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Jul 31, 2017
Michael, bravo pour tous vos efforts !!!
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Michael, un premier cours encourageant et prometteur pour la suite !
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    "The probably can't get funding from anywhere else because it's accepted beyond any reasonabe [sic] doubt that human activity is causing climate change."



    I won't deny human activity has a material effect but I will contest the impact it has on any warming or cooling that might already naturally occur and I definitely don't think the lack of funding has anything to do with science deciding to abandon academic inquiries into the validity of the above theory.

    Science and to a larger extent academia have been highly politicized over the last 60 years, ergo we see certain areas of interest abandoned via monetary pressure.

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    August 9, 2017
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    The scientific community point their gaze where the funding tells them to; in other words science is thoroughly politicized. Unfortunately scientists who decide to question the legitimacy of global warming, find their efforts eventually stunted due to the lack of financial backing and some even face the threat of losing their job. 

    I thought Mann's Hockey Stick theory had been debunked as pseudoscience but if anything, his narrative seems to be gaining momentum. Global Warming appears to me to be just another tool from the marxist toolbox to weaken western influence. I might be wrong but that's what I think. 

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    August 9, 2017
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    Ah, the old Black Dog. You're young so you're more susceptible to it but trust me it will pass as you move through your 20s. Unfortunately it's a common symptom of modernity but as I say, it will ease and recede as you grow into an adult.
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    August 9, 2017
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    Bonjour ! Would anyone like a French/English exchange now?

    30 minutes English followed by 30 minutes French. I'm available for the next couple of hours so drop me a message. A caveat, je un debutant en Francais.


    Merci et bientot I


    Michael

    July 31, 2017
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    Ah, je regarde un film absurde: The Lobster. Camus est le pére de la absurde.



    Edit: There's a chance the above isn't grammatically correct but I hope it conveys my meaning still. I watched it a few nights ago, if you like Camus, you might just like The Lobster. 

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    July 26, 2017
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    Well I know you stipulated classical but I'm going to punt with a bit of baroque and go with Bach's six cello suites, as they're always a pleasure to listen to.

    That said, and I'm jumping around the periods here, Shostakovich's string quartet 8 (Dresden) is probably one of my most favourite pieces. 

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    July 25, 2017
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    @sara Brilliant!
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    July 17, 2017
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    Trying not to play devil's advocate but imagine if we standardized William Barnes' poetry, it'd lose the sauce of its brilliance. Some people still think to this day that Johnson's dictionary delivered a coup de grâce to local dialects and their written form.

    I don't know enough about this subject myself but I can see how not everyone agrees with a rigid standard due to its detrimental effect on local dialects and changes that occur naturally in languages.

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    July 16, 2017
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    Anyone interested in a French/English skype exchange now?

    I have a spare hour coming up, are there any French speakers who fancy a skype (or audio) practice? 

    The usual; 30 minutes English followed by 30 minutes French.


    Merci,

    Michael

    July 16, 2017
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    The Double Slit Experiment, without a doubt. An old clever sausage once told another old clever sausage that "God doesn't play dice" to which the other replied "Stop telling God what to do". I don't think I'll ever understand the basics of quantum mechanics but just getting to grips with the fact that particles can also be waves, according to quanta, is enough for me.


    Ah, by the way if anyone on here does have the answer to the Double Slit Experiment, please do tell as there's a nobel prize waiting for you with your name written on it, ha!

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    July 15, 2017
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