#charlatan — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #charlatan, aggregated by home.social.
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je sais pas ce qui est le pire, luc julia qui raconte n'importe quoi ou le journaliste charlatant et corrompu qui littéralement dit : "c'est mon ami, je le connais depuis longtemps"
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je sais pas ce qui est le pire, luc julia qui raconte n'importe quoi ou le journaliste charlatant et corrompu qui littéralement dit : "c'est mon ami, je le connais depuis longtemps"
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30 years ago, Carl Sagan revealed exactly how a ‘charlatan’ leader could take over the U.S.
You’ve heard of old quotes, interviews, and predictions that “aged like milk,” but here’s one that aged like…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #carlsagan #charlatan #finalwarning #ScienceandTechnology #scientificskepticism
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絵柄チェンジ！ コピー！ 入れ替え！ イカサマし放題のローグライクスロット「Charlatan」，ストアページを公開＆プレイテスト募集開始
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The Liverpool-born artist Jack Marlow continues his meteoric rise with the release of Charlatan on Phantom Records. #music #jackmarlow #charlatan #PhantomRecords
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The Unsolved Mysteries of Erich von Däniken
News of the death of the notorious charlatan Erich von Däniken reminded me that at one time, when I was about 11 years old, I borrowed his book Chariots of the Gods from the public library. Even at that age I thought it was a load of nonsense, but I have to admit that I was fascinated by the origin of the Nazca Lines in Southern Peru, most of which were created between 500 BC and 500 AD but were probably based on even older structures. An example, depicting a humming bird, is shown here:
Von Däniken claimed that these were landing strips for ancient spacecraft piloted by extraterrestrials, an explanation that can easily be refuted. The actual purpose of these structures is yet to be discerned. I thought it was likely that they had some astronomical significance, but if they do then it has yet to be elucidated. How they were made is less difficult to explain: almost certainly they were made by scaling up smaller drawings. This would have required some mathematical understanding, and perhaps the use of coordinates, but there’s no reason to suppose that the people who created them lacked such knowledge. What they mean is indeed an unsolved mystery.
The other unsolved mystery is why people fall for the sort of nonsense peddled by von Däniken. It seems to me that part of the answer is that modern humans have an almost irresistible tendency to assume that earlier human beings were much less intelligent than us. This is clearly not true. In fact human intelligence has evolved very little over the past few millennia. What has evolved is knowledge (passed on cumulatively through the generations) and the technology created using that knowledge. Erich von Däniken promoted the idea that only extraterrestrials could have created the Nazca lines; he and others have suggested that the pyramids of ancient Egypt were built by aliens too. It’s part of our desire to think of ourselves as being much smarter than our ancestors. You only have to look at the world today to realize that humans aren’t as clever as they think they are. In fact we’re just as dumb as humans have always been; we just have better gadgets (including, unfortunately, weapons).
Another book I got out of the public library at about the same time was Worlds in Collision by Immanuel Velikovsky. As far as I can remember, this book propounded a new theory of the solar system in which the planet Venus was ejected from Jupiter and then went rattling around encountering other planets and causing various catastrophes. This was supposed to have happened around 1500 BC which “explains” various historical events, including many described in the Bible. It is nonsense of course, but some people lapped it up, as some continue to believe that the Earth is flat.
I find it hard to understand why some people persist in denying scientific advances for which there is considerable empirical evidence and prefer instead to believe in nonsense peddled by the likes of Erich von Däniken. If anyone can solve that mystery they will be doing the human race a very big favour.
#ChariotsOfTheGods #Charlatan #ErichVonDäniken #Pseudoscience
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"Groeiende kritiek op de manier waarop Peter Wennink in zijn rapport met cijfers omspringt"
-> "De adviezen [..] worden voorafgegaan door elkaar tegensprekende cijfers [..]"
-> "[..] gaat uit van alarmistische voorspellingen die niet tegelijkertijd waar kunnen zijn"
-> "De analyse van het CPB [..] bevat niet de grafiek die hij in zijn rapport toont"
-> "[..] blijkt twee economische scenario’s bij elkaar te hebben opgeteld"(Via @nrc_nl) #wennink #charlatan #domrechts ⤵️
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/12/25/groeiende-kritiek-op-de-manier-waarop-peter-wennink-in-zijn-rapport-met-cijfers-omspringt-a4916204 -
"Groeiende kritiek op de manier waarop Peter Wennink in zijn rapport met cijfers omspringt"
-> "De adviezen [..] worden voorafgegaan door elkaar tegensprekende cijfers [..]"
-> "[..] gaat uit van alarmistische voorspellingen die niet tegelijkertijd waar kunnen zijn"
-> "De analyse van het CPB [..] bevat niet de grafiek die hij in zijn rapport toont"
-> "[..] blijkt twee economische scenario’s bij elkaar te hebben opgeteld"(Via @nrc_nl) #wennink #charlatan #domrechts ⤵️
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/12/25/groeiende-kritiek-op-de-manier-waarop-peter-wennink-in-zijn-rapport-met-cijfers-omspringt-a4916204 -
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Un étrange entrefilet récurrent repéré dans les archives de la Charente Libre, un médecin merveilleux domicilié au Maroc, et une thérapie aux prétentions extra-ordinaires.
#charlatan #escroquerie #histoire #humour #MaladieDeParkinson #radio #reflexologie #ThérapiesDéviantes #traitement
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Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell calls RFK Jr. a 'charlatan' in Senate hearing - from the Spokesman-Review
#RFK #washingtonState #SenatorMariaCantwell #charlatan
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Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell calls RFK Jr. a 'charlatan' in Senate hearing - from the Spokesman-Review
#RFK #washingtonState #SenatorMariaCantwell #charlatan
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@BBCNews @health-BBCNews
If anyone has given advice against vaccination, seen by a parent, then they might be liable in negligence.
IANAL, but worth asking one.
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Nico Harrison Dallas Mavericks general manager: visionary or charlatan
Nico Harrison has made some high-visibility trades and acquisitions since becoming the Dallas Mavericks GM in 2021. When…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #NBA #charlatan #Dallas #front-page #general #harrison #manager #Mavericks #mavericks-analysis #mavs #moneyball #nico #or #Sports #visionary
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«Dans une civilisation mourante, le prestige politique n’appartient pas au profond diagnosticien mais à l’habile charlatan.» (Eric Ambler, Le masque de Dimitrios, 1939)
#citation #civilisation #politique #charlatan #littérature #roman #polar #livre -
«Dans une civilisation mourante, le prestige politique n’appartient pas au profond diagnosticien mais à l’habile charlatan.» (Eric Ambler, Le masque de Dimitrios, 1939)
#citation #civilisation #politique #charlatan #littérature #roman #polar #livre -
When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. Self-deception, credulity, and charlatanism are somehow linked together.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 83 (1955)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/hoffer-eric/16699/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #charlatan #credulity #dogmatism #onetrueway #selfdeception #truebeliever #truth
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When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. Self-deception, credulity, and charlatanism are somehow linked together.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 83 (1955)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/hoffer-eric/16699/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #charlatan #credulity #dogmatism #onetrueway #selfdeception #truebeliever #truth
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@xs4me2 24 hours. He said 24 hours. #Charlatan #Lunatic #POSPresident #FelonInChief #PutinsTool
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@xs4me2 24 hours. He said 24 hours. #Charlatan #Lunatic #POSPresident #FelonInChief #PutinsTool
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In a troubled World
Tolerance should rule the roost
Not the charlatans#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #World #Peace #Tolerance #Charlatan #TakeBackThePower #RATM #People #PeoplePower
April 27, 2025
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In a troubled World
Tolerance should rule the roost
Not the charlatans#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #World #Peace #Tolerance #Charlatan #TakeBackThePower #RATM #People #PeoplePower
April 27, 2025
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📣 JAUNE TOUJOURS + Raffaello Visconti - Thursday 13/2/25 - Charlatan Gent (ism Democrazy) - 20:00h 📢
tickets: tinyurl.com/ticketsJTgent
#livemusic #concert #jaunetoujours #charlatan #gent #moderntimes #allroundmusicianship #bikingannouncingrehearsingplaying
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📣 JAUNE TOUJOURS + Raffaello Visconti - Thursday 13/2/25 - Charlatan Gent (ism Democrazy) - 20:00h 📢
tickets: tinyurl.com/ticketsJTgent
#livemusic #concert #jaunetoujours #charlatan #gent #moderntimes #allroundmusicianship #bikingannouncingrehearsingplaying
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"#Science is more than a body of #knowledge.
It's a way of thinking!A way of skeptically interrogating the #universe with a fine understanding of human #fallibility.
If we are not able to ask skeptical questions to #interrogate those, who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in #authority, then we're up for grabs for the next #charlatan"
Carl Sagan
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"#Science is more than a body of #knowledge.
It's a way of thinking!A way of skeptically interrogating the #universe with a fine understanding of human #fallibility.
If we are not able to ask skeptical questions to #interrogate those, who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in #authority, then we're up for grabs for the next #charlatan"
Carl Sagan
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How Jordan Peterson fooled young men into thinking he’s the world’s smartest man
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/jordan-peterson-wrestling-with-god-book-b2647919.html
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How Jordan Peterson fooled young men into thinking he’s the world’s smartest man
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/jordan-peterson-wrestling-with-god-book-b2647919.html
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Abraham Lincoln
I fear what he'd be thinking
Straight into drinking#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Ohio #Akron #USA #Election #Politics #PartyOfLincoln #Republic #Pretenders #Carpetbaggers #Charlatan #Fake #Fraud #Liar
November 15, 2024 -
Abraham Lincoln
I fear what he'd be thinking
Straight into drinking#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Ohio #Akron #USA #Election #Politics #PartyOfLincoln #Republic #Pretenders #Carpetbaggers #Charlatan #Fake #Fraud #Liar
November 15, 2024 -
Waaah je découvre la #geobiologie ... mais quel bad trip, et en plus c'est payé avec mes impôts, ça fait toujours plaisir.
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"Gisteren hebben we wat informatie gekregen, vandaag wordt nog wat feedback gevraagd. En dat is het", suste Omtzigt donderdagmiddag de vragen over de bemoeienis van de Kamerfracties met het kabinetsbeleid.
Dan is het toch op zijn minst bijzonder te noemen dat in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag tot in de kleine uurtjes de partijleiders van de coalitie zich in een achterkamertje uitvoerig bemoeid hebben met het begrotingsoverleg.
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"Gisteren hebben we wat informatie gekregen, vandaag wordt nog wat feedback gevraagd. En dat is het", suste Omtzigt donderdagmiddag de vragen over de bemoeienis van de Kamerfracties met het kabinetsbeleid.
Dan is het toch op zijn minst bijzonder te noemen dat in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag tot in de kleine uurtjes de partijleiders van de coalitie zich in een achterkamertje uitvoerig bemoeid hebben met het begrotingsoverleg.
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How long until people will start selling actual snake oil again? 🐍
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How long until people will start selling actual snake oil again? 🐍
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Zaratan — charlatan, snake-oil salesman — Zompini — Arti #59
"Zaratan" (charlatan, snake-oil salesman) from "Arti che vanno per via" (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
#ZompiniArtiCheVannoPerVia #Charlatan #Sources #Translations #Venezia #Venice
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Zaratan — charlatan, snake-oil salesman — Zompini — Arti #59
"Zaratan" (charlatan, snake-oil salesman) from "Arti che vanno per via" (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
#ZompiniArtiCheVannoPerVia #Charlatan #Sources #Translations #Venezia #Venice
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #PacificNotions
Charlatan:
🎵 Fairy Tale Flowershttps://debaclerecords.bandcamp.com/track/fairy-tale-flowers
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #PacificNotions
Charlatan:
🎵 Fairy Tale Flowershttps://debaclerecords.bandcamp.com/track/fairy-tale-flowers
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#WTF is this 💩?
#UncleBob and his #CleanCode need to be retired ASAP:
“Don’t Refactor Like Uncle Bob. Please”, ‘Axol’ (https://theaxolot.wordpress.com/2024/05/08/dont-refactor-like-uncle-bob-please/).
Via Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/qpzubc/don_t_refactor_like_uncle_bob_please
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#WTF is this 💩?
#UncleBob and his #CleanCode need to be retired ASAP:
“Don’t Refactor Like Uncle Bob. Please”, ‘Axol’ (https://theaxolot.wordpress.com/2024/05/08/dont-refactor-like-uncle-bob-please/).
Via Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/qpzubc/don_t_refactor_like_uncle_bob_please
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#Agile and #Scrum ought to have been dropped from #SoftwareEngineering by now 😒:
“Some Thoughts As I Sit Here In Another Standup”, Lloyd Atkinson (https://www.lloydatkinson.net/posts/2024/some-thoughts-as-i-sit-here-in-another-standup/).
Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40557347
#Work #Charlatan #SnakeOil #MicroManagement #WOMBAT #StandUps
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Grab some popcorn. If you’re interested in a rollicking good read about an incredible life that just kept dishing out fascinating moments, check out this article on John Dee, court astrologer and nope, not at all a witch. His research into angels and spirits proved the foundation for pastry. https://occult-world.com/dee-john/ #JohnDee #history #pie #charlatan #astrologer #alchemy #angelology #occult
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“Just a reminder: the Kennedy family is not supporting Robert Kennedy, Jr. To watch this mediocre excuse for a leader co-opt President Kennedy's iconic campaign ad is predictably craven. This is what #RFKjr does. He's a hall-of-fame #charlatan.” ~Charlotte Clymer
https://www.thewrap.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-super-bowl-ad-1960-jfk-campaign/
