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M. A. Ryland
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | silver spring, MD |
| Biography: | |
| Interests: | |
| Occupation: | physicist / radar engineer |
| Number of Posts: | 2136 |
| Registered on: | 12/29/2005 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: In 1990, the U.S. held 26% of total world GDP…
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 12/24/25 at 9:06 pm to RollTide1987
GDP can be a misleading statistic, since it includes government spending.
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re: MMR vaccine has been linked to 1,600% MORE DEATHS than measles infection since 2000
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 12/2/25 at 9:17 am to Night Vision
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When the “cure” kills far more than the disease, it’s not medicine — it’s madness.
That's not madness. That is a podcast that doesn't understand statistics or epidemiology.
1) The vaccine is for measles, mumps, and rubella. you have to consider all three for comparison.
2) You have to consider how many would die if NOBODY was vaccinated and the disease was common. Prior to vaccination most, everyone got the measles and hundreds would die from it. Mumps doesn't kill as often, but you would still have 10's of deaths. Rubella doesn't kill children, but it would cause miscarriages, birth defects, and lasting health complications for the unborn. While the vaccine may cause more problems than it cures, that statistic argues the exact opposite; that the vaccine has been a huge success.
re: I swear I thought this was an Onion article
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 11/30/25 at 2:36 pm to FightinTigersDammit
quote:
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
The lesser-known converse is also true: A sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a technology.
re: Great Victory for Trump Administration on Fentanyl from China
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 11/17/25 at 12:14 am to 3down10
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Has it ever occurred to people that the real problem is the demand?
While I mostly agree with regards to heroin and cocaine, Fentanyl is different. The challenge with heroin and coke is that you have users that want their heroin and coke. But the heroin and coke users DONT want their heroin and coke laced with Fent.
I think most of the demand for Fent isn't from end users, but from dealers that use it to lace cut heroin and such.
I think a lot of the opioid ODs are people who never intended to take Fent, but got other drugs that had been laced.
re: What do we think the new ball room will be called?
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 10/22/25 at 7:09 am to hawgfaninc
The "Big Balls" Ballroom
re: One of the drug boats had two Trinidadians on board, here is some local details
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 10/19/25 at 9:41 am to RogerTheShrubber
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They dont get it. Its the demand driving the industry.
quote:
Retards dont understand basic economics of life.
Fentanyl has very low actual consumer demand. Noone wants their coke or heroin spiked with Fent. Consumers want pure stuff. But dealers will cut with Fent to reduce cost.
Most economic principles only apply if the consumer is informed about the product. If the drug using community had an easy way to detect Fent laced drugs, there would be no demand. Unfortunately, it is hard to enforce Truth in Advertising against drug dealers.
re: Judge Blocks Federal Firings during government shut down
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 10/15/25 at 5:46 pm to bbvdd
can we get a link to the actual order from the Judge?
re: WSJ: The Urban Crime Spike Is Real
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 10/10/25 at 7:56 pm to The_Duke
quote:
they are comparing a time when the world was locked down to now.
Uh, no. Covid shutdowns and Summer of Floyd were 2020. They are explicitly comparing 2019 (and before) to now.
re: Comey Indictment Reveal: ‘PERSON 1’ and ‘PERSON 3’ Unmasked
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 9/27/25 at 10:19 am to IvoryBillMatt
Looks like you called the Hillary part yesterday...
re: Is Comey being prosecuted for authorizing a leak that might have helped Trump?
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 9/26/25 at 3:53 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Cudos to IvoryBillMatt for digging in a bit. Got an upvote from me.
I agree with Rebel: "Problem is Comey perjured himself so often, people are confused."
Could be several reasons that is what they are going with for now. 1) that could be the leak they can bast prove. 2) that might be the first leak so it has the quickest timeline for the Statue of Limitations.
Also Agree with Nosevens: " I would think that they will be piling on charges very soon". Charges for later leaks could still be to come.
Hate that almost everyone here goes straight into attack mode. If IvoryBillMatt is correcct, it is something we should be aware of.
I agree with Rebel: "Problem is Comey perjured himself so often, people are confused."
Could be several reasons that is what they are going with for now. 1) that could be the leak they can bast prove. 2) that might be the first leak so it has the quickest timeline for the Statue of Limitations.
Also Agree with Nosevens: " I would think that they will be piling on charges very soon". Charges for later leaks could still be to come.
Hate that almost everyone here goes straight into attack mode. If IvoryBillMatt is correcct, it is something we should be aware of.
re: Senate dems drawing up legislation to combat Comey indictment
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 9/25/25 at 8:16 pm to hawgfaninc
He says he is drawing up legislation to give remedies to victims of malicious prosecution.
Well, maybe Trump would support that. Would Trump then be able to sue Letitia James and Alvin Bragg personally for damages?
Nobody has been a bigger victim of malicious prosecution than Trump.
Well, maybe Trump would support that. Would Trump then be able to sue Letitia James and Alvin Bragg personally for damages?
Nobody has been a bigger victim of malicious prosecution than Trump.
re: Trans- generational -people are not sane people.
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 9/4/25 at 6:49 pm to Kafka
quote:
40 yr olds who act like 20 yr olds?
thanks, saved me the trouble....
re: How would the country react if Dems reopened the border?
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 7/5/25 at 9:13 am to Yaboylsu63
you act like the news would be running stories saying the border had been reopened....
No one would know at first.
No one would know at first.
re: When you control House, Senate, and Presidency… why do omnibus bills?
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 7/2/25 at 10:09 pm to The Baker
All those single-issue bills would be filibustered in the Senate, and would never get a vote.
This is the silliest talking point right now.
You have to use reconciliation to avoid the filibuster unless you can get a significant number of Democrat votes for it.
This is the silliest talking point right now.
You have to use reconciliation to avoid the filibuster unless you can get a significant number of Democrat votes for it.
re: Senate bill adds $1.3 trillion more to national debt than House version.
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 7/2/25 at 4:57 pm to BigPerm30
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Thats why we need individual bills.
Individual bills can be filibustered. Then nothing will pass in the Senate.
Pass what you can now with reconciliation,
re: 180K lbs of explosive ordinance was dropped on Fordow
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 6/24/25 at 9:16 pm to lsufan1971
quote:
That’s 45 times more ordinance that was dropped on Dresden during WWII.
Uhhh, No.
180k lbs (I won't even worry about how much of that is casing vs. explosive) is 90 tons.
Google says:
"During the February 1945 bombings of Dresden, the Allied forces dropped approximately 3,900 tons of bombs. "
90 tons is not 45 x 3900 tons. It is 2.3% of what was dropped on Dresden.
re: Upcoming War
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 6/18/25 at 10:47 pm to Pandy Fackler
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Well since you brought it up. From an economic standpoint, I'm pro-war all the way.
War is good for defense contractors and all those "trickle down" subcontractors. This means war is good for employment and higher paying jobs. Which in turn is good for the economy. More people working means more people spending. War is good for the stock market, which means it's good for my investment portfolio.
Lots of good things come to Americans when we go to war.
Broken window fallacy.
re: Alphas vs. Betas - This is how we do it!
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 6/13/25 at 8:50 pm to FLTech
But I didn't see them arresting any of them.
Not enough to push to the ground. Tell them they are under arrest. if the attempt to flee, they should be charged with resisting arrest as well.
If they plead guilty at arraignment, give them 1 week jail and a $1000 fine.
If they plead "not guilty", have a trial then give them 2 months in jail and a $2000 fine.
Not enough to push to the ground. Tell them they are under arrest. if the attempt to flee, they should be charged with resisting arrest as well.
If they plead guilty at arraignment, give them 1 week jail and a $1000 fine.
If they plead "not guilty", have a trial then give them 2 months in jail and a $2000 fine.
re: I’m not a fan of the Trump Administration’s approach to teaching US history
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 5/26/25 at 11:30 pm to ChineseBandit58
quote:
OK - at what age do you think these topics are appropriate?
There is plenty of time for students to learn all the bad stuff that ever happened, once they have absorbed the basic factors that shaped the good points of the overall American Culture.
Kudos. A well-articulated, very reasonable approach.
re: When will Trump repeal the CAFE standards? Bring back the real V8 engines?
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 5/13/25 at 6:28 pm to Crappieman
I want my incandescent bulbs back.
re: The most misunderstood, and misapplied word in the English language is “repent”
Posted by M. A. Ryland on 5/10/25 at 8:42 am to Mike da Tigah
"When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less."
You shouldn't confuse the etymology of a word with its actual meaning.
You shouldn't confuse the etymology of a word with its actual meaning.
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