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Response to: I've got blue balls Posted December 30th, 2022 in General

Yoga.

Response to: What kind of shoes do you wear on rainy/snowy days Posted December 30th, 2022 in General

I just wrap my shoes with plastic bags if it is really bad.

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Response to: I pissed off the admin of a FB group Posted December 30th, 2022 in General

I don't think I have ever pissed off anyone on Facebook.

My comments there are much more restrained than my NG posts it is not anonymous.

Response to: everyone on ng is noob Posted December 30th, 2022 in General

No it is just you noob.

Response to: Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82 Posted December 29th, 2022 in General

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Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82 Posted December 29th, 2022 in General


At 12/29/22 10:53 AM, art-dude wrote:
At 12/29/22 10:16 AM, DingleberryClock wrote:I thought you were going to suggest pinning ribbons or something to yourself so medical workers can know what conditions you have it you're hurt in a storm. But you went full retard instead. Those ribbons don't raise awareness, they just virtue signal that you're a goodie. You think anybody out there didn't know breast cancer existed before pink ribbons?

Well whatever they do, whatever all the "light it up blue" and "awareness marathon" programs do, the concept is storms could too if it was combined with the current storm naming scheme. I always found it weird we name storms and figured this would make it practical. It seems oddly specific to me we name our typhoons and hurricanes things like Adam, Bree, and Chase like they're members of the family.


Originally, tropical cyclones were named because of the need to distinguish between two or more storms occurring at the same time. The most natural thing to do was to assign them short names. Names were nothing but labels.


Naming storms is not the proper way to raise awareness of certain things because it will ultimately makes the names difficult to remember and pronounce, defeating the original purpose.

Response to: 2023 Hurricane/Typhoon Season Posted December 29th, 2022 in General

At 12/29/22 10:24 AM, Rim-Of-The-Stars wrote:woah... why are you so ineterested on such terrible events? hurricanes and typhoons aren't cool. i know you already know that, but just asking, why do you like investigating about it?


One of the purposes of these topics is the provide an alternative source of information on these systems.

Unlike the information presented in the media, you will tend to find discussions related to the uncertainties of the forecasts, the range of possible outcomes (more adequately reflected in the ensembles I post rather than the "cone of uncertainty" which is based on historical records, and possible impacts and warnings.


The forecasts released here also tend to be earlier than the first official advisories because I will allow around 24 hours of lead time before a storm forms.


It would be very confusing. You want the names to be easily memorized and communicated.

2023 Hurricane/Typhoon Season Posted December 29th, 2022 in General

This thread contains unofficial discussions on tropical cyclones in the 2023 season, with a focus on tropical cyclones in West Pacific, East Pacific and the North Atlantic basin. For official information, refer to the below links.


Generally, a new post will be made when a tropical or sub-tropical cyclone has or is expected to form within the next 24 hours and has the potential to affect major landmass.


Official information:

National Hurricane Center

Japan Meteorological Agency

Official agencies from other basins (RSMC)


A few useful links:

Tropical Tidbits

Weathernerds

CIMSS

RAMMB Real-Time Tropical Cyclone


Previous threads:

Before 2020 2020 2021 2022

Response to: I wish there were eggs with no yolks Posted December 29th, 2022 in General

Not a fan of fried eggs because I don’t like the taste and texture of egg york.


I don’t mind it if egg york is blended with egg white. I kind of like omelette.

Response to: When is it okay to judge a book by its cover? Posted December 29th, 2022 in General

I always read at least the table of contents page if a book has it.


Generally it may be ok to judge a book based on its author on the cover.

Response to: what is the most boring number Posted December 28th, 2022 in General

The number 0 can either mean something is trivial or nice or profound.


For example exact sequences where d^2 = 0 arises in many applications in math.


If a curve is homotopic to 0 then the integration along the curve is trivial.

Response to: the earth is not round Posted December 28th, 2022 in General

At 12/28/22 03:13 PM, SPOOKY-BUM-DRILLER wrote:What I want to know is how we can travel so fast through space but not fly off like that merry-go-round playground thing

SCIENTISTS of NG, explain THIS


Angular velocity (how fast the earth spin along its axis) is slow enough that gravity overwhelms it. Gravity is weaker near the equator than the poles due to centrifugal force from rotation of the earth.


Same can be said for orbit around the Sun. Here centrifugal force is extremely small because the orbital period is very long.

Response to: What do you guys collect? Posted December 28th, 2022 in General

Expert books in PDFs, or in OlTrout’s words, books that no one can understand.

Response to: Lying is not a job Posted December 28th, 2022 in General

At 12/28/22 10:47 AM, AllasAndWailaway wrote:
At 12/28/22 10:01 AM, ChiralAnomaly wrote:For criminal trials, I believe that the defense is only legally obliged to turn in certain evidence only and this is to prevent surprises at trial.
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/the-defense-s-duty-turn-over-discovery.html

Otherwise, requiring the defense to present every piece of self-incriminating evidence is at odds with the Fifth Amendment.

Of course in civil cases the Fifth Amendment does not apply and it could be that lawyers from both parties are at least ethically required to present all evidence. A tribunal is not a criminal court and the codes you linked to apply to civil disputes.

none of it matters if civil or criminal in the u.s. (trial courts or courts of general jurisdiction are considered tribunals under u.s. law, anyways), a lawyer's obligation remains the same

here's a discussion by a state bar if you need more info

a lawyer is not required to disclose a reason for withdrawing himself from a case or to turn over the evidence, but cannot knowingly allow a client to commit perjury


https://www.quora.com/If-a-lawyer-has-evidence-against-his-client-to-prove-the-client-guilty-of-a-crime-is-it-morally-right-to-not-submit-the-evidence-to-the-court


I think the general position is it is ok not to reveal everything you know that could jeopardize your case provided you don't tampering with evidence actively.

Response to: Lying is not a job Posted December 28th, 2022 in General

At 12/28/22 08:13 AM, AllasAndWailaway wrote:
At 12/28/22 08:02 AM, ChiralAnomaly wrote:Here is an example in common law:
Lawyer knows his client has committed murder. But he does not have the duty to show his evidence to the court because it is the prosecution who has the burden to prove that he is guilty.

if a lawyer knows (100% certainty) that his client has committed murder, he must persuade the client to plead guilty or no longer continue to represent the client

he can only continue to represent the client if he has a reasonable belief that his client his telling the truth

here's the relevant ABA rules


For criminal trials, I believe that the defense is only legally obliged to turn in certain evidence only and this is to prevent surprises at trial.

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/the-defense-s-duty-turn-over-discovery.html


Otherwise, requiring the defense to present every piece of self-incriminating evidence is at odds with the Fifth Amendment.


Of course in civil cases the Fifth Amendment does not apply and it could be that lawyers from both parties are at least ethically required to present all evidence. A tribunal is not a criminal court and the codes you linked to apply to civil disputes.

Response to: Lying is not a job Posted December 28th, 2022 in General

At 12/28/22 07:58 AM, AllasAndWailaway wrote:
At 12/28/22 12:40 AM, ChiralAnomaly wrote:At most, they hide the facts from the court by not disclosing them. This is not really lying.

omission or concealment is a type of lying

it is 100% legally lying (in u.s. courts, anyways)


Here is an example in common law:

Lawyer knows his client has committed murder. But he does not have the duty to show his evidence to the court because it is the prosecution who has the burden to prove that he is guilty. The defendant is protected from self-incrimination.

Response to: Lying is not a job Posted December 28th, 2022 in General

Stretching the interpretation of the law in and giving ad hoc arguments favour of a client would be a more proper job description of a lawyer.


At most, they hide the facts from the court by not disclosing them. This is not really lying.

Response to: Is there forbidden knowledge out there? Posted December 27th, 2022 in General

I don't think one can get very far into research without at least having a bird's eye view of all knowledge from different disciplines.


Many people works in the intersection of different branches of math/physics such geometry, algebra and mathematical physics. This has to be the way since one can usually gain additional insights into one's research area by looking at what have been done in other fields. Seiberg-Witten theory in gauge theory is deeply connected with topological 4-manifolds, as an example. Even pure algebraicists care about differential equations and mathematical analysis nowadays.


And I think it is impossible to learn about these things without being a little insane.

Response to: The Earth Is A Cube Posted December 27th, 2022 in General

It is a cock.

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Response to: Porn on newgrounds, is it worth it? Posted December 27th, 2022 in General

Yes.

Response to: Change my mind! Posted December 27th, 2022 in General

At 12/27/22 03:49 AM, goncalves2341 wrote:Nah man, have you heard of the Sahara desert? I heard it was quite chilly on summer.


No. Sahara desert lies in the subtropics and is one of the warmest spots during summer, with an average temperature well above 30 C between June and August. It should be this way since it receives the largest amount of solar radiation, due to its location in the subtropics and little cloud cover.

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It is only chilly at night time. The large temperature variations between day and night because of clear skies, light winds within a high pressure area and extreme dryness of the environment.

Response to: Change my mind! Posted December 27th, 2022 in General

Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth except for January, when the Arctic is 5 degrees C colder on average.


The reasons why the South Pole is colder than the North Pole:

  1. Antarctica has the largest area of ice sheet. Ice reflects solar radiation to space and prevents surface heating. By contrast, the Central Arctic is an open ocean with warm waters underneath the thin ice that may not be dense. Sub-surface waters in Arctic Ocean also traps heat energy and transfer it to sea ice above, keeping the area relatively warm.
  2. The polar jet stream is stronger in the Southern Hemisphere than the Northern Hemisphere. A strong jet flows from west to east and hinders heat transfer from the equator. Having relatively few landmass is one reason why the Southern Hemisphere jet is less prone to distortions and weakening.
  3. Some sources list altitude as a factor. Antarctica is much more elevated and these sources argue that higher elevations imply lower temperatures. But I think this is not true in general. Low altitudes can be much colder than higher elevations when temperature inversions form and this is very common in high latitudes. The argument that it gets colder higher up does not hold if the air is not well mixed due to the inversion. So this is of minor importance.
Response to: Last one to post is a noob Posted December 27th, 2022 in General

I am the noob.

Response to: So, apparently I could have died Posted December 27th, 2022 in General

It was probably just static electricity that built up in your body. When you touch the metals in the TV, those charges redistributed to the objects you touch.


Static electricity is common when the air is dry and is not dangerous.

Response to: What should I get at McDonald's? Posted December 26th, 2022 in General

Cheeseburger.

Response to: disgusting flavors Posted December 26th, 2022 in General

I like my food spicy but I really don't get why ginger-flavored ice cream is even a thing.

Response to: Request for a Shitposting BBS Posted December 26th, 2022 in General

There should be a forum for niche intelligent content. The General BBS stays as it is.

Response to: The demon of ____ Posted December 26th, 2022 in General

Maxwell.