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   COVID-19 - Breaking News [OFFICIAL THREAD] 1 2 3 4 63

   January 24, 2020 by Guest window

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   I'm asking because this is taking place in Asia, where the plague is said to ravage. It's said that the plague will not be taken as seriously as it should, so it will basically demolish Asia. At this point, we aren't really afraid of plagues anymore. After Ebola, Bird Flu, Swine Flu, Mad Cow Disease, Zika, we're just not scared anymore. We "know" that this Corona Virus won't reach us, that it will be resolved in a year MAX, that only a couple hundred will perish from it. It's this arrogance that will let the White Death destroy 1/3 of humanity. Though it's possible that Asia will overcome this plague, then in their complacency, fall to the next one. Would love to he…

   

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   Are you going to take the vaccine? 1 2

   January 29 by Diaz

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   I’m still not sure if I should take it or no, in the place where I live only 30k+ people took the vaccine. My parents said we should wait more. what do u guys think?

   

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   Nouriel Roubini on Robin Hood & Game stop etc.

   Wednesday at 04:46 PM by Haji 2003

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   Well worth reading https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/03/bitcoin-and-robinhood-will-end-badly-for-those-who-can-least-afford-it

   

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   Could covid-19 be a conspiracy by China?

   Wednesday at 08:48 AM by shadow_of_light

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   Covid death rate in China is almost zero!! Its economy developed significantly over the past year. It is the top exporter of facial masks and top importer of crude oil (whose price reduced after the start of the outbreak).

   

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   COVlD-19 Big Picture 1 2 3 4 16

   March 7, 2020 by MartyS

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   I have a theory about the development and testing of the corona virus based on my personal experience a decade ago. I was alarmed then and am embarassed now to have said nothing before. I attended a conference sponsored by the WHO in Nice, France, gathering geriatricians from all over the world, basically to get them to endorse long-term-care facilities being built in third-world countries, and in China, where individuals who had dementia, or even genetic markers that predisposed them to getting dementia, would be involuntarily housed. (It was noted that these individuals place the greatest burden on a productive society.) These large facilities would be human testing sit…

   

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   Anyone holding bitcoin?

   February 15 by Guest Bitcoin

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   Anyone in here long term holding their bitcoin? I invested $1000 into bitcoin when it was at 8800 and now its nearing 50,000 so I've profited $5000. Bitcoin is projected to reach 100k by the end of the year as we see more companies like Tesla jump in it'll drive up the price For anyone holding, when do you plan to pull out?

   

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   WHITE POWER . . . . green power

   February 17 by hasanhh

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   "Nearly 3 million people in Texas alone do not have any electric power." So people freeze, Covid Vaccines 'thaw', and White-Winter Power halts traffic and trade. This is not so much downed power lines or wind turbines not turning and the one nuke-power plant not producing steam, as it is an inability of (natural) gas generators to keep up. {The "gas solution" was a big sell 20 years ago. Now what?} https://www.weather.com/news/news/2021-02-16-winter-storm-uri-impacts-power-outages-boil-water "Uuuhhhh . . . how do l "boil water" when l do not have electric and grills are asphyxiating people?" https://www.poweroutage.us/area/state/texas -the centr…

   

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   Science and Tech Articles

   June 22, 2017 by hasanhh

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   Assalamallikum, We do not have a space anymore for this stuff, but we can use this thread to post individual tech or science history articles for our benefit --without subsequent comments --as this way we can keep the thread shorter and pertinent. Theme: Automation and Workplace Disruption http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/05/30/rick-wartzman-book-excerpt-automation-donald-trump-215207 D.J. Trump is only mentioned in the article, not the subject. @notme --you'll probably have to explain some references to your son.

   

   Last reply by hasanhh, February 17

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   Game Theory Puzzle

   February 16 by .InshAllah.

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   Salamu alaykum, I listened to a couple of Game Theory lectures online, and the lecturer mentioned the following puzzle. I didn't think enough about the puzzle and found the answer really surprising. Maybe SCers will be better at answering it than I was. Imagine you are in a class of 200 students, and the professor asks you to write down a number between 1 and 100 (inclusive). He tells you that he will take the average of all of these written numbers, and the student who guessed the number that is 2/3rds of this average will win some money. What number would it be most rational to write down?

   

   Last reply by Haji 2003, February 16

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    Ebola [OFFICIAL THREAD] 1 2 3 4 10

    July 27, 2014 by hasanhh

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    (salam) (bismillah) So as of Sunday night, 27July14/30Ramadhan35 the death toll in West Afrika is 672 according to CBSNews. And of course, while the CDC is busy, there appears to be no sense of urgency among Western Leaders. Which will change as soon as in lands in their country. In the mean time, we can all raise awareness by wearing patches, buttons, raising placards, bumper stickers... Medicines sans Frontiers works in these areas and with Marburg hemorrhagic fever, so send donations to them.

    

    Last reply by hasanhh, February 16

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    3M Versaflo - I need your advice

    February 12 by Haji 2003

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    My 80 year old mum may need to go to an environment where social distancing etc is not practiced. Am thinking of getting her one of these. Will it keep her safe? Since coronaviruses are here to stay I am thinking that this will be useful long term for the whole family. Tech specs are: Versaflo™ Powered Air Respirators The lightweight 3M™ Versaflo™ TR-300+ Powered Air Respirator is the key to an easy to use, versatile respirator system for environments with hazardous particles. Lighter and smaller - with a slim profile designed for use in tight spaces the unit weighs only 1135g (including particulate filter, high-capacity battery and standard belt)…

    

    Last reply by hasanhh, February 16

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    Artificial Intelligence 1 2 3

    March 21, 2017 by HumanForLife

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    http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html Scary.

    

    Last reply by hasanhh, February 15

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    Viruses & Vaccinations 1 2 3 4 11

    January 25, 2020 by AkhiraisReal

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    1.create the problem 2. observe the reaction 3. give them the solution. vaccines for everyone!

    

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    Economic schools of thought.

    May 24, 2018 by Mohamed1993

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    So I work in economic research and I've often found that the things you hear about in the news, such as most Americans being unable to fund a sudden expense of $1000, and over half of Americans being unable to afford the cheapest car in the market gets ignored by economists. You look at real GDP rising, unemployment falling and stock markets booming and people interpret that as the economy being well on its way to recovery. However, if you look at why unemployment rates fall, it's because a lot of people have taken up multiple part time jobs, and many people now take on contract jobs where they are overworked, underpaid and receive hardly any benefits. This squares up wit…

    

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    DNA Project to Determine Syed Descent

    February 6 by KnowledgeSeeker17

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    Salam, Has anyone participated in this DNA project yet? https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/j-1el-147/about/background Supposedly finally a DNA test to determine authentic Syed DNA. I believe they used various samples from well know Syeds and Sharifs from the Middle East and compared it against other DNA samples who only claim descent from Imam Ali, the Hashemite clan or Qurasyh Tribe to come up with specific DNA markers to identify them. The project concluded the following: With respect to FGC8712 subclade, this project concluded that: – L859+ individuals are descendants of The Quraysh tribe – FGC8703+ individuals are descendants…

    

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    What should one invest in? How should one profit off of C0V1D?

    January 3 by 313_Waiter

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    wall street suffering

    January 31 by dragonxx

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    Who will emerge victorious? Lets hope the redditors. Diamond hands Hold the line Side note, they're actually hilarious, but indeed do have strong mental fortitude for those redditors who have made 100s of 1000s and have not sold their shares.

    

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    Potatoes Wasted while People Starve

    January 25 by Guest Mashed Potatoes

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    IMHO: Dumb Does as Dumb Is

    January 24 by hasanhh

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    These 'speak' for themselves: https://www.apnews.com/article/public-health-legislature-wisconsin-health-coronavirus-pandemic-b358987e0dff6f1e9102a099f6e52cda https://www.apnews.com/article/public-health-legislature-immunizations-health-coronavirus-pandemic-da23dbeb0b2ba5a730b2533901cd764f

    

    Last reply by hasanhh, January 24
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    A 'Lost' Decade Ahead -Your Money

    June 2, 2020 by hasanhh

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    With "an unusally high degree of uncertainty" the Congressional Budget Office forecasts a "a reduce cumulative economic output over the next 10 years by $7.9 Trillion, or 3% of GDP during the decade compared to its projections from January." These numbers are before inflation. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html Here-in, there is also protests at FaceBook over Trump's posts.

    

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    Extracting Science From Islam

    January 23 by OneMan

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    Hello, From a very early age I have been intrigued by the numerous hidden messages in Islam (Quran and Hadith of the Ahlul Bayt ((عليه السلام))) that we can draw scientific conclusion from. For example, the mountains have been mentioned as stabilisers for the earth. Today we know it's true, the mountains stabilise the tectonic plates and help avoid an earthquake. Here's another one to ponder over. The Quran mentions men was made from clay/earth. The scientific community disagrees and tell us that we infact evolved from monkeys (Bonobo Chimpanzee). Now I don't disagree that we may have been evolved from monkeys but the Quran is also right. See the earth or …

    

    Last reply by OneMan, January 23
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    The museum of Alien life

    January 19 by user5000

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    Found this video absolutely fascinating. What else it out there? What kind of lifeforms are possible when equipped with different biochemistries than our own. What are your thoughts on this video?

    

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    Hairloss cure ? Organic Leave-in Serum

    January 15 by THREE1THREE

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    Hi guys and girls, there have been a study done in Iran on hairloss which men suffer from; they compared 2% minoxidil with rosemary essential oil and rosemary performed the same (if not slightly better) as 2% minoxidil with out the nasty side effects!. Now what I’m having trouble with is how can you do a water based leave-in serum mix so it can absorb the oil into your scalp so a person can do wudu when it’s prayer time? And also I want a high concentration on rosemary and lavender oil and what would be a good carrier oil ? Is Coconut oil good for what I want? the mix i want to do is saw palmetto oil rosemary oil lavender oil Carrier oi…

    

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    Norway 20+ dead after vaccination and increasing.

    January 18 by lissenma

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    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/norway-vaccine-fatalities-among-people-75-and-older-rise-to-29 Norway expressed increasing concern about the safety of the Pfizer Inc. vaccine on elderly people with serious underlying health conditions after raising an estimate of the number who died after receiving inoculations to 29. The latest figure adds six to the number of known fatalities in Norway, and lowers the age group thought to be affected to 75 from 80. While it’s unclear exactly when the deaths occurred, Norway has given at least one dose to about 42,000 people and focused on those considered most at risk if they contract the virus, …

    

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    Climate change: causes, consequences and solutions 1 2 3 4 5

    March 15, 2018 by Mohammed-Mehdi

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    https://www.ce.nl/publicaties/download/496. Download PDF from this link.

    

    Last reply by hasanhh, January 15

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    Virtual Currencies 1 2 3 4 7

    September 15, 2017 by Meesum_Mtl

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    What are your views on investing in digital currencies? I was looking into the possibility of buying Ripple Coins via the Bitcoins I own on the Kraken platform.

    

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    Is cryptocurrency staking Halal?

    January 12 by Ahmed0008

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    Some crypto currency reward you for staking coins ( hold coins on their platform for a defined term) and in return you get rewarded with a percentage of coins as in interest in payment. Can these rewards me classified as dividends or Rina or are they treated as interest and thus are haram. Its confusing as you get rewarded in coins and not money. Can anyone clarify please.

    

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    Opinion: Like 0ld Niccola 1 2

    November 17, 2017 by hasanhh

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    0pinion: Like old Niccola Tesla himself, Elon Musk is getting more irresponsibly "crazy" as he gets older. A "250mph" Roadster? 1,000hp Semi-tractors with 400 miles range (gotta stop about every 4 hours) at yet-to-exist "mega-charging" stations? No wonder his stock has dropped 11% this last month. https://greencarreports.com/news/1113862_tesla-roadster-is-back-0-60-in-1-9-seconds-620-mile-range https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2017/11/17/elon-musks-10-ton-challenge-turning-tesla-into-a-semi-truck-powerhouse/#64e7379a38c2 "powerhouse" ?

    

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    Does this verse relate to the transhumanism agenda?

    January 10 by 313_Waiter

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    It is wrong to go by one’s own opinion, but doesn’t this verse eerily remind you of the transhumanism agenda?

    

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    Can Bitcoin replace the dollar?

    January 9 by 313_Waiter

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