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Flat earthers try to sail to the edge of the world

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  • L Lost User

    Thanks, I just had something similar happen on my Amazon Prime account recently. I watched three 'UFO' videos in a row and it caused my entire recommendations list to be aliens/ufo related. I contacted support and they showed me how to go into my history and click 'Do not use this for recommendations'. Here is food for thought... ancient Hebrew and the related Canaanite family of languages did not have separate words for 'suggestion' and 'temptation'. Imagine what our future will be like with these 'suggestion' algorithms evolving and people installing a neuralink directly into their brain. A future of un-blockable suggestions temptations advertisements.

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    Greg Utas
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    Taleb says that Semitic languages lack a distinct word for forecasting and simply use prophesying. It's rather amusing in light of many statements made about investing or the economy.

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    • C Cp Coder

      Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

      Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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      theoldfool
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      How about the millions---millions----who sailed over the edge and didn't get caught

      If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.

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        Taleb says that Semitic languages lack a distinct word for forecasting and simply use prophesying. It's rather amusing in light of many statements made about investing or the economy.

        Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
        The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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        Daniel Pfeffer
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        In Hebrew, there are two words - one for prophesy (prophet), and another for vision (visionary). The word root for forecasting in modern Hebrew comes from vision, not prophesy.

        Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          The problem with that is ... ... if the world is flat, then to prove it and send back pics you are going to need a really good WiFi signal ... :laugh:

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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          Cp Coder
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          you are going to need a really good WiFi signal

          They won't be smart enough for that. At best they are likely to employ carrier pigeons. If the pigeons are smart enough to navigate a spherical world, navigating a flat world will be a breeze! :)

          Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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          • L Lost User

            Well it would serve them right if they fell off the edge.

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            Just after they found the edge ?

            "I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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            • C Cp Coder

              Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

              Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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              Daniel Pfeffer
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              Obligatory Monty Python sketch: [The Crimson Permanent Assurance](https://youtu.be/lNlYBNTCBG8?t=358)

              Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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              • C Cp Coder

                Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                DRHuff
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                Brave souls! They have nothing to fear but sphere itself!

                If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.

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                • C Cp Coder

                  Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                  Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                  enhzflep
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                  Reminds me of the old episode of Monkey in which he wagers Buddha he can fly out of her hand. After an untold distance flying on his cloud he reaches the 5 pillars all the way at the end of the universe and does some graffiti. Only to discover he's just tagged her fingers. :doh:

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                  • C Cp Coder

                    Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                    Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                    Simon Darkside Jackson
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                    My best advice is to watch the documentary called "Beyond the Curve". It's a fantastic "non-biased" review of the flat earth movement. There is even a section by a group of flat earth scientists who perform a series of experiments using low and high tech gear over the years to prove their flat earth theory. I won't spoil the ending :P

                    SimonDarksideJ Microsoft Windows & Xbox MVP ZenithMoon Studios.

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                    • C Cp Coder

                      Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                      Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                      Matt Bond
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                      To stop any argument with a flat earther, just state that if the earth was flat, then cats would have knocked everything off the edge a long time ago. Bond Keep all things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere

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                        Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                        Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                        Rusty Bullet
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                        They forgot to take Trump with them. You have to have a con man with you to make it.

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                          They forgot to take Trump with them. You have to have a con man with you to make it.

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                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                          • L Lost User

                            Cp-Coder wrote:

                            Just google "flat earth".

                            I think I'll pass on that... I worked very hard to get Youtube to serve me only mathematics, science and computer related videos. It took me over a year. Two years ago I watched a few 'Rogan' videos and it caused my entire YouTube recommendations turned into marijuana, LSD, mushrooms and some South American plant that makes people trip. I couldn't make them go away... clicking on them and down voting somehow caused more of them to appear. I had to reset my account to get rid of them. I don't want google recommending me flat earth videos.

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                            milo xml
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                            Use incognito mode on your browser if you do change your mind. That way it won't mess with your current youtube algorithm. :)

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                            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                              Please read the instructions at the top of this page:

                              Quote:

                              The Lounge is rated Safe For Work. If you're about to post something inappropriate for a shared office environment, then don't post it. No ads, no abuse, and no programming questions. Trolling, (political, climate, religious or whatever) will result in your account being removed.

                              There are many (Americans as well as non-Americans") who will agree with your assessment of the man. However, there are at least as many who will disagree, and this kind of thing is often considered as political trolling. I would consider this your one-and-only warning: Leave US politics to other sites, please.

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                              Rusty Bullet
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                              Noted.

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                                Noted.

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                                OriginalGriff
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                                :thumbsup:

                                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                • R Rusty Bullet

                                  They forgot to take Trump with them. You have to have a con man with you to make it.

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                                  No politics in the Lounge, please!

                                  Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                                  • L Lost User

                                    Well it would serve them right if they fell off the edge.

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                                    Kilo22
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                                    I'm not the first to say this, but if the world was flat, cats would have pushed everything off by now.

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                                    • C Cp Coder

                                      Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                                      Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                                      ormonds
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                                      The byline is wrong - it is turtles, not elephants. Tsk.

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                                      • L Lost User

                                        Well it would serve them right if they fell off the edge.

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                                        Member 11261991
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                                        Just why do get these people get attention. For once, not American conspiricy paranoia - the flat Earth society is based in the UK.

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                                          Just why do get these people get attention. For once, not American conspiricy paranoia - the flat Earth society is based in the UK.

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                                          Lost User
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                                          Member 11261991 wrote:

                                          the flat Earth society is based in the UK.

                                          Well of course it is. Since we are at the centre of the universe, we are furthest from the edge.

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