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This one is 100% true. Cosmetologists have no theories about the Inflationary Epoch and have no intention to investigate it at all, because cosmetologists specialize in beauty treatments for skin and hair, not the origins and nature of the universe.

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The Inflationary Epoch is a supposed brief period occurring shortly after the beginning of the Big Bang during which the universe rapidly expanded. However, cosmetologists have absolutely no theories whatsoever to explain why it happened, how long it took, or where the theory originated. They also have no intention to attempt to measure the B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation in order to provide observations to support the theory.

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= A statement that is logically or literally true (or partly true), but seems to imply something that isn’t true or is just plain weird. (for rhetoric, logic or propaganda studies… or just for fun)

(public domain image from NASA)

FYI - The tag "" refers to this poll, not to religion generally or any particular religion.

Pointless because anyone who votes will just vote for their own religion, because if they thought another religion was better, then they'd choose that other religion. Get it?

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* * * Movie spoiler – 2001 and it’s sequel 2010 * * * 

This is mostly true. The image is from the Webb Telescope and researchers made a point of observing the spot, put they didn’t “discover” it. The Great Red Spot has been observed by astronomers for centuries, and we’ve known for decades that it is caused by an ongoing atmospheric storm. (The spot looks white in this pic because it’s a composite image using multiple filters.)

By using the word “discovered” and saying it “appears” to be an atmospheric disturbance, the statement makes it sound like the spot is something new.

It’s also true that no monoliths were seen around Jupiter, however, researchers were not expecting to see them.

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The reference to monoliths comes from the film “2001: A Space Odyssey” and its sequel “2010: The Year We Make Contact”. A large, black rectangular monolith features prominently in those films. It’s shown orbiting Jupiter towards the end of “2001” and a swarm of monoliths multiply within the atmosphere of Jupiter in “2010” causing the planet to explode into a star.

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I’m confused.

Those of you who are voting in this rhetorical poll…

are you zealots or fellow satirists?

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#2001

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The James Webb telescope has discovered a large spot on the surface of Jupiter that is larger than the Earth. It appears to be some kind of atmospheric disturbance.

No signs of any monoliths, though.
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Which is a better religion?

Index for Retro Scifi's of the Week

Dec 2021

Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
qoto.org/@Pat/1075273931619741

Jan 2022

Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
qoto.org/@Pat/1076242260652910

Forbidden Planet (1956)
qoto.org/@Pat/1076561505464321

Silent Running (1972)
qoto.org/@Pat/1076958946235230

Feb 2022

Andromeda Strain (1971)
qoto.org/@Pat/1077378629921935

Soylent Green (1973)
qoto.org/@Pat/1077779583942588

A Trip to the Moon (1902)
qoto.org/@Pat/1078181258197280

A Taste of Armageddon (1967)
qoto.org/@Pat/1078557503736798

Mar 2022

The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
qoto.org/@Pat/1078948353353098

The Bicentennial Man (1999)
qoto.org/@Pat/1079397907845509

War of the Satellites (1958)
qoto.org/@Pat/1079740021449656

I, Robot (2004)
qoto.org/@Pat/1080137836364019

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe: Doom of the Dictator (1940)
qoto.org/@Pat/1080507294987768

Apr 2022

Tron (1982)
qoto.org/@Pat/1080902592485591

Starship Troopers (1997)
qoto.org/@Pat/1081323696798403

Godzilla (1954)
qoto.org/@Pat/1081680581571365

12 to the Moon (1960)
qoto.org/@Pat/1082123885158828

May 2022

The Time Machine (1960)
qoto.org/@Pat/1082536793837480

Contact (1997)
qoto.org/@Pat/1082908923812273

The Atomic Submarine (1954)
qoto.org/@Pat/1083298600702670

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
qoto.org/@Pat/1083710815444792

June 2022

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
qoto.org/@Pat/1084091612304515

Metropolis (1927)
qoto.org/@Pat/1084494550472156

Supercar (1965)
qoto.org/@Pat/1084870840959889

Cloud Atlas (2012)
qoto.org/@Pat/1085234470913944

AI: Artificial Intelligence (2000)
qoto.org/@Pat/1085685651320926

July 2022

Virtuosity (1995)
qoto.org/@Pat/1086078964539658

Battlefield Earth (2000)
qoto.org/@Pat/1086573600491480

Brainstorm (1983)
qoto.org/@Pat/1086799861138926

Timebomb (1991)
qoto.org/@Pat/1087387448408608

August 2022

Radar Men from the Moon (1952)
qoto.org/@Pat/1088072885017000

Electric Dreams (1984)
qoto.org/@Pat/1088406278302125

And here's the qualitative summary...

The purpose of the war was to crush al-Qaeda.

Bush - started the war
Obama - killed Osama bin Laden
Trump - surrendered to the Taliban
Biden - won the war by killing the remaining leader of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri

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Kamala Harris has held public office for many years and has been Vice President for nearly two years now, but some people still can’t pronounce her name properly. Here’s how to properly pronounce her name.

It’s pronounced: har – us, with the emphasis on the first syllable, soft “a”.

(Your welcome)



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I just learned that Anne Heche died a week ago...
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It appears that she was driving a gas or diesel-powered Mini Cooper Clubman (BMW) when she crashed and the car burst into flames. She sustained severe burns and inhalation injury. Six days later, on Aug. 11, 2022, she was taken off of life support and declared dead.

What a horrible death. When are we finally going to get rid of all these gasoline-powered cars?

Here’s the 911 call (warning, this is very disturbing to listen to)
youtube.com/watch?v=E5NIFncka6

Just read that the male lead in this film, Lenny Von Dohlen, died last month after a long illness.

variety.com/2022/tv/news/lenny

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Retro SciFi of the Week…

Electric Dreams (1984)

More of a ROMCOM or a fantasy than a scifi, this great film received mixed reviews when it was released, but it’s a perfect snapshot of the 1980s – technically, culturally, and artistically. Plot-wise it was kind of like Short Circuit, if you remember that one, except this one is much more upbeat and better produced. Basically, it’s about an out-of-position guy who buys a very special computer and meets a woman.

When this film was made, most people didn’t own a computer or even understand what a personal computer really was, but the technology was rapidly expanding and creating a lot of buzz. There were no websites or social media. Because of this ignorance, the film was able to stretch the limits of credibility, so today you will need a healthy dose of suspension of disbelief to watch it.

The score, cinematography, editing, and art direction are excellent. The acting is pretty good but the main character plays it in a very stilled style in contrast to the rest of the cast which is probably why it got mixed reviews.

The title is derived from “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”, the 1968 novel by Philip K. Dick, and there’s a clever little easter egg nod to the novel in this film.

This video clip gives a sample of some of the quality of the fantastic cinematography, art direction and score.
(fair use)

In case you're wondering which US president did the best job in Afghanistan, here’s the most important metric for the loved ones of the soldiers who fought over there…

(The objective of the war was to eliminate Al-Qaeda. Bush started the war, Biden won it.)

Patsplaining - ***Spoiler*** 

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All of the first sentence is true -- Congress passed that law, the IRS plans to hire those personnel, and some of them will be armed.

But the second paragraph is not true. The title, "Assistant Vice Deputy Under-Secretary of Accountant Armaments" is a made-up title. The video actually shows a guy from the Pentagon listing some of the armaments that the US is sending to Ukraine to help them fight against the Russian military, which has invaded their country. The video was cut to exclude the parts where the guy identifies the list as going to Ukraine.

By attaching that video to this toot, it makes it look like the IRS will be using relatively heavy arms, when in fact they most likely will only have light arms, like sidearms, shotguns, rifles, etc. to use for ordinary law enforcement.

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Also, I'd like to block those accounts.

The only way I can see to block an account is to find something that that user has posting in a thread on qoto and then click on the 3-dot icon. But if the users don't have posts on a qoto thread, how can I block them?

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Question about using qoto...

There is a toot and I want to see the list of users who have favorited the toot. It indicates that it has "4" favorites, but when I go to the page that displays the list of users, it only shows two names.

Here is the page that shows who favorited it:
qoto.org/web/statuses/10882614

Here's an image of how the page displays the accounts:

I just blocked @civmik for posting a racist image. (pic of a black man with the image altered to make his lips appear very large.)

Nobody in particular. Just any bad guy who happens to live at Mar-a-lago and might want to be president again so badly that he'd do that.

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