Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Dannyalcatraz]

Reminds me of all the times that someone has gotten into an online argument with someone and has cited evidence to support their claim, from a work written by the person they're arguing with.

There’s a bunch of them, plus the closely related arguments with people who are at least documented as being well-educated in the field of discussion.

 

[trappedslider]

NASA does invites to be in the audience to avoid things like that as much as possible.

This is the one i was thinking about

 

[RealAlHazred]

@Umbran Do you do peer reviews of others papers, I'm also guessing you have had your own stuff peer reviewed.

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In 2009, I was a Systems Engineer at a particular company. At one point, I got a list of 150+ people whose accounts I had to deactivate -- I realized it meant there was a lay off coming. Near the top of the list was my name and employee number...

 

[trappedslider]

In 2009, I was a Systems Engineer at a particular company. At one point, I got a list of 150+ people whose accounts I had to deactivate -- I realized it meant there was a lay off coming. Near the top of the list was my name and employee number...

big oof

 

[Staffan]

This is the one i was thinking about
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[Ryujin]

In 2009, I was a Systems Engineer at a particular company. At one point, I got a list of 150+ people whose accounts I had to deactivate -- I realized it meant there was a lay off coming. Near the top of the list was my name and employee number...

Pro Tip: In that situation it's always best to deactivate your own account, first, then walk out.

 

[Ryujin]

There’s a bunch of them, plus the closely related arguments with people who are at least documented as being well-educated in the field of discussion.

The funny ones are when the person claiming the high educational ground make statements that clearly show they don't have the education that they claim, like the time I got in a debate with an "immunologist" who had no idea that vaccines aren't a 100% defence against that disease.

 

[prabe]

The funny ones are when the person claiming the high educational ground make statements that clearly show they don't have the education that they claim, like the time I got in a debate with an "immunologist" who had no idea that vaccines aren't a 100% defence against that disease.

Probably didn't understand how a <100% effective vaccine could manage herd immunity, then.

 

[dragoner]

This is the one i was thinking about
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Yes, that is the famous one. Edit: I know they do the invites because I have been invited before. Obviously some slip through, nothing is 100%.

 

[Ryujin]

Probably didn't understand how a <100% effective vaccine could manage herd immunity, then.

It was worse than that. They stated that because a town with a population of a couple of thousand people announced that had a 100% vaccination rate for MMR had about 30 cases of Measles, vaccines were worthless. Zero understanding.