Popular Post Summit Posted June 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2018 22 hours ago, Ralf11 said: re free and fair election - Russian trolls & information warfare are counterpoints to that; nonetheless, the issue with Drumfk is not his IQ (how smart does a Pres. need to be anyway?), it is his character and empty soul re Africa - data on intelligence differences among different continents were analyzed some time ago - no signif. differences so why did Europeons succeed in trashing all other cultures for a couple of centuries? the ultimate nerdy-lookin' guy, Jarad Diamond offered one reason in his book (for general audiences) "Germs, Guns and Steel" I read Germs, Guns and Steel a few years ago. A very good read for everyone that seek to understand factors that shaped the modern world, by looking back. AudioDoctor and gmgraves 2 Link to comment
daverich4 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Just curious what any of this Intellectual Masturbation you guys are doing has to do with the topic this thread is supposed to be about? The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 18 hours ago, mansr said: But they work just fine on GUTB. That received a good laugh. No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Summit said: I read Germs, Guns and Steel a few years ago. A very good read for everyone that seek to understand factors that shaped the modern world, by looking back. Me too, that is a hard book to finish, imo. No electron left behind. Link to comment
Popular Post AudioDoctor Posted June 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, daverich4 said: Just curious what any of this Intellectual Masturbation you guys are doing has to do with the topic this thread is supposed to be about? You're new here aren't you? This happens here all the time. The answers you're looking for, if any, are in the first 2-3 pages. IMO it costs nothing to be an audiophile. 4est, daverich4 and Summit 3 No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 22 hours ago, mansr said: Yes, but apparently they didn't want to conquer Europe, for whatever reason. The Mongols wanted to and did. The Mongols were stopped as soon as they started hitting forests rather than open plains where they could find a lot of open feeding ground for their horses. They did penetrate somewhat into Europe, but not far. If we're giving out book recommendations here, a good book to read is Genghis Khan and the Making of The Modern World. No electron left behind. Link to comment
Popular Post elcorso Posted June 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, daverich4 said: Just curious what any of this Intellectual Masturbation you guys are doing has to do with the topic this thread is supposed to be about? In my particular case is just Intellectual Disturbation because of my ex-wife who qualified me so low in the IQ test ? Roch AudioDoctor and Audiophile Neuroscience 1 1 Link to comment
elcorso Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said: The Mongols were stopped as soon as they started hitting forests rather than open plains where they could find a lot of open feeding ground for their horses. They did penetrate somewhat into Europe, but not far. If we're giving out book recommendations here, a good book to read is Genghis Khan and the Making of The Modern World. Does not match the Netflix series !!! Roch Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 8 hours ago, accwai said: I thought the question was what appeals to women. Kinky As for cars, Toyota just won 1st and 2nd overall yesterday at 24 Hours of Le Mans with a pair of TS050 Hybrid, women would go crazy over the black/white/red Gazoo Racing color scheme: Is it a win if they have no real competition? No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 1 minute ago, elcorso said: Does not match the Netflix series !!! Roch Ahh Netflix, that paragon of intellectual rigor... No electron left behind. Link to comment
elcorso Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 1 minute ago, AudioDoctor said: Ahh Netflix, that paragon of intellectual rigor... Of course! And Dr. Mercola for medical guidance ? Roch Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 1 minute ago, elcorso said: Of course! And Dr. Mercola for medical guidance ? Roch You're going to live to 200 Roch! No electron left behind. Link to comment
elcorso Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said: You're going to live to 200 Roch! Only 200? I've got few left! ? Roch AudioDoctor 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 48 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said: Me too, that is a hard book to finish, imo. you should try his papers on the beer can 6 pack hypothesis - that's why he got into the Nat'l Acad. of Science - not for ecology or anthropology... AudioDoctor 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 54 minutes ago, daverich4 said: Just curious what any of this Intellectual Masturbation you guys are doing has to do with the topic this thread is supposed to be about? https://imgflip.com/i/2cgani AudioDoctor 1 Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 39 minutes ago, elcorso said: Only 200? I've got few left! ? Roch 300? No electron left behind. Link to comment
accwai Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 1 hour ago, AudioDoctor said: Is it a win if they have no real competition? Actually the race is for them to lose and they didn't. So it most certainly can be considered a win. Especially since we're talking 24 hour endurance race here. You're blasting around with a whole bunch of guys, some much slower than you, and some fighting really hard with others their own size. Bad things can happen very easily, especially in the middle of the night. The fact that nothing serious happened to either of the Toyotas is quite a miracle. Thus the legion of screaming female fans But look, here at CA, the main point is to post something complicated and important sounding. Makes no difference how relevant the stuff is Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 If Porsche was still in LMP1 would they have won? No electron left behind. Link to comment
accwai Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 44 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said: If Porsche was still in LMP1 would they have won? Good question. Now questions for you: Why aren't they still in LMP1 now? Would Porsche have won 2016 had Toyota No. 5 not broke down while in the lead minutes before the end? Where is the other Porsche 919 in 2016? I mean Porsche qualified 1-2 that year, like Toyota just did this year right? Now back to regular CA programme: My amp is much cheaper than yours and it sounds so much better. So there Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 28 minutes ago, accwai said: Now back to regular CA programme: My amp is much cheaper than yours and it sounds so much better. So there HAHAHAHA If we extrapolate out the performance of the 1st and 2nd place finishing 911 RSRs in GTE Pro, then Yeah, Porsche would have probably won. ? No electron left behind. Link to comment
esldude Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 41 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: I remember the movie Gumball rally where the Porsche broke down being run down and captured by a Ford Ranchero. Mr. Shelby must have gotten paid for that ad. And always keep in mind: Cognitive biases, like seeing optical illusions are a sign of a normally functioning brain. We all have them, it’s nothing to be ashamed about, but it is something that affects our objective evaluation of reality. Link to comment
PeterG Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 On 6/17/2018 at 4:43 PM, gmgraves said: Actually, according to "The Bell Curve" by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray, The people with the highest average IQ on the planet are the Chinese, followed by European Ashkenazi Jews. White Europeans are third. The groups with the lowest average IQs are Mexicans of American Indian ancestry, and Africans. And it's simply (in those cases) exactly that African natives and others on the low end of the scale do not have the selections pressures that forced them to be smarter. African Americans are 10 point below the US national average (which will always be 100 because it's the centerpoint of the bell curve by definition). And I'm just the messenger. Don't get mad at me if you don't like the findings of Herrnstein and Murray's research. And Mansr, suggesting that black Africans don't have as high an IQ as other groups is only offensive if it's not the truth and is being used to keep some groups down. Since it is the truth, and there is lots of research to back it up, it shouldn't offend anyone. I'm sure that it's Inconvenient for the politically correct, perhaps, but in science (and the search for truth), there is no place for political correctness. Asserting that unproven, flawed, roundly-criticized, racially inflammatory writings are established fact is racist. It does not belong on this forum, or anywhere that thoughtful people convene. Link to comment
Audiophile Neuroscience Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 18 minutes ago, esldude said: the Porsche broke down being run down and captured by a Ford Ranchero. Confucius say "better to be honorable sit in broken down Porsche than be sit in moving Ford Ranchero" AudioDoctor 1 Sound Minds Mind Sound Link to comment
Audiophile Neuroscience Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 6 hours ago, gmgraves said: IQ tests are generally given to kids in the 7th-8th grades here in the USA. It's also given by Mensa to prospective members. I've often thought that it should be given several times over one's productive life as IQ can change. I know it can go up, and there are probably situations where it can go down too. Yes, they are a snapshot in time Sound Minds Mind Sound Link to comment
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