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Quote:They have an expiration date dammit!Originally Posted by swellguy
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Quote:*raises glass* I'll drink to that!Originally Posted by PowerStream
Oh well here's to Dark Matter/Energy! Cheers!
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Quote:You seem to be under the impression that all we have to go on regarding Dark Matter is a hunch. It's not.Originally Posted by PowerStream
scientist (ˈsaɪəntɪst) — n a person who studies or practises any of the sciences or who uses scientific methods
scientific method –noun a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.
scientific theory noun a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"
I did not mean to imply that what scientists do is passable or laughable. I am only pointing out that there is an opposing view here and to insist otherwise is just being stubborn. Which is the EXACT opposite of what a scientist should be.
Using the definitions above (found on Dictionary.com) The problem is someone(scientist) saw something in the sky and don't know what it is(problem). They hypothosized it is Dark Matter(scientific theory). Now how do we go about doing that last part of the definition of scientific theory? We can't. So until we CAN it's "just a theory". That's all I'm saying. I'm not saying it's a bad theory or that it's not possible/probable/practical. I'm just saying it's a theory. That's all.
Just take a look at the wikipedia article and look at some of the sources cited (no, I'm not suggesting wikipedia is a valid scientific source, I'm suggesting it as a resource to search for valid scientific sources)
No, you couldn't. Like Lothic pointed out, you are not distinguishing between the colloquial use of "theory" and the scientific use of "theory"Quote:If I were a scientist (I'm not but I do play one in COH), I could theorize that the odor from cooking broccoli is actually a harmful gas that is depleting the ozone.
What you could do is guess or assert. That's not a theory. It's not even a hypothesis yet. It's a guess. An idea. You have some scientific method to go through before you get to hypothesis, and some more for experiments, and some more before you get to a theory.
Take a second look at your definition there of scientific method, and you'll notice that hypothesis doesn't come until after you have gathered data. The hypothesis must be based on data, not purely on the idea. Theory doesn't come until after that hypothesis has been tested rigorously.
Again, it's not. It's an idea.Quote:Until I can come up with a method to prove or disprove this theory, it's just a theory.
A theory only happens when a hypothesis has undergone rigorous testing already. It has been peer reviewed. Experiments have been formed, tried, recreated by others, and tried again. Attempts have been made to disprove it, and the hypothesis stood up to all of them.
That's what that bit about a theory needing to be falsifiable in your definition up there means. You'll notice it doesn't say anything about a theory being provable. We don't require or expect theories to be proven before we accept them. We expect them to stand up to all reasonable attempts at falsification.
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Science doesn't give equal weight to "views" and "ideas" as it does to theories. It's got nothing to do with having an open mind, it's got to do with the weight of the evidence.Quote:I just wanted to point out that there can and are other views <snip> Do as you (general you) are insisting others do and open your mind and see the other side.
Do I think it's possible that the current theories about Dark Matter are incomplete, or even completely wrong? Yes, absolutely it is possible. My mind is always open as it should be with any scientist. I would be thrilled to find out that someone had proven some aspect of those theories wrong, because it would mean a major discovery had been made.
Just like this thing with the arsenic replacing phosphorus... that's a huge discovery that really changes our view of what it takes to build a living organism. But we didn't get to this point because someone suggested that maybe you didn't need phosphorus. We go to this point because a discovery was made, data was collected, tests were done, and we thereby gained empirical evidence that falsified the claim that phosphorus was a requirement for life. -
Dark Matter and Dark Energy are basically code words being used as a designation for "whatever it is that is causing the phenomenon we see happening." It's very much like Newton saying there was a force, which he called Gravity, that caused matter to be attracted to other matter. He didn't know what it was, or how it did what it did, but he was able to describe its effects. It wasn't until Einstein that we started to get the picture of what gravity really was, and even now we're not sure that's really right since Einstein's gravity doesn't play nice with quantum mechanics.
Generally speaking, in science we don't "prove" theories. We try our best to disprove them. If you (the generic you) think there is something wrong with current theories (be it Dark Matter, Cell Biology, Gravity, Evolution), then that's great! Show us what's wrong with it! But as Lothic said, saying "it isn't proven, it's just a theory" is somewhat insulting to a scientist because "just a theory" took a hell of a lot of experimentation, data collection, peer review, and scrutiny. It stood up to a whole lot of attempts to disprove it. It had to gain wide acceptance among people who know a hell of a lot more about the subject than you probably do. So being "just a theory" means it's very likely close to the truth, or at least on the right path.
Again, theories can be disproven and replaced with new theories. But it takes some work to show why this theory that has found widespread acceptance is wrong.
Now, if you want to say you don't believe the theory, because you just don't buy it, then that's your right and your prerogative and no one can take that away from you. But it's got nothing to do with science. -
My guess is that it's not something they found on another world but something here on Earth that could further broaden our definition of life and widen the scope of conditions that might produce life.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Shubbie
Pulled Honoree solo, he still held then 2 shot me, 3 times.
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My home network is WOPRNet and all the machines on it have WOPR as a prefix and then some other identifier after that.
I'll leave you to get or not get the reference as you will.
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Quote:I do the same, and I hope you're right and that they eventually will lower the drop rate on these.Originally Posted by Impish Kat
I just continue to vender/delete them. Data-mining will eventually tell the Dev's they've made a mistake.
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Quote:... everything?Originally Posted by BafflingBeerMan
But what will Rule 34 be applied to now?
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During Issue 9 Beta I worked up a similar set of data to compare the cost of keeping SO's in various stages of effectiveness vs. using common IO's in various ways, both to compare costs and to compare enhancement values. I'll have to see if I can dig that spreadsheet up... if I haven't lost it since I've gone through a few OS installs and one new computer since then. It will be interesting to compare my thoughts and numbers from way back then to these.
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As other have said, thanks for the update. Much appreciated.
I'm a little bummed I won't get to play the new content over the holiday, but glad I will be able to play my two Khelds without issue.
Happy Turkey Day, Paragon peeps. -
Quote:Something like that yeah.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
dual build, leave the slots empty, hit radio missions.
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Quote:Hmmm. I have an idea forming in my brain...Originally Posted by Captain_Karate
Even if you got to 50, and had absolutely no SOs, and whatever enhancements you had were obsolete, how long does it take a "cruddy" level 50 to make 6 million inf?
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Quote:All of that is irrelevant. Someone coming in from, say, Facebook or Twitter or any other non-Forums link who has not been keeping up with beta information and sees what is on the GR website right now will see "Unlocked in Issue 19" and the details of the Alpha slot on the next page of that same website and the logical conclusion is that what is being shown is what will be unlocked in i19. There is no reason to think otherwise.Originally Posted by PeerlessGirl
I know for a fact this is untrue. There has been discussion and complaining since beta started, before that site went up, about how "the full slot was in the i18/GR Beta" and therefore, the full slot has to be here, when in actuality the only parts that were in and tested were exactly what is in and tested now, the only reason anyone knew about the other enhancements was a leak on test that lead to people being able to see the entire list.
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Quote:If you were not in beta, would you have any reason to think "Alpha Slot - Unlocked in Issue 19" actually meant "Alpha Slot - Unlocked in Issue 19 but not with all the boosters we have shown on this very website"?Originally Posted by PeerlessGirl
There is no indication on the site the slot will be "FULLY UNLOCKABLE" in i19, all it says is "Alpha Slot--Unlocked in i19" which is a true statement, it IS unlocked in i19. More of an interpretation failure.
When they say it's being unlocked, and they have a page describing what is in it, that implies that what is shown on that page is what is being unlocked. -
Quote:Same here.Originally Posted by Enyalios
Yeah its a decent enough set if you're softcapping s/l. I have quite a few toons I've used it on actually.
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... to whomever was the beneficiary of this particular typo.
I wish that had been one of my niches! -
It'll spread out as the weekend progresses. I recall reading once a long time ago that the zones are all on the same semi-random timer so when they first flip the switch, all the invasions clump together but after a while they start to spread out.
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Quote:I think this one is better.Originally Posted by Clebstein
...Although it did ruin my chance at getting a screenshot of "You got 2000000000 influence from the Market House"
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Quote:A few of my usual rares dropped by as much as half their usual rate during Halloween. It was quite nice.Originally Posted by Misaligned
For whoever is messing with Impervium and drove the price down to 1.2 mil...
Thanks!
And yes, I do realize that its due to ToTing and not manipulation.
Saved me a bunch on one of my niches! Makes paying the omfg price of 100k for the other 3 salvage... wait.. I always paid 100k for the other 3. Nevermind. That's just 800k more profit for me!
Yay me! They're still down but starting to creep up again.
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Quote:The boots complete the outfit.Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
Oh god. +100 points for that horrible picture.
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Quote:It is available in HD.Originally Posted by KnG
I love G4 but come on how does tha of all channels not HD yet!?!?!
It's owned by Comcast so that may or may not have something to do with it getting dropped by DirectTV. Pure speculation though. -
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Quote:Hmm I may have to give them a look then. That's one thing I don't like about TFAW - I can't just order something on the fly and have it added to my subs & preorders for the month. Individual orders for in stock items always ship when ordered.Originally Posted by Attercap
I'm a fan of Sci-Fi Genre. You have regular comic subscriptions on a weekly, every 2 weeks or monthly basis and add other geek-related items and back issues to your cart and just have them shipped with the next subscription send, saving overall on shipping. They discount based on % of regular titles in the subscription as well
Thanks for the tip.
