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The 'Greek Dark Age' is used to obscure the six-to-eight hundred year (used to be more but they have been closing it steadily by various wangles) chronology error in what everybody else calls 1500 BC ...

Seven Nigerians 'who had been known to the crew for some time' are most unlikely hijackers. "Take us to Havana!" But let's think about the economics for a mo'. Port Harcourt to Fawley is a m ...

Arsenal 0 Leicester 1

We marmelised 'em but even so the result wasn't especially unjustified. Look, Arteta, there are now only two set-ups in the Premiership, the press and the two banks of four. I ...

For the first time in living memory I gave up watching one of the Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia) when all the Brit contenders dropped out and the only British team, Ineos, consisted of obscure domest ...

Today I logged the 179th time the commentator said, "We must apologise for any swear words picked up by our pitch-side microphone" without me hearing the swear words. Could they please impro ...

A nice illustration of an AE principle is to be found here https://medium.com/publishous/the-secret-camera-stores-dont-want-you-to-know-73d7f8fc4d8e

Human beings would rather be duffers all their l ...

Recognising rough diamonds is the easy part
Chad means 'the impossible part', as well as he knows. Otherwise the number of youths taken onto professional books would not outnumber 'diamonds' by a fac ...

The UK forced the IRA to the table by winning the war. Neither the Republic (who were interning the IRA at the time) nor the US were ever not on board. Traditionally all the powers have adopted the Mi ...

But the true cost has only now emerged. With a new 'democratic' and 'non-terrorist' regime installed in Sudan, and the $360 million for past terrorist crimes safely lodged in the United States, every ...

Something kinda interesting (or maybe not) re the Vidostern Sword, above. Googling it, I just get 2018 news stories. Not even (British) Wiki seems interested. Is this embarrassment, careful ignoral or ...

Impossible Engineering: Qinghai–Tibet Railway BBC Yesterday Channel

A very entertaining and revelatory account of this, the highest railway in the world, though the more 'impossible' it was, the ...

The Big Difference between the two terracotta armies is that one is a private initiative and the other, if also fake, would represent an official swindle on a gigantic scale. Risk vs reward is easily ...

What do we make of this https://medium.com/the-guardian/i-pulled-a-1-500-year-old-sword-out-of-a-lake-1874f2d4f1bb ?

The only bit that clanged, aside from that over-egged detail about pops and the ...

On the subject of reindeer-people and their role in the early development of human beings, here are some 'reindeer stones'

Deer stones (also known as reindeer stones) are ancient megaliths carved w ...

Due to go for an eye test I got to musing on general competence stereotypes. First why do I have to? It is because it is a new (to me) optician, and it shouldn't be, you should find a good one and sti ...

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Topic: Dark Age Obscured
Mick Harper Replies: 597 Views: 64074	Forum: History Posted: 6:51 am Subject: Dark Age Obscured
Mick Harper Replies: 597 Views: 64074	The 'Greek Dark Age' is used to obscure the six-to-eight hundred year (used to be more but they have been closing it steadily by various wangles) chronology error in what everybody else calls 1500 BC ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 1277 Views: 130739	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 8:34 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 1277 Views: 130739	Seven Nigerians 'who had been known to the crew for some time' are most unlikely hijackers. "Take us to Havana!" But let's think about the economics for a mo'. Port Harcourt to Fawley is a m ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2051 Views: 159563	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 8:10 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2051 Views: 159563	Arsenal 0 Leicester 1 We marmelised 'em but even so the result wasn't especially unjustified. Look, Arteta, there are now only two set-ups in the Premiership, the press and the two banks of four. I ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2051 Views: 159563	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 6:07 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2051 Views: 159563	For the first time in living memory I gave up watching one of the Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia) when all the Brit contenders dropped out and the only British team, Ineos, consisted of obscure domest ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2051 Views: 159563	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 5:36 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2051 Views: 159563	Today I logged the 179th time the commentator said, "We must apologise for any swear words picked up by our pitch-side microphone" without me hearing the swear words. Could they please impro ...
Topic: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 401 Views: 76727	Forum: APPLIED EPISTEMOLOGY Posted: 5:11 am Subject: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 401 Views: 76727	A nice illustration of an AE principle is to be found here https://medium.com/publishous/the-secret-camera-stores-dont-want-you-to-know-73d7f8fc4d8e Human beings would rather be duffers all their l ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2051 Views: 159563	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 4:15 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 2051 Views: 159563	Recognising rough diamonds is the easy part Chad means 'the impossible part', as well as he knows. Otherwise the number of youths taken onto professional books would not outnumber 'diamonds' by a fac ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 994 Views: 127866	Forum: Politics Posted: 10:00 am Subject: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 994 Views: 127866	The UK forced the IRA to the table by winning the war. Neither the Republic (who were interning the IRA at the time) nor the US were ever not on board. Traditionally all the powers have adopted the Mi ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 994 Views: 127866	Forum: Politics Posted: 7:31 am Subject: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 994 Views: 127866	But the true cost has only now emerged. With a new 'democratic' and 'non-terrorist' regime installed in Sudan, and the $360 million for past terrorist crimes safely lodged in the United States, every ...
Topic: Forgery: Modus operandi
Mick Harper Replies: 349 Views: 51215	Forum: British History Posted: 3:20 pm Subject: Forgery: Modus operandi
Mick Harper Replies: 349 Views: 51215	Something kinda interesting (or maybe not) re the Vidostern Sword, above. Googling it, I just get 2018 news stories. Not even (British) Wiki seems interested. Is this embarrassment, careful ignoral or ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1172 Views: 126610	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 1:30 pm Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 1172 Views: 126610	Impossible Engineering: Qinghai–Tibet Railway BBC Yesterday Channel A very entertaining and revelatory account of this, the highest railway in the world, though the more 'impossible' it was, the ...
Topic: Forgery: Modus operandi
Mick Harper Replies: 349 Views: 51215	Forum: British History Posted: 1:18 pm Subject: Forgery: Modus operandi
Mick Harper Replies: 349 Views: 51215	The Big Difference between the two terracotta armies is that one is a private initiative and the other, if also fake, would represent an official swindle on a gigantic scale. Risk vs reward is easily ...
Topic: Forgery: Modus operandi
Mick Harper Replies: 349 Views: 51215	Forum: British History Posted: 10:29 am Subject: Forgery: Modus operandi
Mick Harper Replies: 349 Views: 51215	What do we make of this https://medium.com/the-guardian/i-pulled-a-1-500-year-old-sword-out-of-a-lake-1874f2d4f1bb ? The only bit that clanged, aside from that over-egged detail about pops and the ...
Topic: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 401 Views: 76727	Forum: APPLIED EPISTEMOLOGY Posted: 6:14 am Subject: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 401 Views: 76727	On the subject of reindeer-people and their role in the early development of human beings, here are some 'reindeer stones' Deer stones (also known as reindeer stones) are ancient megaliths carved w ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 1277 Views: 130739	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 5:47 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 1277 Views: 130739	Due to go for an eye test I got to musing on general competence stereotypes. First why do I have to? It is because it is a new (to me) optician, and it shouldn't be, you should find a good one and sti ...