Scott Adams Thread (Garfield Cartoonist)

[freebeard]

yesorno-yesorno-yesorno?

I'd have gone with "I will give you my answer, but..." and launch into an explanation of three-value logic and the Fallacy of the Excluded Middle and how about "Yes, no, or needs context?"

Slowly, as to eat up their allotted time.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by freebeard

yesorno-yesorno-yesorno?

I'd have gone with "I will give you my answer, but..." and launch into an explanation of three-value logic and the Fallacy of the Excluded Middle and how about "Yes, no, or needs context?"

Slowly, as to eat up their allotted time.

I wish I were quick on my feet (which is why I type instead of speak). I come up with the perfect response, and perfect joke, about 5 minutes after the conversation has moved on. There's some sort of information queuing/processing issue I've got.

If only my whit was this quick-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEZOzA43_F4

[freebeard]

Don't feel bad, it's a universal human trait:

Wikipedia
L'esprit de l'escalier - Wikipedia
An older English term that was sometimes used for this meaning is afterwit; it is used, for example, in James Joyce's Ulysses (Chapter 9).. The Yiddish trepverter ("staircase words") [4] and the German loan translation Treppenwitz express the same idea as l'esprit de l'escalier.However, in contemporary

yesorno -- needs context -- yesorno -- needs context -- yesorno -- needs context -- yesorno -- needs context

The score so far today: BONG (Blue Origin New Glen) to orbit, a second successful booster catch, but a lost (new prototype) Starship.

edit:

If only my whit[sic] was this quick-

I don't see it, two edits at 2:00 and 2:21.

2nd edit: Respectfully, just think "I don't give a whit about wit."

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by freebeard

I don't see it, two edits at 2:00 and 2:21.

2nd edit: Respectfully, just think "I don't give a whit about wit."

He's not Shapiro quick, but he's still quick. Just providing a coherent answer to "why do we need a philosopher" immediately is impressive. Then he allows her time to dig a hole of stupid, then closes out the commentary reinforcing why complex decision making requires philosophy.

I even searched the spelling for the word I've never attempted before.

[freebeard]

Episode 2723_?t=752

If something was happening it would look exactly like what's happening. Ya think?

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by freebeard

Episode 2723_?t=752

If something was happening it would look exactly like what's happening. Ya think?

In the words of Letterman, "hey, it's a free show". Sometimes you get what you pay for.

[freebeard]

Greg Gutfeld quotes Scott Adams and flashes his picture on the screen. 'Gutfeld!' laughs through the week's unused jokes

2:51 AS SCOTT ADAMS POINTS OUT TRUMP
2:55 ABSORBED THEIR TECHNIQUES OF
2:56 PERSUASION.
2:56 YOUR COUNTRY LOOKS PRETTY GOOD
2:57 RIGHT NOW.
2:59 IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF SOMETHING
3:00 WERE TO HAPPEN TO IT.

Why the transcript is in all caps I do not know.

[Piotrsko]

back in the day all caps was the default mode for ascii , similar with translations and still main mode for hard of hearing option on TV.

[sgtlethargic]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Peter says the linguistic tell for a pseudoscience is having to include the word science with the subject. Chemistry is a hard science because we don't have to call it "chemistry science". Biology is a hard science for the same reason. He juxtaposes those examples with "climate science" or "political science".

Let's test this guy's linguistic theory. We'll just call it "climate" and "political" so it's a "hard science." There's no need to communicate that we're talking about science. That makes perfect sense, right?

Or we can go with "climatology."

Quote:

Climatology (from Greek κλίμα, klima, "slope"; and -λογία, -logia) or climate science is the scientific study of Earth's climate, typically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of at least 30 years.

[sgtlethargic]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

My brother-in-law was scheduled for his first solo flight today ...

You might recommend that he watch Youtube channels like Blancolirio, Flight Debrief, etc. General Aviation is riskier than riding a motorcycle. And the first 100 hours are even riskier.