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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« Last post by Lord Dave on Today at 08:14:28 PM »

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/19/nx-s1-5267568/tiktok-back-online

Trump has unbanned Tik Tok by declaring he won't enforce the law.
Isn't this something Republicans HATE?  The president not enforcing laws?

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Flat Earth Investigations / Re: Solar Eclipse of Aug 12, 2026

« Last post by flannel jesus on Today at 07:59:09 PM »

since Southward movement also doesn't work.

Doesn't work for what? Did you watch the gif from Wikipedia? It seems like it works pretty seamlessly to me.

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Flat Earth Investigations / Re: Solar Eclipse of Aug 12, 2026

« Last post by Tom Bishop on Today at 06:57:48 PM »

That last image appears to prove that the shadow travels Northwards.

I don't see any directionality in that image at all, why are you so sure it's not going south?

The shadow is approaching the North Pole and passing nearly through the North Pole, so it is defacto moving Northward in its establishment. If you want to say that it is moving Southward once it passes the North Pole, that is correct, but not really relevant to the discussion since Southward movement also doesn't work.

You aren't reading your chart correctly Tom, it's travelling South across Greenland, then East.

Jesus, check the timings for direction of travel; North Pole 17.00 UTC, South of Iceland 18.00 UTC, etc.  The Event begins in Northern Russia and ends in the Mediterranean.

(edit; clarifying the zone of North to South travel)

By calling out the locations and times it looks like you debonked your own self. When the event starts in Northern Russia it will be moving in a Northward direction.

Whether the shadow is moving from North to South or from South to North on areas of the map, it doesn't work either way. I don't see what point you are trying to make. Instead adopting the debate tactic of posting irrelevancies you should be working on a genuine explanation for this under the Round Earth Theory.

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Technology & Information / Re: Autonomous weapons systems

« Last post by RonJ on Today at 06:47:46 PM »

Currently, an autonomous weapons system can only execute computer code that was programmed and then extensively tested by humans.   So far there are no computers that have an independent consciousness that can take over an autonomous weapons system and start killing humans.  If a plant in Ohio starts building autonomous systems, it will only be capable of executing what the programmers tell it to do before it’s launched into the environment.  I wouldn’t be a bit afraid of becoming a stockholder of such a corporation if I thought it was a good financial opportunity. 

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Technology & Information / Re: Autonomous weapons systems

« Last post by Action80 on Today at 05:00:50 PM »

You are not describing an autonomous weapons system, Ronj.

Do you have a comment relating to the OP?

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Sexual Scandals

« Last post by Dr Van Nostrand on Today at 01:38:54 PM »

At this point, I think the majority of celebrities who have been outed as creeps have been of the very publicly progressive or feminist kind.

But there is also the coalition of King PussyGrabber, Matt Gaetz, Mark Robinson and the rest of the Republican Hee Haw gang.

But it's ok, Marjorie Taylor Greene is about to blow the lid off the whole deal just like she did with the Jewish space lasers.
https://www.washingtoninformer.com/gop-faced-with-scandal-marjorie-taylor-greene/

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Flat Earth Investigations / Re: Solar Eclipse of Aug 12, 2026

« Last post by flannel jesus on Today at 10:50:48 AM »

The assumption you make regarding projection of the sphere onto a flat surface is that the earth is the sphere, when it is the spherical coordinates of the celestial objects above projected upon the flat plane of the earth.

Don't know what point you're trying to make. I was making a specific point about you saying that one image shows it widening while one shows it more consistent width - I was explaining why that would be. So with that being explained, it's not clear what you're trying to say here my man.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: An updated simplified TFES Animation Model

« Last post by mahogany on Today at 10:39:02 AM »

If it's generally true that the community has always accepted it, what's with the large number of people denying the recent antarctica trip as faked?

I'm sure he's correct that there's always been at least some person with some model that predicts a midnight sun, but the whole flat earth community accepting it? It just doesn't appear that way.

Tom didn't say the "whole" flat earth community has always accepted a Midnight Sun.
Tom's quoted as saying "this" flat earth community, which I guess would be anyone on this TFES membership forum.

Beyond this, my key interest is trying to make sure I understand how TFES animation model would work for an observer located at any point on the Antarctic Ice Ring looking due south at a Midnight Sun in December:

- the Sun in the current animation model moves in a Clockwise (East to West) direction.
- for an observer located at any point on the Antarctic ice wall looking due South, the Midnight Sun to them would also be moving East to West which when looking at a top view of the flat earth plane would be in a Counter-Clockwise direction.
- so essentially, you have the actual Sun moving Clockwise and at the same time a Midnight Sun located south of the Antarctic ice ring on the opposite side of the actual Sun moving in a Counter-Clockwise direction. Just trying to understand if this is correct.

- Also, would the same sunspots that are visible on the actual Sun also be visible on the Midnight Sun?     

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Flat Earth Investigations / Re: Solar Eclipse of Aug 12, 2026

« Last post by DuncanDoenitz on Today at 09:53:10 AM »

You aren't reading your chart correctly Tom, it's travelling South across Greenland, then East. 

Jesus, check the timings for direction of travel; North Pole 17.00 UTC, South of Iceland 18.00 UTC, etc.  The Event begins in Northern Russia and ends in the Mediterranean. 

(edit; clarifying the zone of North to South travel)

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Flat Earth Community / Re: An updated simplified TFES Animation Model

« Last post by flannel jesus on Today at 08:27:41 AM »

If it's generally true that the community has always accepted it, what's with the large number of people denying the recent antarctica trip as faked?

I'm sure he's correct that there's always been at least some person with some model that predicts a midnight sun, but the whole flat earth community accepting it? It just doesn't appear that way.