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[Kimmo]

The Army is using quack "battlefield acupuncture" based on junk science

The bulk of the evidence strongly suggests that any benefits of acupuncture are purely placebo. However, the research into the placebo effect also suggests that acupuncture is exactly the sort of thing that you would expect to induce a very strong placebo effect. Ritualistic, transgressive, personalised, slightly invasive, wrapped in fancy nonsense. And, ultimately, we don’t care that much if it’s “just” a placebo effect: a healthier patient is a healthier patient, however they got there. All …

For the Goldacre vid.

In spite of the fact it’s only 240p (in spite of the fact it was uploaded this year! ??? #@%&*$#)

[anon26470017]

@burnedyourtweet

The is the best use of Twitter I’ve seen: [image] …an account called @burnedyourtweet features a robot, made by an as-of-yet-unknown genius, that prints, clips and burns all of Donald Trump’s tweets. The kicker? It takes video of the act and then shares it with Donald Trump on Twitter. I bet it’s 3d printed. And there’s an Arduino too.

[TobinL]

On "Eastern European Women"

Voracious. That’s the only word to describe how I’ve read this thread. Also, what I love about BBS: As rare as it may be, I get to read such perspectives from women around the world, so thank you original poster. I heart you. Gratitude aside, it’s inevitable: I’m depressed. As @katherinelives expresses: “Whatever culture, women are still people, trying to exist. We are not accessories or solutions. Ugh.” This resonated more than anything else with me, after reading all comments. I want someon…

[anon26470017]

Restaurant freakout in Santa Monica, California

I jog daily in a forest preserve near my home, and the other day I was there fairly late, near sundown, and there was another car in the parking lot when I got back to my car. There were two guys in it, one bent over the other one’s lap. I didn’t look closer, just got in my car, gave myself a little smile, and thought, “well, good for them!” But then, I’m not a very moral person.

Combined with:

Restaurant freakout in Santa Monica, California

You sound pretty ethical, though

[Kimmo]

Your Monday afternoon new, damning Trump-Putin connection

Hey guys, if you were wondering what the russian hacking scandal may have involved (as I have been), this is at least to me the first description of what went down with any detail that I’ve seen (forwarded to the relevant part):

[anon26304152]

Normal people eat chocolate bunnies ears-first

The first thing I do is bite off their rear paws. Then, I bite off their front paws. Next, I bite off their nose. Followed by licking out their right eye and then their left eye. The ears I leave. So that every shriek of every child that weeps at their sight, every woman who cries out “Dear god, what is that thing!” shall be theirs to keep forever, in those perfect, chocolate ears…

The world can always use more Princess Bride

[anon61221983]

[Snowlark]

Trump orders missile strikes on Syria. Russia calls it 'aggression,' international law violation

Even if you wanted to justify bombing Assad for the latest chemical attack, it’s difficult to believe that the Trump admin’s reasoning is trustworthy, or thought out beyond the strike. There have been ongoing chemical attacks in Syria since 2013, this is just the latest of many. Obama has bombed the ME under the aegis of the 2001 AUMF (which has issues, but it is what it is). Except Libya, where he just blew it, overstepped his bounds badly, and lived to regret it. When Assad used chemical…

[nimelennar]

Eating people will not give you the nutrition you need

Now you tell me.

Largely because of the handle of the user.

[Nightflyer]

Louis C.K. breaks silence on Trump to call him a 'Gross Crook Dirty Rotten Lying Sack Of...'

Are you a billionaire? Then, no. I take your point that trump probably paid what his accountant told him to pay, and that whatever he did or didn’t pay is immaterial since he operated within the tax laws/loopholes to be able to pay zero tax. But all that says to me is that 1) the tax laws are shit and should be fixed to remove any such loopholes, especially for rich folk, and 2) trump is double douche-tastic because not only didn’t he pay taxes, he also doesn’t pay people/charities he said h…

[anon26470017]

https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/when-hosting-snl-donald-trump-struggled-to-read-says-former-cast-member-can-the-president-read/98546/56?source_topic_id=81123

[anon68952647]

Why you shouldn't kiss snapping turtles

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[LockeCJ]

Kentucky coal museum installs solar panels because conventional energy is too expensive

The “haw haw dumbshits” response is all well and good, but this is the line that stood out to me: In an interview with local news station WYMT, the school’s communications director, Brandon Robinson, said “it is a little ironic, but you know coal and solar and all the different energy sources work hand in hand. And you know, of course, coal is still king around here.” It stood out at me because it’s really similar to a lot of articles on the Trumpists I’ve been seeing around: yes, his polici…

[dave_b]

https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/banning-of-modusoperandi/98760/21?u=dave_b&source_topic_id=81123

[MarkDow]

The Existence of Nothing

“Do not be deceived,” replied the machine. “I’ve begun, it’s true, with everything in n, but only out of familiarity. To create however is one thing, to destroy, another thing entirely. I can blot out the world for the simple reason that I’m able to do anything and everything - and everything means everything - in n, and consequently Nothingness is child’s play for me. In less than a minute now you will cease to have existence, along with everything else, so tell me now, Klapaucius, and quickly,…

[anon61221983]

Signs that You're Addicted to BoingBoing BBS

When you must reckon you are feeling sad when visiting the BBS, where a group of people you learned to like and learn a lot from and about, are likely threaten unfair. And there is no room to discuss more than listen to the answer ‘rules’ and ‘they asked for it’. Which may be true, but makes me sad. Combined with, maybe interesting later, group dynamics, who clearly point to frustration, but are not constructive in the long term.

[Nightflyer]

And also the following post:

Signs that You're Addicted to BoingBoing BBS

Gee, you sound as if it’s the people here that make this forum so worthwhile, more so than the content…

[anon26470017]

How we got rid of silverfish

Came to read about Microsoft Silverfish. Learned a silverfish is a bug. Learned Microsoft Silverfish is actually Microsoft Silverlight. edit: 4) Realized I had no idea what Microsoft Silverlight is.

[fiddlingfrog]

@hecep's Modusoperandi thread

Figure that out, and you’ve figured us out. You think of it in terms of “this shtick joke account.” We think in terms of “this human being who likes making us laugh, who is uncommonly skilled at sticking sharp pins into hypocritical and narcissistic public figures. This guy whose posts we enjoy, whose takes on the political scandal of the moment we look forward to. This gem of a wit that has been taken from us.” Soft, squishy, unreasonable and illogical stuff like that. And a guy who is hurt …

[anon67050589]

Yes!

And this one too:
https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/heceps-modusoperandi-thread/98850/53?u=chgoliz