Science: Vaccines Work, GMOs Are Safe, Everything is a Chemical

[Kepler]

Isn't a doctrine of MAD launch on warning? When you detect the launch, you launch so there is nothing in the hole that can be hit.

In theory a sub ICBM attack from close off shore could hit the targets before launch, but you have to get there first.

They're always there. Both the US and Russia have subs in stand-by just outside the 12-mile limit, all the time.

[joecct]

They're always there. Both the US and Russia have subs in stand-by just outside the 12-mile limit, all the time.

It's Round x of Global Thermonuclear War. As long as each side plays by the rules, nothing disastrous should happen.

[Kepler]

It's Round x of Global Thermonuclear War. As long as each side plays by the rules, nothing disastrous should happen.

Well, hitherto we didn't have anybody crazy, stupid, irresponsible and paranoid enough to actually consider using them.

Imagine Trump is informed of a "possible" launch from the ocean with less than 4 minutes to react. Imagine further he is personally in a safe place.

You want to roll those dice?

[BassAle]

It's Round x of Global Thermonuclear War. As long as each side plays by the rules, nothing disastrous should happen.

we've had some near disasters.

All it would take is a glitch in an early warning system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_S...alarm_incident

That guy probably ranks up there with Edward Jenner or Louis Pasteur for the most lives saved by a single human

[Kepler]

we've had some near disasters.

All it would take is a glitch in an early warning system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_S...alarm_incident

That guy probably ranks up there with Edward Jenner or Louis Pasteur for the most lives saved by a single human

Single greatest heroic act in history.

[Shirtless Guy]

The most recent podcast on Dan Carlin's hardcore history is all about the people that have controlled the nuclear football for USA and Russia since they each had the capability. Fascinating stuff but it is 6 hour podcast. I've always love me his depth so the length has never bothered me:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/...=1000380386551

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

Shaq: Earth is flat because it doesn't go up and down when I drive from FL to CA

I see he got his money's worth from LSU...

[St. Clown]

Shaq: Earth is flat because it doesn't go up and down when I drive from FL to CA

I see he got his money's worth from LSU...

I think he's playing his hand at some dry humor. He used to be known for telling jokes like this. Usually he ends up just sounding dumb because of his speech cadence, his size, and he's known as an NBA player. Of course, I'm entirely willing to be wrong here.

[Kepler]

I think he's playing his hand at some dry humor. He used to be known for telling jokes like this. Usually he ends up just sounding dumb because of his speech cadence, his size, and he's known as an NBA player. Of course, I'm entirely willing to be wrong here.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure he's playing. As a player he was actually quite good at exposing the racism of people who would just assume that a big black basketball guy must be a dope. I've always had the impression that Shaq has a much better developed sense of humor than the jock sniffers who stalk him.

Then again, he might be a f-ckwit.

[walrus]

Shaq: Earth is flat because it doesn't go up and down when I drive from FL to CA

I see he got his money's worth from LSU...

See Kyrie irving quotes, Shaq is screwing around

[Jimjamesak]

See Kyrie irving quotes, Shaq is screwing around

Yeah, Shaq has been known to do that. I always remember the owner of West Coast Customs saying something like "It seems like Shaq isn't impressed and doesn't care but I know he's just doing that to * with me. He wants to keep me on my toes so I don't get complacent."

[dxmnkd316]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...ks_of_art.html

This is a surprisingly interesting article.

Though, this section must have been particularly fun to write:

To make the melons even sweeter, farmers don white cotton gloves and give each individual fruit a vigorous “melon massage”—what Sembikiya’s website refers to as a “ball wiping”—by rubbing the outside of the fruit. (Champion growers are so enthusiastic with this “ball wiping” they get holes in their gloves and go through multiple pairs per crop.)

[joecct]

SpaceX just landed a reused booster on "Of Course I Still Love You".

[MissThundercat]

What a surprise... Alex Jones, anti-GMO nutjob, is selling GMOs.

https://badscidebunked.wordpress.com...-selling-gmos/

[joecct]

Which Law of Robotics??

https://twitter.com/bentolmachoff/st...017536/video/1

[MissThundercat]

Papa John's is going organic/gluten-free.

Doesn't matter, because their pizza is terrible.

[dxmnkd316]

There is no way they can make a crust that tastes the same and be gluten-free.

Their pizza is adequate.

[Almington]

There is no way they can make a crust that tastes the same and be gluten-free.

Their pizza is adequate.

They are just testing organic and gluten-free crust options at select locations.

link

[MissThundercat]

Hubble just spotted something massive coming out of Uranus. That's the headline.

http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/11/hubble...ranus-6567896/

I don't know how to add to that...

[Kepler]

Hmm.

ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS - EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE.