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ChickenNuggets

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  1. highly radiated planets with no atmospheres orbiting red dwarf stars... haha
  2. check out david kipping. He's got an interesting response to that. He's an astrophysicist at Columbia University.
  3. aside from all the sleep you're getting, what do you think aliens know that we don't?
  4. Yeah, I hear ya. But weren't we hoping the large hadron collider would break our understanding of physics but instead it's pretty much affirmed what we know? I think we have a pretty good theoretical understanding of the universe that matches observations. I would bet alien civilizations have as much difficulty funding their NASAs as we do.. instead promoting social causes, military spending, etc... I don't think advanced civilizations last millions of years... I bet they only last a few thousand. And that's not enough time to populate the galaxy due to extreme distances and limits on light speed, etc. I still think if we are visited, it'll be by some probe that was launched thousands of years ago, operating off advanced AI, without aliens onboard, by some race that went extinct long ago.
  5. quantum field theory.. I said it's growing... Edit: my IQ is insufficient to really go deeper than this... Mindscape podcast with Sean Carroll is a pretty good source of info lol.
  6. I like how we have a pretty strong fundamental understanding of physics at this point through our standard model of particle physics with a pretty sound understanding of Gravity at scale that match all observational evidence for the last 100 years (and a growing understanding of gravity at quantum levels). Yet we think a magical race of aliens can modify the laws of physics to their whim with untold energy sources available through human-sized aircraft. I'm in the nay camp. There's a rational explanation for all of this that does not involve aliens or Steel Shanks "long" member...
  7. Basically, the only mention of alien tech and bodies was hearsay... no witness actually saw the stuff. Just one of them heard about it from other government employees and he testified that he heard it, not that it exists. You'll get more information from the Joe Rogan podcast than a replay of the hearing.
  8. Lol, space tourism? I suppose that's possible. Sad to hear those favelas safaris have been cancelled... That was a bucket list item for me.
  9. I just think natural evolution and exploration involves the use of AI rather than biologics to go star trekking...
  10. who says they just got here... I bet they are ancient probes that are just doing what they were programmed to do once they got here... (if they are from outta space).
  11. IF these things are extraterrestrial, I'm betting they've been on this planet for thousands of years and are relics of a probe from long, long ago, far, far, away.... and them buzzing around in the skies and oceans are just part of their programming... Perhaps the only intelligence they have onboard is artificial.
  12. Is this the guy who also said one of the ships was so big that a country had to build a building over it to cover it up? Might explain all those ghost cities in China...
  13. I thought that Russia didn't so much as steal the atomic bomb as some of our scientists handed them the info.
  14. I for one don't think our national security is furthered by having Congress know everything about our top secret stuff... Yes, yes, they are our constitutional representatives in government charged with oversight... But they are political creatures who would torpedo America's national security interests in a heartbeat if it meant helping them get re-elected... imho.
  15. you're not digging a hole, you're building a death trap. Keep us posted. Have you tried filling it with water and then seeing how well it drains?
  16. I'm more concerned with the dots above her eyes... think she needs a dermatologist?
  17. Love the look of that shark mesh bracelet.
  18. I need to find a desperate, heavily leveraged watch enthusiast.... props, that's an awesome find.
  19. Thoughts on silicon hairsprings in modern mechanical watches? It's becoming an issue for me as I expand my collection which is driving me towards smaller independents... I'd like to have a watch that can still be functional/serviceable 100 years from now.. putting silicon in them, might as well own a quartz watch... Even Patek is now using silicon... with most Richemont, Swatch Group, etc. having all switched over. Modern Men's Rolexes (with the exception of the new dress watch released this year) are still using their parachrom bleu hairspring, but I suppose it's just a matter of time... I have one steel sports Rolex and even though they are mass produced, at least they are still attempting to be horologically sound timepieces... But, do y'all look that closely at the movements and horology when thinking about the next watch you purchase or is it just price/looks? I must admit, i'm a nerd on these kinds of things...
  20. Guess this is as good a place as any to post this... Good interview with some funny remembrances about Coach Royal.
  21. the kid in the yard eating dirt is looked upon more with pity than vitriol...
  22. great overview. Only thing I'd add is that UT in the SEC is in a much better position to manage the chaos that will ensue (and protect itself) once states begin to pull their universities out of the NCAA.
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