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dfrancis

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Dennis Francis Heffernan, formerly of NJ, now living in Georgia. No one of consequence. Montclair State University class of 2010, currently working at Kroger

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UlrikeHahn, to philosophy

“There is no such thing as a real picture.” Discuss.

@philosophy

https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-real-picture-samsung-defends-ai-photo-editing-on-galaxy-s24

dfrancis,
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@UlrikeHahn @philosophy ding an sich is now a marketing ploy? 😛

ElleGray, (edited ) to random
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    dfrancis,
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    @ElleGray Very sad to hear this, take care of yourself and get well soon. And I hope whoever hit you gets punished to the fullest extent of the law.

    the_etrain, to random
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    I don't know who needs to hear this, but oldies are from the 50s, classic rock is from the 60s and 70s and THAT'S IT.

    dfrancis,
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    @RickiTarr @the_etrain On another note <rimshot> just before we moved down to Georgia I won tickets to see Jimmy Buffett at Jones Beach from an NYC classic rock station. On the way in I saw a teenage girl wearing a T-shirt saying "I'm seeing Jimmy Buffett for my 18th birthday!".

    We were in the nosebleed section of course but she must have been up front because Buffett pointed her out from the stage and said "bless you parents for raising your kids on this music!". 1/2

    jonathankoren, to random
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    I swear, nothing makes me more depressed than a bunch of bullshit merge gates. Seriously, I just want to fucking quit when some robot says, "You can't merge this! You don't have 75% test coverage on your 4 line script that you tested locally!"

    Fuck you you fucking shit bag.

    dfrancis,
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    @jonathankoren And you thought the robot revolution was going to involve lots of running and hiding and lasers and stuff....😎

    Swede1952, to ilaughed

    Time To Eat?

    This picture of a chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) is pretty sharp. The bird definitely noticed me.

    dfrancis,
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    @Swede1952 "I'm ready for my close-up!"

    futurebird, to random
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    For Republican Lawyers
    A Logic Review

    "If A then B." Is a logical statement known as an implication. What this means is that any time A is true, B must also be true. It's a common fallacy to think that this is the same thing as "If B then A."

    Now it is true that "If not B then not A" is logically equivalent. But "if not A then not B" certainly isn't! Really this is the same error as thinking "If B then A" follows from "If A then B."

    I think you legal folks have a fancy latin name for this...

    dfrancis,
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    @futurebird @Bam @thepoliticalcat "If P then Q" would be a material conditional. Without using a wacky font 😜 we'd write that as P -> Q here.

    "Affirming the antecedent" (P -> Q, P, therefore Q) is known as modus ponens, old school. "Denying the consequent" (P -> Q, not Q, therefore not P) is modus tollens.

    Those are the only two logically valid forms using the material conditional. It is a counterintuitive principle and thus gets misused a lot. Saying more may make peoples' eyes bleed.

    RickiTarr, to random
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    Since, my last post ended up in a long thread about the pros and cons of sports, I'm curious, what is your family and personal history with sports?

    I'll go first! My Dad grew up in a Sport's household. His Dad, my grandfather, was obsessed, and he wanted his sons to be too. My grandfather was tall with an athletic build like a swimmer, but he married a very petite 4'8" woman, who never weighed over a hundred pounds. Both my Dad and his Brother were average height with a slight build, neither played sports or were good at it when they tried. Not liking sports became my Dad's rebellion. He became a preacher instead, his Dad grew up in a Preacher's family, and hated it. When I was growing up, my Dad always pushed intelligence and spirituality over physicality, we only had a game on if my Grandfather was there. I got a little of both my parents, I've always been small and plump, what science calls a dumpling (please don't fact check this). I enjoyed group activities and non competitive sports. For instance I played volleyball (very poorly), but only enjoyed it if I was on the B team, and had no pressure to succeed in it. I did go through a brief period where I pretended to be really into sports, because I thought it would impress boys. I'd watch just enough to get highlights. I was basically like Moss in I.T. Crowd. Did you see that ludicrous display last night?!

    dfrancis,
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    @RickiTarr Me, when sports come up.

    idoubtit, to random
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    dfrancis,
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    @idoubtit Me at, discussing or watching every sports event ever.

    RickiTarr, to random
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    Why are you like this?

    dfrancis,
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    @RickiTarr Why not?

    GottaLaff, (edited ) to Russia
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    AFP: supplied with missiles for attacks, White House says

    ADDED, via Ian Bremmer:

    russia now buying missiles from iran

    besties sticking together under heavy western sanctions

    dfrancis,
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    @GottaLaff Remember the good old days when Russia sold weapons TO despots in developing nations instead of the other way around?

    idoubtit, to random
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    dfrancis,
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    @idoubtit How sharper than a serpent's tooth.... 😎

    lauren, to random
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    Proposition: The character of astronaut Tony Nelson in the classic TV series "I Dream of Jeannie" was essentially an idiot. Discuss.

    dfrancis,
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    @lauren Nah, idiots don't get to be astronauts. (Just presidents. 😛 ). Jeannie was an outside-context problem for him

    lolennui, to random

    modern society is so divorced from our food sources that most people who eat pop tarts have never actually killed one themselves

    dfrancis,
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    @lolennui Hunt a pop tart, you say....

    https://youtu.be/3ckVb6uRm7o?si=58KYg6zZDJDk8qTF

    RickiTarr, to random
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    Today's theme is Normal!

    You can take this test to see how "Normal" you are, and also how radically left wing you are! LOL Please share the results if you feel like it, or do nothing at all, because it really doesn't matter!

    https://www.idrlabs.com/4-axes/test.php

    dfrancis,
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    @RickiTarr So, basically... boring. Hell, I knew that already....

    ChadGrayson, to random
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    Just an update:

    I am not now, nor have I ever been, 'Ready for Christmas.'

    Thank you for asking!

    dfrancis,
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    @ChadGrayson Whenever anyone asks me if I'm ready for the holidays I always say "are we ever REALLY ready for the holidays?". They never argue. 😎

    (Though I do point out that I typically have my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving.)

    RickiTarr, to random
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    If you were a straight girl or gay boy in the 80's & 90's, and you try all tell me you didn't have at least a little crush on Rufio, I will assume you are a liar, unless, borrowing from my trans friends, you wanted to be Rufio.

    dfrancis,
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    @RickiTarr Nope. Reminded me of the jerks who beat me up in school.

    CultureDesk, (edited ) to television
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    Entertainment Weekly has selected its top 10 TV shows of 2023, which include "Reservation Dogs," "I'm a Virgo" and "Succession." The magazine has also chosen three duds, one of which is "rehashed IP," (reboots of "Fatal Attraction," "Frasier" and the like). Here's the full list. Which is your favorite? Tell us in the comments if you think there are any egregious omissions.

    https://flip.it/WkceWy

    dfrancis,
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    @CultureDesk I didn't watch any of them. 😜

    dfrancis,
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    @CultureDesk Best thing I watched in 2023? Babylon 5. 😜

    Honestly nothing actually premiering in 2023 really stood out. I guess the best new thing I actually watched was True Lies, which a) died and b) I liked better when it was called Scarecrow and Ms. King.

    The WORST new series I watched in 2023 is easy: Secret Invasion. Wow, did that suck.

    dfrancis, to random
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    Sorry fellow atheists, we were wrong. Jesus has returned...as a manatee!

    Actually this is the Oceanographic 1st place winner in the Conservation category. Beautiful photo.

    (We're not wrong. :P )

    dfrancis,
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    Oh, link to the original.

    https://oceanographicmagazine.com/opa-winner/ocean-conservation-photographer-of-the-year-hope-2023-sa/#:~:text=1st%20place%20Conservation%20(Hope)%20Photographer%20of%20the%20Year&text=%22I%20went%20to%20Florida%20with,front%20of%20the%20sun's%20rays.

    RickiTarr, to random
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    What is the most irrational thing you've ever done?

    dfrancis,
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    @RickiTarr Believed in the rationality of other people.

    And I keep doing it....

    RickiTarr, (edited ) to random
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    Here's something I've been thinking about lately:

    Does society need psychopathic behavior? Does it exist for a Social or Natural Evolutionary purpose?

    I have edited the questions somewhat to emphasize behavior and not a person themselves.

    dfrancis,
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    @RickiTarr There's no "purpose".

    "Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. Everybody's gonna die. [beat] ...Come watch TV?'' - Rick and Morty

    dfrancis, to random
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    **** for . Not sure where all the h8 is coming from. Maybe largely from the Zach Snyder Fanboi contingent that wants all sturm und drang all the time, or the MRAs getting PO'd at a superhero movie headlined by all women.

    To be fair, I could have lived without the visit to Song and Dance World. At least it was short.

    "So, we're literally herding cats now?" - C. Danvers

    lowqualityfacts, to random
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    Babies are the worst.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    dfrancis,
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    @lowqualityfacts https://youtu.be/AZ3q2ZJiaUk?si=cs7nxo9FNXzOCVal

    Strandjunker, to random
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    Have you ever wondered why Germans didn’t do anything about Hitler? Well, the rest of the world is wondering exactly that about Americans and Trump.

    dfrancis,
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    @Strandjunker We are doing something about Donny. He's under legal attack on multiple vectors. What are we supposed to do, shove him up against a wall? Toss our laws out the window?

    This isn't a goddamn comic book. We're not going to get out of this by punching Nazis.

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