEAVE THE EU. £350m a week for the NHS..... UK PM.
Would the actual timing of an election really make a difference? I’m not sure it will , can’t see anyone changing their mind re brexit or suddenly not thinking Corbyn is a Cnut It's not about who would win an election right now, after all the SNP seem to be likely to do well out of an election but ...
- Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bellicose Boris bonkers Brexit bonanza....
- Replies: 47602
- Views: 2026370
Re: LEAVE THE EU. £350m a week for the NHS..... UK PM.
We do, but only after boris and his ilk have been shown up as the blustering clueless charlatans that they are. You could just have them democratically voted out of power, that’s how it normally works. When your enemy is making a mistake, don't stop them. And you're the only one of us two to have e...
- Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112282
- Views: 7524239
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Well I opened the thread pretty pleased with the squad. A couple of choices I'd have made differently, but nothing massive. After reading the thread I am now ready to slit my wrists and have given up all hope. When did we all become so negative about everything? It's a psychological protection mech...
- Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official England V Wals Pre-RWC Warm-up Match Thread No.1
- Replies: 677
- Views: 47848
Re: Official England v Wales Pre-RWC Warm-up Match Thread No
Both teams shamelessly taking injury risks just before a RWC to earn some more coin. Gatland wanted the win to reinforce ‘we’ve forgotten how to lose’ picking his gun side, and then refusing to take Anscombe off for at least 10 mins when he was clearly injured. What a dick. This....stupid friendly ...
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Current topics of conversation where you live
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2775
Re: Current topics of conversation where you live
Continuous fractions and why e is more irrational than pi, but not as irrational as phi. How can it be more irrational? I remember Φ as being just about the most irrational number possible. The measure of irrationality comes from how easily an approximation to a given precision can can be made from...
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
- Replies: 55648
- Views: 9391931
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 4:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Great GIFS Thread (Not all NSFW have been spoilered...)
- Replies: 22269
- Views: 3764088
Re: Great GIFS Thread (Not all NSFW have been spoilered...)
https://media.giphy.com/media/YqkR20ZPkAxuU/giphy.gif https://media2.giphy.com/media/3rkVv5euztxVC/giphy.gif?cid=3640f6095bcde4b92e66466977575c7d https://media.giphy.com/media/CsRNyCYVFSKDm/giphy.gif https://thumbs.gfycat.com/TanInnocentAlbacoretuna-small.gif Edie Sedgwick, the Femme Fatale from th...
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Heineken European Champions Cup R1: Leinster v Wasps
- Replies: 383
- Views: 18829
Re: Heineken European Champions Cup R1: Leinster v Wasps
Leinster to win comfortably. Like, 20+ points comfortably. Are you lot not supposed to be one of the better pretenders after Sarries/Exeter in the premiership? Yes, but everyone else is pretty average/inconsistent. We just happen to be a bit less so. :thumbup: I loosely follow the prem results, but...
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 4:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Are we going to solve climate change?
- Replies: 216
- Views: 14431
Re: Are we going to solve climate change?
I'm not fully convinced that human can influence climate change unless we detonate 100 million nuclear bombs at once. I do however believe in keep our environment clean and reducing pollution to keep our quality of living. For example, Australia 2000 yrs ago would've been a rain forest but now a de...
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Hawking RIP
- Replies: 133
- Views: 7609
Re: Hawking RIP
I was very sad to see Hawking die.
Not everyone gets a form of radiation named after them.
Hawking was a successful social meme with all those TV appearances and books.
He was our best candidate for Davros, and soon a movie with a mutated superhero caused by Hawking radiation.
Not everyone gets a form of radiation named after them.
Hawking was a successful social meme with all those TV appearances and books.
He was our best candidate for Davros, and soon a movie with a mutated superhero caused by Hawking radiation.
- Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Hurricane IRMA - OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD
- Replies: 554
- Views: 61176
Re: Hurricane IRMA - OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD
You have never stood on the seafront at Dounreay in winter, have you?BlackMac wrote:It's on days like this that you realise that the dull, unexciting weather in Scotland isn't all that bad after all.
- Sat Sep 02, 2017 4:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wasps v Sale
- Replies: 64
- Views: 3803
Re: Wasps v Sale
He misses the calm stabalising influence of Steve Diamond.crash 669 wrote:Is it just me or has Cipriani been shit?
- Sat Sep 02, 2017 4:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wasps v Sale
- Replies: 64
- Views: 3803
Re: Wasps v Sale
faf is overrated I'm not watching the game.... but the fact that his opposite number has scored 3 tries in a half, suggests he may have some deficiencies. Bring on the Sandbach lad. Fat de Klerk is looking like a downgrade from the Phillips of last season, an eventuality I considered remote until t...
- Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
- Replies: 95
- Views: 12712
Re: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
Another 'wow signal' and this one repeats. The wow signal was a short coherent transmission from the direction of Sagittarius that could be interpreted as coming from an ET. Whatever source produced the signal back in the 1970s did not repeat the signal. Original wow signal https://en.wikipedia.org/...
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
- Replies: 126890
- Views: 8977192
Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-Already making America Great Again!
Well perhaps; especially as bulls are colourblind, so the muleta being red is pointless.guy smiley wrote:Silver was just the muleta.
Silver was just some directionless Brownian Motion of the interwebz.
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
- Replies: 126890
- Views: 8977192
Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-Already making America Great Again!
Russian Bots is my bet. Say it enough and Gop and Trumpets will believe it It's not just them and the technology is already here... http://www.businessinsider.com/researchers-teach-ai-neural-network-write-fake-reviews-fake-news-2017-8?r=UK&IR=T For many people, online reviews are the first port of ...
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
- Replies: 126890
- Views: 8977192
Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-Already making America Great Again!
not been reading all this thread so maybe it has already been posted, but i thought this conversation with Mark Lilla to be quite interesting on the failures of the american left, especially when i put it in perspective with the failures of the french socialists https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-...
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 1:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Post a picture of yourself playing rugby
- Replies: 297
- Views: 38290
Re: Post a picture of yourself playing rugby
I work at Allianz Park (although not for Sarries) and had the opportunity to join the Sarries staff team for a game against Feltham Young Offenders Institute staff last year. It was my first game of full contact since I was about 15 (I'm now 34 :lol: ) This was my single highlight http://i.imgur.co...
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official "Official" thread. FACT!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3374
Re: Another "Official" Thread
I suggest a public health meme. The public benefit of wider dissemination of the classic paper by E.Carlson et. al : You Probably Think this Paper’s About You: Narcissists’ Perceptions of their Personality and Reputation: Erika N. Carlson, Simine Vazire, and Thomas F. Oltmanns. J Pers Soc Psychol. ....
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
- Replies: 95
- Views: 12712
Re: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
Yo, MS. You any experience with writing funding proposals in the academic field? In the area of university proposals for funding, no none at all. In the area of commercial contracts from industry funding, yes some. But I would not claim any great expertise, this is the sort of thing that I try to a...
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
- Replies: 95
- Views: 12712
Re: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
RIP Lithium Ion batteries? Something just came up on my facebook saying there's been a breakthrough in magnesium power cells? I'm no science guy and this is from UniLad hahaha so... well, is it true? Well I was aware of this, perhaps. Some very interesting stuff. I refer you to this from Nature htt...
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:02 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
- Replies: 95
- Views: 12712
Re: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
And seeing that you mention NANOG - there's really interesting work at the moment in trying to transiently express these different homeodomain proteins as a cellular reprogramming technique. Really interesting as cellular plasticity is a hot topic now and features heavily with any research that has...
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 1:07 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
- Replies: 95
- Views: 12712
Re: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
Shame this thread fell into disuse. I forgot it existed. Anywho, this review paper has created a bit of a stir over the last few months. Well, I've seen and heard it discussed quite a bit and it really should prompt a greater debate on the subject. http://www.cell.com/trends/biochemical-sciences/fu...
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
- Replies: 95
- Views: 12712
Re: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
Shame this thread fell into disuse. I forgot it existed. Anywho, this review paper has created a bit of a stir over the last few months. Well, I've seen and heard it discussed quite a bit and it really should prompt a greater debate on the subject. http://www.cell.com/trends/biochemical-sciences/fu...