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by Mad-Scientist
Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Acid attack in Clapham
Replies: 275
Views: 12154

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53168
Views: 2309765

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...
by Mad-Scientist
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: 18089
Views: 818881

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.
by Mad-Scientist
Sat May 14, 2022 5:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53168
Views: 2309765

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 ...
by Mad-Scientist
Sat May 14, 2022 5:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53168
Views: 2309765

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?
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53168
Views: 2309765

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53168
Views: 2309765

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53168
Views: 2309765

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Fri Feb 25, 2022 10:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53168
Views: 2309765

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.
by Mad-Scientist
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...
by Mad-Scientist
Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8976692

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Sefton wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:03 am Don’t worry, chaps, I’m a pal of Fatty, I’m just in the final stages of organising an intervention for him.
c69 needs help?

Count me in!
by Mad-Scientist
Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8976692

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8976692

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
Replies: 40891
Views: 2077555

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Sat Sep 21, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
Replies: 40891
Views: 2077555

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Sat Sep 21, 2019 3:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
Replies: 40891
Views: 2077555

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bellicose Boris bonkers Brexit bonanza....
Replies: 47602
Views: 2026210

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 ...
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bellicose Boris bonkers Brexit bonanza....
Replies: 47602
Views: 2026210

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7523652

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...
by Mad-Scientist
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: 47845

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 ...
by Mad-Scientist
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...
by Mad-Scientist
Mon Oct 22, 2018 4:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Great GIFS Thread (Not all NSFW have been spoilered...)
Replies: 22269
Views: 3763970

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Heineken European Champions Cup R1: Leinster v Wasps
Replies: 383
Views: 18819

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Fri Oct 12, 2018 4:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Are we going to solve climate change?
Replies: 216
Views: 14423

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...
by Mad-Scientist
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.
by Mad-Scientist
Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Hurricane IRMA - OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD
Replies: 554
Views: 61175

Re: Hurricane IRMA - OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD

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.
You have never stood on the seafront at Dounreay in winter, have you?
by Mad-Scientist
Sat Sep 02, 2017 4:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wasps v Sale
Replies: 64
Views: 3803

Re: Wasps v Sale

crash 669 wrote:Is it just me or has Cipriani been shit?
He misses the calm stabalising influence of Steve Diamond.
by Mad-Scientist
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...
by Mad-Scientist
Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
Replies: 95
Views: 12711

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/...
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8976692

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-Already making America Great Again!

guy smiley wrote:Silver was just the muleta.
Well perhaps; especially as bulls are colourblind, so the muleta being red is pointless.

Silver was just some directionless Brownian Motion of the interwebz.
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8976692

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 ...
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8976692

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-...
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Aug 31, 2017 1:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Post a picture of yourself playing rugby
Replies: 297
Views: 38286

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...
by Mad-Scientist
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. ....
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
Replies: 95
Views: 12711

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:39 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
Replies: 95
Views: 12711

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
Replies: 95
Views: 12711

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Aug 31, 2017 1:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
Replies: 95
Views: 12711

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...
by Mad-Scientist
Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:13 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL PR Science thread
Replies: 95
Views: 12711

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...