Stephen Duff

writer, biochemist

[Stephen Duff @SardokD]

@ClownWorld The strategic petroleum reserve is drawn down 1-2%/week to keep the price of gas down.

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@TheAtlasSociety It seems like the UK has become a death cult.

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@TheAliceSmith @RockChartrand I don't think Rand thought very highly of Thatcher. She certainly didn't think much of Reagan.

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@historycalendar In how many cases did their finances prevent them from legally freeing their slaves?

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@DefiantLs Her voters are too lazy to get ID.

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@Rusting_Iron @RockChartrand Facism and socialism have the same view of race and class. The main difference is whether they are generally pro- or anti-war (related to different degrees of nationalism, e g. Trosky vs. Stalin.), and nominal ownership of industry.

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@er_gaston @RockChartrand All the socialists I know or know about are rich.

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@TeloLima1983TVP @RockChartrand You're confusing capitalism with the feudal system.

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@skumWgmi SERIOUS QUESTION: you don't find it weird that not a single person like you (with such observations as you have made) challenges her childish assumptions?

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@RockChartrand Wouldn't it be great if it was the voters who treated the politicians as idiots? But in this case, the correct word is fools.

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@SardokD Odin's horse Sleipner had eight. So he wins.

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@TheAtlasSociety Or does this mean, "everyone" knows why but pretends they don't? It's economics. It's not rocket science.

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@PerBylund Magic is fundamental for religion. Mohammed's flying horse supposedly had 6 limbs. All other mammals have 4.

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@Nitrous_0xide @chesscom Yes, that's also my experience. The difference is that 2 bishops can reach any square; one bishop can't. In fact, I have been in games where a knight is more powerful than a rook.

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@chesscom Really? Two bishops are generally worth more than two knights, but one knight is generally worth more than one bishop. It is a paradox that makes sense if you think about it.

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@CrumpDougl62154 @RohinHat @pickover It's the law of conservation of matter.

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@CrumpDougl62154 @RohinHat @pickover I assumed that the ropes couldn't stretch (get longer). If they can't do that, they must hold. Otherwise, the puzzle has a trivial and honestly boring solution.

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@eugyppius1 Bite it.

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@elonmusk @realDailyWire This sounds good in principle, but if you do that, wouldn't people start keeping their views secret? What about the saying: keep your friends close and your enemies closer?

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@Tu_Quoque_4_U You made the same point I did.