Posts Made By: Maurice Clark

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

BTW- If the above is true why do you keep replying?

Because he is a silly little child who never grew up, and who cannot be truthful no matter what the situation.

So much for him being "done with this forum". He lied about that just to get our hopes up.

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

I see the forum software is acting up again.

Yeah. It keeps letting the troll post.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

Indeed. What's funny is that if someone were to list Trump's worst characteristics and personality traits, you would be forgiven if you mistook them for a description of Rich.

Ummm.... has anyone ever seen richie and trump in the same room...?

Once again pope richie is suckered in by edited videos promulgated by the wrong-wing outrage machine!

The full video shows that Biden was just acknowledging the crowd for a couple of minutes while Obama receded into the background. Then Obama came back on stage, and he and Biden left together.

Here is a link to one version of the full video. 

https://x.com/onestpress/status/1802449392529453194

This is what is known in internet parlance as a "cheapfake". A carefully edited video segment, taken out of context, and with a very leading headline.

Hard to believe that richie can be taken in so easily, especially after the previous video, but then, he does have very limited education so mabe it is not too surprising.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

It was like watching a 4 year old who was amusing himself. 

But then, what can one do when a person's mind goes to mush.  

You know richie, you really shouldn't be looking in the mirror when you post!

pope richie thinks I am mad at him????? Just goes to show he CAN be funny sometimes. I guess he is just too ignorant to know when he is being mocked. Not surprising really, given his mediocre education.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Yes, yes, my mediocre education.  I have a Biomedical Engineering degree. 


What is your best achievement in Physics other than teaching?  Any magnificent patents to your credit?  

Interesting that you claim great credit for having just a biomedical engineering degree. One that by your own admission only let you work for 10 years in that field. You must a really magnificent achiever to only survive for that long.

Anyway, since you keep demanding...

Discovered over 30 new variable stars
Authored in excess of 40 publications, not including journal articles
Presented a number of oral papers at professional astronomical meetings
appeared on several dozen radio and television programs discussing various items of astronomical interest
Started the concept of astro-camps in Western Australia
Founded 4 astronomical societies
Designed and supervised construction of 3 university and private observatories apart from 2 of my own
Received several awards for my astronomical work
Applied for, and received, grants totalling thousands of dollars to continue my astronomical research
Was the first person in Western Australia to observe Comet Halley
Was the last person to visually recover a returning periodic comet (Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusacova 1985) All recoveries since have been through imaging
Was the person who introduced the dobsonian revolution to Western Australia. Building the first large dobsonian and conducted several courses teaching people how to make their own large dobsonians
Started the concept of astro-tourism in Western Australia and trained several people in how to conduct astro-tourism so they could start their own astro-tourism businesses
For many years ran my own astronomical supplies business, dealing for companies such as Parks, Meade amongst others

I could continue, but all that is not what I consider important. If I am proud of anything, it has been the hundreds of students whose lives I have impacted for the better. I have received dozens of letters, cards, emails from students thanking me for helping them to achieve their life's goals. Former students of mine have gone on to work for NASA, JPL, at Mauna Kea and other professional observatories. Some have worked on missions such as Cassini and MER. Another is in charge of an observatory in Western Australia and has become a leading campaigner for limiting light pollution. Recently he was successful in having a large region around the observatory declared a dark-sky locality. Many of my former students have gone on to exceed my achievements. You almost certainly do not understand this, but that is the aim of every true educator. If they do not enable their students to achieve greater things than they, then they are a failure.

Oh... one last thing... you seem to make a big deal on patents, even though yours was quickly superseded. Well, that laser collimator that is now widely used for collimating telescopes. That was my invention. Back in 1990, when large portable dobsonians were becoming popular in Western Australia, people fould they were having trouble collimating them, myself included. So I worked with the lab manager at the university to design a holder for a laser to see if that would make collimation easier. When it worked extremely well, rather than be greedy and selfish, and patent the idea, I publicised it on the old user group, sci.astro. Others found it to be a great tool and soon companies began marketing them. I am just glad that my idea has been a great help to countless amateur astronomers.

By the way.... didn't you promise to leave? Another lie I guess.

Hi All,

Just returned from a visit to the Cape to watch the Falcon Heavy launch. Very impressive! especially the sonic booms by the returning boosters. They were LOUD! I was also surprised at just how easy it watch using binoculars, the side boosters detach, do their boost back and re-entry burns and follow them all the way down. Definitely worth the time and cost!

Back to the topic... One suggestion for Biden that I have seen. Persuade Sotomayor to retire (she is not in the best of health, Type 1 diabetes), appoint Harris to the bench, and pick Whitmer as his running mate. The thinking is that this would prevent the possibility of a republican president appointing a far-right justice, (remember RBG) boost Biden's stocks with women, especially black women, (appointed 2 black women to the court) and replace an unpopular Vice President with someone far more popular who would make it far easier to win the northern swing states. It would also give Whitmer a far greater chance in 2028.

Interesting concept. What do you think?

Maurice

Originally Posted by James Brown

By the way, there is an extremely good conversation about a very important SC opinion going on in this forum right now.  Several people are participating.  Extremely diverse points of view are being respectfully advanced.  No one is hysterical, unhinged, or freaking out.  Your absence is noted and appreciated.

Subtle as a sledgehammer James... Love it!

Come on Rod.... Aquittal should be a slam dunk. Of course paying off a porn star and then trying to cover it up are core duties of a president and very much part of their official duties.