You want a harder site? Try erectionphotos.com. 
Man, I knew it was only a matter of time until this baby was trotted out.
shudder
Well, we’ve got searchable archives, see? Cecil’s already answered all the hard questions, so all we’re left with is the soft, what can ya do?
(From one of the little people)
I see this site, especially GQ, as a pooling together of assets. And for those with the assets the welcomed chance to be disproved or reinforced.
“There are no little people, just little parts…”
I love GQ, it’s what makes the SD the SD. 
This post, in which you say:
has already been brought up, but it’s worth reiterating. You’re saying that you’re only willing to listen to people who agree with you. Yet you’re accusing the boards of being “blinded”? You owe me a new irony meter - mine just exploded.
You’re right - that is worth reiterating. My philosophy of life is that I don’t know much for certain, that there’s so much that can’t be known for certain, and I’m interested in getting as much information as I can to continue to fine-tune my opinions with as much data as I can get. Data that doesn’t support my opinions is just as important as data that does - more important, even, because I can learn so much from opposing data.
What is fact but speculation supported by a bunch of smart people? Even in theories that can be “objectably” proven, at some point a human has to interpret the results. And interpretation is nothing more than supported speculation.
I think it’s a lost cause guys. What do you think?
Well of course, it was at the time of the OP, but in the words of Tom Servo, “Bite me, it’s fun!”
I’d say no use beating a dead horse, but if we ALL beat on it, maybe something will happen.
In the spirit of the OP, I have unlimited access to a MALDI-MS, SPR, UV-Vis spec, gel electrophoresis, and a shit-ton of chemicals plus a $1500 grant. Right now I have no real direction for my research since I’m just repeating some experiments I ran last semester for a paper (and my PI doesn’t really care what I do since I’m an undergraduate). It would be a plus if the question had something to do with the chemical ligation of DNA on gold surfaces.
True. What’s the largest amount of people to ever have beat a dead horse? Perhaps we could beat the horse using specially-designed sticks.
Hmmm. I don’t think there’s a Guinness entry for greatest number of people simultaneously beating a dead horse, but if there was, it would surely be held by some of the members on this board.
The number of folks who beat the horse,
begins with the size of the horse, of course,
and this presumes indeed the horse,
has been determined dead.
Okay, anybody else out there who really wants to party with user v1.05?
Oh, so just because some scientists tell you that beating a dead horse is pointless, you’ll just believe them? If they lied to you about floridation, if they lied to you about Lee Harvey Oswald, if they lied to you about homeopathy, why would you believe them about beating dead horses? Did you ever once try beating a dead horse for yourself and seeing what happens, or are you just trusting the “experts”?
Science never promises anyone a rose garden…
Some handy tips:
- Don’t point your digital camera at the sun.
- Don’t drive your car through a river.
- Don’t put your irony meter anywhere near the Internet.
Daniel
The Commie is after our precious bodily fluids. Our essence.
Which is why we should always use condoms.
:smack:
Hey, I was personally promised a rose garden. Heck, I was promised a whole STATE.