Didn't we have a thread like this, already?
Didn't we have a thread like this, already?If we do I couldn't easily find it. Besides, redundancy is fun!
If we're descended from monkeys, WHY ARE THERE STILL MONKEYS? Take that, mister sciency man!
My dad is a republican and vocally supports their ideas regarding our healthcare system and how we shouldn't have one.
I actually don't think the bible itself says that the bible is real >_>
Amazingly Stupid Things You've Heard People Say
Do I win? (http://www.fstdt.com)The examples or the people commenting on them?
FSTDT has become an Internet Black Hole. There is no way to distinguish the trolls from the genuine, in or out of the examples. The same thing applies to Conservapedia.Not quite true. Quotes from well-known political or religious figures, for example, are unlikely to be trolls. But yeah, lots of trolling and fakes there.
So I was browsing FSTDT, and I found...this. (http://thefemitheist.blogspot.nl/) Let the crazy wash over you.
A kid tried to equate me playing DF to me being a homosexual (I'm not).Be happy that an average kid would even know what it is.
...could the person have meant recycled paper? Or was planning to recycle the bags?So I was browsing FSTDT, and I found...this. (http://thefemitheist.blogspot.nl/) Let the crazy wash over you.
...wut.
Also:
"I wanted paper bags so we could save trees! I was only thinking of the environment."
... Paper bags to save trees.
Paper. Saves. Trees.
I literally just lost four points from my IQ typing that.
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This... this is... I don't have anything to say about this.
So I was browsing FSTDT, and I found...this. (http://thefemitheist.blogspot.nl/) Let the crazy wash over you.*Sigh*
If they're made from recycled paper then you could say that I guessSpoiler (click to show/hide)
...could the person have meant recycled paper? Or was planning to recycle the bags?So I was browsing FSTDT, and I found...this. (http://thefemitheist.blogspot.nl/) Let the crazy wash over you.
...wut.
Also:
"I wanted paper bags so we could save trees! I was only thinking of the environment."
... Paper bags to save trees.
Paper. Saves. Trees.
I literally just lost four points from my IQ typing that.
Even if recycling isn't 100% effective, it's the little things that add up.
Oh crap, I'm gonna be quoted here, aren't I? =(
I do not represent, nor am I affiliated with in any way, Mainstream Feminism or RadFem HUB. Ergo, my actions, ideologies, and activities here and everywhere else should not reflect negatively on Mainstream Feminists in any way, shape or form.
Not so, she seems to hate Mainstream Feminists. She says that it makes women equal to men when she says women are actually superior because....I don't know why, but that's her brand of crazy.QuoteI do not represent, nor am I affiliated with in any way, Mainstream Feminism or RadFem HUB. Ergo, my actions, ideologies, and activities here and everywhere else should not reflect negatively on Mainstream Feminists in any way, shape or form.
I'm pretty sure this is proof of troll.
Actually, she is kinda a troll. She gathered a whole bunch of hate, posted a "farewell" message where she claimed that she wanted to turn her life around, rumors flew that she committed suicide, and then the farewell post was deleted and she was back to old tricks. Either an attention-whore troll, or loony.Not so, she seems to hate Mainstream Feminists. She says that it makes women equal to men when she says women are actually superior because....I don't know why, but that's her brand of crazy.QuoteI do not represent, nor am I affiliated with in any way, Mainstream Feminism or RadFem HUB. Ergo, my actions, ideologies, and activities here and everywhere else should not reflect negatively on Mainstream Feminists in any way, shape or form.
I'm pretty sure this is proof of troll.
Either an attention-whore troll, or loony.Or all of the above.
Feminism is indeed pretty funny. Especially the more extreme versions :P.
Anyway,
classmate: 'Wait, does the Earth orbit the sun or the moon?'
He said that weeks before he graduated and mere months before going to a uni. ::)
They grow beer? I never knew you could grow a liquid.
Ah, RSTDT!They should really put a warning on that section. Even IF most of them are trolls, they are the nasty-not-at-all-amusing kind. If they are NOT trolls...well, that just makes it worse.
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:'(
Ah, RSTDT!I found this more funny than offensive, honestly.wutSpoiler (click to show/hide)Spoiler (click to show/hide)
WUT
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I do not want to manufacture rage within the MRA/Mainstream Feminist circles. They are irrelevant to me. I am in search of allies for creating a New World, free of crime, violence and misogynistic indoctrination.
The truth of my movement is to build a legacy which involves freeing the minds of women, and even men, who have been indoctrinated by the Lies of the Patriarchy.
There is no greater satisfaction than knowing that those who have opposed the realities of True Equality will one day be purged from the face of the Earth.
No one will hide. No one will escape. There will be no freedom if there is not True Freedom.
"What's a Ukraine anyway?"
Bring back the poll tax and literacy test. . .heck, I’d be happy if they just limited voting to US citizens.
The wit and wisdom of a random Freeper:Cause you know, dem librul demoncrats import illegal immigrants so that they'll vote 0bama, duhQuoteBring back the poll tax and literacy test. . .heck, I’d be happy if they just limited voting to US citizens.
Am...am I missing something here?
And this forum being the leftist place it is, that "enemy" is generally conservatives.Exactly!
Well if you ask my opinion, while I respect Obama's authoritarian beliefs and regulations, I dislike how much money it is taking. There is no long-term sustanibility to it... or is there?We have an American Election thread in this forum if you want to discuss it. Should still be on the first page :)
And this forum being the leftist place it is, that "enemy" is generally conservatives.
Well if you ask my opinion, while I respect Obama's authoritarian beliefs and regulations, I dislike how much money it is taking. There is no long-term sustanibility to it... or is there?
I posted this in one of the other times we talked about this subject.To be fair, that sounds like the sort of joke I would make, so... :-[
A girl in my school: Where are you from?
Me: Britain.
Girl: Oh, well your English is very good.
Me: ... *walks away*
The bacteria that can't take the alcohol get killed by the acidity!dammit tongue stop betraying me
Waait... Was this school in Britain...? Because good gods that is SCARY.No, I live in Ohio, I just happen to be British.
She really wasn't kidding. I know because...I posted this in one of the other times we talked about this subject.To be fair, that sounds like the sort of joke I would make, so... :-[
A girl in my school: Where are you from?
Me: Britain.
Girl: Oh, well your English is very good.
Me: ... *walks away*
you could have at least mentioned to her that in Britain, they speak English. hell, England is IN Britain!Her friend explained it to her as I was walking away, she was rather embarrassed, I don't think we ever spoke again.
Why do we even have to learn about China, there just going to take us over. I hate it when Mr.X talks about X its so boring, why do we have to learn about history? ETC,ETC
People talking about when the cut class, out loud, for everyone to hear.
Waait... Was this school in Britain...? Because good gods that is SCARY.No, I live in Ohio, I just happen to be British.She really wasn't kidding. I know because...I posted this in one of the other times we talked about this subject.To be fair, that sounds like the sort of joke I would make, so... :-[
A girl in my school: Where are you from?
Me: Britain.
Girl: Oh, well your English is very good.
Me: ... *walks away*you could have at least mentioned to her that in Britain, they speak English. hell, England is IN Britain!Her friend explained it to her as I was walking away, she was rather embarrassed, I don't think we ever spoke again.
There's nothing wrong with conservatives, to my mind. There is a real distinction between conservatism and the unholy alliance of half-baked theology and crony capitalism that is American conservatism, and the former I respect, while the latter needs to wither off the political stage.
"Eggs, are a wonderfull invention. I wonder how the factory gets it in the shell without a mess and closes it up so good."
you could have at least mentioned to her that in Britain, they speak English. hell, England is IN Britain!Or you could mention who invented the language.
"Why is space dark if the Sun's up there?"
Okay guys, now quote everything I just said and tell me how stupid I am.Okay.
I've worked 15 years in technical support. I've forgotten more stupid questions/comments than most of you could ever dream of.You should have written those down.
That would have resulted in a sanity-draining tome like something out of Lovecraft. Here, try this on for a smattering of the sorts of things we're exposed to (and you understand why the average turnover for a new tech support hire is about 6 months):QuoteI've worked 15 years in technical support. I've forgotten more stupid questions/comments than most of you could ever dream of.You should have written those down.
A complaint about how much oil there is in the US that we aren't drilling, for the sake of those damn pristine forests, followed by a friend pointing out that Jesus is coming back soon so we won't have to worry.
So I was browsing FSTDT, and I found...this. (http://thefemitheist.blogspot.nl/) Let the crazy wash over you.
Feminism: trying to reach gender equality by focusing on ONE genderEh, some places that kind of crazy stupid is actually needed. Then... There are those who take concepts too far.
I've worked 15 years in technical support. I've forgotten more stupid questions/comments than most of you could ever dream of.Isn't there in fact a Lewis Black rant on that very topic?
That said, one of the recurrent ones that makes me want to pull a Lewis Black-style rant every time I hear it is some variant of this:
"I don't understand how it could be broken. It was working fine yesterday!"
NO FUCKING SHIT. That's kind of the definition of broken: i.e. it used to work, and now it doesn't. Welcome to the principle of entropy, bitches!
No, that's called "barefoot, pregnant, and ordering your husband to go get you some Captain Crunch cereal RIGHT NOW".Bring some baby carrots, cherry tomatoes and ranch dressing, too.
I speak from experience. My wife had some odd cravings, yo.
I've worked 15 years in technical support. I've forgotten more stupid questions/comments than most of you could ever dream of.I've been doing network support for less than six months and I've already had a woman call and ask me how to turn off her refrigerator.
The "found my love because he did a martial-arts kick on a dick customer" one is already my favorite.I felt sorry for the guy's brain cells though. Way to kick a neglected dog down :P
Is there??? Dear sweet and fluffy Lord, please provide links if such exist. I need to get a recording of that and just hit play when someone makes that comment.I've worked 15 years in technical support. I've forgotten more stupid questions/comments than most of you could ever dream of.Isn't there in fact a Lewis Black rant on that very topic?
That said, one of the recurrent ones that makes me want to pull a Lewis Black-style rant every time I hear it is some variant of this:
"I don't understand how it could be broken. It was working fine yesterday!"
NO FUCKING SHIT. That's kind of the definition of broken: i.e. it used to work, and now it doesn't. Welcome to the principle of entropy, bitches!
Here's much more. (http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/) It's kinda old, but it will completely eradicate any remaining sanity of yours.http://humortown.blogspot.com/2007/04/funny-tech-support-calls.html (http://humortown.blogspot.com/2007/04/funny-tech-support-calls.html)ARGH! MY SANITY!
Dear sweet and fluffy Lord, please provide links if such exist. I need to get a recording of that and just hit play when someone makes that comment.
I've worked 15 years in technical support. I've forgotten more stupid questions/comments than most of you could ever dream of.
That said, one of the recurrent ones that makes me want to pull a Lewis Black-style rant every time I hear it is some variant of this:
"I don't understand how it could be broken. It was working fine yesterday!"
NO FUCKING SHIT. That's kind of the definition of broken: i.e. it used to work, and now it doesn't. Welcome to the principle of entropy, bitches!
Possibly the most rageworthy that I've heard, "Computer people don't deserve to be paid to do computer work. I mean, it's something they enjoy, right?" Try that with your mechanic, gardener, or daycare host and see how that flies. :PThat's just depressing. Hating your job is not just expected, but necessary to deserve a paycheck? We get paid for suffering? And people are advocating it?
I can't think of any stupid quotes right now. :-\ That's probably because I rarely leave my house. It's probably also why I rarely leave my house, but that's an altogether seperate matter. :PI can't think of any because I suck at remembering sometimes, but I am keeping track of this thread because I'm sure I can encounter them easily from one particular family member of mine. ...Or two. It's because of this that I rarely leave my room, rather than house. Then again, that's also a separate issue in my case.
Possibly the most rageworthy that I've heard, "Computer people don't deserve to be paid to do computer work. I mean, it's something they enjoy, right?" Try that with your mechanic, gardener, or daycare host and see how that flies. :PBecause computer work is super-easy and anyone can do it, even those who find zero interest in it. The only reason they don't hire kids in elementary school (when your classes on C++ and building computers is still fresh in their minds) to do it is because they're minors and can't work or... something.
To enjoy something that has no price tag or, even worse, you get paid for is a perversion of the system!...
Apparently, I'm an expert at perverting systems.To enjoy something that has no price tag or, even worse, you get paid for is a perversion of the system!...
I just took too much time reading the notalwaysright and humortown links...I'm still looking through the latter. I usually avoid things that announce in their titles or descriptions just how FUNNY!!!! they are (since it's usually lolcats and really old funnyjunk-type images), but goddamn if this isn't. I'm glad to waste more of my already-being-wasted time on reading that page specifically.
comic saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaansI just took too much time reading the notalwaysright and humortown links...I'm still looking through the latter. I usually avoid things that announce in their titles or descriptions just how FUNNY!!!! they are (since it's usually lolcats and really old funnyjunk-type images), but goddamn if this isn't. I'm glad to waste more of my already-being-wasted time on reading that page specifically.
I still don't understand the hate against Comic Sans.It looks really shitty, for one.
Look, buddy, if you haven't learned yet that some fonts are to hate, you will. Seen this one before? Yep, put it on the hate list.>likes that font :-\
*AgreesLook, buddy, if you haven't learned yet that some fonts are to hate, you will. Seen this one before? Yep, put it on the hate list.>likes that font :-\
Oh, I did too, once. But once you see it, you can't stop seeing it... everywhere...*AgreesLook, buddy, if you haven't learned yet that some fonts are to hate, you will. Seen this one before? Yep, put it on the hate list.>likes that font :-\
Oh papyrus? Yeah sometimes I use that to get a free 'I like your font' on my papers.Oh, I did too, once. But once you see it, you can't stop seeing it... everywhere...*AgreesLook, buddy, if you haven't learned yet that some fonts are to hate, you will. Seen this one before? Yep, put it on the hate list.>likes that font :-\
I think most people hate on Comic Sans because memes tell them to, not because they actually object to Comic Sans.Meh, I do it out of a where's-waldo kind of thing.
I think most people hate on Comic Sans because memes tell them to, not because they actually object to Comic Sans.No, it's about using it out of context. You don't use it for obituaries, resumes, or anything that is even remotely serious. It's like using smileyfaces every other word, or ALLCAPS, it conveys non-spoken information contradictory to the message. It's like shouting ecstatically "Hey buddy! Guess what? Your puppy *drumroll* DIED! :D" That inappropriate.
No, it's about using it out of context. You don't use it for obituaries, resumes, or anything that is even remotely serious. It's like using smileyfaces every other word, or ALLCAPS, it conveys non-spoken information contradictory to the message. It's like shouting ecstatically "Hey buddy! Guess what? Your puppy *drumroll* DIED! :D" That inappropriate.I mean, yeah, it's a really terrible typeface for those, but that's not its fault. Just because someone plays Norwegian Wood at a wedding doesn't mean the song sucks, just that the person is an idiot.
My experience with comic sans haters though implies that they object to any use of the font, even on stuff like children's birthday cards.Well, here I am, a CS hater, telling you it's totally okay on birthday cards. If they are for children. Or anything else that's supposed to be comical, hence the name. The hate comes from the insane amount of people using it wrong.
No, no, the thought process is that, "You get paid for work. Work is not a thing you enjoy. Ergo, if you're enjoying what you're doing, it's A. Not Work. and subsequently B. Not to Receive Pay."
A mandatory political science test before being allowed to vote is sounding really good right now.Just remember that someone who is not you and is probably an appointed official gets to write and grade the tests, and that idea should sour pretty quickly.
Personally, I really enjoy cutting like a third of a page off of essays with naturally giant fonts.Size 13 times new Roman ftw.
I am offended by your careless use of magenta.For extra irony, your avatar (when I hit the quote button) was a pink-and-magenta pony :P
Personally, I really enjoy cutting like a third of a page off of essays with naturally giant fonts.
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[swedish]{babel}
\usepackage{a4wide}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
Yes, that would be the worst thing ever! I demand compensation for having to see the giant posters of ladies in their undies in the mall!No, no, the thought process is that, "You get paid for work. Work is not a thing you enjoy. Ergo, if you're enjoying what you're doing, it's A. Not Work. and subsequently B. Not to Receive Pay."
You know what I really hate? Having to judge lingerie models. Oh please, Br'er Fox, don't trow me in dat' Victoria's Secret judgin' box!
And if you do, I guess you'll need to pay me exorbitant sums to compensate for the mental anguish.
CAN WE RETURN TO THE COMIC SANS DISCUSSION NOW PLEASEI come back several hours later and reach this post. Cue laughter.
My mother: "So, who are you going to vote for? Obama or Romney?"
Me: "I dunno. Maybe third party?"
Mother: "What if there ISN'T a third party?"
A mandatory political science test before being allowed to vote is sounding really good right now.
"Well of course cavemen did not know what telephones are. They probably thought they were talking to god or something."
I believe in telepathy. It's the only way the cavemen could have communicated!I'm fine with people believing in supernatural things, i just think they're wrong and leave it at that. But that last bit of reasoning just hurt my brain to the point that i ended the conversation with a polite declaration of disagreement.
QuoteI believe in telepathy. It's the only way the cavemen could have communicated!
'LO? U HEER ME NAO?QuoteI believe in telepathy. It's the only way the cavemen could have communicated!
Clearly they could have just used telephones.
I think one of the stupidest things I've ever heard was "Water, fire, air, and dirt. Fuckin' magnets how do they work?"Sorry, but this doesn't count :P
I once spent twenty minutes in my english class trying to explain to somebody that the word seductive didn't always have sexual connotations. They still didn't get it.
Also, she started talking about church to me, and to make her stop, I told her I was a muslim (I'm not, nothing against them though). An hour later, the cool cashier came up to me and said the dumb ass cashier was worried I was a terrorist. Based on the fact I said I was muslim and didn't want to talk about jesus with her.I applaud your actions. Standing ovation, man.
*stuff*Sounds like NAR material there.
No, it's about using it out of context. You don't use it for obituaries, resumes, or anything that is even remotely serious. It's like using smileyfaces every other word, or ALLCAPS, it conveys non-spoken information contradictory to the message. It's like shouting ecstatically "Hey buddy! Guess what? Your puppy *drumroll* DIED! :D" That inappropriate.I mean, yeah, it's a really terrible typeface for those, but that's not its fault. Just because someone plays Norwegian Wood at a wedding doesn't mean the song sucks, just that the person is an idiot.
Everyone knows it was in a Beatles Album, so it is immediately a Beatles song.Eh, you won't be seeing anything of worth in that blog.
Flawed logic aside, I was viewing this topic for educational purposes, found that femitheist blog, and found this (http://thefemitheist.blogspot.nl/2012/08/global-day-of-male-suicide.html).
I thought that blog was funny until now.
My stepsister, dad, and I are watching the news (well, I'm actually on my laptop playing Heroes 3) when a story about the Mars rover comes on. My stepsister then says, "Why did we send another one to Mars? I thought we didn't find anything the first time." ::)
"The Curiosity landing is the most important scientific breakthrough of my lifetime!"How is that stupid?
Also, she started talking about church to me, and to make her stop, I told her I was a muslim (I'm not, nothing against them though). An hour later, the cool cashier came up to me and said the dumb ass cashier was worried I was a terrorist. Based on the fact I said I was muslim and didn't want to talk about jesus with her.I applaud your actions. Standing ovation, man.
*stuff*Sounds like NAR material there.
First, she's old enough to remember Spirit and Opportunity, so it's not like this is a unique thing. Second, the Higgs Boson was discovered, like, last month."The Curiosity landing is the most important scientific breakthrough of my lifetime!"How is that stupid?
"Not Always Right," I assume.
Third, it's not a scientific breakthrough. Until it actually finds something, it's "just" an incredible feat of engineering.First, she's old enough to remember Spirit and Opportunity, so it's not like this is a unique thing. Second, the Higgs Boson was discovered, like, last month."The Curiosity landing is the most important scientific breakthrough of my lifetime!"How is that stupid?
Flawed logic aside, I was viewing this topic for educational purposes, found that femitheist blog, and found this (http://thefemitheist.blogspot.nl/2012/08/global-day-of-male-suicide.html).Off topic, but she really reminds me of this (http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/9740414/) but without the payoff.
It's obviously pronounced cash-ae, because it's French. Idiot.Same person also tried to convince me that Celtic is pronounced sell-tick (As-in cellophane, ya idgit). My pointing out that it should obviously be pronounced chel-lo-phane, as-in cello, fell on deaf ears. :P
Same person also tried to convince me that Celtic is pronounced sell-tick (As-in cellophane, ya idgit). My pointing out that it should obviously be pronounced chel-lo-phane, as-in cello, fell on deaf ears. :PThread, meet Irony. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_Celtic#Pronunciation)
http://fox6now.com/2012/08/05/state-rep-josh-zepnick-says-couple-thousand-sikhs-in-milwaukee/
"The Sikh religion is based in northern Italy."
FOX, as always, expanding my knowledge in directions I never dreamed possible.
Well, the guru is ideally a truth seeker, and they say in vino veritas or whatever... there's a veneto in there which is sorta' close so maybe that's what the guy was thinking? It's somewhat convoluted reasoning but I can see it.http://fox6now.com/2012/08/05/state-rep-josh-zepnick-says-couple-thousand-sikhs-in-milwaukee/
"The Sikh religion is based in northern Italy."
FOX, as always, expanding my knowledge in directions I never dreamed possible.Land of the GuruSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Amazingly, that article was updated 8 hours after posting, and still nobody's picked up on the Italy thing.Or just nobody's watching
*picks up a pack of ground beef
"Is this cow?"
"You didn't build that! Somebody else made that happen!"I'm assuming this is the infamous quote from the president.
Same person also tried to convince me that Celtic is pronounced sell-tick (As-in cellophane, ya idgit). My pointing out that it should obviously be pronounced chel-lo-phane, as-in cello, fell on deaf ears. :PThread, meet Irony. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_Celtic#Pronunciation)
The initial consonant of the English words Celt and Celtic can be realised either as /k/ or /s/ (that is, either hard or soft ⟨c⟩), both variants being recognised as "correct" in prescriptive usage by modern dictionaries.[9]We're both correct. D:
"You didn't build that! Somebody else made that happen!"I'm assuming this is the infamous quote from the president.
The one that I believe was taken out of context, in that he was referring to public works such as roads and sewers.
*picks up a pack of ground beef
"Is this cow?"
I'm currently in the process of reading through this thread. I doubt this has been posted yet, so I'll do it now while I remember.
Similar to the above, I was reading an article on something or other relating to a deer being shot. The comments were full of people who believe you shouldn't kill animals or anything fuzzy. One in particular stuck out in my mind. "You shouldn't kill animals for food. You should buy meat from the grocery store where it's made."
*picks up a pack of ground beef
"Is this cow?"
I'm currently in the process of reading through this thread. I doubt this has been posted yet, so I'll do it now while I remember.
Similar to the above, I was reading an article on something or other relating to a deer being shot. The comments were full of people who believe you shouldn't kill animals or anything fuzzy. One in particular stuck out in my mind. "You shouldn't kill animals for food. You should buy meat from the grocery store where it's made."
I heard, 'Is there kosher bacon?' The other day at my job. It... It kinda shook me up a little. Kosher doesn't work like that.
A delicious thing. Also kosher "beef" hotdogs!fixed
You fix it like Frumple knows or cares what's in hotdogs. Hotdog is an omnimeat, all meats and no meats at the same time. It can be both kosher and not kosher simultaneously, because the hotdog exists in a state of quantum meat flux.Schrodinger's catdog :P
Gah. Ninja'd my joke :PYou fix it like Frumple knows or cares what's in hotdogs. Hotdog is an omnimeat, all meats and no meats at the same time. It can be both kosher and not kosher simultaneously, because the hotdog exists in a state of quantum meat flux.Schrodinger's catdog :P
Hopy shot it does exist! http://growandbeholdblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/23/beef-bacon-yes-please/dont have the religion/magic/hippy/moralist thing with meat. A new form of bacon has been disclosed to me. New knowledge is great esp in the form of Rashers!
Yep. Depends on what flavor of immortality your system is rolling with. Any decent immortality package deal will include immunity to all viral and bacteriological threats, alongside immunity to most/all diseases, poisons, toxins, venoms, etc.
Yep. Depends on what flavor of immortality your system is rolling with. Any decent immortality package deal will include immunity to all viral and bacteriological threats, alongside immunity to most/all diseases, poisons, toxins, venoms, etc.
Cuz not including those things really sucks ass when you can't die.
The worst kind of immortality is the kind where your body doesn't age, but your mind does. So you'll keep living, but if you exceed your mental capacities you'll forget things very often and basically be an extremely old and senile man.
I'm pretty sure this counts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29lmR_357rA >:(Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.
I miss Hitler
Ah. That first one's... a bit of a WTF, I guess. Still won't look, but how exactly do they get from mr. Rogers to entitled kids? I vaguely remember the show as more of a friendship/caring/positive message of Jesus sort of thing than an "I Deserve SUV" thing.It's because Mr. Rogers said that everyone was special and unique, instead of being mindless drones ::)
What will your major be? If it's soft, you won't notice. But if it is something like engineering, then be prepared for a kick in the pants.QFT.
What will your major be? If it's soft, you won't notice. But if it is something like engineering, then be prepared for a kick in the pants.
You'll probably coast through most of the prereqs/University Studies stuff without even blinking; most of those courses require nothing more than missing fewer than 10 sessions and not being a complete moron to pass.I'm a complete moron and missed half a semester and still breezed through most of my exams. Well, more like half of them. Project management is hard.
Mr. Rogers was just as nice when off-camera.Huh? *twitch*
Woah, woah, woah. Social life? When did we get those in college?Well, I lived in a cool dorm. We were composed almost entirely of freaks, misfits and nonconformists. Most of whom had at least a 140 IQ. It was like one big happy mentally unstable bisexual pagan family. :P
Woah, woah, woah. Social life? When did we get those in college?
I'm entering college in like two weeks and find this pretty disturbing.
Considering I coasted through high school without ever studying.
2. Find out what you educator expects from you. Sometimes harder than others, but in almost every case you'll have it by the time the first test is or paper is over. Only time this becomes a problem is when you only have 2 tests or papers the entire semester.
3. Give the educator what they're looking for. Sometimes they expect a lot. Sometimes they expect little. Sometimes they want you to meet their expectations, TO THE LETTER. Sometimes they're more open about what they want, but in every case, there is something they expect, something they're looking out for, so do your best to give it to them.
...
In conclusion: College is not hard. You just have to keep at it, give them what they want,and not get distracted.
This thread has been derailed too many times to count
It's called conversation flow in most places. It's looked down upon on forums for some reason.
I just wanted to hear what the idiots had to say :'(
"I don't care if she's a gold medalist, Gabby Douglas has bad hair." Infuriating."I don't care what you just said now GTFO"
someone on my friend's bus who thought that the first part of having a sex change was having your breasts lopped off.
they thought a 13-year old was having a sex change. (that's what formed their whole conversation)
Oh, yeah. Find something to keep you sane.This is important, says the one who went insane.
Woa! Whys the screen all blu n' s@#t? n' whys der ledders going quickly across it? HOLY S@#T ERREBODY, dat N@#$%s a terror-rist!
To *slightly* rerail the topic, my classmates think I'm a terrorist for running a memory test on one of the school computers.hack his phone just to prove his point, make sure to flag it to the FBI ;)Quote from: ClassmateWoa! Whys the screen all blu n' s@#t? n' whys der ledders going quickly across it? HOLY S@#T ERREBODY, dat N@#$%s a terror-rist!
[I was most terrified when] I thought my weed was hanging out of my pocket, but then the security guard didn't say nuttin'
To *slightly* rerail the topic, my classmates think I'm a terrorist for running a memory test on one of the school computers.haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawhhhh???Quote from: ClassmateWoa! Whys the screen all blu n' s@#t? n' whys der ledders going quickly across it? HOLY S@#T ERREBODY, dat N@#$%s a terror-rist!
Rainbows from water sprinklers? Must be a conspiracy. (http://tinyurl.com/3kzz4ec)"It's the gays, they're poisoning our water supply with fabulous!"
"You didn't build that! Somebody else made that happen!"I'm assuming this is the infamous quote from the president.
The one that I believe was taken out of context, in that he was referring to public works such as roads and sewers.
While if you read the original full quote it's clear that he meant roads, bridges and internet, his speech writer should take the rap for poor choice of word order, making it easy to take out of context.
"You didn't build that! Somebody else made that happen!"I'm assuming this is the infamous quote from the president.
The one that I believe was taken out of context, in that he was referring to public works such as roads and sewers.
While if you read the original full quote it's clear that he meant roads, bridges and internet, his speech writer should take the rap for poor choice of word order, making it easy to take out of context.
I thought so too, until I looked at it in context. Not just the "roads and bridges" but the WHOLE speech. He dismisses alternate explanations "You think it's because you're smart! Well, there's a lot of smart people!" he also takes away hard worker as a justification. Therefore, if it had nothing to do with my work or my intelligence, "Somebody else made that happen!"
There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me, because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t -look, if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get there on your own. I’m always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. There are a lot of smart people out there. It must be because I worked harder than everybody else. Let me tell you something – there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there.
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business. you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn’t get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.
The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together. There are some things, just like fighting fires, we don’t do on our own. I mean, imagine if everybody had their own fire service. That would be a hard way to organize fighting fires.
There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me, because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t -look, if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get there on your own. I’m always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. There are a lot of smart people out there. It must be because I worked harder than everybody else. Let me tell you something – there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there.
*chick sniffs a hotdog*
"Yep thats real meat"
QuoteThere are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me, because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t -look, if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get there on your own. I’m always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. There are a lot of smart people out there. It must be because I worked harder than everybody else. Let me tell you something – there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there.
Regardless, he said that. If it has nothing to do with my own merits, then the fact I succeed and someone else doesn't has nothing to do with me. Therefore, "somebody else, made that happen!"
Users: Dope springs eternal.
I just leave Bronies and the like to their own ends. I'm not one, but, if they wanna watch a show, let them.
Thankfully, I come from a family of smart people, so I only really hear stupid things from my brother, who is 3 years younger and not as bright as I was, but still very smart. I remember him believing that Genitals and Testicles were the same.
Yep. If it doesn't directly hurt me I generally don't care. I've never really understood the brony and furry hate.It's different therefore attack? That seems to be a common theme for stuff like that.
Yep. If it doesn't directly hurt me I generally don't care. I've never really understood the brony and furry hate.It's different therefore attack? That seems to be a common theme for stuff like that.
Yep. If it doesn't directly hurt me I generally don't care. I've never really understood the brony and furry hate.It's different therefore attack? That seems to be a common theme for stuff like that.
No, if ALL people hated everything different, we'd never invent or create anything new. It's the minority of people who embrace change which keep humanity progressing forward.Yep. If it doesn't directly hurt me I generally don't care. I've never really understood the brony and furry hate.It's different therefore attack? That seems to be a common theme for stuff like that.
I dunno, I have a hard time believing its as simple as that. If people naturally hated everything that is different we'd never invent or create anything new.
This is the part where we all get sad.No, if ALL people hated everything different, we'd never invent or create anything new. It's the minority of people who embrace change which keep humanity progressing forward.Yep. If it doesn't directly hurt me I generally don't care. I've never really understood the brony and furry hate.It's different therefore attack? That seems to be a common theme for stuff like that.
I dunno, I have a hard time believing its as simple as that. If people naturally hated everything that is different we'd never invent or create anything new.
If you say so. :'( :(This is the part where we all get sad.No, if ALL people hated everything different, we'd never invent or create anything new. It's the minority of people who embrace change which keep humanity progressing forward.Yep. If it doesn't directly hurt me I generally don't care. I've never really understood the brony and furry hate.It's different therefore attack? That seems to be a common theme for stuff like that.
I dunno, I have a hard time believing its as simple as that. If people naturally hated everything that is different we'd never invent or create anything new.
If you say so. :'( :(This is the part where we all get sad.No, if ALL people hated everything different, we'd never invent or create anything new. It's the minority of people who embrace change which keep humanity progressing forward.I dunno, I have a hard time believing its as simple as that. If people naturally hated everything that is different we'd never invent or create anything new.Yep. If it doesn't directly hurt me I generally don't care. I've never really understood the brony and furry hate.It's different therefore attack? That seems to be a common theme for stuff like that.
How the hell do you come to that conclusion from the speech?
If I may suggest, B12's American Election Megathread (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=98262.0) is a relevant place to discuss the finer details of Obama's speech.
It has been requested a number of times that political 'debates' be moved to the politics thread. Use below link for further discussion please.You mean this thread might actually be on topic for once? Oh goody! :D
Yep. If it doesn't directly hurt me I generally don't care. I've never really understood the brony and furry hate.It's different therefore attack? That seems to be a common theme for stuff like that.
Pretty much this. People hate and fear what they don't understand. And it is hard to understand grown people watching MLP and dressing like anime cats, so those people get hated. It is really ignorant and incredibly backwards. People should endeavour to understand one another's likes and dislikes, but that would be too utopian. ::)
Depends how you define "way of life." Some people identify with and are passionate about certain things, and there's nothing wrong with that. If your beef is with those who become short sighted and lose track of priorities, then fine; I agree. One can't buy more figurines living in a cardboard box. But otherwise, it being a "way of life" is perfectly fine.See, I don't really think that you get the whole hate directed towards "bronies" since you're a brony yourself. From what I've seen, it's the general "In your face" attitude the fandom as a whole has, and trust me this doesn't just apply to the small "vocal minority" that seems to be referred to often in arguments relating to certain fandoms. For comparison, look at the Justin Bieber fans. They're fans of a pop singer but have that "In your face" attitude that I mentioned before. I can guarantee the hate isn't as simple as "They don't understand, therefore they hate it.", it's literally based upon the fact that the fandom likes to be very open and pushy about their hobby, especially if they find out someone doesn't approve of it.
The hate stems not only from "you're different so I don't like you," but also people projecting their own life priorities on others. Not everyone considers financial success to be actual life success, for example. But things like "you work at mcdonalds" are common insults. When someone finds a bit of happiness and fulfillment in something that another deems irrelevant and trivial, that other person tends to be less than sympathetic. It's the entire bullshit logic behind "get a life."
http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-6-stupidest-things-we-use-to-judge-people-we-dont-know/
By my definition of "way of life," I'd consider most furries to be justified in calling their hobby that, a small portion of bronies, some sports fans (the ones that go to every game and have a room dedicated to their team), connoisseur of every type, and quite a few others. And if there's a difference between hate directed at these people, and hate directed at homosexuals/people of certain race/etc, it's that the latter get far worse treatment. That's it. The hate is no more or less justified.
Being both a brony and a furry, I couldn't agree with you more. There's few things more annoying that someone else trying to force their hobby down your throat despite your clear statements that you're not interested, it also largely depends on your definition of forcing it on other people though, there's people who seem to think that having a pony avatar qualifies as forcing it down their throat; which is complete and utter bollocks.-words--more words-
Being both a brony and a furry, I couldn't agree with you more. There's few things more annoying that someone else trying to force their hobby down your throat despite your clear statements that you're not interested, it also largely depends on your definition of forcing it on other people though, there's people who seem to think that having a pony avatar qualifies as forcing it down their throat; which is complete and utter bollocks.-words--more words-
Also, she started talking about church to me, and to make her stop, I told her I was a muslim (I'm not, nothing against them though). An hour later, the cool cashier came up to me and said the dumb ass cashier was worried I was a terrorist. Based on the fact I said I was muslim and didn't want to talk about jesus with her.
Also, as for the shoving things down people's throats:Also, she started talking about church to me, and to make her stop, I told her I was a muslim (I'm not, nothing against them though). An hour later, the cool cashier came up to me and said the dumb ass cashier was worried I was a terrorist. Based on the fact I said I was muslim and didn't want to talk about jesus with her.
Don't talk to me about church please. :D Or I will turn into a terrorist, apparently.
Inexplicably works a bit better if you say you're a Terrorist instead. Just shuts them up with all of the terrorism connotations. Wait...Don't talk to me about church please. :D Or I will turn into a terrorist, apparently.Inexplicably works a bit better if you say you're Jewish instead. Just shuts them up without any of the terrorism connotations. Unfair, but true.
I've never been accused of terrorism for not wanting to discuss church, but I was once accused of communism for being the most liberal person in my 12 person class.
QuoteThere are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me, because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t -look, if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get there on your own. I’m always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. There are a lot of smart people out there. It must be because I worked harder than everybody else. Let me tell you something – there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there.
Regardless, he said that. If it has nothing to do with my own merits, then the fact I succeed and someone else doesn't has nothing to do with me. Therefore, "somebody else, made that happen!"
Plenty of people work hard at low-paying jobs and never get rich. Plenty of smart people work hard and make a LOT less that their WAY less bright managers / business owners. That's all Obama was saying there. Common sense really, you just choose not to comprehend.
If you worked hard and became a billionaire, it was NOT solely because of your brains and personal hard work, you had a HUGE pyramid of other brainy and hardworking people to get there. EMPLOYEES. CUSTOMERS. And lots of activities those people do that benefit business's are state subsidized.
And most of your employees and customers were educated at the expense of the community, that education cuts into training costs because you can assume at least minimal literacy. Increasing the supply of higher skilled population decreases the demand value of those skills, and keeps wages from skyrocketing. Employees and customers ride buses to work or spend money, or they drive on state-funded roads. Without bus subsidies, you couldn't get away with paying people wages so low they can't afford a car. All that's FREE SHIT that business's get that's hidden subsidies.
Would Einstein have invented special relativity without the governement funded university at which he studied? \(there are more examples). The governement is there for a reason, ie , to do things toghether you can't accomplish alone. Humans are group creatures. You can't survive on your own.QuoteThere are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me, because they want to give something back. They know they didnt -look, if youve been successful, you didnt get there on your own. You didnt get there on your own. Im always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. There are a lot of smart people out there. It must be because I worked harder than everybody else. Let me tell you something there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there.
Regardless, he said that. If it has nothing to do with my own merits, then the fact I succeed and someone else doesn't has nothing to do with me. Therefore, "somebody else, made that happen!"
Plenty of people work hard at low-paying jobs and never get rich. Plenty of smart people work hard and make a LOT less that their WAY less bright managers / business owners. That's all Obama was saying there. Common sense really, you just choose not to comprehend.
If you worked hard and became a billionaire, it was NOT solely because of your brains and personal hard work, you had a HUGE pyramid of other brainy and hardworking people to get there. EMPLOYEES. CUSTOMERS. And lots of activities those people do that benefit business's are state subsidized.
And most of your employees and customers were educated at the expense of the community, that education cuts into training costs because you can assume at least minimal literacy. Increasing the supply of higher skilled population decreases the demand value of those skills, and keeps wages from skyrocketing. Employees and customers ride buses to work or spend money, or they drive on state-funded roads. Without bus subsidies, you couldn't get away with paying people wages so low they can't afford a car. All that's FREE SHIT that business's get that's hidden subsidies.
Employees I paid, Customers who would be worse off without my products.
You've just illustrated my point. My own merits, my intelligence and my hard work, had nothing to do with my success.
Do you believe that Albert Einstein discovered special relativity because he was intelligent, or because he worked at the patent office or walked on government roads?
Politicking in non-politics thread!
A cop with tribal tattoos, after pulling up in his car and staring for literally 60 seconds as I examined gravestones from the 1800s in broad daylight:Wait, if he didn't know if there was a gate how'd he get in there?
"How'd you get in there?"
"The gate."
"There's a gate?"
"... Yeah."
"Oh. Ok."
Word for word.
"Did anyone notice that the only people who ever win at Olympic sprinting are all... darker than us?"Well, it is (mostly) true.
-A friend of mine, totally not a racist. Yeah...
"Did anyone notice that the only people who ever win at Olympic sprinting are all... darker than us?"
-A friend of mine, totally not a racist. Yeah...
"Did anyone notice that the only people who ever win at Olympic sprinting are all... darker than us?"
-A friend of mine, totally not a racist. Yeah...
In my opinion, that's just an observation, not a racist comment. However, if he had said something along the lines of "The black people need to stop being in the Olimpics, because they're beating us and I suspect that they're cheating," then he would definately be racist. I haven't been around obvious racists, so excuse my lack of experience.
"Did anyone notice that the only people who ever win at Olympic sprinting are all... darker than us?"
-A friend of mine, totally not a racist. Yeah...
"Did anyone notice that the only people who ever win at Olympic sprinting are all... darker than us?"
-A friend of mine, totally not a racist. Yeah...
most I belive are african from a mountains part, they have genetically bigger lungs or slightly more efficent blood than us short fat whies who could not run to save our life.
They (official types) go after drugs in athletes, what about genetic superority for running strenght etc. could you claim the extra adrenaline (Epinephrine to USA) or testosterone was natural or unfair advantage.
Popular claiim running abourt here was the chinese girl who beat the swimming by so much was result of chinese communist breeding profgram from the past finaly bearing results. Mind you russians were also at that and they are not blowing away records. Maybe they just did military stuff.
Last I checked, it's adrenaline here, too.
"This chemical is widely referred to as "adrenaline" outside the United States"
blame the wiki when the Foreigner gets it wrong and the movie.
"Did anyone notice that the only people who ever win at Olympic sprinting are all... darker than us?"
-A friend of mine, totally not a racist. Yeah...
most I belive are african from a mountains part, they have genetically bigger lungs or slightly more efficent blood than us short fat whies who could not run to save our life.
They (official types) go after drugs in athletes, what about genetic superority for running strenght etc. could you claim the extra adrenaline (Epinephrine to USA) or testosterone was natural or unfair advantage.
Popular claiim running abourt here was the chinese girl who beat the swimming by so much was result of chinese communist breeding profgram from the past finaly bearing results. Mind you russians were also at that and they are not blowing away records. Maybe they just did military stuff.
I believe it is scientifically proven that Africans have, on average, a center of gravity higher than Caucasians. This means that they are better sprinters by nature. On the flip side however, the higher center of gravity means that Africans are not as naturally good at swimming. This is why you see Africans dominating the track, but you don't see them at all in Olympic swimming events.the swimming thing is from bone density. It's actually been scientifically proven that Africans or those of African descent are better at running, but for the life of me, I can't remember why.
I was taught that adrenaline is the name for the actual chemical and epinephrine is used for the artificial form, similar to how hydrocortisone is the name for the artificial form of cortisol.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1414560-herocraft-plugin-development-ddosd-by-brazilian-craftlandia-server/
Cross-posted from the vanilla Minecraft thread:The stupidity of the minecraft community continues to reach increasing levels every week. Seriously, they're really fucking stupid.http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1414560-herocraft-plugin-development-ddosd-by-brazilian-craftlandia-server/
"You haven't released a plugin update in the eleven days since the new Minecraft version has been released. We're now going to DDoS you until your development team quits and people stop playing on your servers." Not an exact quote, but close enough. The stupidity of this person hurts.
Both events would be entirely improved by those adjustments, though. So, uh. Sure, let's do silly things to even stuff out.NOOO! No goddammit don't do Harrison Bergeron!!!
The stupidity of the minecraft community continues to reach increasing levels every week. Seriously, they're really fucking stupid.
We're shielded by the terrible GUI, if you ask me. MC is more user friendly.
I have noticed a higher level of inteligence in these forums in comparison to other forums I have visited
We're shielded by the terrible GUI, if you ask me. MC is more user friendly.
the average intelligence yes, but really pretty much every forum has about the same number of intelligent people.There is only one intelligent person on the internet. All intelligent people on the internet is that one guy.
the problem is that the more people there are the smaller that group becomes by comparison.
Three quick reasons:I believe it is scientifically proven that Africans have, on average, a center of gravity higher than Caucasians. This means that they are better sprinters by nature. On the flip side however, the higher center of gravity means that Africans are not as naturally good at swimming. This is why you see Africans dominating the track, but you don't see them at all in Olympic swimming events.the swimming thing is from bone density. It's actually been scientifically proven that Africans or those of African descent are better at running, but for the life of me, I can't remember why.
Shh! Don't tell everyone that we're both the same person!the average intelligence yes, but really pretty much every forum has about the same number of intelligent people.There is only one intelligent person on the internet. All intelligent people on the internet is that one guy.
the problem is that the more people there are the smaller that group becomes by comparison.
the average intelligence yes, but really pretty much every forum has about the same number of intelligent people.There is only one intelligent person on the internet. All intelligent people on the internet is that one guy.
the problem is that the more people there are the smaller that group becomes by comparison.
Cross-posted from the vanilla Minecraft thread:That thread got deleted now.http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1414560-herocraft-plugin-development-ddosd-by-brazilian-craftlandia-server/
"You haven't released a plugin update in the eleven days since the new Minecraft version has been released. We're now going to DDoS you until your development team quits and people stop playing on your servers." Not an exact quote, but close enough. The stupidity of this person hurts.
Cross-posted from the vanilla Minecraft thread:That thread got deleted now.http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1414560-herocraft-plugin-development-ddosd-by-brazilian-craftlandia-server/
"You haven't released a plugin update in the eleven days since the new Minecraft version has been released. We're now going to DDoS you until your development team quits and people stop playing on your servers." Not an exact quote, but close enough. The stupidity of this person hurts.
There's only one problem with that. If you can think of a smart person on the internet, it's not you.Shh! Don't tell everyone that we're both the same person!the average intelligence yes, but really pretty much every forum has about the same number of intelligent people.There is only one intelligent person on the internet. All intelligent people on the internet is that one guy.
the problem is that the more people there are the smaller that group becomes by comparison.
As an American highschool student I can honestly tell you: however uneducated and ignorant you think the average American students are, in reality they're much worse.Imagine how stupid the average person is. Now realize that half of them are even dumber than that.
And dumber still, somehow.As an American highschool student I can honestly tell you: however uneducated and ignorant you think the average American students are, in reality they're much worse.Imagine how stupid the average person is. Now realize that half of them are even dumber than that.
How is it even possible to avoid a reference to B.C.?You'd be surprised at how dumb a lot of people actually are. This girl in my English class thought that one of Shakespeare's plays was written in the 1800s and based on a Disney movie. This was not a miscommunication, she actually thought that not only was Shakespeare alive and writing in the 1800s, but Disney movies were also being made at that time and Shakespeare copied the plot to one of them and made a play.
To add some perspective to ignorance:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/Things_Americans_believe.html
"18 percent believe the sun revolves around the Earth."
pfft....noob species lrn 2 lrnTo add some perspective to ignorance:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/Things_Americans_believe.html
"18 percent believe the sun revolves around the Earth."
GG.
Just... GG. Nice knowing you guys, we had a good run.
Obviously the sun orbits the Earth. Why else would it move across the sky like that!?pfft....noob species lrn 2 lrnTo add some perspective to ignorance:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/Things_Americans_believe.html
"18 percent believe the sun revolves around the Earth."
GG.
Just... GG. Nice knowing you guys, we had a good run.
Obviously the sun orbits the Earth. Why else would it move across the sky like that!?The Sun god Ra rolls it across the sky. duh.
Cause Jesus only drives in a big circle, right-to-left like the NASCARObviously the sun orbits the Earth. Why else would it move across the sky like that!?pfft....noob species lrn 2 lrnTo add some perspective to ignorance:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/Things_Americans_believe.html
"18 percent believe the sun revolves around the Earth."
GG.
Just... GG. Nice knowing you guys, we had a good run.
Blasphemy.QuoteObviously the sun orbits the Earth. Why else would it move across the sky like that!?The Sun god Ra rolls it across the sky. duh.
Nononono. The Sun and Earth both stay at the same place, but the sunlight keeps getting bent because of gravitational potholes.Gravity is a lie. Instead it is God who pushes us down.*
Whatever the truth, I wish the Sun would just slow down (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk%C3%B6ll).Don't give up Fenrir! Some day you'll get it...
Having been through the American public education system, I'm not surprised in the slightest. Not to say that all of the blame lies on the teachers or the government, as there is plenty to heap on parents, societal norms, and the idiots themselves.Having experience both the american and english education systems, I can say that the american system severely lacks in the early years (I have no first hand experience of the later years, but from what I've heard it's behind as well). The english system covers more in the first two years than the american system does in the first four, so much more that I was required to un-learn some of what I had already been taught to fit into the american system. When we finally started covering things that hadn't been covered in england, it was mostly american history and american culture (with a healthy dose of 'america is best' added).
Blasphemy.QuoteObviously the sun orbits the Earth. Why else would it move across the sky like that!?The Sun god Ra rolls it across the sky. duh.
Everyone knows the Sun is moved across the sky by a Giant Dung Beetle.
When we finally started covering things that hadn't been covered in england, it was mostly american history and american culture (with a healthy dose of 'america is best' added).North America is best America.
When we finally started covering things that hadn't been covered in england, it was mostly american history and american culture (with a healthy dose of 'america is best' added).North America is best America.
When we finally started covering things that hadn't been covered in england, it was mostly american history and american culture (with a healthy dose of 'america is best' added).North America is best America.
Ah. That made me think about "politically correct" (read: not "America is best") world history. It did a great job of teaching me about the world at large... I remember we had a mock trial for Columbus. It was all going fine until the part eligible for this thread occurred. At a heated moment, a (male) classmate of mine yelled out loud at a (female) "attorney" on the other side:
"WOMAN!"
The stunned silence that followed was the best moment of that entire class ever.
"3 times 3 isn't 6Correct!
3 times 3 is 12YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
"The earth is not a planet." (http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php/topic,55198.0.html#.UCsQbd0go4h)I also looked through the posts and found this retort
The quote is in reply #9, near the end of the post.
"The earth is not a planet." (http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php/topic,55198.0.html#.UCsQbd0go4h)Also from the same thread: "The universe does not exist"
The quote is in reply #9, near the end of the post.
(Protip: Yes, that site is a joke. I mean, come on now, "Roundy the Truthinessist"?)I figured that out with this line.
North is Hubwards, South is Rimwards, East is Turnwise, and West is Widdershins.Terry, FTW
(Protip: Yes, that site is a joke. I mean, come on now, "Roundy the Truthinessist"?)Actually, no. That's what makes this so mind-shattering. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth_Society)
Q: "What about Lunar Eclipses?"
A: A celestial body, known as the antimoon, passes between the sun and moon. This projects a shadow upon the moon.
Q: "What is underneath the Earth?"
A: This is unknown. Some believe it to be just rocks, others believe the Earth rests on the back of four elephants and a turtle.
Q: "Are you saying NASA had Photoshop in the 1960s?"
A: Of course not. Back then the pictures taken were of far lower quality and were likely produced using analog means. As the years went by, it's also possible that NASA spent some of its funding on developing more advanced computers and imaging software for creating pictures.
PLEASE NOTE: This means that pictures confirming the roundness or flatness of the Earth DO NOT CONSTITUTE VALID PROOF.
Q: "No one could possibly pull off such a conspiracy successfully."
A: Actually, they could.
I always thought this was fake or sarcastic. Am I wrong to continue believing so? ???For the sake of Armok, let it exist only in South Park.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Man/Boy_Love_Association
Yes! The forums don't exist! Please let it be so... But seriously, let's all agree that it's sarcasm, as I have no intention of using Hanslanda as a blood cannon anytime soon.What the buggery... is "blood cannon" some kind of euphemism? Because it sounds like one.
I always thought this was fake or sarcastic. Am I wrong to continue believing so? ???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Man/Boy_Love_Association
Yes! The forums don't exist! Please let it be so... But seriously, let's all agree that it's sarcasm, as I have no intention of using Hanslanda as a blood cannon anytime soon.What the buggery... is "blood cannon" some kind of euphemism? Because it sounds like one.
I always thought this was fake or sarcastic. Am I wrong to continue believing so? ???For the sake of Armok, let it exist only in South Park.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Man/Boy_Love_Association
WHY, FRUMPLE? WHYYYYYY? Why did you do that to my poor cognitive proccesor?I always thought this was fake or sarcastic. Am I wrong to continue believing so? ???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Man/Boy_Love_Association
No, I think that one is real. Sick, twisted, and wrong, but real.Yes! The forums don't exist! Please let it be so... But seriously, let's all agree that it's sarcasm, as I have no intention of using Hanslanda as a blood cannon anytime soon.What the buggery... is "blood cannon" some kind of euphemism? Because it sounds like one.
Ahem. Awwwwkward.
WHY, FRUMPLE? WHYYYYYY? Why did you do that to my poor cognitive proccesor?I always thought this was fake or sarcastic. Am I wrong to continue believing so? ???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Man/Boy_Love_Association
No, I think that one is real. Sick, twisted, and wrong, but real.Yes! The forums don't exist! Please let it be so... But seriously, let's all agree that it's sarcasm, as I have no intention of using Hanslanda as a blood cannon anytime soon.What the buggery... is "blood cannon" some kind of euphemism? Because it sounds like one.
Ahem. Awwwwkward.
The FES tells us that the Sun and the Moon are spotlights on the Earth, but then they insist that the shadows on the moon are cast by something between the Sun and the Moon.
All trolldwarfship is of the highest quality.
I'm still tremendously impressed by that dress every time I see it. You should have made a doritos suit to match it.
I'm still tremendously impressed by that dress every time I see it. You should have made a doritos suit to match it.
I'm not near as crafty as she is. I did dress as a zombie with her more than a few times. Including one time for a cardboard boat race. That... That went well.
The dress took her a couple months to make. Mostly it was gathering the dorito bags that took the longest. She was going around school policing trashcans for them. Then she layered them with some kind of material and laminated them. It was interesting to feel, kinda crinkly but tough too.
One stoner does not make a dorito dress.
One stoner does not make a dorito dress.
Give him enough tiny, triangular clothes and I think you'll find you're wrong.
One stoner does not make a dorito dress.
Give him enough tiny, triangular clothes and I think you'll find you're wrong.
And I have stoner friends. And stoner acquaintances. And stoner nemesi. Nemesises? How the hell do you pluralize 'nemesis'?
The FES tells us that the Sun and the Moon are spotlights on the Earth, but then they insist that the shadows on the moon are cast by something between the Sun and the Moon.
All trolldwarfship is of the highest quality.
And then they refused to refute the fact that something between the earth/sun/moon would also block out stars, which it doesn't.
The dress took her a couple months to make. Mostly it was gathering the dorito bags that took the longest. She was going around school policing trashcans for them. Then she layered them with some kind of material and laminated them. It was interesting to feel, kinda crinkly but tough too.It's a good thing she found all the materials in time; if she hadn't she would have bitten your cat to death then run around stark raving mad until she died of hunger. How many Dwarfbucks is that thing worth anyway?
One stoner does not make a dorito dress.
Give him enough tiny, triangular clothes and I think you'll find you're wrong.
And I have stoner friends. And stoner acquaintances. And stoner nemesi. Nemesises? How the hell do you pluralize 'nemesis'?
Hanslanda you need a pipe in that picture, I just can't picture you without one ever since you got that new avatar.
QuoteThe dress took her a couple months to make. Mostly it was gathering the dorito bags that took the longest. She was going around school policing trashcans for them. Then she layered them with some kind of material and laminated them. It was interesting to feel, kinda crinkly but tough too.It's a good thing she found all the materials in time; if she hadn't she would have bitten your cat to death then run around stark raving mad until she died of hunger. How many Dwarfbucks is that thing worth anyway?
....but Nemesis is Greek. :-\
Although according to Wiktionary, the nominative plural in Latin would be nemesēs, which sounds right. But I'm curious how they have Latin declensions of a Greek word.
Decoded.co's testimonials page is particularly funny:
'I really feel like I could talk credibly to a coder, given we can now actually speak the same language.'
I wonder if he actually thinks programmers talk in programming languages.Psh, everyone knows they talk in binary.
01000100 01101111 01101110 00100111 01110100 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00111111I wonder if he actually thinks programmers talk in programming languages.Psh, everyone knows they talk in binary.
....but Nemesis is Greek. :-\
Although according to Wiktionary, the nominative plural in Latin would be nemesēs, which sounds right. But I'm curious how they have Latin declensions of a Greek word.
Both in response and on-topic, I cry a little when people use incorrect Latin-oid plurals, both in English and (Dog) Latin.
....but Nemesis is Greek. :-\
Although according to Wiktionary, the nominative plural in Latin would be nemesēs, which sounds right. But I'm curious how they have Latin declensions of a Greek word.
Its just like television. People nowadays bastardize language to make it fit the way they want, root language be damned.
I wonder if he actually thinks programmers talk in programming languages.
I wonder if he actually thinks programmers talk in programming languages.
New OVI (DUI) case. I explain that for second offense it's a mandatory 10 day jail minimum, and that I won't lie to him it's going to be hard. Also if you refuse the blow test there's a 1 year mandatory suspension of license. Further, several judges will actually increase the sentence if you refuse the blow test and are found guilty, but it really does vary by the judge (magistrate but whatever, I'm not confusing the guy with that right now). Also you really need to get into AA or something."Well, I could, but you can't pay me enough for that service." There. That shuts him up, and you get to innuendo him.
"So you can get me off right?" ~ Guy.
??? You just ... keep on hearing what you wanna hear don't ya?
....but Nemesis is Greek. :-\
Although according to Wiktionary, the nominative plural in Latin would be nemesēs, which sounds right. But I'm curious how they have Latin declensions of a Greek word.
New OVI (DUI) case. I explain that for second offense it's a mandatory 10 day jail minimum, and that I won't lie to him it's going to be hard.10 days? It can't be that hard to last ten days in prison, can it? That isn't even two weeks.
Also if you refuse the blow test there's a 1 year mandatory suspension of license.If convicted, or just for refusing? If the latter, what the hell?
Further, several judges will actually increase the sentence if you refuse the blow test and are found guilty, but it really does vary by the judge (magistrate but whatever, I'm not confusing the guy with that right now).That seems unconstitutional. If you have the right to refuse the test, choose to exercise it, and are later punished for it, aren't your rights under the EPC violated? It's like increasing someone's sentence for not talking to the police and then getting convicted.
Also you really need to get into AA or something.AA is actually fairly ineffective and was started by a guy who wanted everyone to replace alcohol with Jesus.
QuoteAlso you really need to get into AA or something.AA is actually fairly ineffective and was started by a guy who wanted everyone to replace alcohol with Jesus.
AA is actually fairly ineffective and was started by a guy who wanted everyone to replace alcohol with Jesus.That's a stupid strategy, Jesus is an alcoholic's best friend! He can turn all that boring water into delicious habit-prolonging wine.
"Homosexuality is a disease."QuoteAlso you really need to get into AA or something.AA is actually fairly ineffective and was started by a guy who wanted everyone to replace alcohol with Jesus.
"Alcoholism is a disease"
New OVI (DUI) case. I explain that for second offense it's a mandatory 10 day jail minimum, and that I won't lie to him it's going to be hard.10 days? It can't be that hard to last ten days in prison, can it? That isn't even two weeks.QuoteAlso if you refuse the blow test there's a 1 year mandatory suspension of license.If convicted, or just for refusing? If the latter, what the hell?QuoteFurther, several judges will actually increase the sentence if you refuse the blow test and are found guilty, but it really does vary by the judge (magistrate but whatever, I'm not confusing the guy with that right now).That seems unconstitutional. If you have the right to refuse the test, choose to exercise it, and are later punished for it, aren't your rights under the EPC violated? It's like increasing someone's sentence for not talking to the police and then getting convicted.QuoteAlso you really need to get into AA or something.AA is actually fairly ineffective and was started by a guy who wanted everyone to replace alcohol with Jesus.
Only if that love is with someone of the same sex./me applauds.
Ten days in jail is a boring vacation. That guy is a wuss.I guess it would depend on what kind of prison it was. If they're shipping him to maximum security, ten days could be pretty terrifying, but medium or minimum shouldn't be that difficult to survive in.
Just for refusing.Then that is an extrajudicial punishment and very unconstitutional.
It probably is. It doesn't matter much, because the whole system does it, and you can't fight the whole system.You can if you get a Supreme Court review on the matter, which could be difficult as it relies upon proving a bias levied by lower judges.
AA is incredibly ineffective for an atheist like me. It makes me want to drink because everyone's all 'God this' and 'Pray that.'It occurs to me that courts can order you to attend AA, which as it is an organization with a religious bent violates the Establishment Clause.
The refusal of the breath test is a mandatory 1 year license suspension in that particular case. Here one is presumed to consent by virtue of merely having a driver's license and driving upon the roads. Should this be unconstitutional? I believe so. Why is it not, because a judge would be lynched if he said it were not by groups of people who hate the very souls of drunk drivers. MehSo you're saying someone in America should be allowed to drive drunk, then refuse a breath test, and get off without punishment?
The refusal of the breath test is a mandatory 1 year license suspension in that particular case. Here one is presumed to consent by virtue of merely having a driver's license and driving upon the roads. Should this be unconstitutional? I believe so. Why is it not, because a judge would be lynched if he said it were not by groups of people who hate the very souls of drunk drivers. Meh.I don't see why the unpopularity is such a problem with making a very clear ruling in this instance. That judges rule until death, retirement, or disbarment, are appointed instead of elected, and can do almost anything without fear of being challenged is all in the name of facilitating objective rulings free of public bias or threat.
So you're saying someone in America should be punished without trial for exercising their rights?QuoteThe refusal of the breath test is a mandatory 1 year license suspension in that particular case. Here one is presumed to consent by virtue of merely having a driver's license and driving upon the roads. Should this be unconstitutional? I believe so. Why is it not, because a judge would be lynched if he said it were not by groups of people who hate the very souls of drunk drivers. MehSo you're saying someone in America should be allowed to drive drunk, then refuse a breath test, and get off without punishment?
So you're saying someone in America should be punished without trial for exercising their rights?Not necessarily, but if they refuse to take the breath test what do you think should happen to them? If someone is refusing a test it is pretty much exclusively because they are in fact drunk, breaking the law and endangering the lives of innocent drivers. If they don't take the test then, then evidence of their crime is being lost.
No.Well when you accept a drivers license (at least in my state), you are agreeing to either take a breath test or have your license revoked for a year if you are pulled over and suspected of DUI.
I'm saying there should be a probable cause requirement rather than BS implied consent. Don't call it "consent" when it isn't. I'm saying they shouldn't make an exception to the search rules to bow to popular demand.
Also the country doesn't have uniform laws, so as far as my state goes only....
Not necessarily, but if they refuse to take the breath test what do you think should happen to them?If the police cannot prove reasonable suspicion of illegal drunkenness? Nothing. If they can, they can make an arrest and get a warrant for a test from the magistrate. Obviously this will lead to reduced sentences, but liberty trumps justice.
If someone is refusing a test it is pretty much exclusively because they are in fact drunk, breaking the law and endangering the lives of innocent drivers.Not really. Some people wish to minimize interaction with the police since interacting with the police tends to lead to you being arrested. If I drove and could do so without having my license unjustly suspended I would refuse such a test regardless of the circumstances.
If they don't take the test then, then evidence of their crime is being lost.If suspects cannot be compelled to answer questions in interrogation, evidence of crimes is being lost. Does that mean you shouldn't have the right to remain silent anyway? No, of course not. As before, I stand by my principle: Liberty trumps justice.
There was. Maybe it's just because I'm younger than you guys or maybe it's because I'm in a different state or something, but when I went to the DMV I had to agree to either take a breath test or get my license suspended if I was pulled over and suspected of being drunk.Colorado and Utah i know won't issue a license if you do not agree to take mandatory breath tests
Not really something they said but Some new Cadillacs have completely touchscreen controls on the dash (http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/08/14/0350225/touch-interfaces-in-cars-difficult-to-use), which basically means you have to take your eyes off the road to click the buttons since they have no tactile feel. if mobile phones, even hands-free is too distracting/dangerous, then obviously visual-only touchscreen buttons to control things in the actual car is a bad idea.http://www.gizmag.com/disney-revel-virtual-texture/23621/
Rerail?Yes please
Not really something they said but Some new Cadillacs have completely touchscreen controls on the dash (http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/08/14/0350225/touch-interfaces-in-cars-difficult-to-use), which basically means you have to take your eyes off the road to click the buttons since they have no tactile feel. if mobile phones, even hands-free is too distracting/dangerous, then obviously visual-only touchscreen buttons to control things in the actual car is a bad idea.
Not really something they said but Some new Cadillacs have completely touchscreen controls on the dash (http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/08/14/0350225/touch-interfaces-in-cars-difficult-to-use), which basically means you have to take your eyes off the road to click the buttons since they have no tactile feel. if mobile phones, even hands-free is too distracting/dangerous, then obviously visual-only touchscreen buttons to control things in the actual car is a bad idea.
Reminds me of something that passes for "news" nowadays. A guy got arrested because an attractive lady walked past his car with a very short skirt and he looked. It was a distraction and you can't take your eyes off of the road for any cause. Seems like this makes a case for getting rid of all those distracting billboards and most of the distracting signage on the highways.
All (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKh0P9o6y18) of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdeOogQJn9Q&feature=fvwrel) this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoefHNRAoQ&feature=relmfu) thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzYVzOUkf8&feature=fvwrel) here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHPTiYJYnGU&feature=fvwrel)
All (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKh0P9o6y18) of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdeOogQJn9Q&feature=fvwrel) this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoefHNRAoQ&feature=relmfu) thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzYVzOUkf8&feature=fvwrel) here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHPTiYJYnGU&feature=fvwrel)What the fuck did I just watch?
The what was the huh?All (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKh0P9o6y18) of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdeOogQJn9Q&feature=fvwrel) this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoefHNRAoQ&feature=relmfu) thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzYVzOUkf8&feature=fvwrel) here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHPTiYJYnGU&feature=fvwrel)What the fuck did I just watch?
All (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKh0P9o6y18) of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdeOogQJn9Q&feature=fvwrel) this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoefHNRAoQ&feature=relmfu) thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzYVzOUkf8&feature=fvwrel) here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHPTiYJYnGU&feature=fvwrel)Had to link our pals the chaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJyo1gV3Z5I&feature=related)
Why not? We do it all the time. See: Jaywalking with Jay Leno. (It's probably really the only pseudo-funny thing he does.)All (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKh0P9o6y18) of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdeOogQJn9Q&feature=fvwrel) this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoefHNRAoQ&feature=relmfu) thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzYVzOUkf8&feature=fvwrel) here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHPTiYJYnGU&feature=fvwrel)
Oh so its true, other countries really do make fun of us for that?
I was always curious.
Tvtropes calls this "Bile Fascination". No, I'm not going to link you.
Heh. No, I think you wanted this: Spoiler (click to show/hide)Tvtropes calls this "Bile Fascination". No, I'm not going to link you.
This is total Schmuck Bait.
Would've worked better if a) I didn't use Darkling and b) you put the "spoiler" in a different line.Heh. No, I think you wanted this: Spoiler (click to show/hide)Tvtropes calls this "Bile Fascination". No, I'm not going to link you.
This is total Schmuck Bait.
@Kamin, I can't go on any longer without saying this, but your avatar is hilarious.
How have I not paid more attention to this fantastic avatar before?
One time a friend asked me how the sun was able to burn if there's no oxygen in space.
I thought the Sun ran on Christmas cheer...
One time a friend asked me how the sun was able to burn if there's no oxygen in space.
Please tell me you explained to him that it's fusion of hydrogen atoms!
I bet you guys are all a bunch of those crackpot conspiracy theorists who believe we never landed on the Sun.Oh yeah, well if we landed on the sun, why isn't Mercury in any of the pictures? Huh!? Huh!?
One time a friend asked me how the sun was able to burn if there's no oxygen in space.
Please tell me you explained to him that it's fusion of hydrogen atoms!
Oh so you're also one of those crazy tinfoil hat-wearing maniacs who believes in "Mercury"?Oh please, if Mercury doesn't exist, who delivers text messages?
You're all those crazy morons who believe the world isn't flat and carried on the backs of four turtles and an elephant.
You're all those crazy morons who believe the world isn't flat and carried on the backs of four turtles and an elephant.
You're insane. The world isn't flat OR carried on the backs of four turtles and a elephant.
Its a cube & carried on the backs of five goldfish.
As stated in the Constitution, it is the President's duty to personally deliver all of America's text messages. That's why Europeans and Canadians can't send texts.Europeans and Canadians can't send texts because they were placed under a gypsie's curse by the Quebecers after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Go back to school, you obviously need it.
Oh yeah? Then explain the Ice Wall.That's not ice, it's glass. Glass like a FISH bowl's.
Europeans and Canadians can't send texts because they were placed under a gypsie's curse by the Quebecers after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Go back to school, you obviously need it.Nah I was just joking with you xD of course I know about the great European-Canadian gypsy curse of 2046. I'm glad those dirty French got what they deserved for bombing Pearl Harbor; it was our most important Mars colony after all.
Guys, you're all missing the point. The point is that- OH MY GOD SHINY THINGS! DIBS!
I am very happy you like mantids, Dark. As you may have noticed, Hans is already quite familiar with us--we frequent the depths of his very dreams.@Kamin, I can't go on any longer without saying this, but your avatar is hilarious.
It's even better when it invades your dreams.
I am a simple man who errs on the side of subtlety.How have I not paid more attention to this fantastic avatar before?
It's subtle, yet invasive at the same time. One day you will be surrround by a thousand hungry mantises, there compound eyes staring deep into your soul. As the silence becomes unbearable, a single mantis will say, "Lololololololo... Noob."
And then they'll eat you alive.
/me walks around Kamin's home, hears a distinct crunching sound.
... Whoops.
I just imagined a tiny mantis on a giant vacuum.Vroooom!
... That's cool. Better than a giant mantis. @_@
I just imagined a tiny mantis on a giant vacuum.What about a giant mantis riding a tiny vacuum? While circus music plays?
... That's cool. Better than a giant mantis. @_@
Speaking of giant mantises, how can I insure my soul?
Speaking of giant mantises, how can I insure my soul?Well, good sir, have a talk with one of our sales representatives today! For a low, affordable, monthly price, our Premier Soul InsuranceTM will have you covered! If your soul is lost, stolen, or damaged, just come down to our office and we can replace it with a brand new one at no cost to you! You keep a spare tire in your car, do you not? Your soul is more valuable to you than your car, is it not? Then ask about our Deluxe Plan! For a small, one time fee, we can equip you with an Emergency Soul ReplacementTM! This portable, easy to use device contains within it one replacement soul, similar to what you would get from a trip to our office! A great deal for an on-the-go person, or simply one who lacks the mobility to come to our offices!
Great, now EVERY time I read lolololol... etc from the other side of a computer screen I will have it in my head that no matter who it is, a mantis is somewhere out there trolling me.
Great, now EVERY time I read lolololol... etc from the other side of a computer screen I will have it in my head that no matter who it is, a mantis is somewhere out there trolling me.
This is awesome.
lolololol
We're all secretly mantises. Except that one guy. We're trolling the shit out of him.
I could post the last page or so here, and it wouldn't be off-topic <_<;;D
I could post the last page or so here, and it wouldn't be off-topic <_<;
Well, you didn't technically hear it... :PQuoteI could post the last page or so here, and it wouldn't be off-topic <_<;;D
I'm blind. I have a text-to-speech program on my computer, so yes I did hear it :PWell, you didn't technically hear it... :PQuoteI could post the last page or so here, and it wouldn't be off-topic <_<;;D
I'm blind. I have a text-to-speech program on my computer, so yes I did hear it :PWell, you didn't technically hear it... :PQuoteI could post the last page or so here, and it wouldn't be off-topic <_<;;D
The above is an outright fabrication in response to Kamin's terrible excuse ;]
No kidding! Run this next string through your T2S player...OH GOD, hearing it would just freak me the fuck out. It's like the mantis is really there!I'm blind. I have a text-to-speech program on my computer, so yes I did hear it :PWell, you didn't technically hear it... :PQuoteI could post the last page or so here, and it wouldn't be off-topic <_<;;D
The above is an outright fabrication in response to Kamin's terrible excuse ;]
"That's fake"If NASA was willing to fake things, we'd have gotten to Alpha Centauri in the '80s.
In response to the Curiosity rover news update.
"That's fake"
In response to the Curiosity rover news update.
"That's fake"If NASA was willing to fake things, we'd have gotten to Alpha Centauri in the '80s.
In response to the Curiosity rover news update.
to quote someone who I can't remember the name of:I believe the correct quote was
'what else do you think they stuck on top of 3000 tonnes of rocket fuel!?'
(regarding people saying Apollo was a hoax)
Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Isn't "colored" a euphemism? Or has it fallen into dysphemism territory?
Anyway, I'd need better context to judge whether that was really racist or not. As it stands, he could've just been wondering why they were still talking about increasing diversity and an honest question about quotas. Of course, it could also have been said with quite a bit of venom, making the meaning quite explicitly racist. Hard to tell with hearsay.
The Mayans were fueling the Sun! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrifice_in_Maya_culture) December 12, 2012 is when the Sun runs out of fuel... ushering in an ice age that will never end, forcing humanity to live deep underground. To dig ever deeper toward the core as the earth's core cools over the millennia...I thought the Sun ran on Christmas cheer...
No silly, the Sun runs on the blood of human sacrifices.
Or.. a single person learns that he/she must sacrifice humans to resurrect and power the Sun... Taking it upon his/herself... the hero sets out into the world toPlease step right this way (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?board=15.0), sir.cleanse the land of humanitysave what she can, in the process making life long friends, facing many hardships and making heart-wrenching decisions.
Will our hero succeed in their quest... ? Or is Earth doomed to a never ending ice-age?
The Mayans were fueling the Sun! December 12, 2012 is when the Sun runs out of fuel... ushering in an ice age that will never end, forcing humanity to live deep underground. To dig ever deeper toward the core as the earth's core cools over the millennia...This sounds like an anime.
Or.. a single person learns that he/she must sacrifice humans to resurrect and power the Sun... Taking it upon his/herself... the hero sets out into the world to cleanse the land of humanitysave what she can, in the process making life long friends, facing many hardships and making heart-wrenching decisions.
Will our hero succeed in their quest... ? Or is Earth doomed to a never ending ice-age?
Unless they were secretly time-traveling aliens.
NO. Can we please avoid another round of "make up the most ridiculous conspiracy theories inter-spaced with discussions of praying manti"? Please?Unless they were secretly time-traveling aliens.
How can one even doubt that?
Isn't someone who's ignorant of their own choice an ignoramus?
Edit: Not saying you are ignorant. Just that there is a lot of use of the word ignorant in that sentence.That's incredibly ignorant of you to assume I'm not ignorant.
How much ignorant would an ignorantchuck chuck if an ignorantchuck could chuck ignorant?Edit: Not saying you are ignorant. Just that there is a lot of use of the word ignorant in that sentence.That's incredibly ignorant of you to assume I'm not ignorant.
How much ignorant would an ignorantchuck chuck if an ignorantchuck could chuck ignorant?Edit: Not saying you are ignorant. Just that there is a lot of use of the word ignorant in that sentence.That's incredibly ignorant of you to assume I'm not ignorant.
Don't care, being ignorant.How much ignorant would an ignorantchuck chuck if an ignorantchuck could chuck ignorant?Edit: Not saying you are ignorant. Just that there is a lot of use of the word ignorant in that sentence.That's incredibly ignorant of you to assume I'm not ignorant.
Approximately one George W. Bush.
Don't care, being ignorant.How much ignorant would an ignorantchuck chuck if an ignorantchuck could chuck ignorant?Edit: Not saying you are ignorant. Just that there is a lot of use of the word ignorant in that sentence.That's incredibly ignorant of you to assume I'm not ignorant.
Approximately one George W. Bush.
Don't care, being ignorant.How much ignorant would an ignorantchuck chuck if an ignorantchuck could chuck ignorant?Edit: Not saying you are ignorant. Just that there is a lot of use of the word ignorant in that sentence.That's incredibly ignorant of you to assume I'm not ignorant.
Approximately one George W. Bush.
That makes it in context tough.Don't care, being ignorant.How much ignorant would an ignorantchuck chuck if an ignorantchuck could chuck ignorant?Edit: Not saying you are ignorant. Just that there is a lot of use of the word ignorant in that sentence.That's incredibly ignorant of you to assume I'm not ignorant.
Approximately one George W. Bush.
I may take this entire conversation to the OOC quotes thread.
People who think the Onion is legit are always hilariousI think this almost qualifies for a TTMYterrified
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Oh yes, there's more where that came from (http://literallyunbelievable.org/).
I refuse to believe that is real. They have to be in on the joke. No one is that stupid.Welcome, to the internet. (There really are stupid people out there.)
I refuse to believe that is real. They have to be in on the joke. No one is that stupid.Welcome, to the internet. (There really are stupid people out there.)
"Is Canada above us?"
it annoys me, if anything. laughing is easier (and makes you feel better) than saying 'lol'It's not so easy for us folks who don't have souls.
http://humortown.blogspot.com/2007/04/funny-tech-support-calls.html (http://humortown.blogspot.com/2007/04/funny-tech-support-calls.html)my Iq drop 100 points fum dat
Fake.http://humortown.blogspot.com/2007/04/funny-tech-support-calls.html (http://humortown.blogspot.com/2007/04/funny-tech-support-calls.html)my Iq drop 100 points fum dat
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Might be, but could conceivably happen. Hell, one of my friends tried to do that at school, even got permission from the principle. He ended up getting shouted at for half an hour by a teacher.Was the teacher antigay or was he/she just mad your friend wouldn't speak?
I do believe the words "Fucking f*****s" where used, so I'm leaning toward the first.QuoteMight be, but could conceivably happen. Hell, one of my friends tried to do that at school, even got permission from the principle. He ended up getting shouted at for half an hour by a teacher.Was the teacher antigay or was he/she just mad your friend wouldn't speak?
Hell, one of my friends tried to do that at school, even got permission from the principle. He ended up getting shouted at for half an hour by a teacher.While I think it is good that your friend decided to do this (even better that he got permission from the principle), one of the rules that a lot of states have for their schools (having both parents as teachers you hear a lot about school rules and regulations) is that protests and other demonstrations such as the day of silence are fine as long as they "do not disturb or interrupt the learning process of the student or other students at the teacher's discretion". As such if a teacher decides that a demonstration is interfering with either the student's learning process or those around them (such as if they were trying to group work and he wasn't talking to his group members, or if he had to make a speech but wouldn't talk, or even if the teacher deemed that they were unable to tell if the student was learning the information due to their unwillingness to answer questions) then they would be well within their rights to ask the student to stop while in their classroom even if the student had principle permission. It's the same reason why even if a school has a sponsored "hat day" where you can pay a dollar to wear your hat in class teachers can still ask you to remove your hats as long as you are within their classroom.
I'm pretty sure the teacher could be fired for that.It's not like anyone in this town cares, I do think he was admonished for "Abusive language" or some such shit, but that's it. I live in backwards land.
While I think it is good that your friend decided to do this (even better that he got permission from the principle), one of the rules that a lot of states have for their schools (having both parents as teachers you hear a lot about school rules and regulations) is that protests and other demonstrations such as the day of silence are fine as long as they "do not disturb or interrupt the learning process of the student or other students at the teacher's discretion". As such if a teacher decides that a demonstration is interfering with either the student's learning process or those around them (such as if they were trying to group work and he wasn't talking to his group members, or if he had to make a speech but wouldn't talk, or even if the teacher deemed that they were unable to tell if the student was learning the information due to their unwillingness to answer questions) then they would be well within their rights to ask the student to stop while in their classroom even if the student had principle permission. It's the same reason why even if a school has a sponsored "hat day" where you can pay a dollar to wear your hat in class teachers can still ask you to remove your hats as long as you are within their classroom.But the teacher in this story clearly didn't protest the silence because she (I'm just going to say she although I don't know if the teacher was a man or a woman) thought the silence was interfering in the learning of her students, she did it because she is a bigot and disagrees with the politics behind said silence.
Of course once you get to college it's a whole different ball game, and working is fine too, but while you are in high school and lower there are a lot of things that teachers can ask you to do (such as stopping a demonstration for the duration of their class) and technically you need to comply. It doesn't mean that it's very nice of them to do so, but they do have the right.
It's not like anyone in this town cares, I do think he was admonished for "Abusive language" or some such shit, but that's it. I live in backwards land.I believe the land is called "America"
"Earth."QuoteIt's not like anyone in this town cares, I do think he was admonished for "Abusive language" or some such shit, but that's it. I live in backwards land.I believe the land is called "America"
"Missouri""Earth."QuoteIt's not like anyone in this town cares, I do think he was admonished for "Abusive language" or some such shit, but that's it. I live in backwards land.I believe the land is called "America"
But the teacher in this story clearly didn't protest the silence because she (I'm just going to say she although I don't know if the teacher was a man or a woman) thought the silence was interfering in the learning of her students, she did it because she is a bigot and disagrees with the politics behind said silence.If you'll re-read my post you'll note that I edited it to include the rules for a case where the teacher was being a bigot.
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And yet we've still got old folks saying how perverse the young folks are...
"Oh, what a sick disgusting fetish! If I were your mother - ooh, borderline-misogynistic bondage erotica!"
I read that on notalwaysright.com!Spoiler: WARNING DELTA BRAIN BLEACH CLEARANCE REQUIRED (click to show/hide)
yeah, just go there and your brain will implode from some stupid peoples... stupidity... and then there's the awesome people.
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And yet we've still got old folks saying how perverse the young folks are...
"Oh, what a sick disgusting fetish! If I were your mother - ooh, borderline-misogynistic bondage erotica!"
The thing to remember is that practically every sort of fetish there is first manifested decades or centuries ago.
That aside, the 50/whatever books are pretty poorly written, but more importantly, they present an abusive relationship as an example of a normal, loving relationship, which in and of itself is pretty damn irresponsible. Someone (Scelly?) posted a link earlier to a review of them that was spot on.
Punishment for all capital crimes: Becoming a government facepuncher for not less than five years. By the time you're through, you won't have any hands left.
that or you have not visited 4chan enough
that or you have not visited 4chan enough
I've never been there due to what I've heard about it.
However, similar didn't stop me from looking up Marble Hornets...
:c
Girl: I want to find out how much you're ignorant about drugs.You could've gone so far with this >:]
If you wrote that Fallout one I would buy it. "Oh Master please me with your ???" "Mutants are best equipped to deal with the world today"
Please tell me how :(Girl: I want to find out how much you're ignorant about drugs.You could've gone so far with this >:]
RELEASE YOUR INNER IGNORANCE.Please tell me how :(Girl: I want to find out how much you're ignorant about drugs.You could've gone so far with this >:]
Or there's the fact that you can end up as a Super Mutant in Broken Hills' bitch if you lose an arm wrestling match with him. You even get to keep the ballgag.Yeah that happened to me ;(. That fucker cheated by using a powerfist. I had Marcus and Sulik beat him to death though and I felt better.
The Psychic Nullifier does look like bondage gear... and imagine the filthy limits you could stretch "FEV" to...Now that you mention it, it does... Hey, isn't there a psychic kid in Fallout: New Vegas who wears one and lives under a bridge? Oh God.
Is it bad that if I was in these situations, I would imagine ripping these people's throats out with my little finger?Well, it's bad for me. I imagined dislocating my little finger. Oh, the imaginary pain!
better punishment: Maximumzero (or one of his clones) visits you every hour to facepunch you.I'll work in shifts.
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I had to stop reading, there was so much fail there.http://humortown.blogspot.com/2007/04/funny-tech-support-calls.html (http://humortown.blogspot.com/2007/04/funny-tech-support-calls.html)my Iq drop 100 points fum dat
That gave me worse brain hemorrhage than Pyrovision...
I hate to burst the "lolstupidpeople" party, but much like the "my specifically male anatomy got stuck in the CD drive" my brother got, it was probably fake.
That's because rule number one of being an American gamer is that if you lose it was somebody else's fault. Either the game malfunctioned, the ref made a bad call, or your computer network connection lagged, but it obviously wasn't your fault.
I've got to say that in some ways I prefer playing with asians because they actually understand the level of skill and are willing to accept that others are better rather then cursing you out because they lost. Then I lose horribly to one who I can't even touch and I feel this incredible urge to default back to american gamer rule number 1. :P
In reality the real reason is because a large portion of americans have decided that the best way to deal with losing is to simply mock anybody who beats them and call them things like "try hards". As such it has even started to take on a type of insulting air to it, though I still don't get exactly how calling somebody a "try hard" is an insult. I mean that's the second biggest point of a game after all, to win (right after enjoying yourself that is).
You're just not dedicated enough!
Anywho, people just love to absolve themselves of responsibility, even with trivial stuff like this. Hell, even the people who admit they aren't as good at a game tend to throw stupid shit like "YOU PLAY THE GAME TOO SRSLY" as if their laid back approach is fundamentally superior and that any dedication and sophistication is shameful.
Pro tip: The douchebags in games, be they munchkins or elitists or haughty newbies or whatever, all have one thing in common: They think their method of playing the game is the "right" way, and anyone else is "doing it wrong." Don't be one of those.
Well, whether or not it's because I'm Asian (you decide xD), I not only love PvP in Dungeon Fighter Online, I'm pretty good at it too.
That's because rule number one of being an American gamer is that if you lose it was somebody else's fault. Either the game malfunctioned, the ref made a bad call, or your computer network connection lagged, but it obviously wasn't your fault.You obviously haven't played with Brazilians on League of Legends, if you think it's strictly an American thing. There's nothing like being raged at in Portuguese or even better, horribly broken English.
There is no shame in losing at SC to Koreans. That's like losing a looting-and-pillaging contest to Vikings. :PYou're just not dedicated enough!
Anywho, people just love to absolve themselves of responsibility, even with trivial stuff like this. Hell, even the people who admit they aren't as good at a game tend to throw stupid shit like "YOU PLAY THE GAME TOO SRSLY" as if their laid back approach is fundamentally superior and that any dedication and sophistication is shameful.
Pro tip: The douchebags in games, be they munchkins or elitists or haughty newbies or whatever, all have one thing in common: They think their method of playing the game is the "right" way, and anyone else is "doing it wrong." Don't be one of those.
That wasn't supposed to be my implication. I was just commenting that I'm not fond of Asians in MP games solely because my only experience with them is getting crushed by Koreans at Starcraft. I realize it's a silly prejudice, both against Asians and hardcore gamers, but that's just the way I think.
I have an asian friend who mostly plays starcraft, apparently he averages about 140 cps. I tried playing a few games with him, but by the time I set up my barracks I was already overwhelmed by zerglings.That's because rule number one of being an American gamer is that if you lose it was somebody else's fault. Either the game malfunctioned, the ref made a bad call, or your computer network connection lagged, but it obviously wasn't your fault.
I've got to say that in some ways I prefer playing with asians because they actually understand the level of skill and are willing to accept that others are better rather then cursing you out because they lost. Then I lose horribly to one who I can't even touch and I feel this incredible urge to default back to american gamer rule number 1. :P
In reality the real reason is because a large portion of americans have decided that the best way to deal with losing is to simply mock anybody who beats them and call them things like "try hards". As such it has even started to take on a type of insulting air to it, though I still don't get exactly how calling somebody a "try hard" is an insult. I mean that's the second biggest point of a game after all, to win (right after enjoying yourself that is).
I don't like playing with Asians, because the only games I play that has a large Asian following are Starcraft/Starcraft II. And those Koreans are way. Too. Dedicated. To those games.
This, i fucking deal with this for weeks on end -_-I had to stop reading, there was so much fail there.http://humortown.blogspot.com/2007/04/funny-tech-support-calls.html (http://humortown.blogspot.com/2007/04/funny-tech-support-calls.html)my Iq drop 100 points fum dat
That gave me worse brain hemorrhage than Pyrovision...
140 clicks per second is faster than even most rotary guns shoot bullets/shells. That would be 8400 clicks per minute. That's not even roid rage, that's Yuki Nagato. On roids.
I seriously doubt many games run at faster than 60 FPS (not graphical FPS, but gameplay calculations) which gives an absolute hard cap to input commands, regardless of any hardware capabilities.That would be true if the game would only handle one input per tick. Actually it clears the pending event queue every single tick.
Park Sung-Joon is noted for the record APM of 818.Holy hell, that's nearly 14 per second. D:
GEEEEGEEEEEEEEEEEEQuote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actions_per_minutePark Sung-Joon is noted for the record APM of 818.Holy hell, that's nearly 14 per second. D:
don't forget to watered the plants!
shush, you.don't forget to watered the plants!
"Posted what I said in tenses that were wrong on the internets"
There is no shame in losing at SC to Koreans. That's like losing a looting-and-pillaging contest to Vikings. :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=tp5bjzAwdAc
so, this girls dad was in recovery from a brain surgery when she found him on the floor having a seisure. she calls 911, understandably agitated... unfortunately, the officer on the other side of the line doesn't like her foul language and takes his time to give her a lesson in etiquette... there's more
Oh my god I just remembered something: I have a bathroom reader with a couple pages of weird google search suggestions. Let me see if I can find them again...
Edit: Here's the best of the best from that bathroom reader:
- Do Zoo Hair Parlor
- My Parakeet is scared of me
- My Parakeet is puffed up
- Does your Tongue have bones
Oh my god I just remembered something: I have a bathroom reader with a couple pages of weird google search suggestions. Let me see if I can find them again...
Edit: Here's the best of the best from that bathroom reader:
- Do Zoo Hair Parlor
- My Parakeet is scared of me
- My Parakeet is puffed up
- Does your Tongue have bones
Oh, I read that one too. "Tom Cruise is [dead/gay/stupid/...]"...
I love how the internet is at the same time incredibly unpredictable and random and super predictable.Does the roach's questions represent the species?
Another Person: "STOP TRASHING OUR MUSIC, WE LEAVE YOU ALONE SO WHY DON'T YOU STOP BEING SUCH A WHINER!"But... Making people listen to their music is sort of exactly the opposite of leaving them alone.
Yes. This was a crazy person. She once kicked her friend in the face when she said she'd never listened to dubstep before.Another Person: "STOP TRASHING OUR MUSIC, WE LEAVE YOU ALONE SO WHY DON'T YOU STOP BEING SUCH A WHINER!"But... Making people listen to their music is sort of exactly the opposite of leaving them alone.
This universe is truly cruel and unforgiving.Yes. This was a crazy person. She once kicked her friend in the face when she said she'd never listened to dubstep before.Another Person: "STOP TRASHING OUR MUSIC, WE LEAVE YOU ALONE SO WHY DON'T YOU STOP BEING SUCH A WHINER!"But... Making people listen to their music is sort of exactly the opposite of leaving them alone.
And its inhabitants are stupid. Ya can't forget that.This universe is truly cruel and unforgiving.Yes. This was a crazy person. She once kicked her friend in the face when she said she'd never listened to dubstep before.Another Person: "STOP TRASHING OUR MUSIC, WE LEAVE YOU ALONE SO WHY DON'T YOU STOP BEING SUCH A WHINER!"But... Making people listen to their music is sort of exactly the opposite of leaving them alone.
Nah... Dubstep isn't so bad. What's bad are the people in giant 4 door trucks with no muffler, that try and "pass" by forcing the bicyclist off the road, shouting "Get off the motherf@#king road, ur supposed to be on the sidewalk".Heh, whenever I see a humvee I have a strong urge to go at it with a wrench and show them why bolts on the outside is a bad idea.
Ahem. (http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/tocd11c1a4.htm)
Nah... Dubstep isn't so bad. What's bad are the people in giant 4 door trucks with no muffler, that try and "pass" by forcing the bicyclist off the road, shouting "Get off the motherf@#king road, ur supposed to be on the sidewalk".Heh, whenever I see a humvee I have a strong urge to go at it with a wrench and show them why bolts on the outside is a bad idea.
Ahem. (http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/tocd11c1a4.htm)
MOM: Your father changed the name of your brother in my phone. Now whenever he texts me it says a new message is from the Chosen One. IT is very annoying. Do you know how to change it back?
Dubstep's a form of electronic music that emphasizes "drops." Tends to have a lot of buildup followed by a heavy bass solo.
Also nice dismissive attitude :P
I dislike dubstep in the same way I dislike folk music. There's still good stuff there, it's just painful to find it.Actually, this is a great explanation. Definitely going to remember that.
Dubstep's a form of electronic music that emphasizes "drops." Tends to have a lot of buildup followed by a heavy bass solo.
Also nice dismissive attitude :P
I prefer the description that it sounds like a fax machine and a dial up modem having sex. Not because I think it's more accurate, but because it's funnier.I dislike dubstep in the same way I dislike folk music. There's still good stuff there, it's just painful to find it.Actually, this is a great explanation. Definitely going to remember that.
I prefer the description that it sounds like a fax machine and a dial up modem having sex. Not because I think it's more accurate, but because it's funnier.I dislike dubstep in the same way I dislike folk music. There's still good stuff there, it's just painful to find it.Actually, this is a great explanation. Definitely going to remember that.
I know, there's dubstep (or at least stuff with wub wubs in it, which to me makes it dubstep) that I like out there.I prefer the description that it sounds like a fax machine and a dial up modem having sex. Not because I think it's more accurate, but because it's funnier.I dislike dubstep in the same way I dislike folk music. There's still good stuff there, it's just painful to find it.Actually, this is a great explanation. Definitely going to remember that.
There is good dubstep out there, but not a whole lot of it. Five songs, maybe. Most way overdo it. Dubstep makes a nice compliment to part of a song, it doesn't work as a whole song. It's like jazz flute, a little goes a long way. :P
Didn't get it either to be fair....Same here.
"What's a cannonball?"...
Didn't get it either to be fair....Same here.
I was going to post but ninja.
My apologies. I was referring to the Doctor, of Doctor Who.
"otters have hands"
Kind of. They don't have opposable thumbs. I'd say they're paws, not hands, but pretty darn close."otters have hands"
yes..yes they do...
For the sake of context, the person sitting next to you was a guy, right?If it were a woman then the Random guy would have been correct.
Coulda' been using the older meaning! It's not impossible!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtaPaQwSQPA
Just unlikely.
Reminds me of high school :PYou have a very intimate knowledge of how this works, Darkling.
Standing outside pretending to bum one of your (male) friends in plain view of everyone. Not gay.
Accidentally touching your leg against someone's when you're sitting beside them in class. Very gay.
So... doesn't obsessing over it gonna mean the person will end up a closet gay? :PNah; once you go cloaca, you never go back-a...
So... doesn't obsessing over it gonna mean the person will end up a closet gay? :PNah; once you go cloaca, you never go back-a...
Hahahahahahaah, When we find out that plants are sentinent they are going to eat the fucking sunlight.:'(
it was bigoted and hostile
If you are a vegan/vegetarian who is actually offended by that joke, then my theory has been proven that one's humor glands require animal protein to develop properly.Serious mode:
Animal protein?
Animal protein?
Don't overthink it. What I mean is just some chemical (probably a protein) found only in animals, to explain why vegetarians/vegans wouldn't get any. It's all a hypothetical joke.
i eat lots of meat. i have vegetarian friends and i often get into arguments over food ethics with them(why no insects, mechanical thresher collateral deaths, etc.) i found that comment very ignorant and unwarrantedly hostile. as if i was in a group arguing with another group and someone from my side flung a turd to the other side. i facepalmed, and quickly switched sides to catch it with my face...
luckily i was still facepalming and most of the shit got into the back of my hand
Vegan here. Wasn't offended by content, was offended by quality =Pit was bigoted and hostile
If you are a vegan/vegetarian who is actually offended by that joke, then my theory has been proven that one's humor glands require animal protein to develop properly.
I actually thought it was pretty lame; the concept is funny, but he failed pretty badly at wording it.
I think this thread is competing to become the Champion Derailed Thread of Bay 12. It's gone off the rails so often even the local news has stopped reporting on it.The internet has a local news?
It's called The OnionQuoteI think this thread is competing to become the Champion Derailed Thread of Bay 12. It's gone off the rails so often even the local news has stopped reporting on it.The internet has a local news?
It's called The OnionIt's still more informative than FOX News
Arguably, FOX sometimes has some medium-quality non-biased information, like, say, a topaz in a sea of dirt.QuoteIt's called The OnionIt's still more informative than FOX News
I'd say like a chunk of shit in a sea of defiled corpses. But maybe that's just me.Arguably, FOX sometimes has some medium-quality non-biased information, like, say, a topaz in a sea of dirt.QuoteIt's called The OnionIt's still more informative than FOX News
Hooray for attempting a derail of a derail!
and much, much less biased.Please tell me they really said this and there is a link to it.
however, some things fox come out with are just hilarious in their own special way.
'parents who give their children candy are more likely to have them grow up into criminals, and should probably be shot in the back with a crossbow.'
'parents who give their children candy are more likely to have them grow up into criminals, and should probably be shot in the back with a crossbow.'Swap parents with children and you've got Dwarf Fortress o-o
Nah, you come from the other head.+2 Zing points
Children who give their parents candy are more likely to have [their parents] grow up into criminals?'parents who give their children candy are more likely to have them grow up into criminals, and should probably be shot in the back with a crossbow.'Swap parents with children and you've got Dwarf Fortress o-o
"I'm just suspicious they're sneaking in to contaminate our country."
Some quote in the newspaper about the planned mosque and how Muslims will destroy our purity protect the children oh nooooooooo
People seem to latch onto whatever minority has had the most recent high profile crime. Right now it's muslims, since nothing big has changed that since 9/11. Who knows, maybe some random fucktard will bomb a orphanage, someone will notice he's swedish or something, and all of America will stop listening to heavy metal for a decade."I'm just suspicious they're sneaking in to contaminate our country."
Some quote in the newspaper about the planned mosque and how Muslims will destroy our purity protect the children oh nooooooooo
Oh god fucking damn it. I hate it when people hate on Muslims. It is SOOO FUCKING STUPID. Baader Meinhof gang, mafia, and the Crusaders were christian, but people don't go, "Watch out for those silly christians, they'll cut your throat open, stick a cut up soda can in there, and let you bleed to death!"
Just because someone is of a specific religion does not mean they conform to stereotypes about that religion.
Sigh. /rant
Sorry about that, pet peeve of mine.
Here's a better (bad, maybe outdated) vegan joke: How many vegans does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None, General Electric tests on animals
Between 8 and 10 is considered the best, iirc.There is no conclusive study, although the most recent one I saw (the past year or two) said 6. Regardless, the point is that my roommate implied I was stupid because I don't sleep a lot, and that smart people sleep for longer than people of lower intelligence (like 12 hours).
Even if there is an optimum, remember that there likely is a lot of divergence between people. What might be good for you might not be for your neighbor.Of course. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm)
"I'm just suspicious they're sneaking in to contaminate our country."
Some quote in the newspaper about the planned mosque and how Muslims will destroy our purity protect the children oh nooooooooo
Oh god fucking damn it. I hate it when people hate on Muslims. It is SOOO FUCKING STUPID. Baader Meinhof gang, mafia, and the Crusaders were christian, but people don't go, "Watch out for those silly christians, they'll cut your throat open, stick a cut up soda can in there, and let you bleed to death!"
Just because someone is of a specific religion does not mean they conform to stereotypes about that religion.
Sigh. /rant
Sorry about that, pet peeve of mine.
I am almost stunned speechless. Who in the world would call Orwell "left-wing"? Do they consider Vlad Putin "right-wing"?
How could he be too "left-wing" when his two greatest books -- among the greatest books ever -- Animal Farm and 1984 were take-downs of the left-wing Soviet system? How could he be too left-wing when he fought against the National Socialists in Germany and their ideological brothers Franco and Mussolini? I doubt this lady's story at the outset, just as Orwell taught us to do!
A lot of people have probably heard about this, but that one guy in the US running for office in...Minnesota, I think? Anyway, he said something about a woman's body being able to stop a pregnancy in the case of "legitimate rape."
The fuck.
Oh god fucking damn it. I hate it when people hate on Muslims.I assume you're talking about the "MUSLEEMS IS TERRERRISTS" thing going on. Don't get it confused with hate for Islam, since there are a lot of atrocities and oppression done for Islam. But that's for a more serious thread... And possibly the sad thread too.
A lot of people have probably heard about this, but that one guy in the US running for office in...Minnesota, I think? Anyway, he said something about a woman's body being able to stop a pregnancy in the case of "legitimate rape."
The fuck.
I believe he meant "legitimate rape" not as in "rape that is justified" but as in "rape that is actually rape".
His science is still bullshit, I'm not supporting him. It's just that the comment was said badly, and made him look extra-dumb.
Here's a better (bad, maybe outdated) vegan joke: How many vegans does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None, General Electric tests on animals
...I don't get it...
A lot of people have probably heard about this, but that one guy in the US running for office in...Minnesota, I think? Anyway, he said something about a woman's body being able to stop a pregnancy in the case of "legitimate rape."
The fuck.
I believe he meant "legitimate rape" not as in "rape that is justified" but as in "rape that is actually rape".
His science is still bullshit, I'm not supporting him. It's just that the comment was said badly, and made him look extra-dumb.
Missouri, not Minnesota.
ON TOPIC: 'BRB EVERYONE IM GOING AFK!' this was said when they were getting up to get a beer.....Was this said online, or in a meatspace situation?
"watched an hour video today about bread. thought to myself... i'm asian... my people eat rice... i don't even LIKE bread...!"My people got invaded to death. There's probably less than a million of us left (including those of us who are more everything else than Cherokee. I'm mostly white, but I still count.)
The glaring stupidity of this comment really pisses me off. Most Asians don't even EAT rice naturally unless they're from the South. Wheat and barley are the most common grains in mid to Northeast China, not even including the arid inner reaches of China to Mongolia and Central Asia. But yeah, up here, we eat a LOT of bread. So don't go and say "My people eat rice." That's one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard.
Perpetuate baseless stereotypes, why don't you. In the name of "your people."
As a Minnesotan I can tell you, the Dakotas are not a 'buffer' for hicksvill. If you know what I mean.
Nice though. Nice Hicks.
"watched an hour video today about bread. thought to myself... i'm asian... my people eat rice... i don't even LIKE bread...!"Meh...just meant they're guilty of extending whatever subgroup of Asian they are to the entire region. There *are* a lot of Asians who eat a fuckton of rice. Just not Beiren (mian and baozi FTW!)
The glaring stupidity of this comment really pisses me off. Most Asians don't even EAT rice naturally unless they're from the South. Wheat and barley are the most common grains in mid to Northeast China, not even including the arid inner reaches of China to Mongolia and Central Asia. But yeah, up here, we eat a LOT of bread. So don't go and say "My people eat rice." That's one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard.
Perpetuate baseless stereotypes, why don't you. In the name of "your people."
Rape that is actually rape, opposed to what? How the hell do you decide if something is rape but not actually rape?A lot of people have probably heard about this, but that one guy in the US running for office in...Minnesota, I think? Anyway, he said something about a woman's body being able to stop a pregnancy in the case of "legitimate rape."
The fuck.
I believe he meant "legitimate rape" not as in "rape that is justified" but as in "rape that is actually rape".
His science is still bullshit, I'm not supporting him. It's just that the comment was said badly, and made him look extra-dumb.
As opposed to statutory rape (which could be consensual sex, just with a minor). We went over this in the Election Megathread. They want to make sure 15-year olds who get knocked up have to live with the consequences, or something.Rape that is actually rape, opposed to what? How the hell do you decide if something is rape but not actually rape?A lot of people have probably heard about this, but that one guy in the US running for office in...Minnesota, I think? Anyway, he said something about a woman's body being able to stop a pregnancy in the case of "legitimate rape."
The fuck.
I believe he meant "legitimate rape" not as in "rape that is justified" but as in "rape that is actually rape".
His science is still bullshit, I'm not supporting him. It's just that the comment was said badly, and made him look extra-dumb.
Three words: Insane Troll Logic.
But if you change one letter of fact, it turns to face, and you know that *insert person here* has a trustworthy face!Three words: Insane Troll Logic.
It is astounding what insanity normal seeming people will hold to as fact. :/
A lot of people have probably heard about this, but that one guy in the US running for office in...Minnesota, I think? Anyway, he said something about a woman's body being able to stop a pregnancy in the case of "legitimate rape."
The fuck.
I believe he meant "legitimate rape" not as in "rape that is justified" but as in "rape that is actually rape".
His science is still bullshit, I'm not supporting him. It's just that the comment was said badly, and made him look extra-dumb.
Rape that is actually rape, opposed to what? How the hell do you decide if something is rape but not actually rape?
As opposed to statutory rape (which could be consensual sex, just with a minor). We went over this in the Election Megathread. They want to make sure 15-year olds who get knocked up have to live with the consequences, or something.
Get too drunk and some guy takes advantage of you? Doesn't count, you shouldn't have gotten drunk.
Ah, that is at least better than the "It's not rape if she 'wanted it'" Bullshit I've been hearing.As opposed to statutory rape (which could be consensual sex, just with a minor). We went over this in the Election Megathread. They want to make sure 15-year olds who get knocked up have to live with the consequences, or something.Rape that is actually rape, opposed to what? How the hell do you decide if something is rape but not actually rape?A lot of people have probably heard about this, but that one guy in the US running for office in...Minnesota, I think? Anyway, he said something about a woman's body being able to stop a pregnancy in the case of "legitimate rape."
The fuck.
I believe he meant "legitimate rape" not as in "rape that is justified" but as in "rape that is actually rape".
His science is still bullshit, I'm not supporting him. It's just that the comment was said badly, and made him look extra-dumb.
Well if they're both drunk and acting stupid, I don't know why it defaults to the man being at fault.
I suppose it depends how one acts when drunk. It doesn't excuse their actions, after all. But when it's one person's word against another (with no other evidence to go on), I don't think the guy's gonna win.
In soviet russia, language breaks youWell if they're both drunk and acting stupid, I don't know why it defaults to the man being at fault.
I suppose it depends how one acts when drunk. It doesn't excuse their actions, after all. But when it's one person's word against another (with no other evidence to go on), I don't think the guy's gonna win.
The only reason why the woman/girl being drunk has any bearing as "rape" is that females tend to be smaller, and thus are more susceptible to drunkenness after drinking the same amount of alcohol as the man in question, who could still be perfectly clear-minded while she's drunk as a fish.
I would still say "your fault you got drunk, slut", but then every wannabe-feminist poser in the country would be on my case :/
Anyway, off the politics! To stupidity.
My brother, endless font of sources for this thread, announced his intention to learn Russian, just so he could say stupid little inflammatory crap about Pr[ime Minister/esident] Volodya and/or communism. Then began bitching about how hard it is to learn another language, and harassing me for help with a language I have no knowledge of either.
The stupid part was that they advertised a special parking pass for faculty and staff who want to be environmentally friendly. By only being allowed to park in the furthest lot from campus, you'll be able to get more exercise and decrease on-campus pollution!Wait seriously?
The stupid part was that they advertised a special parking pass for faculty and staff who want to be environmentally friendly. By only being allowed to park in the furthest lot from campus, you'll be able to get more exercise and decrease on-campus pollution!(http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-pseudo.gif)
My school sent out an email today about parking. It was full of stupid.
They made the parking spots closest to the classroom buildings into faculty/staff only spots, which makes parking worse for the students. Oh well. The stupid part was that they advertised a special parking pass for faculty and staff who want to be environmentally friendly. By only being allowed to park in the furthest lot from campus, you'll be able to get more exercise and decrease on-campus pollution!
Why does my face hurt? Oh, I just hit it with mypalmwall.
How about a desk on the wall that's shaped like a palm?Why does my face hurt? Oh, I just hit it with mypalmwall.
Why does my face hurt? Oh, I just hit it with my palm.
It is astounding what insanity normal seeming people will hold to as fact. :/Always remember: Normal and sane are two entirely separate concepts.
First recorded by the ancient Romans:My head, it does palm?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
First recorded by the ancient Romans:My head, it does palm?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
My people got invaded to death. There's probably less than a million of us left (including those of us who are more everything else than Cherokee. I'm mostly white, but I still count.)
My people got invaded to death. There's probably less than a million of us left (including those of us who are more everything else than Cherokee. I'm mostly white, but I still count.)
It must feel strange knowing your people invaded your people to death :P
You were once able to go online without worrying about the countless cybercriminals lurking out there or getting attacked by online thugs determined to steal your money and identity.
Who's trolling? If you're talking about the image Valid Dark just posted, I think meaning behind that is supposed to be obvious :P
[pedantry]Who's trolling? If you're talking about the image Valid Dark just posted, I think meaning behind that is supposed to be obvious :P
It's obviously satire, yes. Satire is different from trolling, though. Satire is proving a legitimate point by pretending to agree with the opposite viewpoint. Trolls have no legitimate point to prove by similarly pretending.
So on my new laptop, I got a free 60 days of Norton Internet Protection Something-Complex Service etc. Now that it's over, the little thing that tries to tell me to go buy it again sayeth:QuoteYou were once able to go online without worrying about the countless cybercriminals lurking out there or getting attacked by online thugs determined to steal your money and identity.
Oh shit, better turn the computy thing I got here off, otherwise I'll get mugged and my identity will be forfeit. Wouldn't want to get mugged by cybercriminals or anything.
"It's dangerous to go alone! Take this."So on my new laptop, I got a free 60 days of Norton Internet Protection Something-Complex Service etc. Now that it's over, the little thing that tries to tell me to go buy it again sayeth:QuoteYou were once able to go online without worrying about the countless cybercriminals lurking out there or getting attacked by online thugs determined to steal your money and identity.
Oh shit, better turn the computy thing I got here off, otherwise I'll get mugged and my identity will be forfeit. Wouldn't want to get mugged by cybercriminals or anything.
Yea, I'm pretty sure Norton isn't protecting you from any of that even with it active. Norton and McAfee are the equivalent to putting a 2 digit bike lock on your door to keep burglars out.
A two digit bike lock that raids your fridge, trips you while you're going to the bathroom, and occasionally unplugs your phone while you're making important calls.So it's like hiring Bender for security?
Had less problems with and less problems getting rid of viruses than I have from those two pains in the arse.
Or the Hell's Angels.A two digit bike lock that raids your fridge, trips you while you're going to the bathroom, and occasionally unplugs your phone while you're making important calls.So it's like hiring Bender for security?
Had less problems with and less problems getting rid of viruses than I have from those two pains in the arse.
Avast is a good Antivirus, right?I thought it was...?
I installed it a couple weeks ago and spent the rest of the day trying to uninstall it before it slowed my computer to the point where it was incapable of so much as typing one letter in Notepad. I failed every time until I booted it in safe mode.Avast is a good Antivirus, right?I thought it was...?
I installed it a couple weeks ago and spent the rest of the day trying to uninstall it before it slowed my computer to the point where it was incapable of so much as typing one letter in Notepad. I failed every time until I booted it in safe mode.Avast is a good Antivirus, right?I thought it was...?
there's someone on youtube who's under the belief that what he believes, everyone else in America believes.L'États-Unis, c'est moi.
there's someone on youtube who's under the belief that what he believes, everyone else in America believes.
there's someone on youtube who's under the belief that what he believes, everyone else in America believes.
ftfythere's someone on youtube who's under the belief that what he believes, everyone else in America believes.
More like "there's 6.9 billion people on this planet..."
I used to use AVG until it began bloating up as bad as Norton and McAfee. Switched to Avast, generally been pleased with the result for the last 10 months or so. If I was to actually pony up the cash for an AV suite, I'd probably go with Kaspersky. They've always been a solid package.I installed it a couple weeks ago and spent the rest of the day trying to uninstall it before it slowed my computer to the point where it was incapable of so much as typing one letter in Notepad. I failed every time until I booted it in safe mode.Avast is a good Antivirus, right?I thought it was...?
Weird, I had generally positive experience with it...
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/texas-judge-warns-possible-civil-war-president-obama-230545603.htmlEverything is bigger in Texas. Including the idiots and the facepalms.
Just all of this. I mean really, thats not gonna happen.
As to the South's ever-imminent rise.... (http://www.theonion.com/articles/south-postpones-rising-again-for-yet-another-year,377/)Hahahaha, thanks for that link. Penetrating journalistic article, as always. The Onion truly sets a precedent for truth in reporting.
Exibit C of why the U.S. is no longer going to be the most powerful country in the world in 10 years.
A: Each side is more interested in slandering the other than actually talking about issues.
B: Neither side is willing to cooperate in even the slightest way with the other side on what are basically government scale 'life or death' issues.
C: And even the regular joe are so ingrained in their ideas and refuse to compromise so much that either side having full control of the government in a time when shit needs doing instead of being argued over, apperantly means the end of life as we know it.
I do not how a joke site remains popular and still online after so long. Is america really so stupid as to like this sort of shit?
Fake and spoof sites is really some thing that pisses the hells out of me as I can't understand why people tolerate it.
I do not how a joke site remains popular and still online after so long. Is america really so stupid as to like this sort of shit?One day you too can install a humor chip.
Fake and spoof sites is really some thing that pisses the hells out of me as I can't understand why people tolerate it.
Inserted by top-quality mantis technicians?I do not how a joke site remains popular and still online after so long. Is america really so stupid as to like this sort of shit?One day you too can install a humor chip.
Fake and spoof sites is really some thing that pisses the hells out of me as I can't understand why people tolerate it.
You don't fake news!
News is supposed to be Serious!
People are stupid enough with out Idiots creating More idiots.
Go Parody Twilight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbALpHhA3fQ) or something that is obviously shite to begin with.
You don't fake news!Contrary to... Belief, the onion news is not actually news.
News is supposed to be Serious!
literallyunbelievable.org (http://literallyunbelievable.org)You don't fake news!Contrary to... Belief, the onion news is not actually news.
News is supposed to be Serious!
Except for that one time where it was terrifyingly prophetic (http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros,464/). I always wonder how the folks who wrote that one felt about it over the following years.You don't fake news!Contrary to... Belief, the onion news is not actually news.
News is supposed to be Serious!
Good duuvian that is terrifying. The only thing they missed was the patriot nonsense.Except for that one time where it was terrifyingly prophetic (http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros,464/). I always wonder how the folks who wrote that one felt about it over the following years.You don't fake news!Contrary to... Belief, the onion news is not actually news.
News is supposed to be Serious!
The funniest thing in that article is that the Texas Judge "is calling for a trained, well-equipped force to battle the United Nations troops he says Obama would bring in.".He's probably thinking of UN peacekeeping mission. The same guys who can't stop African civil wars being fought mostly with machetes. Fear their non-interventionist might! Tremble before their mandate not to engage in hostilities!
Those United Nations troops which do not exist.
Black Helicopters are old. It's all about the spy drones now.The horrible thing being those are all too real...
Keep reading! Eventually your faith in humanity will get so low it'll flip right back around into the positives.Note that this implies insanity/denial, not signed integer overflow.
To be fair he spelt "if, a, me" and "book" right. Although I might despair if he managed to spell a one letter word wrong. Youtube comments make him look smart.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
best response to a stupid question (let's ask people who know nothing about me or my taste in books what book to recommend, and do it with terrible spelling!)
Dear god, the memories...To be fair he spelt "if, a, me" and "book" right. Although I might despair if he managed to spell a one letter word wrong. Youtube comments make him look smart.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
best response to a stupid question (let's ask people who know nothing about me or my taste in books what book to recommend, and do it with terrible spelling!)
Inserted by top-quality mantis technicians?
"bzzzbzzzbz"
"What?"
"LOLOLOLOLO"
"AAAAARRRRGGGHHHH"
You know that humanity.faith is an unsigned 128 bit number right?
lolololo Me as well ;D Although I am pretty sure that was kinda anti-Mantid (i.e., racist).Inserted by top-quality mantis technicians?
"bzzzbzzzbz"
"What?"
"LOLOLOLOLO"
"AAAAARRRRGGGHHHH"
Hahahah i laughed my ass off.
lolololo Me as well ;D Although I am pretty sure that was kinda anti-Mantid (i.e., racist).Inserted by top-quality mantis technicians?
"bzzzbzzzbz"
"What?"
"LOLOLOLOLO"
"AAAAARRRRGGGHHHH"
Hahahah i laughed my ass off.
You'll know when the test begins.Kamin must've escaped...
-- Cave Johnson
Dear god, the memories...To be fair he spelt "if, a, me" and "book" right. Although I might despair if he managed to spell a one letter word wrong. Youtube comments make him look smart.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
best response to a stupid question (let's ask people who know nothing about me or my taste in books what book to recommend, and do it with terrible spelling!)
I've found that the smaller the number of views a YT video has, the comments become progressively smarter. By the time the views hit zero the commentor has transended this reality.Dear god, the memories...To be fair he spelt "if, a, me" and "book" right. Although I might despair if he managed to spell a one letter word wrong. Youtube comments make him look smart.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
best response to a stupid question (let's ask people who know nothing about me or my taste in books what book to recommend, and do it with terrible spelling!)
I think youtube comments are gradually increasing in quality. Not that they'll ever reach any level of "good", but they arent as bad as they used to be. Tough the eternal "X PPL R Y LOLOLOL" remains a top comment.
How can -X Youtube Personality- have more then 1 million subcribers if there aren't more then 1 million people on the planet?!
So, the path to enlightenment is posting a youtube video no one can see and commenting on it yourself?Yep. I'm only sticking around for DF 1.00 to be released; after that, goodbye physical form!
Speaking of Youtube comments:Quote from: Youtube CommentsHow can -X Youtube Personality- have more then 1 million subcribers if there aren't more then 1 million people on the planet?!
My face has all of the plam marks.
I don't think I'll ever forget the youtube comment saying Atheists killed 7 billion people in WWII.
I don't think I'll ever forget the youtube comment saying Atheists killed 7 billion people in WWII.
Oh, my favorite is the one of a 13 year old boy saying about asdfmovie 4 that it promotes the use of drugs and violence and that it has no storyline and therefore sucks.
Oh, my favorite is the one of a 13 year old boy saying about asdfmovie 4 that it promotes the use of drugs and violence and that it has no storyline and therefore sucks.
Did i mention his name was XXCHRIST-SAVIORXX1999?
Did i mention his name was XXCHRIST-SAVIORXX1999?
Ah. This applies then. (http://www.macromeme.com/dog/science-and-religion.html) No offense intended.
Ah. This applies then. (http://www.macromeme.com/dog/science-and-religion.html) No offense intended.The dude supports his premises well but they don't support his final conclusion, as he's lumping all religions together with the ones that impose their arbitrary morality on others.
Whenever SAVE TIBET people say china kills millions of tibetans daily, a smidge of my faith in humanity goes poof.Yeahhh....the whole Tibetan thing is a very popular cause for beginning lefty activists to cut their teeth on. Which means you get a lot of people with good intentions and bad research. The reality is a lot more convoluted.
Let's not get into this. I've got a million fun little pictures on my harddrive for just this arguement, and I'd rather not get banned over something like this. Let's just argee to disagree, and I'll remove the comic. :) I was hoping for a different macromeme religion image, but that's the one I found first. Poor judgement on my part.Go ahead and bump the theology topic and we can go mano mano. I like going devils advocate, especially on stuff I only half agree with in the first place.
Well it was a rant on all the crap, hate and ignorance religion causes. I didn't really see him trying to establish superiority at all, he was just mad that there are Christians who literally teach things like "condoms cause aids" and said it was obsolete. Probably not a discussion fit for a stupid thread.Did i mention his name was XXCHRIST-SAVIORXX1999?
Ah. This applies then. (http://www.macromeme.com/dog/science-and-religion.html) No offense intended.
At first I thought your comic might be actually rational. Alas, no. It's one of those "holierless holy-than-thou" atheists.
Thank you.Whenever SAVE TIBET people say china kills millions of tibetans daily, a smidge of my faith in humanity goes poof.Yeahhh....the whole Tibetan thing is a very popular cause for beginning lefty activists to cut their teeth on. Which means you get a lot of people with good intentions and bad research. The reality is a lot more convoluted.
Aaaaand on an entirely different video in youtube someone is convinced the only thing the Japanese did in WWII was bomb pearl harbour and get bombed in Hiroshima.
Just...
I wouldn't know about that, Fatman and Little boy were kind of whats left of what they manufactured during that time so it would have taken another 6 months for them to make more bombs and then china and russia would have bumrushed into the islands.Aaaaand on an entirely different video in youtube someone is convinced the only thing the Japanese did in WWII was bomb pearl harbour and get bombed in Hiroshima.
Just...
The same people who claim the US beat Germany, I'd guess...
I also find it funny how some people consider the bombing of Pearl Harbor some sort of "darkest hour" in history, and that it justified anything the US did to Japan. PH was a military site. Of course it'll be the target for an act of war!
As for those who say it was wrong to nuke Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they should also think again. Operation Downfall would have cost more lives on both sides. Less civilian casualties though, as Japan wouldn't have had non-combatants ::) The US were even planning on using strategic nukes as tactical weapons. ‼Warfare‼ at it's finest!
Aaaaand on an entirely different video in youtube someone is convinced the only thing the Japanese did in WWII was bomb pearl harbour and get bombed in Hiroshima.
my friend found a comment (he never mentioned where) the guy said that the USA did everything in the second world war on D-day and in the preparations for D-day, and that all the British did was hide like retarded cowards.Aaaaand on an entirely different video in youtube someone is convinced the only thing the Japanese did in WWII was bomb pearl harbour and get bombed in Hiroshima.
Just...
The same people who claim the US beat Germany, I'd guess...
Sorry, but I believe the British actually did a large part of the planning. also, we sent our soldiers too, you complete and utter twat!
my friend found a comment (he never mentioned where) the guy said that the USA did everything in the second world war on D-day and in the preparations for D-day, and that all the British did was hide like retarded cowards.Aaaaand on an entirely different video in youtube someone is convinced the only thing the Japanese did in WWII was bomb pearl harbour and get bombed in Hiroshima.
Just...
The same people who claim the US beat Germany, I'd guess...
Sorry, but I believe the British actually did a large part of the planning. also, we sent our soldiers too, you complete and utter twat!
my friend found a comment (he never mentioned where) the guy said that the USA did everything in the second world war on D-day and in the preparations for D-day, and that all the British did was hide like retarded cowards.Aaaaand on an entirely different video in youtube someone is convinced the only thing the Japanese did in WWII was bomb pearl harbour and get bombed in Hiroshima.
Just...
The same people who claim the US beat Germany, I'd guess...
Sorry, but I believe the British actually did a large part of the planning. also, we sent our soldiers too, you complete and utter twat!
And, of course, Uncle Joe's "help". 62% of Axis military casualties by themselves, plus another 4.6 million taken prisoner.my friend found a comment (he never mentioned where) the guy said that the USA did everything in the second world war on D-day and in the preparations for D-day, and that all the British did was hide like retarded cowards.Aaaaand on an entirely different video in youtube someone is convinced the only thing the Japanese did in WWII was bomb pearl harbour and get bombed in Hiroshima.
Just...
The same people who claim the US beat Germany, I'd guess...
Sorry, but I believe the British actually did a large part of the planning. also, we sent our soldiers too, you complete and utter twat!
Really, it was the western allies who helped in Europe...
Webb felt that there are different incarnations of Lizard in the comic book. He felt that he should do it without the snout because he was interested more in human emotions, because he wanted to keep Rhys' presence in the creature. Webb wanted him to have emotion, have a face and have feeling.Emotion (http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/8510/screenshot897071.png), Face (http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/1567/screenshot782946.png), Feeling (http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1918/screenshot455152.png).
This is the worst thing I ever heard from anyone ever.This is one of those moments that makes you want to hit the reset button.
"Do you have Facebook?"
"No."
"Do you have a cell phone?"
"No."
"Then how do you talk to your friends?!"
:'(
This is the worst thing I ever heard from anyone ever.* The palm strikes Vorthon in the face, shattering the skull and tearing the brain.
"Do you have Facebook?"
"No."
"Do you have a cell phone?"
"No."
"Then how do you talk to your friends?!"
:'(
WalkScuttle, dammit.WalkingScuttling is good for you. And you get to see more.
I use facebook and my cell phone to arrange times to meet my friends in real life.Yes. This. Why is this bad to you people?!
It's bad when it becomes the exclusive medium of contact. No face to face, just facebook to facebook.I use facebook and my cell phone to arrange times to meet my friends in real life.Yes. This. Why is this bad to you people?!
I use facebook and my cell phone to arrange times to meet my friends in real life.
Yes. This. Why is this bad to you people?!
It's bad when it becomes the exclusive medium of contact. No face to face, just facebook to facebook.
At least forum discussions are constructive and meaningful...I use facebook and my cell phone to arrange times to meet my friends in real life.
Yes. This. Why is this bad to you people?!
It's bad when it becomes the exclusive medium of contact. No face to face, just facebook to facebook.
I'm pretty sure nerds who get on an internet forum to talk to people are more disconnected from real life conversation than teens that text a lot. Since, you know, the teens probably spend a lot of time talking at school, or going to the movies or whatever it is that teenagers do these days.
I'm a teenager, so there. MUTUAL EXCLUSIVITYI use facebook and my cell phone to arrange times to meet my friends in real life.
Yes. This. Why is this bad to you people?!
It's bad when it becomes the exclusive medium of contact. No face to face, just facebook to facebook.
I'm pretty sure nerds who get on an internet forum to talk to people are more disconnected from real life conversation than teens that text a lot. Since, you know, the teens probably spend a lot of time talking at school, or going to the movies or whatever it is that teenagers do these days.
I use facebook and my cell phone to arrange times to meet my friends in real life.
On an earlier note, out of curiosity how much faith in humanity do Bay Watchers actually have? Oooh, and give me examples.
It's handy as hell to keep contact with friends abroad too. All those people you meet, but are too lazy to write e-mails or letters to. Facebook just make sure you don't loose contact. :)Whilst marketing all of your personal information.
On an earlier note, out of curiosity how much faith in humanity do Bay Watchers actually have? Oooh, and give me examples.I'm currently around -200, for various RL reasons.
On an earlier note, out of curiosity how much faith in humanity do Bay Watchers actually have? Oooh, and give me examples.
I'm one of those optimistic ones who things humanity as a whole is pretty awesome, but just needs to get over its asshole-ish behavior.
Whilst marketing all of your personal information.
Wait, I'm getting mixed signals here... Are the police FBs or are the police trying to contain/manage the existence of FBs?Both. The police force consists of the wimpy flame/snow/salt/etc. FBs that are normally killed by a passing crundle or whatever. Using teamwork, they monitor and control the remaining FB population. It's like a mix of Men in Black and CSI and generic cop movies. Anyway, I'm off to sell this idea to Hollywood, wish me luck!
Yeah, but think about how much worse the shootings at the Empire State Building would have been if the triggerhappy cop had been armed with contagious necrosis dust instead of a gun.that's actuallay one of the most convincing arguments against gun control i've read in a long time
Would it be at all possible to get this thread back on the rails?Nope, it's too awesome now.
1. Requires nameWhilst marketing all of your personal information.Well, you don't have to put up personal information on there. :p
Yet another example why purely electronic evils are evil: You lose option 4 (Firebomb it).1. Requires nameWhilst marketing all of your personal information.Well, you don't have to put up personal information on there. :p
2. Requires phone number
3. Requires e-mail
4. Anything you post can and will be used against you, you have the right to remain silent and... Nope, your friends will post your personal details for you. So you don't have that either.
So three options:
Don't use it
Use it without using it
Use it
It doesn't, and you don't have to give it your real name if you don't want to.
Do as everyone does and provide fake infoI could've sworn I already covered this.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.I have one, but I never even uploaded a picture and haven't been on for over a year :P
Did you?Yup.
I've been wondering: Isn't facebook pretty damn close to a monopoly? I haven't heard of anyone legitimately having a MySpace or anything for like, years. It's always facebook.MySpace has pretty much turned into a tool for small-time bands.
Meh, screw these "social network" sites. Just block the websites and be done with them. Only evil can come from such abominations.It's a sad state of affairs when doing that is hipster :\
If I want to keep contact with the people I call them, send email or hop on the next train. /hipster
I'm fine beingFixed that for me.completely antisocial andnot having a Facebook.
hipsters (if such a thing can even be found as no one seems willing to call themselves by this name) view themselves as intellectuals who reject the mainstream and carefully define their own identities
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
You'll have to give me your definition of hipster, then. 'Cause it's not the same as mine.
Mine comes from TvTropes, also known as the most reliable source for everything ever:Quotehipsters (if such a thing can even be found as no one seems willing to call themselves by this name) view themselves as intellectuals who reject the mainstream and carefully define their own identities
Sort of the ubermensch of culture. Which doesn't sound that bad to me, tbh.
The problem with being a special snowflake nonconformist is that everyone else is, too. You're always the most intelligent, unique person when within the confines of your mind.
"Arrrrrgh!" I thought to myself. "Here I am speaking to the first man on the Moon and all I can think of asking him are his impressions of Cranfield University!". I knew that I could only ask one more question. "Don't waste it", I thought as he finished answering my second question.
"When you set foot on the Moon all things seemed possible. The very stars seemed within our grasp. But now that dream has gone. Whatever happened to the Armstrong dream?
And he gazed down toward me - his kindly presence filled my vision as if I was being spoken to by a god. He said: "The dream remains! The reality has faded a bit, but it will come back, in time."
And with that reassurance, he set my world straight again. My cynicism had evaporated, my smallness was no more and I could dream about the possibility of exploring the stars once again.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
You'll have to give me your definition of hipster, then. 'Cause it's not the same as mine.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
Well it's good to see we're all antisocial over here on B12. I would say we should form some kind of antisocial community if that weren't so glaringly contradictory.Which is exactly why we should do it.
Well it's good to see we're all antisocial over here on B12. I would say we should form some kind of antisocial community if that weren't so glaringly contradictory.My thoughts exactly, but then I realised. Sense? Where we're going we don't need no sense.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
Here is my last word.
I'm out.
You can put in a last word if you are a loser.
And no one rejects anything just to reject it. They reject it to prove a point of some sort.Huh? There are... lots of other reasons to reject things. I don't reject Badoo to make a point - I just don't want to use it. It doesn't offer anything I desire. If I were to reject Facebook for the same reason (say, because all my friends were on Badoo), I honestly don't think that would be "hipsterish".
Hrm, yes. The "hipsterish" reason to reject something is to prove a point, though.Maybe at first. But most of the hipsters I've known were expressly doing it because it was the thing to do. Except for the hipsters who were so meta that they never shut up about how annoying hipsters were.
And arguably, if you pick option A over option B because B is better, you're proving a point that A is worse. But that's just pedantic.
I've said it before.How about a tunic?
I would -totally- wear a male-focused dress. Ain't gonna wear a frilly sun-dress, armless. But a dress in general? All over that.
Yep.How about nothing? Eh? Ehhhh?
And a kilt.
And a skirt.
Ha! You and your puny razors. They will fall to the raw manliness of my chest hair.*shudder*
Seriously, last time I tried a full body shave, it took me a dozen razor blades (Mach 3) and three full cans of shaving cream.
Also, my body hair got me back. I had a full body itch for a week when it grew back in.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
I'm fine being completely antisocial and not having a Facebook.
Ha! You and your puny razors. They will fall to the raw manliness of my chest hair.
Seriously, last time I tried a full body shave, it took me a dozen razor blades (Mach 3) and three full cans of shaving cream.
Also, my body hair got me back. I had a full body itch for a week when it grew back in.
I'm fine being unoriginal and continuing this quote pyramid.
Don't quote pyramid, it fucks up the forum; and no, it isn't funny; and no, nobody is impressed by how awesome you think you are for not having Facebook. Nobody cares.How exactly does it fuck up the forum?
(Well, once it made him angry, on a thread that was specifically about having the largest quote pyramid. )
We should all be antisocial together.We could even make a FB group or something! :D
I was going to suggest that!We should all be antisocial together.We could even make a FB group or something! :D
Not sure if I mentioned this one, but there was a person that aclled my (white) friend The N-word.I got that once in a while in high school, mostly from my black friends. I think the only logical response is, "LOLwut?"
which makes no sense in any way, shape or form. especially since he was saying it in an insulting way :-\
My dearest uncle had the following to say to a cousin of mine:You should tell him that there's a reason for the phenomena aptly titled "the Drunken Uncle."
"I'm older than you. I can say whatever I want. Little boys like you should keep your opinions to yourselves."
Said cousin is two years older than me and I'm in my mid-20s. The response was regarding a conversation about my uncle's bullshit opinions about treating other humans as second-class citizens.
Not trying to be informative, just stating my opinion.. There is a difference if you had any intelligence
From a random internet debate:QuoteNot trying to be informative, just stating my opinion.. There is a difference if you had any intelligence
From a random internet debate:Ah, the truth has been revealed!QuoteNot trying to say anything of value, just being a dick... There is a difference if you had any intelligence
From a random internet debate:QuoteNot trying to be informative, just stating my opinion.. There is a difference if you had any intelligence
So I'm on the youtubes doing youtubes things, when I look deeply into the comments section.I love it :DSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Did you just quote one of your own posts and say "I love it"?Do not question Loud Whispers!
Sorry dude, but you totally have to put yourself in this thread now.
We're all secretly mantises. Except that one guy. We're trolling the shit out of him.Wait, what?
lolololololoWe're all secretly mantises. Except that one guy. We're trolling the shit out of him.Wait, what?
lolololololololololololoWe're all secretly mantises. Except that one guy. We're trolling the shit out of him.Wait, what?
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/me pops up from the wood work**Wearing a historically totally inaccurate viking helm and missing a beard
on maybe racist jokes,when i told my slavic friend where the word slave came from, he went all like "fuckin niggas takin our jobs"....okay, I admit I laughed like hell at that.
I don't like Achilles because he worships a false god and not the one and only true god that will bring salvation to him. I find Jesus to be better than him, because he helps people.
From my Great Books discussion group:Let me guess, fundamentalist? I suppose it's better that the discussion isn't about his sexuality at least.QuoteI don't like Achilles because he worships a false god and not the one and only true god that will bring salvation to him. I find Jesus to be better than him, because he helps people.
Yeah. The worst bit is, we weren't even talking about religion. We where trying to talk about the battle of troy.From my Great Books discussion group:Let me guess, fundamentalist? I suppose it's better that the discussion isn't about his sexuality at least.QuoteI don't like Achilles because he worships a false god and not the one and only true god that will bring salvation to him. I find Jesus to be better than him, because he helps people.
Fundamentalists: The subject is of a discussion is no obstacle to finding a way to insert TEH LORD JEEZUS into it.Fundamentalists: Comparing Jesus to Jesus and coming to the conclusion Jesus is better because he worshipped Jesus.
Guy I was talking to: Do you ever think where human diease and stuff came from? Like AIDS and all that? Who got it first, were they born with it or what?
Some guy: IT'S ALL COME FROM THE GAYS!
"i want to go on vacation in scotland, do you soeak scottish?"
Oh, thank God. A necro.
Another quip from my maybe-racist friend to get this rolling:
"I'm gonna beat you like a slave! It's not racist, a black guy told it to me!"
Oh, thank God. A necro.
Another quip from my maybe-racist friend to get this rolling:
"I'm gonna beat you like a slave! It's not racist, a black guy told it to me!"
Oh, thank God. A necro.
Another quip from my maybe-racist friend to get this rolling:
"I'm gonna beat you like a slave! It's not racist, a black guy told it to me!"
Yeah. It's sad reverse discrimination is mainly used by racist assholes to justify their racism since it's actually a real thing. Hence why every TV show on American television has a black guy as a main character, even though logically the guy living in 14th century britian in a small town far away from anywhere anyone with money would keep a slave, or anything that might attract a freed slave, or a immigrant from Africa, any of that, there's a black guy inexplicably friends with the MC.
Then they kill him off quickly and hope people don't look too hard at why.
I wonder what Bay12 demographics are...From what I recall from reading that Bay12 meetup thread a while ago, most of us are bizarrely beardless. Basically an almost stereotypical lanky nerd. Vaguely northern european-ish appearances (white skin). I differ from the norm in that I have a sort of mustache-goatee thing going on, kinda like Gordon Freeman.
Yeah. It's sad reverse discrimination is mainly used by racist assholes to justify their racism since it's actually a real thing. Hence why every TV show on American television has a black guy as a main character, even though logically the guy living in 14th century britian in a small town far away from anywhere anyone with money would keep a slave, or anything that might attract a freed slave, or a immigrant from Africa, any of that, there's a black guy inexplicably friends with the MC.
Then they kill him off quickly and hope people don't look too hard at why.
Yeah, reverse discrimination is just as bad as regular discrimination, but no one takes it seriously because it's taken to extremes by uptight racist assholes who use it to whine about how they're mistreated. No one bats an eye if people talk about "Black history month", say "proud to be black", or add historically out-of-place black people to media for PC cred. But if you say "White history month", "proud to be white", or add out-of-place white people to a history series about Africa, it's some grievous offense.
Same thing as the whole "men's rights" thing. Should just be a counterpoint about how insane, extremist feminists should temper its goals to support actual gender equality, as opposed to female dominance, but instead it's been adopted by misogynists who just think it's a counterpoint to feminism in general.
Of course, just like the female-dominance groups, you have the "men's rights" groups that want to go back to the days when women were basically wombs with legs ::)I have seen literally no-one seriously say this. The general consensus, from what I can gather, is that things have changed a lot due to the industrial revolution, and this has the potential to make lives for everyone much better. The tricky thing to figure out is how to divide out of home labour (like in the work force) with in home labour (home making, essentially). There are several MRA commenters who are "house husbands" for their wives, and find the lifestyle works out well for everyone involved. There is no insistence among MRAs any significant numbers, afaik, to switching back to the traditional roles.
Of course, just like the female-dominance groups, you have the "men's rights" groups that want to go back to the days when women were basically wombs with legs ::)No. Men's rights people want true equality, rather than women getting everything handed to them, and men being crushed by a legal system that panders unconditionally to women.
You're very fortunate to live in a place where you don't have people that think that (or at least aren't vocal about it). Though given that you're on the internet, I'm rather surprised that you haven't. In fact, most of the people who are supposedly supporters of men's rights are in fact antifeminists; they don't want equality, they want feminism to go away.Of course, just like the female-dominance groups, you have the "men's rights" groups that want to go back to the days when women were basically wombs with legs ::)I have seen literally no-one seriously say this.
The general consensus, from what I can gather, is that things have changed a lot due to the industrial revolution, and this has the potential to make lives for everyone much better. The tricky thing to figure out is how to divide out of home labour (like in the work force) with in home labour (home making, essentially). There are several MRA commenters who are "house husbands" for their wives, and find the lifestyle works out well for everyone involved. There is no insistence among MRAs any significant numbers, afaik, to switching back to the traditional roles.
To explain this another way, we can think about the "old time roles" like this:
Women - Stay at home, make food and raise children
- limiting (few realistic options aside from this), stifling (not much time for hobbies), aggravating. Especially if this individual happens to have an unusual amount of potential.
Men - Work out of the house and be responsible for bringing in the sole support, work in a dangerous environment with no worker's rights.
- Limiting (relatively little education in those days), pressure (the lives of several people depend on the work), dangerous (no worker's rights, potentially life-threatening labour). However, if an individual happens to be lucky and have an unusual amount of potential, they can find themselves at the top of the pyramid, so to speak.
The lives of the majority of all people wasn't that great, and the few people who had all the perks, the ones at the top of society, happened to be a very small number of high-potential men. The lives of the high-potential women tended to be frustratingly unremarkable. The lives of the average woman was very limited, but generally tolerable, to the best of the husband's ability to provide. The lives of the average man can be said to be different from the average woman (assuming everyone marries) in that the responsibility (pressure) of earning the money to keep everyone in the family clothed and fed (remember, they had big families in those days) and the experience of working long shifts (the first set of labour laws I know of was to limit the work day to a maximum of 16 hours - for women and children) in dangerous work environments. I'm assuming that cooking, cleaning, and washing a shit-ton of clothes by hand was, not fun, but less hazardous to the health than working in a coal mine or putting together a high-rise building, or logging.
If we're talking about the few who win the metaphorical lottery, then there's no question that men tend to have it much better than women in pretty much all measurable categories. But when you expand the criteria to include all people in a population, the analysis becomes a lot less simple.
Abstracting the old gender roles into saying that "all the power was in the hands of men" is a logical fallacy, since most of the power was in the hand of a very small number of men, who exercised their power over, for the most part, other men. It turns a class-based complaint into a gender-based complaint. It's about rich vs poor, not men vs women.Read the above. There's no fucking abstraction there, it's historical fact. Nearly every human civilization (with a few notable exceptions) has been exclusively patriarchal. The only reason female rulers in western society were a thing is because they cared about "noble" (read: inbred) blood and divine right more than their other prejudices. 1924 was the year in which Nina Bang was elected as Danish Minister of Education, the first woman to be a minister in a democratically elected parliamentary government. The first female prime minister (Sirivamo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka) was elected in 1960. The first female president (Isabel Perón of Argentina) was elected in 1974.
The argument boils down to asserting that the complaints about historical gender roles can be made by anyone, and that we should find a new system that works out well for everyone rather than dumping all responsibility on just one person's shoulders.Not quite. The argument boils down to a lot of babbling about how most men had a pretty rough time of it too, so what's a little discrimination among friends? What's this about responsibility? Isn't that what you're doing when you say to blame the big, bad leaders who made life shitty for everyone?
I kind of hope this is the end of this particular thread of the derail, but something tells me it isn't. I hope this post was coherent, at least. I was flipping through a lot of tabs. Prisoners to disarm, goblinite to melt, etc.
The first modern conception of civil rights as such, the Magna Carta, was passed into law in 1225. The first modern nation to give women the vote was New Zealand, in 1893. It took close to 700 years for "Western" society to get from the idea of, "Gee, maybe freemen should have some rights." to "Gee, maybe slightly more than 50% of our population should get some sort of say in our representative government.[minor nitpick]The Magna Carta wasn't really about the rights of those without power, it was about enforcing the rights of the high nobility.
I can't help but feel you both missed my point. Most feminist and MRA groups, in my experience, seek equality in the workplace, fair child support/custody laws, and similar things. That stuff is fine.QFT. Although, to avoid confusing the moderates with the extremists, I wonder if it would be worth calling the moderates "gender egalitarians" or just "egalitarians" and the remaining extremists as feminists and masculists. The two latter, literally1, appears to only concern one of the sexes.
But in every viewpoint, there is an extremist view. You've got websites run by women who think that 90% of males should be forcibly castrated and that women should run everything. Conversely, you've got websites run by men that want to ban women from the workplace, forbid them from voting, and basically keep them chained up in the kitchen "where they belong".
*Ahem*
This'd make a great discussion for the progressive discussion thread, but it kinda stopped belonging in the stupid thread a while ago...
At least one branch of my family is from Luxumbourg, A.K.A The country so small the Goodyear can be spotted on a map of the whole damn thing.So fucking true.
Agreed, but then again half the posts in the thread don't belong here.*Ahem*
This'd make a great discussion for the progressive discussion thread, but it kinda stopped belonging in the stupid thread a while ago...
if you want to be even more nitpicky you can say that the us government wasn't always really democratic or has never been democratic. the definition of democracy isn't really set in stone, nor is it a binary adjective, and is dependant on context. many governments we historically class as democratic wouldn't really be thought of as democracies in the modern world, including the founding fathers' americaQuoteThe first modern conception of civil rights as such, the Magna Carta, was passed into law in 1225. The first modern nation to give women the vote was New Zealand, in 1893. It took close to 700 years for "Western" society to get from the idea of, "Gee, maybe freemen should have some rights." to "Gee, maybe slightly more than 50% of our population should get some sort of say in our representative government.[minor nitpick]The Magna Carta wasn't really about the rights of those without power, it was about enforcing the rights of the high nobility.
I would say the first real democratic goverment would probably be the US goverment (technically the Corsican Republic beat it by 30 years, as well as having female suffrage, but that doesn't really count because it was so short lived and small). Setting the Magna Carta as the start date seems kind of silly.[/minor nitpick]
The phrase "white history month is 12 months long" comes to mind.Black history doesn't begin with slavery, and blacks exist in more places than America. You can find just as much history of black people doing nasty things as you can of white people. If you're celebrating only the good aspects of black history, then there's plenty of reasons to be proud of being white.
Being proud of being white should probably be less problematic, but its history of being arm-in-arm with white supremacy has made a lot of people uneasy about it. Personally I'm wary of anyone who's proud of being white, but fine with anyone proud of being Irish/German/insert specific European heritage here.
I would say the first real democratic goverment would probably be the US goverment (technically the Corsican Republic beat it by 30 years, as well as having female suffrage, but that doesn't really count because it was so short lived and small). Setting the Magna Carta as the start date seems kind of silly.[/minor nitpick]Except Athens beat the US by about 2000 years.
Goodyear as in tire center, mind you. A individual building.At least one branch of my family is from Luxumbourg, A.K.A The country so small the Goodyear can be spotted on a map of the whole damn thing.So fucking true.
I can see my house on Google maps with a zoom far enough away to see the entire country.I believe it's mainly used as headquarters by several multinationals.
And to that last question, banks and tourism I guess?
The phrase "white history month is 12 months long" comes to mind.Black history doesn't begin with slavery, and blacks exist in more places than America. You can find just as much history of black people doing nasty things as you can of white people. If you're celebrating only the good aspects of black history, then there's plenty of reasons to be proud of being white.
Being proud of being white should probably be less problematic, but its history of being arm-in-arm with white supremacy has made a lot of people uneasy about it. Personally I'm wary of anyone who's proud of being white, but fine with anyone proud of being Irish/German/insert specific European heritage here.
The phrase "white history month is 12 months long" comes to mind.Black history doesn't begin with slavery, and blacks exist in more places than America. You can find just as much history of black people doing nasty things as you can of white people. If you're celebrating only the good aspects of black history, then there's plenty of reasons to be proud of being white.
Being proud of being white should probably be less problematic, but its history of being arm-in-arm with white supremacy has made a lot of people uneasy about it. Personally I'm wary of anyone who's proud of being white, but fine with anyone proud of being Irish/German/insert specific European heritage here.
Black History Month doesn't exist because white people did bad things. It exists because without it history is even more disproportionately skewed towards whites than it is already. It's not making up for anything white people did in the past, it's compensating for a bias against blacks that exists now.
So it has come to this.That is has.
I would say the first real democratic goverment would probably be the US goverment (technically the Corsican Republic beat it by 30 years, as well as having female suffrage, but that doesn't really count because it was so short lived and small). Setting the Magna Carta as the start date seems kind of silly.[/minor nitpick]Except Athens beat the US by about 2000 years.
Actually, the restriction was a bit stricter. You parents had to be citizens as well, for example, and there was an age limit.(Above 30, I believe).I would say the first real democratic goverment would probably be the US goverment (technically the Corsican Republic beat it by 30 years, as well as having female suffrage, but that doesn't really count because it was so short lived and small). Setting the Magna Carta as the start date seems kind of silly.[/minor nitpick]Except Athens beat the US by about 2000 years.
Except that Athens defined "citizen" as "free property-owning male".
I used the Magna Carta as a somewhat arbitrary "start" date because while it was essentially drafted for the sake of the nobility, it was still a recognition of citizens having rights. But whatever, maybe it was a bad example.
I'm trying to make sense of that and it isn't working. Is it an insult? A complement? A statement of (probably absurd) fact?It was my little sister getting help with her homework :L
Except that the US defined "citizen" as "white male". it wasn't any less exclusiveI would say the first real democratic goverment would probably be the US goverment (technically the Corsican Republic beat it by 30 years, as well as having female suffrage, but that doesn't really count because it was so short lived and small). Setting the Magna Carta as the start date seems kind of silly.[/minor nitpick]Except Athens beat the US by about 2000 years.
Except that Athens defined "citizen" as "free property-owning male".
I like Malian history and the Swahili city states. They and north Africa are... Pretty much the only pieces pre-colonial history in Africa I know anything about. Including their existence.Well a lot of Africa doesn't really have much history to look at due to lacking writing. There's the areas that adopted Islamic writings, and one or two places that developed their own, but it wasn't a very wide spread thing in most of Africa.
I can see my house on Google maps with a zoom far enough away to see the entire country.
And to that last question, banks and tourism I guess?
That's strange. I must have a different version of Google Maps, given that I can't even see my city at that zoom.You must live in a country that actually has a relevant size.
That's strange. I must have a different version of Google Maps, given that I can't even see my city at that zoom.You must live in a country that actually has a relevant size.
I still want to get a whip round going to see if I can rent the entire country of Luxembourg some day. Just for the sake of being able to say that we'd rented an entire country for a day.And on that day you order by law that a giant fence be constructed to keep the neighbors out of your country, and the Great Wall of Luxembourg becomes the second largest construct on the planet. Finally, people begin to pay attention to Luxembourg, and boldened by their newfound success, the officials of the country declare war on Belgium.
And on that day you order by law that a giant fence be constructed to keep the neighbors out of your country, and the Great Wall of Luxembourg becomes the second largest construct on the planet. Finally, people begin to pay attention to Luxembourg, and boldened by their newfound success, the officials of the country declare war on Belgium.'bout bloody time. Arlon is ours dammit!
It's not easy to see, only one or four pixels in fact, but there's a definite gray spot in the center of Luxembourg where the goodyear is. I'm not sure about individual houses though.I still want to get a whip round going to see if I can rent the entire country of Luxembourg some day. Just for the sake of being able to say that we'd rented an entire country for a day.-snip-
Mother: "Okay, what doesn't fit: bike, car, tram, elephant?"Once the vandals are done, that's a totally valid observation.
Kid: "Don't know"
Mother: "Well, they all have wheels, except for the... oh wait, trams don't have wheels either!"
Me: *facepalm*
Except that we eventually figured out that that was wrong (after decades of protests) and changed it. The key idea there is willingness to accept forward progress, however reluctantly. Athens? Stayed the same for as long as it existed without so much as a whisper that things should be different. As a matter of fact, many Athenian houses were divided into sections; one for the women, which was only connected to the male part of the building. Incidentally, the idea of veiling women? That was (at least in part) Athenian.Except that the US defined "citizen" as "white male". it wasn't any less exclusiveI would say the first real democratic goverment would probably be the US goverment (technically the Corsican Republic beat it by 30 years, as well as having female suffrage, but that doesn't really count because it was so short lived and small). Setting the Magna Carta as the start date seems kind of silly.[/minor nitpick]Except Athens beat the US by about 2000 years.
Except that Athens defined "citizen" as "free property-owning male".
I think he's wrong because God tells us that our soul is special we will go to heaven when we die.
Luxembourg has one of the biggest teleports in the world.Damn, I knew the US public transit system was behind, but I didn't know we were Aperture Science behind.
Nonono. Aperture Science uses portals. You're thinking of Black Mesa.Luxembourg has one of the biggest teleports in the world.Damn, I knew the US public transit system was behind, but I didn't know we were Aperture Science behind.
Possibly Mann Co. I can never really keep up.Nonono. Aperture Science uses portals. You're thinking of Black Mesa.Luxembourg has one of the biggest teleports in the world.Damn, I knew the US public transit system was behind, but I didn't know we were Aperture Science behind.
The reason that would piss me off isn't that people discussing religion in Philosophy class (Hell, most religions basically are philosophies with the "You're a dick" replaced with "Omnipotent deity of choice will light you up like Bob Marley lights joints") but that they're trying to question why the guy 2000+ years Before Christ isn't a christian.
My stupid thing for the day? Actually, somewhat coincidentally linked to what I just said. During a discussion of Aristotle's De Anima: 20 minutes ofQuoteI think he's wrong because God tells us that our soul is special we will go to heaven when we die.
The professor and around half the class (who all attend the same church) then derail the class for ten minutes talking about how great it is that they're taking seminars bible study and religious apologetics. You know, I don't recall agreeing to pay to listen to people proudly proclaim their own blind faith in a class on philosophy and critical thinking. I try to be understanding and open-minded. I really do.
But sometimes having an open mind just makes it easier for the stupid to slip inside.
Or come to Louisville. It's relatively cheap and we're the most liberal part of the state!See, I left Louisville because I can get enough scholarship money here that I end up paying only around $3000 per semester. It's also just plain-out less expensive that most of the other good schools in the state. And massive population of fundies aside, it really is a good university.
Wait, you're the guy who's already from Louisville. I forgot for a momentOh, no. UoL wasn't even in my consideration. I'd rather have gone to JCC than there. :Pin my drunken haze. I wasn't aware UoL had a base rate of even $3000 a semester, especially in-state. I feel like they've got some way everyone can get down to at least half that.
That was my first association, as well. I was disappointed it's a lot more mundane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_station#Telecommunications_port).Possibly Mann Co. I can never really keep up.Nonono. Aperture Science uses portals. You're thinking of Black Mesa.Luxembourg has one of the biggest teleports in the world.Damn, I knew the US public transit system was behind, but I didn't know we were Aperture Science behind.
That was my first association, as well. I was disappointed it's a lot more mundane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_station#Telecommunications_port).Possibly Mann Co. I can never really keep up.Nonono. Aperture Science uses portals. You're thinking of Black Mesa.Luxembourg has one of the biggest teleports in the world.Damn, I knew the US public transit system was behind, but I didn't know we were Aperture Science behind.
I still want to get a whip round going to see if I can rent the entire country of Luxembourg some day. Just for the sake of being able to say that we'd rented an entire country for a day.And on that day you order by law that a giant fence be constructed to keep the neighbors out of your country, and the Great Wall of Luxembourg becomes the second largest construct on the planet. Finally, people begin to pay attention to Luxembourg, and boldened by their newfound success, the officials of the country declare war on Belgium.
As Luxembourg scrambles from the ashes of Belgium, their conquered cottages and windmills held high, coated in b the blood of innocents, they cry out a manly cry of victory, and their shirts fly off from sheer masculinity. They march on the netherlands next, and no-body cares because no-one really liked sheep anyway, and Luxembourg grows yet more powerful.
Their next target is Denmark, but Sweden and Norway intervene, sending troops to their flagging friend, but the morale of the Luxembourgians cannot be stopped any more than their countries name can be said in a reasonable timeframe. Denmark falls, and soon after the other nordic countries. Iceland surrenders, fearing conquest, and Luxembourg turns the eye of imperialism towards Germany.
But this marks the true beginning of WWIII, and France comes to the Germans aid. Assaulted on both sides and with their capital vulnerable in the tiny little space that used to be Luxembourg, they need allies. Using huge stacks of money "totally not raided from Sweden" and shiploads of wool from the Dutch sheep, the Luxebourgians call for aid from England. The UK marches on France, giving Luxembourg time to focus on Germany and take Berlin in a blitz. Then they assist Britain, who has been locked in a stalemate, as the U.S sleepily opens it's eyes and says "whuzzat goin' on?"
But Luxembourg is not content with the mere conquest of two of the five great powers of Europe, and Spain and Italy fall beneath the new behemoth. The new territories are taxed mercilessly and any talk of rebellion put down just as callously. The smaller countries fall as well, until almost all of Europe is under Luxembourgian control. The U.S is still trying to figure out who this new guy is, Britain is gearing up for the inevitable backstab (Luxembourg doesn't want to risk that just yet however), and Russia is scrambling it's defenses into position, hoping to trap the Luxembourgian troops in General Winters embrace.
So Luxembourg heads to the southern end of the mediterranean, taking Syria, Egypt, all of north Africa in a storm! All the land north of the Sahara belongs to Luxembourg! They march to the east, encircling the mediterranian like a new Roman Empire! And indeed, they take the arabic peninsula, avoiding Israel for now to avoid drawing fire from the U.S. The U.S is still confused, being so large and also not that well educated.
Now, with their armies immense and well prepared for the coldest winter they have ever experienced, the Luxembourgian troops march on Moscow. They plan to stay as well, and bring many supplies. General winter, for the first time in Russian history, is defeated, and Moscow falls to the Luxembourgian national song:
"Doom doom doom doom doom doom doom doom doom.
Doom doom doom doom doom doom doom doom.
DOOOM DOOOM DOOOM DOOM DOOM
DOOM DOOM DOOM
DOOM DOOM!
DOOM DOOM DOOM DOOM DOOM
DOOM DOOM DOOM
DOOM DOOM!"
The world fights, but the tide cannot be stopped. England falls, India falls, Japan falls, China falls, the United States of America falls. Luxembourg stands supreme. The Leader of Luxembourg leads the world! Not a single strip of land is not under the power of Luxembourg.
Then they realize; what now? All the world is ours, who then is left to conquer? They shrug and question and mumble until one man looks up at the sky, at the twinkling stars in the distance. He imagines worlds of alien species, of new frontiers and lands to explore. He thinks of all the greatness of an interstellar empire. He stands tall and says:
"Well we may as well put it back the way we got it." And they release all the captured countries and return to being a itty bitty little dinky thing, snug between the now utterly bamboozled New France and New Germany, making kissy faces at New Belgium and sharpening their knives, waiting for the cycle to repeat.
So are you really going to rent it or should I?
Therefore Sealand rules the world through the UK?Therefore Denmark rules the world through Sealand?
It all ends with Belgium, because no one rules Belgium. Not even the governement.Therefore Sealand rules the world through the UK?Therefore Denmark rules the world through Sealand?
Or is it Norway that does that?
Or Sweden?
Or Iceland?
Or Egypt?
I can't remember which.
Dont you mean Somalia?
It all ends with Belgium, because no one rules Belgium. Not even the governement.
Luxembourg is a province of Belgium.Oli's talking about the nation though.
loleurope.I want to go to Europe. I would probably lose weight. The food looks hideous and it comes in tiny, baby sized portions.
You and your fancy totebags and androgynous men. And hairy women.
Europe.
loleurope.I want to go to Europe. I would probably lose weight. The food looks hideous and it comes in tiny, baby sized portions.
You and your fancy totebags and androgynous men. And hairy women.
Europe.
Except I'm not gay or a woman... :'( Maybe I'll just get all the women 6/10 and under?BURTA WANT WILLSAUCE NAHW! OM NOM NOM NOM NOM! WILLSAUCE IS GOOD MEN TO BURTA AND WILL MAKE SNU SNU WITH BURTA SOON HUH HUH HUH HUH!
If you come to Toronto, YOU and ME and KAI are DOING STUFF.Awesome. Let's play Mario Kart. Pants optional.
Airports are only necessary when you can't bomb them into a fine paste.That's when Madagascar activates... ZEE SHEILDS!
Stay away from London. It contains Londoners :oyeh wot fam i set my mates on you innit wot you gonna do about it?!
we must have visited a different london, then. i hooked up with a polish and a czec girls, but the british were stuff of nightmares. there were some cute guys thoughloleurope.I want to go to Europe. I would probably lose weight. The food looks hideous and it comes in tiny, baby sized portions.
You and your fancy totebags and androgynous men. And hairy women.
Europe.
I went to London once. The only ugly women there were foreigners, and the food was fucking delicious and came in HUGE quantities. I could get fat there, and I'm stick thin.
you must have never heard of southern europeloleurope.I want to go to Europe. I would probably lose weight. The food looks hideous and it comes in tiny, baby sized portions.
You and your fancy totebags and androgynous men. And hairy women.
Europe.
Welp. Somebody pulled a classic 'stupid thing to say' on the bus today. Went on a tangent whose topic was 'Aliens built the pyramids!!!!!!!1!!!1!oneoneone'Hey Bay12, I need your help. With the powers of Captain internet, I need irrefutable proof of the pyramid's mundane construction.
His arguments were a bit different. He claimed that the carvings were perfect and all sorts of shit like that.The ancient Egyptians knew what they were doing. Btw, what carvings?
Dude...Prague. Everywhere I went I got potato dumplings the size of a fucking football. And bratwurst like a baby's arm. (take that how you will)loleurope.I want to go to Europe. I would probably lose weight. The food looks hideous and it comes in tiny, baby sized portions.
You and your fancy totebags and androgynous men. And hairy women.
Europe.
It's easy to make blocks fit perfectly if you smear the gap with charcoal, place the block inside, remove the block again, and chisel off every part of the block that got black. Ancient Greeks did that AFAIK.Ancient egyptians were good at a lot of stuff. I mean, they could remove the brain without damaging the skull. (Not visibly anyway.) And Invented bread, and candy, and I believe even once did a succesfull brain operation.
Also, he probably fails to understand that the Egyptians were better at chiseling than him.
It's easy to make blocks fit perfectly if you smear the gap with charcoal, place the block inside, remove the block again, and chisel off every part of the block that got black. Ancient Greeks did that AFAIK.
Well seeing as how they believed the only purpose of the brain was to produce mucus, and thoughts took place in the heart, I doubt the brain surgery thing.So that's why they pull it out through the nose.
Well seeing as how they believed the only purpose of the brain was to produce mucus, and thoughts took place in the heart, I doubt the brain surgery thing.I believe the tale went as follows.
Isn't that just regular ol' surgery though?Well seeing as how they believed the only purpose of the brain was to produce mucus, and thoughts took place in the heart, I doubt the brain surgery thing.I believe the tale went as follows.
Important person is attacked by dog, dog bites important person in the head, fracturing the skull. The egyptian surgeon removes the pieces of the skull that got stuck inside the brain.
Then the patient somehow survived.
I'd hardly call that an achievement. That's like accidentally dropping a safe unto a robber, then claiming yourself to be a hero.Well, it was the first step. Go all the way to Alexandria and you get stuff like the Hippocratic oath and the great library.
Which, actually, were'nt as Dark as many people think them to be. Quite a few interesting things were build and destroyed in those periods.I'd hardly call that an achievement. That's like accidentally dropping a safe unto a robber, then claiming yourself to be a hero.Well, it was the first step. Go all the way to Alexandria and you get stuff like the Hippocratic oath and the great library.
Then the dark ages happened.
:(
But that wasn't Egypt advancing on their own. Alexandria was settled by Alexander the Great with his party of Macedonians/Greeks, who brought along Greek culture and philosophy. Also the Dark Ages happened far before the settlement of Alexandria (the Greek ones at least).The Egyptians did make quite a lot of advancements. Several have been referred to before.
My understanding was they drilled small holes in people's skulls to relieve pressure resulting from swelling in the brain.Well seeing as how they believed the only purpose of the brain was to produce mucus, and thoughts took place in the heart, I doubt the brain surgery thing.I believe the tale went as follows.
Important person is attacked by dog, dog bites important person in the head, fracturing the skull. The egyptian surgeon removes the pieces of the skull that got stuck inside the brain.
Then the patient somehow survived.
Yep. Trepanning (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanning) was and still is a thing, mostly because it works. It's still used regularly today for a few modern surgeries.My understanding was they drilled small holes in people's skulls to relieve pressure resulting from swelling in the brain.Well seeing as how they believed the only purpose of the brain was to produce mucus, and thoughts took place in the heart, I doubt the brain surgery thing.I believe the tale went as follows.
Important person is attacked by dog, dog bites important person in the head, fracturing the skull. The egyptian surgeon removes the pieces of the skull that got stuck inside the brain.
Then the patient somehow survived.
This actualy works and does help the pateint but modern methods of dealing with such things are way better and aren't done with a spoon drill.
From a society that did believe the brain just made mucus that's a big step.
Which, actually, were'nt as Dark as many people think them to be. Quite a few interesting things were build and destroyed in those periods.Dark as in so little was recorded of it :)
Which, actually, were'nt as Dark as many people think them to be. Quite a few interesting things were build and destroyed in those periods.Dark as in so little was recorded of it :)
Does bathing in the blood of virgins count?
Depends which dark ages you're talking about. In the early middle ages people bathed, it was only around the late middle ages until about the beginning of the colonial period that people didn't bathe... During the renaissance when the term "dark ages" was coined, people still didn't bathe, and wouldn't for quite some time.Which, actually, were'nt as Dark as many people think them to be. Quite a few interesting things were build and destroyed in those periods.Dark as in so little was recorded of it :)Also because nobody in Europe bathed except the damned heretics.
Hence the strike-through.Depends which dark ages you're talking about. In the early middle ages people bathed, it was only around the late middle ages until about the beginning of the colonial period that people didn't bathe... During the renaissance when the term "dark ages" was coined, people still didn't bathe, and wouldn't for quite some time.Which, actually, were'nt as Dark as many people think them to be. Quite a few interesting things were build and destroyed in those periods.Dark as in so little was recorded of it :)Also because nobody in Europe bathed except the damned heretics.
Wrongely so, I dare say! In the Northern Europe, bathing never went out of fashion. Not even when they tried outlawing it. Well, the common folks, that is. Nobles were naaaaasty.And as semi-proto-dorfs, we all knew what to do with the nobles.
Bro. When youse fucking alls da bitches, you tell them that you saws the space shuttle. Then you sez that theys can take a ride on your 'space shuttle'
hate you.
ok well the stupidest thing i have heard is..
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I CLICKED AGAINhate you.
ok well the stupidest thing i have heard is..
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Default color scheme is the way to go,not sure if trolling...
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So there was only one Egyptian? Must have been one busy son of a gun.His name was Pathos.
Me: "Should be down in the bottom right corner of the screen, near the clock."Times like these make me feel that use of a phonegun--a gun that works over the phone--could turn into a real thing. I'm gonna invent one. The market for such a thing must be enormous.
User: "I don't see any clock."
Me: "Bottom right corner. If your taskbar is on the bottom of the screen."
User: "I still don't see it. You mean the time? I have that thing that tells me what time it is."
Me: "........." *HEADDESK* (and so wanting to deadpan, "Which, by most people with a functioning brain stem, is called a clock.")
I dont think it would be apreciated by the company Red works for that he shoots his customers.Hmm, you're right. I'm gonna need to figure out how to make a phonegun silencer.
But they'll secretly smuggle it in anyway.
I dont think it would be apreciated by the company Red works for that he shoots his customers.Honestly, they'd probably expect it. He's a gubmint worker, isn't he?
But they'll secretly smuggle it in anyway.
Welcome to the 8th circle of hell; internal retail work.Old people and IT are fine. Problems begin when there are people who think they know how to work with computers, or people who think you're an expert on computers.
The ninth involves old people and IT.
Them: "Do you have a size 11 in this shoe?"Mostly helpless. The stupid ones would yell at you for giving them an 11 even though that's what they asked for.
/me checks the boxes in front of them and finds it at the top of the stack.
Me: "Yes. It's right there."
I swear, some customers are either very stupid, or very helpless. Then again I suppose this is standard in retail.
Them: "Do you have a size 11 in this shoe?"
/me checks the boxes in front of them and finds it at the top of the stack.
Me: "Yes. It's right there."
I swear, some customers are either very stupid, or very helpless. Then again I suppose this is standard in retail.
Them: "Do you have a size 11 in this shoe?"
/me checks the boxes in front of them and finds it at the top of the stack.
Me: "Yes. It's right there."
I swear, some customers are either very stupid, or very helpless. Then again I suppose this is standard in retail.
Yes, and I'm thinking the phonegun would actually fall under our jurisdiction as a firearm. Using one to take out an ATF employee would be some serious meta irony.I dont think it would be apreciated by the company Red works for that he shoots his customers.Honestly, they'd probably expect it. He's a gubmint worker, isn't he?
But they'll secretly smuggle it in anyway.
Let's see. I'm standing by the door, I ask if you need help finding anything in a fake-polite tone, I'm wearing a nametag with the store name on it. Yes I fucking work here, now how can I help you?Tbh they're not at fault. It's not that hard to get a name tag, ask someone if they need help politely whilst standing by the door. Thieves and scammers exist, and some of their plans range from the sublime to the ACME.
Now we know why Stormtroopers have such bad aim. Their blasters weren't calibrated for Imperial. :P/me groans
Now we know why Stormtroopers have such bad aim. Their blasters weren't calibrated for Imperial. :P/me groans
"Yo mama was so fat, she thought Jar-Jar meant pickles-pickles!"Now we know why Stormtroopers have such bad aim. Their blasters weren't calibrated for Imperial. :P/me groans
Still funnier than Jar-Jar.
I'm a girl, in a lesbian relationship,
I cut off my penis, so I'm a girl now,
and even though my girlfriend has a penis, I still love her.
paraphrased:QuoteI'm a girl, in a lesbian relationship,
I cut off my penis, so I'm a girl now,
and even though my girlfriend has a penis, I still love her.
then I tried to point out that he was really still a guy, and his girlfriend was also male, making it a gay relationship between to adult men, not a lesbian relationship between two women.
which led to him screaming about there being a difference between sex and gender, and blah blah blah.
And that the person would pay for that operation, despite believing in a difference between gender and sex. That's some high-grade contradiction right there. "What you are does not change who you are, but I will pay unreasonable amounts of money/put my life at risk in order to make a slight physical change to myself." It just... sounds fake.The gender/sex distinction has to do with physical attributes vs mental ones. "Sex" is determined by the equipment between your legs, which for a transsexual person obviously doesn't correlate to their "gender," which is the mental half.
in my book, if you have a penis, that makes you male.Well you can believe whatever the fuck you want, but that doesn't make it the truth.
sorry if that's offensive, thats just what I believe.
Except, you know, anyone trans? At all?I was referring specifically to the thing about the person mentioning apparently self-mutilation.
"You're not actually a girl, you know. Just because you look like a girl, sound like a girl, have the mind of a girl, and are pretty much a girl by nearly any definition except genetic, because you were born with a penis, you're a guy no matter what you say."
How is that not offensive? You're telling somebody what they are, when they are the only people who can know for sure. Least until we can read minds, at least. Gah!
As a Transhumanist, gender/sex are kind of fluid concepts to me. Hell, My ideal body wouldn't have a gender so much as be a large valkyrie-type spacecraft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Valkyrie) with Von Neumann probe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_Probe) capabilities. Puttering around the galaxy at sublight speeds and making copies of myself from asteroids FTW.That sounds like pretty much the best existence.
Meh. Flesh parties inevitably lead to my avatar. Personally I'm thinking of becoming immaterial if humans have the tech in the future.As a Transhumanist, gender/sex are kind of fluid concepts to me. Hell, My ideal body wouldn't have a gender so much as be a large valkyrie-type spacecraft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Valkyrie) with Von Neumann probe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_Probe) capabilities. Puttering around the galaxy at sublight speeds and making copies of myself from asteroids FTW.That sounds like pretty much the best existence.
Well, it's be interesting at least. Constant mental stimulation and learning and stuff, but then I'd be missing out on the enormous brain-drugs party. Spaceships don not have any endorphins in them. This would make me sad.
I thought the definition of female was having two X chromosomes.From pretty much the official source on the English language (http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/female):
But then it's really hard to debate anything even closely related to this on the Internet.
Definition of female
adjective
of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) which can be fertilized by male gametes
Why label the relationship based on the sexes of the couple at all?Honestly? I dunno :P I see no reason for "gay" and "lesbian" to be two separate terms, barring being slightly more specific (in a mostly irrelevant way). That one's always kinda bugged me.
What does it matter if it's a gay, lesbian, or straight relationship, if you aren't one of the participants?
I thought the definition of female was having two X chromosomes.This is why some people distinguish "sex" and "gender." What pair of chromosomes they have, what sex hormone is coursing through their veins, and what equipment they have between their legs is irrelevant in most situations, but not all. So if you want to know what body type they have, ask their sex. Otherwise, ask their gender.
But then it's really hard to debate anything even closely related to this on the Internet.
But the LGBT one encompasses all!Aha.
I'm mostly gay anyway. Girls are nice, and I can potentially see myself in a relationship with one, but it seems unlikely.
Then again, if I come across the right tomboy... :D
I see no Canine-related flags. I am diSsapoint.Ftfy
But the LGBT one encompasses all!
I see no Canine-related flags. I am diSsapoint.Ftfy
I see no Canine-related flags. I am diSsapoint.Ftfy
Who cares about those sub humans? :PBut the LGBT one encompasses all!
What about straight?
FTFY. :PUnintentional reference for the win, then. I was just emphasizing the correction.I see no Canine-related flags. I am diSsapoint.Ftfy
I'm pretty sure I don't have a lisp, and am most certainly missing the refrence.
Who cares about those sub humans? :PBut the LGBT one encompasses all!
What about straight?
Yeah, it's not like it's a choice. It's genetic, man. :PWho cares about those sub humans? :PBut the LGBT one encompasses all!
What about straight?
It's not my fault :'(
Yeah, it's not like it's a choice. It's genetic, man. :PWho cares about those sub humans? :PBut the LGBT one encompasses all!
What about straight?
It's not my fault :'(
But... I was brought up by hets, and I turned out pan! At no point in my life did I say, "Huh. It turns out that I want to hump everyone." It just kind of happened.Yeah, it's not like it's a choice. It's genetic, man. :PWho cares about those sub humans? :PBut the LGBT one encompasses all!
What about straight?
It's not my fault :'(
That's a load of crap. Everyone knows you choose to be heterosexual. If you're brought up by a straight couple, then of course you'll automatically end up being straight.
:P / ::)
I do to know where Russia is! It's right above Europe!
...
I mean beside it!
I mean in it!
/me facepalmsQuote from: sisterI do to know where Russia is! It's right above Europe!
...
I mean beside it!
I mean in it!
Aaaand it's gone. She had it, she lost it, she somehow knew what "dogmatic" meant despite not knowing how to find France on a map. I don't understand her sometimes.
Ah, beautiful reminders of every class I've ever taken that somehow involved maps. 'Murrka is a wonderful place for mocking people./me facepalmsQuote from: sisterI do to know where Russia is! It's right above Europe!
...
I mean beside it!
I mean in it!
Aaaand it's gone. She had it, she lost it, she somehow knew what "dogmatic" meant despite not knowing how to find France on a map. I don't understand her sometimes.
Who cares about those sub humans? :PBut the LGBT one encompasses all!
What about straight?
It's not my fault :'(
Quote from: sisterI do to know where Russia is! It's right above Europe!
...
I mean beside it!
I mean in it!
Aaaand it's gone. She had it, she lost it, she somehow knew what "dogmatic" meant despite not knowing how to find France on a map. I don't understand her sometimes.
God hatesGerd dam straights brainwashin' mah kidsfagsstraights
Guys, uh... this is kinda awkward, but...*gasp*
I think I might be straight.
Please don't hate me...
Guys, uh... this is kinda awkward, but...*gasp*
I think I might be straight.
Please don't hate me...
You're lying! Say it isn't so!
Guys, uh... this is kinda awkward, but...*gasp*
I think I might be straight.
Please don't hate me...
You're lying! Say it isn't so!
Corai frowns, dissapointed in Bronze's normalcy.
We can all be friends...on the 100th page! And watch as its still page 99 due to derp.Guys, uh... this is kinda awkward, but...*gasp*
I think I might be straight.
Please don't hate me...
You're lying! Say it isn't so!
Corai frowns, dissapointed in Bronze's normalcy.
B-but... I mean, we can still be friends, right?... right?...
We can all be friends...on the 100th page! And watch as its still page 99 due to derp.Guys, uh... this is kinda awkward, but...*gasp*
I think I might be straight.
Please don't hate me...
You're lying! Say it isn't so!
Corai frowns, dissapointed in Bronze's normalcy.
B-but... I mean, we can still be friends, right?... right?...
Guys, uh... this is kinda awkward, but.../me offers a hetero bro-fist
I think I might be straight.
Please don't hate me...
/me offers a hetero bro-fistIt's just a phase....
Straight folks are people, too! We were born this way!
Don't worry, you'll grow out of it./me offers a hetero bro-fistIt's just a phase....
Straight folks are people, too! We were born this way!
A few years ago I'd have punched you in the face for suggesting I'd be willing to be with a dude. Years later, I've been in more relationships with men than with women :PYeah, but that was just because being hetero back then was the "hip" new "cool" thing dood.
It's because non-straights like feeling intellectually superior to other people.Cue "its only X pages on 50 posts per page!"
Yay, 100th page! We can be friends again!
30.It's because non-straights like feeling intellectually superior to other people.Cue "its only X pages on 50 posts per page!"
Yay, 100th page! We can be friends again!
It's because non-straights like feeling intellectually superior to other people.I'm not intellectually superior, I'm evolutionarily inferior :P
Yay, 100th page! We can be friends again!
*Does not understand the woof part of Darlking Wolf's last postWolf :P
I'm not intellectually superior, I'm evolutionarily inferiorSince having sex with the same gender does not allow you to pass on your genes what-so-ever, I have no idea how it's an evolutionary advantage. I guess you mean you have some sort of natural ability to have more fun, but honestly I doubt that's true.
It's been postulated that homosexuality is essentially an evolutionary austerity measure. Once the population reaches a certain point, growth has to slow to prevent over-consumption of resources, which would have eventually wiped out a small monkey tribe or forced them to migrate into potentially hostile lands.QuoteI'm not intellectually superior, I'm evolutionarily inferiorSince having sex with the same gender does not allow you to pass on your genes what-so-ever, I have no idea how it's an evolutionary advantage. I guess you mean you have some sort of natural ability to have more fun, but honestly I doubt that's true.
You know how being poisonous for a frog has absolutely no benefit whatsoever for the singular frog, yet makes all predators wary of the entire species? It's a quasi-acceptable analogy, but the same genes present in humans that account for sexuality diverse and "norm" are all also passed down. It's beneficial for the entire species. Loads of theories as to how, most revolving around an increased capacity to care for hetero/bi peoples of the same sex (Achilles!).QuoteI'm not intellectually superior, I'm evolutionarily inferiorSince having sex with the same gender does not allow you to pass on your genes what-so-ever, I have no idea how it's an evolutionary advantage.
Stupid of a few days ago:
Everybody is watching a movie on TV, when suddenly the subtitles dissapear. No problem, i can understand english.
A few minutes later my brother says: "Cant you turn the subtitles back on?"
It's been postulated that homosexuality is essentially an evolutionary austerity measure. Once the population reaches a certain point, growth has to slow to prevent over-consumption of resources, which would have eventually wiped out a small monkey tribe or forced them to migrate into potentially hostile lands.QuoteI'm not intellectually superior, I'm evolutionarily inferiorSince having sex with the same gender does not allow you to pass on your genes what-so-ever, I have no idea how it's an evolutionary advantage. I guess you mean you have some sort of natural ability to have more fun, but honestly I doubt that's true.
I see, that's very interesting. But with modern birth control methods, a straight person can easily avoid having children. Also I'm pretty sure that the gene that influences male homosexuality also induces a man who has its female relatives to have a higher sex drive. This means that although you will be helping avoid overpopulation, you sisters will undo your good work.Evolutionary time scales are never going to be able to keep up with human adaption, hence no obvious reaction to birth control. Besides, not everyone has sisters.
Loud Whispers read my previous post.Hmmmm...?
Since having sex with the same gender does not allow you to pass on your genes what-so-ever, I have no idea how it's an evolutionary advantage.Hence why my post was addressing this ^_^
I see, that's very interesting. But with modern birth control methods, a straight person can easily avoid having children. Also I'm pretty sure that the gene that influences male homosexuality also induces a man who has its female relatives to have a higher sex drive. This means that although you will be helping avoid overpopulation, you sisters will undo your good work.
Stupid of a few days ago:
Everybody is watching a movie on TV, when suddenly the subtitles dissapear. No problem, i can understand english.
A few minutes later my brother says: "Cant you turn the subtitles back on?"
...And that is stupid why?
Subs > dubs. :PStupid of a few days ago:
Everybody is watching a movie on TV, when suddenly the subtitles dissapear. No problem, i can understand english.
A few minutes later my brother says: "Cant you turn the subtitles back on?"
...And that is stupid why?
It was a movie, on the TV, being broadcasted by one of the channels we have for our TV.
(For you americans: Non-dutch movies are almost always subbed in Belgium, we barely have any dubbing)
EVERY SINGLE ON-TOPIC POST SPAWNS A FLAME-Y DERAIL.Flaming hot derail? :D
Does it involve shining fingers?EVERY SINGLE ON-TOPIC POST SPAWNS A FLAME-Y DERAIL.Flaming hot derail? :D
YOU'RE CONFUSING ME!!!Shh, it's natural to start noticing new things at this age...
It's a very good thing I wasn't taking a sip of my drink when I read this :DYOU'RE CONFUSING ME!!!Shh, it's natural to start noticing new things at this age...
I said inferior :PQuoteI'm not intellectually superior, I'm evolutionarily inferiorSince having sex with the same gender does not allow you to pass on your genes what-so-ever, I have no idea how it's an evolutionary advantage. I guess you mean you have some sort of natural ability to have more fun, but honestly I doubt that's true.
I said inferior :PQuoteI'm not intellectually superior, I'm evolutionarily inferiorSince having sex with the same gender does not allow you to pass on your genes what-so-ever, I have no idea how it's an evolutionary advantage. I guess you mean you have some sort of natural ability to have more fun, but honestly I doubt that's true.
As in, the polar opposite of superior.
You aren't part of the brigade, nor are you privy to the agenda. Frankly, you've seen too much. I have to kill you now.
Now... Where did I leave my silver bullets...?
But... You were the one I was gonna shoot?You aren't part of the brigade, nor are you privy to the agenda. Frankly, you've seen too much. I have to kill you now.
Now... Where did I leave my silver bullets...?
Hah! Anthropomorphic wolves are not weak to silver! Unlike me
/me dives in front of WrexWeaknesses do not really matter when the opposing force in question is a moving bullet.
*bites Darkling so that he can be alive. Sorta. It's what he would have wanted, anyways.*Dude, do you know just how dirty a human bite is? Freaking death sentence that puts Komodos to shame.
Don't worry, I've got Cure Disease potions and Healing Hands. That said...*bites Darkling so that he can be alive. Sorta. It's what he would have wanted, anyways.*Dude, do you know just how dirty a human bite is? Freaking death sentence that puts Komodos to shame.
Don't worry, I've got Cure Disease potions and Healing Hands. That said...ERROR 404: DARKLING NOT FOUND
/me opens console
/me selects Darkling
/me types resurrect
*enter*
/me types setessential 1
*enter*
/me exits console
*hiss*
/me types PlaceAtMe Darkling 1Don't worry, I've got Cure Disease potions and Healing Hands. That said...ERROR 404: DARKLING NOT FOUND
/me opens console
/me selects Darkling
/me types resurrect
*enter*
/me types setessential 1
*enter*
/me exits console
*hiss*
I have no idea what's going on in this thread anymore.
Medical ‼SCIENCE‼ at its finest. Now with the latest technology that has revolutionized medicine forever: The Console.EROR 404: SCIENCE NOT FOUND. BUT WE GAVE YOU A BOX OF CHOCOLATES ANYWAYS.
I have no idea what's going on in this thread anymore.
May I have the floor for this beautiful DeviantArt (?) comments cutting, courtesy of a sig on the MSPA forums.Harumph. I don't even understand homestuck, how am I supposed to understand this?
http://i.imgur.com/1Ei8t.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/1Ei8t.jpg)
I'll just give everyone a minute to try and understand it.
May I have the floor for this beautiful DeviantArt (?) comments cutting, courtesy of a sig on the MSPA forums.What.
http://i.imgur.com/1Ei8t.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/1Ei8t.jpg)
I'll just give everyone a minute to try and understand it.
May I have the floor for this beautiful DeviantArt (?) comments cutting, courtesy of a sig on the MSPA forums.
http://i.imgur.com/1Ei8t.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/1Ei8t.jpg)
I'll just give everyone a minute to try and understand it.
And also apparently a 14 year old mother.May I have the floor for this beautiful DeviantArt (?) comments cutting, courtesy of a sig on the MSPA forums.
http://i.imgur.com/1Ei8t.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/1Ei8t.jpg)
I'll just give everyone a minute to try and understand it.
OHGOD. Otherkin. Troll otherkin.
/me loads his otherkin-hunting shotgun. With rock salt.
By the way. I was never going to shoot darkling. He just posted before me. Wrex was the target all along.It's still stupid.
Also, how is that not a, pardon me, troll? "Don't oppress me!" It's obvious!
... Please... Be obvious... ._.
And the otherkin who 'identify' as things from fiction are the worst of them all.
Oh god I'd forgotten about transabled people.
Wait, those are the one who basically want to take a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
Take a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
...Oh god I'd forgotten about transabled people.
Wait, those are the one who basically want to take a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?QuoteTake a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
WTF?
Oh god I'd forgotten about transabled people.I think I've heard of those folks once before, but I'm still not sure they're the worst.
Wait, those are the ones who basically want to take a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
And thus we see the advantage that is given to those who want to watch the world burn. It's so easy to knock a house of cards over...Oh god I'd forgotten about transabled people.I think I've heard of those folks once before, but I'm still not sure they're the worst.
Wait, those are the ones who basically want to take a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
The worst in my mind are probably bugchasers and gift-givers. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugchasing)
I have learned things today that I wish I hadn't. I am, for once in my life, absolutely disgusted. Appalling in the truest sense of the word.Oh god I'd forgotten about transabled people.I think I've heard of those folks once before, but I'm still not sure they're the worst.
Wait, those are the ones who basically want to take a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
The worst in my mind are probably bugchasers and gift-givers. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugchasing)
I have learned things today that I wish I hadn't. I am, for once in my life, absolutely disgusted. Appalling in the truest sense of the word.Oh god I'd forgotten about transabled people.I think I've heard of those folks once before, but I'm still not sure they're the worst.
Wait, those are the ones who basically want to take a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
The worst in my mind are probably bugchasers and gift-givers. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugchasing)
It's the "killing herself with chemicals" thing.I certainly doesn't sound like people are concerned about her well being.
So why are otherkin, transethnics and the like weird? Because they're just trying to be special snowflakes- they're not really identifying as the things they claim to be identifying as, because those are not mental Things like gender is. They are attention whores.First off, weird is not bad. "Weird" and "normal" are neutral descriptive terms (vague ones at that) and have no value attached to them. I totally accept them as weird... but that alone is never a bad thing.
Huh. Totally impractical AND immoral by human morality. The problem is that it has nothing to do with freeing eldritch creatures or anything productive. 'Tis just...stupid.I have learned things today that I wish I hadn't. I am, for once in my life, absolutely disgusted. Appalling in the truest sense of the word.Oh god I'd forgotten about transabled people.I think I've heard of those folks once before, but I'm still not sure they're the worst.
Wait, those are the ones who basically want to take a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
The worst in my mind are probably bugchasers and gift-givers. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugchasing)
I have seen many things. This is one of the worst.
Huh. Totally impractical AND immoral by human morality. The problem is that it has nothing to do with freeing eldritch creatures or anything productive. 'Tis just...stupid.I have learned things today that I wish I hadn't. I am, for once in my life, absolutely disgusted. Appalling in the truest sense of the word.Oh god I'd forgotten about transabled people.I think I've heard of those folks once before, but I'm still not sure they're the worst.
Wait, those are the ones who basically want to take a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
The worst in my mind are probably bugchasers and gift-givers. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugchasing)
I have seen many things. This is one of the worst.
Why would they do that?
gah, triple ninja. I'm talking about bug-chasers.
Help me be free? No. The bad mojo they generate goes to them, not me.Huh. Totally impractical AND immoral by human morality. The problem is that it has nothing to do with freeing eldritch creatures or anything productive. 'Tis just...stupid.I have learned things today that I wish I hadn't. I am, for once in my life, absolutely disgusted. Appalling in the truest sense of the word.Oh god I'd forgotten about transabled people.I think I've heard of those folks once before, but I'm still not sure they're the worst.
Wait, those are the ones who basically want to take a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
The worst in my mind are probably bugchasers and gift-givers. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugchasing)
I have seen many things. This is one of the worst.
Wouldn't the slow, agonizing death help?
Read further on, and the article mentions that some people see it as a sort of extreme sports or some super-risky fetish.Why would they do that?
gah, triple ninja. I'm talking about bug-chasers.
Third sentence in the Wikipedia article. "It is a form of self-harm".
So is having sex with a chainsaw. There's a reason why anyone who tries that wins a Darwin award.Read further on, and the article mentions that some people see it as a sort of extreme sports or some super-risky fetish.Why would they do that?
gah, triple ninja. I'm talking about bug-chasers.
Third sentence in the Wikipedia article. "It is a form of self-harm".
Read further on, and the article mentions that some people see it as a sort of extreme sports or some super-risky fetish.Why would they do that?
gah, triple ninja. I'm talking about bug-chasers.
Third sentence in the Wikipedia article. "It is a form of self-harm".
@Kaijyuu: There's a difference. My 'sona (Or 'sonas. I'm kind of obsessed with keeping genres seperate.) is/are idealized versions of myself, yes. But that does not mean I think I was born as an anthropomorphic critter trapped in a human body. There's a difference between me and otherkin.That's a valid distinction, but I have to ask: What functional difference does it make? Is there a tangible difference in your different attitudes, or is it just effectively a difference in rhetoric?
I did specify contracting, rather than spreading. I like to think that people have a right to do whatever they like with/to their own body, so long as it doesn't prevent others from doing the same. Besides, we live in a world where resources are becoming increasingly scarce. Having a few less people burning up said resources isn't a bad thing, especially when they're the cause of their own death. It's like smoking tobacco in my eyes. Very stupid, but who the fuck am I (or you) to say that something that doesn't harm a third party is immoral?
As for otherkin, I don't get it at all. Truth be told, I can't wrap my head around transgender folk either. I'm absolutely fine with both though. There are a lot of people who are very different to me, and that's pretty awesome IMO.
Live and let live, or die. Whatever. So long as it's all above board and consensual, I see no reason to judge.
I did specify contracting, rather than spreading. I like to think that people have a right to do whatever they like with/to their own body, so long as it doesn't prevent others from doing the same.Is any influence on other people unacceptable? It's possible for there to be a situation with a nonzero probability where it would influence other people negatively, so if you take a zero tolerance policy you can't condone that. If you don't take a zero tolerance policy, where do you draw the line?
I did specify contracting, rather than spreading. I like to think that people have a right to do whatever they like with/to their own body, so long as it doesn't prevent others from doing the same. Besides, we live in a world where resources are becoming increasingly scarce. Having a few less people burning up said resources isn't a bad thing, especially when they're the cause of their own death. It's like smoking tobacco in my eyes. Very stupid, but who the fuck am I (or you) to say that something that doesn't harm a third party is immoral?I what they want to do effects only them I am cool with it.
As for otherkin, I don't get it at all. Truth be told, I can't wrap my head around transgender folk either. I'm absolutely fine with both though. There are a lot of people who are very different to me, and that's pretty awesome IMO.
Live and let live, or die. Whatever. So long as it's all above board and consensual, I see no reason to judge.
Yeah. Speaking as someone who grew up in a household with a heavy smoker, secondhand smoke can really mess with your life.The same. Especially when your mom ridicules you for having trouble breathing because she thinks that a window open one inch is enough to let all the smoke and ashes out with plenty of fresh air besides.
Well... Smoking isn't such a great example of this, because secondhand smoke does cause serious damage to those around a smoker. Now, the smoker may be killing himself off faster, but not being harmful to other people was a criterium in this discussion.
Well... Smoking isn't such a great example of this, because secondhand smoke does cause serious damage to those around a smoker. Now, the smoker may be killing himself off faster, but not being harmful to other people was a criterium in this discussion.
Honestly, and someone will probably ridicule me for this, but I believe secondhand smoke kills faster than just smoking. I feel like I'm going to get cancer before all my smoker friends, and I've had maybe two whole cigarettes in my whole life.
Well it can kill faster, but it's statistically unlikely. Second hand smoke has a lower concentration of all the bad stuff.
If the room isn't ventilated, you're breathing everything hanging in the air, while the smoker is just breathing through his filter. It's possible.
It is possible for someone to only smoke outside and/or only when not in the presence of non-smokers you know.
Hah, smoke powers aren't all that bad either :)
It is possible for someone to only smoke outside and/or only when not in the presence of non-smokers you know.
Something being possible doesn't mean that something actually happens all that often.
Well I stick to those rules anyway. Poisoning people is bad, mkay.
There have been propositions to cut these things out of health insurance. Ie, chain smoker gets lung cancer. His problem, governement ain't paying for anything.I did specify contracting, rather than spreading. I like to think that people have a right to do whatever they like with/to their own body, so long as it doesn't prevent others from doing the same. Besides, we live in a world where resources are becoming increasingly scarce. Having a few less people burning up said resources isn't a bad thing, especially when they're the cause of their own death. It's like smoking tobacco in my eyes. Very stupid, but who the fuck am I (or you) to say that something that doesn't harm a third party is immoral?I what they want to do effects only them I am cool with it.
As for otherkin, I don't get it at all. Truth be told, I can't wrap my head around transgender folk either. I'm absolutely fine with both though. There are a lot of people who are very different to me, and that's pretty awesome IMO.
Live and let live, or die. Whatever. So long as it's all above board and consensual, I see no reason to judge.
If they want to smoke/get HIV on purpose I am not, because it costs the government a lot of money and screws everyone else up assuming they live anywhere where their is any degree of socialized medicine or governmental care for the elderly (eg. America, most of Europe and the other first world nations).
Actually apparently smoking saves society money by killing off people faster even though they spend a lot of money combating the effect of it.
I suppose that means that smoking is totally fine then (excluding the fact that it smells terrible and is annoying).
I support the idea of cutting those from any social health insurance: smoking, obesity, alcohol poisoning etc.
As for it hurting the poor people more... if they're so poor, how can they afford to smoke?
I support the idea of cutting those from any social health insurance: smoking, obesity, alcohol poisoning etc.
As for it hurting the poor people more... if they're so poor, how can they afford to smoke?
Can't tell if serious or trolling.
Can't tell if serious or trolling.It's Oliolli. He's cave trolling.
Yeah, obesity and related problems tends to be a problem for poorer people because fast food is both available and cheap. A lot of cities have whole neighborhoods with essentially zero grocery stores. You can't really eat healthful food when you're buying from gas stations and McDonalds.I don't really think it'd be that common for a McDonalds to open somewhere where the population was small enough that there were no shops. That would be a business decision only slightly above that of not opening a shop that sells food in a place that apparently needs some sort of grocer's shop.
healthfulis that a legitimate thing?
I think the proper term is "healthy".
Weirdo, using your computer standing up. :USlacker. You're only allowed to use the computer whilst running on a giant hamster wheel.
The ones I talked to were doing it for World of Warcraft, and they set their treadmills to walk, not run. WoW requires some precision mouse movement occasionally (though not as much as a FPS or RTS, obviously), and plenty of hotkey smashing, so jogging while playing it is probably not gonna happen. Plus, unless they're already really in shape, jogging for literally hours probably isn't feasible :)I wouldn't want to play... any game running.
Arma would be pretty much impossible with the jerky hand movements. Or any flight sim.
They're probably the Farmville people- addicted enough to the menial repetition for quick gratification that they could translate it over to the treadmill, and if it works, more power to 'em.
Some people actually do hook up their computers to a treadmill so that they only use the internet/play games/etc while exercising.
This is why I love Bay12. :D
/me gives fuzzy huggles that are totally not an excuse to get within disemboweling range
He sure sucks like one.*insert various reactions here*
This is why I love Bay12. :D
/me gives fuzzy huggles that are totally not an excuse to get within disemboweling range
/me hugs Wrex back, which is totally not an excuse to sink my fangs into his delicious carotid
I think you mean out of Hanslanda's pockets
Wait, Hans is a vampire?
I think you mean out of Hanslanda's pockets
Hehe. Mr Willsauce wins.Wait, Hans is a vampire?
Maybe. Not a Twilight vampire. Like a Fright Night vampire. Scary. Monstrous. Kills you. Doesn't angst.
Wrexxy-poo, what would happen if a vampy-vamp bit you in your widdle fuzzy neck~?
Wrexxy-poo, what would happen if a vampy-vamp bit you in your widdle fuzzy neck~?
Probably nothing except his swift demise, as I would probably have three times as much muscle mass.
Well, I mean, if vampy-venom got in your fuzz-stream?
I would imagine Wrex is significantly opposed to sparkling.
I would imagine Wrex is significantly opposed to sparkling.
Indeed. Bloodthirsy killing machines are not "Fabulous"
I would imagine Wrex is significantly opposed to sparkling.
Indeed. Bloodthirsy killing machines are not "Fabulous"
Have you never seen Alucard?
I would imagine Wrex is significantly opposed to sparkling.
Indeed. Bloodthirsy killing machines are not "Fabulous"
Have you never seen Alucard?
Flying Dice wins.
Blond? You just ruined the whole werewolf thing. Werewolves are brown or black or gray. Not blond.
imagines the eggs are mine, me want all bustly ladies,Ladies and gentlemen, the newest addition to this topic.
*Loud Whispers is crushed by a rock*Can't tell if serious or trolling.It's Oliolli. He's cave trolling.
Looks more like a Librarian from Metro 2033, to me.*Loud Whispers is crushed by a rock*Can't tell if serious or trolling.It's Oliolli. He's cave trolling.
That's mountain trolling, thank you very much.
Hey, you recognized it :DLooks more like a Librarian from Metro 2033, to me.*Loud Whispers is crushed by a rock*Can't tell if serious or trolling.It's Oliolli. He's cave trolling.
That's mountain trolling, thank you very much.
Beat it for the first time the other day. Spent more than a few moments staring at their ugly faces, hoping they don't attack :PHey, you recognized it :DLooks more like a Librarian from Metro 2033, to me.*Loud Whispers is crushed by a rock*Can't tell if serious or trolling.It's Oliolli. He's cave trolling.
That's mountain trolling, thank you very much.
Oh god I'd forgotten about transabled people.
Wait, those are the ones who basically want to take a perfectly functional body and cripple it, right?
I would imagine Wrex is significantly opposed to sparkling.
Indeed. Bloodthirsy killing machines are not "Fabulous"
Have you never seen Alucard?
According to Underworld, you become totally useless, and can only fight by using windmill bitch-slaps.Well, I mean, if vampy-venom got in your fuzz-stream?
Probably nothing. These things ARE incompatible, you know.
Also, this is assuming his non-silvered teeth will actually penetrate the skin.
According to Underworld, you become totally useless, and can only fight by using windmill bitch-slaps.Well, I mean, if vampy-venom got in your fuzz-stream?
Probably nothing. These things ARE incompatible, you know.
Also, this is assuming his non-silvered teeth will actually penetrate the skin.
"No no, all I'm saying is if you flapped your arms on the moon like a bird, you could get lift because of the reduced gravity"Supposedly, if you actually had air on the moon you could fly under your own power. You'd have to use some fake wings for extra lift, but you would be able to essentially flap your arms.
-Random guy in line at subway.
Narcotics authorities in the US admit are concerned that the practice of searching online for stronger iDoses leads users down the path to more harmful practices.
"iDosing" can be seen as a gateway drug, they claim.
Oklahoma’s Mustang Public School district isn’t taking the threat lightly, and sent out a letter to parents warning them of the new craze. The educators have gone so far as to ban iPods at school, in hopes of preventing honor students from becoming cyber-drug fiends, News 9 reports.
Stupidest fear campaign i've heard of recently - iDosing (http://www.news.com.au/technology/idosing-and-digital-drugs-can-your-kids-really-get-high-without-narcotics/story-e6frfro0-1225892539705)What is this? (Goes to download.)
Sitting in a dark room listening to repetitive drum'n'bass mp3 track's on headphones is latest 'drug craze'. And it might just lead to smoking pot, then onto shooting up cocaine and heroin!QuoteNarcotics authorities in the US admit are concerned that the practice of searching online for stronger iDoses leads users down the path to more harmful practices.
"iDosing" can be seen as a gateway drug, they claim.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/digital-drugs/QuoteOklahoma’s Mustang Public School district isn’t taking the threat lightly, and sent out a letter to parents warning them of the new craze. The educators have gone so far as to ban iPods at school, in hopes of preventing honor students from becoming cyber-drug fiends, News 9 reports.
Yeah but I thought thats more subtle influence. Doesn't addiction usually require substantial?
If something was bothering him, he chose not to care about it. NOW he's doing things like quitting jobs or not fulfilling responsibilities because he has a hard time caring about ANYTHINGSo... that's a bad thing?
Repetition and desire, I'd think. Unless you count habit as an addiction.
Some Girl: I was wondering, where are you from? I mean, I can't place your accent.Thankfully, class ended immediately afterward.
Vaguely Middle-Eastern Teacher: I'm Dutch. I was born in the Netherlands.
Some Girl: Wait, really? I thought the Dutch were my people. White.
Me: *headdesk*
In my logic class today:QuoteSome Girl: I was wondering, where are you from? I mean, I can't place your accent.Thankfully, class ended immediately afterward.
Vaguely Middle-Eastern Teacher: I'm Dutch. I was born in the Netherlands.
Some Girl: Wait, really? I thought the Dutch were my people. White.
Me: *headdesk*
Speaking of missing courses, what the hell happened to having Latin taught in high school?
Speaking of missing courses, what the hell happened to having Latin taught in high school?
Speaking of missing courses, what the hell happened to having Latin taught in high school?
My high school only offered French and Spanish. I took the former and had a blast all three years.
Bonjour! Je m'appelle Sirus. Ca va bien, et toi?
(I barely remember any of my lessons, sadly. California doesn't have a high French-speaking population to practice with :P )
Je suis content, mais mon certification "bilinguale" est un blague.
Speaking of missing courses, what the hell happened to having Latin taught in high school?Nothing, why?
Ja. Ich bin schule bus.Beep beep.
My high school only offered French and Spanish. I took the former and had a blast all three years.
We're Americans(I think?) we only learn other languages to tell people to stop speaking 'em, don't make me bust out the Team America theme.My high school only offered French and Spanish. I took the former and had a blast all three years.
...Wait, you only start learning languages in high school over there?
Learn to speak Chinese, German, English, and Afrikaans, and you'll be able to speak with probably over half the world population.
Learn to speak Chinese, German, English, and Afrikaans, and you'll be able to speak with probably over half the world population.
Haha yeah, me too. Sometimes I use a word here or elsewhere in a formal debate, read it over and think to myself "am I actually defining this word right?"
Worse for me though is I read/type a lot more than vocal speaking, so I mispronounce a ton of words. I used to pronounce "convoluted" as "convulted" until someone asked what the hell I was saying one day. It's even worse with those wacky fantasy names, since I'm not going to spend 10 minutes figuring out all the syllables in "Nynaeve" or whatever and will just come up with a rough approximation in my head.
That name in particular? My brain came up with "Ny-na-veen." Don't ask me how.It's actually NIGH-neev. Robert Jordan might have been horrible in some of his other habits, but at least he includes a glossary with the correct pronunciation for almost every strange name or word at the back of his books.
Learn to speak Chinese, German, English, and Afrikaans, and you'll be able to speak with probably over half the world population.
Wait, German? I think Spanish or French would be more suitable. I mean, they hardly even speak German in Schweiz and Austria, let alone anywhere else :P
I'm also not sure what Afrikaans is even doing on that list. Did you mean Swahili?
Well, Spanish or French would work just as well, as would probably Italian. They're all very widely spread languages. I chose German since it's more central and differentiated from English. Russian was there originally, I guess that would work too. I was trying to think of the most widespread languages avoiding overlap, thus no Spanish.Learn to speak Chinese, German, English, and Afrikaans, and you'll be able to speak with probably over half the world population.
Wait, German? I think Spanish or French would be more suitable. I mean, they hardly even speak German in Schweiz and Austria, let alone anywhere else :P
I'm also not sure what Afrikaans is even doing on that list. Did you mean Swahili?
Woah. You mean in their native tongue, or are you taking Bilinguals into account?Learn to speak Chinese, German, English, and Afrikaans, and you'll be able to speak with probably over half the world population.
Wait, German? I think Spanish or French would be more suitable. I mean, they hardly even speak German in Schweiz and Austria, let alone anywhere else :P
I'm also not sure what Afrikaans is even doing on that list. Did you mean Swahili?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Yeah, I probably meant Swahili. Africa has been sadly neglected in my studies. I'm not sure which language is most likely to be understood over there.There isn't really one. :P The three largest used "official" languages are arabic, french, and english, but if you are looking at "common" languages then there are over six different families of languages. Africa as a whole has some 2800 or so different languages that are spoken within it, and as a result every person usually ends up learning several different languages as they grow up. If you are looking to be understood by the maximum amount of Africa, your best bet is to simply learn arabic, french, and english and then forget about counting all of the various bush people and smaller tribes.
Afrikaans is a sort of super-dialect of Dutch.Learn to speak Chinese, German, English, and Afrikaans, and you'll be able to speak with probably over half the world population.
Wait, German? I think Spanish or French would be more suitable. I mean, they hardly even speak German in Schweiz and Austria, let alone anywhere else :P
I'm also not sure what Afrikaans is even doing on that list. Did you mean Swahili?
Actually, I'm pretty sure spanish is the most similar to english of all the euro-languages (other than English).
I know, historically, that just seems wrong, but structurally the languages are super similar, and the shared vocabulary is large. But English doesn't really have all that German a structure, does it?
Actually, I'm pretty sure spanish is the most similar to english of all the euro-languages (other than English).
I know, historically, that just seems wrong, but structurally the languages are super similar, and the shared vocabulary is large. But English doesn't really have all that German a structure, does it?
Karne, Spanish/French still isn't more like English than German :PI was just going off the chart at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers), which admittedly doesn't consider 2nd languages. Equally interesting (but far more complicated to calculate) would be most widely spoken languages (in terms of geographic area rather than population). For instance, French isn't the powerhouse it used to be, but it's spoken across a large swath of the world thanks to colonialism. While Wu is pretty much just in a relatively small area centered on Shanghai (which nonetheless gives it a speakership of around 80 million because Shanghai is ZOMGPEEPLES)
Also, @RedKing, that doesn't seem to take multilingualism into account at all... For example, if I remember correctly, you can get along better with English than Hindi in India because almost everyone spekaks it, while far from all speak Hindi.
My school has Finnish, English, Swedish, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Latin. I'm only fluent in the first two, as for Swedish my skill in it mainly consists of "Jag pratar inte Svenska." I did study French in grades 3-5, but remember nothing of it.
You know what, we(americans) should Invade Switzerland! Its full of banks right? We'll be the richest country in the world!Wut. Just wut.
I dont remember where i read/heard this but:War fixes everything! Even war!QuoteYou know what, we(americans) should Invade Switzerland! Its full of banks right? We'll be the richest country in the world!Wut. Just wut.
Very useful until the Swiss think that you can't do anything to them, at which point all your money belongs to the Swiss. They even kept gold made from the melted fillings of holocaust victims after WWII.It's not that they take it when they think that you can't do anything, it's that their bank accounts have a year limit where if it goes untouched for that long then it defaults to the Swiss government (info from a Swiss exchange student). As such a lot of the gold and various other objects from WWII defaulted to the swiss government because so many people died, therefore leaving their accounts unused.
Probably Schizotypal, but I would have to see her to be sure.
That's pretty creepy, though.
And the crown jewel: she calls up my father one day to tell him about how well I'm doing in class, but she also has a concern about me: She thinks that I think I'm a time traveler. I kid you not. The origin of this concept: a brief writing she had us do about what we would do if we time-traveled to Ancient Rome. She evidently forgot this.
My school has Finnish, English, Swedish, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Latin. I'm only fluent in the first two, as for Swedish my skill in it mainly consists of "Jag pratar inte Svenska." I did study French in grades 3-5, but remember nothing of it.
What country is this? I want to know what school teaches that many languages.
I'm sure it was just a joke, but yeah, invading Switzerland? Impossible. They're what happens if you take Afghanistan and fill it with the most militia-ist, gun-crazy American rednecks you can find, and also give each and every one of them military training and require them to keep their own arms at home at all time. You can't beat their army without crushing the entire populace.Don't forget they mined out the Alps and there's hidden bunkers everywhere. It's a country, sitting on top of an underground military complex. Strategic bridges are already wired to be blown up, steep hillsides are mined to create artificial landslides, gigantic fortresses inside mountains, etc. (link (http://io9.com/5919581/how-switzerland-camouflaged-its-ready+to+explode-architecture-during-the-cold-war))
They're kind of serious about their freedom.
now render that in asciiI'm sure it was just a joke, but yeah, invading Switzerland? Impossible. They're what happens if you take Afghanistan and fill it with the most militia-ist, gun-crazy American rednecks you can find, and also give each and every one of them military training and require them to keep their own arms at home at all time. You can't beat their army without crushing the entire populace.Don't forget they mined out the Alps and there's hidden bunkers everywhere. It's a country, sitting on top of an underground military complex. Strategic bridges are already wired to be blown up, steep hillsides are mined to create artificial landslides, gigantic fortresses inside mountains, etc. (link (http://io9.com/5919581/how-switzerland-camouflaged-its-ready+to+explode-architecture-during-the-cold-war))
They're kind of serious about their freedom.
Interesting fact about Finland: EVERYONE has to learn to speak Swedish,
To be both on-topic and discuss the foreign language education topic, some pearls of wisdom from the high school Latin teacher:
"Yes, it's from Latin"; note there is no specific context for this, as she says it pretty much any time someone asks her if a word is from Latin.
"I heard 'Skyrom' [her pronunciation, sic] is a pretty good video game, so I bought it for my son for Christmas! People tell me it's got Latin in it!"
"If you don't put your name on the paper, I'll put in in the 'nemo' [n.b.: Latin for "nobody"] file."
"There are only two fourth declension neuter nouns, 'genu' [knee] and 'cornu' [horn]." One week later, and "gelu" [ice] appears in the text. Cue confusion.
On the subject of those two words, let's cut to her bizarre concept of how high school students memorize everything better with sexual innuendo involved: "You can remember these are the two because it's ironic, the words are 'horn knee', like 'horny', but they're neuter gender!". Actually, this worked. But it was still uncharacteristically... uncouth of her.
And the crown jewel: she calls up my father one day to tell him about how well I'm doing in class, but she also has a concern about me: She thinks that I think I'm a time traveler. I kid you not. The origin of this concept: a brief writing she had us do about what we would do if we time-traveled to Ancient Rome. She evidently forgot this.
Interesting fact about Finland: EVERYONE has to learn to speak Swedish,
Wasn't that law changed like just last year?
hm... is there a sami language?
Interesting fact about Finland: EVERYONE has to learn to speak Swedish,
Wasn't that law changed like just last year?
I'm not sure, I think in Ĺland they still don't need to learn Finnish.
Whoa, just before I was liek, surfin a forum, and there were these guise sayin PEPSI tastes better then COKE. I mean liek, WTF man? OMG. :-X I guess they were trolling an shit. Lol weird.
They had a lot of sodas in the high school vending machines and I always had spare change. I have a right to arbitrarily rank these things.
None of it compares to a goodrootbeer, of course.
They call them "suicide drinks" around here. I had my own little concoction when I worked at Subway.They had a lot of sodas in the high school vending machines and I always had spare change. I have a right to arbitrarily rank these things.
I used to mix and match the sodas at McDonald's and stuff all the time. Got some interesting combos.
...the heck is a "lingonberry"? Never heard of it, much less it's juice form :o
Never heard of those either, tbh :P...the heck is a "lingonberry"? Never heard of it, much less it's juice form :o
This. Did you mean Klingonberry?
In all seriousness, one of the better brands of root beer can be pretty darned good. But I stopped drinking soda after my first cavity drilling, because no way in hell am I going to be dealing with that once I'm not covered by the family insurance policy. It might have had something to do with that weekend where I drank 8 root beers and 13 Ale-8-1s in about 20 hours. I incidentally started feeling quite a bit better after I stopped drinking soda.Holy blood that belongs with penguins that's ridiculous amounts of soda indulgence!
...the heck is a "lingonberry"? Never heard of it, much less it's juice form :oD: How- I don't- ENLIGHTEN THESE PEOPLE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingonberry).
Yay Finns knowing more than I do! Yaaay!...the heck is a "lingonberry"? Never heard of it, much less it's juice form :oD: How- I don't- ENLIGHTEN THESE PEOPLE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingonberry).
some random guy replying to that comment:Oh look guys, no more energy crisis!Quoteno. it does not. go read a physics book. you get more energy out of burning hydrogen than you need to make it from water, which is why it can power cars and makes huge explosions in the lab.
I was tempted to blank that page, but I want to keep my wikipedia editing priveleges.Holy leather clad cow, I just read it all... Seems everything is about money, money and teh moar moneis.
FTFY....the heck is a "lingonberry"? Never heard of it, much less it's juice form :oD: How- I don't-ENLIGHTEN THESE PEOPLE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingonberry)ENLIGHTEN THESE PEOPLE (http://unrealworld.wikia.com/wiki/Lingonberry).
I love lingonberries.i don't, that's vegetarian food(finnish for 'bad hunter').
Lingonberries are the best. The only place I've ever seen lingonberry-flavored stuff in the US is Ikea, though.
Lingonberries are the best. The only place I've ever seen lingonberry-flavored stuff in the US is Ikea, though.That might explain it. We don't have any IKEAs around here, the grocery stores don't stock the stuff, and any "specialty import" stores would probably gouge the price so much that I'd never give them a second glance :P
So... In other words... We're starting an underground lingonberry cross-ocean bootleg operation?
small criminal organization.
then, once we have the 'legitimate' funds, we start the space program.
I'm pretty sure Bay12 as a community has more experience with crime squads than space programs.So... In other words... We're starting an underground lingonberry cross-ocean bootleg operation?
We do have enough people on Bay12 to start either a space program or a small criminal organization...
Well the Retard Planet happens to be the only rocky planetiod in the system we can't keep a lander on for over an hour, so...
ERMAGHERD VERNUS EHS AH BERDARSS
I suppose I should get around to updating my avatar, huh?
I suppose I should get around to updating my avatar, huh?
Great. Now I have flashbacks everytime you post. :)
I suppose I should get around to updating my avatar, huh?
Great. Now I have flashbacks everytime you post. :)
Kamins avatar does that to me. Now you know my pain.
I suppose I should get around to updating my avatar, huh?
Great. Now I have flashbacks everytime you post. :)
Kamins avatar does that to me. Now you know my pain.
Acid flashbacks. Mine are fun. :P
Acid flashbacks. Mine are fun. :P
Suddenly glad i've never used.
Acid flashbacks. Mine are fun. :P
Suddenly glad i've never used.
Ecstasy permanently changes your brain chemistry the very first time you used it. Which is much cooler than it sounds. :P
But seriously, drugs are bad, m'kay?
Not having drugs feels like my lover of five years has just left for my best friend, successfully sued me for my house, car, family, and dog, and then shot me in the gut.
When I hear dubstep, my jaw starts aching, and my teeth chatter, and I get a cold sweat. When I sit in a room with pastel purple paint on the walls (like, say, the one at Rehab) I get minor visual hallucinations. Driving at night is technicolor insanity you would not believe when all the lights leave temporary streaks across your vision.
Uncool? So you say. But it floats my boat pretty well.
Uncool? So you say. But it floats my boat pretty well.
That sounds...bad. Christ, Hans.
I'm now morbidly curious. I imagine the hot sauce wouldn't mix well with the milk, but the cereal portion's a maybe. Depends on what type of cereal too.Well, the hot sauce wouldn't then exactly be hot anymore. All that capsaicin potential, drowned in milk...
Acid flashbacks. Mine are fun. :P
Suddenly glad i've never used.
Ecstasy permanently changes your brain chemistry the very first time you used it.
When I hear dubstep, my jaw starts aching, and my teeth chatter, and I get a cold sweat.
Acid flashbacks. Mine are fun. :P
Suddenly glad i've never used.
Ecstasy permanently changes your brain chemistry the very first time you used it.
Can't find anything to back this up, so link plz?
It certainly changes your brain chemistry when you take it - that's how it works - but AFAIK you need to use it on a long-term basis for it to actually make noticeable changes to your brain.
Should also point out that lots of things, including meditation, taking up exercise, falling in love etc can also permanently alter your brain structure and/or chemistry.
-snip-
0_o Are we sure Hanslanda isn't Keith Richards?-snip-
And I used ecstasy a lot. Like. Let's say, over the course of two years, I used ecstasy probably one hundred and fifty to two hundred times. Maybe more, maybe less.
To be honest, it is somewhat amazing I'm alive. If I could accurately explain all the drugs I've taken, and in what amounts, it would all probably qualify for being on topic.
Well the Retard Planet happens to be the only rocky planetiod in the system we can't keep a lander on for over an hour, so...When did we land on Mercury, or Ceres and the lot if you're going to include planetoids?
ERMAGHERD VERNUS EHS AH BERDARSS
0_o Are we sure Hanslanda isn't Keith Richards?-snip-
And I used ecstasy a lot. Like. Let's say, over the course of two years, I used ecstasy probably one hundred and fifty to two hundred times. Maybe more, maybe less.
To be honest, it is somewhat amazing I'm alive. If I could accurately explain all the drugs I've taken, and in what amounts, it would all probably qualify for being on topic.
Keyword "Can't", meaning we don't have the ability.Well the Retard Planet happens to be the only rocky planetiod in the system we can't keep a lander on for over an hour, so...When did we land on Mercury, or Ceres and the lot if you're going to include planetoids?
ERMAGHERD VERNUS EHS AH BERDARSS
That may be true, but you can't get no satisfaction.0_o Are we sure Hanslanda isn't Keith Richards?-snip-
And I used ecstasy a lot. Like. Let's say, over the course of two years, I used ecstasy probably one hundred and fifty to two hundred times. Maybe more, maybe less.
To be honest, it is somewhat amazing I'm alive. If I could accurately explain all the drugs I've taken, and in what amounts, it would all probably qualify for being on topic.
Yes. I'm way sexier, and also a lot younger.
That's because he'll never be your beast of burden.That may be true, but you can't get no satisfaction.0_o Are we sure Hanslanda isn't Keith Richards?-snip-
And I used ecstasy a lot. Like. Let's say, over the course of two years, I used ecstasy probably one hundred and fifty to two hundred times. Maybe more, maybe less.
To be honest, it is somewhat amazing I'm alive. If I could accurately explain all the drugs I've taken, and in what amounts, it would all probably qualify for being on topic.
Yes. I'm way sexier, and also a lot younger.
That may be true, but you can't get no satisfaction.That's because he'll never be your beast of burden.
Not having drugs feels like my lover of five years has just left for my best friend, successfully sued me for my house, car, family, and dog, and then shot me in the gut.
When I hear dubstep, my jaw starts aching, and my teeth chatter, and I get a cold sweat. When I sit in a room with pastel purple paint on the walls (like, say, the one at Rehab) I get minor visual hallucinations. Driving at night is technicolor insanity you would not believe when all the lights leave temporary streaks across your vision.
Uncool? So you say. But it floats my boat pretty well.
Acid flashbacks. Mine are fun. :P
Suddenly glad i've never used.
Ecstasy permanently changes your brain chemistry the very first time you used it.
Can't find anything to back this up, so link plz?
It certainly changes your brain chemistry when you take it - that's how it works - but AFAIK you need to use it on a long-term basis for it to actually make noticeable changes to your brain.
Should also point out that lots of things, including meditation, taking up exercise, falling in love etc can also permanently alter your brain structure and/or chemistry.
Let me google that for you. (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/proof-positive-taking-ecstasy-permanently-alters-your-brain-1292311.html) Granted, it doesn't say anything about "first time", but when you're dealing with neuroreceptor production and brain activity, change due to long-term behavior indicates smaller change with short-term behavior. So yes, taking ecstasy a single time would alter your brain chemistry, just likely not in an incredibly visible way. I will note, though, that the way ecstasy works is hardly normal change in brain activity; it forces neurons to dump their entire load of serotonin, creating the extreme happiness associated with it. Because of this, users tend to have much lower serotonin levels after coming down, putting them into an extreme depressive state. Repeated use "wears out" neurons, making it more difficult for your brain to bounce back, leaving you in much more depressive state than when you started using.
It can also cause psychosis in some individuals in shorter time periods. But yeah, equating mild shifts in neurotransmitter production to the sort of changes caused by drug abuse is sort of absurd.
These two guys just started this political conversation by denying that they're libertarians with some disdain in their tone for the word. They then start talking about strict constructionism, limiting the government's responsibilities, and states' rights. Guys, I don't really know what else you could be.
These two guys just started this political conversation by denying that they're libertarians with some disdain in their tone for the word. They then start talking about strict constructionism, limiting the government's responsibilities, and states' rights. Guys, I don't really know what else you could be.Hipstertarians.
These two guys just started this political conversation by denying that they're libertarians with some disdain in their tone for the word. They then start talking about strict constructionism, limiting the government's responsibilities, and states' rights. Guys, I don't really know what else you could be.All they hear is LIBERAL LIBERAL LIBERAL and Rush Limbaugh says that's wrong and evil.
Okay cool, now they're just talking about terrible anime. This is more tolerable.
Not having drugs feels like my lover of five years has just left for my best friend, successfully sued me for my house, car, family, and dog, and then shot me in the gut.
When I hear dubstep, my jaw starts aching, and my teeth chatter, and I get a cold sweat. When I sit in a room with pastel purple paint on the walls (like, say, the one at Rehab) I get minor visual hallucinations. Driving at night is technicolor insanity you would not believe when all the lights leave temporary streaks across your vision.
Uncool? So you say. But it floats my boat pretty well.
Well, all these anecdotes about the long-term effects of hallucinogens have turned me away from them more than three mandatory school classes could. Congrats.
I feel that way when I hear dubstep already, though.
*probation officer stares coldly over Hans shoulder and nods slowly*Not having drugs feels like my lover of five years has just left for my best friend, successfully sued me for my house, car, family, and dog, and then shot me in the gut.
When I hear dubstep, my jaw starts aching, and my teeth chatter, and I get a cold sweat. When I sit in a room with pastel purple paint on the walls (like, say, the one at Rehab) I get minor visual hallucinations. Driving at night is technicolor insanity you would not believe when all the lights leave temporary streaks across your vision.
Uncool? So you say. But it floats my boat pretty well.
Well, all these anecdotes about the long-term effects of hallucinogens have turned me away from them more than three mandatory school classes could. Congrats.
I feel that way when I hear dubstep already, though.
Good.More for me!Drugs are bad.
I don't discuss drug use online
I don't discuss drug use online, but I wanted to correct something someone said earlier, or shed some light on it.
Flashbacks aren't caused by taking acids, they are a naturally occurring thing in the human brain, that your brain will recall a deeply emotional event and emulate the feeling at random. It just so happens to be, that when this happens to people who have taken acid, it gives them a somewhat hallucinogenic experience, but the flashback itself can happen to anyone, even if they've never touched drugs.
I don't discuss drug use online, but I wanted to correct something someone said earlier, or shed some light on it.
Flashbacks aren't caused by taking acids, they are a naturally occurring thing in the human brain, that your brain will recall a deeply emotional event and emulate the feeling at random. It just so happens to be, that when this happens to people who have taken acid, it gives them a somewhat hallucinogenic experience, but the flashback itself can happen to anyone, even if they've never touched drugs.
Well you're more likely to subconsciously bring up that time you were almost eaten by a 47 headed purple dragon than that time you sat down and ate a ham and cheese sandwich.
Nah, that only qualifies your horse as high.
Zing! One point for Darkling. But mushrooms aren't like that either. Nor are the disassociants, like Datura or cough syrup. Mescaline? But I've never had that, so I can't comment on it.
Zing! One point for Darkling. But mushrooms aren't like that either. Nor are the disassociants, like Datura or cough syrup. Mescaline? But I've never had that, so I can't comment on it.
You can have full on hallucinations like that from dissisociatives, maybe not datura or cough syrup, but DMT, Salvia, and Ketamine can all produce the kind of hallucinations where you see things (people, animals, dragons etc.) And they appear to be real.
(Also, is it a moratorium on drug talk at all on the forum? I'm pretty sure Salvia is legal. o-o)
just got health insurance... time to do something dumb :)
Months back this happened:
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I talked to a goddess once while on DMT. She gave me a carton of milk. WTF?
A friend of mine once smoked DMT while on acid, and hallucinated that he was inside the episode of the Simpsons he was watching.
Months back this happened:
(http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x389/Zahru2/imad.jpg)
I came into this thread to see poeple being idoits and instead I got people talking about halluncations...we are the best forums. I do kinda want to try a halluncatiory drug to see what my imangination can cook up but I don't think I will ever follow throught with that plan.
Months back this happened:Guis.
(http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x389/Zahru2/imad.jpg)
This is a statment of massive hypocriscy from me but this joke is not funny at all. You shouldn't make fun of a tragedy like this.Months back this happened:Guis.
(http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x389/Zahru2/imad.jpg)
It's a joke.
Besides shit, what's the general definition of dubstep?Dead.
When I've tried Salvia, the world turned Mono-colour and abstractly patterned, but I felt like myself.
Everyone else I've talked to who's tried it 'became' something else.
Whyyyyy?
Besides shit, what's the general definition of dubstep?Dubstep is robot T-Rexes having sex into a microphone, only auto tuned.
I think that it's not dubstep if it has a clearly defined tune abnd rhythm.
I talked to a goddess once while on DMT. She gave me a carton of milk. WTF?
A friend of mine once smoked DMT while on acid, and hallucinated that he was inside the episode of the Simpsons he was watching.
They were your boyfriends, and you think they didn't lie to impress you? :P:P They aren't all that arrogant. I don't date arrogant guys. So I don't see why they'd feel the need to 'impress' me, especially when "becoming something else" isn't impressive, just a curiosity.
I think I know who we could ask. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9QisdRPwEM)I talked to a goddess once while on DMT. She gave me a carton of milk. WTF?
A friend of mine once smoked DMT while on acid, and hallucinated that he was inside the episode of the Simpsons he was watching.
How deep can we nest the hallucinogens? Nothing bad could possibly come from this.
By gods, what has happened to my thread :oI came into this thread to see poeple being idoits and instead I got people talking about halluncations...we are the best forums. I do kinda want to try a halluncatiory drug to see what my imangination can cook up but I don't think I will ever follow throught with that plan.
To be fair, there was a lot of people being idiots around page two through four.
And yet, the pope apparently agrees with the idea of evolution, albeit in a way that factors in god.I don't understand the "and yet" connection...
Also, this once happened to me,
"Blah blah, you support gays and non-christians, so GOD HATES YOU!"
"I thought in the bible it says that god loves everyone?"
"Your lying. God hates Muslims, Jews, and Fags."
*Shows her pretty much every passage in the bible that states that god loves all of his creations.*
"Um... "
And yet, the pope apparently agrees with the idea of evolution, albeit in a way that factors in god.Try telling a Protestant that they should listen to the pope. :P
What the fuck ever happened to people playing guitars?They all went to my school, apparently :o
Wait. People who can actually play guitar and do so because they enjoy it, or the sort of jackass that takes any excuse to grab their out-of-key acoustic guitar and start playing a song annoyingly bad, regardless of the setting or opinions of people around them?What the fuck ever happened to people playing guitars?They all went to my school, apparently :o
And yet, the pope apparently agrees with the idea of evolution, albeit in a way that factors in god.Try telling a Protestant that they should listen to the pope. :P
They call that academic stupid.Educated stupid?
Or book stupid. :/
You people all know really stupid Christians. Let me tell you, the vast majority of Christians are educated, reasonable people that accept the theory of evolution.
Did not expect that.And yet, the pope apparently agrees with the idea of evolution, albeit in a way that factors in god.Try telling a Protestant that they should listen to the pope. :P
(http://people.csail.mit.edu/paulfitz/spanish/tt3.jpg)
You people all know really stupid Christians. Let me tell you, the vast majority of Christians are educated, reasonable people that accept the theory of evolution.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_of_support_for_evolution#Support_for_evolution_by_religious_bodies
You people all know really stupid Christians. Let me tell you, the vast majority of Christians are educated, reasonable people that accept the theory of evolution.I agree here, although, I did find this nice quote from a Macromeme image.
If all the atheists left the USA, it would lose 93% of the National Academy of Sciences but less than 1% of the prison population.
That's just the Catholics, you're not including the large portion of protestants that accept evolution. EDIT: Sorry, didn't read your link. That is just a survey conducted in just the USA. There are many more creationist Christians in the USA than anywhere else in the world, I'd say most protestants outside the USA accept evolution.You people all know really stupid Christians. Let me tell you, the vast majority of Christians are educated, reasonable people that accept the theory of evolution.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_of_support_for_evolution#Support_for_evolution_by_religious_bodies
Highest Christian denomination support for evolution is 58% (Catholic). That's a majority, but not a vast majority.
And let's not talk about the Jehova's Witnesses.
Sorry if my sarcasm detector isn't working, but I highlighted the important part of that post.You people all know really stupid Christians. Let me tell you, the vast majority of Christians are educated, reasonable people that accept the theory of evolution.I agree here, although, I did find this nice quote from a Macromeme image.QuoteIf all the atheists left the USA, it would lose 93% of the National Academy of Sciences but less than 1% of the prison population.
That's some pretty significant numbers there. Considering atheists are very much a minority in the USA AFAIK.
Thats, depressing. Especially considering the pope supports evolution, and the entire point of Catholicism is LISTENING TO THE POPE.You people all know really stupid Christians. Let me tell you, the vast majority of Christians are educated, reasonable people that accept the theory of evolution.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_of_support_for_evolution#Support_for_evolution_by_religious_bodies
Highest Christian denomination support for evolution is 58% (Catholic). That's a majority, but not a vast majority.
And let's not talk about the Jehova's Witnesses.
You people all know really stupid Christians. Let me tell you, the vast majority of Christians are educated, reasonable people that accept the theory of evolution.
I'm Christian. :o
That is just a survey conducted in just the USA. There are many more creationist Christians in the USA than anywhere else in the world, I'd say most protestants outside the USA accept evolution.Hrm, yes and no. Europe would have much more reasonable numbers. Africa... no.
Well, China has a billion people, and is largely atheist, with traditionalist and confucianist. India has a billion, and is, shockinglu, largely composed of Hindus and Buddhists, which support the concept whole-Heartedly. I can see why though, makes alot of sense in their world-view.That is just a survey conducted in just the USA. There are many more creationist Christians in the USA than anywhere else in the world, I'd say most protestants outside the USA accept evolution.Hrm, yes and no. Europe would have much more reasonable numbers. Africa... no.
But yeah the original statistic was just the US.
Misko is none of these things. Educated, reasonable, or a human person. :POfficially I'm a catholic, even though practically I'm anything but. Do I qualify for non-personitude?
Aaaand away from the religion thing, apparently my brother thinks cheese is a mineral.Must... Resist... Modding.
"Blah blah, you support gays and non-christians, so GOD HATES YOU!"I've developed a healthy respect for many religious people. Some of their beliefs are literally so hard to uphold in the face of scrutiny that it takes serious bravery to defend them... Against reality. Do I disagree with it? Yes, but it's still a hard feat to achieve.
Nobody does.(http://people.csail.mit.edu/paulfitz/spanish/tt3.jpg)Did not expect that.
Misko is none of these things. Educated, reasonable, or a human person. :POfficially I'm a catholic, even though practically I'm anything but. Do I qualify for non-personitude?
"Blah blah, you support gays and non-christians, so GOD HATES YOU!"I've developed a healthy respect for many religious people. Some of their beliefs are literally so hard to uphold in the face of scrutiny that it takes serious bravery to defend them... Against reality. Do I disagree with it? Yes, but it's still a hard feat to achieve.
Woah the pope supports the idea of evolution? damn i didn't know that and im catholic.....The Pope does lot of things.
The bad thing about internet quotes is that you can never be sure that it is correct, or that the person in question actually said that.To continue, most of the shooling system in Europe is Religously inspired. (Meaning you have a mass at the beginning of the year, and one at the end. And crosses everywhere, but that's because the buildings quite old.)
-Abraham Lincon
To be fair, human dung was used to cook food in those days. Or maybe the Bible was just ahead on ecologism."Blah blah, you support gays and non-christians, so GOD HATES YOU!"I've developed a healthy respect for many religious people. Some of their beliefs are literally so hard to uphold in the face of scrutiny that it takes serious bravery to defend them... Against reality. Do I disagree with it? Yes, but it's still a hard feat to achieve.
This. It's pretty impressive sometimes. They're like, "Everything in the bible is amazing and the word of god."
And I'm like, "Even that part in Dueteronomy where they talk about making food with human dung?"
And they're like, "Ssssh. That was a metaphor."
There's also the bit where you should be stoned to death for wearing mixed fibres, or eating seafood. Right above where it says you should kill gays.I KNEW IT. SEAFOOD IS EVIL.
There's also the bit where you should be stoned to death for wearing mixed fibres, or eating seafood. Right above where it says you should kill gays.-Whereas they would point out do not murder, love thy neighbour and so on. It takes serious dedication.
Yeah the lack of "disregard anything I said previously" was a serious oversight on the author's part.
basically every Christian that has threatened me with hell unless I stop being atheist and become Christian.
this sums up my reaction:Quote from: Josh ThomasAs an atheist, having a Christian threaten me with hell is like having a hippy threaten to punch me in my aura.
ehh, I try to follow dantes views. He seems to understand some stuff.basically every Christian that has threatened me with hell unless I stop being atheist and become Christian.
this sums up my reaction:Quote from: Josh ThomasAs an atheist, having a Christian threaten me with hell is like having a hippy threaten to punch me in my aura.
Hell and Heaven aren't even supposed to be relevant in modern Christianity (NT retcon).
basically every Christian that has threatened me with hell unless I stop being atheist and become Christian.
this sums up my reaction:Quote from: Josh ThomasAs an atheist, having a Christian threaten me with hell is like having a hippy threaten to punch me in my aura.
Hell and Heaven aren't even supposed to be relevant in modern Christianity (NT retcon).
(During biology class)He he he, that reminds me. Today my devilish friend and I told our less knowledgeable friend that babies subsist on nitroglycerin, sentax and cordite passed from the mother to the baby through the umbilical cord, and that the reason why the mother and child cannot share the same blood stream is that the oxygen from the mother would react with the nitroglycerin and combust.
So, why did we need our liver again?
mostly, to live.
I can't even recall all of them right now, so I would be tempted to ask why we need it(meaning, what is its function).
ehh, I try to follow dantes views. He seems to understand some stuff.basically every Christian that has threatened me with hell unless I stop being atheist and become Christian.
this sums up my reaction:Quote from: Josh ThomasAs an atheist, having a Christian threaten me with hell is like having a hippy threaten to punch me in my aura.
Hell and Heaven aren't even supposed to be relevant in modern Christianity (NT retcon).
Besides, there are some important things in the old Testament. Like the whole thing about about the nature of evil.
So apparently PETA made a Pokemon game... (http://features.peta.org/pokemon-black-and-white-parody/)This is relevant to my interests.
So apparently PETA made a Pokemon game... (http://features.peta.org/pokemon-black-and-white-parody/)I thought it was pretty funny. Then I got the first video and realized they were serious.
In PETA's world, they are!So apparently PETA made a Pokemon game... (http://features.peta.org/pokemon-black-and-white-parody/)yes, because all farm and pet owners are drunkards wielding baseball bats.
Perhaps the person/people who made the game was/were throwing in a little hint about even the PETA people not really caring about the animals as much as the chance to be self-important radicals. :PIn PETA's world, they are!So apparently PETA made a Pokemon game... (http://features.peta.org/pokemon-black-and-white-parody/)yes, because all farm and pet owners are drunkards wielding baseball bats.
I thought it was pretty stupid, however, that Nurse Joy didn't bother to heal your team <_<;
So apparently PETA made a Pokemon game... (http://features.peta.org/pokemon-black-and-white-parody/)Wtf, I tried to kill the trainer and now Pikachu is lecturing her. BE MORE VIOLENT IMPUDENT ANIMAL
I wonder how PETA would justify the existence of Tyranids.
Ayup (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfDante).Goddamit, Darvi.
Now I sort of want to play a legit Pokemon game with this premise, minus all the propaganda. Because if we're going to be honest, they are fantasy cockfight simulators after you strip out all the crap about love, loyalty, teamwork, etc.Though I do admit, I like the PETA ash more. That guy's armed.
You're going out into the wilderness, disturbing animals, forcing your pets to beat them nearly to death, and then trapping them in pocket dimensions until you need them to kill another person's pets.
Hey, it's just because they got the canon wrong. A cruise on an ocean liner is free, while a bicycle is $1m. Therefore, nuclear weapons are free but a switchblade costs all the money in the world.Now I sort of want to play a legit Pokemon game with this premise, minus all the propaganda. Because if we're going to be honest, they are fantasy cockfight simulators after you strip out all the crap about love, loyalty, teamwork, etc.Though I do admit, I like the PETA ash more. That guy's armed.
You're going out into the wilderness, disturbing animals, forcing your pets to beat them nearly to death, and then trapping them in pocket dimensions until you need them to kill another person's pets.
Hey, it's just because they got the canon wrong. A cruise on an ocean liner is free, while a bicycle is $1m. Therefore, nuclear weapons are free but a switchblade costs all the money in the world.Dolla dolla get a baller
suddenly, PETA tries to target B12 forums with a PETA version of DF.I demand this mod.
PETA rapidly collapses due to insanity caused by them tying to rework dwarf fortress. we all know cthulhu guards the code.
Hmmm.... PETA Fortress....So, normal Dwarf Fortress.
Hang on, wouldn't that just be a normal Dwarf Fortress attempting to free the world's animals from slavery to the Elves?
Wait? was the PETA pokeman game serious? If so then I have lost quite a lot of faith in humanity.Well, PETA probably takes it seriously. Whether anyone else does is up for debate.
PETA's self aware, but unashamed of their propaganda.Eh, they still raise awareness I guess, so that's a plus for them.
So to answer if it's serious, yes and no. Yes it's propaganda, no they're not expecting to convert everyone who plays their game.
Pretty much. And I can't really think of a better way to go about it.Perhaps not making the assumption that every pet owner is an immoral jerkass who beats animals with a baseball bat?
Pretty much. And I can't really think of a better way to go about it.Perhaps not making the assumption that every pet owner is an immoral jerkass who beats animals with a baseball bat?
But it's not every pet owner.This. Plus, you know, hyperbole, satire, all that.
Well, in this case it is, but it's because this is a society where there is a large portion of society whose career revolves around getting animals and having them fight to the (almost) death. Plus it's funny.
Fun fact: Unova is supposed to be America in the same way the other regions are japan. WHich means Lt. Surge is from there. Fuck yeah, Lt. Surge, killing people with magnemites.magnemites: how do they fucking work?
So everyone. It turns out PETA isn't so bad. [img=http://www.peta2.com/BreastsNotAnimalTests/game.asp]http://They have a game about clicking breasts on that site.[/img]
he has a theory that the earth was once ruled by penguins, before being beaten back by polar bears. the ice age ended, and the polar bears retreated to the arctic, then humans took over from there.
the penguins are biding their time.
their first emergence appears to have been on these forums.
I don't see why you guys are all (mostly) dissing PETA. :-\Most of the time we hear about them, they've been either incredibly hypocritical, posting frivolous lawsuits, or someone has said something that's getting them knee-deep. PETA, if they had any more power or gained access to weapons, would be an extremist group. That's just the kind of mindset they have.
Admittedly I don't know all that much about them, but here they are raising their point in such a way as to make it relevant to people who usually wouldn't think twice about such things. The very fact that we've devoted several pages to it here means they must be doing something right. Imagine how it will affect some average Joe in his pickup truck with a shedful of poorly-treated dogs back at his house. Who knows, it might actually inspire thought!
...And besides that it was kinda funny. Win-win, right? ;D
I'm pretty sure that most of the non-crazies are in groups that don't have a reputation for being crazy.I'm pretty sure the non-crazies either have left the organization or just stayed because they like being "undercover".
Where is Mt. Everest? Is it in the Alps?Saw a kid spend five minutes trying to find Russia.
(In english class they debated about that for 5 minutes)
geography failure.
we all know they're in the Rockies! :P
Where is Mt. Everest? Is it in the Alps?Saw a kid spend five minutes trying to find Russia.
(In english class they debated about that for 5 minutes)
It was a map of the Americas.
...Liberty? You mean as in the statue of Liberty?
Dedication.Where is Mt. Everest? Is it in the Alps?Saw a kid spend five minutes trying to find Russia.
(In english class they debated about that for 5 minutes)
It was a map of the Americas.
I remember an Australian comedian who went to the US, pretending to be the Australian PM, and thanking Americans for their support in defending South Korea. He had with him a map of Australia, with Australia proper labeled "North Korea" and Tasmania labeled "South Korea"."I didn't realize just how much larger North Korea was than South Korea."
Yup, that's the one. I facepalmed through the back of my head at that point.I remember an Australian comedian who went to the US, pretending to be the Australian PM, and thanking Americans for their support in defending South Korea. He had with him a map of Australia, with Australia proper labeled "North Korea" and Tasmania labeled "South Korea"."I didn't realize just how much larger North Korea was than South Korea."
Link please?Yup, that's the one. I facepalmed through the back of my head at that point.I remember an Australian comedian who went to the US, pretending to be the Australian PM, and thanking Americans for their support in defending South Korea. He had with him a map of Australia, with Australia proper labeled "North Korea" and Tasmania labeled "South Korea"."I didn't realize just how much larger North Korea was than South Korea."
I do that all the time.Heh. I sometimes just sit next to a classroom door where I don't have any lectures, do stuff on my laptop, and then I leave, just to make the people standing nearby go "WTF".
Sometimes on purpose, like I go in on my day off and sit in a random classroom until the lecturer tells me to leave.
Can't find one at the moment...pretty sure it was CNNNN's Julian Morrow, pretending to be John Howard. You'd think that would be enough to find a clip, but no luck so far.Link please?Yup, that's the one. I facepalmed through the back of my head at that point.I remember an Australian comedian who went to the US, pretending to be the Australian PM, and thanking Americans for their support in defending South Korea. He had with him a map of Australia, with Australia proper labeled "North Korea" and Tasmania labeled "South Korea"."I didn't realize just how much larger North Korea was than South Korea."
it's just because they got the canon wrong. A cruise on an ocean liner is free, while a bicycle is $1m. Therefore, nuclear weapons are free but a switchblade costs all the money in the world.
I'm voting for Romney because he's hot, and because my kittens name is mittens, and I call him Mitt for short, and that must be a sign as to why I should vote for romney, also, mitt rhymes with tit, and I have two of those.
it's just because they got the canon wrong. A cruise on an ocean liner is free, while a bicycle is $1m. Therefore, nuclear weapons are free but a switchblade costs all the money in the world.
this is my dumb quote for the day.
The cruise would obviously cost more than the bike, but since they don't show you the price of the cruise, people assume it's a free cruise, just because you're given a ticket for the cruise for free, doesn't make the cruise free, if you want to say that, they you have to say the bike was also free, as you were also given a ticket for a bike.
it's just because they got the canon wrong. A cruise on an ocean liner is free, while a bicycle is $1m. Therefore, nuclear weapons are free but a switchblade costs all the money in the world.
this is my dumb quote for the day.
The cruise would obviously cost more than the bike, but since they don't show you the price of the cruise, people assume it's a free cruise, just because you're given a ticket for the cruise for free, doesn't make the cruise free, if you want to say that, they you have to say the bike was also free, as you were also given a ticket for a bike.
I'm honestly sort of divided: I can't decide if it's stranger that you care this much about people being factually correct when lovingly mocking an old series, or that you apparently believe that you're the only one who has already realized that. We already know that; the whole "cruise is free" thing is being played for laughs.
That aside, I seem to recall much earlier an agreement to not post quotes from B12 because of the potential for flaming. But yeah, assuming that you're the only person with any sort of depth of thought isn't the best way to approach things.
it's just because they got the canon wrong. A cruise on an ocean liner is free, while a bicycle is $1m. Therefore, nuclear weapons are free but a switchblade costs all the money in the world.
this is my dumb quote for the day.
The cruise would obviously cost more than the bike, but since they don't show you the price of the cruise, people assume it's a free cruise, just because you're given a ticket for the cruise for free, doesn't make the cruise free, if you want to say that, they you have to say the bike was also free, as you were also given a ticket for a bike.
I'm honestly sort of divided: I can't decide if it's stranger that you care this much about people being factually correct when lovingly mocking an old series, or that you apparently believe that you're the only one who has already realized that. We already know that; the whole "cruise is free" thing is being played for laughs.
That aside, I seem to recall much earlier an agreement to not post quotes from B12 because of the potential for flaming. But yeah, assuming that you're the only person with any sort of depth of thought isn't the best way to approach things.
Wouldn't the currency be more closely related to the Japanese yen anyway? It is a Japanese game. 1 yen is about the same as 1 US cent give or take a bit. The bike's actually only about 10k, which is still really friggin' expensive, but it's at least a little more sane.
It also makes a bit more sense that a 10-year old would be starting out on their quest with about 30 bucks rather than $3000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzvm7zd4Z-sThis cannot be real.Quote from: paraphrased from linked youtube videoI'm voting for Romney because he's hot, and because my kittens name is mittens, and I call him Mitt for short, and that must be a sign as to why I should vote for romney, also, mitt rhymes with tit, and I have two of those.
I'm not going to vote for Obama, because he'll take away my right to be catholic. Which he basically already has and it's turning into a tyranny, like socialism.I just can't... You know what? Let's just leave it at that.
...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzvm7zd4Z-sThis cannot be real.Quote from: paraphrased from linked youtube videoI'm voting for Romney because he's hot, and because my kittens name is mittens, and I call him Mitt for short, and that must be a sign as to why I should vote for romney, also, mitt rhymes with tit, and I have two of those.
Clearly of the options Obama's hotter. come on now, I'm a straight guy & I can see that.
Though seriously, there are much worse quotes from that video.QuoteI'm not going to vote for Obama, because he'll take away my right to be catholic. Which he basically already has and it's turning into a tyranny, like socialism.I just can't... You know what? Let's just leave it at that.
...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzvm7zd4Z-sThis cannot be real.Quote from: paraphrased from linked youtube videoI'm voting for Romney because he's hot, and because my kittens name is mittens, and I call him Mitt for short, and that must be a sign as to why I should vote for romney, also, mitt rhymes with tit, and I have two of those.
Clearly of the options Obama's hotter. come on now, I'm a straight guy & I can see that.
Though seriously, there are much worse quotes from that video.QuoteI'm not going to vote for Obama, because he'll take away my right to be catholic. Which he basically already has and it's turning into a tyranny, like socialism.I just can't... You know what? Let's just leave it at that.
I continually fail ot see the benefits of this thing called "democracy".
Did you know a majority of polled republican Ohio voters thought Mitt Romney was the one most tocredit for the Killing of Osama Bin Laden?
Hooray, Electoral College!...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzvm7zd4Z-sThis cannot be real.Quote from: paraphrased from linked youtube videoI'm voting for Romney because he's hot, and because my kittens name is mittens, and I call him Mitt for short, and that must be a sign as to why I should vote for romney, also, mitt rhymes with tit, and I have two of those.
Clearly of the options Obama's hotter. come on now, I'm a straight guy & I can see that.
Though seriously, there are much worse quotes from that video.QuoteI'm not going to vote for Obama, because he'll take away my right to be catholic. Which he basically already has and it's turning into a tyranny, like socialism.I just can't... You know what? Let's just leave it at that.
I continually fail ot see the benefits of this thing called "democracy".
Did you know a majority of polled republican Ohio voters thought Mitt Romney was the one most tocredit for the Killing of Osama Bin Laden?
Democracy is a lie anyway. Preparing for flaming in three, two, one...
Apparently someone on YouTube blamed Tim Burton for high divorce rates.Then I demand credit for all bacon related physical injuries. No diabetes mind you, just good old fashioned bacon crushing limbs action.
Apparently someone on YouTube blamed Tim Burton for high divorce rates.So, how does that work? Is just he going around marrying then divorcing himself to folks for the sole purpose of increasing divorce rates. Because if that's not how he's doing it then I'll be pretty disappointed.
People. PEOPLE/ The Electoral college isn't that complex.
Let me break it down.
Instead of the Country itself being a single "unit" which I will now refer to as Elects. In this system every vote woud be fighting to over turn the entire elect which represents a country.
In our system, your fighting to wina much smalled elect, a county. If a majority of counties win a state, the larger elect is turned, which, in turn, fights to overturn another elect, the country, This is a little lopsided here, because the electoral college clances by population, so thode island has fewer votes then New York.
Now, regarding being able to lose the popular vote but win the election. It is a matter of elects, again. Every signle elect is worth the same, the bare minimun. Thats why they all have the same number of voters. But picture this, a county that is 100% Democrat, and a county that is 51% democrat, have the exact equal number of votes. You can see where I'm going here. All you need is the minumum you need to win, and force the opponent into wining places it was obvious he'd win. In Extreme circumstances, this may decide elections.
People. PEOPLE/ The Electoral college isn't that complex.
Let me break it down.
Instead of the Country itself being a single "unit" which I will now refer to as Elects. In this system every vote woud be fighting to over turn the entire elect which represents a country.
In our system, your fighting to wina much smalled elect, a county. If a majority of counties win a state, the larger elect is turned, which, in turn, fights to overturn another elect, the country, This is a little lopsided here, because the electoral college clances by population, so thode island has fewer votes then New York.
Now, regarding being able to lose the popular vote but win the election. It is a matter of elects, again. Every signle elect is worth the same, the bare minimun. Thats why they all have the same number of voters. But picture this, a county that is 100% Democrat, and a county that is 51% democrat, have the exact equal number of votes. You can see where I'm going here. All you need is the minumum you need to win, and force the opponent into wining places it was obvious he'd win. In Extreme circumstances, this may decide elections.
In extreme situations, you can win having only about 21% of the votes. Besides, the fact that county part of the election uses a first past the vote system encourages a two party system, which America has today. (2 party systems are not good, FYI)
And both parties still use the tired old line, "We're not a two party system! You can vote independent!"People. PEOPLE/ The Electoral college isn't that complex.
Let me break it down.
Instead of the Country itself being a single "unit" which I will now refer to as Elects. In this system every vote woud be fighting to over turn the entire elect which represents a country.
In our system, your fighting to wina much smalled elect, a county. If a majority of counties win a state, the larger elect is turned, which, in turn, fights to overturn another elect, the country, This is a little lopsided here, because the electoral college clances by population, so thode island has fewer votes then New York.
Now, regarding being able to lose the popular vote but win the election. It is a matter of elects, again. Every signle elect is worth the same, the bare minimun. Thats why they all have the same number of voters. But picture this, a county that is 100% Democrat, and a county that is 51% democrat, have the exact equal number of votes. You can see where I'm going here. All you need is the minumum you need to win, and force the opponent into wining places it was obvious he'd win. In Extreme circumstances, this may decide elections.
In extreme situations, you can win having only about 21% of the votes. Besides, the fact that county part of the election uses a first past the vote system encourages a two party system, which America has today. (2 party systems are not good, FYI)
2 party systems end up forcing the country into two camps, both of which rapidly become ridiculously over the top and pretty much ineffective because the other party is always attempting to block anything the other does. So... go USA, huh. :/
I am independent.And both parties still use the tired old line, "We're not a two party system! You can vote independent!"People. PEOPLE/ The Electoral college isn't that complex.
Let me break it down.
Instead of the Country itself being a single "unit" which I will now refer to as Elects. In this system every vote woud be fighting to over turn the entire elect which represents a country.
In our system, your fighting to wina much smalled elect, a county. If a majority of counties win a state, the larger elect is turned, which, in turn, fights to overturn another elect, the country, This is a little lopsided here, because the electoral college clances by population, so thode island has fewer votes then New York.
Now, regarding being able to lose the popular vote but win the election. It is a matter of elects, again. Every signle elect is worth the same, the bare minimun. Thats why they all have the same number of voters. But picture this, a county that is 100% Democrat, and a county that is 51% democrat, have the exact equal number of votes. You can see where I'm going here. All you need is the minumum you need to win, and force the opponent into wining places it was obvious he'd win. In Extreme circumstances, this may decide elections.
In extreme situations, you can win having only about 21% of the votes. Besides, the fact that county part of the election uses a first past the vote system encourages a two party system, which America has today. (2 party systems are not good, FYI)
2 party systems end up forcing the country into two camps, both of which rapidly become ridiculously over the top and pretty much ineffective because the other party is always attempting to block anything the other does. So... go USA, huh. :/
And the Indies don't have enough pull to actually get into office. At best, you're playing spoiler.I am independent.And both parties still use the tired old line, "We're not a two party system! You can vote independent!"People. PEOPLE/ The Electoral college isn't that complex.
Let me break it down.
Instead of the Country itself being a single "unit" which I will now refer to as Elects. In this system every vote woud be fighting to over turn the entire elect which represents a country.
In our system, your fighting to wina much smalled elect, a county. If a majority of counties win a state, the larger elect is turned, which, in turn, fights to overturn another elect, the country, This is a little lopsided here, because the electoral college clances by population, so thode island has fewer votes then New York.
Now, regarding being able to lose the popular vote but win the election. It is a matter of elects, again. Every signle elect is worth the same, the bare minimun. Thats why they all have the same number of voters. But picture this, a county that is 100% Democrat, and a county that is 51% democrat, have the exact equal number of votes. You can see where I'm going here. All you need is the minumum you need to win, and force the opponent into wining places it was obvious he'd win. In Extreme circumstances, this may decide elections.
In extreme situations, you can win having only about 21% of the votes. Besides, the fact that county part of the election uses a first past the vote system encourages a two party system, which America has today. (2 party systems are not good, FYI)
2 party systems end up forcing the country into two camps, both of which rapidly become ridiculously over the top and pretty much ineffective because the other party is always attempting to block anything the other does. So... go USA, huh. :/
The Republicans have no brain and the Democrats have no spine.
We only have about two independents in federal government out of 300-odd ridings.They managed to have an actual influence. I'm impressed.
Still, though, they get an actual seat!
Two party isn't the problem, winner-take-all is.As I said, first past the post is a terrible system, and causes the 2 party system.
If a party representing 5% of the people could get 5% of the seats in congress, without those people all having to live in the same state...
The US political system would also benefit from limited campaigning. It's almost like the politicians around here never do anything, because they're always too busy campaigning.I'm pretty sure that what's campaigning in America, would be seen as serious corruption in other states.
Funnily enough I saw that as an advantage of being the opposition to a sitting president. Hes got all that running the US stuff to worry about while you can go about promising the moon on a stick to everyone.True, but a sitting candidate has all sorts of free, job-related public events he has to go to where there will be reporters and he can use those as impromptu campaign events. Hell, the State of the Union address is essentially an annual re-election pitch.
My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
The dirty capitalist Chinese.My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
But you know, Hitler wasn't all bad. He did kill Hitler.The dirty capitalist Chinese.My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
But then Greece was freed by the revolution thrown by the uber badass, JFK, who was in turn assassinated by Hitler, who would go on to conquer Germany and create the Holocaust.
The Nazis also conducted a bunch of scientific research without harming any animals.But you know, Hitler wasn't all bad. He did kill Hitler.The dirty capitalist Chinese.My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
But then Greece was freed by the revolution thrown by the uber badass, JFK, who was in turn assassinated by Hitler, who would go on to conquer Germany and create the Holocaust.
The Nazis also conducted a bunch of scientific research without harming any animals.But you know, Hitler wasn't all bad. He did kill Hitler.The dirty capitalist Chinese.My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
But then Greece was freed by the revolution thrown by the uber badass, JFK, who was in turn assassinated by Hitler, who would go on to conquer Germany and create the Holocaust.
Doing it wrong. The Nazis then invented Anti-disestablishmentarianism, whihc started the French revolution. Napolean and Mecha-hitler fought to a standstill, till Napolean Pushed him over.The Nazis also conducted a bunch of scientific research without harming any animals.But you know, Hitler wasn't all bad. He did kill Hitler.The dirty capitalist Chinese.My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
But then Greece was freed by the revolution thrown by the uber badass, JFK, who was in turn assassinated by Hitler, who would go on to conquer Germany and create the Holocaust.
My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
The Nazis also conducted a bunch of scientific research without harming any animals.But you know, Hitler wasn't all bad. He did kill Hitler.The dirty capitalist Chinese.My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
But then Greece was freed by the revolution thrown by the uber badass, JFK, who was in turn assassinated by Hitler, who would go on to conquer Germany and create the Holocaust.
:o
You...
You...
You magnificent bastard...
And then Japanese Prime Minister Koizuma defeated them both in a game of mahjong. This is basic stuff, guys.Doing it wrong. The Nazis then invented Anti-disestablishmentarianism, whihc started the French revolution. Napolean and Mecha-hitler fought to a standstill, till Napolean Pushed him over.The Nazis also conducted a bunch of scientific research without harming any animals.But you know, Hitler wasn't all bad. He did kill Hitler.The dirty capitalist Chinese.My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
But then Greece was freed by the revolution thrown by the uber badass, JFK, who was in turn assassinated by Hitler, who would go on to conquer Germany and create the Holocaust.
They didn't think of it that way.The Nazis also conducted a bunch of scientific research without harming any animals.But you know, Hitler wasn't all bad. He did kill Hitler.The dirty capitalist Chinese.My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
But then Greece was freed by the revolution thrown by the uber badass, JFK, who was in turn assassinated by Hitler, who would go on to conquer Germany and create the Holocaust.
And then Japanese Prime Minister Koizuma defeated them both in a game of mahjong. This is basic stuff, guys.Oooooo Koizumi-San VS Hawking-San!
The Nazis also conducted a bunch of scientific research without harming any animals.But you know, Hitler wasn't all bad. He did kill Hitler.The dirty capitalist Chinese.My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
But then Greece was freed by the revolution thrown by the uber badass, JFK, who was in turn assassinated by Hitler, who would go on to conquer Germany and create the Holocaust.
:o
You...
You...
You magnificent bastard...
Don't you mean you inglorious basterd?
They have both publicly stated that they would never play mahjong in the same hundred-mile radius, let alone the same game. Hawking believes that it would cause the universe to end, and Koizuma agrees. Sorry.And then Japanese Prime Minister Koizuma defeated them both in a game of mahjong. This is basic stuff, guys.Oooooo Koizumi-San VS Hawking-San!
THE MAHJONG GAME OF THE MILLENIUM
Wait — I never go to class right away.She then proceeds to turn around and walk in the opposite direction.
Today's dose of stupid:So true. Lots of the "Cool" Kids who apparently have "Swag" in my school are always late, even though some of them WERE IN THE SAME FREAKING PERIOD AS ME JUST BEFORE! Meanwhile, if i somehow get late to class, its normally because of a legitimate reason, as opposed to "I was talking with all my friends in the hall[When i probably should have just put my stuff in my locker]"Quote from: Girl in School HallwayWait — I never go to class right away.She then proceeds to turn around and walk in the opposite direction.
Today's dose of stupid:So true. Lots of the "Cool" Kids who apparently have "Swag" in my school are always late, even though some of them WERE IN THE SAME FREAKING PERIOD AS ME JUST BEFORE! Meanwhile, if i somehow get late to class, its normally because of a legitimate reason, as opposed to "I was talking with all my friends in the hall[When i probably should have just put my stuff in my locker]"Quote from: Girl in School HallwayWait — I never go to class right away.She then proceeds to turn around and walk in the opposite direction.
Today's dose of stupid:So true. Lots of the "Cool" Kids who apparently have "Swag" in my school are always late, even though some of them WERE IN THE SAME FREAKING PERIOD AS ME JUST BEFORE! Meanwhile, if i somehow get late to class, its normally because of a legitimate reason, as opposed to "I was talking with all my friends in the hall[When i probably should have just put my stuff in my locker]"Quote from: Girl in School HallwayWait — I never go to class right away.She then proceeds to turn around and walk in the opposite direction.
It's called "speed". I go full-out march step between classes, while a lot of kids saunter like they're half-asleep... which, this being high school, most of them are.
And that's not even counting the social aspects.
I definitely slept through most of high school, so :P
Today's dose of stupid:So true. Lots of the "Cool" Kids who apparently have "Swag" in my school are always late, even though some of them WERE IN THE SAME FREAKING PERIOD AS ME JUST BEFORE! Meanwhile, if i somehow get late to class, its normally because of a legitimate reason, as opposed to "I was talking with all my friends in the hall[When i probably should have just put my stuff in my locker]"Quote from: Girl in School HallwayWait — I never go to class right away.She then proceeds to turn around and walk in the opposite direction.
It's called "speed". I go full-out march step between classes, while a lot of kids saunter like they're half-asleep... which, this being high school, most of them are.
And that's not even counting the social aspects.
This. I was always able to get to and from my classes within a minute and a half.
I legit liked to run to class even when I wasn't late.I definitely slept through most of high school, so :P
I sprinted/aced tests/boned my meh girlfriend through most of high school. All three. At the same time. It was... Awkward looking.
I am a Socially Awkward Penguin, for the most part. I hang out with my small group of friends, and we discuss how the human race is full of idiots, politics and trying to explain to somebody Al-Quada hate is not racism to muslims.
Is everyone here a Socially Awkward Penguin?
We should make a flock.
+1Is everyone here a Socially Awkward Penguin?
We should make a flock.
+1
Dude, Al-Quada are muslims! Don't be so racist to muslims!
Is everyone here a Socially Awkward Penguin?
We should make a flock.
Today's dose of stupid:So true. Lots of the "Cool" Kids who apparently have "Swag" in my school are always late, even though some of them WERE IN THE SAME FREAKING PERIOD AS ME JUST BEFORE! Meanwhile, if i somehow get late to class, its normally because of a legitimate reason, as opposed to "I was talking with all my friends in the hall[When i probably should have just put my stuff in my locker]"Quote from: Girl in School HallwayWait — I never go to class right away.She then proceeds to turn around and walk in the opposite direction.
It's called "speed". I go full-out march step between classes, while a lot of kids saunter like they're half-asleep... which, this being high school, most of them are.
And that's not even counting the social aspects.
This. I was always able to get to and from my classes within a minute and a half.
Same here, and being Socially Awkward Penguin, I usually just did homework before school started, or sat in the empty classroom until class started (bus arrived 30 minutes before class started).
I go to my school's engineering lab/computer stockpile and play Dwarf Fortress or chat with my (very few) liberal comrades.Is everyone here a Socially Awkward Penguin?
We should make a flock.
This is the internet. Who here isn't a Socially Awkward Penguin?Today's dose of stupid:So true. Lots of the "Cool" Kids who apparently have "Swag" in my school are always late, even though some of them WERE IN THE SAME FREAKING PERIOD AS ME JUST BEFORE! Meanwhile, if i somehow get late to class, its normally because of a legitimate reason, as opposed to "I was talking with all my friends in the hall[When i probably should have just put my stuff in my locker]"Quote from: Girl in School HallwayWait — I never go to class right away.She then proceeds to turn around and walk in the opposite direction.
It's called "speed". I go full-out march step between classes, while a lot of kids saunter like they're half-asleep... which, this being high school, most of them are.
And that's not even counting the social aspects.
This. I was always able to get to and from my classes within a minute and a half.
Same here, and being Socially Awkward Penguin, I usually just did homework before school started, or sat in the empty classroom until class started (bus arrived 30 minutes before class started).
I usually arrive at school 20-25 minutes early, so I go to the library and read whatever books catch my fancy for that time period.
Now we know where he is at the exact moment
DONT LEAVE THIS ROOM...........
Now we know where he is at the exact moment
DONT LEAVE THIS ROOM...........
I'll dispatch the elite Bay12 enforcement squad to capture him. He will not escape sir.
That is disturbing! What can I do?I go to my school's engineering lab/computer stockpile and play Dwarf Fortress or chat with my (very few) liberal comrades.Is everyone here a Socially Awkward Penguin?
We should make a flock.
This is the internet. Who here isn't a Socially Awkward Penguin?Today's dose of stupid:So true. Lots of the "Cool" Kids who apparently have "Swag" in my school are always late, even though some of them WERE IN THE SAME FREAKING PERIOD AS ME JUST BEFORE! Meanwhile, if i somehow get late to class, its normally because of a legitimate reason, as opposed to "I was talking with all my friends in the hall[When i probably should have just put my stuff in my locker]"Quote from: Girl in School HallwayWait — I never go to class right away.She then proceeds to turn around and walk in the opposite direction.
It's called "speed". I go full-out march step between classes, while a lot of kids saunter like they're half-asleep... which, this being high school, most of them are.
And that's not even counting the social aspects.
This. I was always able to get to and from my classes within a minute and a half.
Same here, and being Socially Awkward Penguin, I usually just did homework before school started, or sat in the empty classroom until class started (bus arrived 30 minutes before class started).
I usually arrive at school 20-25 minutes early, so I go to the library and read whatever books catch my fancy for that time period.
It's just like a home-cooked meal!
How much time before class? If she just wanted to goof off for a few more minutes, not stupid. If she was purposefully being tardy, that's stupid.It was about five minutes before class, but it's not like she was already doing anything. She was walking to class, stopped in the middle of the hallway, announced said quote, turned around, and walked away.
There was one decent fellow a few seasons back, before I stopped watching. Some old guy. He won, IIRC. And he was awesome.I remember one guy, he didn't win but he was the most manipulative, evil bastard ever. My god, that guy was good.
You just described damn near every person on the show.There was one decent fellow a few seasons back, before I stopped watching. Some old guy. He won, IIRC. And he was awesome.I remember one guy, he didn't win but he was the most manipulative, evil bastard ever. My god, that guy was good.
My parents were obsessed with it, so I picked up a lot from second-hand television. My favorite would probably be the man and woman that ended up going to the end together, she won, and then they got married. I mean, damn.
My parents were obsessed with it, so I picked up a lot from second-hand television. My favorite would probably be the man and woman that ended up going to the end together, she won, and then they got married. I mean, damn.
They did a really good job marketing their celebrity after that, too. They've appeared as a couple in like 6 other reality tv shows.
Have you seen Russle? He takes it to a whole new level. He stole his own teams hatchet and hid it to make everyone miserable. Also, he managed to find 3 idols.You just described damn near every person on the show.There was one decent fellow a few seasons back, before I stopped watching. Some old guy. He won, IIRC. And he was awesome.I remember one guy, he didn't win but he was the most manipulative, evil bastard ever. My god, that guy was good.
I go to my school's engineering lab/computer stockpile and play Dwarf Fortress
Was it that chinese-american guy? Yao-something I think? He invented the fake idol. It was fun watching everyone fall for it.There was one decent fellow a few seasons back, before I stopped watching. Some old guy. He won, IIRC. And he was awesome.I remember one guy, he didn't win but he was the most manipulative, evil bastard ever. My god, that guy was good.
Who the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?
ftfyWho the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?That's life for you.
ftfyWho the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?That's life for you.
Even in the People's Glorious Workers' Paradise, there are a lot of people in charge who know fuck-all about the things they're in charge of.
yes, but even in less pure forms, it is known as the Worker's Paradise, because calling it anything less is a sign of discontent. Which would be counter-revolutionary and not to be tolerated. North Korea is Best Korea, because calling it Pretty Good Korea is a ticket to the re-education camp. Which is likely overseen by a person who knows fuck-all about education.ftfyWho the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?That's life for you.
Even in the People's Glorious Workers' Paradise, there are a lot of people in charge who know fuck-all about the things they're in charge of.
Technically, PGW Paradise would have transcended so far into communism that it would be the purest form of democracy, would it not? :P
Well, democracy is supposed to be a meritocracy. It was sort of assumed people would vote for the most qualified people for the job, appoint experts to run certain fields and have these officials accountable and easy to fire.
However... meritocracy is 'elitist' in it's own way and people vote for candidates with 'the best character' and at best, everybody is just voting out of their own self interest.
However, the USA and every other so-called democracy isn't even really a democracy anyways. It's a society of laws. Which is why it functions as well as it does despite everything else wrong with these systems.
I think it might be time to reevaluate how governments are run. Think of a new system that actually works. See what works and what doesn't and base a political ideology or philosophy based on their common themes. Keeping in mind the flawed nature of human beings in a vast society and their foibles. Keep it sustainable too.
Actually, fuck all that, let's justdesign an advanced AI supercomputercomplete Dwarf Fortress 1.0 and do whatever it says.
Well, democracy is supposed to be a meritocracy. It was sort of assumed people would vote for the most qualified people for the job, appoint experts to run certain fields and have these officials accountable and easy to fire.Problem being, how are people supposed to judge who is most qualified for positions that they themselves know fuck-all about? And then actually know anything about the candidates? Democracy is inherently broken by lack of information. And ironically, despite living in the "Information Age" our modern world abounds in a lack of information at the individual level. The system can know trillions of minutiae about a given individual, but the individual has great difficulty getting information about the system.
Unfortunately I told her how smart he is, and (indirectly mind you) how stupid and ignorent she is compaired to him. She also doesnt know who participated in WWII and WWI. So I'll give her this weird ass story but leave Hawking out and replace him with Albert Einstein.They didn't think of it that way.The Nazis also conducted a bunch of scientific research without harming any animals.But you know, Hitler wasn't all bad. He did kill Hitler.The dirty capitalist Chinese.My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
But then Greece was freed by the revolution thrown by the uber badass, JFK, who was in turn assassinated by Hitler, who would go on to conquer Germany and create the Holocaust.
The world was shit anyways until George Washington was elected, with his vice-president Abraham Lincoln, and he led the Americans to end WWI and WWII in one fell swoop.
Unfortunately I told her how smart he is, and (indirectly mind you) how stupid and ignorent she is compaired to him. She also doesnt know who participated in WWII and WWI. So I'll give her this weird ass story but leave Hawking out and replace him with Albert Einstein.They didn't think of it that way.The Nazis also conducted a bunch of scientific research without harming any animals.But you know, Hitler wasn't all bad. He did kill Hitler.The dirty capitalist Chinese.My brothers girlfriend asked me "Who's Stephen Hawking?" I facepalmed hard that day.You should roll with it. Say he was some famous general or something, who conquered all of Greece and lost it to the Chinese.
But then Greece was freed by the revolution thrown by the uber badass, JFK, who was in turn assassinated by Hitler, who would go on to conquer Germany and create the Holocaust.
The world was shit anyways until George Washington was elected, with his vice-president Abraham Lincoln, and he led the Americans to end WWI and WWII in one fell swoop.
No, Russle was his name, I think. He never needed a fake idol, he found three of them with no clues.Was it that chinese-american guy? Yao-something I think? He invented the fake idol. It was fun watching everyone fall for it.There was one decent fellow a few seasons back, before I stopped watching. Some old guy. He won, IIRC. And he was awesome.I remember one guy, he didn't win but he was the most manipulative, evil bastard ever. My god, that guy was good.
Actually, fuck all that, let's just design an advanced AI supercomputer and do whatever it says.
I'd be down for the computer thing. I for one welcome our cold, unfeeling mechanical overlord.
Nah, I remember who he's talking about, Yau-Man Chan.No, Russle was his name, I think. He never needed a fake idol, he found three of them with no clues.Was it that chinese-american guy? Yao-something I think? He invented the fake idol. It was fun watching everyone fall for it.There was one decent fellow a few seasons back, before I stopped watching. Some old guy. He won, IIRC. And he was awesome.I remember one guy, he didn't win but he was the most manipulative, evil bastard ever. My god, that guy was good.
Yeah, what the ninja said. Yau-man would have whoops Russle's conniving ass three ways to sunday and still been cooler than Mr Miyagi.No, Russle was his name, I think. He never needed a fake idol, he found three of them with no clues.Was it that chinese-american guy? Yao-something I think? He invented the fake idol. It was fun watching everyone fall for it.There was one decent fellow a few seasons back, before I stopped watching. Some old guy. He won, IIRC. And he was awesome.I remember one guy, he didn't win but he was the most manipulative, evil bastard ever. My god, that guy was good.
We also have to shield it from ion storms and keep the taters away.Did you forget the griffons?
AH! AHHH! BIRD!! Kill it, it's evil!!We also have to shield it from ion storms and keep the taters away.Did you forget the griffons?
Minecraftforum parody suggestion: Replace cubes with rhombic dodecahedra"How is this any different?"Spoiler: Image posted in thread (click to show/hide)
"Those are just cubes rotated 90 degrees you dumbass."
Only Sane Man: "No, those are actually different shapes, and this is pretty obviously a joke."
"I don't care if they're rotated, they have square sides. So what? Still cubes."
Minecraftforum: where the existence of basic geometry is refuted by more than one person
Fixed that for you.Minecraft'sAlmost every video game community is made up largely of entitled idiots who think they've got simply amazing ideas.
But not us![/elitist]Fixed that for you.Minecraft'sAlmost every video game community is made up largely of entitled idiots who think they've got simply amazing ideas.
I think many of us accept that Toady simply does do so. He DOES include some things, but, obviously, most of us would be surprised if our idea was included only because we mentioned it. Besides, most are either A) Ways to implement things he's already plannign to include, and B) Stuff that will never ever be included.But not us![/elitist]Fixed that for you.Minecraft'sAlmost every video game community is made up largely of entitled idiots who think they've got simply amazing ideas.
And the countless suggestions in the suggestions forum would like to have a word with you ;PThe thing is he is still focused on super medieval realism, so if it falls in that path, he will include it in some form or another. If it doesn't, well, not in there.
And the countless suggestions in the suggestions forum would like to have a word with you ;PI just don't get it! It clearly says good and peaceful. WHY AREN'T MY DWARVES DYING?!!
The difference between MC forums and B12 is that Toady actually READS b12. Notch does not. At the end of alpha he had, what, 20 posts?I guess that's the key difference: Toady scours our forums for stuff. A lot of other one-man devs don't :/
Given the average quality of MC forum posts... Who can blame him? In Bay we even try to give our derails quality.The difference between MC forums and B12 is that Toady actually READS b12. Notch does not. At the end of alpha he had, what, 20 posts?I guess that's the key difference: Toady scours our forums for stuff. A lot of other one-man devs don't :/
Also the fact that Minecraftforums are an unofficial third party forum that is not run by Mojang, and was in fact contracted out to an external external agency, making them even more crap and non official than they previously were.Given the average quality of MC forum posts... Who can blame him? In Bay we even try to give our derails quality.The difference between MC forums and B12 is that Toady actually READS b12. Notch does not. At the end of alpha he had, what, 20 posts?I guess that's the key difference: Toady scours our forums for stuff. A lot of other one-man devs don't :/
dwarf fortress the most complex game ever made rofl? try starcraft budOkay, just what.
On the other hand, balancing is complex. It's the reason SC is still in tourneys while RTSes from the Command and Conquer series aren't there.Quotedwarf fortress the most complex game ever made rofl? try starcraft budOkay, just what.
They had like 40 years of gaming history and they could have picked any one of those games, and they chose Starcraft? That is such a simple and straightforward example of an RTS I don't even...
Yeah, as crazysheep said it's all down to the balancing... But in terms of complexity, starcraft is much less complex than DF - and for better reasons too. I guess it's mostly opinionated stuff.Quotedwarf fortress the most complex game ever made rofl? try starcraft budOkay, just what.
They had like 40 years of gaming history and they could have picked any one of those games, and they chose Starcraft? That is such a simple and straightforward example of an RTS I don't even...
Yeah, but it IS linked and treated as the official forums.Also the fact that Minecraftforums are an unofficial third party forum that is not run by Mojang, and was in fact contracted out to an external external agency, making them even more crap and non official than they previously were.Given the average quality of MC forum posts... Who can blame him? In Bay we even try to give our derails quality.The difference between MC forums and B12 is that Toady actually READS b12. Notch does not. At the end of alpha he had, what, 20 posts?I guess that's the key difference: Toady scours our forums for stuff. A lot of other one-man devs don't :/
Combine that with carebear mods who lock topics and ban you for even mentioning something they disagree with, and why would he bother reading them?
Yeah, but it IS linked and treated as the official forums.Also the fact that Minecraftforums are an unofficial third party forum that is not run by Mojang, and was in fact contracted out to an external external agency, making them even more crap and non official than they previously were.Given the average quality of MC forum posts... Who can blame him? In Bay we even try to give our derails quality.The difference between MC forums and B12 is that Toady actually READS b12. Notch does not. At the end of alpha he had, what, 20 posts?I guess that's the key difference: Toady scours our forums for stuff. A lot of other one-man devs don't :/
Combine that with carebear mods who lock topics and ban you for even mentioning something they disagree with, and why would he bother reading them?
Bay12 is nice and light. I used it for three hours on 3G and barely got 30 MB.TIME TO SPAM EVERYTHING WITH IMAGE MACROS!
Bay12 is nice and light. I used it for three hours on 3G and barely got 30 MB.
Who the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?see: every democracy ever
See: every government everWho the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?see: every democracy ever
Except the ones with philosopher-kings. That don't exist.See: every government everWho the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?see: every democracy ever
There was something I heard once that is quite relevant here.Except the ones with philosopher-kings. That don't exist.See: every government everWho the hell decided that giving people authority over stuff they understand nothing about was a good idea?see: every democracy ever
Summary of the summary: People are a problem.Altruistic self-sacrificers.
And who would rule if nobody who wants to is allowed to?
The dude from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. You know the one, if you've read them.Summary of the summary: People are a problem.Altruistic self-sacrificers.
And who would rule if nobody who wants to is allowed to?
The dude from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. You know the one, if you've read them.Summary of the summary: People are a problem.Altruistic self-sacrificers.
And who would rule if nobody who wants to is allowed to?
The dude who is unsure of everything and is uncertain that anything exists, who the leaders of the universe consult for what they should do.The dude from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. You know the one, if you've read them.Summary of the summary: People are a problem.Altruistic self-sacrificers.
And who would rule if nobody who wants to is allowed to?
I have read them but I have completely forgotten.
The dude who is unsure of everything and is uncertain that anything exists, who the leaders of the universe consult for what they should do.I have read them but I have completely forgotten.The dude from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. You know the one, if you've read them.Summary of the summary: People are a problem.Altruistic self-sacrificers.
And who would rule if nobody who wants to is allowed to?
There's another type of leader that leads well as well, and that is the selfish man who's self extends to his countrymen.That's what's known as a hivemind, child.
This doesn't neccessarily mean good things for neighboring countries, though. Empiricism, ahoy!
There's another type of leader that leads well as well, and that is the selfish man who's self extends to his countrymen.That's what's known as a hivemind, child.
This doesn't neccessarily mean good things for neighboring countries, though. Empiricism, ahoy!
Think about it. The best civilizations are those which don't have any impetus to argue!There's another type of leader that leads well as well, and that is the selfish man who's self extends to his countrymen.That's what's known as a hivemind, child.
This doesn't neccessarily mean good things for neighboring countries, though. Empiricism, ahoy!
Tyranids? What?
One of us.... One of us...There's another type of leader that leads well as well, and that is the selfish man who's self extends to his countrymen.That's what's known as a hivemind, child.
This doesn't neccessarily mean good things for neighboring countries, though. Empiricism, ahoy!
Tyranids? What?
Think about it. The best civilizations are those which don't have any impetus to argue!There's another type of leader that leads well as well, and that is the selfish man who's self extends to his countrymen.That's what's known as a hivemind, child.
This doesn't neccessarily mean good things for neighboring countries, though. Empiricism, ahoy!
Tyranids? What?
sometimes when i get angry i transform into a werewolf, as i am a shapeshifting otherkin. i dont like this happening but i really cant help it. people think that having a different animal spirit inside you is a joke, but its not and i would stop this if i could and this is a very REAL thing i have to go through everyday. im honestly really scared im going to have a breakdown and hurt people someday, and i dont like living anymore knowing that something this dark is inside of me.
Troll mantises are the product of the progress made in that effort.
If you troll it, we will come.Troll mantises are the product of the progress made in that effort.
Lololololololo
Oh look at this.Quote from: some idiot on tumblrsometimes when i get angry i transform into a werewolf, as i am a shapeshifting otherkin. i dont like this happening but i really cant help it. people think that having a different animal spirit inside you is a joke, but its not and i would stop this if i could and this is a very REAL thing i have to go through everyday. im honestly really scared im going to have a breakdown and hurt people someday, and i dont like living anymore knowing that something this dark is inside of me.
Poor sod.Oh look at this.Quote from: some idiot on tumblrsometimes when i get angry i transform into a werewolf, as i am a shapeshifting otherkin. i dont like this happening but i really cant help it. people think that having a different animal spirit inside you is a joke, but its not and i would stop this if i could and this is a very REAL thing i have to go through everyday. im honestly really scared im going to have a breakdown and hurt people someday, and i dont like living anymore knowing that something this dark is inside of me.
Here, cure your ignorance. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_lycanthropy)
And another Wikipedia article proves that I have less grounds to complain about my own problems.Oh look at this.Quote from: some idiot on tumblrsometimes when i get angry i transform into a werewolf, as i am a shapeshifting otherkin. i dont like this happening but i really cant help it. people think that having a different animal spirit inside you is a joke, but its not and i would stop this if i could and this is a very REAL thing i have to go through everyday. im honestly really scared im going to have a breakdown and hurt people someday, and i dont like living anymore knowing that something this dark is inside of me.
Here, cure your ignorance. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_lycanthropy)
I'd figure the Borg would also be an acceptable alternative.Think about it. The best civilizations are those which don't have any impetus to argue!There's another type of leader that leads well as well, and that is the selfish man who's self extends to his countrymen.That's what's known as a hivemind, child.
This doesn't neccessarily mean good things for neighboring countries, though. Empiricism, ahoy!
Tyranids? What?
So, it's settled then? We're going to genetically engineer the human race to be Tyranids?
Eh, they're right up there with the people who believe they're vampires.
Of course, vampires don't exist.
That would be silly.
Ssshhh.
No, the PC term for it is "Nocturnal hemophagia"I'm pretty sure it's Sanguinare Vampiris, or Porphyric Hemophilia, depending on the strain.
Anyone for the Cyberman-solution?I'd figure the Borg would also be an acceptable alternative.Think about it. The best civilizations are those which don't have any impetus to argue!There's another type of leader that leads well as well, and that is the selfish man who's self extends to his countrymen.That's what's known as a hivemind, child.
This doesn't neccessarily mean good things for neighboring countries, though. Empiricism, ahoy!
Tyranids? What?
So, it's settled then? We're going to genetically engineer the human race to be Tyranids?
Anyone for the Cyberman-solution?You'd best delete that sort of thinking.
The Loud Whispers must be upgraded.♫In the jungle the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight...♫
I think he meant imperialism.Yeah, that"s what I meant. I thought Empiricism sounded off.
We Will Explain Later (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do-wDPoC6GM)I think he meant imperialism.Yeah, that"s what I meant. I thought Empiricism sounded off.
Also, why do these things always go back to Who?
I'd figure the Borg would also be an acceptable alternative.Think about it. The best civilizations are those which don't have any impetus to argue!There's another type of leader that leads well as well, and that is the selfish man who's self extends to his countrymen.That's what's known as a hivemind, child.
This doesn't neccessarily mean good things for neighboring countries, though. Empiricism, ahoy!
Tyranids? What?
So, it's settled then? We're going to genetically engineer the human race to be Tyranids?
We are the Trolls. We will assimilate your culture, and all your defining features will be subsumed. Your technological advancements will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
But honestly, I prefer:
Skitterskitterskitterskitterskitterskitterskitterskitterskitter- RAWR! *Shank shank shank shank shank shank bite*
We are the mantis men. We will assimilate all inferior races. Resistance is futile. lololololololoAnd that is why I am not scared.
Technically, you should be. Since the Mantis men are clearly inferior to you, they have amongst other, a flawed judgement. This causes them to think they are superior.We are the mantis men. We will assimilate all inferior races. Resistance is futile. lololololololoAnd that is why I am not scared.
Whats up with the thumbs-up-spam?We Will Explain Later (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do-wDPoC6GM)I think he meant imperialism.Yeah, that"s what I meant. I thought Empiricism sounded off.
Also, why do these things always go back to Who?
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOThe beauty of humanity is that if so much as an outside looking entity tries to even imply it is superior to humanity, humanity will devote all of its resources into destroying it. Enjoy your time while it lasts mantises.
Oliolli think he is superior!
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOThe beauty of humanity is that if so much as an outside looking entity tries to even imply it is superior to humanity, humanity will devote all of its resources into destroying it. Enjoy your time while it lasts mantises.
Oliolli think he is superior!
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Homosexuality is wrong. Its a perversion from the natural order caused by rejection of God. Its as contrary to nature as wanting to eat sand.Specifically.
Its a perversion from the natural orderReally? This (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mammals_displaying_homosexual_behavior) is Wikipedia's list of animals that have been observed participating in same-sex sexual stimulation. Are they all perversions of nature too? Herp.
On a more hilarious note, wedding is a perversion of the natural order! :PAgreed. And you need loads and loads of auxiliary partners. If you don't want your share, I'll take them. :P
Testosterone levels in male partners once the youngest child in their couple reaches the age of 3 reaches normal peaks, and the majority of divorces happen when the youngest child is 4 years old - when one parent is capable of raising the child alone.
Basically, man meets woman, have baby -> raise baby -> have more baby
And then you get loads of optional auxiliary partners in between.
What do you have against pizzas? :POr pineapple.
Identity is a wacky thing and I'd be hesitant to call any identity "invalid." Someone could identify as a pizza, but they'd probably be nuts besides.
anyone who feels out of place in their bodyAs a pizza, I prefer the term "pastry".
Hell no. That's offensive. >:(
As a bread loaf, I do not identify with pizzas at all, although I respect them for their differences.
Pizza probably falls under the category of "bread," albeit one with lots of toppings.It also hsas tomato sauca, a fruit. if you put pepperoni on it, is also meat. Cheese too. Grain, fruit, Meat, Cheese, pizza is awesome.
Hell no. That's offensive. >:(Can you find the prepared meal?
As a bread loaf, I do not identify with pizzas at all, although I respect them for their differences.
Dude, liking furry porn is worse then bestiality at least bestiality is natural.
...Quote from: praphrasing of some extreme idiots who seem to really hate furriesDude, liking furry porn is worse then bestiality at least bestiality is natural.
I am both concerned and slightly disturbed by this. multiple people actually agreed with this sentiment.
That is worrying.Quote from: praphrasing of some extreme idiots who seem to really hate furriesDude, liking furry porn is worse then bestiality at least bestiality is natural.
I am both concerned and slightly disturbed by this. multiple people actually agreed with this sentiment.
Why the heck would you be opposed to furry porn?
Why the heck would you be opposed to furry porn?Because I don't want to watch it.
Why would someone think My Little Pony Porn was unnatural? Pfff
Not wanting to wwatch it is not the same as having a ethical problem with it. I don't watch C-Span, but I don't think they are immoral (bad example).Why the heck would you be opposed to furry porn?Because I don't want to watch it.
It's the word I thought of first, okay?!
Why would someone think My Little Pony Porn was unnatural? PfffBecause theres too much of it. Some of us don't want to be watching animal sex.
yes that is why I accidentally wordsNot wanting to wwatch it is not the same as having a ethical problem with it. I don't watch C-Span, but I don't think they are immoral (bad example).Why the heck would you be opposed to furry porn?Because I don't want to watch it.
It's the word I thought of first, okay?!
Yah. I'll stick with stuff where the critters are anthropomorphic. Feral stuff in general just kind of makes me uncomfortable.Why would someone think My Little Pony Porn was unnatural? PfffBecause theres too much of it. Some of us don't want to be watching animal sex.
Heck some of my favorite porn is furry porn. Granted, I don't really get anything out of the "furry" portion, but still.
/me brain has implodedBecause. Is represent the biggest government possible in their heads, therefore is most evil.
...I... ...What... ...Buh?
Also, I still don't get why people seem to get a hate-boner against socialism.
Today, on the Internet, from one of Conservapedia's most valued and insane contributors' blog:Man, those guy have got commies down to a science.
"When individual interests trump the greater good by 1%, the shift to Socialism will be unstoppable."
it's antithetical to the idea that a person has the right to exist for their own sake and their own actions belong to them.Probably because that's a ridiculous notion :P
It'll work better next time, surely, if we all just believe hard enough.
it's antithetical to the idea that a person has the right to exist for their own sake and their own actions belong to them.Probably because that's a ridiculous notion :P
Any sort of power carries responsibility. For one to have no obligation except to themselves, they'd have to live completely alone, with power over no one.
It'll work better next time, surely, if we all just believe hard enough.
Funny, same can be said of democracies and republics...
*Throws down Gauntelt*It'll work better next time, surely, if we all just believe hard enough.
Funny, same can be said of democracies and republics...
Oh, hey! Guys, apparently people are running for the borders in Sweden, Germany, France, the U.K., AND CANADA!CANADA? FUCK CANADA.
Who'da thunk it.Spoiler: BY THE WAY (click to show/hide)
I have no patience for this bullshit, someone else can handle the rest.
*Throws down Gauntelt*It'll work better next time, surely, if we all just believe hard enough.
Funny, same can be said of democracies and republics...
So, what do you propose is a better idea?
Oh, hey! Guys, apparently people are running for the borders in Sweden, Germany, France, the U.K., AND CANADA!CANADA? FUCK CANADA.
Who'da thunk it.Spoiler: BY THE WAY (click to show/hide)
I have no patience for this bullshit, someone else can handle the rest.
LETS NUKE THE SYRUP-CONSUMING MOOSE-MONGERS.
I am reminded of that quote whos name I forget.*Throws down Gauntelt*It'll work better next time, surely, if we all just believe hard enough.
Funny, same can be said of democracies and republics...
So, what do you propose is a better idea?
Actually yes, but it's quite lengthy and complicated to explain, yet simple in practice.
Of course like all "good" governments it would only delay the inevitable corruptions and decay.
No. No its not.Oh, hey! Guys, apparently people are running for the borders in Sweden, Germany, France, the U.K., AND CANADA!CANADA? FUCK CANADA.
Who'da thunk it.Spoiler: BY THE WAY (click to show/hide)
I have no patience for this bullshit, someone else can handle the rest.
LETS NUKE THE SYRUP-CONSUMING MOOSE-MONGERS.
Canada is like France. Surprisingly badass.
:cSorry. Stilll sucks though.
There will never be a government like that of heaven on eaerth. For even if a perfect individual were to come and make it perfect, he would be suceeeded by a imperect individual, and the cycle would begin anew.
Oh, hey! Guys, apparently people are running for the borders in Sweden, Germany, France, the U.K., AND CANADA!
Who'da thunk it.Spoiler: BY THE WAY (click to show/hide)
I have no patience for this bullshit, someone else can handle the rest.
No. No its not.Oh, hey! Guys, apparently people are running for the borders in Sweden, Germany, France, the U.K., AND CANADA!CANADA? FUCK CANADA.
Who'da thunk it.Spoiler: BY THE WAY (click to show/hide)
I have no patience for this bullshit, someone else can handle the rest.
LETS NUKE THE SYRUP-CONSUMING MOOSE-MONGERS.
Canada is like France. Surprisingly badass.
I think Descan is trying to say that socialism isn't the same as communism.That just means he's a commie-nazi.
I think Descan is trying to say that socialism isn't the same as communism.That just means he's a commie-nazi.
Heil Stalin, Fuhrer of the Third Soviet State!
We must take the money from the Jews and the homosexuals and give them to the workers of the world!
... Wait, that's what they did. Holy shit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqkI think Descan is trying to say that socialism isn't the same as communism.That just means he's a commie-nazi.
Communists hated Nazis. Nazis hated Communists.
Fascism =/= Communism.
Napolean was very similar to hitler, in strategy and in methods. Except for the Genocide. Oh wait no, did that too.No. No its not.Oh, hey! Guys, apparently people are running for the borders in Sweden, Germany, France, the U.K., AND CANADA!CANADA? FUCK CANADA.
Who'da thunk it.Spoiler: BY THE WAY (click to show/hide)
I have no patience for this bullshit, someone else can handle the rest.
LETS NUKE THE SYRUP-CONSUMING MOOSE-MONGERS.
Canada is like France. Surprisingly badass.
Okay. You're an idiot.
Canada:
-Canadian troops in WW2 were far more feared than Americans or anyone else, by the Germans.
-Canadians also composed one of the smallest groups in the war.
-This means that half as many Canadians made a impression twice as good.
France:
-Fucking. Napoleon.
-Hundred years war.
-WW2, French Resistance.
-They're badass. Very badass. Just they like cheese. And wine.
No. They're socialist. Everyone thinks of them as socialist. Sweden especially is considered socialist. Universal healthcare, disability welfare, redistributed wealth, higher taxes on the richer fellows, the whole nine yards. The most you could say that they aren't socialist is because not everyone gets a cheque from the government. But I'd consider that the only thing. And even that's not a requirement for socialism.
Just because they hate each other doesn't make them dissimilar. Same basic ideas form the basis for their ideologies, same as with Nazis and Commies.\Watch me sum ths up elegantly. The Extremes Meet.
Napolean was very similar to hitler, in strategy and in methods. Except for the Genocide. Oh wait no, did that too.No. No its not.Oh, hey! Guys, apparently people are running for the borders in Sweden, Germany, France, the U.K., AND CANADA!CANADA? FUCK CANADA.
Who'da thunk it.Spoiler: BY THE WAY (click to show/hide)
I have no patience for this bullshit, someone else can handle the rest.
LETS NUKE THE SYRUP-CONSUMING MOOSE-MONGERS.
Canada is like France. Surprisingly badass.
Okay. You're an idiot.
Canada:
-Canadian troops in WW2 were far more feared than Americans or anyone else, by the Germans.
-Canadians also composed one of the smallest groups in the war.
-This means that half as many Canadians made a impression twice as good.
France:
-Fucking. Napoleon.
-Hundred years war.
-WW2, French Resistance.
-They're badass. Very badass. Just they like cheese. And wine.
Counter-arguement:
Yugoslavia:
Only country to self-liberate during WW2
The Mother Fucking PARTISANS BITCH. DON"T MESS WITH THE PARTISANS. They be out, traveling the mountains at night waiting, getting stronger tambien. and this wasn't a ARAYN nation like France oh no, where hitler used BASIC HUMAN RESTRAINT.
-Code-name for invasion of Yugoslavia: Operation Punishment. Why? Because they deposed the king when he supported Nazism. Did the french do that? I THINK NOT.
-Total Losses, 1 million. FUCK THE CANADIANS AND FRENCH.
-Not only that, but they also had to deal with Loyalist backstabber anti-resistance.
Canadas grand contribution to the war was hiding the Dutch royal family.
And lets not get STARTED on the other slavic countries.
Because Socialism is the idea a person's life and their work do not belong to them, but belong to society, thus it's antithetical to the idea that a person has the right to exist for their own sake and their own actions belong to them.
Also I imagine because Socialism hasn't worked out very well historically. It's purpose was 'the abolition of poverty, the achievement of general prosperity, progress and peace' and in practice it accomplished quite the opposite.
It'll work better next time, surely, if we all just believe hard enough.
Because Socialism is the idea a person's life and their work do not belong to them, but belong to society, thus it's antithetical to the idea that a person has the right to exist for their own sake and their own actions belong to them.
Also I imagine because Socialism hasn't worked out very well historically. It's purpose was 'the abolition of poverty, the achievement of general prosperity, progress and peace' and in practice it accomplished quite the opposite.
It'll work better next time, surely, if we all just believe hard enough.
This is nowhere near a correct reading of what socialism is about. The ideal in Marxist socialism is a stateless federation of cooperative councils with voluntary membership and direct democratic decision making at the local level.
No, it shows cowardice. Guess what? If you can hide in a cave and take potshots at the enemy, you will kill more. However, at the end of the day, you are still living in THEIR country hiding in a tree.Napolean was very similar to hitler, in strategy and in methods. Except for the Genocide. Oh wait no, did that too.No. No its not.Oh, hey! Guys, apparently people are running for the borders in Sweden, Germany, France, the U.K., AND CANADA!CANADA? FUCK CANADA.
Who'da thunk it.Spoiler: BY THE WAY (click to show/hide)
I have no patience for this bullshit, someone else can handle the rest.
LETS NUKE THE SYRUP-CONSUMING MOOSE-MONGERS.
Canada is like France. Surprisingly badass.
Okay. You're an idiot.
Canada:
-Canadian troops in WW2 were far more feared than Americans or anyone else, by the Germans.
-Canadians also composed one of the smallest groups in the war.
-This means that half as many Canadians made a impression twice as good.
France:
-Fucking. Napoleon.
-Hundred years war.
-WW2, French Resistance.
-They're badass. Very badass. Just they like cheese. And wine.
Counter-arguement:
Yugoslavia:
Only country to self-liberate during WW2
The Mother Fucking PARTISANS BITCH. DON"T MESS WITH THE PARTISANS. They be out, traveling the mountains at night waiting, getting stronger tambien. and this wasn't a ARAYN nation like France oh no, where hitler used BASIC HUMAN RESTRAINT.
-Code-name for invasion of Yugoslavia: Operation Punishment. Why? Because they deposed the king when he supported Nazism. Did the french do that? I THINK NOT.
-Total Losses, 1 million. FUCK THE CANADIANS AND FRENCH.
-Not only that, but they also had to deal with Loyalist backstabber anti-resistance.
Canadas grand contribution to the war was hiding the Dutch royal family.
And lets not get STARTED on the other slavic countries.
Oh, sigh. You know having more losses than the other team isn't a good thing, right?
Just because they hate each other doesn't make them dissimilar. Same basic ideas form the basis for their ideologies, same as with Nazis and Commies.\Watch me sum ths up elegantly. The Extremes Meet.
Because Socialism is the idea a person's life and their work do not belong to them, but belong to society, thus it's antithetical to the idea that a person has the right to exist for their own sake and their own actions belong to them.
Also I imagine because Socialism hasn't worked out very well historically. It's purpose was 'the abolition of poverty, the achievement of general prosperity, progress and peace' and in practice it accomplished quite the opposite.
It'll work better next time, surely, if we all just believe hard enough.
This is nowhere near a correct reading of what socialism is about. The ideal in Marxist socialism is a stateless federation of cooperative councils with voluntary membership and direct democratic decision making at the local level.
Actually, it works BETTER in a large system with skilled individuals and formalized democratic procedures / profit sharing. A small unskilled bunch of hippies not being able to boost-strap a corporation proves nothing. Different systems succeed on different scales.
Try running the Third Reich with half a dozen people. Then say Nazism would have been an ineffective way to manage a nation.
Want to know what a democratic socialist workplace would look like? look up Ricardo Semler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Semler) CEO of Semco in Brazil, he radically changed the company he inherited from his father to be run in a democratic fashion, similar to how you could run things under Marxism. The result - they went from $4 million a year to $200 million a year in revenue. Because the workers get half the profits, they work hard.
I find it hard to believe workers will bust a gut for half the profits without needing to be whipped, while the right-wingers would have us believe that if they were working for 100% of the profits, they'd get lazy.
Basically Marx's "socialism" stage, talked about workers talking control of the workplace, i.e. employee owned corporations run democratically (by a council called a commune), just like the example of Semco. Marx's fundamental idea, and it took me a while to realize this, is that if the workers ARE the shareholders, then there is no fundamental enmity, no labor/management disputes, no unions. In fact, the unions are weak in Semco, because the conditions are so good and everyone gets a vote on company decisions.
saying adult workers won't work for their own interests, but need a "boss" to hold the whip to them, is the true heights of paternalism, whether government or corporate-style. In Marx's model there is no room for bosses, whether they be company bosses, party bosses, union bosses, or government bosses.
Well, there was the Paris commune. Which got stamped out by the army.
And a few other communes, I can't think of their names and I don't really care about you enough to check on them, but again, stamped on by the army.
Kind of a recurring theme, the whole... army, thing.
Marx envisioned world-wide revolution, when it became obvious his system worked better then any other system. Didn't quite work out like that, the nations that had such revolutions had living conditions and situations that were not really ideal models to show off the merits his ideas. So doesn't the ' stateless federation of cooperative councils with voluntary membership and direct democratic decision' model work at least at the lowest level? Is there no commune or community where these ideals took hold and attracted other people to join them?
Those have a whole lot more baggage attached to them that makes them undesirable for people to join. From the practical, such as the shunning of technology and doing everything by hand. To the more emotional, since Hippy is kind of a dirty word and people don't want to be associated with it.
The hippie idea of a commune and all the anti-tech is little to do with Marx's ideas at all.
Marx was really just about removing share-holders of existing corporations and funneling the profits back into the workers pockets, and replacing the board of directors with an elected congress. Such a corporation would still be free to operate as a for-profit company.
such arrangements are common and expected in white-collar environments - medical practices, legal practices, IT partnerships, etc.
A lot of leftists say early tribal humans practiced an egalitarian, property-less model of society and want to return to that, hence communes like East Wind.And specifically nothing to do with any of the ideas i proposed.
On the other hand I'm a bit dubious of something like a co-op or whatever egalitarian corporation, that just hires employees and competes in a capitalist system. They are are not communist, it's just a business model.I never once said "communist", that's a straw-man. Since i never made anything like that claim, you disproving it proves nothing. I said it was an example of how a socialist workplace might be organized. There are many branches of socialist ideas, this falls under one of them.
So you say communism/ socialism, whatever is impossible without educated and skilled people and an established industrial base and everything else... then my question point is, if communism cannot be achieved through voluntary association, then it seems it cannot exist on it's own merit, even when it's let alone by the powers-that-be. So the only alternative is that it must come about through violence and subjugation, dictatorship, killing, deprivation of individual freedom and human rights, as it has come about historically.No, i didn't EVEN say communism, nor socialism in relation to this point. Actually, i've never said communism at all during this conversation, it's a word you keep shoving in my mouth.
France:
-Fucking. Napoleon.
-Hundred years war.
-WW2, French Resistance.
-They're badass. Very badass. Just they like cheese. And wine.
I never once said "communist", that's a straw-man. Since i never made anything like that claim, you disproving it proves nothing. I said it was an example of how a socialist workplace might be organized. There are many branches of socialist ideas, this falls under one of them.
No, i didn't EVEN say communism, nor socialism in relation to this point. Actually, i've never said communism at all during this conversation, it's a word you keep shoving in my mouth.
You said co-operatives corporations don't work. I replied out that co-operatives are more successful when they consist of people with the relevant work skills and decent organization, as opposed to the hippie communes you were using as an counter example.
how you keep going from me advocating democratic workplaces (which definitely come under a branch of socialist thinking) to some neo-nazi / fascist / communist dystopia is beyond me.
To reiterate the whole conversation: I'm advocating a model of market socialism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_socialism), based on voluntary-association democratic corporations. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workplace_democracy) If you want to throw stuff about gulags and hippies and communists back against that feel free, but it's nothing to do with what I've been advocating.
No. No its not.Oh, hey! Guys, apparently people are running for the borders in Sweden, Germany, France, the U.K., AND CANADA!CANADA? FUCK CANADA.
Who'da thunk it.Spoiler: BY THE WAY (click to show/hide)
I have no patience for this bullshit, someone else can handle the rest.
LETS NUKE THE SYRUP-CONSUMING MOOSE-MONGERS.
Canada is like France. Surprisingly badass.
Okay. You're an idiot.
Canada:
-Canadian troops in WW2 were far more feared than Americans or anyone else, by the Germans.
-Canadians also composed one of the smallest groups in the war.
-This means that half as many Canadians made a impression twice as good.
France:
-Fucking. Napoleon.
-Hundred years war.
-WW2, French Resistance.
-They're badass. Very badass. Just they like cheese. And wine.
No. They're socialist. Everyone thinks of them as socialist. Sweden especially is considered socialist. Universal healthcare, disability welfare, redistributed wealth, higher taxes on the richer fellows, the whole nine yards. The most you could say that they aren't socialist is because not everyone gets a cheque from the government. But I'd consider that the only thing. And even that's not a requirement for socialism.
A quick google search could probably clarify your confusion over what socialism is or if it applies to any of these states, even Sweden. They might have a 'socialist party' in their parliament, but that doesn't make the state a socialist state with socialist public policy.
Socialism would be making such workplace democracy mandatory for every firm or something
...You are dead to me. Or, rather, French to me, which is arguably far worse.
Any love for Finland?
-Went to war with the Third Reich and the USSR -- TWICE. Still remained independent.
-Only country that has paid all the war reparations from WWII.
-http://This stuff. (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9cHkMILP4_A/Su8p3GFJJOI/AAAAAAAABHc/yywQlkVuUD4/s800/fdccax.jpg)
-Simo Häyhä
If your definition of socialism does not include the European systems, you should probably rethink that definition. Because that's just ridiculous.
Oh wait. This is the problem. You can't think of socialism as anything else than in black and white terms, where it is the extremest of the extreme. I guess the USA isn't capitalist either, then, by that line of reasoning.
France:
-Fucking. Napoleon.
-Hundred years war.
-WW2, French Resistance.
-They're badass. Very badass. Just they like cheese. And wine.
:-\
...You are dead to me. Or, rather, French to me, which is arguably far worse.
Any love for Finland?
-Went to war with the Third Reich and the USSR -- TWICE. Still remained independent.
-Only country that has paid all the war reparations from WWII.
-http://This stuff. (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9cHkMILP4_A/Su8p3GFJJOI/AAAAAAAABHc/yywQlkVuUD4/s800/fdccax.jpg)
-Simo Häyhä
-Allied with Hitler.
FAIL :P
Fun fact: the French treat potatoes like vegetables.France:
-Fucking. Napoleon.
-Hundred years war.
-WW2, French Resistance.
-They're badass. Very badass. Just they like cheese. And wine.
:-\
...You are dead to me. Or, rather, French to me, which is arguably far worse.
And now I have to explain my mind-boggling hypocrisy. Just because I think France is badass doesn't mean I like them. See, there are really only two races of people in the whole world I could be considered racist toward, and that would be France, and Japan. I don't really hate the French or Japanese, I just don't trust them at all. Japan because like fifty percent of their social conventions are basically, "Lie to your face!" and France because they're French.
But that doesn't mean I won't admit France is incredibly badass, despite Misko's need to be right on this for some reason.
Carrots are vegetables too, so I don't see the issue there. Except maybe for the fact that carrots don't have creeping tentacles of doom.Would you consider something that has creeping tentacles of doom a vegetable?
-Allied with Hitler.
FAIL :P
And the only ones to do that and not get conquered.
Seriously though, there is a lot of debate among Finnish historians on wether or not Finland allied with Germany or if they just were at war with a common foe. For the record, I think that yes, Finland did ally with Germany.
Yes.Carrots are vegetables too, so I don't see the issue there. Except maybe for the fact that carrots don't have creeping tentacles of doom.Would you consider something that has creeping tentacles of doom a vegetable?
Germany did have quite the interest in Sweden's balls and bars of steel...-Allied with Hitler.
FAIL :P
And the only ones to do that and not get conquered.
Seriously though, there is a lot of debate among Finnish historians on wether or not Finland allied with Germany or if they just were at war with a common foe. For the record, I think that yes, Finland did ally with Germany.
Well, there's also Sweden. Although they weren't 100% allied either, just really, really good friends ;)
Carrots are vegetables too, so I don't see the issue there. Except maybe for the fact that carrots don't have creeping tentacles of doom.They don't? I must have a chat with my grocer then. I KNEW creeping tentacles of doom is not proof they're ripe!
And I have endeavored to instill that same attitude in my daughter now that she's in kindergarten. If you know you're right, and have evidence to back you up, then you stick to it, dammit! Unfortunately, this has backfired to a degree in that she's already learning to play rules-lawyer with me. And she's pretty damn good at it.As a game master, I feel your pain.
*snip*I should probably consider myself lucky that I never got points taken away for giving imaginary numbers as answers during the time period where that was an alien concept to students.
Two plus six equals the square root of one?*snip*I should probably consider myself lucky that I never got points taken away for giving imaginary numbers as answers during the time period where that was an alien concept to students.
You mean the infamous "You don't need to know that." thing that all teachers seem to do?*snip*I should probably consider myself lucky that I never got points taken away for giving imaginary numbers as answers during the time period where that was an alien concept to students.
I remember having that happen when I mentioned about the theory of antigravity in year 7, and when I knew about pulsars, quasars and black holes in year 5.That wasn't just me?
Also ignores things like the ISS and the hundreds of man-made satellites that soak up all that gravity. You should ask her if some day, we'll have so much space junk orbiting the Earth that gravity will start to fail down here.
Don't hate on Luna, she was formed that way.
...
Why must I think of Lady Gaga singing about hardcore geology? D:
All this school talk reminds me of some interesting interpretation of physics on my (geology) teacher's part.
Basically, some one asked her why Earth only has one moon. Her answer was: "Earth is so small that it cannot maintain more than one moon."
That's right kids, it's all about the law of physics called Gravity-Maintenance. Objects need actively maintain their gravity and towards each individual object at that. If they don't, things just start floating away. I guess that's one reason why humans eat; after all, maintaining our own gravity must consume a lot of energy.
God, I'm getting tired of maintaining my gravity towards this keyboard. I'll stop maintaining it for a while. Ah... that's better.
All this school talk reminds me of some interesting interpretation of physics on my (geology) teacher's part.
Basically, some one asked her why Earth only has one moon. Her answer was: "Earth is so small that it cannot maintain more than one moon."
That's right kids, it's all about the law of physics called Gravity-Maintenance. Objects need actively maintain their gravity and towards each individual object at that. If they don't, things just start floating away. I guess that's one reason why humans eat; after all, maintaining our own gravity must consume a lot of energy.
God, I'm getting tired of maintaining my gravity towards this keyboard. I'll stop maintaining it for a while. Ah... that's better.
Of course this completely overlooks the well-known 2 moons of Mars.
There is some possible justification, but I'm not sure that teacher would be able to understand it. With 2 co-orbiting bodies, the equations are nice and simple classical dynamics. But when you add a third body (1 planet, 2 moons), it enters the realm of chaotic dynamics and it becomes practically impossible to predict long-term positions and velocities. It's possible that a 3 body system where all the bodies are of relatively equal size would be unstable over billion-year epochs, leading one body to be ejected via slingshot effect.
3 body problem, multiple large moons are likely to be unstable configurations.
Of course, it's nothing to do with the number of moons per se, but the instability of triple body systems unless the extra bodies are minute.
I thought pnx was a cat lover?
hans in the nazi, I'm a fapping penguin, darvi is some person off some... thing, and you are what looks like a precursor to an argonian.
QED, the only way to do that would be to get hans, and he's on probation.
And Descan is a FABULOUS chibi Viking.FTFY
I was initially going to use pink, but decided it was too hard to read.And Descan is a FABULOUS chibi Viking.FTFY
What about me?
Welcome to the club.
Welcome to the club.
Is there a hat? Do I get a hat?
/me watches Hans neck crack.
Dood, he's tiny. Anything bigger than a ten gallon will break his neck!
And Descan is a FABULOUS chibi Viking.FTFY
I think I literally just lost faith in everyone with an IQ below 110.The fact that you ever had faith is the surprising part. As the late, great George Carlin pointed out: "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that!"
RaynebohAnd Descan is a FABULOUS chibi Viking.FTFY
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Raynebohwoof?RaynebohAnd Descan is a FABULOUS chibi Viking.FTFY
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If that's the official formula then I went from gifted to demented in less than ten years.
But then why do my peers seem so damn stupid?Who do you notice more, those of equal intellectual level to you, or higher/lower?
100 should be the statistical average.
IQ is calculated as ("mental age" / "physical/real age" ) * 100. So if you're a 10-year old who performs at a 15-year level of cognition, you have (15/10) * 100 = 150 IQ.
Wechsler is best known for his intelligence tests. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) was developed first in 1939 and then called the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Test. From these he derived the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) in 1949 and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) in 1967. Wechsler originally created these tests to find out more about his patients at the Bellevue clinic and he found the then-current Binet IQ test unsatisfactory. The tests are still based on his philosophy that intelligence is "the global capacity to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with [one's] environment" (cited in Kaplan & Saccuzzo, p. 256).
The Wechsler scales introduced many novel concepts and breakthroughs to the intelligence testing movement. First, he did away with the quotient scores of older intelligence tests (the Q in "I.Q."). Instead, he assigned an arbitrary value of 100 to the mean intelligence and added or subtracted another 15 points for each standard deviation above or below the mean the subject was. While not rejecting the concept of global intelligence (as conceptualized by his teacher Charles Spearman), he divided the concept of intelligence into two main areas: verbal and performance (non-verbal) scales, each evaluated with different subtests.
The WAIS is today the most commonly administered psychological test (Kaplan & Sacuzzo, 2005). The tests are currently updated approximately every ten years to compensate for the Flynn effect.
Across four studies, the authors found that participants scoring in the bottom quartile on tests of humor, grammar, and logic grossly overestimated their test performance and ability. Although test scores put them in the 12th percentile, they estimated themselves to be in the 62nd.This explains why smart people can't convince dumb people of anything. They assume that they are the smart one, and you are just average, hence dumber than them.
Meanwhile, people with true ability tended to underestimate their relative competence. Roughly, participants who found tasks to be relatively easy erroneously assumed, to some extent, that the tasks must also be easy for others.
It makes you really stupid, because you're not :PYes and no :P I really am incompetent. Yay for getting fired from my first job for costing the store something like $10,000 in fees from the various accidents I had.
Also fishing for compliments.
Relevant:Well. Suddenly everything makes sense. I'm just too stupid to realise who is actually stupid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effectQuoteAcross four studies, the authors found that participants scoring in the bottom quartile on tests of humor, grammar, and logic grossly overestimated their test performance and ability. Although test scores put them in the 12th percentile, they estimated themselves to be in the 62nd.This explains why smart people can't convince dumb people of anything. They assume that they are the smart one, and you are just average, hence dumber than them.
QuoteMeanwhile, people with true ability tended to underestimate their relative competence. Roughly, participants who found tasks to be relatively easy erroneously assumed, to some extent, that the tasks must also be easy for others.
I love the title of their paper:
"Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments"
It makes you really stupid, because you're not :PYes and no :P I really am incompetent. Yay for getting fired from my first job for costing the store something like $10,000 in fees from the various accidents I had.
Also fishing for compliments.
Relevant:QuoteMeanwhile, people with true ability tended to underestimate their relative competence. Roughly, participants who found tasks to be relatively easy erroneously assumed, to some extent, that the tasks must also be easy for others.
We did once have two moons, but they sort of collided into each other.
We did once have two moons, but they sort of collided into each other.
I think you mean the moon and the earth collided with each other.
I vote for a successor to the Large Hadron Collider, that uses planets instead of hadrons. Or maybe planets are just really, REALLY large hadrons.Oh god a planet moving at light speed
I'm partial to the Nibiru theory, as I get all my history lessons from Scooby Doo.Did that actually figure in an episode as something supposedly legitimate?
I vote for a successor to the Large Hadron Collider, that uses planets instead of hadrons. Or maybe planets are just really, REALLY large hadrons.Oh god a planet moving at light speed
Someone make this happen
Go watch Mystery Incorporated. It's sorta important, there.I'm partial to the Nibiru theory, as I get all my history lessons from Scooby Doo.Did that actually figure in an episode as something supposedly legitimate?
If not then that's insulting to Scooby Doo. The Nibiru theory is more like something they'd pull the mask off of at the end of the show.
Makes for a really lousy game of bar billiard, though.You have no imagination. I would LOVE that game. Whos up for a round?
A couple of my friends basically said that identifying as a pizza is as valid an identity as any other.
(hint: no, it isn't)
What do you have against pizzas? :P
Identity is a wacky thing and I'd be hesitant to call any identity "invalid." Someone could identify as a pizza, but they'd probably be nuts besides.
The real problem is that it's highly intellectually dishonest. Being a person with a logic fetish, it's not actually bad moral premises that piss me off (as much); it's a bad argument. I have a lot more respect for libertarians than for the Religious Right. Why? Because libertarians are honest about what they believe and what the results of that are. The Religious Right invoke a man who said "blessed are the poor", "love your enemies" and "he who is without sin, let him cast the first stone" to cut welfare, engage in reckless warmongering and persecute gay people.
So, what's going on here? Well, part of the problem is that identities are actually beliefs (right or wrong ones), not labels. Most of the time, they are labels, of the form "I am an X"="I believe that [traits of X apply to me]". Nobody will really say that a man who believes in the god of the Koran and not those of the Vedas but, for whatever batshit reason, calls himself a Hindu is a Hindu; he's a Muslim. This may sound like glossing over important differences, but affirming a full and complete separation of belief and identity leads you to some confusing and nonsensical conclusions. And this works the other way, as we shall see.
Why is this important? Well, do my highly tolerant and accepting friends condemn Todd Akin? You bet they do. Now, if what Todd Akin were saying were true and women couldn't get pregnant from rape, he would just be stating a fact and they would be engaging in denialism. But he's not. That what he is saying is false and that he's being a misogynistic asshole is actually completely irrelevant here. Todd Akin says "women can't get pregnant from rape"; this is equivalent to "Hi, I'm Todd Akin and I identify as someone who thinks women can't get pregnant from rape." By saying that Todd Akin is being a misogynistic jerkass- or, sorry, making a moral judgment with regards to his being a misogynistic jerkass, since this is a distinction we do need to make- you are condemning an identity. But you told ME that identities are unjudgeable- and, furthermore, you are judging me for saying that at least some identities are judgeable, a belief I am holding, equivalent to an unspoken identity "I identify as someone who judges certain identities". This is a contradiction.
It's stuff like this that makes me not like postmodernism. I have no problem with analyzing issues from a minority viewpoint- indeed it's often the only way to analyze an issue. But let's not pretend that we can condemn the status quo while letting minorities get a free ride. Or we can- but then we chuck any pretenses at universality and consistency out the window. That's fine with some postmodernists, I'm sure, given that- as per the Sokal Hoax- postmodernism and sociology seem to be content to tell science that they are better at science than science is.
Still, a measly 30 points?You make a good point. Each person should be worth at least 5 points, from a game design perspective.
Ohhh, You guys are reminding me of one of m favorite games! Defcon, where killing off millions of people require a score counter. They used the 2 points for every million method, there is probably a better one for here.Still, a measly 30 points?You make a good point. Each person should be worth at least 5 points, from a game design perspective.
Since when did speed affect mass?unable to get to light speed. assuming you could, though...I vote for a successor to the Large Hadron Collider, that uses planets instead of hadrons. Or maybe planets are just really, REALLY large hadrons.Oh god a planet moving at light speed
Someone make this happen
the universe collapses due to an infinitely powerful gravity field. things on the edge of the universe would have a good while due to gravity being restricted by the speed of light, though.
assuming you speed it up to... say... 0.999999999999999999999999999999999999c, it'd probably make a black hole.
Since when did speed affect mass?Since relativity. The more apparent energy something has, the more apparent mass it has. This is why light is affected by gravity, despite having 0 rest mass.
and one of the many limitations of this universe preventing FTL travel.Since when did speed affect mass?Since relativity. The more apparent energy something has, the more apparent mass it has. This is why light is affected by gravity, despite having 0 rest mass.
You'd have more than infinite mass, for the instant you are at the speed of light, an eternity will go by (time dilation, to put it simply), anything impacting your object, even a hydrogen atom, could cause a fair bit of damage etc.
The reason why things outside of it's path wouldn't be sucked in would be because it would zoom past them before they could move any significant distance towards the object traveling near the speed of light.It would act much like a black hole, but since it's moving so fast, most things would probably avoid being sucked into it unless they're directly in its path.remember, a black hole can suck up light.
On the planet itself things would be normal, except of course the fusion happening when it collides with things, which would eventually heat the entire thing to a plasma state.
I think a few planets and stars travelling much, MUCH slower than light would be snarfed up, too.
Relevant (http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1548)and one of the many limitations of this universe preventing FTL travel.Since when did speed affect mass?Since relativity. The more apparent energy something has, the more apparent mass it has. This is why light is affected by gravity, despite having 0 rest mass.
You'd have more than infinite mass, for the instant you are at the speed of light, an eternity will go by (time dilation, to put it simply), anything impacting your object, even a hydrogen atom, could cause a fair bit of damage etc.
All you need is a power source that generates power in proportion to it's mass, so that when you hit infinite mass, you get infinite power. (That's not the premise of the Mass Effect games, is it?)
Fun thought for the day: If a massive black hole (... or any big object I guess) were approaching the earth at the speed of light, we would never know until we were suddenly obliterated.
Also, gamma ray bursts; could suddenly kill EVERYTHING on one side of the planet, and does travel at the speed of light.
In computer science today a classmate was working on a Twenty Questions project to code in Java, which actually consists of just two questions. It requires you to name several objects and classify them as either Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral, and whether it is larger or smaller than a breadbox.Googling, it appears they are a object that is manufactured from minerals. Ergo, No.
So this classmate turns to a buddy of mine and asks "Cell phones are minerals right?"
Buddy: "What?"
"Are cell phones minerals?"
"Do you know even what a mineral is?"
*insert some arguing here as to how the class mate doesn't know what a mineral is*
Classmate:..."Well how would you define a mineral *insert buddy's name here*?"
So they go and google mineral definition and check Wikipedia. Apparently the proper definition of a mineral is "under debate." They compromised then that cell phones could be a mineral, depending on one's perception of how a mineral is defined. I wouldn't call this amazingly stupid, but it was pretty dang funny.
customer: How would you like to be slapped in the face with a cold piece of cheese.
me: I don't think I'd like that very much...
customer: good, go tell the cooks that, and if they have any problems with it, tell them I'll be out here.
So the cooks slapped thon with a piece of cold cheese?Quote from: At workcustomer: How would you like to be slapped in the face with a cold piece of cheese.
me: I don't think I'd like that very much...
customer: good, go tell the cooks that, and if they have any problems with it, tell them I'll be out here.
::)
he was upset that there was cold cheese on his burger,Is that going to go on Not Always Right?
I went and told a manager he was upset about it, I offered to have it remade but he denied, when the manager went to talk to him he threw his drink at her and left, she called the cops but they were long gone by the time the cops showed up.
All you need is a power source that generates power in proportion to it's mass, so that when you hit infinite mass, you get infinite power. (That's not the premise of the Mass Effect games, is it?)
So how does eezo know from which direction to look at the current?Magic.
Nay, SCIENCE*So how does eezo know from which direction to look at the current?Magic.
A mighty example of the fine art of Clarking.Nay, SCIENCE*So how does eezo know from which direction to look at the current?Magic.
*See: handwaving
I was going to say magnets, but this is better.So how does eezo know from which direction to look at the current?Magic.
ANay, SCIENCE*So how does eezo know from which direction to look at the current?Magic.
*See: handwaving
ANay, SCIENCE*So how does eezo know from which direction to look at the current?Magic.
*See: handwavingwizardscientistbiotic did it.
My father insists that gay rights is an economic issue.What. How, if at all, does he try to justify that? I need some comedy tonight.
My father insists that gay rights is an economic issue.Clearly it is, i-ehh. I'm too tired to make ridiculous Hyperbole right now.
But the gays are cooking up their fairy science so they can get pregnant, just so they can abort them whilst worshiping satan and pissing on crucifixes whilst also murdering traditional families and stealing jobs from hardworking Amurricans.Yeah. Sometmes they get abortions without even being pregnant, just for the sweet, baby-killing sensation.
My college suitemate told my roommate who, more than once a week, spends hours cleaning his room that OCD doesn't exist. Because its like ADHD, which ALSO doesn't exist.I have actually been diagnosed with ADHD. It is pretty bad wby ending your chance to have discipline.
Check if he's religious. Then have a detailed discussion about things not existing.
That wasn't the question.
The question wasn't "Why is it so over-diagnosed?" it was "Is it ACTUALLY over-diagnosed or is that just what people SAY it is?"
I'm pretty sure it was mentioned before.a bit late, but:Quote from: At workcustomer: How would you like to be slapped in the face with a cold piece of cheese.
me: I don't think I'd like that very much...
customer: good, go tell the cooks that, and if they have any problems with it, tell them I'll be out here.
::)
http://notalwaysright.com/
EDIT: hurf durf.
I never noticed someone had mentioned it.
My father insists that gay rights is an economic issue.What. How, if at all, does he try to justify that? I need some comedy tonight.
It is as if a million mantises cried out as one, and were silenced by the ever growing lolololololololololololo....Supposedly gay marriage will make his taxes higher.My father insists that gay rights is an economic issue.What. How, if at all, does he try to justify that? I need some comedy tonight.
Yep, we need the extra money to buy assless rindstone tuxedo pants for the ceremonies.Still a better use for my taxes than clusterbombs.
Okay, but see, they are very nice cluster-bombs. And we put so much hard work into them! Do you really want to see them go to waste? Plus there's all that overpopulation, and if you don't like creating jobs to end overpopulation, I have nothing to say to you.Yep, we need the extra money to buy assless rindstone tuxedo pants for the ceremonies.Still a better use for my taxes than clusterbombs.
Yes, let's... get rid of some of that excess population.And what is the best way to do that, nah, the most efficient? Cluster bombs. Actually Nukes, but they don't let me advocate use of those anymore.
My father insists that gay rights is an economic issue.What. How, if at all, does he try to justify that? I need some comedy tonight.
Supposedly gay marriage will make his taxes higher.
That wasn't the question.
The question wasn't "Why is it so over-diagnosed?" it was "Is it ACTUALLY over-diagnosed or is that just what people SAY it is?"
I'm fairly confident that ADHD doesn't effect 10% of the population (that's roughly how many American children the CDC says has been diagnosed with ADHD), although part of my argument revolves around the definition of a disorder.
To me, for it to count as a disorder, it would have to be intrinsic, AKA "your mind works this way" as opposed to "you act this way due to an external situation". The thing is, ADHD appears to be tied to location. Within the US, it becomes more common towards the east coast:Prevalence of ADHD also appears to be tied to time, aka less adults appear to have ADHD than kids. And it seems to be a modern thing. If you look at mental states in the past that were decently common but weren't understood, such clinical depression, addiction, or paranoia, they still showed up in stories of the time, just not named as disorders. And those conditions (with the possible exception of addiction) affect way less than 10% of humans. ADHD doesn't seem, to me, to have the presence in fiction across the ages that it should if it affected 10% of the population. Although, granted, ADHD can be dismissed as laziness or general distractedness, but way less than 10% of characters in fiction are portrayed as distractable/lazy people.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
So while I would agree ADHD is real, evidence suggests to me there is an external situation that produces ADHD like symptoms in those that do not actually have ADHD. Given that this situation appears to occur in a specific part of the US and mostly applies to school aged children, my conclusion is that kids who don't fit into the school system are incorrectly being diagnosed with ADHD.
(Reuters) - British scientists have found the first direct evidence attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a genetic disorder and say their research could eventually lead to better treatments for the condition.
Researchers who scanned the gene maps of more than 1,400 children found that those with ADHD were more likely than others to have small chunks of their DNA duplicated or missing.
[...]
The study also showed an overlap between the deleted or duplicated DNA segments, known as copy number variants (CNVs), and genetic variants linked to the brain disorders autism and schizophrenia -- providing what the scientists said was "strong evidence" that ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition.
In 1775, Melchior Adam Weikard, a prominent German physician and physician to the Russian Empress, Catherine II, published a medical textbook containing a chapter on attention deficits, now believed to be the first known reference to ADHD in the medical literature.
[...]
In his chapter on attention deficits, Weikard's description contains many of the symptoms now associated with the inattentive dimension of ADHD in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders - 4th edition.
I was going to suggest an engineered virus which only affects poor people, but sure.Yes, let's... get rid of some of that excess population.And what is the best way to do that, nah, the most efficient? Cluster bombs. Actually Nukes, but they don't let me advocate use of those anymore.
So if we're making cluster bombs, does that mean I need to do without my assless rindstone tuxedo pants?Are you sure you don't want rhinestones? On the question, just get yourself a chunk of one of those nice rebuilding contracts after we bomb the shit out of more people in the Third World.
Smoking in schizophrenia – an attempt to self medicate?
3rd November 2005 | schizophrenia and psychosis
Just over one quarter of the UK population are smokers. In people with schizophrenia the rate of smoking is thought to be between two and four times higher. In addition, smokers with schizophrenia smoke more cigarettes per day and smoke stronger brands than other smokers.
Various theories have been put forward as to why so many people with schizophrenia smoke. It is thought that nicotine acts as a form of ‘self-medication’ for people with schizophrenia, producing a number of beneficial effects despite the negative impact of smoking on long term health.
There was a study done a year or so ago that reached the conclusion that a whole lot of criminals who were also drug addicts also had AD(H)D. Apparently, a lot of them started drugging as a form of self-medication, and slipped into a criminal life from there. So it's also pretty scary what cam happen to the kids who doesn't get help and medication once they find out there are other ways of clear their heads for a minute.
When the shadow people sent by the giant flaming eyeball in the sky are trying to stop you from becoming an angel to go back in time and stop General Custer; as you were instructed to by the ghosts of Einstein, Pocahontas, and the baby you mom miscarried are telling you to do; it's probably not ADHD.WHAT? NEVER! I WILL SACRIFICE THE VIRGINS TO BRING ABOUT THE HOMELESS ONES, AND NO HIGH-FALUTIN TALKING WOLF RABBITS CAN STOP ME!
These two girls in my history class were arguing over whether the Mayan calendar was supposed to end on the 21st or 23rd of December, this year. This was brought about by some mention of it in a poorly-made History Channel type video. Anyway, one of them said "I know the world is supposed end on the 23rd because that's what I heard, and that's my mom's birthday". Apparently this was convincing enough evidence for the other girl. They then proceeded to talk about how they were going to attend parties and stuff right before those days. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and assumed they just wanted an excuse to party; I hope they don't actually buy into any of this stupid mass-hysteria.
To be fair, they do PARTY at the end of every year. Maybe some of that is a subconscious fear of the world ending.These two girls in my history class were arguing over whether the Mayan calendar was supposed to end on the 21st or 23rd of December, this year. This was brought about by some mention of it in a poorly-made History Channel type video. Anyway, one of them said "I know the world is supposed end on the 23rd because that's what I heard, and that's my mom's birthday". Apparently this was convincing enough evidence for the other girl. They then proceeded to talk about how they were going to attend parties and stuff right before those days. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and assumed they just wanted an excuse to party; I hope they don't actually buy into any of this stupid mass-hysteria.
Next time people talk about the whole "2012 end of the world" thing, ask them one question.
"Do you panic on December 31st of every fucking year?" because that's kinda the end of the calender too...
The Mayans just liked planning ahead further with their dates, on account of not having a "fixed" system.
Maybe birthday parties are just an expression of our subconscious fear of our lives ending.To be fair, they do PARTY at the end of every year. Maybe some of that is a subconscious fear of the world ending.These two girls in my history class were arguing over whether the Mayan calendar was supposed to end on the 21st or 23rd of December, this year. This was brought about by some mention of it in a poorly-made History Channel type video. Anyway, one of them said "I know the world is supposed end on the 23rd because that's what I heard, and that's my mom's birthday". Apparently this was convincing enough evidence for the other girl. They then proceeded to talk about how they were going to attend parties and stuff right before those days. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and assumed they just wanted an excuse to party; I hope they don't actually buy into any of this stupid mass-hysteria.
Next time people talk about the whole "2012 end of the world" thing, ask them one question.
"Do you panic on December 31st of every fucking year?" because that's kinda the end of the calender too...
The Mayans just liked planning ahead further with their dates, on account of not having a "fixed" system.
And Halloween parties are an expression of our subconscious fear of things that go bump in the night.Maybe birthday parties are just an expression of our subconscious fear of our lives ending.To be fair, they do PARTY at the end of every year. Maybe some of that is a subconscious fear of the world ending.These two girls in my history class were arguing over whether the Mayan calendar was supposed to end on the 21st or 23rd of December, this year. This was brought about by some mention of it in a poorly-made History Channel type video. Anyway, one of them said "I know the world is supposed end on the 23rd because that's what I heard, and that's my mom's birthday". Apparently this was convincing enough evidence for the other girl. They then proceeded to talk about how they were going to attend parties and stuff right before those days. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and assumed they just wanted an excuse to party; I hope they don't actually buy into any of this stupid mass-hysteria.
Next time people talk about the whole "2012 end of the world" thing, ask them one question.
"Do you panic on December 31st of every fucking year?" because that's kinda the end of the calender too...
The Mayans just liked planning ahead further with their dates, on account of not having a "fixed" system.
I thought it was an excuse to dress like sluts and act like we're creative?And Halloween parties are an expression of our subconscious fear of things that go bump in the night.Maybe birthday parties are just an expression of our subconscious fear of our lives ending.To be fair, they do PARTY at the end of every year. Maybe some of that is a subconscious fear of the world ending.These two girls in my history class were arguing over whether the Mayan calendar was supposed to end on the 21st or 23rd of December, this year. This was brought about by some mention of it in a poorly-made History Channel type video. Anyway, one of them said "I know the world is supposed end on the 23rd because that's what I heard, and that's my mom's birthday". Apparently this was convincing enough evidence for the other girl. They then proceeded to talk about how they were going to attend parties and stuff right before those days. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and assumed they just wanted an excuse to party; I hope they don't actually buy into any of this stupid mass-hysteria.
Next time people talk about the whole "2012 end of the world" thing, ask them one question.
"Do you panic on December 31st of every fucking year?" because that's kinda the end of the calender too...
The Mayans just liked planning ahead further with their dates, on account of not having a "fixed" system.
Not everyone dresses up like sluts, you know :PI thought it was an excuse to dress like sluts and act like we're creative?And Halloween parties are an expression of our subconscious fear of things that go bump in the night.Maybe birthday parties are just an expression of our subconscious fear of our lives ending.To be fair, they do PARTY at the end of every year. Maybe some of that is a subconscious fear of the world ending.These two girls in my history class were arguing over whether the Mayan calendar was supposed to end on the 21st or 23rd of December, this year. This was brought about by some mention of it in a poorly-made History Channel type video. Anyway, one of them said "I know the world is supposed end on the 23rd because that's what I heard, and that's my mom's birthday". Apparently this was convincing enough evidence for the other girl. They then proceeded to talk about how they were going to attend parties and stuff right before those days. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and assumed they just wanted an excuse to party; I hope they don't actually buy into any of this stupid mass-hysteria.
Next time people talk about the whole "2012 end of the world" thing, ask them one question.
"Do you panic on December 31st of every fucking year?" because that's kinda the end of the calender too...
The Mayans just liked planning ahead further with their dates, on account of not having a "fixed" system.
Veteran's Day expresses our fear that one day someone might actually not be willing to get themself shot in our name.Pfft, as long as there are peeps to make ridiculous promises, there'll be brave peeps to get shot for said promises.
These two girls in my history class were arguing over whether the Mayan calendar was supposed to end on the 21st or 23rd of December, this year. This was brought about by some mention of it in a poorly-made History Channel type video. Anyway, one of them said "I know the world is supposed end on the 23rd because that's what I heard, and that's my mom's birthday". Apparently this was convincing enough evidence for the other girl. They then proceeded to talk about how they were going to attend parties and stuff right before those days. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and assumed they just wanted an excuse to party; I hope they don't actually buy into any of this stupid mass-hysteria.
*ahem*Attention. They found several thousand more years worth of Mayan calendar.Yet some people still believe that the world will end.
Repeat, they found, several thousand, more years, of Mayan, calendar
I think I can confidently predict that the end of the world will be so boring that nearly no-one will even bother talking about it the next day.*badum-tish*
The 2012 thing is like going "OMG year 2000 - end of the world!"
To me birthdays have always been celebrations for living one more year :DMaybe birthday parties are just an expression of our subconscious fear of our lives ending.To be fair, they do PARTY at the end of every year. Maybe some of that is a subconscious fear of the world ending.These two girls in my history class were arguing over whether the Mayan calendar was supposed to end on the 21st or 23rd of December, this year. This was brought about by some mention of it in a poorly-made History Channel type video. Anyway, one of them said "I know the world is supposed end on the 23rd because that's what I heard, and that's my mom's birthday". Apparently this was convincing enough evidence for the other girl. They then proceeded to talk about how they were going to attend parties and stuff right before those days. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and assumed they just wanted an excuse to party; I hope they don't actually buy into any of this stupid mass-hysteria.
Next time people talk about the whole "2012 end of the world" thing, ask them one question.
"Do you panic on December 31st of every fucking year?" because that's kinda the end of the calender too...
The Mayans just liked planning ahead further with their dates, on account of not having a "fixed" system.
The 2012 thing is like going "OMG year 2000 - end of the world!" and the date 1000's of years from now is like going "OMG year 9999 - we're out of digits - end of the world!".
I'm not sure if they already used that year count back then.The 2012 thing is like going "OMG year 2000 - end of the world!" and the date 1000's of years from now is like going "OMG year 9999 - we're out of digits - end of the world!".
I'd assume mankind would at least have the sense to just roll the year over to 10000. It's not like in year 99 everyone panicked because "We can't possibly count that high!" or anything like that. They just said it's year 100, cheers.
Alternatively, can you imagine the huge parties and everything that would happen at the end of 9999, seeing how 1999 jumping to 2000 was such a celebratory event?
Assuming of course by then we haven't nuked ourselves to oblivion over some petty issue and at least started space colonization.
I'm not sure if they already used that year count back then.The 2012 thing is like going "OMG year 2000 - end of the world!" and the date 1000's of years from now is like going "OMG year 9999 - we're out of digits - end of the world!".
I'd assume mankind would at least have the sense to just roll the year over to 10000. It's not like in year 99 everyone panicked because "We can't possibly count that high!" or anything like that. They just said it's year 100, cheers.
Alternatively, can you imagine the huge parties and everything that would happen at the end of 9999, seeing how 1999 jumping to 2000 was such a celebratory event?
Assuming of course by then we haven't nuked ourselves to oblivion over some petty issue and at least started space colonization.
The 2012 thing is like going "OMG year 2000 - end of the world!" and the date 1000's of years from now is like going "OMG year 9999 - we're out of digits - end of the world!".
I'd assume mankind would at least have the sense to just roll the year over to 10000. It's not like in year 99 everyone panicked because "We can't possibly count that high!" or anything like that. They just said it's year 100, cheers.
Alternatively, can you imagine the huge parties and everything that would happen at the end of 9999, seeing how 1999 jumping to 2000 was such a celebratory event?
Assuming of course by then we haven't nuked ourselves to oblivion over some petty issue and at least started space colonization.
There have been enough random apocalypses in recent years people should lnow better. Because, right now, I'm raptured to heavan watching earth be attacked by Y2k bug-ruled terminator droids, and I'd really like to focus on that.The 2012 thing is like going "OMG year 2000 - end of the world!" and the date 1000's of years from now is like going "OMG year 9999 - we're out of digits - end of the world!".
I'd assume mankind would at least have the sense to just roll the year over to 10000. It's not like in year 99 everyone panicked because "We can't possibly count that high!" or anything like that. They just said it's year 100, cheers.
Alternatively, can you imagine the huge parties and everything that would happen at the end of 9999, seeing how 1999 jumping to 2000 was such a celebratory event?
Assuming of course by then we haven't nuked ourselves to oblivion over some petty issue and at least started space colonization.
In the year 100, they didn't do anything at all, because that was before Christianity was established as the official religion of the Roman Empire. They didn't know it was the year 100.
But they did have a total freakout in the year 1000.
I'm not sure if they already used that year count back then.The 2012 thing is like going "OMG year 2000 - end of the world!" and the date 1000's of years from now is like going "OMG year 9999 - we're out of digits - end of the world!".
I'd assume mankind would at least have the sense to just roll the year over to 10000. It's not like in year 99 everyone panicked because "We can't possibly count that high!" or anything like that. They just said it's year 100, cheers.
Alternatively, can you imagine the huge parties and everything that would happen at the end of 9999, seeing how 1999 jumping to 2000 was such a celebratory event?
Assuming of course by then we haven't nuked ourselves to oblivion over some petty issue and at least started space colonization.
The Julian Calendar (the predecessor of the Gregorian Calendar) was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BCE and began use in 45 BCE (or 45 BC for you religious types, or 709 AUC [Ab urbe condita--"from the founding of the City {Rome}] for you ancient Roman types). It (perhaps retroactively) matches up with Gregorian (i.e. modern) datekeeping, though with some temporal issues which the Gregorian reform exists to correct.
The 'before christ' and 'anno domini' (and thus 'before common era' and 'common era') datekeeping was used in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars, so it could be assumed that in 99 CE they did indeed think that it was 99 AD.
I thought dating by before Christ/anno domini didn't catch on until the 400's.It was first introduced in the early 500s, but didn't catch on until the 800s. But given that it is based on the same timekeeping as the Gregorian (and, generally) Julian calendars, it wouldn't be entirely unreasonable to assume that yes, people in what we think of as 99 CE (who lived in an area where the Julian calendar was used) did indeed think that it was 99. At least in the context of a joking remark about stupidity and apocalyptic predictions, rather than detailed research.
I thought dating by before Christ/anno domini didn't catch on until the 400's.It was first introduced in the early 500s, but didn't catch on until the 800s. But given that it is based on the same timekeeping as the Gregorian (and, generally) Julian calendars, it wouldn't be entirely unreasonable to assume that yes, people in what we think of as 99 CE (who lived in an area where the Julian calendar was used) did indeed think that it was 99. At least in the context of a joking remark about stupidity and apocalyptic predictions, rather than detailed research.
The principal method that the Romans used to identify a year for dating purposes was to name it after the two consuls who took office in it, so this eponymous or named year was called the consular year. Since 153 BC, they had taken office on 1 January, the start of the calendar year. The calendar year is the order that the months were displayed on stone tablets, which has been January to December since about 450 BC according to Ovid or since about 713 BC according to Macrobius and Plutarch (see Roman calendar). Julius Caesar did not change the beginning of either the consular year or the calendar year. In addition to consular years, the Romans sometimes used the regnal year of the emperor, and by the late 4th century documents were also being dated according to the 15-year cycle of the indiction. In 537, Justinian required that henceforth the date must include the name of the emperor and his regnal year, in addition to the indiction and the consul, while also allowing the use of local eras.
In 309 and 310, and from time to time thereafter, no consuls were appointed.[56] When this happened, the consular date was given a count of years since the last consul (so-called "post-consular" dating). After 541, only the reigning emperor held the consulate, typically for only one year in his reign, and so post-consular dating became the norm. Similar post-consular dates were also known in the West in the early 6th century. The system of consular dating, long obsolete, was formally abolished in the law code of Leo VI, issued in 888.
Only rarely did the Romans number the year from the founding of the city (of Rome), ab urbe condita (AUC). This method was used by Roman historians to determine the number of years from one event to another, not to date a year. Different historians had several different dates for the founding.
I'm an atheist, so for me, Christmas isn't really about remembering when Christ was born. besides, he was born on a different day, but the early Christians just dumped Christmas over an old pagan celebration, if I remember correctly.
I'm an atheist, so for me, Christmas isn't really about remembering when Christ was born. besides, he was born on a different day, but the early Christians just dumped Christmas over an old pagan celebration, if I remember correctly.Well, that's why I celebrate it on January 7th my man. So does my whole religion, as a matter of fact. What is means practically though, is getting a free day off from school.
new years: well, as good a time as any to celebrate!
Infowars.com
August 11, 2012
Martial law is being prepared for a staged banking collapse in the late October.This is a Red Alert!
Only exposing the fact that this is staged will make them back off.
Let’s get to work exposing the Banksters.
Don’t sit around with a bunch of guns talking about some physical confrontation. We don’t want it to go to that.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Use It!
This is not a game…
it is WAR!!!
Apparantly the american governement will declare national martial law in 1 or two years and completely take over and murder everybody.
Apparantly the american governement will declare national martial law in 1 or two years and completely take over and murder everybody.
If Romney is elected that sounds about right.
It is, just incompetent genocide.He killled 5 million in 6 years. That isn't very inefficient. That's ignoring the number of non-jews he genocided, over 6 million. Total: 11 million.
Remember Hitler? You know how there are still Jews around?
And your people need to follow you. Don't forget that. Hitler didn't individually go around stabbing 11 million people in the face alone.Would've been way more impressive if he had.
That naturally leads to the question: How many people could Hitler have killed between 1939 and 1944 if he had been facestabbing exclusively?
We'll set aside zero hours per day for sleep (he's a busy guy and hopped up on amphetamines to boot), and assume that travel time between victims is nil (the SS is herding the entire population of Europe towards his stabbin' arm). The force needed to crack a human skull can be averaged at around 473N (not going to bother with psi for the sake of a joke in terrible taste). Now, a human can punch with more force than that, but Hitler is a fairly shrimpy guy. Still, he has a knife, so the force will be concentrated on the point. Let's assume 1.5 stabs on average to stab someone to death. Measuring the time it takes for me to deliver 1.5 overhanded stabbing motions gives around 2 seconds. So 0.5 stabbing fatalities per second.
Ignoring actual dates for the sake of simplicity, there are 189216000 seconds in the time period we are considering. That equates to 94,608,000 stabbing deaths over six years.
The conclusion is obvious, ladies and gentlemen. If Hitler had perpetrated the Holocaust by personally facestabbing people, he would have killed 8.6 times as many people as Nazi Germany did in real life.
I'm so, so sorry. Both for the topic and the terrible, sloppy maths.
facestabbing: what MZ does when he has a knife knuckleduster.Dude, you just invoked Godwin's face-stab.
There are better ways he could murder people, of course. The Germans did have the MG-42. Assuming proper herding, even Hitler could manage about 800 rounds per minute into the masses of Jews (the gun shoots more like 1000 RPM, but you can't expect perfect accuracy). How many people could he kill if it was 1.5 bullets per death, without counting having to reload? (Naturally, he'd have a linkable belt which was being constantly added to while he fired).You have to change the barrels on the MG42 pretty frequently. About once a minute or so of firing, IIRC.
only on bay12 do we have in-depth conversations about Hitler shooting people himself, taking into account most constraints.This is actually not the first time I've seen it discussed. It's the fourth.
And here we are, discussing the practical mechanics of personally committing genocide.
I shall fix my post:The other 3 were all done on the same website.only on bay12 do we have multiple in-depth conversations about Hitler shooting people himself, taking into account most constraints.
LW: If we could send Nickelback to 1939 and get them to accept Hitler as a second vocalist, that may very well be possible.We can do worse. Hitler singing "bees in a trap."
"I don't get how if you divide 10 by 10 you have 1 left over."Simple question.
This girl somehow is top of her class and was accepted into university. I know math isn't everything in life but still.
I'm pretty sure she thought that 10/10 would equal zero. Everyone around her was bewildered as to how she could not grasp the concept of division and fractions, but it simply would not process in her head.0% sleep
You know, even Dice counted from 1939 to 1945. He won his first elections in 1933. That would be DOUBLE the time to stab people in the face.But he hadn't gotten into the stabbing yet. There was a long period of increasingly tough sanctions, but nothing that warrants personal genocide. Only after WW2 did he really get into it, since then he could hide it better. Still, might be worth it to find out exactly when.
You don't have 1 "left over," since "left over" implies the remainder.
Of course, this is a very crude linear approach. I suppose I could modify it taking into account a variable rate of killing based around a bell curve to mimic the accelerated rate as Hitler levels up and then the drop off as there are less potential victims.
Another thing I failed to consider is body disposal. So we need to have him standing on a very tall platform over the mid-Atlantic Trench or a vat of lava. If he was just standing on some random patch of ground, he'd be buried in a mountain of corpses within days, which would severely curtail further stabbing efforts, seeing as how he'd need to use his knife and hands to dig a gory tunnel to sunlight.Well, what if there were a conveyor belt underneath him? It could shuttle bodies of at a steady rate, presumbably to a yard somewhere where they would fight the rising tide of bodies. Of course, going on for years this becomes impractical, so perhaps they simply dumped it in the ocean.
maximum Hitler Stabbing Efficiency.I think this might be the first time those four words were written in this context, instead of the opposite one.
But I'm tired of personal genocide maths for the moment, so someone else can take it up.This. THIS is the siggery. And possibly OOC.
How many people could Hitler kill if he had a machine gun with functionally infinite ammo, and a conveyor belt running people toward him, assuming ~2-4 hours of sleep per day?Even with infinite ammo (and how would that work exactly?), the gun would still require frequent maintenance and part replacement. A simple stabbing weapon might be slower, but is more durable.
True. Infinite ammo would just be a gigantic ammo belt going into the machine gun. What if they were replaced as they wore out? (the machine guns)How many people could Hitler kill if he had a machine gun with functionally infinite ammo, and a conveyor belt running people toward him, assuming ~2-4 hours of sleep per day?Even with infinite ammo (and how would that work exactly?), the gun would still require frequent maintenance and part replacement. A simple stabbing weapon might be slower, but is more durable.
It will fail less frequently, and can be quickly and easily replaced. Guns can jam, misfire, warp from overheating, and I don't even know what else.But imagine how many people he can mow down with a machine gun. If they line them up, He could do some serious damage, enough to make up for the replacement times.
With WW2 era machineguns, you're going to have to replace the barrel roughly once for every minute of constant fire. Add that to the number of people who wouldn't be killed outright and you're reaching problems. Once you consider the fact that he'll need to stop shooting periodically for the bodies to be cleared away and you've got a serious issue. It takes time to move hundreds of mangled corpses, time that the genocidal lunatic on-the-go doesn't have.It will fail less frequently, and can be quickly and easily replaced. Guns can jam, misfire, warp from overheating, and I don't even know what else.But imagine how many people he can mow down with a machine gun. If they line them up, He could do some serious damage, enough to make up for the replacement times.
I was imagining some sort of set up where they are shot and fall into ditches. Possibly onto conveyor belts. Plus, it's possible the gestapo could just toss our mass-murdering friend another machine gun, then replace it while he gets on firing.With WW2 era machineguns, you're going to have to replace the barrel roughly once for every minute of constant fire. Add that to the number of people who wouldn't be killed outright and you're reaching problems. Once you consider the fact that he'll need to stop shooting periodically for the bodies to be cleared away and you've got a serious issue. It takes time to move hundreds of mangled corpses, time that the genocidal lunatic on-the-go doesn't have.It will fail less frequently, and can be quickly and easily replaced. Guns can jam, misfire, warp from overheating, and I don't even know what else.But imagine how many people he can mow down with a machine gun. If they line them up, He could do some serious damage, enough to make up for the replacement times.
I was imagining some sort of set up where they are shot and fall into ditches. Possibly onto conveyor belts. Plus, it's possible the gestapo could just toss our mass-murdering friend another machine gun, then replace it while he gets on firing.With WW2 era machineguns, you're going to have to replace the barrel roughly once for every minute of constant fire. Add that to the number of people who wouldn't be killed outright and you're reaching problems. Once you consider the fact that he'll need to stop shooting periodically for the bodies to be cleared away and you've got a serious issue. It takes time to move hundreds of mangled corpses, time that the genocidal lunatic on-the-go doesn't have.It will fail less frequently, and can be quickly and easily replaced. Guns can jam, misfire, warp from overheating, and I don't even know what else.But imagine how many people he can mow down with a machine gun. If they line them up, He could do some serious damage, enough to make up for the replacement times.
According to Wikipedia and basic math, our hypothetical Hitler would have burned through every MG-42 ever made (assuming no repairs or replacements were done on the already-fired guns) in 277 days, give or take.I was imagining some sort of set up where they are shot and fall into ditches. Possibly onto conveyor belts. Plus, it's possible the gestapo could just toss our mass-murdering friend another machine gun, then replace it while he gets on firing.With WW2 era machineguns, you're going to have to replace the barrel roughly once for every minute of constant fire. Add that to the number of people who wouldn't be killed outright and you're reaching problems. Once you consider the fact that he'll need to stop shooting periodically for the bodies to be cleared away and you've got a serious issue. It takes time to move hundreds of mangled corpses, time that the genocidal lunatic on-the-go doesn't have.It will fail less frequently, and can be quickly and easily replaced. Guns can jam, misfire, warp from overheating, and I don't even know what else.But imagine how many people he can mow down with a machine gun. If they line them up, He could do some serious damage, enough to make up for the replacement times.
Still, that takes time out, not to mention that there is no assurance that every body will fall into the conveyor-trenches. It's much easier to simply have a new set of knives laid out each morning than to pass Hitler a fresh MG-42 every minute of his waking time.
This is why we can't have nice things.Don't you get it? These are nice things... WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND, THESE ARE THE VERY NICEST THINGS!
...Does this mean the discussion on Hitler and facstabbing is over? This is arguably one of the funniest conversations I've heard/read in a while.
What could we possibly replace it with?
But Even a stabby weapon is going to fail. After 6 months of going through craniums, it probably won't hold a edge.If Hitler had a set of engineered knives, he'd be able to keep optimum face stabbing edge for a long while. Plus we can assume there would be a support staff constantly churning out more knives in the event of a critical failure.
Speaking as someone who doesn't know how dull stabbing skulls makes a knife.
Assuming we had a large supply of adamantine and several legendary weaponsmiths, Hitler could theoretically have a fort built around him killing people.But Even a stabby weapon is going to fail. After 6 months of going through craniums, it probably won't hold a edge.If Hitler had a set of engineered knives, he'd be able to keep optimum face stabbing edge for a long while. Plus we can assume there would be a support staff constantly churning out more knives in the event of a critical failure.
Speaking as someone who doesn't know how dull stabbing skulls makes a knife.
That's not the point. The point is that Hitler has to personally kill each and everyAssuming we had a large supply of adamantine and several legendary weaponsmiths, Hitler could theoretically have a fort built around him killing people.But Even a stabby weapon is going to fail. After 6 months of going through craniums, it probably won't hold a edge.If Hitler had a set of engineered knives, he'd be able to keep optimum face stabbing edge for a long while. Plus we can assume there would be a support staff constantly churning out more knives in the event of a critical failure.
Speaking as someone who doesn't know how dull stabbing skulls makes a knife.
Guys.Perfect.
Guys.
Windmill arms.
Just imagine: This is Hitler (http://youtu.be/rn7ogXz_M_8?t=5s)
What are we counting as a hitler-kill? Presumeably we're counting direct trauma that causes brain function to cease. What about hitler stabbing someone who then bleeds out? What about stabbing someone who then dies from an infected stab-wound?
It's still inefficient. You should put people on moving hook, and Hitler would just slit their throat as they go by, like a huge chicken slaughterhouse.
It's still inefficient. You should put people on moving hook, and Hitler would just slit their throat as they go by, like a huge chicken slaughterhouse.
Can we remove and preserve a part of him, and have that do the killing? As long as we're going for the slaughterhouse method, could we not just have his severed hand holding a blade that people pass by? This would remove the sleep requirement and vastly simplify calculations if the end-point of the conveyor line were also the disposal area.
Agreed. We need a full Hitler.It's still inefficient. You should put people on moving hook, and Hitler would just slit their throat as they go by, like a huge chicken slaughterhouse.
Can we remove and preserve a part of him, and have that do the killing? As long as we're going for the slaughterhouse method, could we not just have his severed hand holding a blade that people pass by? This would remove the sleep requirement and vastly simplify calculations if the end-point of the conveyor line were also the disposal area.
I feel like that's cheating. Plus you'll never get his severed hand to slit throats that effectively without a wire cage or something, which really means that its the wire cage doing the killing, not Hitler.
Woah woah woah, we need to set some rules here. Do clones count?
Incidentally, it seems that we've departed from the facestabbing requirement entirely, so I'll propose this: Hitler with a flamethrower fed from a large fuel source which is continually being refilled.With a bayonet on the end. To personalize it all.
The problem is, at that distance your going to get backblast of unburned fuel. At least, it'll be unburned for a few seconds.Incidentally, it seems that we've departed from the facestabbing requirement entirely, so I'll propose this: Hitler with a flamethrower fed from a large fuel source which is continually being refilled.With a bayonet on the end. To personalize it all.
Bayonet is probably gonna melt enough to lose its shape sooner or later.... but I suppose a hot piece of metal is just as good at poking...The problem is, at that distance your going to get backblast of unburned fuel. At least, it'll be unburned for a few seconds.Incidentally, it seems that we've departed from the facestabbing requirement entirely, so I'll propose this: Hitler with a flamethrower fed from a large fuel source which is continually being refilled.With a bayonet on the end. To personalize it all.
Well, according to wikiansweres, flamethrowers burn up too 1000 degrees cent. Simple carbon steel melts at about 1400 degrees, so after a while we would probably have deformity, but I doubt it would become unusable.Bayonet is probably gonna melt enough to lose its shape sooner or later.... but I suppose a hot piece of metal is just as good at poking...The problem is, at that distance your going to get backblast of unburned fuel. At least, it'll be unburned for a few seconds.Incidentally, it seems that we've departed from the facestabbing requirement entirely, so I'll propose this: Hitler with a flamethrower fed from a large fuel source which is continually being refilled.With a bayonet on the end. To personalize it all.
But i think Hitler would not hold up for an entire day when there's a 1000 °C fire burning on a few feet distance.He could just stand further away. From what I remember of WWII weapons, flamethrowers had a pretty decent range even back then. Around 10 metres I think I read somewhere?
This is completely impractical, but...+Windmill arms. Motion sickness however...
Put Hitler into one of those spinning office chairs and link the chair up to a powerful motor after handing him a scythe. Have the SS push people towards him. It wouldn't work, but the mental image is simultaneously hilarious and disgusting.
The vomit would be a secondary weapon. Think about it. If you had just been covered in the content of Hitler's stomach, wouldn't you want to kill yourself?This is completely impractical, but...+Windmill arms. Motion sickness however...
Put Hitler into one of those spinning office chairs and link the chair up to a powerful motor after handing him a scythe. Have the SS push people towards him. It wouldn't work, but the mental image is simultaneously hilarious and disgusting.
Evolution is a variationist theory.I don't really see what evolution has to do with variations in usage between different speakers of a given language.
Suicides do not count towards das Fuhrers kill score.
What's worse is he knows what evolution is but says "adaptation doesn't count, it has to be genetic change leading to physiological differences"
Darwin's model of thought was (mis)applied by the Objectivists and their ilk for the sake of their classist ideology, and social discrimination tends to go hand in hand with racism.
Top US officials have a history of planning false-flag attacks specifically for the purpose of starting unjustified wars against minor nations in support of political agendas. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods)
I know!!! I mean what the hell People?Darwin's model of thought was (mis)applied by the Objectivists and their ilk for the sake of their classist ideology, and social discrimination tends to go hand in hand with racism.
Yeah, Social Darwinism is one of the most idiotic philosophies ever. How stupid does a person have to be to not be able to tell the difference between reproduction and money. They're not even similar concepts.
Isn't it obvious? If you kill all of the poor people, then everyone will be rich! It's really obvious, because the poor people are lazy and the rich are hard workers, that's why you don't see the poor people putting as much work against this as the rich people are for!Yeah, Social Darwinism is one of the most idiotic philosophies ever. How stupid does a person have to be to not be able to tell the difference between reproduction and money. They're not even similar concepts.I know!!! I mean what the hell People?
I re-met my cousin for the first time in ten-sum years yesterday, we began talking about politics and one of his points against birth control was;I don't normally condone violence against people, but smack him upside the head. For me.
"Real rape doesn't get women pregnant. They have to enjoy sex or their bodies eat the wiggly bits we put in them."
and another ripe quote from his ever evolving mind;
"Straight people only have approximately a 2% chance of getting aids and that only accounts for having anal sex with women. Fluids are rarely re-enter the body via the penis."
I'm related to this man. :-[
Kick him in the sweet spot. It's not like he uses his head anyway.I re-met my cousin for the first time in ten-sum years yesterday, we began talking about politics and one of his points against birth control was;I don't normally condone violence against people, but smack him upside the head. For me.
"Real rape doesn't get women pregnant. They have to enjoy sex or their bodies eat the wiggly bits we put in them."
and another ripe quote from his ever evolving mind;
"Straight people only have approximately a 2% chance of getting aids and that only accounts for having anal sex with women. Fluids are rarely re-enter the body via the penis."
I'm related to this man. :-[
Kick him in the sweet spot. It's not like he uses his head anyway.I re-met my cousin for the first time in ten-sum years yesterday, we began talking about politics and one of his points against birth control was;I don't normally condone violence against people, but smack him upside the head. For me.
"Real rape doesn't get women pregnant. They have to enjoy sex or their bodies eat the wiggly bits we put in them."
and another ripe quote from his ever evolving mind;
"Straight people only have approximately a 2% chance of getting aids and that only accounts for having anal sex with women. Fluids are rarely re-enter the body via the penis."
I'm related to this man. :-[
Either one, with any luck.Kick him in the sweet spot. It's not like he uses his head anyway.I re-met my cousin for the first time in ten-sum years yesterday, we began talking about politics and one of his points against birth control was;I don't normally condone violence against people, but smack him upside the head. For me.
"Real rape doesn't get women pregnant. They have to enjoy sex or their bodies eat the wiggly bits we put in them."
and another ripe quote from his ever evolving mind;
"Straight people only have approximately a 2% chance of getting aids and that only accounts for having anal sex with women. Fluids are rarely re-enter the body via the penis."
I'm related to this man. :-[
Ordinarily, I don't condone use of Eugenics, but considering the circumstances, Kick him. Hard. Prove to him his Penis isn't as awesome as he thinks.Either one, with any luck.Kick him in the sweet spot. It's not like he uses his head anyway.I re-met my cousin for the first time in ten-sum years yesterday, we began talking about politics and one of his points against birth control was;I don't normally condone violence against people, but smack him upside the head. For me.
"Real rape doesn't get women pregnant. They have to enjoy sex or their bodies eat the wiggly bits we put in them."
and another ripe quote from his ever evolving mind;
"Straight people only have approximately a 2% chance of getting aids and that only accounts for having anal sex with women. Fluids are rarely re-enter the body via the penis."
I'm related to this man. :-[
Isn't it obvious? If you kill all of the poor people, then everyone will be rich! It's really obvious, because the poor people are lazy and the rich are hard workers, that's why you don't see the poor people putting as much work against this as the rich people are for!Yeah, Social Darwinism is one of the most idiotic philosophies ever. How stupid does a person have to be to not be able to tell the difference between reproduction and money. They're not even similar concepts.I know!!! I mean what the hell People?
Yep! The there's only me to rule! Do it Space cat.Isn't it obvious? If you kill all of the poor people, then everyone will be rich! It's really obvious, because the poor people are lazy and the rich are hard workers, that's why you don't see the poor people putting as much work against this as the rich people are for!Yeah, Social Darwinism is one of the most idiotic philosophies ever. How stupid does a person have to be to not be able to tell the difference between reproduction and money. They're not even similar concepts.I know!!! I mean what the hell People?
Do you know how many poor people are in the world? It's much easier to kill all the rich people. This also eliminates most politicians, so it's a win-win!
But if you kill all the poor people, the rich people would then be considered poor due to the standard being higher.Isn't it obvious? If you kill all of the poor people, then everyone will be rich! It's really obvious, because the poor people are lazy and the rich are hard workers, that's why you don't see the poor people putting as much work against this as the rich people are for!Yeah, Social Darwinism is one of the most idiotic philosophies ever. How stupid does a person have to be to not be able to tell the difference between reproduction and money. They're not even similar concepts.I know!!! I mean what the hell People?
Do you know how many poor people are in the world? It's much easier to kill all the rich people. This also eliminates most politicians, so it's a win-win!
I re-met my cousin for the first time in ten-sum years yesterday, we began talking about politics and one of his points against birth control was;
"Real rape doesn't get women pregnant. They have to enjoy sex or their bodies eat the wiggly bits we put in them."
Give into your rage. They deserve it.I re-met my cousin for the first time in ten-sum years yesterday, we began talking about politics and one of his points against birth control was;
"Real rape doesn't get women pregnant. They have to enjoy sex or their bodies eat the wiggly bits we put in them."
Seriously. Fucking......fuck. Jesus godamn fuck. I mean.....damn.
This 'real rape' bullshit is the stupidest fucking load of bollocks I have ever come across in my whole life. At least creationists have faith in their defence. Bloody bloomin' hell. Ugh! There's just nothing....a facepalm doesn't convey even the merest smidgen of dismay and contempt I'm feeling right now.
You wanna know who else was abstinent?Didn't an angel knock her up?
The virgin Mary.
So... I guess we can finally put the last ~10 pages into practice. We now have the maths to optimally stab as many morons as possible in the face, using only a small task force of moron herders.But who here is Finely Mustachioed to kill millions of people?
God knocked her up by proxy. Supposedly. It isn't like anyone would possibly lie about that.You wanna know who else was abstinent?Didn't an angel knock her up?
The virgin Mary.
Every time I hear someone pushing abstinence sex ed, I can't help but wonder if they even remember being a teenager.The only thing keepiing me from having sex is the lack of another person.
"Okay kids, all you need to do to be safe is not have sex."
Yeah, like that's going to work.
Yeah, an Archangel.You wanna know who else was abstinent?Didn't an angel knock her up?
The virgin Mary.
I remember those assholes. They were very self-reightous.Now I know why Xantalos wants to destroy everything so much. Xan was abused by Arch-angels as a child.
I remember those assholes. They were very self-reightous.Now I know why Xantalos wants to destroy everything so much. Xan was abused by Arch-angels as a child.
I'll help you destroy everything.
Random thought: What if God appeared, created a giant highlighter and wrote "I don't actually exist" in big glowing letters on the moon?(http://narwhaler.com/img/tk/q/i-dont-know-therefore-aliens-ancient-aliens-tkQ6NM.jpg)
Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science!
Every time I hear someone pushing abstinence sex ed, I can't help but wonder if they even remember being a teenager.
"Okay kids, all you need to do to be safe is not have sex."
Yeah, like that's going to work.
Sorry, I've only been reading The Origin of Species in Finnish, I don't know the correct word for "muunnos".Evolution is a variationist theory.I don't really see what evolution has to do with variations in usage between different speakers of a given language.
Random thought: What if God appeared, created a giant highlighter and wrote "I don't actually exist" in big glowing letters on the moon?People would wonder why God is trying to tell them the moon doesn't exist.
Hm. After a bit more time looking into it, did you mean 'variationalist'? I think yes, from the context. Still doesn't really give me much about what point you're trying to make, sort of like saying that the Laws of Thermodynamics are laws of physics.Sorry, I've only been reading The Origin of Species in Finnish, I don't know the correct word for "muunnos".Evolution is a variationist theory.I don't really see what evolution has to do with variations in usage between different speakers of a given language.
Probably because, The moon landing was faked! Everyone knows the moon is simply a hologram!Random thought: What if God appeared, created a giant highlighter and wrote "I don't actually exist" in big glowing letters on the moon?People would wonder why God is trying to tell them the moon doesn't exist.
That's why we can only ever see one side of it.Probably because, The moon landing was faked! Everyone knows the moon is simply a hologram!Random thought: What if God appeared, created a giant highlighter and wrote "I don't actually exist" in big glowing letters on the moon?People would wonder why God is trying to tell them the moon doesn't exist.
There was discussion about evolution being racist. In The Origin of Species it is said that other variations (or whatever the correct word is) (an animal is born that is slightly different to the others of the species, if it is a good thing it survives and thrives, if worse it dies. In Finnish, these different specimens are called "muunnokset lajeista", variants, variations or whatever of the species) are superior to others. It is racist to think that some "races" of people are better or worse than others. Thus, the extremely failed attempt at a joke about evolution being a variationist theory.Hm. After a bit more time looking into it, did you mean 'variationalist'? I think yes, from the context. Still doesn't really give me much about what point you're trying to make, sort of like saying that the Laws of Thermodynamics are laws of physics.Sorry, I've only been reading The Origin of Species in Finnish, I don't know the correct word for "muunnos".Evolution is a variationist theory.I don't really see what evolution has to do with variations in usage between different speakers of a given language.
There was discussion about evolution being racist. In The Origin of Species it is said that other variations (or whatever the correct word is) (an animal is born that is slightly different to the others of the species, if it is a good thing it survives and thrives, if worse it dies. In Finnish, these different specimens are called "muunnokset lajeista", variants, variations or whatever of the species) are superior to others. It is racist to think that some "races" of people are better or worse than others. Thus, the extremely failed attempt at a joke about evolution being a variationist theory.Hm. After a bit more time looking into it, did you mean 'variationalist'? I think yes, from the context. Still doesn't really give me much about what point you're trying to make, sort of like saying that the Laws of Thermodynamics are laws of physics.Sorry, I've only been reading The Origin of Species in Finnish, I don't know the correct word for "muunnos".Evolution is a variationist theory.I don't really see what evolution has to do with variations in usage between different speakers of a given language.
Not sure if I explained that right.
Well, natural evolution has all but stopped for mankind by now, since you'll survive and breed even if you're dumb as a box of rocks.There was discussion about evolution being racist. In The Origin of Species it is said that other variations (or whatever the correct word is) (an animal is born that is slightly different to the others of the species, if it is a good thing it survives and thrives, if worse it dies. In Finnish, these different specimens are called "muunnokset lajeista", variants, variations or whatever of the species) are superior to others. It is racist to think that some "races" of people are better or worse than others. Thus, the extremely failed attempt at a joke about evolution being a variationist theory.Hm. After a bit more time looking into it, did you mean 'variationalist'? I think yes, from the context. Still doesn't really give me much about what point you're trying to make, sort of like saying that the Laws of Thermodynamics are laws of physics.Sorry, I've only been reading The Origin of Species in Finnish, I don't know the correct word for "muunnos".Evolution is a variationist theory.I don't really see what evolution has to do with variations in usage between different speakers of a given language.
Not sure if I explained that right.
My god. Gingers.
*glances at avatar*My god. Gingers.
I used to have redish hair when I were a child.
But now, it's more of a brown hue, altough my facial hair is kind of redish/orang-y for some reason..
Ofcourse, I kind of exagurrated it for the avatar. :p*glances at avatar*My god. Gingers.
I used to have redish hair when I were a child.
But now, it's more of a brown hue, altough my facial hair is kind of redish/orang-y for some reason..
I see it now.
Don't tell me I'm wrong in my flat.After being corrected over the pronunciation of corps.
Do we live on the inside or on the outside of the world?Not a completely unfair question as people do say we live in the world but still.
Ask him to what dimension this bridge leads.It's the Trans-Dimensional Bridge to Nowhere. So...probably Alaska.
Anton LaVey AND L. Ron Hubbard?Yes. In the forties. When Anton was 10, and I don't know how old Hubbard was, but still?
Yeah, that was more or less my reaction.Ask him to what dimension this bridge leads.It's the Trans-Dimensional Bridge to Nowhere. So...probably Alaska.
Can't remember if I posted this one or not.
Me: Okay, look in the bottom right corner, next to the clock.
Luser: I don't see it.
Me: It's right next to the clock.
Luser: I don't have a clock.
Me: Is your taskbar there? You've got the Start button on the left and a bunch of icons on the right?
Luser: Yes, but I don't....is it next to that thing that tells me what time it is? I have that.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Actually, the LHC is supposed to generate the Bifröst. I, for one, welcome our new afterlife.Yeah, that was more or less my reaction.Ask him to what dimension this bridge leads.It's the Trans-Dimensional Bridge to Nowhere. So...probably Alaska.
Can't remember if I posted this one or not.
Me: Okay, look in the bottom right corner, next to the clock.
Luser: I don't see it.
Me: It's right next to the clock.
Luser: I don't have a clock.
Me: Is your taskbar there? You've got the Start button on the left and a bunch of icons on the right?
Luser: Yes, but I don't....is it next to that thing that tells me what time it is? I have that.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I.........what? ???Actually, the LHC is supposed to generate the Bifröst. I, for one, welcome our new afterlife.Yeah, that was more or less my reaction.Ask him to what dimension this bridge leads.It's the Trans-Dimensional Bridge to Nowhere. So...probably Alaska.
Can't remember if I posted this one or not.
Me: Okay, look in the bottom right corner, next to the clock.
Luser: I don't see it.
Me: It's right next to the clock.
Luser: I don't have a clock.
Me: Is your taskbar there? You've got the Start button on the left and a bunch of icons on the right?
Luser: Yes, but I don't....is it next to that thing that tells me what time it is? I have that.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
"God is all-powerful, you can't deny that with all the evidence in the Bible!" - Random christian dude
"If god is all-powerful, can God create a stone he can't lift?" -Me.
That guy was speechless after that.
"God is all-powerful, you can't deny that with all the evidence in the Bible!" - Random christian dude
"If god is all-powerful, can God create a stone he can't lift?" -Me.
That guy was speechless after that.
A coworker of dubious intelligence I know, once said, "Read your bible, it always has something to help you out!"
Hm. A quick check into the bible on the subject of baking and rape-law yielded horrifying, yet hilarious results. She was not amused. And then I told her I was a muslim, and she flipped out. Good times.
I love telling the racist assholes around my town that I'm a muslim."God is all-powerful, you can't deny that with all the evidence in the Bible!" - Random christian dude
"If god is all-powerful, can God create a stone he can't lift?" -Me.
That guy was speechless after that.
A coworker of dubious intelligence I know, once said, "Read your bible, it always has something to help you out!"
Hm. A quick check into the bible on the subject of baking and rape-law yielded horrifying, yet hilarious results. She was not amused. And then I told her I was a muslim, and she flipped out. Good times.
The Bible has a whole lot of stuff on forgiveness. If I recall correctly, there are more parables on the goodness of looking past others' faults and forgiving them their failures than on any other subject. Says a lot about the quality of most Christians when the one thing they're supposed to pay the most attention to, they ignore completely in favor of being ignorant at best or downright evil at worst.There are a whole lot of parables about everything in the Bible. A clever person can abuse it to support any point. (though often with some false reasoning or paradoxes.)
I love telling the racist assholes around my town that I'm a muslim.No shit, death for apostasy :|
It pisses off the actual muslims around here though so I don't do it anymore.
Someone at school stated that he wanted to go back in time and kill Isaac Newton so that calculus and modern physics would disappear, and he wouldn't have to learn them.
A teacher pointed out that other people were doing the exact same things at roughly the same time... so the kid said he would go back and kill them, too.
I'm now imagining a world where various sciences are kept from advancing past a certain point by time-travelling assassins.National Novel Writing Month is going on right now, you know :D
I really like this setting.
I'm now imagining a world where various sciences are kept from advancing past a certain point by time-travelling assassins.One problem.
I really like this setting.
I'm now imagining a world where various sciences are kept from advancing past a certain point by time-travelling assassins.
I really like this setting.
National Novel Writing Month is going on right now, you know :D
I'm now imagining a world where various sciences are kept from advancing past a certain point by time-travelling assassins.
I really like this setting.
One problem.
You cannot defeat Isaac Newton without first mastering basic maths and physics.
By the time you can defeat him, travel back in time and kill him - thus trapping you in that era,
You become him.
"God is all-powerful, you can't deny that with all the evidence in the Bible!" - Random christian dude
"If god is all-powerful, can God create a stone he can't lift?" -Me.
That guy was speechless after that.
A coworker of dubious intelligence I know, once said, "Read your bible, it always has something to help you out!"
Hm. A quick check into the bible on the subject of baking and rape-law yielded horrifying, yet hilarious results. She was not amused. And then I told her I was a muslim, and she flipped out. Good times.
To be fair, that statement can help you. Unfortunately, it only helps you if you studied philosophics, or bible studies or something. There's a lot of layers of meaning in the bible.
Most of which can be summarized as :
Be a nice guy, be forgiving, and enjoy yourself.
"God is all-powerful, you can't deny that with all the evidence in the Bible!" - Random christian dude
"If god is all-powerful, can God create a stone he can't lift?" -Me.
That guy was speechless after that.
A coworker of dubious intelligence I know, once said, "Read your bible, it always has something to help you out!"
Hm. A quick check into the bible on the subject of baking and rape-law yielded horrifying, yet hilarious results. She was not amused. And then I told her I was a muslim, and she flipped out. Good times.
To be fair, that statement can help you. Unfortunately, it only helps you if you studied philosophics, or bible studies or something. There's a lot of layers of meaning in the bible.
Most of which can be summarized as :
Be a nice guy, be forgiving, and enjoy yourself.
The Bible is very wise as long as you tear out and burn everything that isn't either the Book of Ecclesiastes or the portions of the Gospels included in Jefferson's The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth.
I would love if Albert had a brother named Frank...I see what you did there.
This may have already happened. More than once. Didn't Vector have kind of a Newton fetish?I'm now imagining a world where various sciences are kept from advancing past a certain point by time-travelling assassins.One problem.
I really like this setting.
You cannot defeat Isaac Newton without first mastering basic maths and physics.
By the time you can defeat him, travel back in time and kill him - thus trapping you in that era,
You become him.
This may have already happened. More than once. Didn't Vector have kind of a Newton fetish?I'm now imagining a world where various sciences are kept from advancing past a certain point by time-travelling assassins.One problem.
I really like this setting.
You cannot defeat Isaac Newton without first mastering basic maths and physics.
By the time you can defeat him, travel back in time and kill him - thus trapping you in that era,
You become him.
Wait... Who was the original Newton?Newton
Of course you would say that, you follow a Newtonian timeline! Not like a Vectorian.Wait... Who was the original Newton?Newton
This may have already happened. More than once. Didn't Vector have kind of a Newton fetish?
Nah, that was LW(?)This may have already happened. More than once. Didn't Vector have kind of a Newton fetish?
I thought that was a Genghis Khan fetish? Or maybe she had more than one fetish.
And it was Genghis Sans.The Coming of the Sans? No, wait...
And it was Genghis Sans.The Coming of the Sans? No, wait...
ATTACK OF THE HANS
Nope. That was Vector.Nah, that was LW(?)This may have already happened. More than once. Didn't Vector have kind of a Newton fetish?
I thought that was a Genghis Khan fetish? Or maybe she had more than one fetish.
I think. And it was Genghis Sans.
Oh god the Genghis Sans thread was terrifying :D
Beware! The wrath of god is upon you, well-fonted mortals! Quake with fear as your keyboards and typewriters are burned to the ground! Beware the Sans Khan!Oh god the Genghis Sans thread was terrifying :D
...
Genghis Sans huh?
I quite like Comic Sans.Are you a duck?
Huh? I can confess to not hating it.I quite like Comic Sans.Are you a duck?
Not last time I checked.I quite like Comic Sans.Are you a duck?
It was a lot of work mangling and obscurifying (shh) that reference.
Incidentally...
*Spend whole class listening to an echochamber lead by the professor accepting Anselm's Ontological Argument without question.*
Professor: "Hey, [Dice], want to join the academic debate team for your dorm?"
I swear, it's like the world is conspiring to force me to become some sort of desk-destroying monster.
It was a lot of work mangling and obscurifying (shh) that reference.
Incidentally...
*Spend whole class listening to an echochamber lead by the professor accepting Anselm's Ontological Argument without question.*
Professor: "Hey, [Dice], want to join the academic debate team for your dorm?"
I swear, it's like the world is conspiring to force me to become some sort of desk-destroying monster.
"And assuredly, a penis longer than any which can be conceived cannot exist in the understanding alone: then it can be conceived to exist in reality, which is greater."
I just slightly paraphrased Anselm's Ontological Argument to prove the existence of inconceivably giant dongs. I can actually conceive of planet-sized dongs. How big is the real "space dong"?
It was a lot of work mangling and obscurifying (shh) that reference.
Incidentally...
*Spend whole class listening to an echochamber lead by the professor accepting Anselm's Ontological Argument without question.*
Professor: "Hey, [Dice], want to join the academic debate team for your dorm?"
I swear, it's like the world is conspiring to force me to become some sort of desk-destroying monster.
"And assuredly, a penis longer than any which can be conceived cannot exist in the understanding alone: then it can be conceived to exist in reality, which is greater."
I just slightly paraphrased Anselm's Ontological Argument to prove the existence of inconceivably giant dongs. I can actually conceive of planet-sized dongs. How big is the real "space dong"?
I've been working on a way to counter it on two fronts as succinctly as possible, in order to prevent interjections:
One of the most basic ways to test an argument is by preserving the form but removing the subject. In this case, remove all instances of 'God' and replace them with '[whatever]'. [yadda yadda] as you can see, the form of the argument is invalid in this case, therefore it is invalid in every case.
In Anselm's reply to Gaunilo he essentially states that the argument is not invalidated because God is special. For the sake of the discussion, I'll assume in this instance that God, if he existed, would indeed have a special ability which makes invalid arguments into valid ones if they are being used to prove that He exists. Anselm assumes that this special ability of God's is in effect (otherwise he would be forced to admit that his argument is invalid), therefore he is also assuming that God exists, as the special ability would not take effect if God did not exist in reality.
In other words, Anselm has an unstated 0th premise in his Ontological Argument: "God exists in reality." This 0th premise makes the rest of the argument irrelevant, as it can effectively be shortened to this:
"God exists in reality.
Therefore, God exists in reality."
So then, if we do not accept as a matter of faith that God exists, then Anselm's argument is invalid. If we do accept that God exists, then it is circular reasoning.
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Any fat to trim there? More importantly, how much will I piss off the fundies, on a scale of One to Lynch Mob?
Not really. A lot of the Gods were really practical. For example Zeus, averter of flies.I don't really buy that. We stopped sacrificing stuff to Thor a long time ago, and yet there's still no frost giants.
We stopped sacrificing to him. Guess what we have a lot of today?
Atheists: 0
Monotheists: 0
Pagans: 1
You don't worship the Norse Gods by sacrificing though. You do it by fighting.Not really. A lot of the Gods were really practical. For example Zeus, averter of flies.I don't really buy that. We stopped sacrificing stuff to Thor a long time ago, and yet there's still no frost giants.
We stopped sacrificing to him. Guess what we have a lot of today?
Atheists: 0
Monotheists: 0
Pagans: 1
surely sacrifice would attract more flies to the corpses?/fire
Obamacare, Obama's crowning acheivement.
I was listening to the radio this morning:Yes it does. I'm not clear on what though. It's pretty well-known amongst pundits and analysts that the Affordable Healthcare act is his signature legislative achievement.QuoteObamacare, Obama's crowning acheivement.
This says alot about our government.
And Agnostics win the "dude, who cares, just have fun" one :)
What about unitheism? Belief in "all the same god". And what about godless religions?Other religions don't actually exist, ask any fundie.
On a more serious note, I find that atheism is the least caring. If your mind never even comes close to the subject of religion then I'd say you're an atheist.
So... if I understand this...(which I probably don't...) if someone talks about religion around you and your mind idly thinks of said religion... you are no longer agnostic?On a more serious note, I find that atheism is the least caring. If your mind never even comes close to the subject of religion then I'd say you're an atheist.
No, that would be agnostic. Disbelief implies that you necessarily must have thought about it at least a little bit, whereas one who has never thought about it at all would default to agnosticism.
On a more serious note, I find that atheism is the least caring. If your mind never even comes close to the subject of religion then I'd say you're an atheist.
No, that would be agnostic. Disbelief implies that you necessarily must have thought about it at least a little bit, whereas one who has never thought about it at all would default to agnosticism.
I think we should have different labels for the "rejection" and "blank slate" atheists.On a more serious note, I find that atheism is the least caring. If your mind never even comes close to the subject of religion then I'd say you're an atheist.
No, that would be agnostic. Disbelief implies that you necessarily must have thought about it at least a little bit, whereas one who has never thought about it at all would default to agnosticism.
I disagree. I think agnosticism requires you to have thought about it a bit. If someone has never heard of dragons, we don't say "Ha, that guy thinks dragons might exist since he's never consciously rejected the idea." Atheism can either be from rejection or the blank slate.
But if we do that then the "Meh"-gnostics will get labeled next! Nooooo!
I think we should have different labels for the "rejection" and "blank slate" atheists.
I believe in dragons. That is all.Comodo dragons, fuck yeah!
On a more serious note, I find that atheism is the least caring. If your mind never even comes close to the subject of religion then I'd say you're an atheist.
No, that would be agnostic. Disbelief implies that you necessarily must have thought about it at least a little bit, whereas one who has never thought about it at all would default to agnosticism.
I disagree. I think agnosticism requires you to have thought about it a bit. If someone has never heard of dragons, we don't say "Ha, that guy thinks dragons might exist since he's never consciously rejected the idea." Atheism can either be from rejection or the blank slate.
I think we should have different labels for the "rejection" and "blank slate" atheists.
That would lump both atheists and agnostics together. What differentiates the two is that the former outright defies any theistic belief.
Why? Lack of belief is lack of belief.
Why Christianity didn't pull a roman and take all the badass bits of Greek mythology baffles me. I mean, come on. I would have actually gone to church if were being preached to about Hercules and the Illiad.Hah... I may have been a bit more interested if my catholic school did teach about Hercules and the other stuff. That Hercules show on the sci-fi channel was one of the best show for me as a kid.
Komodo dragons are big ugly lizards. I mean real dragons, firebreathing, winged beasts of myth and legend. Also note I said I believe in them. Not I believe they are real. :POne internet for you.
As for the religion debate:While I know you're joking. I'm just reacting to this post because I can.
Monotheists win the "security/feel-good" category.
Atheists win the "logic/reason" category.
Pagans win the "fun" category.
I consider myself an atheist, but if somehow (a) god(s) were proven tomorrow, if something supernatural were to be proven tomorrow, I'd say "Sure, I believe in him."I consider myself a Christian. And if somehow it was proven tomorrow that God/ Jezus or even most of the saints do/don't exist, I wouldn't even care(To be fair, I would from a scientific point of view). Wherether God does or does not exist does not matter. Besides, the Christian God is not a powerfull, evil smiting one. He got himself nailed to a cross in his own book, for example.
I just wouldn't worship him. Guy would have to be a world-class asshole, considering the world as it is. I might even contemplate finding a lawyer to file a class-action lawsuit against him. Why, with all the deaths and disasters pinned on "Act of God" already, that alone would be a cinch.
... I wonder, if capital-g God exists, that might mean Hell exists. Which means we might be able to get there, and rescue all the people there. Which would pretty much make everything humans have ever done worth having been done.
And it would be just -fascinating!- to watch science unravel him into an explained phenomenon, including how all the stuff we know now as godless phenomenon would be explained with god(s) in the picture.
Anyway, as awesome as the screenplay Descan's post made me think of is, can we kindly move onto something that isn't religious debate please?Oi, religious debates are fun as long as they don't inflame.
I'm pretty sure they did, at least a bit. It's just that not all the morals fit with those of the Bible. Sure, could adjust them and such, but...Why Christianity didn't pull a roman and take all the badass bits of Greek mythology baffles me. I mean, come on. I would have actually gone to church if were being preached to about Hercules and the Illiad.Hah... I may have been a bit more interested if my catholic school did teach about Hercules and the other stuff. That Hercules show on the sci-fi channel was one of the best show for me as a kid.
Welcome to the club!
I hate ninjas.
The problem I have with the most basic tenet that every single (extant, there might be some extinct branches that got rid of this. Bit hard to call yourself a Christian if you do, though) branch of Christianity has in common, is that why would an omnipotent, omni-benevolent god have to become a human, travel around preaching to people, then get himself sacrificed to himself to appease his own petty, arbitrary decree that something must die to soothe a persons sins? Why couldn't he just say "Eh, no more sacrificing." Why was the sacrifice needed in the first place?
Why would he send the main part of that plan, Judas reporting to the Romans where Jesus was, why would he send the keystone of his plan to Hell for doing what was supposedly needed for his grand plan?
It doesn't even make a good story! Especially since "Jesus died for you! It was a huge sacrifice!" and "Jesus is alive eternally and waiting in paradise for us to join him!" are so... so contradictory. It's like a story a five year old would make up!
If I was promised eternity in paradise, I'd go on the cross for three YEARS, let alone three days.
The problem I have with the most basic tenet that every single (extant, there might be some extinct branches that got rid of this. Bit hard to call yourself a Christian if you do, though) branch of Christianity has in common, is that why would an omnipotent, omni-benevolent god have to become a human, travel around preaching to people, then get himself sacrificed to himself to appease his own petty, arbitrary decree that something must die to soothe a persons sins? Why couldn't he just say "Eh, no more sacrificing." Why was the sacrifice needed in the first place?The Biblical God is not omnipotent, nor omnibenevolent. (For the first, see pretty much the entire Bible, for the second Sodom and Gomorra, amongst others).
Why would he send the main part of that plan, Judas reporting to the Romans where Jesus was, why would he send the keystone of his plan to Hell for doing what was supposedly needed for his grand plan?
It doesn't even make a good story! Especially since "Jesus died for you! It was a huge sacrifice!" and "Jesus is alive eternally and waiting in paradise for us to join him!" are so... so contradictory. It's like a story a five year old would make up!
One intrepretation, but a bad one. That line of reasoning leads to the fact that everything is part of God's greater plan (which is good), and that there is therefore no such thing as evil or sin. Which means that you should not judge anybody for their deeds, amongst others.The problem I have with the most basic tenet that every single (extant, there might be some extinct branches that got rid of this. Bit hard to call yourself a Christian if you do, though) branch of Christianity has in common, is that why would an omnipotent, omni-benevolent god have to become a human, travel around preaching to people, then get himself sacrificed to himself to appease his own petty, arbitrary decree that something must die to soothe a persons sins? Why couldn't he just say "Eh, no more sacrificing." Why was the sacrifice needed in the first place?
Why would he send the main part of that plan, Judas reporting to the Romans where Jesus was, why would he send the keystone of his plan to Hell for doing what was supposedly needed for his grand plan?
It doesn't even make a good story! Especially since "Jesus died for you! It was a huge sacrifice!" and "Jesus is alive eternally and waiting in paradise for us to join him!" are so... so contradictory. It's like a story a five year old would make up!
If I was promised eternity in paradise, I'd go on the cross for three YEARS, let alone three days.
Blue Orange morality maybe? What is it that's always said, "God has a plan for you, even if it seems abritrarily cruel and haphazard." Well, they just say God has a plan for you, even if you don't understand, but that's their intent anyway.
His plans may be cruel... if you think about it... Bob's part in the grand scheme of things could just be ending up in a DUI accident with a Preacher's kid. (The kid's purpose was to die in that accident.) The Preacher will in turn Preach to his flock, saying how alcohol is for douchebags and so not in God's favor. Which convinces Joe to campaign for Prohibition, convincing people around him and his politician.... I don't know where I'm going with this.The problem I have with the most basic tenet that every single (extant, there might be some extinct branches that got rid of this. Bit hard to call yourself a Christian if you do, though) branch of Christianity has in common, is that why would an omnipotent, omni-benevolent god have to become a human, travel around preaching to people, then get himself sacrificed to himself to appease his own petty, arbitrary decree that something must die to soothe a persons sins? Why couldn't he just say "Eh, no more sacrificing." Why was the sacrifice needed in the first place?
Why would he send the main part of that plan, Judas reporting to the Romans where Jesus was, why would he send the keystone of his plan to Hell for doing what was supposedly needed for his grand plan?
It doesn't even make a good story! Especially since "Jesus died for you! It was a huge sacrifice!" and "Jesus is alive eternally and waiting in paradise for us to join him!" are so... so contradictory. It's like a story a five year old would make up!
If I was promised eternity in paradise, I'd go on the cross for three YEARS, let alone three days.
Blue Orange morality maybe? What is it that's always said, "God has a plan for you, even if it seems abritrarily cruel and haphazard." Well, they just say God has a plan for you, even if you don't understand, but that's their intent anyway.
I didn't realise we wre going to turn this into an scp discussion :P (yes, they have "captured" god). On another note, you said it was being controlled by the roman hierarchy, as i know, but why get rid of the badass factor considering how well it sells in civilizations such as Rome?
So why does God even need a greater plan?He doesn't have one. or maybe he does. Depends on your intrepretation. ((Don't ignore me.))
I didn't realise we wre going to turn this into an scp discussion :P (yes, they have "captured" god). On another note, you said it was being controlled by the roman hierarchy, as i know, but why get rid of the badass factor considering how well it sells in civilizations such as Rome?Remember when the Christians toke over the Roman empire, or at least their religion. Christianity sold way better than their previous religion.
Actually, one of the tenets preached in Chrsitianity is that we really shouldn't judge anyone, because it's not our place. A 'true' Christian is supposed to be nice to everyone. If a serial killer murdered your family, offer him cookies and try to help him with his issues.Hate the sin, love the sinner. If your whole further live is dominated by your wrathfull quest to bring that one men down, then what life are you living. Is that life devestated by constant misery and hate worth it.
Though ninjaing me while I write my ninjad addendum is a bit much.
What did i do.
Did i really spark a 4-page-long religious debate by mentioning that pagans are awesome?
Luxembourg's hitchhiker's guide to the galxy entry? And how many real versions of such are up on the webs?Wait what how when where and why don't I know about this?
Not really. Long in depth things tend to be ignored.What did i do.
Did i really spark a 4-page-long religious debate by mentioning that pagans are awesome?
Imagine what would have happened if you went in depth about how awesome pagans are. There would have been world wide war.
Sort of precessor to wikipedia. Something of a copy between tvtropes and the former actually. (http://www.h2g2.com/)Luxembourg's hitchhiker's guide to the galxy entry? And how many real versions of such are up on the webs?Wait what how when where and why don't I know about this?
Luxembourg is home to Auchan, possibly the world's greatest supermarket.They don't have any twigglets. Fucking disqualified.
All that debate on agnosticism vs. atheism. You seem to forget, they don't close each other out. I am personally agnostic atheist. Means "I don't know if god exists, but I don't think he does." Gnostic atheist would be "I know god doesn't exist." (not very common)I've seen quite a few of type 2 around actually.
Agnostic theist is "I don't know if god exists, but I think he does." and gnostic theist (the more common theist) is "I know god exists."
On a more serious note, I find that atheism is the least caring. If your mind never even comes close to the subject of religion then I'd say you're an atheist.
No, that would be agnostic. Disbelief implies that you necessarily must have thought about it at least a little bit, whereas one who has never thought about it at all would default to agnosticism.
I disagree. I think agnosticism requires you to have thought about it a bit. If someone has never heard of dragons, we don't say "Ha, that guy thinks dragons might exist since he's never consciously rejected the idea." Atheism can either be from rejection or the blank slate.
Oh, and I also think that believing in something that you know to be untrue, or that there is no evidence favouring it over anything else, is not a virtue but a failing. The so-called Faith Virtue? It just seems like a definition of insanity to me.It's just messing with defenitions. Christianity* doesn't proclaim that God physically exists, but that doesn't prevent you from believing in it.
Oh, and I also think that believing in something that you know to be untrue, or that there is no evidence favouring it over anything else, is not a virtue but a failing. The so-called Faith Virtue? It just seems like a definition of insanity to me.Do I exist? Can you prove it? Sure, the Computer says I exist, but you're taking that as fact. I could be a intelliegent AI, and there is absolutely nothing you can say or do to prove otherwise. You take what you've learned from science as fact, as you deride others for, do you knowfor a fact that omeone went out and proved all those things? How do you know Einstein ever even existed? No, you take it on the word of your teacher. Whos to say he knows? You take millions of things on faith everyday, yet you choose to deride others for doing the same.
But at least you don't exclusively talk to people who are schizophrenic.I don't understand this sentense. To whom are you speaking to?
But at least you don't exclusively talk to people who are schizophrenic.I don't understand this sentense. To whom are you speaking to?
But at least you don't exclusively talk to people who are schizophrenic.Oh, and I also think that believing in something that you know to be untrue, or that there is no evidence favouring it over anything else, is not a virtue but a failing. The so-called Faith Virtue? It just seems like a definition of insanity to me.Do I exist? Can you prove it? Sure, the Computer says I exist, but you're taking that as fact. I could be a intelliegent AI, and there is absolutely nothing you can say or do to prove otherwise.
Debatable. One might argue that myself arguing for the practicality of PAGAAANS was the better catalyst, because it had more Pagans in it.What did i do.
Did i really spark a 4-page-long religious debate by mentioning that pagans are awesome?
Imagine what would have happened if you went in depth about how awesome pagans are. There would have been world wide war.
Well, my point is that you guys take it on faith i am who I say I am, when I could well be Loud Whispers alternate account (I'm not).But at least you don't exclusively talk to people who are schizophrenic.I don't understand this sentense. To whom are you speaking to?
Fixed version, sort of, is below...But at least you don't exclusively talk to people who are schizophrenic.Oh, and I also think that believing in something that you know to be untrue, or that there is no evidence favouring it over anything else, is not a virtue but a failing. The so-called Faith Virtue? It just seems like a definition of insanity to me.Do I exist? Can you prove it? Sure, the Computer says I exist, but you're taking that as fact. I could be a intelliegent AI, and there is absolutely nothing you can say or do to prove otherwise.
(as opposed to God, that is. Anybody who claims that God has spoken to them or otherwise communicated with them is a safe bet as being either a schizophrenic or an acid head. Whereas we've all corresponded with you on this messageboard)
What about Kublai Sans?Genghis Sans beats Pagan Sans.Debatable. One might argue that myself arguing for the practicality of PAGAAANS was the better catalyst, because it had more Pagans in it.What did i do.
Did i really spark a 4-page-long religious debate by mentioning that pagans are awesome?
Imagine what would have happened if you went in depth about how awesome pagans are. There would have been world wide war.
Also Pagan sans.
Well, my point is that you guys take it on faith I am who I say I am, when I could well be Loud Whispers alternate account (I am).THE TRUTH HAS BEEN REVEALED
Didn't we do this joke already?Me and myself haven't heard it before :P
WAIT. EVERYONE IS TIMECLONES OF EVERYONE ELSE. WE ARE ALL ONE PERSON.Like, everyone everyone?
Sorry, had to get that out of my system.
WAIT. EVERYONE IS TIMECLONES OF EVERYONE ELSE. WE ARE ALL ONE PERSON.Like, everyone everyone?
Sorry, had to get that out of my system.
That makes all the flirting I've been doing awkward...
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHWAIT. EVERYONE IS TIMECLONES OF EVERYONE ELSE. WE ARE ALL ONE PERSON.Like, everyone everyone?
Sorry, had to get that out of my system.
That makes all the flirting I've been doing awkward...
Everyone Everyone. Even the pets. Especially the pets.
I MADE THE NUCLEAR BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA!Aaaaahhhh why are me such a dick? ;(
I'm now depressed.
Because it's you. You are all the dicks. All the dicks are you.I MADE THE NUCLEAR BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA!Aaaaahhhh why are me such a dick? ;(
I'm now depressed.
I am having sex with myself. :/Wouldn't that be masturbation?
Derailed.Going to have to be more specific then that, my schizophrenic edible feline friend.
It started with misko admitting to being Loud Whispers' alt, and then it escalated until everyone was the same person.Well then, nice to have been the cause of chaos without doing anything.
Get back on the rails. NOW.
Am I the only person who gets annoyed by solipsism?Why? What did those mean solipsists do to you?
What the hell happened here!?!
Am I the only person who gets annoyed by solipsism?What have you got against valid logical theories? :P
Every forum has rails. Bay 12 just decided that railroad switches are an idiot idea, and prefers to change tracks trough carefully timed derailments.Get back on the rails. NOW.
Wait. This forum has rails? When did that happen?
I know! A bird!
It's a plane!
More like a handmade piece of fireworks. Unpredictable, beautifull and stupidly dangerous.
((Also liable to explode in rainbow glitters.))
:-\I am right.
You're right.
I'm ahead.How can you type?
Ima chicken lol.I eat chicken. Mmmm. Chiiickeen.
I'm ahead.How can you type?
I think he parsed that as "I am a head"She!
I don't mind being called 'it'. I just mind being called 'he'.
This is why the singular 'they' needs to stick around.Thon.
Or go back to using the Middle English 'a' as a catchall for pretty much every pronoun. Though it could get confusing.
I thought everyone on the internet was male. I am deceived.The internet: Where the men are men, the women are men, and the children are Chris Hansen.
I thought everyone on the internet was male. I am deceived.Not going to stop me from referingvto everyone as "he" or "filthy canadian scum".
The one I prefer is
'The internet: where men are men, women are men, and kids areFBI agentssuper elite h4xx0rs'
That's...pretty much exactly the same, man.The one I prefer isI thought everyone on the internet was male. I am deceived.The internet: Where the men are men, the women are men, and the children are Chris Hansen.
'The internet: where men are men, women are men, and kids are FBI agents'
Misko has a pathological hatred against hats, you see...I am not certain as to the meaning of this.
This is why the singular 'they' needs to stick around.
Hey, we got a clinical human trial of a fucking HIV vaccine going on, man.Presumably as a excuse to inject horrible horrible gene-warping diseases on poor africans.
Calm the fuck down.
Arguably we're better because maple syrup and Tim Hortons.Maple syrup is just for crappy pancakes. You never put it on GOOD pancakes, although I don't imagine the association isn't fitting.
You monster. To blaspheme agains the holy Maple is ... dare I say it ...Arguably we're better because maple syrup and Tim Hortons.Maple syrup is just for crappy pancakes. You never put it on GOOD pancakes, although I don't imagine the association isn't fitting.
TIM HORTONS. Less pretentious than that sissy starbucks.There are Tim Hortons' in the US, too. Hell, there's one in my town now!
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump
I was heartily amused.
We can't let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump
I was heartily amused.
This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy
The world is laughing at us.
The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.
Oh we are laughing. Laughing at the people who seriously thought that Romney would get voted or even be a decent president.
Or just laughing at Trump himself, as is par for the course.There was a report about Trump's comments during the news program that I was watching last night and the reporter was, indeed all but openly laughing at Donald Trump (and reminded viewers that Trump "has driven well past the last exit to relevance")
Hey, anything that provides impetus for getting rid of the electoral college is at least partially a good thing.Frankly, considering how it's favoring Dems right now, I disagree. If the lines have moved further to the right come 2016, I'll reconsider. Otherwise, I think I'd keep as is.
I disagree. It's far more likely people will just not care, and enduce apathy. Of course, I have a low view of my fellow man, so theres that. Still, ignoreance will not suddenly disappear.fello countereymen i think u r to ignoreant 2 no how politis work. plz donat voet.
Goomba, my disgustingly canadian colleague, Bug off. This does not concern you Northerner.I disagree. It's far more likely people will just not care, and enduce apathy. Of course, I have a low view of my fellow man, so theres that. Still, ignoreance will not suddenly disappear.fello countereymen i think u r to ignoreant 2 no how politis work. plz donat voet.
Yyyeah, the whole "Bash Canada" thing has gotten pretty old.Goomba, my disgustingly canadian colleague, Bug off. This does not concern you Northerner.I disagree. It's far more likely people will just not care, and enduce apathy. Of course, I have a low view of my fellow man, so theres that. Still, ignoreance will not suddenly disappear.fello countereymen i think u r to ignoreant 2 no how politis work. plz donat voet.
It'd be less old if there were fewer canadians. I mean come on. There a tenth of the Us, and that doesn't include the presumable ice rednecks. How many of their internet goers found there way to Bay12? See? It's like they come out of the woodwork to annoy me.Yyyeah, the whole "Bash Canada" thing has gotten pretty old.Goomba, my disgustingly canadian colleague, Bug off. This does not concern you Northerner.I disagree. It's far more likely people will just not care, and enduce apathy. Of course, I have a low view of my fellow man, so theres that. Still, ignoreance will not suddenly disappear.fello countereymen i think u r to ignoreant 2 no how politis work. plz donat voet.
Most of the USA is probably too stupid to vote and operate a computer, especially at the same time, so the Canadians pick up the slack.It'd be less old if there were fewer canadians. I mean come on. There a tenth of the Us, and that doesn't include the presumable ice rednecks. How many of their internet goers found there way to Bay12? See? It's like they come out of the woodwork to annoy me.Yyyeah, the whole "Bash Canada" thing has gotten pretty old.Goomba, my disgustingly canadian colleague, Bug off. This does not concern you Northerner.I disagree. It's far more likely people will just not care, and enduce apathy. Of course, I have a low view of my fellow man, so theres that. Still, ignoreance will not suddenly disappear.fello countereymen i think u r to ignoreant 2 no how politis work. plz donat voet.
Plus Goomba is troll, so he is fair game.
Uh, Goomba's not a troll, unless you mean in the context of that post he just made.He is to DF newbs.
Dude. I'm an American and it's old. Seriously. In Soviet Russia, joke is old.It'd be less old if there were fewer canadians. I mean come on. There a tenth of the Us, and that doesn't include the presumable ice rednecks. How many of their internet goers found there way to Bay12? See? It's like they come out of the woodwork to annoy me.Yyyeah, the whole "Bash Canada" thing has gotten pretty old.Goomba, my disgustingly canadian colleague, Bug off. This does not concern you Northerner.I disagree. It's far more likely people will just not care, and enduce apathy. Of course, I have a low view of my fellow man, so theres that. Still, ignoreance will not suddenly disappear.fello countereymen i think u r to ignoreant 2 no how politis work. plz donat voet.
Plus Goomba is troll, so he is fair game.
I'm nothing but honest to everyone.*Ahem*ASCIIVSTILESETS*Ahem*
No, In soviet Russia, Old Joke is YOOOOOUUUU!!!Dude. I'm an American and it's old. Seriously. In Soviet Russia, joke is old.It'd be less old if there were fewer canadians. I mean come on. There a tenth of the Us, and that doesn't include the presumable ice rednecks. How many of their internet goers found there way to Bay12? See? It's like they come out of the woodwork to annoy me.Yyyeah, the whole "Bash Canada" thing has gotten pretty old.Goomba, my canadian colleague, Bug off. This does not concern you Northerner.I disagree. It's far more likely people will just not care, and enduce apathy. Of course, I have a low view of my fellow man, so theres that. Still, ignoreance will not suddenly disappear.fello countereymen i think u r to ignoreant 2 no how politis work. plz donat voet.
Plus Goomba is troll, so he is fair game.
I have been honest in that thread.I'm nothing but honest to everyone.*Ahem*ASCIIVSTILESETS*Ahem*
So what was that then? A act of, honesty? I think you're using "honest" where I read "rude".No, In soviet Russia, Old Joke is YOOOOOUUUU!!!Dude. I'm an American and it's old. Seriously. In Soviet Russia, joke is old.It'd be less old if there were fewer canadians. I mean come on. There a tenth of the Us, and that doesn't include the presumable ice rednecks. How many of their internet goers found there way to Bay12? See? It's like they come out of the woodwork to annoy me.Yyyeah, the whole "Bash Canada" thing has gotten pretty old.Goomba, my canadian colleague, Bug off. This does not concern you Northerner.I disagree. It's far more likely people will just not care, and enduce apathy. Of course, I have a low view of my fellow man, so theres that. Still, ignoreance will not suddenly disappear.fello countereymen i think u r to ignoreant 2 no how politis work. plz donat voet.
Plus Goomba is troll, so he is fair game.
I think he just wants to be known by a shtick. :IMy Schtick should only ever be a bizzare combination of Never-ending Narcissim, Histrionics, and being shy. So, There. Meh.
America Opts For Socialism.
I think he just wants to be known by a shtick. :IThat's what Necro got banned for. Just sayin'.
Necro was banned for... other things. Let's drop this line of thought.I think he just wants to be known by a shtick. :IThat's what Necro got banned for. Just sayin'.
And theres one right here!Necro was banned for... other things. Let's drop this line of thought.I think he just wants to be known by a shtick. :IThat's what Necro got banned for. Just sayin'.
Stupid Thing I heard:Also, Conservapedia makes me want to cry. Special Relativity? Seriously? How can you even make nukes?
*Exactly as found*QuoteAmerica Opts For Socialism.
Anarchic communism all the way. Vermin Supreme 2016.No thanks. I don't really want a pony.
He made a dude gay, how can you not respect a man wo can do that?Anarchic communism all the way. Vermin Supreme 2016.No thanks. I don't really want a pony.
All you need to make a man gay is an abundant supply of David Tennant.He made a dude gay, how can you not respect a man wo can do that?Anarchic communism all the way. Vermin Supreme 2016.No thanks. I don't really want a pony.
It's an anachronism. Just because it happens to favor the less-bad politicians at the moment doesn't mean it's a good thing. That aside, I'm not sure how it has helped the Democrats? Obama won the popular vote, as did Gore.Hey, anything that provides impetus for getting rid of the electoral college is at least partially a good thing.Frankly, considering how it's favoring Dems right now, I disagree. If the lines have moved further to the right come 2016, I'll reconsider. Otherwise, I think I'd keep as is.
Not to my recollection. Paraphrasing the note next to his final ban, "Something something been warned repeatedly about spamming" and so forth.Necro was banned for... other things. Let's drop this line of thought.I think he just wants to be known by a shtick. :IThat's what Necro got banned for. Just sayin'.
Ehh, Sarah Palin had her chance. As well as Gingrich.It's an anachronism. Just because it happens to favor the less-bad politicians at the moment doesn't mean it's a good thing. That aside, I'm not sure how it has helped the Democrats? Obama won the popular vote, as did Gore.Hey, anything that provides impetus for getting rid of the electoral college is at least partially a good thing.Frankly, considering how it's favoring Dems right now, I disagree. If the lines have moved further to the right come 2016, I'll reconsider. Otherwise, I think I'd keep as is.
We need to elect a grizzly bear as POTUS.
We already did that. Theodore Roosevelt.It's an anachronism. Just because it happens to favor the less-bad politicians at the moment doesn't mean it's a good thing. That aside, I'm not sure how it has helped the Democrats? Obama won the popular vote, as did Gore.Hey, anything that provides impetus for getting rid of the electoral college is at least partially a good thing.Frankly, considering how it's favoring Dems right now, I disagree. If the lines have moved further to the right come 2016, I'll reconsider. Otherwise, I think I'd keep as is.Not to my recollection. Paraphrasing the note next to his final ban, "Something something been warned repeatedly about spamming" and so forth.Necro was banned for... other things. Let's drop this line of thought.I think he just wants to be known by a shtick. :IThat's what Necro got banned for. Just sayin'.
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We need to elect a grizzly bear as POTUS.
The grizzly was only his sparring partner. Teddy needed an easy warmup in the morning before moving on to imperialism and trust-busting in the afternoon followed by a sedate mid-river moose ride in the evening.We already did that. Theodore Roosevelt.It's an anachronism. Just because it happens to favor the less-bad politicians at the moment doesn't mean it's a good thing. That aside, I'm not sure how it has helped the Democrats? Obama won the popular vote, as did Gore.Hey, anything that provides impetus for getting rid of the electoral college is at least partially a good thing.Frankly, considering how it's favoring Dems right now, I disagree. If the lines have moved further to the right come 2016, I'll reconsider. Otherwise, I think I'd keep as is.Not to my recollection. Paraphrasing the note next to his final ban, "Something something been warned repeatedly about spamming" and so forth.Necro was banned for... other things. Let's drop this line of thought.I think he just wants to be known by a shtick. :IThat's what Necro got banned for. Just sayin'.
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We need to elect a grizzly bear as POTUS.
As Latino population's increase, we may see even hard red states like texas change.
I would opt for socialism. Socialist healthcare, at the very least.
..In fact, I say we reanimate Teddy Roosevelt and nudge his zombie self off in the direction of the White House and see what happens.
It's an anachronism. Just because it happens to favor the less-bad politicians at the moment doesn't mean it's a good thing. That aside, I'm not sure how it has helped the Democrats? Obama won the popular vote, as did Gore.Hey, anything that provides impetus for getting rid of the electoral college is at least partially a good thing.Frankly, considering how it's favoring Dems right now, I disagree. If the lines have moved further to the right come 2016, I'll reconsider. Otherwise, I think I'd keep as is.
Go Bay12!It's an anachronism. Just because it happens to favor the less-bad politicians at the moment doesn't mean it's a good thing. That aside, I'm not sure how it has helped the Democrats? Obama won the popular vote, as did Gore.Hey, anything that provides impetus for getting rid of the electoral college is at least partially a good thing.Frankly, considering how it's favoring Dems right now, I disagree. If the lines have moved further to the right come 2016, I'll reconsider. Otherwise, I think I'd keep as is.
The electoral college isn't the problems with those things. It's the fact that most states use a first past the post system to divide their electors. In fact, replacing the entire system with a popular vote will just serve to enforce the two party system. Instead, scrapping the FPTP voting insides states and allowing the electors of one party to aid another(on a party basis, not on a per person basis) might be the easiest way to discourage this. This will encourage the influence of Independent parties, as they can collaborate and form a presidential coalition.
However, it might also cause a system where the minority rules. (For example: DEm: 49% of seats, R: 49% Ind:2%) The indepents get to decide who becomes Presidents, and therefore can ask for absurd demands, and have far more power than the amount of votes should give them.
I'd link to CGP Grey, but that'd be the tenth timesomebodyMiauw did that this week.
Therefore, Miauw is Darvi.I'd link to CGP Grey, but that'd be the tenth timesomebodyMiauw did that this week.
FTFY
Socialism is the opposite of freedom, people! Your wage slavery is FREEDOM!Quote from: Me*stuff about Sweden and the Netherlands being socialist and doing okay*They only exist because of their government cycles every 20 years or so between socialism and freedom and because they stay out of wars.
"Because they stay out of wars."Quote from: Some libertarian guySocialism is the opposite of freedom, people! Your wage slavery is FREEDOM!Quote from: Me*stuff about Sweden and the Netherlands being socialist and doing okay*They only exist because of their government cycles every 20 years or so between socialism and freedom and because they stay out of wars.
Why can't Libertarians move to Somalia and leave us alone? Or Libya, Somalia's getting better. I'm sure they can sympathize with all the militias ready TO TAKE BACK THEIR GOVERNMENT.
"Because they stay out of wars."Quote from: Some libertarian guySocialism is the opposite of freedom, people! Your wage slavery is FREEDOM!Quote from: Me*stuff about Sweden and the Netherlands being socialist and doing okay*They only exist because of their government cycles every 20 years or so between socialism and freedom and because they stay out of wars.
"BECAUSE THEY STAY OUT OF WARS."
Why yes Mr. Libertarian, not going to war with the world is a good recipe for success.
It's obviously the royal us; misko is Britney Spears.Why can't Libertarians move to Somalia and leave us alone? Or Libya, Somalia's getting better. I'm sure they can sympathize with all the militias ready TO TAKE BACK THEIR GOVERNMENT.
Who is the arrogant 'us' to whom you are referring? Frankly it is tiring to see you posting like your opinion is the only one shared by people of intelligence. Kindly get over yourself, Misko, and I say that as a friend.
Also, I'm fairly certain this was a joke, but that first sentence just irked the everloving fuck out of me.
It's an anachronism. Just because it happens to favor the less-bad politicians at the moment doesn't mean it's a good thing. That aside, I'm not sure how it has helped the Democrats? Obama won the popular vote, as did Gore.Hey, anything that provides impetus for getting rid of the electoral college is at least partially a good thing.Frankly, considering how it's favoring Dems right now, I disagree. If the lines have moved further to the right come 2016, I'll reconsider. Otherwise, I think I'd keep as is.
The electoral college isn't the problems with those things. It's the fact that most states use a first past the post system to divide their electors. In fact, replacing the entire system with a popular vote will just serve to enforce the two party system. Instead, scrapping the FPTP voting insides states and allowing the electors of one party to aid another(on a party basis, not on a per person basis) might be the easiest way to discourage this. This will encourage the influence of Independent parties, as they can collaborate and form a presidential coalition.
However, it might also cause a system where the minority rules. (For example: DEm: 49% of seats, R: 49% Ind:2%) The indepents get to decide who becomes Presidents, and therefore can ask for absurd demands, and have far more power than the amount of votes should give them.
It sinecerly bothers me that so many people take my jokes seriously. What do I need to make it more obvious? Is all caps not enough? I mean I know it's the internet, but come on. Are you seriously accusing me of suggesting we deport libertarians? Seriously? Seriously? Why would a grammer mistake cause you to inult me so? Or do you all just assume Misko is shallow, arrogant, and stupid? Fuck that, I'm offended that you think so very little of me.Why can't Libertarians move to Somalia and leave us alone? Or Libya, Somalia's getting better. I'm sure they can sympathize with all the militias ready TO TAKE BACK THEIR GOVERNMENT.
Who is the arrogant 'us' to whom you are referring? Frankly it is tiring to see you posting like your opinion is the only one shared by people of intelligence. Kindly get over yourself, Misko, and I say that as a friend.
Also, I'm fairly certain this was a joke, but that first sentence just irked the everloving fuck out of me.
Eh? Hans was taking offense to you implying that everyone agreed with you, I was poking fun at him being serious. Sorry if I offended.It sinecerly bothers me that so many people take my jokes seriously. What do I need to make it more obvious? Is all caps not enough? I mean I know it's the internet, but come on. Are you seriously accusing me of suggesting we deport libertarians? Seriously? Seriously? Why would a grammer mistake cause you to inult me so? Or do you just assume Misko is shallow, arrogant, and stupid? Fuck that, I'm offended that you think so very little of me.It's obviously the royal us; misko is Britney Spears.Why can't Libertarians move to Somalia and leave us alone? Or Libya, Somalia's getting better. I'm sure they can sympathize with all the militias ready TO TAKE BACK THEIR GOVERNMENT.
Who is the arrogant 'us' to whom you are referring? Frankly it is tiring to see you posting like your opinion is the only one shared by people of intelligence. Kindly get over yourself, Misko, and I say that as a friend.
Also, I'm fairly certain this was a joke, but that first sentence just irked the everloving fuck out of me.
I need to stop making jokes, people take them seriously. Fine then, I'll stop. In the future know that being irked by bad grammer is no excuse for rudeness.
Eh? Hans was taking offense to you implying that everyone agreed with you, I was poking fun at him being serious. Sorry if I offended.Oh no, I knew that was a joke. I meant Hans. I shouldn't have quoted you, but I forgot to change that.
Eh? Hans was taking offense to you implying that everyone agreed with you, I was poking fun at him being serious. Sorry if I offended.It sinecerly bothers me that so many people take my jokes seriously. What do I need to make it more obvious? Is all caps not enough? I mean I know it's the internet, but come on. Are you seriously accusing me of suggesting we deport libertarians? Seriously? Seriously? Why would a grammer mistake cause you to inult me so? Or do you just assume Misko is shallow, arrogant, and stupid? Fuck that, I'm offended that you think so very little of me.It's obviously the royal us; misko is Britney Spears.Why can't Libertarians move to Somalia and leave us alone? Or Libya, Somalia's getting better. I'm sure they can sympathize with all the militias ready TO TAKE BACK THEIR GOVERNMENT.
Who is the arrogant 'us' to whom you are referring? Frankly it is tiring to see you posting like your opinion is the only one shared by people of intelligence. Kindly get over yourself, Misko, and I say that as a friend.
Also, I'm fairly certain this was a joke, but that first sentence just irked the everloving fuck out of me.
I need to stop making jokes, people take them seriously. Fine then, I'll stop. In the future know that being irked by bad grammer is no excuse for rudeness.
... Goddamn, why do I live in this shithole?Good question. Why do you live in that shithole? Barring some legal thing.
... Goddamn, why do I live in this shithole?I wonder this every day. Well, actually I have a reason: because I have to. Some day... Canada awaits.
Surely, in a twisted and horrible way, he didn't mean to add the "sand" part?No, man, Osa-I mean Obama is totally a Islamerian too!
I mean, bigotry is bad- but inaccurate bigotry is worse!
Surely, in a twisted and horrible way, he didn't mean to add the "sand" part?
I mean, bigotry is bad- but inaccurate bigotry is worse!
Holy shit Hans, I might've punched him right there xD
Well more likely give him an extremely disgusted look, but sheesh...
... Goddamn, why do I live in this shithole?Good question. Why do you live in that shithole? Barring some legal thing.
Note, that I am politically neutral, because they're all fucktards.
I have the same philosophy. There's no real reason to vote when the only options they give us (and the only options that are ever going to win) are all idiots being put into office.
If both stacks were to the left, how'd the employees know which ones to dump?Obvious typo, Darvi :P
Didn't notice that؟If both stacks were to the left, how'd the employees know which ones to dump?Obvious typo, Darvi :P
I'm referring to the Di, not the Dia. Carbon Dioxide does not mean Carbon through Oxygen.
A person telling an anecdote about his time at a big Korean online game company. It was job application time, and he went a big room and helped everyone spread out all the applications. There were 20,000 applications for 200 jobs. The team leader looked at the first page of each app and kicked one the the left, where employees collected them and threw them away, or the right, where they were stacked up for secondary evaluation and interviews. Shocked, he asked how he could make such a split second decision. The team leader replied that everyone not graduated from Seoul, Koryu, or Yonseo University went into the trash bin. That's like rejecting every job app where the job finder wasn't out of an Ivy League school. He considered nothing else, not even the major (for a programming job!). Gave not a damn for other things like experience, depth of study (master's? Bachelor's?), or willingness.I've heard that that's a major problem in South Korea (and one of the reasons for the insane level of competitiveness to get into those schools). The US has its own WTF regarding resume screenings. Often, they use computers and just scan for certain keywords. If you don't have them, PFFT...trash pile.
I wasn't sure if that should have been a rage, sad, or wtf. It's a stupid thing for companies to do, though, so...
A guy asked me why a conversation between three people wasn't called a trialogue. I pointed out that the prefix Dia- does not mean "two." After he continues on that line of thought and I point out again that the prefix here is Dia- and not Di-, he says:What.Quote from: whatI'm referring to the Di, not the Dia. Carbon Dioxide does not mean Carbon through Oxygen.
what
I'm more wondering where the "through" came in.A person telling an anecdote about his time at a big Korean online game company. It was job application time, and he went a big room and helped everyone spread out all the applications. There were 20,000 applications for 200 jobs. The team leader looked at the first page of each app and kicked one the the left, where employees collected them and threw them away, or the right, where they were stacked up for secondary evaluation and interviews. Shocked, he asked how he could make such a split second decision. The team leader replied that everyone not graduated from Seoul, Koryu, or Yonseo University went into the trash bin. That's like rejecting every job app where the job finder wasn't out of an Ivy League school. He considered nothing else, not even the major (for a programming job!). Gave not a damn for other things like experience, depth of study (master's? Bachelor's?), or willingness.I've heard that that's a major problem in South Korea (and one of the reasons for the insane level of competitiveness to get into those schools). The US has its own WTF regarding resume screenings. Often, they use computers and just scan for certain keywords. If you don't have them, PFFT...trash pile.
I wasn't sure if that should have been a rage, sad, or wtf. It's a stupid thing for companies to do, though, so...
...I read 'leader thingymabob' as 'leather thingymabob'...
...I have issues, don't I?
Speaking of leather thongs. Don't worry, it's safe for work.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I'd post my "The More You Know" afterschool-special logo gif, but img.ie. :'((http://sighroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/themoreyouknow.jpg)
Ms Hanson said Malaysia had been “taken over by Muslims, despite a long history of Islam in that country”.
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The former One Nation leader, who is having another tilt at politics, said she was wary of allowing Muslims to settle in Australia.
But she would welcome some Muslims, she said.
“There are Christian Muslims – there is no problems about that,” she told ABC radio yesterday.
“But if people believe in the way of life under the Koran, that concerns me greatly.”
I think 90% of the country just snickered and said "keep going, Pauline!". She's was worth too much as entertainment value.At this rate might as well move to Saudi Arabia.
A while back she moved to Britain.
To get away from all the Muslims in Australia apparently -_- despite the fact that Britain's percentage of Muslims is twice Australia's and goddamn Buddhists outnumber Muslims here, if you can believe that.
By Christian Muslims, I sincerely hope that they mean the the parents were a Christian and a Muslim, and not actually referring to Muslims as a ethnic group.
To her, Muslims are a race because she comes from a backwards rural white ghetto. She's from Queensland, which is Australia's version of being from Alabama. It's also the state that had the most Japanese investment 20 years ago, so there was a backlash up there against Asians.
Part of her confusion might be explained by her constant references to the "Muslim race" and the idea that Muslims wiped out the Islams. She started out as an anti-Asian campaigner. Australia being "Swamped By Asians" was her warning (never happened BTW).
Sorry Skyrunner, gonna have to take you in. I'll tell the cafeteria lady to pick the worms outta your gruel, though. :PPart of her confusion might be explained by her constant references to the "Muslim race" and the idea that Muslims wiped out the Islams. She started out as an anti-Asian campaigner. Australia being "Swamped By Asians" was her warning (never happened BTW).
"The Muslims were wiped out by the Muslims" xD
Being Asian is a crime! D:
Overpopulation solved: build Rapture.
No no no, Atlantis would be communist.Overpopulation solved: build Rapture.
From what I understood rapture was sort of communist... although it had rampant consumerism.No no no, Atlantis would be communist.Overpopulation solved: build Rapture.
An underwater Stalingrad. Complete with giant bronze statues of yours truly.
Communism in Rapture would have caused Andrew Ryan to foam at the mouth and go on a ballistic rampage. The entire thing was conceived and built on the principals of Objectivism as told by Ann Ryan (hence Andrew's name). So it's pretty much as far from communism as possible (though if I remember correctly a hippie-type commune did form at some point in its history).From what I understood rapture was sort of communist... although it had rampant consumerism.No no no, Atlantis would be communist.Overpopulation solved: build Rapture.
An underwater Stalingrad. Complete with giant bronze statues of yours truly.
Wasn't it supposed to be a parody of Randian values?From what I understood rapture was sort of communist... although it had rampant consumerism.No no no, Atlantis would be communist.Overpopulation solved: build Rapture.
An underwater Stalingrad. Complete with giant bronze statues of yours truly.
Bioshock 1 or 2? 1 was a parody of hardcore Randian values, 2 was a parody of the exact opposite with hardcore collectivism.Wasn't it supposed to be a parody of Randian values?From what I understood rapture was sort of communist... although it had rampant consumerism.No no no, Atlantis would be communist.Overpopulation solved: build Rapture.
An underwater Stalingrad. Complete with giant bronze statues of yours truly.
1. I've never played the second.Bioshock 1 or 2? 1 was a parody of hardcore Randian values, 2 was a parody of the exact opposite with hardcore collectivism.Wasn't it supposed to be a parody of Randian values?From what I understood rapture was sort of communist... although it had rampant consumerism.No no no, Atlantis would be communist.Overpopulation solved: build Rapture.
An underwater Stalingrad. Complete with giant bronze statues of yours truly.
To summarize my most recent rare conversation with one of my cousins with the highlights of stupid;You...you're Australian, right? Because if she's American, then this is beyond disturbing.
- She had never heard of the American civil war.
- Criticized me for using words she didn't understand. "Big words," that made me sound like a "snobbish middle class" person. Sour :<
- Asked me what I was "insinuating" even when I said I could point out all the slang she's adopted for her language. Trying to be respectful here and talking to someone as an equal, when out comes the insults.
- Did not see the irony in using a 5 syllable word to criticize the length of mine.
- If wrong, shout mode activated.
- Has a really horrific shout mode.
- Completely disregards that there's an entire room of people present.
- He he he. Shout mode for everyone activated.
To summarize my most recent rare conversation with one of my cousins with the highlights of stupid;You...you're Australian, right? Because if she's American, then this is beyond disturbing.
- She had never heard of the American civil war.
To summarize my most recent rare conversation with one of my cousins with the highlights of stupid;You...you're Australian, right? Because if she's American, then this is beyond disturbing.
- She had never heard of the American civil war.
To be fair, not many people heard of other's countries history. Bet you haven't heard of the Belgian civil war either.
British.For 10 years the UK was the lap dog of America.
Which is kinda proto-american, right?
*ducks*
Bet you never heard of, um. In my defense, not many people care about Belgium. I know very very little of Belgian histroy, while I learn a substantial amount more about say, Britain.To summarize my most recent rare conversation with one of my cousins with the highlights of stupid;You...you're Australian, right? Because if she's American, then this is beyond disturbing.
- She had never heard of the American civil war.
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To be fair, not many people heard of other's countries history. Bet you haven't heard of the Belgian civil war either.
To be fair, it's right for x=1.
Bet you never heard of, um. In my defense, not many people care about Belgium. I know very very little of Belgian histroy, while I learn a substantial amount more about say, Britain.Belgium's important, you know.
Example? How is it important? Anyway, the founding of it is he first and last time I heard of it in class, and it wasn't even on a test.Bet you never heard of, um. In my defense, not many people care about Belgium. I know very very little of Belgian histroy, while I learn a substantial amount more about say, Britain.Belgium's important, you know.
Besides, it's not like there's much history to talk about, it being founded in 1830.*
(*Seceded from the Netherlands, of with it had been part since 1815, after the defeat of Napoleon. The revolution was mainly supported by the french, and the legion they send to "secure" Bruxelles eventually became the foreign legion)
How did you think the UK got involved in the first world War?I was under the impression they were in a alliance with France and Russia, and the Black Hand gang, to which Josip Princip belonged and admired, had to fuck up everyone's day. They are also the seat of NATO, if it makes you feel better. And there were a number of reasons for france being overrun, not just belgium.
(and, slightly less heroic, why was France overrun during the second world war).
You also got foundations for the European union, and some other stuff.
The Black Hand wasn't really a gang, but more of Serbia's "Seal Team 6".More like a Al Qaeda. They were, essentially, a nationalist terrorist group.
I was under the impression they were in a alliance with France and Russia ...Well France was allies with Russia, and Britain had signed a bunch of peace agreements with both of them that meant they acknowledged each other's colonial territories, which was essentially just a non-aggression pact, it just all amounted to a lot of good will and agreements that they would try really hard not to wind up fighting each other. Now this was all done with a general alliance-y structure in mind, they wanted something to counteract the German, Austrian, and Italian central powers alliance that was looking really menacing to all three of them, but Britain was sort of keen to avoid getting dragged into a small pointless war that the Russians or the French were fighting.
YouTube comments. Just...YouTube comments.
Concentrations of 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 part per (Grahm's Number) were shown to kill within 5 seconds. This is the power of stupid.YouTube comments. Just...YouTube comments.
I heard they are an effective carcinogen.
YouTube comments. Just...YouTube comments.thumbs up if u cry everytme
While significant, if von Schlieffen's plan had succeeded an armistice might have been achieved 2-3 years earlier, the treaty of Versailles wouldn't have happened, there would have been no Bolshevik revolution in Russia, no 1918 influenza epidemic that killed half the population of Europe, and no rise to power of the NAZI's, no WWII, and therefore no Cold War, nor the rise of Communism in China, no Pol Pot in Cambodia, no Korean war or Vietnam war, no Suharto in Indonesia, etc.You forgot to mention 9-11.
It's just possible that Belgium was the lynch-pin that killed 200+ million people.
Damn you, what hath Belgium wrought?
miauw62, we hopped on the EU bandwagon, but if Belgium had been replaced by one huge inflatable dick from 1945 to 1950, things would have gone pretty much the same way.Kinda not. The EU has it's basis in the Union for Coal and steel and stuff, which is further based on the Benelux (and in slightly importance, on the Belgium-Luxermburgion monetary union).
You forgot to mention 11-9.FTFY. Why do those silly americans always insist on putting the date the wrong way around.
"Those people who say they're fighting for peace aren't all that silly because the only way there can be any peace is if one country destroys all other countries..."Pax Imperialis. There might be some truth to that.
And the person who said this thinks that I'm a fascist. He doesn't know the meaning of the word.What did you say/do that made him claim you were a fascist?
*couhg* Civil war *cough* I remember a flash game that lets you take over the world. When you win it says "Yay! You win! Now you can just sit back and enjoy your absolute power! At least until the next revolution...""Those people who say they're fighting for peace aren't all that silly because the only way there can be any peace is if one country destroys all other countries..."Pax Imperialis. There might be some truth to that.
xbox is the best by far sure a bunch of next gen games will come to pc first but xbox will be able to make them look the best because if you have a hacked xbox you can just download more ram and the updates microsoft does actually adds more video memory. alot of people dont know that. you pc gamers probably wouldnt understand having to buy new hardware for you computers all the time
Youtube comments are like 4chan without the pictures.Quote from: youtube commentxbox is the best by far sure a bunch of next gen games will come to pc first but xbox will be able to make them look the best because if you have a hacked xbox you can just download more ram and the updates microsoft does actually adds more video memory. alot of people dont know that. you pc gamers probably wouldnt understand having to buy new hardware for you computers all the time
Is there any corner of the Internet stupider than Youtube comments? They make even Yahoo! Answers looks like a shining beacon of intellectual prowess.
This isn't so much a stupid saying as it is just a stupid act:I fail to see things in plain sight like that all the time. It makes me feel absolutely retarded, especially when people are watching me.
I work at a pharmacy. Every now and again some poor schmuck comes in looking for batteries. Our battery display is a HUGE FUCKING RACK DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE. And yet people still can't find it upon walking in, I don't think it could be more obvious even if we had flashing neon lights and a dwarf in a battery costume dancing around.
At first I thought "Finland is closer to Atlantic Ocean than USA" meant that "Finland is further from the USA than from the Atlantic Ocean". Then I got what you really meant.Yeah. That was a bit unclear.
To be fair, that's not a stupid statement.At first I thought "Finland is closer to Atlantic Ocean than USA" meant that "Finland is further from the USA than from the Atlantic Ocean". Then I got what you really meant.Yeah. That was a bit unclear.
Forgot to mention that the exchange student I talked about earlier believes that aliens have visited (or are currently on) earth, because her cousin has seem some.
To be fair, that's not a stupid statement.At first I thought "Finland is closer to Atlantic Ocean than USA" meant that "Finland is further from the USA than from the Atlantic Ocean". Then I got what you really meant.Yeah. That was a bit unclear.
Forgot to mention that the exchange student I talked about earlier believes that aliens have visited (or are currently on) earth, because her cousin has seem some.
Believing that your cousin has seen aliens probably is.
And the person who said this thinks that I'm a fascist. He doesn't know the meaning of the word.What did you say/do that made him claim you were a fascist?
Yes I have seen that. Only thing is, why visit?To be fair, that's not a stupid statement.At first I thought "Finland is closer to Atlantic Ocean than USA" meant that "Finland is further from the USA than from the Atlantic Ocean". Then I got what you really meant.Yeah. That was a bit unclear.
Forgot to mention that the exchange student I talked about earlier believes that aliens have visited (or are currently on) earth, because her cousin has seem some.
Believing that your cousin has seen aliens probably is.
Indeed. I believe aliens have quite possibly visited Earth, as evidenced with the recent human obsession with 'Ancient Aliens' and all that shit,* but I don't think anyone alive today has met them.
*Has anyone else noticed how many video games/movies/tv shows have gone the Ancient Alien route? Prometheus, Assassin's Creed, The Herpaderp- er History Channel, etc?
Yes I have seen that. Only thing is, why visit?To be fair, that's not a stupid statement.At first I thought "Finland is closer to Atlantic Ocean than USA" meant that "Finland is further from the USA than from the Atlantic Ocean". Then I got what you really meant.Yeah. That was a bit unclear.
Forgot to mention that the exchange student I talked about earlier believes that aliens have visited (or are currently on) earth, because her cousin has seem some.
Believing that your cousin has seen aliens probably is.
Indeed. I believe aliens have quite possibly visited Earth, as evidenced with the recent human obsession with 'Ancient Aliens' and all that shit,* but I don't think anyone alive today has met them.
*Has anyone else noticed how many video games/movies/tv shows have gone the Ancient Alien route? Prometheus, Assassin's Creed, The Herpaderp- er History Channel, etc?
I have no idea. Normally it's to see interesting sights, but aliens would have far more to see in the universe than Earth.Yes I have seen that. Only thing is, why visit?To be fair, that's not a stupid statement.At first I thought "Finland is closer to Atlantic Ocean than USA" meant that "Finland is further from the USA than from the Atlantic Ocean". Then I got what you really meant.Yeah. That was a bit unclear.
Forgot to mention that the exchange student I talked about earlier believes that aliens have visited (or are currently on) earth, because her cousin has seem some.
Believing that your cousin has seen aliens probably is.
Indeed. I believe aliens have quite possibly visited Earth, as evidenced with the recent human obsession with 'Ancient Aliens' and all that shit,* but I don't think anyone alive today has met them.
*Has anyone else noticed how many video games/movies/tv shows have gone the Ancient Alien route? Prometheus, Assassin's Creed, The Herpaderp- er History Channel, etc?
Why do citizens of first world countries sometimes take a holiday in the third world?
It's probably the duck-billed platypus. There can't be many weirder things in existence.
*Ahem*, obvious joke here (sorry in advancce):CURSE YOU BOND!!Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Pretty sure the word is "platypi". It's the best word because it has pi (or pie) in it :)
According to the greek origin (or something like that), the plural for octopus is octupodi.
I tell you what you artless base-court apple john.I feel like I was insulted by Boris Johnson.According to the greek origin (or something like that), the plural for octopus is octupodi.
Octopodes, you philistine loon.
Y..You- you *Faints*You rapscallion, you! You ne'er doer well!I tell you what you artless base-court apple john.I feel like I was insulted by Boris Johnson.According to the greek origin (or something like that), the plural for octopus is octupodi.
Octopodes, you philistine loon.
You errant doghearted codpiece!
OIK!
I have no idea. Normally it's to see interesting sights, but aliens would have far more to see in the universe than Earth.
I want to see the view from a major moon of a superjovian gas giant orbiting in its star's habitable zone. That'd be amazing.
That's the idea. Just standing on one of those, the sights, sounds, and smells of an alien ecosystem around you, and a sky filled with even more Gardens of Eden above you, with a striped globe of blue and white in the background..And as you're doing that, atourist walks by shouting "THIS SUCKS. WHERE THE FUCK IS THE SPA."
It'd probably more amusing to pit them against the local wildlife. With no gear."I'm SORRY WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THIS DAMN NATURE. SHOO. DIE RAT-THINGS *SQUASH* BETTER. ANYWAY WAIT A MINUTE, I NEED TO TAKE A PISS."
It'd probably more amusing to pit them against the local wildlife. With no gear."I'm SORRY WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THIS DAMN NATURE. SHOO. DIE RAT-THINGS *SQUASH* BETTER. ANYWAY WAIT A MINUTE, I NEED TO TAKE A PISS."
*Pisses all over natural world. Even on Descan's shoes.*
"WHOOOPS. SORRY PAL"
I think you'd have to have a pretty perfect ratio of star size, moon size, distance the moon is from the planet, and distance the planet is from the sun. I really doubt it's common.
0"I still not sure how many oughts are in million."I have no idea how many oughts are in a million!
I heard this in the bus today by a 16-18 year-old girl.
What's an ought?
I think you'd have to have a pretty perfect ratio of star size, moon size, distance the moon is from the planet, and distance the planet is from the sun. I really doubt it's common.
This has always baffled me. Why do people assume that alien life would need to conform to the same standards as Earth life? Fucking waterbears could survive on Mercury, Pluto, Uranus, Venus, or any other planet in our system, why can't an alien lifeform evolve outside this ridiculous 'Goldilocks' zone that everyone believes in? And ALSO, why do scientists assume that alien life would need water? I'm sure these are good starting points or whatever, but alien life will almost certainly NOT follow evolutionary lines from Earth.
aren't there nebula several times the size of our galaxy mainly composed of water, a lot of which is in liquid state and at earth-like temperatures? like, huge, galaxy sized space oceans? where life can evolve separately in several different pockets, several lightyears apart from each other, and go for trillions of years without meeting, but basically in the same body of water?...
What do you get when you fuse water and water, tough?
You're talking as if a nebula hadn't the density of a lab-created vacuum.
What about beyond that? Most of our bodies are hydrogen, carbon and oxygen, but nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorous make appearances too...so does other stuff but it tends to be stuff like iron or sodium that's only used in a few molecules in a few applications and we don't possess that much of it.
I think you'd have to have a pretty perfect ratio of star size, moon size, distance the moon is from the planet, and distance the planet is from the sun. I really doubt it's common.
This has always baffled me. Why do people assume that alien life would need to conform to the same standards as Earth life? Fucking waterbears could survive on Mercury, Pluto, Uranus, Venus, or any other planet in our system, why can't an alien lifeform evolve outside this ridiculous 'Goldilocks' zone that everyone believes in? And ALSO, why do scientists assume that alien life would need water? I'm sure these are good starting points or whatever, but alien life will almost certainly NOT follow evolutionary lines from Earth.
I seriously don't know how you would even imagine that oh wait (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpaceIsAnOcean).You're talking as if a nebula hadn't the density of a lab-created vacuum.
Oh, yeah.
I dunno, I was just imagining this...giant bubble of water millions of light-years in diameter.
Which would be pretty fucking cool.
I dunno, I was just imagining this...giant bubble of water millions of light-years in diameter.Isn't that how one of the earth creation stories in the bible starts?
Which would be pretty fucking cool.
I'd really like to see a source for that statement about aquatic nebulae.would a cracked article do?
Never. Also in terms of semantics, nebula are clouds. Wouldn't an aquatic nebula be a really big bubble, like a planet that's entirely liquid? Funky.I'd really like to see a source for that statement about aquatic nebulae.would a cracked article do?
What, you must be thinking of Oceania.
Europa!Never. Also in terms of semantics, nebula are clouds. Wouldn't an aquatic nebula be a really big bubble, like a planet that's entirely liquid? Funky.I'd really like to see a source for that statement about aquatic nebulae.would a cracked article do?
if it orbited closer to the sun.
It'd also start boiling away because something that small isn't exactly good at holding on to an atmosphere.
The latter. Never read Orwell.Do it, then. It makes for great quoting material :P
What if Europa is just a huge chunk of ice? Like an ice cube, but round, and in outer space.We've already estabilished that Europa contains water under it's ice layer. Mostly because the ice, while being bloody thick, isn't unbreakable. It cracks and moves, hinting that something underneath is moving it.
What if Europa is just a huge chunk of ice? Like an ice cube, but round, and in outer space.
Dwarves.What if Europa is just a huge chunk of ice? Like an ice cube, but round, and in outer space.We've already estabilished that Europa contains water under it's ice layer. Mostly because the ice, while being bloody thick, isn't unbreakable. It cracks and moves, hinting that something underneath is moving it.
Dwarves.What if Europa is just a huge chunk of ice? Like an ice cube, but round, and in outer space.We've already estabilished that Europa contains water under it's ice layer. Mostly because the ice, while being bloody thick, isn't unbreakable. It cracks and moves, hinting that something underneath is moving it.
It'd also start boiling away because something that small isn't exactly good at holding on to an atmosphere.
Saturn's moon Titan would like to have some words with you
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Titan
''Perhaps a Lunatic is simply a minority of one." Never heard of Bay12.The latter. Never read Orwell.Do it, then. It makes for great quoting material :PWAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
I'm pretty sure Europe has life on it.I'm fairly sure Europe is inhabited too. I know some people from there.
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"Meat is the most popular meat in the US."Seems reasonable. Can you come up with a meat more loved?
"Meat is the most popular meat in the US."Seems reasonable. Can you come up with a meat more loved?
It's okay, no doubt that Wolf killed quite a few bars too. Not sure about polar bars, though.bars?
Polar bars?
Like, that bar that signifies the geographical north/south poles?
How do you kill that?
And sleaze damage.Or you could just play KoL.
Polar bars of soap? They attract cleanliness?It's okay, no doubt that Wolf killed quite a few bars too. Not sure about polar bars, though.bars?
Polar bars?
Like, that bar that signifies the geographical north/south poles?
(http://www.img.ie/et21w.gif)Doesn't look like a polar bar tough.
Bar
Maybe it's a bipolar bar?(http://www.img.ie/et21w.gif)Doesn't look like a polar bar tough.
Bar
I don't want to be around when that bar's mood swings.Maybe it's a bipolar bar?(http://www.img.ie/et21w.gif)Doesn't look like a polar bar tough.
Bar
I'M GONNA MURDER YOU!
But I love you so much!
Mania is more than just being extremely happy. It's over-excitement, delusions, and so forth. In the same way that depression isn't adequately summarized as someone being "really sad".It's being willing to do stupid, anything, even something real stupid, like robbing a store, just because you can. You feel all-powerful, invincible, like nothing could harm you. I can see why you would do cocaine now.
Mania is more than just being extremely happy. It's over-excitement, delusions, and so forth. In the same way that depression isn't adequately summarized as someone being "really sad".
But I already feel like that all the time?Mania is more than just being extremely happy. It's over-excitement, delusions, and so forth. In the same way that depression isn't adequately summarized as someone being "really sad".It's being willing to do stupid, anything, even something real stupid, like robbing a store, just because you can. You feel all-powerful, invincible, like nothing could harm you. I can see why you would do cocaine now.
The depressive phase is pretty much the opposite: You think your entire life is suffering. You want to kill yourself, you just can't muster the courage. You feel worthless, undeserving, unable to live any longer. You just want to... get it over with, be done with living - even oblivion would be better than that.
(Been there, luckily not done that - good thing I went to see a psychiatrist :) . Being quite drunk probably helped with posting this :D )
That's called delusion of grandeur. Often a sympton of delusional disorder.No I pretty much am that way.
So's my dad, though. Like, not even joking, the dude's been in 11 car wrecks, been struck by lightning, gotten shot in the face at point blank range, and lives in a house with three girls, two of them teenagers.Oh, a family man!
What did he do to get shot?
And how come he's been in 11 (dafuq?) accidents?
So's my dad, though. Like, not even joking, the dude's been in 11 car wrecks, been struck by lightning, gotten shot in the face at point blank range, and lives in a house with three girls, two of them teenagers.Oh, a family man!
What did he do to get shot? And how come he's been in 11 (dafuq?) accidents?
Well now we know we know where earths Rincewind winded up. What do they do if you're shot in the face, by the way?Well, it hit his jaw, so they pulled as much of the bullet out as they could (one out of three peices. The other two were near his spine and jugular) and clamped his jaw shut for about half a year, IIRC. This was when I was like, 7-10 though. Long time ago.
Silly Sealy (whoa), the A11 moon landing was faked.'Little do they know I did stage the moon landings... ON VENUS!'
They landed on Mars.
I get all my political news from FOX news. I love their unbiased, not-opinionated-whatsoever stances on topics. On a completely unrelated note, I am retarded.I agree with half of this statement.
You mean America Centauri. Which is a trinary system composed of a red giant, white giant and blue giant. Sure, liberal weenie scientists claim that not only is such a system impossible but that the combined radiation would fry every living thing. But that's because they don't count on the power of hard work and Christian faith to protect real Americans from their fearmongering "star rays".*Fox news is filmed in Alpha Centauri.In the cowboy universe.
USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USAYou mean America Centauri. Which is a trinary system composed of a red giant, white giant and blue giant. Sure, liberal weenie scientists claim that not only is such a system impossible but that the combined radiation would fry every living thing. But that's because they don't count on the power of hard work and Christian faith to protect real Americans from their fearmongering "star rays".*Fox news is filmed in Alpha Centauri.In the cowboy universe.
America Centauri Prime's dominant lifeform? The jet-propelled bald eagle.
USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USAYou mean America Centauri. Which is a trinary system composed of a red giant, white giant and blue giant. Sure, liberal weenie scientists claim that not only is such a system impossible but that the combined radiation would fry every living thing. But that's because they don't count on the power of hard work and Christian faith to protect real Americans from their fearmongering "star rays".*Fox news is filmed in Alpha Centauri.In the cowboy universe.
America Centauri Prime's dominant lifeform? The jet-propelled bald eagle.
UA UA O'Reilly fhtagn?USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USAYou mean America Centauri. Which is a trinary system composed of a red giant, white giant and blue giant. Sure, liberal weenie scientists claim that not only is such a system impossible but that the combined radiation would fry every living thing. But that's because they don't count on the power of hard work and Christian faith to protect real Americans from their fearmongering "star rays".*Fox news is filmed in Alpha Centauri.In the cowboy universe.
America Centauri Prime's dominant lifeform? The jet-propelled bald eagle.
At first I wondered why you were chanting "UA UA UA", but then I remembered that I don't use Darkling.
UA UA O'Reilly fhtagn?USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USAYou mean America Centauri. Which is a trinary system composed of a red giant, white giant and blue giant. Sure, liberal weenie scientists claim that not only is such a system impossible but that the combined radiation would fry every living thing. But that's because they don't count on the power of hard work and Christian faith to protect real Americans from their fearmongering "star rays".*Fox news is filmed in Alpha Centauri.In the cowboy universe.
America Centauri Prime's dominant lifeform? The jet-propelled bald eagle.
At first I wondered why you were chanting "UA UA UA", but then I remembered that I don't use Darkling.
UA UA O'Reilly fhtagn?
O'Reilly obviously isn't sleeping in R'lyeh, though. I wish he was; it would save us all a lot of SAN points.
Who's that guy again?Bread comes in, toast comes out. You can't explain that!
i am fourteen i hate beiber hat high school musical and many of the other "teen heart throbs" i like the rat pack and older music much better. they had more class and they deserved to be stars.
Who's that guy again?Bread comes in, toast comes out. You can't explain that!
When flying over a forest in a plane, the guy sitting behind me says "Wow! Look at all that sand!"Was he reading from a travel magazine? Perhaps they had some nice pictures of beaches.
...
I lost a lot of hope in humanity on that day...
When flying over a forest in a plane, the guy sitting behind me says "Wow! Look at all that sand!"Was he reading from a travel magazine? Perhaps they had some nice pictures of beaches.
...
I lost a lot of hope in humanity on that day...
CIA STILL WATCHING YOU. You can't explain that!Girl gets ring, girl runs off. You can't explain that!Who's that guy again?Bread comes in, toast comes out. You can't explain that!
Actually, that's me. Can you turn just a bit to the left? Thanks.CIA STILL WATCHING YOU. You can't explain that!Girl gets ring, girl runs off. You can't explain that!Who's that guy again?Bread comes in, toast comes out. You can't explain that!
CIA STILL WATCHING YOU. You can't explain that!Girl gets ring, girl runs off. You can't explain that!Who's that guy again?Bread comes in, toast comes out. You can't explain that!
CIA STILL WATCHING YOU. You can't explain that!Girl gets ring, girl runs off. You can't explain that!Who's that guy again?Bread comes in, toast comes out. You can't explain that!
OXYGEN COMES IN, CARBON DIOXIDE COMES OUT. You can't explain that!
PEOPLE WALK IN REVOLVING DOOROXYGEN COMES IN, CARBON DIOXIDE COMES OUT. You can't explain that!CIA STILL WATCHING YOU. You can't explain that!Girl gets ring, girl runs off. You can't explain that!Who's that guy again?Bread comes in, toast comes out. You can't explain that!
Knife goes in, blood goes out. You can no longer explain that!PEOPLE WALK IN REVOLVING DOOROXYGEN COMES IN, CARBON DIOXIDE COMES OUT. You can't explain that!CIA STILL WATCHING YOU. You can't explain that!Girl gets ring, girl runs off. You can't explain that!Who's that guy again?Bread comes in, toast comes out. You can't explain that!
PEOPLE NOT COME OUT
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHT
I think this pyramid is edging towards the danger zone.
Also this is what you made me think of, LW:
Da warbuggyz red an' it goez fasta. Yez can't explain that!
WAAAAAAAAAGH!
I think this pyramid is edging towards the danger zone.
Also this is what you made me think of, LW:
Da warbuggyz red an' it goez fasta. Yez can't explain that!
WAAAAAAAAAGH!
Those fish eat blood by the way.
Hey, those fish are a pretty weird group. I'd watch out for your cousin if I were you, never know when those fish deviants are going to try to make a move on her.Those fish eat blood by the way.
i very much doubt they will be able to have sexual intercourse in such a way to give her AIDS though.
That is all.Hey, those fish are a pretty weird group. I'd watch out for your cousin if I were you, never know when thoseThose fish eat blood by the way.
i very much doubt they will be able to have sexual intercourse in such a way to give her AIDS though.fish deviantsDeep Ones are going to try to make a move on her.
Knife goes in, blood goes out. You can no longer explain that!PEOPLE WALK IN REVOLVING DOOROXYGEN COMES IN, CARBON DIOXIDE COMES OUT. You can't explain that!CIA STILL WATCHING YOU. You can't explain that!Girl gets ring, girl runs off. You can't explain that!Who's that guy again?Bread comes in, toast comes out. You can't explain that!
PEOPLE NOT COME OUT
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHT
O'Rly'Eh?Sanity exists, in America. Can't explain that.
Person being arraigned: "Who says I'm on probation!? Do you have proof of that?"Exactly, silly Truean. Your too busy thinking "logically". They are driven by things other then that.
Judge: "I'm the judge, I don't have to have proof of that. It's in the record."
[Person continues to argue with judge until bailiff kills the video feed, possibly because judge ordered it with gesture].
Person being sentenced: "[Directed at victim sitting in back of court] You're goin' ta go ta Hell...."
[Judge finds in direct contempt of court for this]
I ... don't even.... Why, why would you say things like these? There can't be any functional future prediction here. What are they trying to accomplish? It does not compute. I'm glad I was only watching this....
Person being arraigned: "Who says I'm on probation!? Do you have proof of that?"
Judge: "I'm the judge, I don't have to have proof of that. It's in the record."
[Person continues to argue with judge until bailiff kills the video feed, possibly because judge ordered it with gesture].
Person being sentenced: "[Directed at victim sitting in back of court] You're goin' ta go ta Hell...."
[Judge finds in direct contempt of court for this]
I ... don't even.... Why, why would you say things like these? There can't be any functional future prediction here. What are they trying to accomplish? It does not compute. I'm glad I was only watching this....
Maybe the person being sentenced knew they were screwed, and as the grim finality of the situation swept over them, they made it determined for it to be as undignified as possible...MY strategy for those sorts of situations is to just smile like I have a plan and bluff my way to victory.
Commissar Karnewarrior, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!Maybe the person being sentenced knew they were screwed, and as the grim finality of the situation swept over them, they made it determined for it to be as undignified as possible...MY strategy for those sorts of situations is to just smile like I have a plan and bluff my way to victory.
Actually that's my strategy for most everything.
Commissar Karnewarrior, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!Maybe the person being sentenced knew they were screwed, and as the grim finality of the situation swept over them, they made it determined for it to be as undignified as possible...MY strategy for those sorts of situations is to just smile like I have a plan and bluff my way to victory.
Actually that's my strategy for most everything.
Maybe the person being sentenced knew they were screwed, and as the grim finality of the situation swept over them, they made it determined for it to be as undignified as possible...But, what if hell is a nice place and he's just wishing for the victim of the crime a happy future? That'd be sad :(
According to some classic rock bands, Hell is not a bad place to be. :PMaybe the person being sentenced knew they were screwed, and as the grim finality of the situation swept over them, they made it determined for it to be as undignified as possible...But, what if hell is a nice place and he's just wishing for the victim of the crime a happy future? That'd be sad :(
Hell has the gambling, the booze, the drugs, most of the good music, and almost all of the cool people. There's also the bit about the opportunity to stab Hitler in the face once a day for the rest of eternity.According to some classic rock bands, Hell is not a bad place to be. :PMaybe the person being sentenced knew they were screwed, and as the grim finality of the situation swept over them, they made it determined for it to be as undignified as possible...But, what if hell is a nice place and he's just wishing for the victim of the crime a happy future? That'd be sad :(
Best part would be giving him a job where he has to clean out the cells of the Jewish inhabitants.hah! jews don't go to hell, that's for atheists and muslims
Actually, I'm pretty sure that only Mormons go to heaven, according to South Park, which we can all implicitly trust as bearer of the truth. It's why I don't watch Oprah; her lady parts may be tracking their viewers.And dem evul migrants!Best part would be giving him a job where he has to clean out the cells of the Jewish inhabitants.hah! jews don't go to hell, that's for atheists and muslims
Silly Xantalos, Don;t you know? There are THREE heavans. One for TRUE MORMONS, one For regular good christians, and one for bad people and non-christians. and then one hell for people who are opposed or rejected jesus.Actually, I'm pretty sure that only Mormons go to heaven, according to South Park, which we can all implicitly trust as bearer of the truth. It's why I don't watch Oprah; her lady parts may be tracking their viewers.And dem evul migrants!Best part would be giving him a job where he has to clean out the cells of the Jewish inhabitants.hah! jews don't go to hell, that's for atheists and muslims
Silly Xantalos, Don;t you know? There are THREE heavans. One for TRUE MORMONS, one For regular good christians, and one for bad people and non-christians. and then one hell for people who are opposed or rejected jesus.Actually, I'm pretty sure that only Mormons go to heaven, according to South Park, which we can all implicitly trust as bearer of the truth. It's why I don't watch Oprah; her lady parts may be tracking their viewers.And dem evul migrants!Best part would be giving him a job where he has to clean out the cells of the Jewish inhabitants.hah! jews don't go to hell, that's for atheists and muslims
So, keep in mind,in Mormon religion Anne Frank is in the same Heavan as Hitler.
I don't think it was necessary to keep the same error : it's not Mormons. There's no need for a M. Just say "mormons".Um, "Mormons" without an m would be "orons," and that's a very unclear word.
I don't think it was necessary to keep the same error : it's not Mormons. There's no need for a M. Just say "mormons".Um, "Mormons" without an m would be "orons," and that's a very unclear word.
Mormons = cats?I don't think it was necessary to keep the same error : it's not Mormons. There's no need for a M. Just say "mormons".Um, "Mormons" without an m would be "orons," and that's a very unclear word.
But if you change the o by a c, the r by a 'a', remove the second o, replace the n by a t, it gives "cats" !
Well, I guess they could be both. But in what heaven do they end ? Or maybe they're buddhist morcats, and they reincarnate in ... something that goes in a regular Heaven/Hell.Mormons = cats?I don't think it was necessary to keep the same error : it's not Mormons. There's no need for a M. Just say "mormons".Um, "Mormons" without an m would be "orons," and that's a very unclear word.
But if you change the o by a c, the r by a 'a', remove the second o, replace the n by a t, it gives "cats" !
The thought of the thermonuclear mormonsplosion is a very strange thought, indeed.
They reincarnate as Sims. THE HORROR.Well, I guess they could be both. But in what heaven do they end ? Or maybe they're buddhist morcats, and they reincarnate in ... something that goes in a regular Heaven/Hell.Mormons = cats?I don't think it was necessary to keep the same error : it's not Mormons. There's no need for a M. Just say "mormons".Um, "Mormons" without an m would be "orons," and that's a very unclear word.
But if you change the o by a c, the r by a 'a', remove the second o, replace the n by a t, it gives "cats" !
The thought of the thermonuclear mormonsplosion is a very strange thought, indeed.
They then drown in theThey reincarnate as Sims. THE HORROR.Well, I guess they could be both. But in what heaven do they end ? Or maybe they're buddhist morcats, and they reincarnate in ... something that goes in a regular Heaven/Hell.Mormons = cats?I don't think it was necessary to keep the same error : it's not Mormons. There's no need for a M. Just say "mormons".Um, "Mormons" without an m would be "orons," and that's a very unclear word.
But if you change the o by a c, the r by a 'a', remove the second o, replace the n by a t, it gives "cats" !
The thought of the thermonuclear mormonsplosion is a very strange thought, indeed.
*Plus immortality. Aw yeah.Hell has the gambling, the booze, the drugs, most of the good music, and almost all of the cool people. There's also the bit about the opportunity to stab Hitler in the face once a day for the rest of eternity.According to some classic rock bands, Hell is not a bad place to be. :PMaybe the person being sentenced knew they were screwed, and as the grim finality of the situation swept over them, they made it determined for it to be as undignified as possible...But, what if hell is a nice place and he's just wishing for the victim of the crime a happy future? That'd be sad :(
The Stupid Thread 2: Return of Hitler-StabbingIt's the other way around this time, though. Instead of Hitler everyone else in the face, everyone else is stabbing Hitler in the face. We're giving Hitler a facial with pointy bits of steel. Or would we be using knives of silver and cold iron?
But, i think we can only use knives that got in hell. Wich knives/swords would that be?
I've ben thinking about a phrase I've been hearing recently. That anti-racist is just a codeword for anti-white. It's starting to make sense. They say that they're anti-racist but what they really are is anti-white. Think about it.I don't even understand. That is pretty much the pinnacle of circularity.
Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzC2Y9pPW7A)Germany blocks that video.
Oh yeah, Godwin's Law.Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzC2Y9pPW7A)Germany blocks that video.
I thought they only blocked copyright stuff o_O
Why are PETA so crazy? Surely they realize that by being reasonable they could accomplish more than they do?There's a department of PETA who find the whole thing highly amusing and have convinced the rest that the most effective way is also the most hilarious way.
It has to be.
That level of crazy doesn't just come around organically. It has to be premeditated.
Think about it, i make more sense then you think
EDIT: Just remembered, a few weeks ago my Spanish teacher tried to argue that any assumptions at all were wrong and mean. Not even racist assumptions, just stuff like "a Mexican man living in Mexico probably knows how to speak Spanish".Only if you think negatively of someone if they don't (online translators exist and are sufficient for a board like this). Also assumptions are bad if you're reinforcing stereotypes with your assumptions.
I guess I'm mean for assuming that everybody on this board knows how to read and write English.
Regardless, PETA makes a great example of showing how being too condescending actually undermines your cause. I actually agree with PETA on quite a few things (though not everything, like no pets), but I distance myself from them due to their holier-than-thou attitude.I am going to be offfended at the implication of poor or insufficient english, as I was just compared to Google Translate.QuoteEDIT: Just remembered, a few weeks ago my Spanish teacher tried to argue that any assumptions at all were wrong and mean. Not even racist assumptions, just stuff like "a Mexican man living in Mexico probably knows how to speak Spanish".Only if you think negatively of someone if they don't (online translators exist and are sufficient for a board like this). Also assumptions are bad if you're reinforcing stereotypes with your assumptions.
I guess I'm mean for assuming that everybody on this board knows how to read and write English.
Don't make value judgments, and be wary of cultural things, and then you can reasonably make assumptions about people. Oh, and I guess make sure you're using decent inductive reasoning in the first place...
Oh, and I guess make sure you're using decent inductive reasoning in the first place...You know that joke about assumptions:
A crazy PETA lady argued that our canines came about in the last two centuries because of eating meat. When I argued something along the lines of "no they fucking didn't", she tried to convince me that they were designed to crack peanut shells.Wolf -> Dog -> Peanuts
The whole [white people] seems a bit misplaced. It's more to do with their nationality than race, and when your nationality was literally responsible for a whole shibang of crap well, you can't really blame them for trying to forget all traces of Hitler face stabbing.Oh yeah, Godwin's Law.Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzC2Y9pPW7A)Germany blocks that video.
I thought they only blocked copyright stuff o_O
They talk about Hitler and how they [white people] are apparently compared to Nazis a lot and I'm pretty sure that's illegal in Germany (?), so that would explain it.
No it means their crazy is full of pesticides and preservatives....which actually would explain a lot. Maybe there's a PETA initiation rite where they huff Raid and eat a can of SPAM.It has to be.
That level of crazy doesn't just come around organically. It has to be premeditated.
If it doesn't come around organically, does that mean that PETA's crazy is from an inorganic source, like a supercomputer that likes to see people act crazy?
You'd be taking quite a bit of heat for that here in Germany - we make a fine point of not forgetting, but remembering. This goes so far that some young people complain that they did Nazi times every single year throughout their schooltime.The whole [white people] seems a bit misplaced. It's more to do with their nationality than race, and when your nationality was literally responsible for a whole shibang of crap well, you can't really blame them for trying to forget all traces of Hitler face stabbing.Oh yeah, Godwin's Law.Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzC2Y9pPW7A)Germany blocks that video.
I thought they only blocked copyright stuff o_O
They talk about Hitler and how they [white people] are apparently compared to Nazis a lot and I'm pretty sure that's illegal in Germany (?), so that would explain it.
The wrong approach, but understandable nonetheless.
I think you posted the correct counter argument, greatorder - YOU AIN'T GOT NO PANCAKE MIXIf anti-racist = anti-white?
That ... is some very good ITL.I think you posted the correct counter argument, greatorder - YOU AIN'T GOT NO PANCAKE MIXIf anti-racist = anti-white?
Racist = pro-white?
"There's no way this could go wrong."I say that all the time...usually as an indicator that I expect things to go horribly, horribly wrong.
Seriously, have you never watched a movie?
Nope.
Dafuq is that logic!?
Darvi's right. That's not logic. That's a herp of faith.Nope.
Dafuq is that logic!?
I mentioned a theory that light in the early universe was faster than light is now.It's only a theory if there's some sort of testable evidence to back it up :|
I was then called a creationist for saying that.
Dafuq is that logic!?
Otherwise it's a hypothesis.Finally, someone remembers the poor Scientific Method! I can't be the only one to send a card on it's birthday, right?
HYPOTHESIS, DAMNIT!
hyperthesis
Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In ancient prosody, interchange of quantity in two successive places of a logaśdic series, so that in one of two lines metrically corresponding, as in strophe and antistrophe, a long is apparently transferred to a position before a short, which it would normally succeed, or a short transferred so as to exchange places with a preceding long. See polyschematic.
n. In Philol., a transfer or “'attraction” of a letter from the syllable to which it originally belonged to another syllable immediately preceding or following it; orthographic transposition, or metathesis: thus, in Greek, μέλαινα is used for μελανια.
n. In the Gr. Ch., a fast in addition to those regularly observed.
OK, it's not a theory, it's a model!As long as you don't imply it's a valid scientific model without SOME explaining...
A MODEL!
Now will you stop attacking me!?
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2012/08/light-traveled-faster-in-the-early-universe-todays-most-popular.htmlThere's a reason why "proper hypotheses" are not typically included in science textbooks, you know :x
it's a "proper" hypothesis, formulated by real scientists
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2012/08/light-traveled-faster-in-the-early-universe-todays-most-popular.htmlThere's a reason why "proper hypotheses" are not typically included in science textbooks, you know :x
it's a "proper" hypothesis, formulated by real scientists
And some of the comments on that page are just plain lulz-worthy.
"Let's go out for pizza." or "Let's drive the Kia off a cliff!"Until it develops wings and a propensity to steal items many times its own mass.
Granted, the latter is a good idea so long as nobody is still inside.
no. it's as useful as saying a diagnosis is plausible because it was suggested by a doctor.http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2012/08/light-traveled-faster-in-the-early-universe-todays-most-popular.htmlThere's a reason why "proper hypotheses" are not typically included in science textbooks, you know :x
it's a "proper" hypothesis, formulated by real scientists
And some of the comments on that page are just plain lulz-worthy.
Calling something a "proper hypothesis" because it was proposed by a real, live scientist is about as useful as calling something a "good idea" because the person who suggested it doesn't have brain damage.
"Let's go out for pizza." or "Let's drive the Kia off a cliff!"
Granted, the latter is a good idea so long as nobody is still inside.
I'll allow math to be considered a weak form of experiment. :3But... Axioms D:
If it disagrees with experiments, it's wrong.What about thing you can't experiment about ? Are we condamned to the eternal non-knowing of the Planck's wall ?
If there hasn't been an experiment, it's not right, but it's not wrong either.
I'll allow math to be considered a weak form of experiment. :3
So, has there been math done for it?
OK, the same guy just said that it's used as a creationist argument.The variable-speed-of-light hypothesis is (or was) used as a creationist argument. Clearly, the speed of light used to be faster, and thus the universe (and Earth) is only about 6,000 years old rather than the 14 billion according to what we can see of the universe.
I've asked him if he knows what a creationist is.
That's why Einstein didn't believed his own theory.OK, the same guy just said that it's used as a creationist argument.The variable-speed-of-light hypothesis is (or was) used as a creationist argument. Clearly, the speed of light used to be faster, and thus the universe (and Earth) is only about 6,000 years old rather than the 14 billion according to what we can see of the universe.
I've asked him if he knows what a creationist is.
I don't make it up, I just report it :|
Like I said, I just report it. I don't even begin to try and follow it.H-h-how does that even work?OK, the same guy just said that it's used as a creationist argument.The variable-speed-of-light hypothesis is (or was) used as a creationist argument. Clearly, the speed of light used to be faster, and thus the universe (and Earth) is only about 6,000 years old rather than the 14 billion according to what we can see of the universe.
I've asked him if he knows what a creationist is.
I don't make it up, I just report it :|
WAT!?
My brain is melting!
here, have fun (http://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/9811018v2.pdf)
i posted this earlierYou a physics major or something? I can readily admit that I can't really make heads nor tails of it.here, have fun (http://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/9811018v2.pdf)
i skimmed it and it doesn't seem to be very obtuse, though it's 5:30 am where i'm at and i don't feel like providing a tl;dr
The speed of light in a vacuum is constant.oh, thank you, i didn't know that. i guess this dude must be delusional or something. should somebody tell him that؟
If light traveled at 400 million meters per second instead of 300 million~ish, it would be because either meters got shorter, or seconds got longer.
I doubt that. If he didn't believe it, he wouldn't have had it published. Furthermore (inb4 "Einstein was a(n) [insert religion]-ist!"):That's why Einstein didn't believed his own theory.OK, the same guy just said that it's used as a creationist argument.The variable-speed-of-light hypothesis is (or was) used as a creationist argument. Clearly, the speed of light used to be faster, and thus the universe (and Earth) is only about 6,000 years old rather than the 14 billion according to what we can see of the universe.
I've asked him if he knows what a creationist is.
I don't make it up, I just report it :|
On a somewhat related note to the current topic, I would like to submit anything Kent Hovind said, EVER (http://fstdt.com/Search.aspx?Fundie=Kent+Hovind&Page=1)....No words beside "Where dose he live so i can beat some sense into him"
On a somewhat related note to the current topic, I would like to submit anything Kent Hovind said, EVER (http://fstdt.com/Search.aspx?Fundie=Kent+Hovind&Page=1).Not really. He isn't stupid; just very corrupt. He even managed to correctly describe evolution step by step to his audience (after then saying this proves evolution wrong admittedly(?)).
He said Jupiter rock.Tide goes in tide goes out is another example of smart people playing dumb people.
Problem with physics is that theorical physics went well ahead of experimental physics. It worked great (look at the number of particle that were "discovered" by theory before being validated by experiment). But it's also mean that we have a lot of widely different hypothesis around that await testing. This seems to be one of them.This is a problem?
so, if c is proven to not be constant, does that mean we probably live in a flat universe? and we can say goodbye to ambitions of warp drives and superluminal travel? this theory sucks.Wat.
QuoteEvolution is a religious faith.
STUPIDSTUPIDSTUPIDGRAAAH!
Yet Christian Atheists actually exist, and are really cool people.I assume they leave out the parts about walking on water and whatever other miracles happened?
"Jesus was a cool guy. Do as he did. There is no god though - that shit is just crazy."
Yet Christian Atheists actually exist, and are really cool people.And how do the miracles work without god?
"Jesus was a cool guy. Do as he did. There is no god though - that shit is just crazy."
I can't help but feel (personally) that Jesus was simply a nice guy that got well known, and over time it got a bit exaggerated.So... Jesus was basically the equivalent of Elvis, or Michael Jackson?
But that's for the religious threa- Hang on, it got locked :/
Yet Christian Atheists actually exist, and are really cool people.I assume they leave out the parts about walking on water and whatever other miracles happened?
"Jesus was a cool guy. Do as he did. There is no god though - that shit is just crazy."
But other parts are meant to be taken literally instead? Sounds familiar...Yet Christian Atheists actually exist, and are really cool people.I assume they leave out the parts about walking on water and whatever other miracles happened?
"Jesus was a cool guy. Do as he did. There is no god though - that shit is just crazy."
They treat the stories as metaphorical rather than literal.
That's what I like about catholiicism: We have a whole city-state devoted to the task of making it possible for us to ignore the unpleasant bits from the bible. And because that city-state is downright batshit crazy in some points, we can also ignore what they tell us to do!Seems to me that it's whatever suits them in the circumstances.But other parts are meant to be taken literally instead? Sounds familiar...Yet Christian Atheists actually exist, and are really cool people.I assume they leave out the parts about walking on water and whatever other miracles happened?
"Jesus was a cool guy. Do as he did. There is no god though - that shit is just crazy."
They treat the stories as metaphorical rather than literal.
Don't worry, I'm wearing fire resistant pants
Yet Christian Atheists actually exist, and are really cool people.
"Jesus was a cool guy. Do as he did. There is no god though - that shit is just crazy."
Yet Christian Atheists actually exist, and are really cool people.
"Jesus was a cool guy. Do as he did. There is no god though - that shit is just crazy."
Atheists who believe Jesus was the son of God? Because that is what you need to believe in order to be Christian >_>
Yet Christian Atheists actually exist, and are really cool people.
"Jesus was a cool guy. Do as he did. There is no god though - that shit is just crazy."
Atheists who believe Jesus was the son of God? Because that is what you need to believe in order to be Christian >_>
What do you mean? Just because you believe in Jesus, doesn't automatically make you believe he is the son of god. I myself believe Jesus existed, though I do think the resurrection and water walking and son of God is... well, for lack of a better term...brb consulting a thesaurus, I probably wouldn't get away with using that word in this context.fiction!
Yet Christian Atheists actually exist, and are really cool people.
"Jesus was a cool guy. Do as he did. There is no god though - that shit is just crazy."
Atheists who believe Jesus was the son of God? Because that is what you need to believe in order to be Christian >_>
What do you mean? Just because you believe in Jesus, doesn't automatically make you believe he is the son of god. I myself believe Jesus existed, though I do think the resurrection and water walking and son of God is... well, for lack of a better term...brb consulting a thesaurus, I probably wouldn't get away with using that word in this context.fiction!
So I believe in Zeno and Epictetus existing, and that makes me a stoic? Every belief held in common by all Christians is that Jesus was the son of God and all the miracles he did like come from the dead and such is true. You can believe Jesus was cool guy who did stuff, but unless you accept that you aren't Christian.
Yet Christian Atheists actually exist, and are really cool people.
"Jesus was a cool guy. Do as he did. There is no god though - that shit is just crazy."
Atheists who believe Jesus was the son of God? Because that is what you need to believe in order to be Christian >_>
What do you mean? Just because you believe in Jesus, doesn't automatically make you believe he is the son of god. I myself believe Jesus existed, though I do think the resurrection and water walking and son of God is... well, for lack of a better term...brb consulting a thesaurus, I probably wouldn't get away with using that word in this context.fiction!
So I believe in Zeno and Epictetus existing, and that makes me a stoic? Every belief held in common by all Christians is that Jesus was the son of God and all the miracles he did like come from the dead and such is true. You can believe Jesus was cool guy who did stuff, but unless you accept that you aren't Christian.
Ripped this definition from Dictionary.com
of, pertaining to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachings: a Christian faith.
I see no 'God has to exist too' in there.
Ripped this definition from Dictionary.com
of, pertaining to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachings: a Christian faith.
I see no 'God has to exist too' in there.
I just thought that you should all know that Jesus was way cool. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUrqaJZH-04)He was also a superstar. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvVr2uks0C8)
Yet Christian Atheists actually exist, and are really cool people.Hey, that sounds like how I view the Bible.
"Jesus was a cool guy. Do as he did. There is no god though - that shit is just crazy."
Wow. Got someone claiming that unless there was a god, it'd be impossible for there to be an approximate 50/50 ratio of males to females in all animal species. His reasoning? Basically, 'This is how it works.'Meh, if the witchcraft works better, I'll choose witchcraft over science any day of the week.
No evidence or anything, just him basically saying that.
He also claimed that evolution doesn't exist, and it's not science, it's witchcraft!
I suppose the point that there isnt even a 50/50 split in most species is lost on them? Or that many species dont even have male/female genders.And the snails ? What does he do of the snails ?
And the all-female lizard species that has to engage in hot lizard-on-lizard action to autofertilize."Every individual in this whip-tailed lizard population is female - genetically the same female. Every time they lay eggs, a clutch of new female clones is born. The lizards live in the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, and must be perfectly adapted to their surroundings. As a result, they don’t want their good genes diluted by the involvement of males. The females have opted to hang on to their favourable genes and have driven the males to extinction.." (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p006v48r)
Relevant. (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unreasonablefaith/2012/02/god-hates-checkered-whiptail-lizards/)And the all-female lizard species that has to engage in hot lizard-on-lizard action to autofertilize."Every individual in this whip-tailed lizard population is female - genetically the same female. Every time they lay eggs, a clutch of new female clones is born. The lizards live in the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, and must be perfectly adapted to their surroundings. As a result, they don’t want their good genes diluted by the involvement of males. The females have opted to hang on to their favourable genes and have driven the males to extinction.." (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p006v48r)
Lesbian lizard clone sex for purpose of procreation in the middle of a desert.
Mother nature has been using the internet again hasn't she? :|
"Our economy is went by 10%! Only stupid people would vote for the opposition!"Heh, supporting who, the DAP or PKR? (Don't talk about PAS).
Which pisses me off instantly because
- Economy goes up because we've got the world's highest quality oil reserves
- Economy would still go up if people did absolutely nothing (which is what the opposition will do)
- National debt and expenditure increased to 'dangerous' levels (but we'll just improve our economy fast enough to pay them off)
- Prices for food fucking doubled over 10 years
- Income for the average worker did not go up by 10%
- Unemployment went up, scholarships went down because "we've got too many unemployed educated people, so why make more?"
I don't even know if the 10% claim is true, but there's so much information left out and so many condescending remarks by the incumbent coalition that it's annoying.
Poe's law: This is satire, right?Relevant. (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unreasonablefaith/2012/02/god-hates-checkered-whiptail-lizards/)And the all-female lizard species that has to engage in hot lizard-on-lizard action to autofertilize."Every individual in this whip-tailed lizard population is female - genetically the same female. Every time they lay eggs, a clutch of new female clones is born. The lizards live in the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, and must be perfectly adapted to their surroundings. As a result, they don’t want their good genes diluted by the involvement of males. The females have opted to hang on to their favourable genes and have driven the males to extinction.." (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p006v48r)
Lesbian lizard clone sex for purpose of procreation in the middle of a desert.
Mother nature has been using the internet again hasn't she? :|
Pretty sure it is. Probably spoofing the WBC :PPoe's law: This is satire, right?Relevant. (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unreasonablefaith/2012/02/god-hates-checkered-whiptail-lizards/)And the all-female lizard species that has to engage in hot lizard-on-lizard action to autofertilize."Every individual in this whip-tailed lizard population is female - genetically the same female. Every time they lay eggs, a clutch of new female clones is born. The lizards live in the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, and must be perfectly adapted to their surroundings. As a result, they don’t want their good genes diluted by the involvement of males. The females have opted to hang on to their favourable genes and have driven the males to extinction.." (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p006v48r)
Lesbian lizard clone sex for purpose of procreation in the middle of a desert.
Mother nature has been using the internet again hasn't she? :|
I think it's fair to call that a herp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpetology) derp. :PRelevant. (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unreasonablefaith/2012/02/god-hates-checkered-whiptail-lizards/)And the all-female lizard species that has to engage in hot lizard-on-lizard action to autofertilize."Every individual in this whip-tailed lizard population is female - genetically the same female. Every time they lay eggs, a clutch of new female clones is born. The lizards live in the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, and must be perfectly adapted to their surroundings. As a result, they don’t want their good genes diluted by the involvement of males. The females have opted to hang on to their favourable genes and have driven the males to extinction.." (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p006v48r)
Lesbian lizard clone sex for purpose of procreation in the middle of a desert.
Mother nature has been using the internet again hasn't she? :|
You have to dominate the swordfish. Only then can you sautee' it.*slpas with a fish*I think it's fair to call that a herp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpetology) derp. :PRelevant. (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unreasonablefaith/2012/02/god-hates-checkered-whiptail-lizards/)And the all-female lizard species that has to engage in hot lizard-on-lizard action to autofertilize."Every individual in this whip-tailed lizard population is female - genetically the same female. Every time they lay eggs, a clutch of new female clones is born. The lizards live in the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, and must be perfectly adapted to their surroundings. As a result, they don’t want their good genes diluted by the involvement of males. The females have opted to hang on to their favourable genes and have driven the males to extinction.." (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p006v48r)
Lesbian lizard clone sex for purpose of procreation in the middle of a desert.
Mother nature has been using the internet again hasn't she? :|
*more specifically, bluefin tuna*
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Oh, was that your thing?Spoiler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) (click to show/hide)COPYRIGHT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"This video contains content from Channel 5 and WMG, one or more of whom have blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.Oh, was that your thing?Spoiler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) (click to show/hide)COPYRIGHT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sorry, thought I was being original.
Oh, it wouldn't let you watch it?Oh, was that your thing?Spoiler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) (click to show/hide)COPYRIGHT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sorry, thought I was being original.
"This video contains content from Channel 5 and WMG, one or more of whom have blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.
Because fuck you."
Wha-"This video contains content from Channel 5 and WMG, one or more of whom have blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.Oh, was that your thing?Spoiler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) (click to show/hide)COPYRIGHT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sorry, thought I was being original.
Because fuck you."
It's a sad day for anyone when they outlive Rick Rolling... When one has to pay to Rick Roll himself.They're rickrolling us by making us pay to be rickrolled.
I'm worried. I don't think the copyright hounds are gonna give me up. Really this law system has just let me down. Instead of being useful, it just ran around and deserted me.It's making me cry, and when the revolution comes I don't think it'll say goodbye. It's just running around and suing me.
Oh, poor me! (http://allthingsd.com/20130107/hi-im-from-the-government-and-im-here-to-help/)This is satire right?
Come to think of it: Is sexuality genetic? There might be the possibility of breeding them straight.
That... might not be such a bad idea, if you think about it. I guess if I was homosexual and the technology was advanced enough to make the transition quick and without overly great side effects, I'd certainly consider it - even if only because there will always remain some amount of prejudice.Ha ha ha, Godwin.
Come to think of it: Is sexuality genetic? There might be the possibility of breeding them straight.
Spoiler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) (click to show/hide)Every time I get rickrolled, I watch the whole video. Because I like it.
I suppose its a choice if you find multiple genders attractive.Nah, I totally understand what you mean.
I dont think I worded that very well, but I know what I mean, even if I can not explain it very well at all.
i'm generally oposed to eugenics, but it's kinda more reasonable with homosexuals. i'm not opposed to encouraging them to pair up with individuals of the gender they can't procreate withThis, on the other hand.... ???
Then don't do it to the people who don't want it. Problem solved, for the most part.
...I thought this thread was going to be filled with stupid quotes, not genetic discussions ._.What... Just what?
((Welcome to General Discussion, Kirby))
Nevertheless, my Stupid Thing I Heard People Say:
"Bus wanker!" ~A bunch of ten year old kids while I was on a bus on the way home. [/idon'twanttoliveonthisplanetanymore]
There's worse, I once, as an eleven or twelve year old child, had bus-wanker shouted at me by a twenty-something year old manchild. Yeah.FTFY
EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1V_qz9I1Nk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1V_qz9I1Nk)
Great, I get to go to bed cringing because of you guys.They live to please.
Thanks.
"But teacher, ice is a liquid! It comes from water!"Not as bad as the guy who said that glaciers aren't made of ice...they're made of frozen water instead.
*facepalm*inorite?
So when the blood goes into the right atrium, is the heart just drawing in loose blood?
*flicks butterfly knife*Sir, is that a locking blade with a cutting edge and/or a point of over 3 inches length being used in a threatening manner?
You were saying?
I thought France was in Italy?Considering Europe's rather complicated history, this might have been true at one point.
I thought France was in Italy?Considering Europe's rather complicated history, this might have been true atone pointseveral occassions.
She was called Gaul back then, and she got into a thing withI thought France was in Italy?Considering Europe's rather complicated history, this might have been true at one point.
She was called Gaul back then, and she got into a thing withI thought France was in Italy?Considering Europe's rather complicated history, this might have been true at one point.ItalyRome.
"I don't need to worry about college or grades, I'm going to be a tattoo artist. I told my mom this, and she just stared at me like there's something wrong with me."I'm actually speechless.
Everyone who knows me and my lesbian friend think either: A. We're together. or B. We should be together.As a guy who spent his childhood as just-friends with a girl, I say that's perfectly fine!
Can a male and a female not be... Just friends? Is that... Is that not okay? o.O
Frodo and Sam might not have been gay for each other, but Legolas and Gimli definitely were.I always thought Merry and Pippen might have had a thing for each other :P
Frodo and Sam might not have been gay for each other, but Legolas and Gimli definitely were.I always thought Merry and Pippen might have had a thing for each other :P
Everyone who knows me and my lesbian friend think either: A. We're together. or B. We should be together.Go see "When Harry met Sally" the whole point of the movie is that. The answer is "only if one of them is involved".
Can a male and a female not be... Just friends? Is that... Is that not okay? o.O
Yes.The scourge of elf-based logic continues. Tell me, how does being a elf make it not gay?
Also, it's not gay if one of them's an elf. Just saying.
Everyone who knows me and my lesbian friend think either: A. We're together. or B. We should be together.
Can a male and a female not be... Just friends? Is that... Is that not okay? o.O
Everyone who knows me and my lesbian friend think either: A. We're together. or B. We should be together.Evidently not...grumblenotlikeIdidn'ttrygrumble
Can a male and a female not be... Just friends? Is that... Is that not okay? o.O
Th Ladder Theory arguement says that all men are inherently attracted to women, the real question is whether it's to a degree that it will matter.
Th Ladder Theory arguement says that all men are inherently attracted to women, the real question is whether it's to a degree that it will matter.Except gay men, asexual men, and men who aren't physically attracted to all women, sure!
Generalizations like that are bad. People are attracted to people.Except for when they're not. Ts-ts-ts Kai.
Generalizations like that are bad. People are attracted to people.
Quit pointing out the irony of me denouncing generalizations and then using one myself :POnly a Sith uses generalizatios.
Quit pointing out the irony of me denouncing generalizations and then using one myself :POnly a Sith uses generalizatios.
Not the rest of his psychic ninja body? :PQuit pointing out the irony of me denouncing generalizations and then using one myself :POnly a Sith uses generalizatios.
Dumbest quote ever. "Only a Sith deals in absolutes!"
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You know you just said, 'Only' right Obi-wan? I just lost all the respect for your psychic ninja ass when you did that.
Not the rest of his psychic ninja body? :PQuit pointing out the irony of me denouncing generalizations and then using one myself :POnly a Sith uses generalizatios.
Dumbest quote ever. "Only a Sith deals in absolutes!"
...
You know you just said, 'Only' right Obi-wan? I just lost all the respect for your psychic ninja ass when you did that.
Good. Obviously the dark side of the force comes out of theNot the rest of his psychic ninja body? :PQuit pointing out the irony of me denouncing generalizations and then using one myself :POnly a Sith uses generalizatios.
Dumbest quote ever. "Only a Sith deals in absolutes!"
...
You know you just said, 'Only' right Obi-wan? I just lost all the respect for your psychic ninja ass when you did that.
Nope, just his ass. I still respect his psychic ninja face for it's manly jawline and facial hair.
Good news, Yoda! We know how to stop the Dark Side! Bad news is... Er. Bad news is we know how to stop the Dark Side.Sigged.
Good news, Yoda! We know how to stop the Dark Side! Bad news is... Er. Bad news is we know how to stop the Dark Side.
Th Ladder Theory arguement says that all men are inherently attracted to women, the real question is whether it's to a degree that it will matter.Except gay men, asexual men, and men who aren't physically attracted to all women, sure!
I'm unsure of the qualifications necessary for such a profession, but I do believe you need some experience in art, so those grades of course matter.
I guess you don't exactly need to...I'm unsure of the qualifications necessary for such a profession, but I do believe you need some experience in art, so those grades of course matter.
Yeah, you need to go to college to be a tattoo artist.
He has a point though.Generally speaking, people who are labelled "asexual" are also aromantic. Sort of like how 99% of atheists are actually agnostic atheists. They're just not that into you, or anyone else, for that matter.
no refunds.I guess you don't exactly need to...I'm unsure of the qualifications necessary for such a profession, but I do believe you need some experience in art, so those grades of course matter.
Yeah, you need to go to college to be a tattoo artist.
"Stacey's Tattoo Studio! Now with 50% less HIV!"
Huh. I didn't know that. I always thought that "asexual" refers to the whole spectrum of romantic orientations, not preferring a single one over others even slightly.He has a point though.Generally speaking, people who are labelled "asexual" are also aromantic.
You're thinking of Pansexual. And it's not a lack of preference as much as a complete disregard of.Huh. I didn't know that. I always thought that "asexual" refers to the whole spectrum of romantic orientations, not preferring a single one over others even slightly.He has a point though.Generally speaking, people who are labelled "asexual" are also aromantic.
He has a point though.Generally speaking, people who are labelled "asexual" are also aromantic. Sort of like how 99% of atheists are actually agnostic atheists. They're just not that into you, or anyone else, for that matter.
And the caveat. If a man does not want to have sex with you, or rather, would not have sex with you if you asked him and told him there would be no repercussions or expected relationship or ANYTHING, he therefore a) does not find you atracttive, or more accurately attractive compared with others, or b) is gay. Technically, the latter is a set of the former, since a gay men does not think a woman is sexually attractive to him compared with a male.Th Ladder Theory argument says that all men are inherently attracted to women, the real question is whether it's to a degree that it will matter.Except gay men, asexual men, and men who aren't physically attracted to all women, sure!
He has a point though.Generally speaking, people who are labelled "asexual" are also aromantic. Sort of like how 99% of atheists are actually agnostic atheists. They're just not that into you, or anyone else, for that matter.
I'd argue that most are a. absolute atheists for a benevolent god, and b. flat earth atheists for anything else.
What's a flat-earth atheist?He has a point though.Generally speaking, people who are labelled "asexual" are also aromantic. Sort of like how 99% of atheists are actually agnostic atheists. They're just not that into you, or anyone else, for that matter.
I'd argue that most are a. absolute atheists for a benevolent god, and b. flat earth atheists for anything else.
Look again. "romantic orientations" What I meant was that I consider asexual to mean a person who isn't interested in sex, but can be romantically attracted to whatever. As in: Asexual means heteroromantic, homoromantic, biromantic, aromantic, panromantic and any other -romantic asexuals equally, so long as they don't give a fuck about sex. Keep in mind, I am heteroromantic asexual. I think I know what asexual means.You're thinking of Pansexual. And it's not a lack of preference as much as a complete disregard of.Huh. I didn't know that. I always thought that "asexual" refers to the whole spectrum of romantic orientations, not preferring a single one over others even slightly.He has a point though.Generally speaking, people who are labelled "asexual" are also aromantic.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlatEarthAtheist (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlatEarthAtheist)
Read: a disbeliever who lives in a world where the things he doesn't believe in do actually exist.
Think Seargant Simony from Small Gods.
Breaking news: I am lazy.
Breaking news: I am lazy.
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I am the NRA.
And I am the Air Force.Quote from: Tom SelleckI am the NRA.
Come at me bro, I'm behind seven proxies.And I am the Air Force.Quote from: Tom SelleckI am the NRA.
NOW BOW BEFORE ME MORTAL OR FIRE SHALL RAIN FROM THE SKIES!
The tax guys at HR block are whining because the governor of Michigan took out several tax breaks we had last year.We are? Where!? Over here in Battle Creek, we're still death-spiralling, what with all the abandoned stores and further closing businesses (and factories.)
I'm sorry, but I think Michigan being one of the few states entering a period of prosperity due to cost cutting measures is worth not having as much back for state taxes.
The tax guys at HR block are whining because the governor of Michigan took out several tax breaks we had last year.We are? Where!? Over here in Battle Creek, we're still death-spiralling, what with all the abandoned stores and further closing businesses (and factories.)
I'm sorry, but I think Michigan being one of the few states entering a period of prosperity due to cost cutting measures is worth not having as much back for state taxes.
You don't need to go to school to be a tattoo artist, you just have to be good at giving tattoos,
like programming, you don't have to go to school to be a programmer, you just have to be good at programming,
but going to school for it def. helps both of those jobs.
looking back I should have just dated her, because she was super awesome, and now she's going out with some douche
You don't need to go to school to be a tattoo artist, you just have to be good at giving tattoos,
like programming, you don't have to go to school to be a programmer, you just have to be good at programming,
but going to school for it def. helps both of those jobs.
You know... I read this over and over again and I cannot tell if this is "The stupidest thing" or if it is just the lead in to the stupidest thing.
over 30% of profession programmers never went to school for it.
and I'm sure the percentage for professional tattoo artists is even higher.
I once said "The last thing I ever want to do is die".My sides :P
I thought it was entirely valid as my friend face-palmed. We all have slow moments.
Last year in first year of uni, some friends and I went to a huge kegger. We brought a kid from our floor who hid in his room 24/7 to try to help him make friends. It turned out horrible. We were talking to a bunch of people. He turns around and says, "Hey guys, wanna hear a quote?" Everyone listened as he made this super awkward pause because he didn't realize you don't need permission or perfect attention at a party.
Then he says "I once heard Gandhi say 'Bitches ain't nothing but tricks and hoes, and you'll have haters who hate and heaters who heat'".
That instantly killed conversation and everyone left our group. The guy who said the quote was puzzled as my friends and I were close to crying from laughter at the ridiculous stupidity.
I miss Robert E Lee
Lee surrendered...I didn't! *insert image of a soldier carrying a Confederate flag here*
(bumperstickers seen on the back of a truck in front of me on my way home)I want a bumper sticker "We did it before, we can do it again."QuoteI miss Robert E LeeQuoteLee surrendered...I didn't! *insert image of a soldier carrying a Confederate flag here*
I posit a blank white T-shirt with a union flag on the back.(bumperstickers seen on the back of a truck in front of me on my way home)I want a bumper sticker "We did it before, we can do it again."QuoteI miss Robert E LeeQuoteLee surrendered...I didn't! *insert image of a soldier carrying a Confederate flag here*
Either with a reference to the Union during the Civil War or to the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 :P
I posit a blank white T-shirt with a union flag on the back.(bumperstickers seen on the back of a truck in front of me on my way home)I want a bumper sticker "We did it before, we can do it again."QuoteI miss Robert E LeeQuoteLee surrendered...I didn't! *insert image of a soldier carrying a Confederate flag here*
Either with a reference to the Union during the Civil War or to the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 :P
Underneath, in nice, tiny, trim letters it says: "We Won."
Haha, Kentucky. A union state. Our tea party was the one that produced those "Yup, I'm a racist!" shirts.This, so much.
You sure? He could have been talking about fetishes.now that you mention it, he does have an incredibly bizzare obsession with collecting Xenomorph figurines and putting them in strange poses all around his room...
I for one would rather enjoy the honour of being able to witness the heat death of the universe along with everything in between.I once said "The last thing I ever want to do is die".I want to live longer than I probably will (i.e. 110 at best, in all likelihood) and age more slowly, but I still want to die, in the end. Living forever would really begin to suck.
I thought it was entirely valid as my friend face-palmed. We all have slow moments.
I'd be fine with just the knowledge.Indeed, being an immortal being of wisdom.
That would, in my eyes, be the ultimate achievement. Being able to collect and compile a database of all information in the universe ever.
If we had even entropy then there wouldn't be a heat death of the universe, since we could invert it backwards with !!SCIENCE!!.HRRMPH! back in my day, we had uneven entropy!I for one would rather enjoy the honour of being able to witness the heat death of the universe along with everything in between.I once said "The last thing I ever want to do is die".I want to live longer than I probably will (i.e. 110 at best, in all likelihood) and age more slowly, but I still want to die, in the end. Living forever would really begin to suck.
I thought it was entirely valid as my friend face-palmed. We all have slow moments.
"Back in my days..."
I would be okay with living until the heat death of the universe. That would give me a lot of time to stockpile power, money, and scientific knowledge.But you could prevent the heat death of the universe by punching it to keep it warm!
Also, I could facepunch whole generations of people! How freakin' cool would that be?
"Why would you want to use solar enegry, won't the sun run out?"I resent that.
Teenagers, I swear.
"Why would you want to use solar enegry, won't the sun run out?"I resent that.
Teenagers, I swear.
"Why would you want to use solar enegry, won't the sun run out?"The sun runs out eventually, tough :P
Teenagers, I swear.
Being immortal would be incredible, assuming it isn't one of those shitty sorts of immortality. Boring at times, sure, but you've got all the time there is to think of new things to do. And depending on the specific mechanics of it, you'd either start losing old memories or become unable to properly store new ones after a few thousand years. If you don't actually remember everything you've done, it's a lot less boring. I'd take a shot at immortality, not without question, no, (genre savvy, eh?), but fairly eagerly.If it was fairly voluntary (Say, I put my memories of an event/activity in a computer. Then it's fresh again! And when I'm done, I can put my memories back!) I'd be okay with that. :3
The main problem of living forever: What will happen when the Universe ends? The end of the universe shall also mark the end of time and space. The only thing that shall remain is you, with your incredible amounts of knowledge. Soon, you shall start pondering, solving questions that no man's solved before. After a while (Okay, there's no time, but shut up) you shall solve every question there is, and you shall grow bored. Incredibly bored. So, using your incredible willpower, you shall create Matter, and Matter shall expand into another Universe, one that you'll be able to bend at your own whims.That assumes you already broke the energy problem (Heat death = no usable energy) in order to run your brain.
... Wait, that actually sounds pretty damned sweet.
” time crystals”
I would rather live until the end of the galaxy than until the end of the universe.And thus, denizens of the nether void beyond the end of time and space could still get their porn.
And they are developing a computer that can work after the heat death of the galaxy. Uses no energy, but instead the 3D/4D structure of crystals. Look up ” time crystals”
The main problem of living forever: What will happen when the Universe ends? The end of the universe shall also mark the end of time and space. The only thing that shall remain is you, with your incredible amounts of knowledge. Soon, you shall start pondering, solving questions that no man's solved before. After a while (Okay, there's no time, but shut up) you shall solve every question there is, and you shall grow bored. Incredibly bored. So, using your incredible willpower, you shall create Matter, and Matter shall expand into another Universe, one that you'll be able to bend at your own whims.Did you just prove the existence of at least one God ? Like immortal Russian dolls beings matter creating.
... Wait, that actually sounds pretty damned sweet.
Let's see... problems with living forever...I really pity their guinea pig.
Memory, it is suspected by some scientists that you'd eventually reach a point where years would pass by like minutes, being frozen for trillions of years (heat death), being torn apart or crushed (big crunch/big rip), being shot, experimented upon, tortured etc. innumerable times over the course of your never-ending lifespan, you'd eventually go insane...
I wouldn't mind living forever as long as I could choose to die whenever I wanted to. If everyone I love and care about dies, that's ok. I'll get over it. A lot of us are going to be doing that in the future anyway as our life expectancy increases.Was that girl's name Sarah Palin?
To be on topic however, I would say that one of the most amazingly stupid things I have ever heard someone say is "I thought Africa was a country". That may not sound so bad but I was in the last stages of high school at the time and the girl was about to head to University.
Was that girl's name Sarah Palin?
I have to admit, I used to think of Africa as a country. Up until I was like, 13 :-[
"Why would you want to use solar enegry, won't the sun run out?"I resent that.
Teenagers, I swear.
” time crystals”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-time_crystalI think I've got a concept for a sci-fi story...
But here is a stupid thing I've heard today.
"Valve is an indie game company, just a really big one"
Valve is an indie company.
They publish on Steam, which is their own platform. They have no publisher.
It's hard to call Steam an indie distribution platform anyway, since it distributes so many games by large publishers and it's by far the dominant software in its market.
I feel like all Steam does for "indie" games is replace the old-school publisher with a promoter/hoster than serves the exact same role from a business perspective. In my - obviously controversial - opinion, indie devs who sell their stuff via Steam aren't really independent anymore.Except steam doesn't fill the same role that older style distribution publishers did.
I get somewhat confused when people use 'Indie' like it always means good. There are a lot of indie games out there that are awesome. But there are some that are... You know. Not good.
I get somewhat confused when people use 'Indie' like it always means good. There are a lot of indie games out there that are awesome. But there are some that are... You know. Not good.
Indie games are cool because they're not made by big, evil megacorporations that only care about how many dollars they can squeeze out of your bank account.
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I feel like all Steam does for "indie" games is replace the old-school publisher with a promoter/hoster than serves the exact same role from a business perspective.
I would wear a scarf, except that it is the southern hemisphere here and the temperature is approaching levels where the atmosphere starts to ionize.
Any other time, fuck yea!
What, no love for Left 4 Dead or the sequel?
Portal? Portal 2?
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What do you mean?What, no love for Left 4 Dead or the sequel?
Portal? Portal 2?
Portal was basically a two-hour demo.
He means that Portal was pretty short and in many ways a sort of tech demo. Then they took everything they learned and made Portal 2 with it.What do you mean?What, no love for Left 4 Dead or the sequel?
Portal? Portal 2?
Portal was basically a two-hour demo.
Indie can often be more unique, though. Having a lower budget means that you can experiment more because the loss won't be as big if it's unpopular.
That's VERY debatable.Indie can often be more unique, though. Having a lower budget means that you can experiment more because the loss won't be as big if it's unpopular.
Uniqueness and quality have no causal relationship. Look at Black Ops 2: the exact same gameplay as the eight or nine games before it (with a couple innovations) but it's still a good game.
pretty much thats the argument, same damn game but its a good game. though pretty much everyone i know is either playing halo4 or zombies in BLOPS2Indie can often be more unique, though. Having a lower budget means that you can experiment more because the loss won't be as big if it's unpopular.
Uniqueness and quality have no causal relationship. Look at Black Ops 2: the exact same gameplay as the eight or nine games before it (with a couple innovations) but it's still a good game.
That's VERY debatable.you're damn right it is, no one is going to fucking win so you might as well start complaining about the new games.
That's VERY debatable.
It's not really debatable. Black Ops II is, by expert and public review (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_II#Reception), a good game.
Indie can often be more unique, though. Having a lower budget means that you can experiment more because the loss won't be as big if it's unpopular.
Uniqueness and quality have no causal relationship. Look at Black Ops 2: the exact same gameplay as the eight or nine games before it (with a couple innovations) but it's still a good game.
That's VERY debatable.
It's not really debatable. Black Ops II is, by expert and public review (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_II#Reception), a good game.
My point is that uniqueness and quality have no causal relationship. Just because something is unique doesn't mean it's good, and just because something isn't unique doesn't mean it's bad.
That's VERY debatable.
It's not really debatable. Black Ops II is, by expert and public review (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_II#Reception), a good game.
I'll pop in and reiterate what a few other people have said: "Good" is a subjective qualifier, and appealing to popularity is fallacious. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum) How much you liked it, how much some random professional reviewer liked it, how high a ranking it has, all that shit is irrelevant to how much I liked it.
I'll pop in and reiterate what a few other people have said: "Good" is a subjective qualifier, and appealing to popularity is fallacious. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum) How much you liked it, how much some random professional reviewer liked it, how high a ranking it has, all that shit is irrelevant to how much I liked it.
Come off it. It's not a fallacy to point to the thousands of people being entertained by something when you make the argument that it is good at it's purpose of entertaining people.
Not only this, but remember that invalidating an argument because it contains a fallacy is, in itself, a fallacy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy).
No, I don't think Kai was making any sort of fallacy here, just wrong.I was talking about Kai's point, actually, agreeing with you.
Your point is not big and complex. You do not have multiple arguments. Your point is that since people like it, it is good. Which I agree with, but if it can be pointed out that people don't like it, or that people liking it does not matter, your whole argument crumbles.The purpose of a game is to entertain. A good game entertains well. If more people are entertained than not entertained, then the game is doing its job of entertaining, and is thus, by definition, a good game.
My friend pointed a pencil at me and asked: "Is this yours?", to which I replied: "No, it's a pencil."
In order to stop this rather silly CoD discussion, i shall quote a stupid thing i've done earlier todayMy friend pointed a pencil at me and asked: "Is this yours?", to which I replied: "No, it's a pencil."
there is only the pencil.In order to stop this rather silly CoD discussion, i shall quote a stupid thing i've done earlier todayMy friend pointed a pencil at me and asked: "Is this yours?", to which I replied: "No, it's a pencil."
I don't get it.
Back to the pencil discussion!
While it's true that your personal opinion of a game may vary, the fact that the game has received positive reviews is a prime indicator of its quality (else we wouldn't bother making or looking at reviews in the first place.) While there certainly are outliers on either end (good games with bad reviews, and bad games with good reviews), there is an established correlation between popularity and quality and it holds true in the overwhelming majority of cases.Perhaps we're using different definitions of "quality" here. Your definition seems to be stating it's quality can be determined by the total number of people it entertains; Mine is specific to me, as I don't believe my opinion as to whether it was "good" or not carries any weight to anyone else. My opinion isn't any better (or worse) than theirs.
People, I don't know about you, but derailing a thread then having an argument about that derail isn't good for having a thread stay open, and I want this thread to stay open.A million times this.
oh, for fuck's sake.While it's true that your personal opinion of a game may vary, the fact that the game has received positive reviews is a prime indicator of its quality (else we wouldn't bother making or looking at reviews in the first place.) While there certainly are outliers on either end (good games with bad reviews, and bad games with good reviews), there is an established correlation between popularity and quality and it holds true in the overwhelming majority of cases.Perhaps we're using different definitions of "quality" here. Your definition seems to be stating it's quality can be determined by the total number of people it entertains; Mine is specific to me, as I don't believe my opinion as to whether it was "good" or not carries any weight to anyone else. My opinion isn't any better (or worse) than theirs.
So I could claim the game is "good" and you claim it "bad" and neither would be wrong. That is what subjective means, after all.
As for my pointing out a fallacy being a fallacy, Neo already explained that: it's only a fallacy when my pointing out a fallacy is used to discredit arguments that aren't supported by the original fallacy, which I don't believe I was doing.
As for exceptions to appealing to popularity, if we assume whether something is "good" or not is determined by popularity, of course using popularity isn't a fallacy. However, I don't believe that is what "good" is determined by, and nor do most art critics (whether you think such people are valid authorities on the subject is up to you, though). My definition is more personal; if I liked it, it was "good." Other people might have more objective qualifiers like "sophistication" but I don't think you have to limit yourself to their definitions either.
Man, are we not allowed to have intelligent, non-flamey derails anymore? I don't know why everyone's suddenly so hostile to them.
No thread here has ever been locked just for getting off topic. They get locked for flaming or for people repeatedly ignoring Toady's warnings.
Thread derails only die after they get sufficiently meta. As we’re now discussing an argument about a derail, this one is probably about to expire.You know who also liked to derail threads? Hitler!
Hitler, derails and facestabbing.Thread derails only die after they get sufficiently meta. As we’re now discussing an argument about a derail, this one is probably about to expire.You know who also liked to derail threads? Hitler!
Quick, someone get a Victorian person to write about this instead of Pride and Prejudice.Hitler, derails and facestabbing.Thread derails only die after they get sufficiently meta. As we’re now discussing an argument about a derail, this one is probably about to expire.You know who also liked to derail threads? Hitler!
The purpose of a game is to entertain. A good game entertains well. If more people are entertained than not entertained, then the game is doing its job of entertaining, and is thus, by definition, a good game.That's a very subjective value. Me defining subjectively what is a good food does not make it a good food objectively. Potato, velociraptor.
Memory, it is suspected by some scientists that you'd eventually reach a point where years would pass by like minutesYou are immortal. Concepts of time are relative now, why would this change when you have ALL the time! Take up meditation or something. Heh.
being frozen for trillions of years (heat death)Immortal
being torn apart or crushed (big crunch/big rip)Immortal
being shotImmortal
experimented uponImmortal Zoidberg
torturedIt tickles
etc. innumerable times over the course of your never-ending lifespan, you'd eventually go insane...Sanity is for the mortals. I HAVE ASCENDED YOUR VALUES.
Living forever would be pretty cool for the first billions years, but the whole "wandering through the emptiness of space" would get really boring after a while.Not if you ♥ astronomy. Or if you don't base your life around having fun.
Quick, someone get a Victorian person to write about this instead of Pride and Prejudice.Oh
Is that juice carbonated date juice?No. Crystallized Orange Juice.
And facestabbing Hitler is just awesome.+1 to that.
this derail is less interesting than the previous derail. the previous derail was also more interesting than the rail itself. why did you have to derail the derail? now we're still stuck with a derail, only an uninteresting oneNo, Chuck Norris couldn't beat a banana wielding pineapple in a lizard riding competition.
Bruce Lee wins all.this derail is less interesting than the previous derail. the previous derail was also more interesting than the rail itself. why did you have to derail the derail? now we're still stuck with a derail, only an uninteresting oneNo, Chuck Norris couldn't beat a banana wielding pineapple in a lizard riding competition.
Nonsense! No one shall argue the superiority of Lord Kittensauce! Lord Kittensauce is indubidably the greatest mancatmarmalade that ever lived!Bruce Lee wins all.this derail is less interesting than the previous derail. the previous derail was also more interesting than the rail itself. why did you have to derail the derail? now we're still stuck with a derail, only an uninteresting oneNo, Chuck Norris couldn't beat a banana wielding pineapple in a lizard riding competition.
What about Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker? He's got a hatchet!Nonsense! No one shall argue the superiority of Lord Kittensauce! Lord Kittensauce is indubidably the greatest mancatmarmalade that ever lived!Bruce Lee wins all.this derail is less interesting than the previous derail. the previous derail was also more interesting than the rail itself. why did you have to derail the derail? now we're still stuck with a derail, only an uninteresting oneNo, Chuck Norris couldn't beat a banana wielding pineapple in a lizard riding competition.
coffeecat692 1 day ago
Gee, it sure is convenient to blow off anyone who disagrees with you as a 'hater' right?
Have you considered that PewDiePie is actually just a bad LPer who draws in his fanboy audience with retarded gimmicks and zero talent?
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SonyTheHedgehog8 1 day ago
lol.
He's not. Just because you idiots think he is doesn't mean he actually is. You fucking retards. You don't know -shit- about him nor about his videos, saying the EXACT SAME THING other idiotic haters say, you're the motherfucking sheep in a herd, jumping into a river whenever the rest of the herd does. We're not a ''fanboy audience'', and wtf do you mean gimmicks? and you don't know anything about talent. I'm pretty sure being in the top 10 youtubers is talent..
Goddamn retard.
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also, I think slowbeef and diabeetus are the best LPers, personally.
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also, I think slowbeef and diabeetus are the best LPers, personally.
It's largely a personal choice. I mean, you're watching people play a game, something you could very easily do yourself.
Lord Kittensauce dissapproves.Relevant:Nonsense.Spoiler: Large image (click to show/hide)
also, I think slowbeef and diabeetus are the best LPers, personally.
X kicks more ass than all of the others togheter.
Wait, does Angry Videogame Nerd count as a Let's Player?If so, then yes, he's also a good LPer.
And I think Criken2's the best. At least, the funniest. Everyone has their own favorite.+1 for Criken. Personally my favourite'll be LagTV (http://www.youtube.com/lifesaglitchtv) (admittedly not for their gaming content - their off topic rants are legend) and ultimately Helloween (http://www.youtube.com/user/Helloween4545), grand wielder of HEYYAYEHYAEH. He is cool guy who doesn't afraid of horror.
Wait is X the variable or an actual LPer?He is an LPer. (http://letsplay.wikia.com/wiki/David_Angel_Rodrigues)
This implies MZ that you don't like people who aren't one of us, who are different :PWhy, Kaijyuu, I have no idea what you're talking about. It's not like Bay12 is the only bastion of the world that I don't actively want to facepunch into submission or anything...
When SeaNanners was playing Minecraft, I found it funny. Then he stopped and I wasn't interested in the games he was playing.I have an intense dislike for him, solely because he was one of the major factors which resulted in TTT servers being flooded with RDMing morons looking for lulz.
TTT? RDMing?When SeaNanners was playing Minecraft, I found it funny. Then he stopped and I wasn't interested in the games he was playing.I have an intense dislike for him, solely because he was one of the major factors which resulted in TTT servers being flooded with RDMing morons looking for lulz.
Trouble in Terrorist Town. It's a gmod gametype similar to The Ship or the Mafia forum game, in that you have an informed minority trying to kill off the uninformed majority while the uninformed majority use reasoning and good detective work to discover who the informed minority are and kill them. So like Mafia, except that instead of a daily lynch you give everyone big guns and a healthy dose of paranoia.TTT? RDMing?When SeaNanners was playing Minecraft, I found it funny. Then he stopped and I wasn't interested in the games he was playing.I have an intense dislike for him, solely because he was one of the major factors which resulted in TTT servers being flooded with RDMing morons looking for lulz.
Showing to theAlas, it is true :(entire peopleyoutube that you're a massive douche:What could possibly go wrong?Profit
Showing to the entire people that you're a massive douche: What could possibly go wrong?
I'd suggest kurtjmac (who's walking to the very world generation limit for charity), but I'm not sure how much Minecraft he actually does anymore. He tends to talk about whatever is going on in the astronomy world.
I love watching LPs. Especially ones that have no idea what they are doing. Watching people adapt to game mechanics and solve problems is interesting.But watching him play puzzle games... my god.
Also, TotalHalibut is just awesome.
You could also check out direwolf and 2girls1minecraft. Both of those channels are still heavily Minecraft-based (unlike kurt, who also does a lot of Kerbal Space Program and other space sims) and they do a lot of mod tutorials.I'd suggest kurtjmac (who's walking to the very world generation limit for charity), but I'm not sure how much Minecraft he actually does anymore. He tends to talk about whatever is going on in the astronomy world.
Astronomy and Minecraft-grinding for charity? Maybe there is hope.
One of the reasons I hate LPers for just about every game I own (except Starcraft II, which I am terrible at and that many people play professionally) is that they are worse at the game than I am. This goes double for Minecraft. I've played it enough that I know exactly what I'm doing, whatever it may be, in that game. And yet a lot of LPers are just blatantly terrible at the game they are demonstrating.
I realize the value of an LP lies mostly in whatever vaguely witty things the host(s) ha(s/ve) to say... but that part doesn't work that great.
I know at least one of those guys were involved in a short LP of JFK: Reloaded. Might have been all of them, but I can't remember the name of the website. Something about astronauts.Probably Freelance Astronauts. (http://www.freelanceastronauts.com/) Though, I don't think any of the guys I mentioned were in that one. :P
Anyway, that was hilarious.
Really? Aw man, I could have sworn they were involved.I know at least one of those guys were involved in a short LP of JFK: Reloaded. Might have been all of them, but I can't remember the name of the website. Something about astronauts.Probably Freelance Astronauts. (http://www.freelanceastronauts.com/) Though, I don't think any of the guys I mentioned were in that one. :P
Anyway, that was hilarious.
Okay, who linked to the Pokemon Vietnamese Crystal LP? Because you'll be receiving my medical bills in the mail, good sir or madam! My sides have split open and I think I've popped a lung, and it's only the first episode!Most recently, me. Though I myself was linked to it by someone else a couple weeks ago, and am too lazy to dig up the identity of the person we should both be thanking.
I'm pretty sure they did something with Chip Cheezum at one point, not that one, like I said...Really? Aw man, I could have sworn they were involved.I know at least one of those guys were involved in a short LP of JFK: Reloaded. Might have been all of them, but I can't remember the name of the website. Something about astronauts.Probably Freelance Astronauts. (http://www.freelanceastronauts.com/) Though, I don't think any of the guys I mentioned were in that one. :P
Anyway, that was hilarious.
I like game grumps mostly because they can be perfectly critical and/or competent when they want--they were constantly making fun of how sexist Mary Kate and Ashley Sweet 16 Licensed to Drive is while they were playing, and they got farther in Zombies Ate my Neighbors than I ever did.
Related to the topic: I saw someone saying that Game Grumps as a whole is about two priviledged people flaunting their priviledge etc, followed by calling let's plays as a whole pretentious, as if people who think that they're funny shouldn't be allowed to make things they regard as funny.
(not to say there aren't pretrentious LPers, but saying that the medium as a whole is pretentious is... pretentious)
I suspect Game Grumps may be intentionally bad at video games.
And another one. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqxmLFdcWxU&list=ULITfzLGNc0RY)Oh man, I forgot about the Vinesauce guys. Yeah, the clips from their streams I've seen on Youtube are great. Shame my internet couldn't handle the streaming. Vinny is one of the only guys I've seen that records corruptions of games, and it's just fantastic and crazily different from the usual. Thanks for introducing me to them in the first place, Dice.
I could swear he did a long video of this incredibly creepy old chat system that used 3D spaces as rooms, built from user content. The avatars were floating disembodied heads. If anyone could link me to that, I would love them forever, because it is one of the most horrifying things I have ever seen. It might have been someone else, but I keep associating him with it, and it's been a while.And another one. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqxmLFdcWxU&list=ULITfzLGNc0RY)Oh man, I forgot about the Vinesauce guys. Yeah, the clips from their streams I've seen on Youtube are great. Shame my internet couldn't handle the streaming. Vinny is one of the only guys I've seen that records corruptions of games, and it's just fantastic and crazily different from the usual. Thanks for introducing me to them in the first place, Dice.
I like Jessie Cox myself. He's ALSO bad at video games. People who are good at the games aren't much fun to watch! It's like getting to viscerally live through the challenge I never get to experience.Note to self: put LP videos on YT.
X :PShowing to the entire people that you're a massive douche: What could possibly go wrong?
That's why I don't like LPs. I tried watching a few of Minecraft... but, Jesus Christ, are there any Minecraft-related YT channels that aren't massive douchebags?
It was him (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2ab55DHN0w). One of the best nightmares/lps ever done. It's like the living embodiment of geocities.Jesuzchroist how horrifying.Spoiler: hello (click to show/hide)
It was him (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2ab55DHN0w). One of the best nightmares/lps ever done. It's like the living embodiment of geocities.What was it? I can't seem to load it.Spoiler: hello (click to show/hide)
a 3d model of a fairyThat's like saying that Nurgle needs a touch of deodorant.
Old Spice: Nurgle's worst nightmare.a 3d model of a fairyThat's like saying that Nurgle needs a touch of deodorant.
Old Spice: Nurgle's worst nightmare.a 3d model of a fairyThat's like saying that Nurgle needs a touch of deodorant.
I pictured a horror film about Nurgkr getting stalked by a Hannibal-esque Old Spice Guy determined to deodorant him.Old Spice: Nurgle's worst nightmare.a 3d model of a fairyThat's like saying that Nurgle needs a touch of deodorant.
Immediately, I had an idea for a short film. It's an Old Spice commercial, then it snapcuts to Nurgle waking up, drenched in whatever it is he excretes through his skin, gasping, sitting up in bed. He shakes his head nervously, and lays back down on his side. Then, behind him, the Old Spice Guy stands up and you hear the Old Spice jingle. It works better in my head.
Silly, Nurgle is clearly in league with the Old Spice sales team. Ho much more deodorant do you think they can sell due to really stinky chaos gods? Just like glaziers benefiting from broken windows.I pictured a horror film about Nurgkr getting stalked by a Hannibal-esque Old Spice Guy determined to deodorant him.Old Spice: Nurgle's worst nightmare.a 3d model of a fairyThat's like saying that Nurgle needs a touch of deodorant.
Immediately, I had an idea for a short film. It's an Old Spice commercial, then it snapcuts to Nurgle waking up, drenched in whatever it is he excretes through his skin, gasping, sitting up in bed. He shakes his head nervously, and lays back down on his side. Then, behind him, the Old Spice Guy stands up and you hear the Old Spice jingle. It works better in my head.
The real motive was Tzeentch's desire for some really good deodorant. Just as keikaku.Silly, Nurgle is clearly in league with the Old Spice sales team. Ho much more deodorant do you think they can sell due to really stinky chaos gods? Just like glaziers benefiting from broken windows.I pictured a horror film about Nurgkr getting stalked by a Hannibal-esque Old Spice Guy determined to deodorant him.Old Spice: Nurgle's worst nightmare.a 3d model of a fairyThat's like saying that Nurgle needs a touch of deodorant.
Immediately, I had an idea for a short film. It's an Old Spice commercial, then it snapcuts to Nurgle waking up, drenched in whatever it is he excretes through his skin, gasping, sitting up in bed. He shakes his head nervously, and lays back down on his side. Then, behind him, the Old Spice Guy stands up and you hear the Old Spice jingle. It works better in my head.
Suddenly, a wild Warhammer 40k derail appears!Use Master Ball?
Can't. We're on a Nuzlocke run and we've already caught one derail this route.Suddenly, a wild Warhammer 40k derail appears!Use Master Ball?
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*spams Great Balls*Can't. We're on a Nuzlocke run and we've already caught one derail this route.Suddenly, a wild Warhammer 40k derail appears!Use Master Ball?
Y/N
Oh, you all know what needs to exist? A hacked version of Pokemon with a 40K theme, at least for the starter.Which evolutionary step would Carnifex be? And what would the other steps be?
"Carnifex, I choose you!"
Oh, you all know what needs to exist? A hacked version of Pokemon with a 40K theme, at least for the starter.Which evolutionary step would Carnifex be? And what would the other steps be?
"Carnifex, I choose you!"
Oh, you all know what needs to exist? A hacked version of Pokemon with a 40K theme, at least for the starter.Which evolutionary step would Carnifex be? And what would the other steps be?
"Carnifex, I choose you!"
Legendary: The Emperor?Magikarp Emperor. Only move: Sit Still!
Tyranid Trygon???
Oops :PTyranid Trygon???
If that was to me, when I said "It" I meant the Magiperor. Empikarp.
and you can have a Space Marine that evolves into a Patriarch or a Chaos Space Marine.Goddamn spehss mahreens oppressing mah SoB ;-;
All pro life idiots around the world, realize that the States has different laws and culture than yours and they need their guns.
The US government was hijacked by zionist criminals determined to establish worldwide "communism" and exterminate any nation/people who resist their agenda.
Their goal is to exterminate 95% of Earth's population, leaving only jews (God's chosen criminals) and the goyim required for labor and rape slaves.
Zionists seek total control over the greatest military power on earth. This is why DHS purchased 2 billion bullets to disarm Americans so this evil 2% minority can then easily slaughter them.
A knife is a practical tool an assault rifle is just a really cool toy.
Yeah, knives are tools. Not sure why the last one is considered stupid (unless you really don't like assault rifles).That an assault rifle is a toy.
Yeah, knives are tools. Not sure why the last one is considered stupid (unless you really don't like assault rifles).That an assault rifle is a toy.
Specifically.
That an assault rifle is a toy....Assault rifles with choking hazard labels.
a toy in the sense that it hasn't any useful application for any (sane) civilian, other than to shoot it for fun. that comment is perfectly clear and not ridiculous at allYeah, knives are tools. Not sure why the last one is considered stupid (unless you really don't like assault rifles).That an assault rifle is a toy.
Specifically.
"You stupid [Racial slur]! Stop stealing White People's jobs!"
oh, yeah"You stupid [Racial slur]! Stop stealing White People's jobs!"
Oh that's a classic. Also: "Dem [racial slur] are stealin' mah wimmen!"
on maybe racist jokes,when i told my slavic friend where the word slave came from, he went all like "fuckin niggas takin our jobs"
This idea that 0.999... does not equal 1 that some people have.I was gonna do some smart ass edit to your post, expressing the opposite opinion, but then I realized who gives a crap.
This idea that 0.999... does not equal 1 that some people have.I was gonna do some smart ass edit to your post, expressing the opposite opinion, but then I realized who gives a crap.
But it just makes sens- no fuck this.This idea that 0.999... does not equal 1 that some people have.I was gonna do some smart ass edit to your post, expressing the opposite opinion, but then I realized who gives a crap.
please don't
it's literally the smallest thing that tells me "i don't give a single fuck about facts"
The above conversation is puzzling. Putnam rightly points out that 0.999 does not equal 1, but SomeStupidGuy—disagrees? Or something? I can’t tell.
This idea that 0.999... does not equal 1 that some people have.
eThis idea that 0.999... does not equal 1 that some people have.
I disagree with this. I know it can be proved with modern human mathematics, but I feel this is only proof that modern human mathematics is flawed. That same proof says basically 1.0E-∞ = 0, because that number doesn't exist in human mathematics.
0.999... Does not equal 1. 0.999... + 1.0E-∞ = 1.
Putnam does not say that. In fact, he says the exact opposite.... (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YourHeadAsplode)
Rightly so, even (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TINfzxSnnIE).
That may be what is intuitive, but math isn't intuitive. There is no such thing as 1.0E-∞. It takes a fundamental misunderstanding of infinity to think that that is a thing.This idea that 0.999... does not equal 1 that some people have.
I disagree with this. I know it can be proved with modern human mathematics, but I feel this is only proof that modern human mathematics is flawed. That same proof says basically 1.0E-∞ = 0, because that number doesn't exist in human mathematics.
0.999... Does not equal 1. 0.999... + 1.0E-∞ = 1.
You can't say there is no such thing as 1.0E-∞. Just because it's not used in modern mathematics doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It being able to be written is proof enough that it can exist.eThis idea that 0.999... does not equal 1 that some people have.
I disagree with this. I know it can be proved with modern human mathematics, but I feel this is only proof that modern human mathematics is flawed. That same proof says basically 1.0E-∞ = 0, because that number doesn't exist in human mathematics.
0.999... Does not equal 1. 0.999... + 1.0E-∞ = 1.
That may be what is intuitive, but math isn't intuitive. There is no such thing as 1.0E-∞. It takes a fundamental misunderstanding of infinity to think that that is a thing.
Actually, 1*10^-infinity does exist; it's just that it's exactly zero. (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1.0*10%5E-infinity)
Putnam does not say that. In fact, he says the exact opposite.Okay. Yeah, with that I now think Putnam's right... So kudos, Putnam.
Rightly so, even (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TINfzxSnnIE).
It's not helped by the fact we aren't good at imagining an infinity.
How can you have a one at the end if the zeroes are endless?It's not helped by the fact we aren't good at imagining an infinity.
I can though...
Would you guys rather I use the notation 0.000...1
(for an endless number of zeroes before the one)
How can you have a one at the end if the zeroes are endless?why couldn't you. It's to denote a number smaller than imaginable.
Because there's no end on which to append the 1?How can you have a one at the end if the zeroes are endless?why couldn't you.
Without the one, it would be exactly zero. There may not be a real end, but the one dictates that it is one of the infinitely smallest unit away from 0.Because there's no end on which to append the 1?How can you have a one at the end if the zeroes are endless?why couldn't you.
And wouldn't -1 be smaller than 0.00...1?
Actually, from the very definition of an ordered field it follows that it has no smallest positive number. That's because one of the prerequisites of an ordered field F is that for every element a, b and c of F with a < b and positive c, the inequality ac < bc holds. So let's assume there is a smallest positive number p. If we let a := 1, b := 2 and c := p * 1/2, we get p * 1/2 < p, and since another prerequisite states that the product of two positive numbers is again positive, we get 0 < p*1/2. This shows that p/2 is a smaller positive number than p, which is a contradiction to the definition of p, therefore the assumption we made (namely that a smallest positive number exists) is wrong.And wouldn't -1 be smaller than 0.00...1?
0.00...1 is supposed to be the theoretical smallest unit possible in math. Which I find a bit silly, but I don't know enough to determine it's existence or not. So yes, -1 < 0.00...1, but that's not really what it's supposed to be about.
I just assume 0.999... is identical to 1 about 99.999...% of the time.thats a good assumption.
Fucking math, why don't you make sense?Because logic.
I don't know how we got into a discussion about whether or not .999 repeating is equal to one, but here's my explanation as to why it is:
1/3 is equal to .333 repeating, and .333 repeating times 3 is .999 repeating. 1/3 times 3 is 3/3, otherwise known as 1. So there.
And now hopefully back to discussion about Skyrim.
I don't know how we got into a discussion about whether or not .999 repeating is equal to one, but here's my explanation as to why it is:
1/3 is equal to .333 repeating, and .333 repeating times 3 is .999 repeating. 1/3 times 3 is 3/3, otherwise known as 1. So there.
And now hopefully back to discussion aboutSkyrim.Blargh blargh me being in wrong thread
I don't remember anyone saying 0.999... wasn't prove-able to 1.
What's the topic right now? o_O I can't get it.That's more or less what they're arguing about.
Valid_Dark: I'm not even sure 0.000...1 means anything. Wouldn't that just be 0? :/
I don't know how we got into a discussion about whether or not .999 repeating is equal to one, but here's my explanation as to why it is:
1/3 is equal to .333 repeating, and .333 repeating times 3 is .999 repeating. 1/3 times 3 is 3/3, otherwise known as 1. So there.
And now hopefully back to discussion aboutSkyrim.Look at me, I posted in the wrong thread but it's still (kind of) valid!
I don't remember anyone saying 0.999... wasn't prove-able to 1.
oh, I didn't have a question, I was just saying stuff.
I know there are ways to prove that it equals 0, but I disagree with that statement.
It's infinitely small, smaller than you can possibly imagine, but that doesn't make it nothing.
I know you can do it, I believe in you all,
a number's a number, no matter how small.
oh, I didn't have a question, I was just saying stuff.
I know there are ways to prove that it equals 0, but I disagree with that statement.
It's infinitely small, smaller than you can possibly imagine, but that doesn't make it nothing.
I know you can do it, I believe in you all,
a number's a number, no matter how small.
i think you're describing something entirely different here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinitesimal)
You see, you are correct... if you're working with hyperreal numbers. Which we're not.
I don't know how we got into a discussion about whether or not .999 repeating is equal to one, but here's my explanation as to why it is:
1/3 is equal to .333 repeating, and .333 repeating times 3 is .999 repeating. 1/3 times 3 is 3/3, otherwise known as 1. So there.
And now hopefully back to discussion aboutSkyrim.Nevermind me, I, for whatever reason, thought that this was the TES:V discussion thread.
Really, the question comes down to 'are you talking practically or mathematically?'Only when I'm feeling really really stingy.
Practically speaking, 0.99999999~ of an apple is a single damn apple. Mathematically it might not be, but how often do you really care?
The girl who sits next to me in English is openly afraid of anything attached to science or technology, and us writing a paper on why not vaccinating children is a good idea. Why, and more importantly how, is someone like this in college?
Pros of anti-vaccers: Self terminating once herd immunity goes under critical limit.No don't! We're culturing the anti-vaccers so they get the diseases and the diseases don't evolve to infect the vaccinated people.
Negative: Plagues are not good things.
Maybe someone should tell her about polio.
A very disillusioned Charles Darwin.That comic looks unfinished. I'm not sure what the weird circle in panel 3 is supposed to be.Charles Darwin, I think.
I thought it was a floating butt, but if you're sure...A very disillusioned Charles Darwin.That comic looks unfinished. I'm not sure what the weird circle in panel 3 is supposed to be.Charles Darwin, I think.
It's an understandable mistake; they are very similar, after all.I thought it was a floating butt, but if you're sure...A very disillusioned Charles Darwin.That comic looks unfinished. I'm not sure what the weird circle in panel 3 is supposed to be.Charles Darwin, I think.
It's an understandable mistake; they are very similar, after all.I thought it was a floating butt, but if you're sure...A very disillusioned Charles Darwin.That comic looks unfinished. I'm not sure what the weird circle in panel 3 is supposed to be.Charles Darwin, I think.
You realize that some people are allergic to vaccines and can't get them even if they want to, right?Pros of anti-vaccers: Self terminating once herd immunity goes under critical limit.No don't! We're culturing the anti-vaccers so they get the diseases and the diseases don't evolve to infect the vaccinated people.
Negative: Plagues are not good things.
Maybe someone should tell her about polio.
The only way to end disease is to completely eradicate it. Right now the best we can do is wipe out entire strains.Pros of anti-vaccers: Self terminating once herd immunity goes under critical limit.No don't! We're culturing the anti-vaccers so they get the diseases and the diseases don't evolve to infect the vaccinated people.
Negative: Plagues are not good things.
Maybe someone should tell her about polio.
I can only offer horrible solutions, so I won't.The only way to end disease is to completely eradicate it. Right now the best we can do is wipe out entire strains.Pros of anti-vaccers: Self terminating once herd immunity goes under critical limit.No don't! We're culturing the anti-vaccers so they get the diseases and the diseases don't evolve to infect the vaccinated people.
Negative: Plagues are not good things.
Maybe someone should tell her about polio.
...Unfortunately with the rise of antibiotic-resistant diseases brought on from the over zealous application of aforementioned antibiotics and the deliberate resistance towards eradicating diseases, a great deal of them still exist today.
Anti-vaccers help ensure diseases survive.
No, it's 'They cause autism!' Or some other alarmist crap.
What are even the arguments against vaccins ? "I don't want to pay, so I'll rather die and keep my money in my grave !" ?
The only way to end disease is to completely eradicate it. Right now the best we can do is wipe out entire strains.Pros of anti-vaccers: Self terminating once herd immunity goes under critical limit.No don't! We're culturing the anti-vaccers so they get the diseases and the diseases don't evolve to infect the vaccinated people.
Negative: Plagues are not good things.
Maybe someone should tell her about polio.
...Unfortunately with the rise of antibiotic-resistant diseases brought on from the over zealous application of aforementioned antibiotics and the deliberate resistance towards eradicating diseases, a great deal of them still exist today.
Anti-vaccers help ensure diseases survive.
Said scientist wasn't just talking out of his arse for no reason either; There was a huge undeclared conflict of interest with him being paid by a group representing parents of children with autism to find a connection. I'm not sure if it was true but he apparently had tried to file patents for a vaccine that focused on the same viruses.Yep. Though it's actually worse than that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield
Four years after the publication of the paper, other researchers' results had still failed to reproduce Wakefield's findings or confirm his hypothesis of a relation between childhood gastrointestinal disorders and autism.[4] A 2004 investigation by Sunday Times reporter Brian Deer identified undisclosed financial conflicts of interest on Wakefield's part,[5] and most of his coauthors then withdrew their support for the study's interpretations.[6] The British General Medical Council (GMC) conducted an inquiry into allegations of misconduct against Wakefield and two former colleagues.[7] The investigation centred on Deer's numerous findings, including one that autistic children were subjected to unnecessary invasive medical procedures,[8] such as colonoscopy and lumbar puncture, and that Wakefield acted without the required ethical approval from an institutional review board.
On 28 January 2010, a five-member statutory tribunal of the GMC found three dozen charges proved, including four counts of dishonesty and 12 counts involving the abuse of developmentally challenged children.[9] The panel ruled that Wakefield had "failed in his duties as a responsible consultant", acted both against the interests of his patients, and "dishonestly and irresponsibly" in his published research.[10][11][12] The Lancet immediately and fully retracted his 1998 publication on the basis of the GMC’s findings, noting that elements of the manuscript had been falsified.[13] Wakefield was struck off the Medical Register in May 2010, with a statement identifying dishonest falsification in The Lancet research,[14] and is barred from practising medicine in the UK.[15]
In January 2011, an editorial accompanying an article by Brian Deer in BMJ identified Wakefield's work as an "elaborate fraud".[1][16][17] In a follow-up article,[18] Deer said that Wakefield had planned to launch a venture on the back of an MMR vaccination scare that would profit from new medical tests and "litigation driven testing".[19] In November 2011, yet another report in BMJ[20] revealed original raw data indicating that, contrary to Wakefield's claims in The Lancet, children in his research did not have inflammatory bowel disease.
but in December 2006, Deer reported figures obtained from the Legal Services Commission showing that it had paid Ł435,643 in undisclosed fees to Wakefield for him to build a case against the MMR vaccine
Are we a communist or capitalist society?
Neither.QuoteAre we a communist or capitalist society?
This is in the US.
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why did they copy justin bieber/Even if trolling, that hurts my soul.
Communist Obama is killing America with gay marriage and planned parenthood!
Quote from: Some guyCommunist Obama is killing America with gay marriage and planned parenthood!
I HATE this town.
On a video of Queen's Somebody to Love:I felt that soul punch through three Internet transfers.Quotewhy did they copy justin bieber/Even if trolling, that hurts my soul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtmWU0Mwe7EMy hand hurts from continuous facepalming.
it's a WHOLE BUNCH of stupid things... all of which make me happy i'm Agnostic.
...ok it doesn't make me happy at all... it makes me sad... very VERY sad Q_Q
So... a beaver is demonic. A duck is demonic. A rabbit is demonic. DAFUQ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtmWU0Mwe7EMy hand hurts from continuous facepalming.
it's a WHOLE BUNCH of stupid things... all of which make me happy i'm Agnostic.
...ok it doesn't make me happy at all... it makes me sad... very VERY sad Q_Q
don't we have medicine to give common sense yet?FTFY
On a video of Queen's Somebody to Love:Quotewhy did they copy justin bieber/Even if trolling, that hurts my soul.
Wait, if Bieber didn't cover the song why in all hell would anyone think Queen was copying him?...That's a very good point, actually :o
...this is so baffling I think it might be worse.
Because Bieber is the only male singer allowed to sound even remotely like a woman while singing. ::)Wait, if Bieber didn't cover the song why in all hell would anyone think Queen was copying him?...That's a very good point, actually :o
...this is so baffling I think it might be worse.
YA SPIN ME RIGHT ROUNDBecause Bieber is the only male singer allowed to sound even remotely like a woman while singing. ::)Wait, if Bieber didn't cover the song why in all hell would anyone think Queen was copying him?...That's a very good point, actually :o
...this is so baffling I think it might be worse.
There's also the little fact of Freddie Mercury dying before Bieber was even a wayward Canadian spermlet.
I didn't know that there is a demon named Bulbasaur.Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Bulbasaur Pokéball wgah'nagl fhtagn!
don't we have medicine to give common sense yet?FTFY
This just in: Both Jefferson Airplane and Queen are time traveling entities, who specifically came into this era to steal a generic song name from a generic "singer".
We want to give them a fair chance, now. Venus has a poisonous atmosphere that is both murky and mysterious, as well as the lack of ice. Mercury only has daily temperatures of something like 500f IIRC. That's perfectly fair if they dig under ground and turn into some sort of horrific Biebergoblins.I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALIENS WITH A RELIGION REVOLVING AROUND HIM.
We want to give them a fair chance, now. Venus has a poisonous atmosphere that is both murky and mysterious, as well as the lack of ice. Mercury only has daily temperatures of something like 500f IIRC. That's perfectly fair if they dig under ground and turn into some sort of horrific Biebergoblins.I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALIENS WITH A RELIGION REVOLVING AROUND HIM.
We want to give them a fair chance, now. Venus has a poisonous atmosphere that is both murky and mysterious, as well as the lack of ice. Mercury only has daily temperatures of something like 500f IIRC. That's perfectly fair if they dig under ground and turn into some sort of horrific Biebergoblins.I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALIENS WITH A RELIGION REVOLVING AROUND HIM.
Slayer, don't you get it? We KEEP Bieber. We preserve his corpse. Then, when they come to invade us after their centuries long exile, we threaten to destroy the corpse of their god.
Or we could just make them hear his music. No thinking creature can remain sane after hearing that eldritch garbage! Just look at his fanbase!Exactly ! They're not sane. Bieber music or threats wont have any effect.
This just in: Both Jefferson Airplane and Queen are time traveling entities, who specifically came into this era to steal a generic song name from a generic "singer".
Those BASTARDS! Let's get all the Beliebers together and... Well, actually, once we've got them all together, send them to colonize another planet. This way we get rid of them, have awesome-music-making-time-travel-entities, and possibly another planet inhabited by (debatably) humans. I was thinking Mercury.
This just in: Both Jefferson Airplane and Queen are time traveling entities, who specifically came into this era to steal a generic song name from a generic "singer".
Those BASTARDS! Let's get all the Beliebers together and... Well, actually, once we've got them all together, send them to colonize another planet. This way we get rid of them, have awesome-music-making-time-travel-entities, and possibly another planet inhabited by (debatably) humans. I was thinking Mercury.
By accusing them you legitimize them. The moment any operation targeting people who listen to Justin Bieber is enacted - they become an organisation with a particular set of skills. A Canadian set of skills.
I was going to play that game, but I saw that it was something like 500MB. Imagine how much RAM that'll need to work!
All i know is that Justin Bieber lyrics (http://www.azlyrics.com/j/justinbieber.html) are unbelieberble! My vote is to send them to the nearest star with a 50/50 chance of an Earth-like planet. We really shouldn't leave them anywhere within radio distance.
I'll get the railgun.All i know is that Justin Bieber lyrics (http://www.azlyrics.com/j/justinbieber.html) are unbelieberble! My vote is to send them to the nearest star with a 50/50 chance of an Earth-like planet. We really shouldn't leave them anywhere within radio distance.
I approve of shooting people at the sun.
The sun does not have 50/50 chance of an earth-like planet :PI assumed at least 50/50 % chance. Because I'd very much like to launch this century, rather than the next.
I just imagined a tiny mantis on a giant vacuum.
... That's cool. Better than a giant mantis. @_@
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Cats.:c
??? care to fill us in?
I misunderstood and thought he was saying what I said was stupid.You're not an idiot. Never believe you are an idiot.
... So I guess a self-fulfilling idea, there~ :D
I generally go with the idea of "A person can be intelligent. People, on the whole, are stupid". Especially in mobs. Even smart people in a mod end up doing very stupid things.Rule 1: People are a problem
From what I've seen, most human problems tend to derive from human intelligence.
-The solution to this problem is more people.I generally go with the idea of "A person can be intelligent. People, on the whole, are stupid". Especially in mobs. Even smart people in a mod end up doing very stupid things.Rule 1: People are a problem
Today I am the subject of this thread. I rarely speak much English at all these days, but I am in English class at school, now, because my classmates wanted me to take English with them, and because the alternative is high-level Spanish, which I might be able to scrape by in, but would rather not have to struggle through.You could try having a different accent every week or so. S'not like there aren't enough awesome-sounding accents to go around.
I decided, more or less on a whim, to affect a Deep South accent, because it amused me highly and because, well, it'll only show up in English class and nobody will know the difference. Now everyone, including the teacher, believes it to be my honest-to-god American accent, and I'm stuck sounding like a Charleston cotton baron for the rest of the year. I dee-clayuh, if I'd actually thought about this for more than five seconds...
Today I am the subject of this thread. I rarely speak much English at all these days, but I am in English class at school, now, because my classmates wanted me to take English with them, and because the alternative is high-level Spanish, which I might be able to scrape by in, but would rather not have to struggle through.You could try having a different accent every week or so. S'not like there aren't enough awesome-sounding accents to go around.
I decided, more or less on a whim, to affect a Deep South accent, because it amused me highly and because, well, it'll only show up in English class and nobody will know the difference. Now everyone, including the teacher, believes it to be my honest-to-god American accent, and I'm stuck sounding like a Charleston cotton baron for the rest of the year. I dee-clayuh, if I'd actually thought about this for more than five seconds...
Put on a Yooper accent! That's a shitload of fun, too.Today I am the subject of this thread. I rarely speak much English at all these days, but I am in English class at school, now, because my classmates wanted me to take English with them, and because the alternative is high-level Spanish, which I might be able to scrape by in, but would rather not have to struggle through.You could try having a different accent every week or so. S'not like there aren't enough awesome-sounding accents to go around.
I decided, more or less on a whim, to affect a Deep South accent, because it amused me highly and because, well, it'll only show up in English class and nobody will know the difference. Now everyone, including the teacher, believes it to be my honest-to-god American accent, and I'm stuck sounding like a Charleston cotton baron for the rest of the year. I dee-clayuh, if I'd actually thought about this for more than five seconds...
I can actually pull a Southern accent off very well, though, since I grew up down South. It's very difficult for me to realistically do anything outside the US and Canada, for the following reason: in the western US and much of the Midwest, the words "cot," "caught," "bother" and "father" all have the same vowel. I can distinguish the cot and caught ones if I'm being careful, since although I do have the same vowel in all four of those normally I can still tell the difference. There are some other things, too, but I don't have as much trouble with them; this is the main problem.
Outside North America, however, except New York City, there are three vowels distinguished, and I can't remember how they're split up, nor which words have which. Not that Brazilians know this!
Why does every living thing have eyes?
'are you fucking BLIND to whats going on in the world? you cant SEE the installing of a total police state and that the leaders are fucking CORRUPT and dont give a fuck about you and want to enslave you? keep living in the fantasy land buddy.'It would probably be easier to run the world from behind the scenes, anyway. Less publicity to worry about.
I gave him the point of the corruption, since it seems half the governments seem to help the corporations, and not the people, but his point was that the corruption was CLEAR EVIDENCE A NEW WORLD ORDER IS BEING ESTABLISHED!!!
There's no spelling without the letter 'A'.
'are you fucking BLIND to whats going on in the world? you cant SEE the installing of a total police state and that the leaders are fucking CORRUPT and dont give a fuck about you and want to enslave you? keep living in the fantasy land buddy.'
I gave him the point of the corruption, since it seems half the governments seem to help the corporations, and not the people, but his point was that the corruption was CLEAR EVIDENCE A NEW WORLD ORDER IS BEING ESTABLISHED!!!
Oh, rially, now? It siims to bii most cairtainly possibul. I will admit, though, it is a bit hardur to riid.Quote from: Youtube adThere's no spelling without the letter 'A'.
I would like to disehgree. Simple modificehtions cen ehlter little while still ehllowing spelling lehrgley legible. Spelling without the letter 'E' would be fer more difficult.
Writing withoot yoo is actooly possible as well. In fact, I woold go so far as to declare it qwite easy!Oh, rially, now? It siims to bii most cairtainly possibul. I will admit, though, it is a bit hardur to riid.Quote from: Youtube adThere's no spelling without the letter 'A'.
I would like to disehgree. Simple modificehtions cen ehlter little while still ehllowing spelling lehrgley legible. Spelling without the letter 'E' would be fer more difficult.
Who pronounces "ah" with "eh"? >_>What woold yoo type "A" as withoot yoosing the letter itself?
Who pronounces "ah" with "eh"? >_>Who pronounces "eh" with "ah?"
I think you mean "Bahstoneeyuns."Who pronounces "ah" with "eh"? >_>Who pronounces "eh" with "ah?"
Bostonians.
I pledge to not use the letter "a" for the next week. Beggining Now.He he. You will not survive the week, lest you lose your tongue while your speech forgets you.
Excepting spoken expression.
I pledge to not use the letter "a" for the next week. Beggining Now.Good luck with thet.
Excepting spoken expression.
I pledge to not use the letter "a" for the next week. Beggining Now.Good luck with thet.
Excepting spoken expression.
Ths hppns?
gss wht hppns nxt?You sound very, very Welsh.
No, You just don't use words with it. See? Doing it right now.Hey, your big-letters. They're being used improperly. 'Y' post ',' is improper.
Being a gremmer Nezi is difficult without eh.But it's necesserry.
Politicians use the term every now and again which, depending on who I'm with, can lead to some awkward conversations.'are you fucking BLIND to whats going on in the world? you cant SEE the installing of a total police state and that the leaders are fucking CORRUPT and dont give a fuck about you and want to enslave you? keep living in the fantasy land buddy.'
I gave him the point of the corruption, since it seems half the governments seem to help the corporations, and not the people, but his point was that the corruption was CLEAR EVIDENCE A NEW WORLD ORDER IS BEING ESTABLISHED!!!
My contemporary world history teacher casually talks about "new world orders" that have happened in the past and whether or not we need a new one. He doesn't mean it in the same sense, of course, but the kind of "skeptic" that made that youtube comment would be crapping themselves.
Politicians use the term every now and again which, depending on who I'm with, can lead to some awkward conversations.I find bemusement in those who believe the world is not indeed cover for the NWO. Clearly you must be NWO shell, with your meticulous use of the letter ' '.
I find bemusement in those who believe the world is not indeed cover for the NWO. Clearly you must be NWO shell, with your meticulous use of the letter ' '.:O
*Gasp* You saw through my cunning disguise!Politicians use the term every now and again which, depending on who I'm with, can lead to some awkward conversations.I find bemusement in those who believe the world is not indeed cover for the NWO. Clearly you must be NWO shell, with your meticulous use of the letter ' '.
YOU'VE SEEN NOTHING HEREI find bemusement in those who believe the world is not indeed cover for the NWO. Clearly you must be NWO shell, with your meticulous use of the letter ' '.:O
So yeah, PETA is messing with videogames again. (http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2013/03/11/peta-starcraft-zerglings-have-feelings-too.aspx)Good job, PETA. It's not like they're a race bent on killing us all or anything.
So yeah, PETA is messing with videogames again. (http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2013/03/11/peta-starcraft-zerglings-have-feelings-too.aspx)
Holy pope !Spoiler: Argentina: The New Colombia (click to show/hide)
The pope obviously moved the country.Holy pope !Spoiler: Argentina: The New Colombia (click to show/hide)
It's a miracle!The pope obviously moved the country.Holy pope !Spoiler: Argentina: The New Colombia (click to show/hide)
(notice that South America borders the Indian Ocean)The pope moved the planet.
(notice that South America borders the Indian Ocean)The other side is the Pacific, right?
(notice that South America borders the Indian Ocean)The other side is the Pacific, right?
Scandinavia is a confusing country.
What causes OpenCL.dll problem?
OpenCL.dll error is taken for a terrible .dll error for it has the power to result in a collection of computer problems from multiple features. OpenCL.dll error is generated by various kinds of reasons, including system shutdown problems, undesirable system errors and registry files damage. It is associated with OpenCL.dll file which serves as a critical part of the system for keep the system running stably and nicely.
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When getting the OpenCL.dll error messages on the computer, don’t be scared by it; but on the other side, it is really a good thing as it tells that your computer is infected and you should take immediate action to protect your computer. From a simple study we can learn, the OpenCL.dll file can come onto your computer together with other spyware downloads. So the first thing you should do when getting the OpenCL.dll error message is to thoroughly scan your computer and remove all spyware programs and PC threats from your computer immediately.
You foolish terrancentric colonist. You forget also that the Terrans are hell bent on exterminating all of the Zerg and nearly succeeded. The Zerg have been trying to survive amid a hostile universe full of protoss and terrans. They've killed as many as all others have - Kerrigan points out this hypocrisy in that all have blood on their hands.So yeah, PETA is messing with videogames again. (http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2013/03/11/peta-starcraft-zerglings-have-feelings-too.aspx)Good job, PETA. It's not like they're a race bent on killing us all or anything.
Quite ironic that.You foolish terrancentric colonist. You forget also that the Terrans are hell bent on exterminating all of the Zerg and nearly succeeded. The Zerg have been trying to survive amid a hostile universe full of protoss and terrans. They've killed as many as all others have - Kerrigan points out this hypocrisy in that all have blood on their hands.So yeah, PETA is messing with videogames again. (http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2013/03/11/peta-starcraft-zerglings-have-feelings-too.aspx)Good job, PETA. It's not like they're a race bent on killing us all or anything.
It's a shame PETA didn't consult the fluff more rigorously. Getting all compassionate for all living things is a nice thing to do but it's so out of place in a videogame not about such a thing. Political agendas and entertainment do not mix well. When the Zerg are treated as animals they are often underestimated and subsequently are victorious. Most of the underlings ARE animals, completely devoid of emotion and thought. In HOTS Kerrigan starts making them more independent, more understandable. The game itself does a better job than PETA's parody.
Seriously, the Terrans are probably the actual most powerful faction of three. Forget the Zerg, humans are the real swarm.True. PETA's complaining about how Starcraft treats the Zerglings like animals - even though Abathur, a Zerg bug himself says that without a will they are naught but beasts. In any case animal rights is hardly an issue in a game where the dominion regularly uses biological, nuclear and chemical warfare on its own populaces to ensure victory.
Kinda reminds me of Ripley's first encounter with the Alien Queen from Alien - you see the Queen ironically treating her like an animal, albeit a dangerous one.It's worth noting that Ripley is pretty much the only person who takes the Xenomorphs' intellect seriously, and is thus the only adult human survivor. All the others underestimate them in some way, like saying they built their nest inside the power plant because it is warm when in reality it forces the humans to use inferior weaponry lest they blow up the whole base, and claiming they couldn't possibly have known to cut the power when it would be most inconvenient for the humans, even when they did just that.
Peta's self parody is hilarious. What's also hilarious is those who take these things (like this and the Pokemon parody) seriously.No, the pokemon thing is perfectly accesible from their site, as is Mario Tanooki, Super Tofu boy, and "Breasts, not animal tests."
"Okay, I want you to just log off. Not shut down, just log off."
"Okay......shut down?"
"NO. LOG OFF."
"Oh...I already shut down."
I just leave mine on all the time. Always. Forever. You don't even have to enter a password to unlock it if the screensaver comes up.You do on our systems. Which people are fond of letting their password expire on while they're logged in. Which prevents you from changing your password, because the system says "Hey, you're logged in with invalid credentials. Fuck you."
I just leave mine on all the time. Always. Forever. You don't even have to enter a password to unlock it if the screensaver comes up.
I just leave mine on all the time. Always. Forever. You don't even have to enter a password to unlock it if the screensaver comes up.
I do the same, but mine doesn't even have a screensaver. It just stays on.
Clearly, you need to implement some kind of Russian Roulette-esq consequence for failing to follow proper procedure.My form of Russian Roulette would have five loaded chambers.
You better replace the revolver with a minigun.Clearly, you need to implement some kind of Russian Roulette-esq consequence for failing to follow proper procedure.My form of Russian Roulette would have five loaded chambers.
That won't work well at all. When you're setting up tyranny you need to make the retribution uncertain as well as extreme. If it is always extreme they'll rebel, but if you keep them guessing they'll accept the terror under the risk assessment that they're not likely to run into trouble if they modify their behavior. You should also work on randomly lashing out at people for failure, but mostly accepting failure. They stay perpetually afraid but not vengeful.Clearly, you need to implement some kind of Russian Roulette-esq consequence for failing to follow proper procedure.My form of Russian Roulette would have five loaded chambers.
Fine, we'll compromise...only 3 chambers will have bullets. The other three will have bees.That won't work well at all. When you're setting up tyranny you need to make the retribution uncertain as well as extreme. If it is always extreme they'll rebel, but if you keep them guessing they'll accept the terror under the risk assessment that they're not likely to run into trouble if they modify their behavior. You should also work on randomly lashing out at people for failure, but mostly accepting failure. They stay perpetually afraid but not vengeful.Clearly, you need to implement some kind of Russian Roulette-esq consequence for failing to follow proper procedure.My form of Russian Roulette would have five loaded chambers.
I'm thinking 3 with bees an three with both a bullet and bees. And the seventh has a rabid wolverine.Fine, we'll compromise...only 3 chambers will have bullets. The other three will have bees.That won't work well at all. When you're setting up tyranny you need to make the retribution uncertain as well as extreme. If it is always extreme they'll rebel, but if you keep them guessing they'll accept the terror under the risk assessment that they're not likely to run into trouble if they modify their behavior. You should also work on randomly lashing out at people for failure, but mostly accepting failure. They stay perpetually afraid but not vengeful.Clearly, you need to implement some kind of Russian Roulette-esq consequence for failing to follow proper procedure.My form of Russian Roulette would have five loaded chambers.
Some to think of it do modern screens even need screensavers anymore?I don't believe they do. Many PCs and virtually all laptops turn off the screen to save power though, which I still refer to as a "screen saver" :P
There is no seven.I'm thinking 3 with bees an three with both a bullet and bees. And the seventh has a rabid wolverine.Fine, we'll compromise...only 3 chambers will have bullets. The other three will have bees.That won't work well at all. When you're setting up tyranny you need to make the retribution uncertain as well as extreme. If it is always extreme they'll rebel, but if you keep them guessing they'll accept the terror under the risk assessment that they're not likely to run into trouble if they modify their behavior. You should also work on randomly lashing out at people for failure, but mostly accepting failure. They stay perpetually afraid but not vengeful.Clearly, you need to implement some kind of Russian Roulette-esq consequence for failing to follow proper procedure.My form of Russian Roulette would have five loaded chambers.
I say there is seven, so there is seven.There is no seven.I'm thinking 3 with bees an three with both a bullet and bees. And the seventh has a rabid wolverine.Fine, we'll compromise...only 3 chambers will have bullets. The other three will have bees.That won't work well at all. When you're setting up tyranny you need to make the retribution uncertain as well as extreme. If it is always extreme they'll rebel, but if you keep them guessing they'll accept the terror under the risk assessment that they're not likely to run into trouble if they modify their behavior. You should also work on randomly lashing out at people for failure, but mostly accepting failure. They stay perpetually afraid but not vengeful.Clearly, you need to implement some kind of Russian Roulette-esq consequence for failing to follow proper procedure.My form of Russian Roulette would have five loaded chambers.
Some revolvers go up to nine chambers.
Please remember what the said in that guide to tyranny, 1984, "2+2 can equal 5, but not when making a gun". That is too say, you can be as insane and mad-cap as you please, but don't lose track of reality. You end up like North Korea.I say there is seven, so there is seven.There is no seven.I'm thinking 3 with bees an three with both a bullet and bees. And the seventh has a rabid wolverine.Fine, we'll compromise...only 3 chambers will have bullets. The other three will have bees.That won't work well at all. When you're setting up tyranny you need to make the retribution uncertain as well as extreme. If it is always extreme they'll rebel, but if you keep them guessing they'll accept the terror under the risk assessment that they're not likely to run into trouble if they modify their behavior. You should also work on randomly lashing out at people for failure, but mostly accepting failure. They stay perpetually afraid but not vengeful.Clearly, you need to implement some kind of Russian Roulette-esq consequence for failing to follow proper procedure.My form of Russian Roulette would have five loaded chambers.
Five is four, and four is five.Please remember what the said in that guide to tyranny, 1984, "2+2 can equal 5, but not when making a gun". That is too say, you can be as insane and mad-cap as you please, but don't lose track of reality. You end up like North Korea.I say there is seven, so there is seven.There is no seven.I'm thinking 3 with bees an three with both a bullet and bees. And the seventh has a rabid wolverine.Fine, we'll compromise...only 3 chambers will have bullets. The other three will have bees.That won't work well at all. When you're setting up tyranny you need to make the retribution uncertain as well as extreme. If it is always extreme they'll rebel, but if you keep them guessing they'll accept the terror under the risk assessment that they're not likely to run into trouble if they modify their behavior. You should also work on randomly lashing out at people for failure, but mostly accepting failure. They stay perpetually afraid but not vengeful.Clearly, you need to implement some kind of Russian Roulette-esq consequence for failing to follow proper procedure.My form of Russian Roulette would have five loaded chambers.
You can go chat with your friend in Best Korea then, while I chill with the sane and respectable tyrants.Five is four, and four is five.Please remember what the said in that guide to tyranny, 1984, "2+2 can equal 5, but not when making a gun". That is too say, you can be as insane and mad-cap as you please, but don't lose track of reality. You end up like North Korea.I say there is seven, so there is seven.There is no seven.I'm thinking 3 with bees an three with both a bullet and bees. And the seventh has a rabid wolverine.Fine, we'll compromise...only 3 chambers will have bullets. The other three will have bees.That won't work well at all. When you're setting up tyranny you need to make the retribution uncertain as well as extreme. If it is always extreme they'll rebel, but if you keep them guessing they'll accept the terror under the risk assessment that they're not likely to run into trouble if they modify their behavior. You should also work on randomly lashing out at people for failure, but mostly accepting failure. They stay perpetually afraid but not vengeful.Clearly, you need to implement some kind of Russian Roulette-esq consequence for failing to follow proper procedure.My form of Russian Roulette would have five loaded chambers.
You'll just open your [censored] for anybody!Her whole family was having a fight, which ended up with one of them going into care, this above quote is from m friends brother, my friend was apparently raped as a child, I didn't know this until now, she's only 14. I hate people sometimes.
Sounds like one fucked up family D:Her fathers has spent up to 10 years in jail, Her mother is a drug addict, her sister has ADHD and The worst kind of autism, and she has had three piercings in the last 2 months. So yeah it is. Also I live in Scotland and this sort of stuff just doesn't happen here.
Take it from me, this sort of stuff, happens everywhere. Some places it's just a little bit more visible than others.Sounds like one fucked up family D:Her fathers has spent up to 10 years in jail, Her mother is a drug addict, her sister has ADHD and The worst kind of autism, and she has had three piercings in the last 2 months. So yeah it is. Also I live in Scotland and this sort of stuff just doesn't happen here.
Amen. I live the part of the US that produced "Honey Boo Boo".With all the highly flammable meth labs, they're nearly doing it themselves. Seriously. Sixteen have exploded within a 25 mile radius of me in the last year
There's shit goes on in the rural South that would turn your hair white and make you want to nuke it from orbit. :-[
Evolution : now with more meth and explosions !Amen. I live the part of the US that produced "Honey Boo Boo".With all the highly flammable meth labs, they're nearly doing it themselves. Seriously. Sixteen have exploded within a 25 mile radius of me in the last year
There's shit goes on in the rural South that would turn your hair white and make you want to nuke it from orbit. :-[
Evolution : now with more meth and explosions !Amen. I live the part of the US that produced "Honey Boo Boo".With all the highly flammable meth labs, they're nearly doing it themselves. Seriously. Sixteen have exploded within a 25 mile radius of me in the last year
There's shit goes on in the rural South that would turn your hair white and make you want to nuke it from orbit. :-[
Amen. I live the part of the US that produced "Honey Boo Boo".
There's shit goes on in the rural South that would turn your hair white and make you want to nuke it from orbit. :-[
Scelly, I live in nuke-meth-labs land as well. It's somewhat morbid to see all these methheads, then every so often, one comes in with horrific burns on their arms or something. Very rarely, but it's happened before. :x
Ladders are scary m-fers.Human solutions: FLY YOU FOOLSSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Ladders don't kill people, escalators kill people.Ladders are scary m-fers.Human solutions: FLY YOU FOOLSSpoiler (click to show/hide)
You don't kill people with ladders, WE ALL DIE ANYWAYS!!!!Only 93% of us.
The rest can only hope to die.You don't kill people with ladders, WE ALL DIE ANYWAYS!!!!Only 93% of us.
It's ladders all the way down !
"Philosophy is useless, it only teaches you how to think." - Mon amisSounds a lot like:
That's actually pretty profound. Reminds me one of my favorites (attribution unknown): "Computers aren't smart, they're high-speed idiots.""Philosophy is useless, it only teaches you how to think." - Mon amisSounds a lot like:
"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."
Pablo Picasso
"Philosophy is useless, it only teaches you how to think." - Mon amis"Thinking is useless, it only makes you question."
"Questioning is useless, it only makes you skeptical.""Philosophy is useless, it only teaches you how to think." - Mon amis"Thinking is useless, it only makes you question."
"Skepticism is useless, it'll only help you get answers.""Questioning is useless, it only makes you skeptical.""Philosophy is useless, it only teaches you how to think." - Mon amis"Thinking is useless, it only makes you question."
Preninja:"Skepticism is useless, it'll only help you get answers.""Questioning is useless, it only makes you skeptical.""Philosophy is useless, it only teaches you how to think." - Mon amis"Thinking is useless, it only makes you question."
Answers are useless, since they're all varying degrees of wrong and/or uncertain.The answers aren't uncertain, it's just that you generally can't be perfectly sure they're true.
Mistakes are useless, they only teach you what not to do.Learning from your past errors is useless, it only helps you survive.
what are definitions good for anyway?
CAN WE PLEASE JUST STOP?Stopping is useless, it just---oh. Sorry. :-[
That whole chain of stuff was fitting for this thread.
"Whats the 21st century?"- A really annoying 15 year old girl in my school.Tell her she was born in the 20th century, so technically she's over 100 years old now.
This derail was fruitful, it only succeeded to rerail.This rerail was fruitful, it ony suc--
BLAM"Whats the 21st century?"- A really annoying 15 year old girl in my school.Tell her she was born in the 20th century, so technically she's over 100 years old now.
MIND : BLOWN
"Whats the 21st century?"- A really annoying 15 year old girl in my school.I feel that I might not find intellectual equals in highschool.
Sadly, no. You have to be lucky and look very hard to find any."Whats the 21st century?"- A really annoying 15 year old girl in my school.I feel that I might not find intellectual equals in highschool.
I feel that I might not find intellectual equals in highschool.I thought that too. Fortunately, some time in the summer between Jr. High and High school, you really change your point of view on life.
I feel that I might not find intellectual equals in highschool.Ha! I go to an okay school, but the classes I go to have some genuinely intelligent people, including some friends from the challenge program that we went to for middle school. One of those friends is thirteen years old, having skipped two grades and managing to be at about the height of all the late 14/mid 15 year olds.
I feel that I might not find intellectual equals in highschool.
Yeah, that was a elitist douche bag thing to say.
I will say this: Most of the people near my grade are complete and utter morons. For example, half of them don't even know how to pronounce anything above a third-grade level. The other half are lucky guesses, judging by how that act in other fields.You realize of course how stuck up you are? How you're acting like you're the best thing in the world and that nobody around you is an actual person with actual limitations? I bet half of them have some serious shit going on at home that you don't even have a clue about, while you're sitting there all high and mighty sitting at home on your computer, confirming that you are, in fact, vastly superior to the environment around you and they don't warrant any consideration as human beings.
Maybe it's that most of us are insufferable pricks! :PThe insufferable prick slashes the naming box with the xswordx
Maybe it's that most of us are insufferable pricks! :PWell, I can say that a bunch of the common denominator can be a bit insufferably annoying at times, yeah.
To be fair, it seems much of the "stupidity" of average people in high school is not a direct result of their intellect, but rather a lack of motivation to do anything above the minimum and barely scrape by.I can forgive people for being idiots in high school. When they carry that idiocy forward into their adult lives that drives me insane. Seriously. There are only like... 4 people (including me, no hubris intended) of my age group (~20) at my work who actually act like adults.
"Study for the test? Nah, I'd rather update my Twitterbook and Instaface with my buddies for three hours and gossip about celebrities and other less important stuff."
"Actually do work in this class? Nah, this ten question worksheet about material we have in our notes is too much work. I'd rather text my beloved significant other about what illegal stuff we'll do at the party tonight."
Different priorities, different mentalities, different perspectives, different maturities. The question is whether any of these people believe they can actually get through a college the same way they're working through high school or if they're perfectly ok with graduating and working right off the bat. If they want to go to college and expect themselves to graduate through the same scraping-by then that's a sign of ignorance and naivety. Otherwise they probably know what they're doing, no matter how stupid it might seem to outside parties.
"Hacked"What would you call it then?
Why are there so many people who actually believe hacking is a thing? Why the fuck did Hollywood have to invent such a stupid idea. There's guessing passwords and taking steps to find out someone's password. Nothing more, nothing less.
Replacing fake words with other fake words.FTFY ???Science.Language. ::)
I'd call it stupid people clicking on things they shouldn't click on.
"Hacked"It does exist though. Just because it doesn't really get done doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.
Why are there so many people who actually believe hacking is a thing? Why the fuck did Hollywood have to invent such a stupid idea. There's guessing passwords and taking steps to find out someone's password. Nothing more, nothing less.
The real annoyance is when"Hacked"It does exist though. Just because it doesn't really get done doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.
Why are there so many people who actually believe hacking is a thing? Why the fuck did Hollywood have to invent such a stupid idea. There's guessing passwords and taking steps to find out someone's password. Nothing more, nothing less.
To be fair, it seems much of the "stupidity" of average people in high school is not a direct result of their intellect, but rather a lack of motivation to do anything above the minimum and barely scrape by.I would reckon that the majority of it is due to peer pressure. For whatever reason, being smart is believed by most people to be worse than the alternative, and studies have shown that people will happily abandon their previous beliefs to fit in.
"Hacked"Because hacking sounds cool. If hollywood introducted their villan as a master phisher, lots of people just wouldn't consider them a proper villain.
Why are there so many people who actually believe hacking is a thing? Why the fuck did Hollywood have to invent such a stupid idea. There's guessing passwords and taking steps to find out someone's password. Nothing more, nothing less.
Whenever I see fundies arguing with atheists I want to smack their heads together.
A book written by weird old guys in the desert thousands of years ago does not have the answers. On the other hand, 'there was nothing and then everything came flying out of it' isn't much of an improvement. What happened to actual philosophy? You know, discussing things in a sensible manner, reasoning out things like good and happiness and shit? Science only defines things, it doesn't really explain them, and religion is impossible to prove.
Religious people don't make sense. Atheists don't make sense in a slightly more technical sort of way. Every arguement between them makes me want to scream.
there was nothing and then everything came flying out of itThis isn't what atheism means. In fact atheism doesn't even say 'I believe there is no god' but rather 'I do not believe in a god', you don't need a doctorate in rhetoric to understand the difference.
I'm pretty sure he's referring to the more narrow definition of atheism ('I believe there is no god'), which is the one that everyone assumes/thinks of when you say atheist.there was nothing and then everything came flying out of itThis isn't what atheism means. In fact atheism doesn't even say 'I believe there is no god' but rather 'I do not believe in a god', you don't need a doctorate in rhetoric to understand the difference.
I'm pretty sure he's referring to the more narrow definition of atheism ('I believe there is no god'), which is the one that everyone assumes/thinks of when you say atheist.there was nothing and then everything came flying out of itThis isn't what atheism means. In fact atheism doesn't even say 'I believe there is no god' but rather 'I do not believe in a god', you don't need a doctorate in rhetoric to understand the difference.
comparable to how a religion claims to define the history of everything.No I doesn't. It's a mistake that's often made by both fundies and a certain groups of atheits, but it's sadly not based in literary, historically or any other kind of truth.
This. Fundies are ignorants. I have an aunt which is a theologist, and if you told her the Bible was to be taken in the literal sense, she would laugh. While the stance of the Church in earlier centuries was different (but it was mostly because of political views, etc), it doesn't claim to explain how, but just why.comparable to how a religion claims to define the history of everything.No I doesn't. It's a mistake that's often made by both fundies and a certain groups of atheits, but it's sadly not based in literary, historically or any other kind of truth.
Yes, the problem of where things come from still exists with a God. But at least it simplifies the question a bit. And I'm fairly sure that the universe wouldn't have such a sick sense of humor if no one was in charge. Not to mention that if you go by deduction all possibilities are equally insane.It simplifies exactly nothing. The universe still exists as it does, people still exist as they do. All you have accomplished is throwing a sentient being into a place that doesn't need to be filled.
And the thing I hate about science is that it never accepts the bleeding obvious. All these people trying to prove that animals can't do this that and the other, when anyone who owns a dog can tell you that they damn well can, for example. Or, you know, the fact that they still don't have a clue what caused the Big Bang and probably never will. The human mind is only so good, some questions are unsolvable.
There you go, a 50.000 word story: http://spinelessbooks.com/gadsby/Quote from: Youtube adThere's no spelling without the letter 'A'.
I would like to disehgree. Simple modificehtions cen ehlter little while still ehllowing spelling lehrgley legible. Spelling without the letter 'E' would be fer more difficult.
I'll take the feelings and the obvious, thank you so very much. Science is just a tool, we should stop taking it so damn seriously. In any case, experiments are just more anecdotal evidence. The laws of physics could stop working at any moment for all we know.So could the rules of religion. It doesn't matter. We see what we see. If the laws of physics change, then that is simply another data point that gets us closer to truly understanding the universe.
It does not tell us why pain exists
Technically, it tells us that pain doesn't exist, and is just a electro/bio chemical reaction triggered by nerves*, which then releases other hormones and stuff in order to make that reaction not repeat itself again.QuoteIt does not tell us why pain existsIt does.
Pain exists to tell us when we should stop doing something.
The human mind will not be able to understand everything. It is not built to understand everything. We are still a crazy ape that has neither the innocence of animals nor the goodness of angels.
The scientific method tells us nothing important. It does not tell us where we came from or where we're going. It does not tell us it there is life after death. It does not tell us why pain and evil exist. It does not tell us how to be happy.
Neither does organized religion, mind you, but at least it's trying. Of course the organizing is part of the problem--unregimented spirituality gets a lot closer than either science or religion.
I'll take the feelings and the obvious, thank you so very much. Science is just a tool, we should stop taking it so damn seriously. In any case, experiments are just more anecdotal evidence. The laws of physics could stop working at any moment for all we know.
I can say that it is obvious to me that evolutionary theory is Probably correct.FTFY
The probably is implied and really doesn't need to be stated since it makes the scientifically illiterate doubt science in ways that they shouldn't. The only things that are always true are the laws of physics (and even then it is dependent upon scale).The laws of physics are a rather bad example. For one, we know for sure they are flawed. LINK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modified_Newtonian_dynamics)
Or you can take La Disparition (A void).There you go, a 50.000 word story: http://spinelessbooks.com/gadsby/ (http://spinelessbooks.com/gadsby/)Quote from: Youtube adThere's no spelling without the letter 'A'.
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Well, why do things happen that cause us pain? Why isn't everything better?because the universe doesnt care about us and wasn't created to cater to us and we emerged from a random bunch of chemicals that reacted randomly with each other instead of being perfectly designed to fit this universe, so the ability to notice that something is harming us and finding that unpleasant helps us avoid things that harm us and helps us survive
And I hate it when people say that happiness is a chemical this that and the other, it takes all the importance out of it. If consciousness is just a chemical reaction, things like empathy and morals start flying out the window before long.happiness and consciousness and empathy are chemichals and morals are artificial constructs that, idealy, help more of us survive and be happy. the universe is meaningless and pointless without people inventing a meaning and a point. the fact that the meaning and the point of the universe is artificial instead of inherent and natural shouldn't make a difference, though
Ohey, a debate about personal belie-People stated to worship you ?
Wait. I remember what happened the last time I got involved in one of these. Nupe.
Not exactly. Just trust me when I say it didn't end well.Ohey, a debate about personal belie-People stated to worship you ?
Wait. I remember what happened the last time I got involved in one of these. Nupe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8-eiBqri0UOhey, a debate about personal belie-People stated to worship you ?
Wait. I remember what happened the last time I got involved in one of these. Nupe.
happiness and consciousness and empathy are chemichals and morals are artificial constructs that, idealy, help more of us survive and be happy. the universe is meaningless and pointless without people inventing a meaning and a point. the fact that the meaning and the point of the universe is artificial instead of inherent and natural shouldn't make a difference, though
happiness and consciousness and empathy are chemichals and morals are artificial constructs that, idealy, help more of us survive and be happy. the universe is meaningless and pointless without people inventing a meaning and a point. the fact that the meaning and the point of the universe is artificial instead of inherent and natural shouldn't make a difference, though
If the universe if pointless, being happy is equally pointless. If people don't have souls their experiences don't matter. If awareness is a meaningless accident then it doesn't matter if we live or die. If there is nothing after death then nothing we do matters, because no one will know about it eventually.
Just saying.
Now can we stop having this depressing conversation and get back to funny stupid people? I want funny stupid people.
happiness and consciousness and empathy are chemichals and morals are artificial constructs that, idealy, help more of us survive and be happy. the universe is meaningless and pointless without people inventing a meaning and a point. the fact that the meaning and the point of the universe is artificial instead of inherent and natural shouldn't make a difference, though
If the universe if pointless, being happy is equally pointless. If people don't have souls their experiences don't matter. If awareness is a meaningless accident then it doesn't matter if we live or die. If there is nothing after death then nothing we do matters, because no one will know about it eventually.
Just saying.
Now can we stop having this depressing conversation and get back to funny stupid people? I want funny stupid people.
Must... resist... urge... to... argue...
I'm right there with you, bro.happiness and consciousness and empathy are chemichals and morals are artificial constructs that, idealy, help more of us survive and be happy. the universe is meaningless and pointless without people inventing a meaning and a point. the fact that the meaning and the point of the universe is artificial instead of inherent and natural shouldn't make a difference, though
If the universe if pointless, being happy is equally pointless. If people don't have souls their experiences don't matter. If awareness is a meaningless accident then it doesn't matter if we live or die. If there is nothing after death then nothing we do matters, because no one will know about it eventually.
Just saying.
Now can we stop having this depressing conversation and get back to funny stupid people? I want funny stupid people.
Must... resist... urge... to... argue...
Not exactly. It's more like playing a video game. Let's take Minecraft as an example. Nothing you do in Minecraft really has a purpose. You are cast adrift in a seemingly infinite world with no direction, no guidance, nothing. But you can make something out of it. You can make a house; a spaceship, a fortress. Anything, really. Life without a diety is kind of like that. You may not have a guiding voice telling you what to do, but that gives you the freedom to do whatever you want. You're independent at the cost of not having that base, that certianity that dieties give you. I don't see the universe as being pointless and cruel just because I don't have an omnipotent paretn telling me what to do so I can help with their vision of the world.happiness and consciousness and empathy are chemichals and morals are artificial constructs that, idealy, help more of us survive and be happy. the universe is meaningless and pointless without people inventing a meaning and a point. the fact that the meaning and the point of the universe is artificial instead of inherent and natural shouldn't make a difference, though
If the universe if pointless, being happy is equally pointless. If people don't have souls their experiences don't matter. If awareness is a meaningless accident then it doesn't matter if we live or die. If there is nothing after death then nothing we do matters, because no one will know about it eventually.
Just saying.
Now can we stop having this depressing conversation and get back to funny stupid people? I want funny stupid people.
If the universe if pointless, being happy is equally pointless. If people don't have souls their experiences don't matter. If awareness is a meaningless accident then it doesn't matter if we live or die. If there is nothing after death then nothing we do matters, because no one will know about it eventually.all of that is absolutely correct, don't know where everybody else is getting their urge to argue.
Point.The Metro a while back published some of the reasons people gave the TFL for jumping train fares.
So. I read a NotAlwaysRight where some looney lady decided she didn't have to pay her library fines because she was righteous. That was funny.
Conversation in science class last month:
Student:"So if cells come from other cells, then where did the first ones come from?
Teacher:"Well, we don't really know for sure."
Other Student:"Well, wasn't it when Adam and Eve-"
Teacher:"Okay, okay, we're talking about cells right now."
... don't we actually have a few experiments that's managed (somewhat limited, but still...) abiogenesis? Science teacher should know that one, right?
That has nothing to do with this. I'm not saying "Why aren't photons blocked by all those stars in the way!", I'm saying "Why don't they spread out like a shotgun blast over 13.xx billion light years?"
That has nothing to do with this. I'm not saying "Why aren't photons blocked by all those stars in the way!", I'm saying "Why don't they spread out like a shotgun blast over 13.xx billion light years?"
And then I said my last paragraph. >:I Respond to what I type, not what you think I type! >:C
All matter behaves likes waves! At least according to de Broglie. I think the equation was lamba = h/p...You can't pick up a door without ripping it out of the frame.
I'll pick up _____.
> your grandmother
> the tab
> the door
.. So why is 'the door' incorrect? :<
If English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me.
Sky: possibly language barrier here, but to 'give someone a lift' doesn't mean one picks them up off the ground, it means one goes to wherever they are and then gives them a ride (usually in a car)
Sky: possibly language barrier here, but to 'give someone a lift' doesn't mean one picks them up off the ground, it means one goes to wherever they are and then gives them a ride (usually in a car)
I know. :/ What I mean is that it's perfectly possible for me to pick up a door. It's the literal meaning of 'pick', but why would it be incorrect? D:
Bleh. Blame me typing from an iphone and thus not checking my posts for logic. :/
/me brands self as amazingly stupid and runs away
That has nothing to do with this. I'm not saying "Why aren't photons blocked by all those stars in the way!", I'm saying "Why don't they spread out like a shotgun blast over 13.xx billion light years?"
They do. It's called the Inverse Square Law, I believe. The fact that we manage to see stars at night considering how far away they are is a testament to the sheer amount of energy they can produce.
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/rpm/Pay_As_You_Weigh_200313.pdf (http://www.palgrave-journals.com/rpm/Pay_As_You_Weigh_200313.pdf)Same... >_>
Logic-wise, I can see it. Morally, I'm stabbing my eyes out.
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/rpm/Pay_As_You_Weigh_200313.pdf (http://www.palgrave-journals.com/rpm/Pay_As_You_Weigh_200313.pdf)How does this oppose your morality? I can't see the problem here.
Logic-wise, I can see it. Morally, I'm stabbing my eyes out.
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/rpm/Pay_As_You_Weigh_200313.pdf (http://www.palgrave-journals.com/rpm/Pay_As_You_Weigh_200313.pdf)
Logic-wise, I can see it. Morally, I'm stabbing my eyes out.
I'm usually of the opinion that you should view people without regard for any discerning qualities they may have unless it's physically/logically necessary. In this case, it's not.http://www.palgrave-journals.com/rpm/Pay_As_You_Weigh_200313.pdf (http://www.palgrave-journals.com/rpm/Pay_As_You_Weigh_200313.pdf)How does this oppose your morality? I can't see the problem here.
Logic-wise, I can see it. Morally, I'm stabbing my eyes out.
I mean, according to the researcher's logic, you can tax people with osteoporosis or pregnancy more as they're more likely to require medical transport which implies increased fuel consumption which implies worsening of the environment. Or tax disabled people due to their need for transport, tax the depressed for suicidal tendencies requiring medical transport, ad infinitum et absurdum.Barring a medical condition, overweight is a question of free will. Or at least, that's the common opinion and the reasoning applied here. In reality you'll just end up hitting the poor again.
I mean, according to the researcher's logic, you can tax people with osteoporosis or pregnancy more as they're more likely to require medical transport which implies increased fuel consumption which implies worsening of the environment. Or tax disabled people due to their need for transport, tax the depressed for suicidal tendencies requiring medical transport, ad infinitum et absurdum.Barring a medical condition, overweight is a question of free will. Or at least, that's the common opinion and the reasoning applied here. In reality you'll just end up hitting the poor again.
Many fat people are predisposed to being fat.There's also the rather strange brainquirk that results in overweight people have an increased appetite, and such things.
Many fat people are predisposed to being fat.I think it's a bit of a "nature vs. nurture" issue myself. Yes, obesity tends to run in families but that can be as much due to modelling poor dietary behavior and the fact that the parents are going to be determining the children's diet by their purchasing decisions.
Don't they try and work around the nurture/nature thing by studying separated Identical twins?FTFY
The oceans won't rise from Global Warming because God promised there wouldn't be another flood. (paraphrased)
...The oceans won't rise from Global Warming because God promised there wouldn't be another flood. (paraphrased)
Seriously? But God isn't causing global warming, we are! In any case, the Great Flood was probably the Black Sea filling in. (I think it was the Black Sea.) Same as Atlantis.
Why, what's wrong with it? We are causing global warming, and at least one of the seas in that area was a valley until a natural dam broke a few thousand years ago.
The oceans won't rise from Global Warming because God promised there wouldn't be another flood. (paraphrased)Seriously? But God isn't causing global warming, we are! In any case, the Great Flood was probably the Black Sea filling in. (I think it was the Black Sea.) Same as Atlantis.
In any case, the Great Flood was probably the Black Sea filling in. (I think it was the Black Sea.) Same as Atlantis.
Same as Atlantis.
Atlantis.
We are causing global warmingAnother who listen the demagogic of Al Gore instead of science.
listen the demagogicThat is an interesting word.
We are causing global warmingAnother who listen the demagogic of Al Gore instead of science.
Another who listen the demagogic of Al Gore instead of science.Wait, you mean we aren't causing global warming?
Indeed, right now (per my thermodynamic's lecture on new uses of green technologies) something like 95%+ of experts out there agree that humans are causing global warming. Whether or not global warming is occurring is not a political question, and it's a terrible and embarrassing fact that it has become so in the U.S. Global warming has, and always will be, a scientific question. Whether or not we do anything about global warming is a completely political question though.Another who listen the demagogic of Al Gore instead of science.Wait, you mean we aren't causing global warming?
And you know of scientific evidence to support this?
I never got intelligent design. Are they saying something intentionally sparked evolution, or that it doesn't happen at all? Because if they're saying it doesn't happen at all I think I give up on the human race.Depends on who you're talking to. Some think that an intelligence started the whole thing but let it run. Others think that an intelligence guided every step of the process, or that individual creatures and plants kinda "decided" to grow lungs or legs. And then there are the hardcore crowd who think that everything was created "as is".
A non-mandatory meditation class could be cool. Mandatory would kind of defeat the whole point, though.
What really bugs me about Creationism is that a God who could create the universe 6000 years ago could also have created it last week, at which point things get a little silly. Why 6000 years ago? Why are there things obviously older than 6000 years? What kind of jerk creates a world that's been pre-aged and then punishes you for thinking it's older than it is? Why create it at all if you don't want to watch it form?
Fuck you I'm moving to the sticks to raise a bunch of kids and teach them that one day the aliens will come down and eat their faces if they don't believe in doing exactly as they are told and the power of democracy!
Because fuck yea enlightenment! Right?
But I also believe you should STFU and because you have to respect my right to believe what ever I like regardless of rationality you have to do it. Your very thought process is offensive, and must cease!
That is how it works, right?
I also believe in reincarnation.
Does this mean you're Jesus?Yes.
I believe that when people die, they die. True story.People die when you kill them.
I believe that when people die, they die. True story.People die when you kill them.
Does this mean you're Jesus?Yes.
In fact, no. I'm super Jesus. I'm like if Jesus made sweet love to a bald eagle that was weeping a single manly tear.
But in a total non-homoerotic way.
A non-mandatory meditation class could be cool.I can assure you, it is.
Sounds like kids would not follow the idea of the class at all!A non-mandatory meditation class could be cool.I can assure you, it is.
My personal hope is that everyone goes to Heaven, and then has to deal with the fact that everyone else is there.
That actually sounds a lot like drama class...I speak from experience when I say that this is EXACTLY drama class.
Atlantis.
My personal hope is that everyone goes to Heaven, and then has to deal with the fact that everyone else is there.
This is the exact opposite of mine. Also, 'whole rant about heaven is a state of being and not a place'. I've talked about this before. I'm an atheist, but Heaven and Hell aren't places. They're the definition of being with or without God in your life. >.>
But I want an afterlife, damn it! The idea of nothing after death is horrible.In classical religion the Gods were powerful - but they never knew what it was like to be mortal, to die. This made mankind something different.
But I want an afterlife, damn it! :D The idea of nothing after death is horrible. :'(I find it very comforting.
But I want an afterlife, damn it! :D The idea of nothing after death is horrible. :'(Before you were born, for millions of years, you were in a state pretty much identical to death.
Conan was too awesome to have ever actually existed in our universe. The Barbarian, that is, not the Late Night Television Host.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypAAsmgVmhkAtlantis.
???I think he meant something like, before he was born he didn't know what is was like to be alive.
But... You don't. There are no alternatives, no other options.
Reality doesn't shape itself to your will. It doesn't matter how much you with and hope and believe in an after life, that won't make one appear. In a similar way, if there is one, then it doesn't matter how many people don't believe in it, it will not just go away. There is no choice to be made, you get the hand you are dealt.
???I think he meant something like, before he was born he didn't know what is was like to be alive.
But... You don't. There are no alternatives, no other options.
Reality doesn't shape itself to your will. It doesn't matter how much you with and hope and believe in an after life, that won't make one appear. In a similar way, if there is one, then it doesn't matter how many people don't believe in it, it will not just go away. There is no choice to be made, you get the hand you are dealt.
And now that he is alive he would rather continue that way.
Because I don't like surprises. When I was little I'd open my Christmas presents on the 22nd or so because I couldn't stand the suspense.
This is the exact opposite of mine. Also, 'whole rant about heaven is a state of being and not a place'. I've talked about this before. I'm an atheist, but Heaven and Hell aren't places. They're the definition of being with or without God in your life. >.>Not necessarily. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_(Christianity)) If that is what everyone meant by the words, it would make the first line of The Lord's Prayer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s_Prayer) rather ridiculous. “Our father, who art in heaven...” I mean, I’m sure God has himself in his life, but I doubt anyone would bother to say it.
Well, I'm not like that. I worry and get sick with anticipation and feel like screaming. I read the end of mysteries first, too.
I'd feel better about death if I knew what came next and could prepare, but yeah.
Well, I'm not like that. I worry and get sick with anticipation and feel like screaming. I read the end of mysteries first, too.
I read the end of mysteries first, too.
I read the end of mysteries first, too.
Well, I'm not like that. I worry and get sick with anticipation and feel like screaming. I read the end of mysteries first, too.
I'd feel better about death if I knew what came next and could prepare, but yeah.
Because all signs point to that mystery being "well I have nothing to do now". Except there isn't even an -I- to say that! And I LIKE having an I!???I think he meant something like, before he was born he didn't know what is was like to be alive.
But... You don't. There are no alternatives, no other options.
Reality doesn't shape itself to your will. It doesn't matter how much you with and hope and believe in an after life, that won't make one appear. In a similar way, if there is one, then it doesn't matter how many people don't believe in it, it will not just go away. There is no choice to be made, you get the hand you are dealt.
And now that he is alive he would rather continue that way.
But death is the most amazing mystery you will ever encounter. o.O Why would you want to deny yourself that?
I would be okay with Valhalla. Right up until Ragnarok, which is supposed to be the end of time.Because all signs point to that mystery being "well I have nothing to do now". Except there isn't even an -I- to say that! And I LIKE having an I!???I think he meant something like, before he was born he didn't know what is was like to be alive.
But... You don't. There are no alternatives, no other options.
Reality doesn't shape itself to your will. It doesn't matter how much you with and hope and believe in an after life, that won't make one appear. In a similar way, if there is one, then it doesn't matter how many people don't believe in it, it will not just go away. There is no choice to be made, you get the hand you are dealt.
And now that he is alive he would rather continue that way.
But death is the most amazing mystery you will ever encounter. o.O Why would you want to deny yourself that?
When the alternative is to fuck around in the universe for a good few billion years, see everything seeable and figure out how to break entropy and make the party last forever, I think I can take not knowing what it's like to be in a dirt box in the ground.
Besides, I've heard of no afterlife that I'd actually like. Even Valhalla is not my cup of tea, it's all fighting and boozing, no discovery!
It's why I'm going into neuroscience, so I can make sure -I- am around, not in the ground, and not someone else impersonating me because I broke mental continuity by scanning my brain and shoving the copy in a computer, then destroying the original. (Whoever thought up that idea is irrevocably stupid, if they couldn't grasp "Heeey... That would just be a copy... Not me... :C")
Edit: Curiosity! THAT'S why! Because sure, maybe death is a great big party. But, I AM going to die. Eventually. Hopefully never, but eventually -something- is going to happen. It's very hard, if not impossible, for me to make sure death NEVER happens. And when I do die, whether it's tomorrow or at the end of all time, THEN I can find out what's happening, if anything.
In the MEAN time, I'd like to stick around and discover everything I can, which is best handled by being an immortal machine god. I mean, it's just simple logic.
Meh. I personally would prefer some kind of inter-universal reincarnation.I think my preferable death scenario lines up with this one.
No end, and you can't remember what happened last time, so it doesn't really get boring.
???I intend to beg to differ.
But... You don't. There are no alternatives, no other options.
Reality doesn't shape itself to your will. It doesn't matter how much you with and hope and believe in an after life, that won't make one appear. In a similar way, if there is one, then it doesn't matter how many people don't believe in it, it will not just go away. There is no choice to be made, you get the hand you are dealt.
What is the difference between dying and being reincarnation with no memory of past events?Yes, but in some sense you still exist. Even though you don't have your memories, you still kinda have your inbuilt nature.
'You', that is everything that makes you who you are, ends either way.
Yes, but in some sense you still exist. Even though you don't have your memories, you still kinda have your inbuilt nature.What inbuilt nature? Explain. What is inbuilt nature? What does it do? What makes it what it is?
Meh. I personally would prefer some kind of inter-universal reincarnation.I think my preferable death scenario lines up with this one.
No end, and you can't remember what happened last time, so it doesn't really get boring.
Well, I imagine that if a reincarnation system did exist, you when you are reincarnated you still have some nature left over from your old life. (Nature in the sense of nature vs nurture.)Yes, but in some sense you still exist. Even though you don't have your memories, you still kinda have your inbuilt nature.What inbuilt nature? Explain. What is inbuilt nature? What does it do? What makes it what it is?
What is the difference between dying and being reincarnation with no memory of past events?
'You', that is everything that makes you who you are, ends either way.
Well, I imagine that if a reincarnation system did exist, you when you are reincarnated you still have some nature left over from your old life. (Nature in the sense of nature vs nurture.)Oh, well in that case, yea, I can pretty much confirm this to actually happen and be a fact as much as anything else.
Yeah, I want to know who I am. Having to start over from scratch would suck.
I also don't want the really depressing kind of immortality where you go insane with boredom after a while.
Essentially I'd like to be on really good drugs for eternity LOL
Personally I'm going to try to create a bunch of inert clone bodies and work out a way to possess them when my body dies.
Totally cribbing from Palpatine here.
Faith in their hands shall snap in two/And unicorn evils run them through/Split all ends up they shan't crack/And Death shall have no dominion.
Did I get it right, FlyingDice?
by tokens and types, I mean [EQUIPS] and CREATURE :P... whatever floats yeh, brah. Sorta' an infusion of logic down that path. A little. It'll do.
by tokens and types, I mean [EQUIPS] and CREATURE :PYou've found the RAW files for real life!? :o
None. Physical death isn't the issue, it's the death of the self. The only reason our shells dying matters is because our self is (for the moment) inexorably linked to our body. If you could work out reincarnation with persistence of self (which would obviously require always reincarnating as a sentient being similar enough to your original form for your mind to fit properly), all would be well.
Hereditary is a thing you know. Your children will have some of your 'nature', as opposed to 'nurture' when you die, so that carries on.
Good news for people who like reincarnation, turns out it is true.
But yeah. I'd be really happy with nonexistence. Sounds nice, t'me.I don’t know how serious you are all being, so I can give you the benefit of the doubt, but this is facepalm worthy if you are serious.
I don’t know how serious you are all being, so I can give you the benefit of the doubt, but this is facepalm worthy if you are serious.Oh, you think I am not serious? :P Ye of little faith.
I don’t know how serious you are all being, so I can give you the benefit of the doubt, but this is facepalm worthy if you are serious.
I dont know how serious you are all being, so I can give you the benefit of the doubt, but this is facepalm worthy if you are serious.
Hey, we're trying to enjoy our imminent deaths! Don't end our fun times!
I don’t know how serious you are all being, so I can give you the benefit of the doubt, but this is facepalm worthy if you are serious.
Hey, we're trying to enjoy our imminent deaths! Don't end our fun times!
I am totally serious about looking forward to nonexistence.
Even in an "eternal agony at the whim of the infinite creator" type scenario, I'd still prefer that to nonexistence because I would still have the capacity to hope.Plus, immortality. Aw yeah. I'd prefer sickness to death any day.
Ah, but will he be able to defeat God's right hand man, Bruce Lee?All we can do is pray.
And find Jackie Chan a good buddy-cop while ensuring that there will be plenty of props strewn about the area.Ah, but will he be able to defeat God's right hand man, Bruce Lee?All we can do is pray.
Ah, but will he be able to defeat God's right hand man, Bruce Lee?Don't forget his right foot man, Chuck Norris, who owes a debt of servitude to the one man to defeat him in hand-to-hand combat, Bruce Lee.
Ah, but will he be able to defeat God's right hand man, Bruce Lee?Don't forget his right foot man, Chuck Norris, who owes a debt of servitude to the one man to defeat him in hand-to-hand combat, Bruce Lee.
Rolling your own Personal Dictionary (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PersonalDictionary) is a completely useless activity unless you mean to pull some lingual shenanigans.I don’t know how serious you are all being, so I can give you the benefit of the doubt, but this is facepalm worthy if you are serious.Oh, you think I am not serious? :P Ye of little faith.
Reincarnation was defined as passing on ones genetic traits (described as 'inbuilt nature') onto a new life form. How is that not pretty simple genetics? Please, enlighten me, where did I go wrong?
Good news for people who like reincarnation, turns out it is true.When people wonder if reincarnation is true, do you really think that they are asking “Are traits passed from parent to offspring?” We’ve known that since before anyone even knew what a gene was. You’ve taken “reincarnationMax White” and feigned it was “reincarnation”.
I define “God” to mean toasters.
Toasters are a thing you know.
Good news to people who like God, turns out he’s real.
I might be able to respect this god.Ah, but will he be able to defeat God's right hand man, Bruce Lee?Don't forget his right foot man, Chuck Norris, who owes a debt of servitude to the one man to defeat him in hand-to-hand combat, Bruce Lee.
The left hand is Stephen Colbert because it's ironic that he's on the left hand. The left foot is Simo Hayha, who can lay claim to the longest uninterrupted killstreak in all of camper history.
Ah, but will he be able to defeat God's right hand man, Bruce Lee?Don't forget his right foot man, Chuck Norris, who owes a debt of servitude to the one man to defeat him in hand-to-hand combat, Bruce Lee.
The left hand is Stephen Colbert because it's ironic that he's on the left hand. The left foot is Simo Häyhä, who can lay claim to the longest uninterrupted killstreak in all of camper history.
Ah, but will he be able to defeat God's right hand man, Bruce Lee?Don't forget his right foot man, Chuck Norris, who owes a debt of servitude to the one man to defeat him in hand-to-hand combat, Bruce Lee.
The left hand is Stephen Colbert because it's ironic that he's on the left hand. The left foot is Simo Häyhä, who can lay claim to the longest uninterrupted killstreak in all of camper history.
Fixed. Plus, Häyhä survived an explosive bullet to the head.
Ah, but will he be able to defeat God's right hand man, Bruce Lee?Don't forget his right foot man, Chuck Norris, who owes a debt of servitude to the one man to defeat him in hand-to-hand combat, Bruce Lee.
The left hand is Stephen Colbert because it's ironic that he's on the left hand. The left foot is Simo Häyhä, who can lay claim to the longest uninterrupted killstreak in all of camper history.
Fixed. Plus, Häyhä survived an explosive bullet to the head.
My keyboard doesn't support wierdy letters like that without Alt codes and I'm way too lazy to google alt codes.
The chest of this god would probably be some horrific Frankensteinian mishmash of Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington, and the Viking at Stamford Bridge.
You know, I can actually understand Washington having a spot there. George Washington: He'll kill you in your sleep. On Christmas.Relevant (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iVsdRbhnc).
Dat ninja.I'm inclined to believe this, mostly because holy fuck he had bullet holes in his uniform and had his horse shot from under him and he didn't have a scratch.
if you followed the conversation you'd see that max wasn't rolling his own personal definition of reincarnation, he was replying to devling's, pointing out that his description of reincarnation matches the description of genetic hereditarity.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
The water [in the blue lagoon] isn't actually blue, the chemicals in it just mostly reflect blue light.
QuoteThe water [in the blue lagoon] isn't actually blue, the chemicals in it just mostly reflect blue light.
This kind of threw me for a bit since they pretty much said that the water isn't blue, because it is blue.
Isn't it blue because it reflects the sky? So it's not innately blue.
Isn't it blue because it reflects the sky? So it's not innately blue.
This isn't true; it's blue for the same reason the sky is, but not because of the sky.
it is because it is reflecting an image of the sky (which happens to be blue) rather than because it absorbs all other wavelengths of light, for the same reason that we don't say that a mirror is blue when we lay it on the ground outside. A colored tint underwater is due to light which is refracted rather than reflected.
Quoteit is because it is reflecting an image of the sky (which happens to be blue) rather than because it absorbs all other wavelengths of light, for the same reason that we don't say that a mirror is blue when we lay it on the ground outside. A colored tint underwater is due to light which is refracted rather than reflected.Spoiler: NASA disagrees (click to show/hide)
You do understand that the sides of that pool are colored blue, and the water is transparent, right?Spoiler: NASA disagrees (click to show/hide)
I couldn't find any images of the pool when empty (not surprisingly, considering how much water is in that thing) and I'm tired of idle speculation, so I decided to just look it up:You do understand that the sides of that pool are colored blue, and the water is transparent, right?Spoiler: NASA disagrees (click to show/hide)
There's a discussion of communism on another forum I frequent. Instead of the usual tactics when the inevitable Stalin arguments come up, the current Communism proponent has taken a different route: The USSR was great, the holodomor didn't happen and the gulags weren't that bad.CHECKMATE ATHEISTS
There's a discussion of communism on another forum I frequent. Instead of the usual tactics when the inevitable Stalin arguments come up, the current Communism proponent has taken a different route: The USSR was great, the holodomor didn't happen and the gulags weren't that bad.
In cases like that, the person is either incredibly stupid, or just trolling.
The response in either case is to the denounce the person, and ignore their argument.
How do they know the singularity is in the center if they can't even see the black hole in the first place? It's trillions of miles away too, how do they calculate this stuff?
Because black holes are in fact mystic space portals that defy physics and send you through space and time, right?
None of this 'escape velocity >= c' bullshit. Next you will be telling me they don't have spiraling arms!
Black holes: They're basically just a really fucking heavy rock in space. So heavy that their gravity bends light. They're not actually holes, nor are they black.Hey, I've watched tv, you can't fool me.
I remember when I first figured that out, basically all by myself. I was so proud of myself and I didn't even realize that actual scientists probably already knew that :PBecause black holes are in fact mystic space portals that defy physics and send you through space and time, right?
None of this 'escape velocity >= c' bullshit. Next you will be telling me they don't have spiraling arms!
Black holes: They're basically just a really fucking heavy rock in space. So heavy that their gravity bends light. They're not actually holes, nor are they black.
Black holes: They're basically just a really fucking heavy rock in space. So heavy that their gravity bends light. They're not actually holes, nor are they black.Hey, I've watched tv, you can't fool me.
A black hole is the astral equivalent of drugs. You go through and everything gets all wavy and when you come out you aren't sure where you parked your car.
Scientists are too busy going, "Oh god what is it doing to my equations?! No, oh god pi what have they done to you?! That 2 doesn't belong there! Square root of negative 1?! That's not even a real number! OH GOD OH GOD D:"WHAT HATH SCIENCE WROUGHT?
Black holes: They're basically just a really fucking heavy rock in space. So heavy that their gravity bends light. They're not actually holes, nor are they black.
They're actually not heavy, either (on a stellar scale). They're actually less heavy than the star that they came from. They're just really, really, really dense.Don't you mean mass? Because in terms of weight they kinda hold the crown.
Also the really massive ones don't even have to be all that dense.They're actually not heavy, either (on a stellar scale). They're actually less heavy than the star that they came from. They're just really, really, really dense.Don't you mean mass? Because in terms of weight they kinda hold the crown.
Yeah, that's not true, though. They're (probably almost kinda, well theoretically at least) infinitely dense, as all mass is concentrated in a single point. The "black orb" is merely the event horizon, a region of space where even light cannot escape from (hence it's black). It's also not a "a heavy rock".Also the really massive ones don't even have to be all that dense.They're actually not heavy, either (on a stellar scale). They're actually less heavy than the star that they came from. They're just really, really, really dense.Don't you mean mass? Because in terms of weight they kinda hold the crown.
I said have to be, not are.Yeah, that's not true, though. They're (probably almost kinda, well theoretically at least) infinitely dense, as all mass is concentrated in a single point. The "black orb" is merely the event horizon, a region of space where even light cannot escape from (hence it's black). It's also not a "a heavy rock".Also the really massive ones don't even have to be all that dense.They're actually not heavy, either (on a stellar scale). They're actually less heavy than the star that they came from. They're just really, really, really dense.Don't you mean mass? Because in terms of weight they kinda hold the crown.
Hawking radiation (which is light) escapes from black holes (though only through quantum shenanigans).
Hawking radiation (which is light) escapes from black holes (though only through quantum shenanigans).
Hawking rad isn't light, it's particles.
Hawking radiation (which is light) escapes from black holes (though only through quantum shenanigans).
Hawking rad isn't light, it's particles.
:/ You're both correct. They're photon / anti-photon pairs. So it's light and particles at the same time. Specifically, Hawking Radiation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawking_radiation) is a type of Black-body radiation. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_body_radiation)
Overheard a guy talking about how he broke up with his bisexual girlfriend because she was checking out other girls, oftentimes girls he himself was checking out. Said he would have preferred her to check out other guys, because he believed he was more attractive than any other guy she would have looked at.Sounds like he was more angry that she was emasculating him than anything to do with jealousy.
Overheard a guy talking about how he broke up with his bisexual girlfriend because she was checking out other girls, oftentimes girls he himself was checking out. Said he would have preferred her to check out other guys, because he believed he was more attractive than any other guy she would have looked at.Dude. Duuuuude. Talked about missed opportunities.
Hawking radiation (which is light) escapes from black holes (though only through quantum shenanigans).
Hawking rad isn't light, it's particles.
:/ You're both correct. They're photon / anti-photon pairs. So it's light and particles at the same time. Specifically, Hawking Radiation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawking_radiation) is a type of Black-body radiation. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_body_radiation)
Aren't all particles also light? de Broglie's equation says that any object with mass and velocity has a wavelength, though it's really small for heavy objects. Mind you, I only took AP Physics B. X3 No Quantum Physics 101.
Demons are real, witches conjure them up.
They're actually not heavy, either (on a stellar scale). They're actually less heavy than the star that they came from. They're just really, really, really dense.Don't you mean mass? Because in terms of weight they kinda hold the crown.
All right but heavy's definition is of great weightI never mean weight.They're actually not heavy, either (on a stellar scale). They're actually less heavy than the star that they came from. They're just really, really, really dense.Don't you mean mass? Because in terms of weight they kinda hold the crown.
Did he say anything misogynistic? Because if so, he'd qualify for a Most Stereotypical Fundamentalist award.QuoteDemons are real, witches conjure them up.
Said with utmost seriousness by a VERY 'Christian' person. Other topics which he spoke on: How all Muslims are terrorists, how marriage is a Christian construct and that gay people can't get married, gay people are going to hell, and some other choice comments.
I'm cool with people having religion. Religion is a neutral construct, and most people choose to use it for good. Unfortunately, idiots, bigots, and assholes can have religion too. :X
The "witches" comment would probably do it.Did he say anything misogynistic? Because if so, he'd qualify for a Most Stereotypical Fundamentalist award.QuoteDemons are real, witches conjure them up.
Said with utmost seriousness by a VERY 'Christian' person. Other topics which he spoke on: How all Muslims are terrorists, how marriage is a Christian construct and that gay people can't get married, gay people are going to hell, and some other choice comments.
I'm cool with people having religion. Religion is a neutral construct, and most people choose to use it for good. Unfortunately, idiots, bigots, and assholes can have religion too. :X
Please say he mentioned something about how D&D is actual witchcraft. The game club at my local high school actually got accused of that :PThe "witches" comment would probably do it.Did he say anything misogynistic? Because if so, he'd qualify for a Most Stereotypical Fundamentalist award.QuoteDemons are real, witches conjure them up.
Said with utmost seriousness by a VERY 'Christian' person. Other topics which he spoke on: How all Muslims are terrorists, how marriage is a Christian construct and that gay people can't get married, gay people are going to hell, and some other choice comments.
I'm cool with people having religion. Religion is a neutral construct, and most people choose to use it for good. Unfortunately, idiots, bigots, and assholes can have religion too. :X
Please say he mentioned something about how D&D is actual witchcraft. The game club at my local high school actually got accused of that :PNow just you wait. I've once rolled 11 sixes out of 11. That can't be possible without there being some sort of witchcraft afoot...
You want witchcraft? The DM once critfailed the diceroll to have the boss monster leap across a chasm at the party, causing it to lose half it's health from fall damage. Clearly one of the students cursed the dice.Please say he mentioned something about how D&D is actual witchcraft. The game club at my local high school actually got accused of that :PNow just you wait. I've once rolled 11 sixes out of 11. That can't be possible without there being some sort of witchcraft afoot...
That mental image is amazing. Just... you show up in the lair of the BBEM (or more likely some poor, innocent creature with diamond bones and gold scales) and watch it pratfall into its own pit.You want witchcraft? The DM once critfailed the diceroll to have the boss monster leap across a chasm at the party, causing it to lose half it's health from fall damage. Clearly one of the students cursed the dice.Please say he mentioned something about how D&D is actual witchcraft. The game club at my local high school actually got accused of that :PNow just you wait. I've once rolled 11 sixes out of 11. That can't be possible without there being some sort of witchcraft afoot...
Not as bad as the time one of our party members leaped into a bottomless chasm (and he knew it was bottomless) because the other players convinced him to.That mental image is amazing. Just... you show up in the lair of the BBEM (or more likely some poor, innocent creature with diamond bones and gold scales) and watch it pratfall into its own pit.You want witchcraft? The DM once critfailed the diceroll to have the boss monster leap across a chasm at the party, causing it to lose half it's health from fall damage. Clearly one of the students cursed the dice.Please say he mentioned something about how D&D is actual witchcraft. The game club at my local high school actually got accused of that :PNow just you wait. I've once rolled 11 sixes out of 11. That can't be possible without there being some sort of witchcraft afoot...
Whilst or while? It just depends on how you want to talk.Not as bad as the time one of our party members leaped into a bottomless chasm (and he knew it was bottomless) because the other players convinced him to.That mental image is amazing. Just... you show up in the lair of the BBEM (or more likely some poor, innocent creature with diamond bones and gold scales) and watch it pratfall into its own pit.You want witchcraft? The DM once critfailed the diceroll to have the boss monster leap across a chasm at the party, causing it to lose half it's health from fall damage. Clearly one of the students cursed the dice.Please say he mentioned something about how D&D is actual witchcraft. The game club at my local high school actually got accused of that :PNow just you wait. I've once rolled 11 sixes out of 11. That can't be possible without there being some sort of witchcraft afoot...
On a totally different note: leapt or leaped? Firefox says leapt is not a word, I'm pretty sure I've never seen "leaped" anywhere.
On a totally different note: leapt or leaped? Firefox says leapt is not a word, I'm pretty sure I've never seen "leaped" anywhere.
If it was really a bottomless chasm did the GM eventually start forcing him to make checks against dehydration? :PNot as bad as the time one of our party members leaped into a bottomless chasm (and he knew it was bottomless) because the other players convinced him to.That mental image is amazing. Just... you show up in the lair of the BBEM (or more likely some poor, innocent creature with diamond bones and gold scales) and watch it pratfall into its own pit.You want witchcraft? The DM once critfailed the diceroll to have the boss monster leap across a chasm at the party, causing it to lose half it's health from fall damage. Clearly one of the students cursed the dice.Please say he mentioned something about how D&D is actual witchcraft. The game club at my local high school actually got accused of that :PNow just you wait. I've once rolled 11 sixes out of 11. That can't be possible without there being some sort of witchcraft afoot...
Nah, we just assumed that he was lost forever and the guy had to roll a new character :PIf it was really a bottomless chasm did the GM eventually start forcing him to make checks against dehydration? :PNot as bad as the time one of our party members leaped into a bottomless chasm (and he knew it was bottomless) because the other players convinced him to.That mental image is amazing. Just... you show up in the lair of the BBEM (or more likely some poor, innocent creature with diamond bones and gold scales) and watch it pratfall into its own pit.You want witchcraft? The DM once critfailed the diceroll to have the boss monster leap across a chasm at the party, causing it to lose half it's health from fall damage. Clearly one of the students cursed the dice.Please say he mentioned something about how D&D is actual witchcraft. The game club at my local high school actually got accused of that :PNow just you wait. I've once rolled 11 sixes out of 11. That can't be possible without there being some sort of witchcraft afoot...
Eh, I would have just made some sort of flying monster come out and kill him for his troubles... Because the role of the GM is essentially to make up reasons to clean up the players dickery.Oh god. If he had done that, at least one of the other party members might have leapt into the chasm to battle the creature for the experience points XD
Eh, I would have just made some sort of flying monster come out and kill him for his troubles... Because the role of the GM is essentially to make up reasons to clean up the players dickery.The
Still, the blackhole doesn't give of any light. It's created in a rather large sphere around it.Hawking radiation (which is light) escapes from black holes (though only through quantum shenanigans).
Hawking rad isn't light, it's particles.
:/ You're both correct. They're photon / anti-photon pairs. So it's light and particles at the same time. Specifically, Hawking Radiation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawking_radiation) is a type of Black-body radiation. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_body_radiation)
Aren't all particles also light? de Broglie's equation says that any object with mass and velocity has a wavelength, though it's really small for heavy objects. Mind you, I only took AP Physics B. X3 No Quantum Physics 101.
Because weight is the effect of gravity on a mass; that makes them pretty damn weighted.They're actually not heavy, either (on a stellar scale). They're actually less heavy than the star that they came from. They're just really, really, really dense.Don't you mean mass? Because in terms of weight they kinda hold the crown.
I never mean weight.
Just when you thought Figs could not be anymore evil....Hey now, I kind of like those.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/Fig-Newtons-Box-Small.jpg)
Just when you thought Figs could not be anymore evil....You best pay your respects around fig rolls in future. They are delicious and don't forgive easily.
Fig tree is considered as an evil tree, as opposed to the olive tree, in the Bible.
If I ever write a story featuring the devil in any way, he's going to be munching on a fig.Actually I think it was because Jesus was addicted to figs and didn't want anyone else eating them.
Jesus was actually a fig pimp.If I ever write a story featuring the devil in any way, he's going to be munching on a fig.Actually I think it was because Jesus was addicted to figs and didn't want anyone else eating them.
God hates figs? New Westboro Baptist Church campaign.
God hates figs? New Westboro Baptist Church campaign.
Actually, if you look it up, there are multiple parodies of the WBC with that exact joke.
9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.Ecclesiastes 1:9
What complete bullshit. Any right thinking christian knows it is only 4000 years old anyway, and God in his wisdom simply makes it appear older.
Use a Youtube video about the recent dating of the Grand Canyon in a lecture - turns out it is 70,000,000 years old according to radiometric dating, not 5,000,000 as had been predicted previously.Considering it's YouTube, there's a good chance it's just a troll. Still...
Read comments at end of lecture...QuoteWhat complete bullshit. Any right thinking christian knows it is only 4000 years old anyway, and God in his wisdom simply makes it appear older.
My head is still firmly implanted into my desk.
Use a Youtube video about the recent dating of the Grand Canyon in a lecture - turns out it is 70,000,000 years old according to radiometric dating, not 5,000,000 as had been predicted previously.Poe's Law strikes again!
Read comments at end of lecture...QuoteWhat complete bullshit. Any right thinking christian knows it is only 4000 years old anyway, and God in his wisdom simply makes it appear older.
My head is still firmly implanted into my desk.
What is this law of Poe?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law)
Poe's Law strikes again!Poe took one look at youtube and exploded.
There are occasionally comments like the one you posted that are purely satirical of some of the shit that does actually get posted. If you can't understand that not everything is 100% anything, then you're absurdly myopic and need to reevaluate your worldview. Just like /b/ isn't 100% furries/bronies/pedos/whateverthefuck, youtube isn't 100% 10 year olds.The sincerity neutralized it.
Wow, in retrospect that's a bit more acid than I intended it to be. Eh.
Just a little clarification on the fig tree thing.
In Jewish tradition, the fig tree was a symbol of the Jewish people.
So when Jesus came and found it bare, it was a metaphor for him finding the Jews unresponsive to his teaching. That is why he said, "May no one eat from you again." He was really saying, "You have really missed the point of being a fig tree"
(Also, I'm not trying to start a debate)
The point of the video was more or less accurate. The problem is not with the font, but with the problem that people use it in the most inappropriate of ways.I have seen a warning listing the danger of walking into a room (which happened to be filled with explosives) written entirely in comic sans on a frigate. Much horror was to be had.
The point of the video was more or less accurate. The problem is not with the font, but with the problem that people use it in the most inappropriate of ways.I have seen a warning listing the danger of walking into a room (which happened to be filled with explosives) written entirely in comic sans on a frigate. Much horror was to be had.
See, this is one of those good biblical metaphors that people need to talk about. It actually seems pretty clever in a literary sense. I'd like to have learned about it in my religion classes instead of just politically relevant stuff.
Normally people base whether something's a metaphor on whether they agree with the literal meaning - oh, Jesus said something I like? Yeah, literal, duh. He said something I didn't like? Metaphor, of course he didn't really mean it like that.
That would be getting into the "You don't want to listen to me profess my beliefs, so I hope that yours wither and are abandoned." bit, though, which I suspect may be less than wise. The metaphor isn't really any better, it's just reprehensible instead of batshit crazy.this, is just a politer version of the religious debates we have all come to know and love. Actually, I like discussing these things, but in a coffee shop, face to face. On the internet it is way too easy to read the other's words in a ten-year old's voice.
Eh, anybody that I haven't assigned a voice yet gets read in my own voice.Whatever is it that I sound like, then?
And yes, I do assign people voices. And yes, Jim Groovster has the deepest, sexiest of them all.
This one is better:HOTLINK PROTECTION ENGAGED!Spoiler (click to show/hide)
No, I think his post is awake and conscious.how rude of you, correcting people on the internet.
Lot of pauses though. Kind of comma heavy.
Just for the record, if the current president makes one bad move in her eyes, whoever those poor students are, will here all about it.*hear
Just for the record, if the current president makes one bad move in her eyes, whoever those poor students are, will here all about it.*hear
You just need to use a pen to extend the title into Mein Kampfy Chair.Fuhrer approved!
You just need to use a pen to extend the title into Mein Kampfy Chair.This needs to be an actual thing.
Fixed that for you.You just need to use a pen to extend the title into Mein Kampfy Chair.Führer approved!
If you're hungry, eat food.(http://blog.mdmadman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/youdontsay.png)
Unrelated, but Nicolas Cage would have made a fantastic Voldemort.
You mean kinda like this? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf7JNzo6DZY)Unrelated, but Nicolas Cage would have made a fantastic Voldemort.
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Okay, if I'm still alive by the time Harry Potter goes into public domain, I'm going to devote my savings to remake the films using a hologram of Nic Cage to play Voldemort. In fact, I'll replace all the characters with Nic Cage holograms.
Bread isn't foodWhy would... what?
Cauterize the fool who foolishly slanders the bread!QuoteBread isn't foodWhy would... what?
The same thing has happened in the UK and France which is why companies in the UK don't hire UK youth anymore. They bring them in from Poland, Latvia, Estonia and elsewhere. UK kids don't want to work, wont show up for work and if they do they are drunk for work... Decades of Liberal Policies and voters have caused this.How can someone with such a poor understanding of the world be a top commenter for a news site? It boggles the mind.
I think you answered your own question there. :PQuoteThe same thing has happened in the UK and France which is why companies in the UK don't hire UK youth anymore. They bring them in from Poland, Latvia, Estonia and elsewhere. UK kids don't want to work, wont show up for work and if they do they are drunk for work... Decades of Liberal Policies and voters have caused this.How can someone with such a poor understanding of the world be a top commenter for a news site? It boggles the mind.
In the land of the Blind, One-Eye's King.How did we get to a situation where there's a land of blind people with only one guy with an eye?
In the land of the Blind, One-Eye's King.How did we get to a situation where there's a land of blind people with only one guy with an eye?
Eye for an eye makes the world blind until the last guy can escape eye gouging.
Well, if there were multiple people working on each gouging then that problem could be worked around.In the land of the Blind, One-Eye's King.How did we get to a situation where there's a land of blind people with only one guy with an eye?
Eye for an eye makes the world blind until the last guy can escape eye gouging.
Though without depth perception the gouging must slow
In the land of the Blind, One-Eye's King.H.G Wells worte a short story about that.
After getting excited about dissecting feral cats for a science lab, I was explaining the similarities of the organ structure to humans; I was told by someone with almost no medical knowledge that they are very different in structure. I asked why, and I was told cats have hair glands...lolwut? I have almost no knowledge of advanced biology, and even I know that's horribly wrong.
HAIR GLANDS!!!!!
HAIR DOESN'T COME FROM GLANDS! It comes from once living follicle tissues that grow from out the follicle.
Ask that person claiming cats are very different in structure about their views on evolution. They might well be a creationist grasping at straws to say "See? They're different! Humans don't even have hair glands!".I wonder if there's a way to exercise it? It would be pretty boss if we could make Vitamin C.
If this is the case, a good counter-example is the gene for vitamin-C: cats can make their own vitamin-C but humans need to get it from fruit. The real clincher though is that humans still have the gene for making vitamin-C, but it's degraded to the point of being non-functional, since our evolutionary food source contained plenty of it.
Ask that person claiming cats are very different in structure about their views on evolution. They might well be a creationist grasping at straws to say "See? They're different! Humans don't even have hair glands!".I wonder if there's a way to exercise it? It would be pretty boss if we could make Vitamin C.
If this is the case, a good counter-example is the gene for vitamin-C: cats can make their own vitamin-C but humans need to get it from fruit. The real clincher though is that humans still have the gene for making vitamin-C, but it's degraded to the point of being non-functional, since our evolutionary food source contained plenty of it.
The scary thing is, that's probably going to be a real thing in 50 years.Ask that person claiming cats are very different in structure about their views on evolution. They might well be a creationist grasping at straws to say "See? They're different! Humans don't even have hair glands!".I wonder if there's a way to exercise it? It would be pretty boss if we could make Vitamin C.
If this is the case, a good counter-example is the gene for vitamin-C: cats can make their own vitamin-C but humans need to get it from fruit. The real clincher though is that humans still have the gene for making vitamin-C, but it's degraded to the point of being non-functional, since our evolutionary food source contained plenty of it.
I know this guy that does genetic manipulation for a real good price. Forty bucks and a six pack of Natty light. He's in the van behind 7-11 on Thursdays, his name is Carlito.
Simultaneous implantation?It's rather hard to implant a whole body. I suppose it works for limited organs and such, but then you got rejection and replacement problems.
The alternate explanation is that god/intelligent designer deliberately designed humans with a non-functional gene that just happens to closely resemble the vitamin-C gene in other mammals. "Just because".
Or deny the existence of genes all together. Or at least state that we're not supposed to tamper with them.The alternate explanation is that god/intelligent designer deliberately designed humans with a non-functional gene that just happens to closely resemble the vitamin-C gene in other mammals. "Just because".
A creationist would probably first go with "The devil put it there to fool us".
Not really, you can't change your genes without changing every single cel*
*Ie, Getting a new body
Not really, you can't change your genes without changing every single cel*Retroviral gene therapy.
*Ie, Getting a new body
Indeed, though the possibilities are still there for some types of genetic engineering (so we couldn't give you photosynthetic skin but we could give you eyes that could see in the dark).That only works for limited genes, and a limited amount of cells.Not really, you can't change your genes without changing every single cel*Retroviral gene therapy.
*Ie, Getting a new body
Also, who the hell dissects cats for science class?You can dissect people in medical school...
I got to dissect a person. Homeschooling FTW!...
Simultaneous implantation?
Also, who the hell dissects cats for science class?
To be fair, it wasn't nice of your friend to call someone stupid :-\Racism is worse.
I mean that the whole racism thing might have been avoided if the kid hadn't been taunted.To be fair, it wasn't nice of your friend to call someone stupid :-\Racism is worse.
The proper response to someone calling you stupid is "Nuh-uh!", or "Your MOM", or "No, YOU!"
Something tells me racism is not caused by being called stupid.Well, no, of course not. But racist remarks might be, if the person making them feels it's an insult that would stick. Bit of a GIGO issue, really.
Didn't I just say that? :|NO. >:C
T_T Okay...Didn't I just say that? :|NO. >:C
"So, who do you think pays for welfare?"
"Obama, of course!"
"So, who do you think pays for welfare?"
"Obama, of course!"
Its really his mother.
The usual response is such-I really was hoping to get some sleep tonight. Oh well...
Kid- "Hey you poor black (Negro)"
Friend- "Hey you hick asshole, how's smoking behind the piggly wiggly?"
Had a fun conversation with one of my friends along those lines the other day.
Friend- "Sorry i'm not a nerd and don't get on the 'EX BAWKS'"
Me- "Sorry that not all of us spend our free time dipping in daddy's truck and shooting the black folks down the road"
(Safe to say, we're heavily Caustic friends. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VitriolicBestBuds))
I really was hoping to get some sleep tonight. Oh well...Just watch a video or two of This Troper. That's usually enough to remind me just how much a cesspool that website is.
piggly wigglyHey, someone else who knows what a Piggly Wiggly is!
piggly wigglyHey, someone else who knows what a Piggly Wiggly is!
heres my customer service experience:Hey, she managed to plug the router in without needing an illustrated guide and seventeen hours of coaching, that's pretty goddamned impressive as tech support goes.
lady: i can't access my websites mailbox.
Me: do you have connection to the internet?
lady: i'm not sure
Me: is your router plugged in?
lady: no.
Me: plug that in.
...few minutes after the routers up
lady: oh my goodness thank you!
Me: your welcome
*end of call*
Now if she didn't buy the router and just thought her computer would work without internet.You would not believe how often I see this.
That would be pretty funny.
day of the tentacle makes perfect sense.Yeah, except that nothing in that game makes any sense at all.
day of the tentacle makes perfect sense.Yeah, except that nothing in that game makes any sense at all.
Here's a self-post: apparently, when under the influence of alcohol in a foreign country and asked to talk about my country, my usual bleeding-heart self starts only half-ironically spouting Tea Party talking points and waxing poetic about Ronald Reagan.You were just keeping up appearances for all those foreigners.
Ah facebook...Choppy grammar aside it was rather snappy. Probably doesn't belong in the stupid thread.
Angsty Emo guy: Death won't accept my challenge, heaven shuns my bad mouth, limbo is full, and soven guard dosent require me, so this is were I stay
Some girl: And wheres that
Guy: Were we are of course
Girl: Earth
Girl: R u now athest
Truly intellectualism!
Ah facebook...There's always room in Sovngarde for valiant warriors.
Angsty Emo guy: Death won't accept my challenge, heaven shuns my bad mouth, limbo is full, and soven guard dosent require me, so this is were I stay
Some girl: And wheres that
Guy: Were we are of course
Girl: Earth
Girl: R u now athest
Truly intellectualism!
Here's a self-post: apparently, when under the influence of alcohol in a foreign country and asked to talk about my country, my usual bleeding-heart self starts only half-ironically spouting Tea Party talking points and waxing poetic about Ronald Reagan.You were just keeping up appearances for all those foreigners.
Ah facebook...
Angsty Emo guy: Death won't accept my challenge, heaven shuns my bad mouth, limbo is full, and soven guard dosent require me, so this is were I stay
Some girl: And wheres that
Guy: Were we are of course
Girl: Earth
Girl: R u now athest
Truly intellectualism!
a guy in a bowler hat holding a styrofoam cup of Cabernet Sauvignon and proclaiming, in his loudest voice, "GOD BLESH THE SHECOND AMENDMENT!"Bowler hat? That's insta-class right there.
Bowler hat is 2British4u. You'd want a Stetson, filled with random dollar notes that you keep trying to pay the locals with.Those damn commies will never, I hope, forget the moment they were enlightened by a guy in a bowler hat holding a styrofoam cup of Cabernet Sauvignon and proclaiming, in his loudest voice, "GOD BLESH THE SHECOND AMENDMENT!"Here's a self-post: apparently, when under the influence of alcohol in a foreign country and asked to talk about my country, my usual bleeding-heart self starts only half-ironically spouting Tea Party talking points and waxing poetic about Ronald Reagan.You were just keeping up appearances for all those foreigners.
Stuff like this, and stuff like this (http://www.humorbin.com/showcat.asp?cat=45), pretty much reinforces the idea that there should be a license required to operate a computer.Now if she didn't buy the router and just thought her computer would work without internet.You would not believe how often I see this.
That would be pretty funny.
Furthermore, you would not believe the frequency I hear the sentence: "Whaddya mean I have to plug in the desktop? You just said it was wireless!"
The temptation to post a mfw British slang greentext is overwhelming.Bowler hat is 2British4u. You'd want a Stetson, filled with random dollar notes that you keep trying to pay the locals with.Those damn commies will never, I hope, forget the moment they were enlightened by a guy in a bowler hat holding a styrofoam cup of Cabernet Sauvignon and proclaiming, in his loudest voice, "GOD BLESH THE SHECOND AMENDMENT!"Here's a self-post: apparently, when under the influence of alcohol in a foreign country and asked to talk about my country, my usual bleeding-heart self starts only half-ironically spouting Tea Party talking points and waxing poetic about Ronald Reagan.You were just keeping up appearances for all those foreigners.
A rather dumb girl at school wondered where glue came from (Her guess was from tape)
and I said that glue was made from horse hooves.
"So, you're saying that if I get a horse hoof and put it on this paper it'll stick?"
Why does this remind me of the argument against evolution that goes, "I haven't seen a dog give birth to a cat."?
A rather dumb girl at school wondered where glue came from (Her guess was from tape)Next time you see her, ask her to fold a block of wood into a paper airplane.
and I said that glue was made from horse hooves.
"So, you're saying that if I get a horse hoof and put it on this paper it'll stick?"
Why does this remind me of the argument against evolution that goes, "I haven't seen a dog give birth to a cat."?
A rather dumb girl at school wondered where glue came from (Her guess was from tape)Next time you see her, ask her to fold a block of wood into a paper airplane.
and I said that glue was made from horse hooves.
"So, you're saying that if I get a horse hoof and put it on this paper it'll stick?"
Why does this remind me of the argument against evolution that goes, "I haven't seen a dog give birth to a cat."?
How else were the Mongolians successful at siegecraft?Does this mean that horses can walk up walls?A rather dumb girl at school wondered where glue came from (Her guess was from tape)Next time you see her, ask her to fold a block of wood into a paper airplane.
and I said that glue was made from horse hooves.
"So, you're saying that if I get a horse hoof and put it on this paper it'll stick?"
Why does this remind me of the argument against evolution that goes, "I haven't seen a dog give birth to a cat."?
Santa.How else were the Mongolians successful at siegecraft?Does this mean that horses can walk up walls?A rather dumb girl at school wondered where glue came from (Her guess was from tape)Next time you see her, ask her to fold a block of wood into a paper airplane.
and I said that glue was made from horse hooves.
"So, you're saying that if I get a horse hoof and put it on this paper it'll stick?"
Why does this remind me of the argument against evolution that goes, "I haven't seen a dog give birth to a cat."?
A rather dumb girl at school wondered where glue came from (Her guess was from tape)While you can make glue from horse hooves (though bone or skin glue was much more common due to availability) nowadays most of your basic "white glue" (such as the kind you use in schools) and notably all of the glues made by the Elmer's company contain no animal products, but are instead made through the special processing of petrochemical materials (oils and rubbers).
and I said that glue was made from horse hooves.
Yeah, I assumed that we had moved beyond killing old horses for their hooves, it was just the first thing that came to mind.A rather dumb girl at school wondered where glue came from (Her guess was from tape)While you can make glue from horse hooves (though bone or skin glue was much more common due to availability) nowadays most of your basic "white glue" (such as the kind you use in schools) and notably all of the glues made by the Elmer's company contain no animal products, but are instead made through the special processing of petrochemical materials (oils and rubbers).
and I said that glue was made from horse hooves.
Yeah, I assumed that we had moved beyond killing old horses for their hooves, it was just the first thing that came to mind.A rather dumb girl at school wondered where glue came from (Her guess was from tape)While you can make glue from horse hooves (though bone or skin glue was much more common due to availability) nowadays most of your basic "white glue" (such as the kind you use in schools) and notably all of the glues made by the Elmer's company contain no animal products, but are instead made through the special processing of petrochemical materials (oils and rubbers).
and I said that glue was made from horse hooves.
Why does this remind me of the argument against evolution that goes, "I haven't seen a dog give birth to a cat."?Probably because your sense of logic is better than a creationists
I second the motion on not generalizing.Why does this remind me of the argument against evolution that goes, "I haven't seen a dog give birth to a cat."?Probably because your sense of logic is better than a creationists
I'm a Creationist, and even I think that's a pretty stupid argument. Let's not generalize, here.
Agreed. Bloody retarded =/= creationist, though there are a few bloody retarded creationists.I'm a Creationist, and even I think that's a pretty stupid argument. Let's not generalize, here.Why does this remind me of the argument against evolution that goes, "I haven't seen a dog give birth to a cat."?Probably because your sense of logic is better than a creationists
Yeah, people who generalize are all assholes.I sense OBI-WAN FALLACY approaching.
A similar example:Agreed. Bloody retarded =/= creationist, though there are a few bloody retarded creationists.I'm a Creationist, and even I think that's a pretty stupid argument. Let's not generalize, here.Why does this remind me of the argument against evolution that goes, "I haven't seen a dog give birth to a cat."?Probably because your sense of logic is better than a creationists
All three you list were born after the claimed historical Jesus died. There is evidence to suggest even at the same century Jesus existed there were Jews and Pagans who doubted there ever was a Jesus Christ, who never saw him and only knew of him by reading the gospels and took it for granted that the gospels must be true, despite them being written by many people plagiarizing the previous's work with the earliest from Mark being written after Jesus's supposed death decades later and with inconsistencies in geography and custom that would suggest Mark had never been to Palestine in his life, let alone seen Jesus.Agreed. Bloody retarded =/= creationist, though there are a few bloody retarded creationists.A similar example:
Caller: "There is no proof Jesus ever existed!"
Radio Host: "..........Well, you just have to take it on faith."
Regardless of whether you believe in his divinity or not, there is evidence that Jesus was a real person, i.e., some of the writings by Tacitus or Pliny the Younger. Also Josephus the Jew, but he might be considered biased.
Yeah sorry about that generalization, its just that the last time I talked to one he refuse to let me explain my point, I have nothing against beliefs it's just that most creationist I know are also fudmentalists, and they really piss me off quite a bit, but once again I'm sorry if I offended youRespect your fellow person, beliefs need not be respected nor should they take priority over respecting your good fellow.
Yeah sorry about that generalization, its just that the last time I talked to one he refuse to let me explain my point, I have nothing against beliefs it's just that most creationist I know are also fudmentalists, and they really piss me off quite a bit, but once again I'm sorry if I offended youRespect your fellow person, beliefs need not be respected nor should they take priority over respecting your good fellow.
If someone believes something deeply, you can't really change them, so you may as well learn to live with them, which incidentally is my problem with fudementalism: you believe your right so much, you never let others have their own beliefs, and just for the record in case anyone was wondering I believe in the bible not literally but as a book of lessons, and yes I know there some dark parts to it.That's all nice and well until you attempt living with people who have fundamentally dangerous beliefs. People are what I shall continue investing respect in, beliefs shall hold the same scrutiny any other idea shall get from me.
Yeah sorry about that generalization, its just that the last time I talked to one he refuse to let me explain my point, I have nothing against beliefs it's just that most creationist I know are also fudmentalists, and they really piss me off quite a bit, but once again I'm sorry if I offended you
Yeah sorry about that generalization, its just that the last time I talked to one he refuse to let me explain my point, I have nothing against beliefs it's just that most creationist I know are also fudmentalists, and they really piss me off quite a bit, but once again I'm sorry if I offended you
Oh, no, dude, it's cool. You actually have to work pretty hard to offend me; I just wanted to put it out there.
If we want to continue this discussion, though, we should probably move it somewhere else to keep the thread on topic.
I didn't generalize, I named an argument that has been used by creationists.Why does this remind me of the argument against evolution that goes, "I haven't seen a dog give birth to a cat."?Probably because your sense of logic is better than a creationists
I'm a Creationist, and even I think that's a pretty stupid argument. Let's not generalize, here.
Tipping is a really hot-button issue, actually. May want to avoid that.Tipping is a hot issue? Eh, world we live in is strange.
Tipping is a really hot-button issue, actually. May want to avoid that.Tipping is a hot issue? Eh, world we live in is strange.
Wait, is underpay allowed because of tipping or tipping allowed because of underpay?Tipping is a really hot-button issue, actually. May want to avoid that.Tipping is a hot issue? Eh, world we live in is strange.
Waiters/waitresses tend to be consistently paid below minimum wage, which is allowed because of the practice of tipping. It's a shitty job to begin with, and you're relying on the generosity of the customers to earn enough to pay rent, bills, tuition, etc. (if you don't work for a place that automatically adds a gratuity to the bill, that is, which is becoming increasingly common in no small part because of the jackasses that leave $1 tips). I always try to tip 15% unless the service was exceptionally terrible, even when it's a stretch on my wallet. It's a really shitty thing to undertip someone who did a decent job. And, frankly, if you can afford to eat out, you can afford to leave a tip.
Does someone wanna break out the "smallest violin" rant from Reserviour Dogs on this one? The issue is not "should or shouldnt I tip?", it is "How in blue hell do companies get away with paying them such a shitty wage that they need the tips to survive?" I find it hard to believe that its legal to pay them less than minimum based on tips.I was wondering that myself. How below minimum are we talking here?
Usually it's more out of convenience than actually setting aside extra money though. As in; just not taking change.Yeah, tipping seems to be one of the things that's only done in America and just seems weird as fuck to the rest of the world. Like using imperial units still. On the flip side, at least it's not a complete dictatorship!Britain and France, I know, do tip.
"I wanna live somewhere warm... maybe a country like Texas">Implying Texas can't be mistaken for a small country filled with horse-riding gun-slinging cowboys singing country music.
"Texas isn't a country..."
"No, no. I mean a country in Texas."
Maybe he meant county?
Maybe he is a time traveller, who came from a time when Texas WILL BE independent?ftfy
noun (plural countries)... I don't think his usage is necessarily incorrect..
1a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory:
the country’s increasingly precarious economic position
Spain, Italy, and other European countries
(the country) the people of a nation:
the whole country took to the streets
2 (often the country) districts and small settlements outside large urban areas or the capital:
the airfield is right out in the country
[as modifier]:
a country lane
3 [mass noun] an area or region with regard to its physical features:
a tract of wild country
a region associated with a particular person, work, or television programme:
an old mansion in Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’ country
4short for country music.
Napoleon the Third? That dude's an idiot.I hope you're joking, because Napoleon the Third did exist (He's more commonly known as Napoleon Bonaparte), and under his command the French did invade Haiti (which just declared independence).
Never argue with stupid people, because they will force you down to their level, where they can beat you with experience.Before you argue with someone; you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away from them, and you have their shoes.
Make sure they can't catch up to you though. Walk 500 miles then walk 500 more, you'll be the one who walks 1000 miles with their shoes at your door.Never argue with stupid people, because they will force you down to their level, where they can beat you with experience.Before you argue with someone; you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away from them, and you have their shoes.
Nonono, you don't want to wear their shoes. Do you realize how smelly their feet are? Eww. Make them walk a mile in their shoes. Then they're a mile away and you don't have to smell their feet. It's win-win.Are you implying that getting free shoes is bad?
What if it just goes into hibernation or something? Boil the shoes. Make shoe soup.
Why D&D is Demonic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ifwc_y_S3BY)
how is using magic unchristian and dungeons and dragons demonic when jesus was clearly a 20th level cleric of yahweh
What if it just goes into hibernation or something? Boil the shoes. Make shoe soup.Boil them, mash them, stick them in another shoe.
This reminds me of something I read today...What if it just goes into hibernation or something? Boil the shoes. Make shoe soup.Boil them, mash them, stick them in another shoe.
According to most accounts, vultures are given the whole body. Then, when only the bones remain, these are broken up with mallets, ground with tsampa (barley flour with tea and yak butter, or milk), and given to the crows and hawks that have waited for the vultures to depart.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial#Procedure
In several accounts, the flesh was stripped from the bones and given to vultures without further preparation; the bones then were broken up with sledgehammers, and usually mixed with tsampa before being given to the vultures. Many rogyapa first feed the bones and cartilage to the vultures, keeping the best flesh until last. After having had their fill of good quality meat, the birds usually fly away - leaving the bones and less favored bits.
In one account, the leading rogyapa cut off the limbs and hacked the body to pieces, handing each part to his assistants, who used rocks to pound the flesh and bones together to a pulp, which they mixed with tsampa before the vultures were summoned to eat.
Sometimes the internal organs were removed and processed separately, but they too were consumed by birds. The hair is removed from the head and may be simply thrown away; at Drigung, it seems, at least some hair is kept in a room of the monastery.
None of the eyewitness accounts specify which kind of knife is used in the jhator.
I think the weak point in the antievolution argument he puts forward isI like how the foil has already been partly opened as if to make sure there wasn't any new life before recording.
Primordial Earth =/= Jar of peanut butter
Epic levels, if anything. How else could someone cast True Resurrection that often, including on himself?Why D&D is Demonic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ifwc_y_S3BY)Quote from: Top comment numbah one:how is using magic unchristian and dungeons and dragons demonic when jesus was clearly a 20th level cleric of yahweh
Youtube comments: You love the witty ones, you hate the rest.
Epic levels, if anything. How else could someone cast True Resurrection that often, including on himself?Why D&D is Demonic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ifwc_y_S3BY)Quote from: Top comment numbah one:how is using magic unchristian and dungeons and dragons demonic when jesus was clearly a 20th level cleric of yahweh
Youtube comments: You love the witty ones, you hate the rest.
Feign Death has a spell equivilant, too. I doubt that he needed to cast True Resurrection, a simple Raise Dead would have sufficed. Also, he probably had Miracle as an at-will power.Epic levels, if anything. How else could someone cast True Resurrection that often, including on himself?Why D&D is Demonic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ifwc_y_S3BY)Quote from: Top comment numbah one:how is using magic unchristian and dungeons and dragons demonic when jesus was clearly a 20th level cleric of yahweh
Youtube comments: You love the witty ones, you hate the rest.
How else? Be a rogue (any level) with Feign Death (Exemplars of Evil).
So it seems I'm learning German now.You think that's bad, try English!
This is like Swedish on hard mode.
Try learning Greenlandic.
Was born and raised in Greenland, never really got hang of the language.
(Luckily Danish is still Second Language there.)
Please be from a private school D:Oh South Carolina, you crazySpoiler (click to show/hide)
Wait...Oh South Carolina, you crazySpoiler (click to show/hide)
Please be from a private school D:Oh South Carolina, you crazySpoiler (click to show/hide)
More than anything else on that, and that's really saying something, the last is causing me the most brain damage. Explain?Well, obviously there was no death in the Garden of Eden so nothing ate meat. Don't try to argue against it though, or you might offend my religious beliefs you pagan scum.
More than anything else on that, and that's really saying something, the last is causing me the most brain damage. Explain?Well, obviously there was no death in the Garden of Eden so nothing ate meat. Don't try to argue against it though, or you might offend my religious beliefs you pagan scum.
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If you think that, then [insert insult here]! You are [pick one: stupid, racist, pagan, atheist, eternally damned]!More than anything else on that, and that's really saying something, the last is causing me the most brain damage. Explain?Well, obviously there was no death in the Garden of Eden so nothing ate meat. Don't try to argue against it though, or you might offend my religious beliefs you pagan scum.
</strawman>
I counter your blatant strawman with ironically hypocritical comments! Obviously [insert religion here] is [my feelings on religion], so obviously you need to [believe exactly what I believe] or you're just a overzealous, deluded idiot! :P
Just thought of this. If you consider Jesus as an outsider, then he would have used a True Resurrection on himself, and Raise dead on everyone else.Feign Death has a spell equivilant, too. I doubt that he needed to cast True Resurrection, a simple Raise Dead would have sufficed. Also, he probably had Miracle as an at-will power.Epic levels, if anything. How else could someone cast True Resurrection that often, including on himself?Why D&D is Demonic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ifwc_y_S3BY)Quote from: Top comment numbah one:how is using magic unchristian and dungeons and dragons demonic when jesus was clearly a 20th level cleric of yahweh
Youtube comments: You love the witty ones, you hate the rest.
How else? Be a rogue (any level) with Feign Death (Exemplars of Evil).
Speaking of which... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKV2Z3eYTY) Be warned, very gory.Just thought of this. If you consider Jesus as an outsider, then he would have used a True Resurrection on himself, and Raise dead on everyone else.Feign Death has a spell equivilant, too. I doubt that he needed to cast True Resurrection, a simple Raise Dead would have sufficed. Also, he probably had Miracle as an at-will power.Epic levels, if anything. How else could someone cast True Resurrection that often, including on himself?Why D&D is Demonic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ifwc_y_S3BY)Quote from: Top comment numbah one:how is using magic unchristian and dungeons and dragons demonic when jesus was clearly a 20th level cleric of yahweh
Youtube comments: You love the witty ones, you hate the rest.
How else? Be a rogue (any level) with Feign Death (Exemplars of Evil).
Illegal if it isn't. Public schools are barred from both teaching creationism and teaching Christianity (outside of a literary perspective).Please be from a private school D:Oh South Carolina, you crazySpoiler (click to show/hide)
Just remember everyone: Jesus Saves... And takes half damage.Speaking of which... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKV2Z3eYTY)Just thought of this. If you consider Jesus as an outsider, then he would have used a True Resurrection on himself, and Raise dead on everyone else.Feign Death has a spell equivilant, too. I doubt that he needed to cast True Resurrection, a simple Raise Dead would have sufficed. Also, he probably had Miracle as an at-will power.Epic levels, if anything. How else could someone cast True Resurrection that often, including on himself?Why D&D is Demonic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ifwc_y_S3BY)Quote from: Top comment numbah one:how is using magic unchristian and dungeons and dragons demonic when jesus was clearly a 20th level cleric of yahweh
Youtube comments: You love the witty ones, you hate the rest.
How else? Be a rogue (any level) with Feign Death (Exemplars of Evil).
You should REALLY add a NSFW label on that, FD. It's actually pretty gruesome in a grindhouse sort of way.Done, but it's too late for the one in the quote that people are going to curiously click on.
Try learning Greenlandic.
Was born and raised in Greenland, never really got hang of the language.
(Luckily Danish is still Second Language there.)
Oh my god. *drools* Do...
...do you have any books on it?
God, that "Fist of Jesus" was hilarious.My old Spanish teacher had a similar theory, except he tested it in Afrikaans.
Also, concerning the Greenlandic song:
This further supports my "well-researched" conclusion that with an acoustic guitar and the right vocal range, you can sing in literally any language and sound like an American speaking English (save for the bizarre "ll" fricative and so forth).
I can provide previous evidence from Spanish, Japanese, and Russian.
My brother, yelling as loudly, threateningly, and authoritatively as he could muster: "I DON'T HAVE AN ANGER ISSUE!"This. Also,
Honestly, I think he needs some tranquilizer. Then a psychiatrist. And some more tranquilizers.
My brother, yelling as loudly, threateningly, and authoritatively as he could muster: "I DON'T HAVE AN ANGER ISSUE!"Being angry doesn't mean that he has an anger issue.
Honestly, I think he needs some tranquilizer. Then a psychiatrist. And some more tranquilizers.
Give him a punching bag to work out on whenever he gets in that mood.
That way he could concentrate his anger on something specific without potentially harming anyone?
This man speaks the truth.Give him a punching bag to work out on whenever he gets in that mood.
That way he could concentrate his anger on something specific without potentially harming anyone?
Catharsis is a lie. Humans are creatures of habit. If you always punch things when you get angry, you're going to associate punching things with feeling better. And since anger lowers you inhibitions about violence and clouds your thinking process, that is definitely Not Good.
And since anger lowers you inhibitions about violence and clouds your thinking process, that is definitely Not Good.I find that anger clears the clouds and gives me increased clarity.
I think you're talking about Anger, while what Hans is referring to is rage. 2 different things.And since anger lowers you inhibitions about violence and clouds your thinking process, that is definitely Not Good.I find that anger clears the clouds and gives me increased clarity.
And since anger lowers you inhibitions about violence and clouds your thinking process, that is definitely Not Good.I find that anger clears the clouds and gives me increased clarity.
Analytically speaking, yes, but that only applies to the short term. You're still more likely to do stuff you'll regret. If you're talking about what I think you are, it's most likely that you are experiencing mental clarity in abstract though only, with the critical thinking parts still inhibited. But, since I don't know you, I shouldn't really judge. Sorry if this sounded too condescending.And since anger lowers you inhibitions about violence and clouds your thinking process, that is definitely Not Good.I find that anger clears the clouds and gives me increased clarity.
The biggest thing that I notice about anger is that while it clarifies and clears your sense of purpose in the short term, it tends to greatly reduce your ability to view the long term. As such you become more likely to do things that are harmful in the long run, simply because said things are more beneficial to your short term goals (notably to get back at whatever is causing the anger).Yeah. Anger gets me motivated to do stuff, but said stuff is neither productive not sanctioned by the Geneva Convention.
The biggest thing that I notice about anger is that while it clarifies and clears your sense of purpose in the short term, it tends to greatly reduce your ability to view the long term. As such you become more likely to do things that are harmful in the long run, simply because said things are more beneficial to your short term goals (notably to get back at whatever is causing the anger).
And since anger lowers you inhibitions about violence and clouds your thinking process, that is definitely Not Good.I find that anger clears the clouds and gives me increased clarity.
Well I used to break plenty of SNES controllers back in the day. :pmy brother had controller rage too, he once broke a xbox controller of mine, i punched him really hard for that, seriously, stop taking out your anger on my poor defenseless items.
I had a NES. You all remember the NES? That grey box filled with mystery and pain?
Never broke a single controller...
Games were hardcore, and then the internet happened.
Games were hardcore, and then the internet happened.
I'll quit most games before I'll resort to looking up a guide :P
Hmm.. someone should probably make a NES/SNES thread or a nostalgia one so we would not clutter this one up.I dunno, this is keeping the topic off sensitive subjects. Let's keep going.
Edit: Made one right here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=125417.0).
Anyways, favorite SNES game?Super Metroid...
You could have the best computer in the world, but still have shit hardware.
My parents knowledge of computers is better than that. Which says a lot, since my mom thought Chrome was a virus, thought putting the computer in a thermal box thing (you know, where you can keep your drinks cool) since she thought it'd help. Good news is, I have a new computer. Bad news is, ALL OF THE REACTION PICSQuoteYou could have the best computer in the world, but still have shit hardware.
My mom refuses to use Chrome b/c she thinks it makes the computer run slower. O.OMy parents knowledge of computers is better than that. Which says a lot, since my mom thought Chrome was a virus, thought putting the computer in a thermal box thing (you know, where you can keep your drinks cool) since she thought it'd help. Good news is, I have a new computer. Bad news is, ALL OF THE REACTION PICSQuoteYou could have the best computer in the world, but still have shit hardware.and the pr0n :'(
Anyways, favorite SNES game?Super Metroid...
It took me forever to figure out you could sprint in that game...
If I don't have a manual or a tutorial for a game, I just immediately press all the buttons just to see what each one does. It generally helps.Anyways, favorite SNES game?Super Metroid...
It took me forever to figure out you could sprint in that game...
I always changed the controls before starting, so I always knew.
Remember that lulzy post about otherkin and their... kin a while back?Serious. Business.
I got more tumblr idiocy!
"A toddler and a flying dog CANNOT do work intended for an adult human." (http://i.imgur.com/OYtx5se.png)
"Non-kin stealing our identities belittles the battles we face every day..." (http://i.imgur.com/kjPjGrk.png)
"It's because in a past life I was a Japanese tortoise!" (http://i.imgur.com/rmYXfML.jpg)
Remember that lulzy post about otherkin and their... kin a while back?Oh god even just the side bar on the first link makes me want to kill or cry or kill crying people. I just don't even. I fucking don't.
I got more tumblr idiocy!
"A toddler and a flying dog CANNOT do work intended for an adult human." (http://i.imgur.com/OYtx5se.png)
"Non-kin stealing our identities belittles the battles we face every day..." (http://i.imgur.com/kjPjGrk.png)
"It's because in a past life I was a Japanese tortoise!" (http://i.imgur.com/rmYXfML.jpg)
Remember that lulzy post about otherkin and their... kin a while back?Oh god even just the side bar on the first link makes me want to kill or cry or kill crying people. I just don't even. I fucking don't.
I got more tumblr idiocy!
"A toddler and a flying dog CANNOT do work intended for an adult human." (http://i.imgur.com/OYtx5se.png)
"Non-kin stealing our identities belittles the battles we face every day..." (http://i.imgur.com/kjPjGrk.png)
"It's because in a past life I was a Japanese tortoise!" (http://i.imgur.com/rmYXfML.jpg)
BEING FAT ISNT SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. YOU CANT PUT TRANS IN FRONT OF ANY WORD AND MAKE IT LOOK OPPRESSED. PRIVILEGE ISNT A REAL THING. ARG.
Remember that lulzy post about otherkin and their... kin a while back?(http://i.imgur.com/633Bm.gif)
I got more tumblr idiocy!
"A toddler and a flying dog CANNOT do work intended for an adult human." (http://i.imgur.com/OYtx5se.png)
"Non-kin stealing our identities belittles the battles we face every day..." (http://i.imgur.com/kjPjGrk.png)
"It's because in a past life I was a Japanese tortoise!" (http://i.imgur.com/rmYXfML.jpg)
"My computer is acting weird."Ugh. I feel your pain.
Me: "Can you explain to me what the computer is doing weird? Is it turning itself off, or is it telling you to buy something? Anything like that?"
"It's just acting weird."
Me: "Is it not starting when you turn it on? I'm afraid 'acting weird' is a vague description and I can't help much with just that to go on. If you think it could be a virus you could go to this website ... ... and try the online scanner."
"You are not helpful at all."
Note that I'm not getting paid for this email correspondence, it's just a fellow online class student who found out I'm a computer guy.
"It's because in a past life I was a Japanese tortoise!" (http://i.imgur.com/rmYXfML.jpg)The very idea of peanut butter with chocolate chips is just mind boggling.
Never had a chocolate peanut butter cup? They're pretty damn tasty."It's because in a past life I was a Japanese tortoise!" (http://i.imgur.com/rmYXfML.jpg)The very idea of peanut butter with chocolate chips is just mind boggling.
It's hard to say. /b/ is for the most part self-contained. The tumblr social justice people invite themselves in. Everywhere. They don't even stay on tumblr. I'm expecting one to be alerted by a spider bot and burst into Bay 12 any second now.Oh god you mentioned them
Please don't talk about how they're going to "burst" in. That triggers one of my headmates. Xe's very fragile. Check your privilege.So it begins. :P
Please don't talk about how they're going to "burst" in. That triggers one of my headmates. Xe's very fragile. Check your privilege.I'm transgendered, transfat, transable, and multiple. I'm more marginalised. My opinion is more valid.
I hate you all equally. >:ccommunist
I hate you all equally. >:cWhich is not very much at all, right?
When I spend too much time on tumblr I find that the seething hatred for humanity I feel is not in any way minor.I hate you all equally. >:cWhich is not very much at all, right?
...right?
Oh shi-...Transpotato. I am beyond mere potato. I am now ...
Don't let MZ see you, Xan!
I was atoms under going nuclear fusion in a past life before my sun exploded. I find people being in sunlight highly offensive to my heritage. It is disrespectful of the unbelievable pressure and energy exerted.So in order for you to be satisfied, everyone but vampires has to be taking a several-billion year shit?
Your sarcasm is singularist. You need to check your privelage.I was atoms under going nuclear fusion in a past life before my sun exploded. I find people being in sunlight highly offensive to my heritage. It is disrespectful of the unbelievable pressure and energy exerted.So in order for you to be satisfied, everyone but vampires has to be taking a several-billion year shit?
I don't tumblr, or 4chan, or reddit... Or any other sites with similar format where people post the same stupid joke again and again until it starts to cause brain damage.Do you go to Bay 12's upper boards much?
Contrary to popular belief, the Adv Mode forum is actually an endlessly repeating chain of 'Help, I can't beat [FOE_X]!'I don't tumblr, or 4chan, or reddit... Or any other sites with similar format where people post the same stupid joke again and again until it starts to cause brain damage.Do you go to Bay 12's upper boards much?
Do you go to Bay 12's upper boards much?No, never. 'Other games' is the highest I dare reach. They say the land beyond is a haunted biome.
What I want to know is, why do Tumblr idiots inspire so much rage? They're really just irrational idiots, far less dangerous than right-wing nuts; but the right-wing nuts don't make me as angry as the transethnic demisexual otherkins.It's not even really rage, it's just extreme bewilderment. The only part that makes me angry is that things like this can be used to discredit legitimate rights movements.
This...is this what being a social conservative up in arms about teh gayz feels like? At least a little?
Of a sort, yes. I wander there a little.Do you go to Bay 12's upper boards much?No, never. 'Other games' is the highest I dare reach. They say the land beyond is a haunted biome.
Just checking :PDo you go to Bay 12's upper boards much?No, never. 'Other games' is the highest I dare reach. They say the land beyond is a haunted biome.
So. What the hell is going on here... o.oYou don't really want to know. It IS the Stupid thread, after all.
I would like to point out that liberals get the exact same way over the environment and gun control, regardless of the facts.What I want to know is, why do Tumblr idiots inspire so much rage? They're really just irrational idiots, far less dangerous than right-wing nuts; but the right-wing nuts don't make me as angry as the transethnic demisexual otherkins.It's not even really rage, it's just extreme bewilderment. The only part that makes me angry is that things like this can be used to discredit legitimate rights movements.
This...is this what being a social conservative up in arms about teh gayz feels like? At least a little?
It's not the same as what social conservatives feel like. They're filled with irrational religious fervor.
Also, I have a new sig.So. What the hell is going on here... o.oYou don't really want to know. It IS the Stupid thread, after all.
So. What the hell is going on here... o.oWe were discussing our plans to start a coffee plantation as a front for acquiring ancient artifacts that may or may not raise the dead.
I feel the need to say both "Is this Liberals with a Capital L or actual people that exist beyond your strawmen?" and "CAN WE NOT START A 50 PAGE POLITICAL DISCUSSION IN HERE AGAIN?"
Oh noes! Global Cooling!
Ah, so the strawmen.There are tons of news articles from the Seventies about global cooling.
Okay, carry on, I feel no need to discuss this in that case.
And now there aren't. Funny how science marches on.Now we're on to global warming, even though the climate hasn't changed in (at last major study) 16 years. Nonetheless, people are getting irrationally ferverated on the topic.
Hi there Tahujdt, how are you feeling today?Tense? That was intended to be sarcastic. Also, where I live, it is 10:43 PM, or 22:43 for those of you on the 24 hour system.
You seem a little tense. Perhaps getting something to drink then coming back might help? Or you could go for a jog, they always make me feel great.
So?Hi there Tahujdt, how are you feeling today?Tense? That was intended to be sarcastic. Also, where I live, it is 10:43 PM, or 22:43 for those of you on the 24 hour system.
You seem a little tense. Perhaps getting something to drink then coming back might help? Or you could go for a jog, they always make me feel great.
I can't really go jogging, I'm in bed supposedly asleep.So?Hi there Tahujdt, how are you feeling today?Tense? That was intended to be sarcastic. Also, where I live, it is 10:43 PM, or 22:43 for those of you on the 24 hour system.
You seem a little tense. Perhaps getting something to drink then coming back might help? Or you could go for a jog, they always make me feel great.
Night jogging is the best kind of jogging.I can't really go jogging, I'm in bed supposedly asleep.So?Hi there Tahujdt, how are you feeling today?Tense? That was intended to be sarcastic. Also, where I live, it is 10:43 PM, or 22:43 for those of you on the 24 hour system.
You seem a little tense. Perhaps getting something to drink then coming back might help? Or you could go for a jog, they always make me feel great.
Not on my street. Not because its bad, but because of the extreme hilliness and lack of sidewalks. Very dangerous.Night jogging is the best kind of jogging.I can't really go jogging, I'm in bed supposedly asleep.So?Hi there Tahujdt, how are you feeling today?Tense? That was intended to be sarcastic. Also, where I live, it is 10:43 PM, or 22:43 for those of you on the 24 hour system.
You seem a little tense. Perhaps getting something to drink then coming back might help? Or you could go for a jog, they always make me feel great.
I've gone jogging at midnight before. It actually helped me get over my anxiety concerning darkness.Did you miss the "dangerous" part? Even with lights, a car couldn't see me until it was too late.
Did you miss the "dangerous" part? Even with lights, a car couldn't see me until it was too late.so apparently pedestrians in some countries have to give right of way to cars first in these kind of situations. You should learn to watch for the lights of cars when jogging at night next time.
The hills are extremely steep. Anyway, this is probably gonna be a bigger derail than the politics.Did you miss the "dangerous" part? Even with lights, a car couldn't see me until it was too late.so apparently pedestrians in some countries have to give right of way to cars first in these kind of situations. You should learn to watch for the lights of cars when jogging at night next time.
The solution is obviously to be a grizzly bear made of steel. If you're a grizzly bear made of steel, ain't nobody what can tell you where to jog.I'll one-up that and say dragon made of adamantine.
Slabbage Dragossus.That's a 5 green green 6/6 Magic card.
I have no idea what that was, but I imagine it involved radish sorcery.Slabbage Dragossus.That's a 5 green green 6/6 Magic card.
One thing comes to mind...Bill O'reily's conversation with the president of the American Atheist Association or whatever. His face is priceless, i.e the "are you serious" face.
I love when Neil deGrasse Tyson destroys Bill'O. That always makes me go ^_^.One thing comes to mind...Bill O'reily's conversation with the president of the American Atheist Association or whatever. His face is priceless, i.e the "are you serious" face.
Who's Bill O'reily? Also, context.
Tide goes in, tide goes out. You can't explain that.Oh what, because the moon sends out some kind of mystical, invisible, so-called "gravity waves" (and yes, I'm using finger quotes) and pulls on all the water in the ocean?
...
Actually, me, a high school graduate with no further formal education, and a felon to boot, can, in fact, explain why the tides go in and go out. -.-
Guys it's not my fault I was a toaster in a past life! I just see bread and get flashbacks to that horrible life I had! Check your privilege guys. Seriously.
I honestly think it's hilarious that there are people who think that they're actually wolves in the bodies of humans. So much so that the wearing of spirit hoods is actually offensive to them. I just cannot believe they want special treatment because of this. I mean, I may be transgender, but that fact alone does not stop me from leading a productive, normal life, nor would being a cat in a human body.
What the hell is a "spirit hood" anyway?I think it's some kind of animal-themed hoodie.
What the hell is a transfat person anyway? A fat guy in a slim body? How does that even make sense?Transfat? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat)
This was my first thought too.What the hell is a transfat person anyway? A fat guy in a slim body? How does that even make sense?Transfat? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat)
Transfat activist means that you don't believe the obvious shit 'scientists' spoon feed us that eating twice as much as a slim guy makes you twice as fat.As opposed to the Healthists, which reject the elite academic lies that being fat causes health problems. They spread these lies to discriminate against fat people, you see.
What the hell is a transfat person anyway? A fat guy in a slim body? How does that even make sense?These people make my head hurt more... Check your cisfat privilege?
why arent asexuals represented in porn
You mean from https://twitter.com/TumblrTXT (https://twitter.com/TumblrTXT)? Or the Tumblr?
I’m part mermaid. I’m one-sixteenth or less I think. This means I’m mostly human. I have lots of empathy and I wouldn’t ever drown anyone…
Why does it have to apply to anyone based merely on some group label? Check your privilege cistopians.I'm struggling to understand who this is directed at.What the hell is a transfat person anyway? A fat guy in a slim body? How does that even make sense?These people make my head hurt more... Check your cisfat privilege?
I swear every time this crap is brought up it's always a bunch of people putting themselves above others under the aegis of equality, hilariously missing the fat point.
My 'Insert possible tone of voice here' centre in my brain isn't working D:
Re-read it, makes more sense now.No worries, my brain's failing spectacularly right now too. It's like the Romans used to say, 'Amicitae in cerebrum cabbagus.'
My brain appears to be failing miserably right now.
Am I the only person who doesn't give a flying fuck what people identify as?It's mostly people trying to make themselves special but at the same time in a community of equally special people; so that they can then tell other people that their problems are more important.
I'll only care if someone thinks they're really a wolf inside if they start biting people. Prior to that, whupide-friggin-do.
There are plenty of legitimate groups of troublemakers to spew vitriol at. Like racists. Or transphobics.
Breaking News: Two Mass Murderers Claiming to be Ex-Wolves Tear 478 School Children Apart Limb From Limb.The judge dismissed the trial on the basis of cultural beliefs.
Look, if you are into animal role playing, then ok, what ever. I guess that isn't too far removed from pretending to be a wizard, and I've played D&D, so fair is fair.I like it, well put Max.
But I don't actually call myself a wizard in every day life. I don't self identify as a wizard. I know I don't have magical powers. I know that the only time I am a 'wizard' is while playing a game. If you think you are a wolf just because you want to be a wolf, you should take that up with a psychologist.
I always hated those peer review groups, then one of my papers convinced a girl to support gay marriage. Now I view them as opportunities.
Does it matter if you like it? Why do I care about any one mans opinion of thing? If you are presenting the vices and virtues of thing, surly your own personal opinion is irrelevant...Part of the assignment was to take a stance on what we were talking about; I felt that putting my topic in a positive light was more appropriate than outright stating, "This is good! Hurr durr!" for multiple reasons, the least offensive of which was that it is still a very new area of development, which leads nicely into this:
What was the thing? Nuclear Power? Kool-Aid? Libertarianism? The abiltiy to implent headmates into peoples systems so they stop with their singlets privilege?
Now, making fun of the otherkin is fun, but I wouldn't spend time arguing why. It's silly. I enjoy silly things.
My mom used to give me advice on entering essay contests, that the judges will have been reading the same boring crap all day, "The reason I like x is y, because..." and if they see anything that isn't "Hurr durr, me like!" they'll pounce on it. The same goes for college applications.Does it matter if you like it? Why do I care about any one mans opinion of thing? If you are presenting the vices and virtues of thing, surly your own personal opinion is irrelevant...Part of the assignment was to take a stance on what we were talking about; I felt that putting my topic in a positive light was more appropriate than outright stating, "This is good! Hurr durr!" for multiple reasons, the least offensive of which was that it is still a very new area of development, which leads nicely into this:What was the thing? Nuclear Power? Kool-Aid? Libertarianism? The abiltiy to implent headmates into peoples systems so they stop with their singlets privilege?
Now, making fun of the otherkin is fun, but I wouldn't spend time arguing why. It's silly. I enjoy silly things.
Nothing so divisive (or droll, as the case may be), just applications of 3D printing for food production.
Uncanny Valley of cheese.I have never wanted to eat printed food so much in my life. Where may this product be acquired?
As I said, it's still a very new field. Early home models capable of printing food exist, but IIRC the price range is somewhere around 1500USD. Most of the food produced so far has been more in the hor d'oeuvres range of things, though it is very cool looking.Uncanny Valley of cheese.I have never wanted to eat printed food so much in my life. Where may this product be acquired?
Yeah, but it's prohibitively expensive for most people. Like how computers used to only be owned by universities, because they were the only places which could purchase all the expensive equipment.It's quickly getting a hell of a lot cheaper. $425 is the lowest, currently.
Which, incidentally, parallels the development of computers quite well. Given the potential I honestly don't see why it wouldn't take a similar course.Yeah, but it's prohibitively expensive for most people. Like how computers used to only be owned by universities, because they were the only places which could purchase all the expensive equipment.It's quickly getting a hell of a lot cheaper. $425 is the lowest, currently.
Does anybody remember the spongebob episode where they printed crabby patties out of this grey ooze?That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).
I don't see it as any different than the replicators on star trek.On the other hand, there's the Nutri-o-matic.
That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
Do note that this recycled meat is not put in 3D printers*. It's put in fastfood, right now.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
Considering the world we live in, artificiality is nothing new.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
I had some delicious chorizo last night. First ingredient: Beef Salivary Glands.Considering the world we live in, artificiality is nothing new.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
That being said, I am still disgusted by the thought of eating the animal remains.
That being said, I fully realize that's what sausage is made out of.
Why doenst made no sense? All those whining about, this software must be free, why buying. And if they bought it, its just like, its a wast, dont buy this crap.
And you telling me that i doenst make no sense?
Glands and organs and stuff are fine.I had some delicious chorizo last night. First ingredient: Beef Salivary Glands.Considering the world we live in, artificiality is nothing new.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
That being said, I am still disgusted by the thought of eating the animal remains.
That being said, I fully realize that's what sausage is made out of.
...
Nope. It's still delicious.
This is the reason that I read random Steam forums from time to time:Poe's law applies here.Quote from: Random Steam PersonWhy doenst made no sense? All those whining about, this software must be free, why buying. And if they bought it, its just like, its a wast, dont buy this crap.
And you telling me that i doenst make no sense?
It got an actual, verbal laugh from me. Beautiful irony.
Here's what I don't understand: Why not use it? What are we going to use it for if we're not going to eat it? Wouldn't it just go to waste? I'm hardly trying to defend fast food, but I'm legitimately curious what reason we would have not to use it.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
Glands and organs and stuff are fine.I had some delicious chorizo last night. First ingredient: Beef Salivary Glands.Considering the world we live in, artificiality is nothing new.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
That being said, I am still disgusted by the thought of eating the animal remains.
That being said, I fully realize that's what sausage is made out of.
...
Nope. It's still delicious.
It's connective tissues and fat that people tend to be upset about.
Why?Glands and organs and stuff are fine.I had some delicious chorizo last night. First ingredient: Beef Salivary Glands.Considering the world we live in, artificiality is nothing new.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
That being said, I am still disgusted by the thought of eating the animal remains.
That being said, I fully realize that's what sausage is made out of.
...
Nope. It's still delicious.
It's connective tissues and fat that people tend to be upset about.
It depends what glands and organs.
I'd be fine with liver, I suppose, but I'd always shy away from any reproductive parts.
I imagine most people would.
It wouldn't go to waste; it'd go into cat and dog food so we don't need to bother butchering any extra livestock to maintain our carnivorous companions. Well, in world of reason and logic.its made up of smooth muscle, not the kind you'd find in limbs.
And why shy away from reproductive organs? The uterus is largely muscle tissue, after all. (or maybe not, I forget now...)
Counterpoint: they didn't eat all of the animal. The fat was used for grease, a tanned stomach makes a great bag, you can inflate the bladder and use it as a balloon(seriously), and sinew makes a decent bowstring.Here's what I don't understand: Why not use it? What are we going to use it for if we're not going to eat it? Wouldn't it just go to waste? I'm hardly trying to defend fast food, but I'm legitimately curious what reason we would have not to use it.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
Native Americans used every part of the animals they killed so it wouldn't go to waste, why shouldn't we?
Actually they killed bison en-masse and then ate hardly any of it.Here's what I don't understand: Why not use it? What are we going to use it for if we're not going to eat it? Wouldn't it just go to waste? I'm hardly trying to defend fast food, but I'm legitimately curious what reason we would have not to use it.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
Native Americans used every part of the animals they killed so it wouldn't go to waste, why shouldn't we?
Less so than the pioneers, but still...Actually they killed bison en-masse and then ate hardly any of it.Here's what I don't understand: Why not use it? What are we going to use it for if we're not going to eat it? Wouldn't it just go to waste? I'm hardly trying to defend fast food, but I'm legitimately curious what reason we would have not to use it.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
Native Americans used every part of the animals they killed so it wouldn't go to waste, why shouldn't we?
They would kill herds at a time. And a lot of it didn't end up getting used because of the sheer quantity of dead animal.
I would say that running herds off cliffs is a good example of mass-killing.Less so than the pioneers, but still...Actually they killed bison en-masse and then ate hardly any of it.Here's what I don't understand: Why not use it? What are we going to use it for if we're not going to eat it? Wouldn't it just go to waste? I'm hardly trying to defend fast food, but I'm legitimately curious what reason we would have not to use it.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
Native Americans used every part of the animals they killed so it wouldn't go to waste, why shouldn't we?
They would kill herds at a time. And a lot of it didn't end up getting used because of the sheer quantity of dead animal.
The only moral advantage the 'Native' Americans have is having killed anyone who got to the Americas before them.I have a feeling that this will spin into another huge argument, so let's stop this conversation now.
The might have gotten here before us, but we called 'Shotgun!'
The might have gotten here before us, but we called 'Shotgun!'I see what you did there.
The might have gotten here before us, but we called 'Shotgun!'hahahaha this made me lol
Hahahaha it's funny because genocide.The might have gotten here before us, but we called 'Shotgun!'hahahaha this made me lol
I don't see it as any different than the replicators on star trek.
Hahahaha it's funny because genocide.ouch...not sure what to say in this situation, i didnt think it was that bad
It really, really was.Hahahaha it's funny because genocide.ouch...not sure what to say in this situation, i didnt think it was that bad
Presumably star trek replicators need a base material to work with, too.I don't see it as any different than the replicators on star trek.
Yeah, this line of thought kinda needs to die.
The thing about food printing is that the printer needs food to print.
I was under the impression that replicators made matter directly from energy.Presumably star trek replicators need a base material to work with, too.I don't see it as any different than the replicators on star trek.
Yeah, this line of thought kinda needs to die.
The thing about food printing is that the printer needs food to print.
I'm not saying "lol printed meat is more humane than regular" or anything silly like that. Just that any reservations that concern printed food's "artificialness" would be equally applicable to things like star trek's replicators.
So basically 3D printing, but they use magical transporter technology instead of a series of tubes.Seems like a combination of teleportation and alchemy. Obviously you can't make an edible meal out of, say, plastic unless you transmute it into digestible molecules.
I always thought the Star Trek replicators made the foods basically out of nothing but proteins, I actually have some vague memory of that being mentioned.We're out of matter for the replicators! Everyone, trousers down and go take a shit in the tanks.
Ah a quick look at the star trek wiki says that it's bulk matter that uses transporter technology to re-sequence the matter into edible foodstuffs. I'm probably thinking the things from Enterprise.
I imagine if the starship ever ran out of matter the replicators wouldn't work. :P
EDIT: "Quick! Scotty the matter tanks for the replicators are empty! We need an alternate food source, point the replicators to the warp core, we haven't broken that yet this episode."
The technobabble explanation that seems most likely to me is based on this (http://stason.org/TULARC/education-books/startrek-tech/68-How-does-the-transporter-work-Transporters-Star-Tr.html#.UYHKKSzfS5g).So basically 3D printing, but they use magical transporter technology instead of a series of tubes.Seems like a combination of teleportation and alchemy. Obviously you can't make an edible meal out of, say, plastic unless you transmute it into digestible molecules.
We're so over turning lead into gold. Turning shit into cake is the real alchemy.I always thought the Star Trek replicators made the foods basically out of nothing but proteins, I actually have some vague memory of that being mentioned.We're out of matter for the replicators! Everyone, trousers down and go take a shit in the tanks.
Ah a quick look at the star trek wiki says that it's bulk matter that uses transporter technology to re-sequence the matter into edible foodstuffs. I'm probably thinking the things from Enterprise.
I imagine if the starship ever ran out of matter the replicators wouldn't work. :P
EDIT: "Quick! Scotty the matter tanks for the replicators are empty! We need an alternate food source, point the replicators to the warp core, we haven't broken that yet this episode."
Well, that would explain why everyone complains about the taste all the time... >_>I always thought the Star Trek replicators made the foods basically out of nothing but proteins, I actually have some vague memory of that being mentioned.We're out of matter for the replicators! Everyone, trousers down and go take a shit in the tanks.
Ah a quick look at the star trek wiki says that it's bulk matter that uses transporter technology to re-sequence the matter into edible foodstuffs. I'm probably thinking the things from Enterprise.
I imagine if the starship ever ran out of matter the replicators wouldn't work. :P
EDIT: "Quick! Scotty the matter tanks for the replicators are empty! We need an alternate food source, point the replicators to the warp core, we haven't broken that yet this episode."
No need for that, you have teleporter system, you can just beam it directly out. (I mean, when do you remember seeing a toilet in star trek? Teleporters make them obsolete. ;))I always thought the Star Trek replicators made the foods basically out of nothing but proteins, I actually have some vague memory of that being mentioned.We're out of matter for the replicators! Everyone, trousers down and go take a shit in the tanks.
Ah a quick look at the star trek wiki says that it's bulk matter that uses transporter technology to re-sequence the matter into edible foodstuffs. I'm probably thinking the things from Enterprise.
I imagine if the starship ever ran out of matter the replicators wouldn't work. :P
EDIT: "Quick! Scotty the matter tanks for the replicators are empty! We need an alternate food source, point the replicators to the warp core, we haven't broken that yet this episode."
Actually they killed bison en-masse and then ate hardly any of it.Here's what I don't understand: Why not use it? What are we going to use it for if we're not going to eat it? Wouldn't it just go to waste? I'm hardly trying to defend fast food, but I'm legitimately curious what reason we would have not to use it.That actually happens though. Only the ooze is pink and made of grinded up animal remains (The parts that are normally not eaten).thats what is kinda unsettling. your recycling meat... its so artificial.
Native Americans used every part of the animals they killed so it wouldn't go to waste, why shouldn't we?
They would kill herds at a time. And a lot of it didn't end up getting used because of the sheer quantity of dead animal.
We're so over turning lead into gold. Turning shit into cake is the real alchemy.Actually, I'm pretty sure we just call that agriculture nowadays. Process is a little slow and tends to involve some additives, but hey, it is what it is.
Overheard discussion after a lecture earlier this week...Can I facepalm someone else? D could really use one.
A: "Those nuclear reactors we just learnt about - dont the US military use something similar in thier warships?"
B: "yeah... dont they name loads of thier ships after presidents or something?"
A: "Nimitz, Eisenhower, Reagan, yea, I think so.
C: "Is ther a USS Obama yet?"
A: "Dont think so..."
D: "When the US navy get around to building it, I bet they paint it a different colour to all the other ships..."
The Hobbit is a bad book because Tolkien intended it to be a childrens book so that makes it bad.
*headdesk*Quote from: Wet Willy as we call himThe Hobbit is a bad book because Tolkien intended it to be a childrens book so that makes it bad.
Overheard discussion after a lecture earlier this week...
A: "Those nuclear reactors we just learnt about - dont the US military use something similar in thier warships?"
B: "yeah... dont they name loads of thier ships after presidents or something?"
A: "Nimitz, Eisenhower, Reagan, yea, I think so.
C: "Is ther a USS Obama yet?"
A: "Dont think so..."
D: "When the US navy get around to building it, I bet they paint it a different colour to all the other ships..."
Wait, there was a President Nimitz?Overheard discussion after a lecture earlier this week...
A: "Those nuclear reactors we just learnt about - dont the US military use something similar in thier warships?"
B: "yeah... dont they name loads of thier ships after presidents or something?"
A: "Nimitz, Eisenhower, Reagan, yea, I think so.
C: "Is ther a USS Obama yet?"
A: "Dont think so..."
D: "When the US navy get around to building it, I bet they paint it a different colour to all the other ships..."
There were two USS Clintons, but neither one was named for the president.
It seems GHWB is the latest president to get a ship named for himself (it's also the last Nimitz-class, apparently) Presumably it's a matter of time.
Clinton, Dubya, and Obama (probably gonna take longer than 2025 to get the Obama up and running, sorry CoDfans) are still in the waiting line...
Wait, there was a President Nimitz?Overheard discussion after a lecture earlier this week...
A: "Those nuclear reactors we just learnt about - dont the US military use something similar in thier warships?"
B: "yeah... dont they name loads of thier ships after presidents or something?"
A: "Nimitz, Eisenhower, Reagan, yea, I think so.
C: "Is ther a USS Obama yet?"
A: "Dont think so..."
D: "When the US navy get around to building it, I bet they paint it a different colour to all the other ships..."
There were two USS Clintons, but neither one was named for the president.
It seems GHWB is the latest president to get a ship named for himself (it's also the last Nimitz-class, apparently) Presumably it's a matter of time.
Clinton, Dubya, and Obama (probably gonna take longer than 2025 to get the Obama up and running, sorry CoDfans) are still in the waiting line...
Not sure if serious... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz)Wait, there was a President Nimitz?Overheard discussion after a lecture earlier this week...
A: "Those nuclear reactors we just learnt about - dont the US military use something similar in thier warships?"
B: "yeah... dont they name loads of thier ships after presidents or something?"
A: "Nimitz, Eisenhower, Reagan, yea, I think so.
C: "Is ther a USS Obama yet?"
A: "Dont think so..."
D: "When the US navy get around to building it, I bet they paint it a different colour to all the other ships..."
There were two USS Clintons, but neither one was named for the president.
It seems GHWB is the latest president to get a ship named for himself (it's also the last Nimitz-class, apparently) Presumably it's a matter of time.
Clinton, Dubya, and Obama (probably gonna take longer than 2025 to get the Obama up and running, sorry CoDfans) are still in the waiting line...
I must have thought I was being edgy ŕ la Fifty Shades of Grey.I oh-so say that spelling of "gray".
GrEy in England, grAy in America.I must have thought I was being edgy ŕ la Fifty Shades of Grey.I oh-so say that spelling of "gray".
But the surname is gray and the colour is grey. So clearly whats-her-face the author has no clue about what she's writing. Which makes sense for what was originally a Twilight fanfiction.GrEy in England, grAy in America.I must have thought I was being edgy ŕ la Fifty Shades of Grey.I oh-so say that spelling of "gray".
Also, as far as I know, it's some sort of reference to some guy's name in the book.
Huh. I have seen these two spellings equally used, so I never really associated one as British and one as American.GrEy in England, grAy in America.I must have thought I was being edgy ŕ la Fifty Shades of Grey.I oh-so say that spelling of "gray".
Frankly, when it comes to spelling the word, I often enter a mental mini-conflict as to if to choose Gray or Grey.Same. Just go with whatever comes to me at the time. Same with whether things have double letters or not. Like necessary.
Frankly, when it comes to spelling the word, I often enter a mental mini-conflict as to if to choose Gray or Grey.Yeah, it's one of those words that looks right with either "grey" or "gray" and that makes me think that one choice has to be wrong, because they obviously can't both be right, right guys? :P
Personally, I have a preference for British spellings. Colour looks more proper than color to me, and theatre is the same way. It looks like it sounds classier too, "theat-ruh" rather than "theat-er" and theatres seem like they should be classy.Unless you are French both spellings are pronounced the same. If you started calling it theartrer around here you'd sound a bit strange! Much like how colour and color, armour and armor are pronounced the same.
A is still a superior letter to E.
Somebody get me my gun and rope, I got a terrorist to string up.Well, that got very racist very quickly.
The order of superiority:Groy?
O is king.
A is second best.
I is tertiary.
U is second worst.
Here's Y, who whores herself out to the consonants and the vowels.
And that wretch E.
I grok that.The order of superiority:Groy?
O is king.
A is second best.
I is tertiary.
U is second worst.
Here's Y, who whores herself out to the consonants and the vowels.
And that wretch E.
Who is Tolken?
Did he help peter jackson film the hobbit?
(Later in the comments)
Lord of the rings is a movie not a book...and the hobbit is the sequel/prequel
"Well then you're one of us. You're in the gang. You can't just leave."Heh, they sound awesome. You are ONE OF USSSS!
Oh grandparents. So... whatever grandparents are.
That's just... I don't even... How?Quote from: A commenter in a video regarding someone making a minecraft version of Erebor.Who is Tolken?
Did he help peter jackson film the hobbit?
(Later in the comments)
Lord of the rings is a movie not a book...and the hobbit is the sequel/prequel
Wasn't the Hobbit changed retroactively to fit in with LotR?Yup. More thematically than anything, though; mentions of things like "policemen" were taken out, iirc.
Main change was the riddles in the dark chapter, where gollum is changed quite a bit.And the ring gained it's corrupting powers only after the retcon. In the original Gollum was ready to part with the ring, but since he had lost it (and Bilbo had found it), he showed Bilbo the way out of the mountain instead.
Main change was the riddles in the dark chapter, where gollum is changed quite a bit.And the ring gained it's corrupting powers only after the retcon. In the original Gollum was ready to part with the ring, but since he had lost it (and Bilbo had found it), he showed Bilbo the way out of the mountain instead.
The order of superiority:
...
And that wretch E.
Slayerhero90 is the bard in A's court, singing his praises, while damning his enemies.As with all bards, his skill level corresponds to the amount of pain he feels while dying.
His death will be long and painful.
*rant about christian names no longer being called christian names*Not sure what kind of Christian you are, but the Catholic church hasn't long suspended the official way to leave (http://www.countmeout.ie/suspension/). Kind of a funny response to the surge in demand.
"I mean... you're a Christian right?"
"No"
"Yes you are."
"No I'm no-"
"Yes you are, you were baptised right?"
"Yes..."
"Well then you're one of us. You're in the gang. You can't just leave."
Oh grandparents. So... whatever grandparents are.
I picked up a pre-retcon copy of the book pretty easily. It was a bit harder to find than the "movie edition" tough.Main change was the riddles in the dark chapter, where gollum is changed quite a bit.And the ring gained it's corrupting powers only after the retcon. In the original Gollum was ready to part with the ring, but since he had lost it (and Bilbo had found it), he showed Bilbo the way out of the mountain instead.
How many pre-retcon "Hobbit" copies still exist?
Now I know what crazy bid I'll make if I ever become ludicrously wealthy.
When someone says you're a member of a group you didn't sing up/don't want to be a part of, the best move is to figure out what can get you kicked out...Ah, it is often said the road to hell is paved with old people.
In other words, basically what I'm saying is that Police Academy 8: Papacy is a movie I would watch.
Chako Paul City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chako_Paul_City), the tragic story of millions of Chinese men searching for the secret Swedish Lesbian city. Coming soon to a theatre near you.
What some dumbass cop says doesn't matter. The whole profession is a magnet for authoritarians and psychopaths.I find this highly questionable.
I don't have much experience with the darker side of police, but there are some nutjobbers in the force. All of them.What some dumbass cop says doesn't matter. The whole profession is a magnet for authoritarians and psychopaths.I find this highly questionable.
disturbing verbiageOh wow, nice!
I have to say that I agree. I mean, in the court of law, the cop's word is much stronger evidence than yours. It's not supposed to be, but the courts are highly biased.What some dumbass cop says doesn't matter. The whole profession is a magnet for authoritarians and psychopaths.I find this highly questionable.
I have to say that I agree. I mean, in the court of law, the cop's word is much stronger evidence than yours. It's not supposed to be, but the courts are highly biased.What some dumbass cop says doesn't matter. The whole profession is a magnet for authoritarians and psychopaths.I find this highly questionable.
(In class, when we hear a sonic boom from a plane)That sounds like the thing most guys in my class would say. Altough not out loud like that, but there is a lot of breast-discussion going on during the breaks. Not that I partake in that (most of the time :P)
Guy in my class, without missing a beat: "Man, the pigeons are really loud today."
I still can't fucking tell if he was serious or not, because of the following incident during english class:
Girl (with a well-developed bossom): "Good speaking exercise, [name].
The guy, without hesitation or courtesy: "And your breasts look good too."
I really don't know what is even going on in his head...
Hey, breasts are great. I do feel it inappropriate to discuss people's without their permission, though.Hey, is it all right if me and my friends go over there and talk about your amazing rack? Thanks.
As far as amazingly stupid things, I think the recent Boston Bombing truther thread probably counts.+1
As far as amazingly stupid things, I think the recent Boston Bombing truther thread probably counts.Disinfobamapls.
As far as amazingly stupid things, I think the recent Boston Bombing truther thread probably counts.Oh my, yes.
As far as amazingly stupid things, I think the recent Boston Bombing truther thread probably counts.Oh my, yes.
Or they do, and they're just colossal dicks.Ricky Gervais proving nobody actually reads Twitter.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
OR they're trying to push the charity amount even higher. They're heroes!Or they do, and they're just colossal dicks.Ricky Gervais proving nobody actually reads Twitter.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
OR they're trying to push the charity amount even higher. They're heroes!Or they do, and they're just colossal dicks.Ricky Gervais proving nobody actually reads Twitter.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
inb4 Ricky Gervais offers his soul if no one retweetsOR they're trying to push the charity amount even higher. They're heroes!Or they do, and they're just colossal dicks.Ricky Gervais proving nobody actually reads Twitter.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
They're obviously waiting until he offers to give a few million, and then people will stop retweeting, favoriting, and replying.
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=125838.msg4228707#msg4228707Oh yes, that's been mentioned here.
OR they're trying to push the charity amount even higher. They're heroes!Or they do, and they're just colossal dicks.Ricky Gervais proving nobody actually reads Twitter.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
They're obviously waiting until he offers to give a few million, and then people will stop retweeting, favoriting, and replying.
Gee, nice to see that this school is so welcoming to people who aren't able bodied.The sarcasm was so thick that I could have formed it into a club and hit her with it.
Quote from: Some Tumblr SJ warrior who constantly complains about dumb shit; walking through the corridor to the sports hall in school. Which is covered in sports pictures. Of sports.Gee, nice to see that this school is so welcoming to people who aren't able bodied.The sarcasm was so thick that I could have formed it into a club and hit her with it.
Yes, she complains about things like this at least once a day.
She's not even really disabled. She has a slightly dicky knee and so uses a walking stick because it supposedly hurts if she doesn't. Except she doesn't even use it all the time.
At my school, there's this girl who has a seriously messed-up knee, and she never complains. She needs a friend to carry stuff for her, since she needs both hands for crutches. And she never complains.Quote from: Some Tumblr SJ warrior who constantly complains about dumb shit; walking through the corridor to the sports hall in school. Which is covered in sports pictures. Of sports.Gee, nice to see that this school is so welcoming to people who aren't able bodied.The sarcasm was so thick that I could have formed it into a club and hit her with it.
Yes, she complains about things like this at least once a day.
She's not even really disabled. She has a slightly dicky knee and so uses a walking stick because it supposedly hurts if she doesn't. Except she doesn't even use it all the time.
Where do you live? I think I heard that those were illegal in the States.At my school, there's this girl who has a seriously messed-up knee, and she never complains. She needs a friend to carry stuff for her, since she needs both hands for crutches. And she never complains.Quote from: Some Tumblr SJ warrior who constantly complains about dumb shit; walking through the corridor to the sports hall in school. Which is covered in sports pictures. Of sports.Gee, nice to see that this school is so welcoming to people who aren't able bodied.The sarcasm was so thick that I could have formed it into a club and hit her with it.
Yes, she complains about things like this at least once a day.
She's not even really disabled. She has a slightly dicky knee and so uses a walking stick because it supposedly hurts if she doesn't. Except she doesn't even use it all the time.
Also, my school is an extremely vertical one, with four floors. This girl on crutches goes up and down some very steep stairs all day.
Tell your friend about that.
Also, I'm going to buy a sword-cane with my birthday money! Yay!
The point of a sword-cane is that people don't KNOW about it. Who's going to find out?Where do you live? I think I heard that those were illegal in the States.At my school, there's this girl who has a seriously messed-up knee, and she never complains. She needs a friend to carry stuff for her, since she needs both hands for crutches. And she never complains.Quote from: Some Tumblr SJ warrior who constantly complains about dumb shit; walking through the corridor to the sports hall in school. Which is covered in sports pictures. Of sports.Gee, nice to see that this school is so welcoming to people who aren't able bodied.The sarcasm was so thick that I could have formed it into a club and hit her with it.
Yes, she complains about things like this at least once a day.
She's not even really disabled. She has a slightly dicky knee and so uses a walking stick because it supposedly hurts if she doesn't. Except she doesn't even use it all the time.
Also, my school is an extremely vertical one, with four floors. This girl on crutches goes up and down some very steep stairs all day.
Tell your friend about that.
Also, I'm going to buy a sword-cane with my birthday money! Yay!
But if anyone finds out (metal detectors, maybe), it's a concealed weapon which is illegal without a special permit. The exact degree to which you can be punished varies.The point of a sword-cane is that people don't KNOW about it. Who's going to find out?Where do you live? I think I heard that those were illegal in the States.At my school, there's this girl who has a seriously messed-up knee, and she never complains. She needs a friend to carry stuff for her, since she needs both hands for crutches. And she never complains.Quote from: Some Tumblr SJ warrior who constantly complains about dumb shit; walking through the corridor to the sports hall in school. Which is covered in sports pictures. Of sports.Gee, nice to see that this school is so welcoming to people who aren't able bodied.The sarcasm was so thick that I could have formed it into a club and hit her with it.
Yes, she complains about things like this at least once a day.
She's not even really disabled. She has a slightly dicky knee and so uses a walking stick because it supposedly hurts if she doesn't. Except she doesn't even use it all the time.
Also, my school is an extremely vertical one, with four floors. This girl on crutches goes up and down some very steep stairs all day.
Tell your friend about that.
Also, I'm going to buy a sword-cane with my birthday money! Yay!
At my school, there's this girl who has a seriously messed-up knee, and she never complains. She needs a friend to carry stuff for her, since she needs both hands for crutches. And she never complains.That isn't a good thing.
Also, my school is an extremely vertical one, with four floors. This girl on crutches goes up and down some very steep stairs all day.
Tell your friend about that.
The sarcasm was so thick that I could have formed it into a club and hit her with it.Everyone join the sarcasm club! Everyone just loves the sarcasm club!
Nobody in the sarcasm club is a pretentious dbag.The sarcasm was so thick that I could have formed it into a club and hit her with it.Everyone join the sarcasm club! Everyone just loves the sarcasm club!
I don't know, I think a school covered in sports pictures would annoy me too.Thing is that the whole school isn't covered in sports. Most of the school's boasting is about academic achievements of pupils, Ofsted ratings etc.
I don't know, I think a school covered in sports pictures would annoy me too.Thing is that the whole school isn't covered in sports. Most of the school's boasting is about academic achievements of pupils, Ofsted ratings etc.
It was a single, short, corridor that the sports teams/physical education department got to put on certificates and pictures of sports things that the school has done well in.
The sarcasm was so thick that I could have formed it into a club and hit her with it.Everyone join the sarcasm club! Everyone just loves the sarcasm club!
It is possible that we go to the same school. Is said bulletin board on the right-hand side of the right-hand corridor on the first floor?I don't know, I think a school covered in sports pictures would annoy me too.Thing is that the whole school isn't covered in sports. Most of the school's boasting is about academic achievements of pupils, Ofsted ratings etc.
It was a single, short, corridor that the sports teams/physical education department got to put on certificates and pictures of sports things that the school has done well in.
That's way better than my school. Whole hallway of sports crap, and one little case tucked off to the side for... more intellectual competitions. And one poorly-kept bulletin board for the students' academic achievements.
It is possible that we go to the same school. Is said bulletin board on the right-hand side of the right-hand corridor on the first floor?I don't know, I think a school covered in sports pictures would annoy me too.Thing is that the whole school isn't covered in sports. Most of the school's boasting is about academic achievements of pupils, Ofsted ratings etc.
It was a single, short, corridor that the sports teams/physical education department got to put on certificates and pictures of sports things that the school has done well in.
That's way better than my school. Whole hallway of sports crap, and one little case tucked off to the side for... more intellectual competitions. And one poorly-kept bulletin board for the students' academic achievements.
This is our best shot to undermine Citizens United.
New Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairwoman Mary Jo White is considering a rules change that would require corporations to disclose their political spending. The best part: this solution totally circumvents Congress, which is too flooded with corporate money to take action.
We must take back our democracy from corporate interests.
Anarchy. We still haven't figured out how to make something both an anarchy and raise the life expectancy above 15. Oh, and keep the anarchy going and prevent someone else form stepping in and imposing their disgusting order.I'm fairly certain there's no way to prevent that. I eagerly await being proved wrong , though.
Isn't shit like this how dystopian novels start?You are asking me.
I am asking you Mr.Old god.Isn't shit like this how dystopian novels start?You are asking me.
Oh sorry, I meant to put the emphasis on are, implying that no matter what question on ethics, society, or governing rules of any kind you ask me, it'll turn everything into a dystopia.I am asking you Mr.Old god.Isn't shit like this how dystopian novels start?You are asking me.
I am asking you Mr.Old god.Oh sorry, I meant to put the emphasis on are, implying that no matter what question on ethics, society, or governing rules of any kind you ask me, it'll turn everything into a dystopia.I am asking you Mr.Old god.Isn't shit like this how dystopian novels start?You are asking me.
Yes, this is how a dystopic novel could start, assuming one person (this would be me) gamed the system and remembered that everyone else existed and had engineered a way into this system to have the unaware everyone else do whatever s/he wanted.I am asking you Mr.Old god.Oh sorry, I meant to put the emphasis on are, implying that no matter what question on ethics, society, or governing rules of any kind you ask me, it'll turn everything into a dystopia.I am asking you Mr.Old god.Isn't shit like this how dystopian novels start?You are asking me.
Anarchy. We still haven't figured out how to make something both an anarchy and raise the life expectancy above 15. Oh, and keep the anarchy going and prevent someone else form stepping in and imposing their disgusting order.I'm fairly certain there's no way to prevent that. I eagerly await being proved wrong , though.
From what I understand anarchy in a political sense is about removing as much government as possible? So regulatory bodies would be removed.
I actually haven't got a very good idea of how it is meant to work. People tell me it is left wing, but left wing is historically attached to the socialist movement that gives government a lot of control, so who the hell even knows...
No, no, no.
We had a thread derail about Anarchistic philosophy on one thread for like 20 pages!
Communism is a good idea that doesn't work in real life.Communism is an idea that hasn't been implemented in real life, although the pre-Spanish colonial south-American civilizations got close.
although the pre-Spanish colonial south-American civilizations got close.I'm guessing you mean some specific precolombine south-american civilization, given that the major ones by the time of Columbus' arrival were highly hierarchized expansionist theocracies.
Human-sacrificing highly hierarchized expansionist theocracies.Quotealthough the pre-Spanish colonial south-American civilizations got close.I'm guessing you mean some specific precolombine south-american civilization, given that the major ones by the time of Columbus' arrival were highly hierarchized expansionist theocracies.
Not that the reaganite mantra has
The Spanish found it pretty easy to take over the Mayans and Aztecs because the social structure was extremely close to theirs. Except for all the human-sacrificing etc...Human-sacrificing highly hierarchized expansionist theocracies.Quotealthough the pre-Spanish colonial south-American civilizations got close.I'm guessing you mean some specific precolombine south-american civilization, given that the major ones by the time of Columbus' arrival were highly hierarchized expansionist theocracies.
Not that the reaganite mantra has
The Spanish found it pretty easy to take over the Mayans and Aztecs because the social structure was extremely close to theirs. Except for all the human-sacrificing etc...And steel + endemic plagues.
I mean, easy to adapt the government once they conquered them.The Spanish found it pretty easy to take over the Mayans and Aztecs because the social structure was extremely close to theirs. Except for all the human-sacrificing etc...And steel + endemic plagues.
I mean, easy to adapt the government once they conquered them.What was left to conquer? They wiped out all of their civilization.
People still lived there. It wasn't like they conquered a democratic republic or whatever.I mean, easy to adapt the government once they conquered them.What was left to conquer? They wiped out all of their civilization.
People still lived there. It wasn't like they conquered a democratic republic or whatever.90% dead
in which case, it IS a democratic republicPeople still lived there. It wasn't like they conquered a democratic republic or whatever.90% dead
That makes me laugh for whatever reason.in which case, it IS a democratic republicPeople still lived there. It wasn't like they conquered a democratic republic or whatever.90% dead
A mild-mannered political debate in "Amazingly Stupid Things You've Heard People Say". I'm now questioning whether or not this is ironic, cosmic, or in some other obscure way, amusing.D, all of the above.
Quotealthough the pre-Spanish colonial south-American civilizations got close.I'm guessing you mean some specific precolombine south-american civilization, given that the major ones by the time of Columbus' arrival were highly hierarchized expansionist theocracies.
Not that the reaganite mantra has any merit...
I'm all for the oppression of the masses by the masses.Everyone sits on eachother. ALL DAY.
However that would work.
I'm all for the oppression of the masses by the masses.Everyone sits on eachother. ALL DAY.
However that would work.
This sounds like a fun discussion I am sad I missed.Nobody suspects to miss the Spanish acquisitions.
It took me 5 tries to read that sentence before it worked in my mind.This sounds like a fun discussion I am sad I missed.Nobody suspects to miss the Spanish acquisitions.
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So basically I should talk to you during the day, because you are just as intelligent, just a little less pretentious? :P
Respond with the story about how the puddle found a hole in the ground that fit it perfectly.Quote from: Somebody on facebook.(http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/487614_10200260715544001_1823399524_n.jpg)
So basically I should talk to you during the day, because you are just as intelligent, just a little less pretentious? :P
Respond with the story about how the puddle found a hole in the ground that fit it perfectly.Quote from: Somebody on facebook.(http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/487614_10200260715544001_1823399524_n.jpg)
So basically I should talk to you during the day, because you are just as intelligent, just a little less pretentious? :P
I tend to think either wonderful or horrible things as I wait to go to sleep.
Plan for the future.Your boyfriend has the same name as me and it occasionally weirds me out :X
And/or Nick.
And/or Nick.You know the gay couple from Cloud Atlas? In my mind that is you guys. Sorry if that is a little bit of an unfair stereotype, but they were so awesome.
In Florida the bicycle is legally defined as a vehicle and the bicyclist is a driver. Bicyclists have the same rights to the roadways, and must obey the same traffic laws as the drivers of other vehicles. These laws include stopping for stop signs and red lights, riding with the flow of traffic, using lights at night, yielding the right-of-way when entering a roadway and yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks.Text bolded for emphasis.
Heck, you ask them how they are meant to indicateLike anyone ever does that :P
I tend to think either wonderful or horrible things as I wait to go to sleep.My imagination starts messing about and virtually anything that I read, played or watched is mixed together into some kind of sci-fi/fantasy/action/whatever dream.
One of the things I began to think of was 'What if Eragon and Saphira from the inheritance cycle went to Pandora from Avatar?'
Cue a dream that I had whilst semi-awake about what the hell that would entail.
I can't top that, I just dreamed that I was back in the Depression. My family was so poor that we had to take boarders. Then one day we got some space-alien boarders made of solid gold. So we melted them down.I tend to think either wonderful or horrible things as I wait to go to sleep.My imagination starts messing about and virtually anything that I read, played or watched is mixed together into some kind of sci-fi/fantasy/action/whatever dream.
One of the things I began to think of was 'What if Eragon and Saphira from the inheritance cycle went to Pandora from Avatar?'
Cue a dream that I had whilst semi-awake about what the hell that would entail.
My dream last night involved: A snowy, semi-apocalyptic landscape, complete with people/monsters shooting at/fight me/us, a strange city-type area that seemed like a huge shopping mall built under the convergence of several highways, like you see in L.A., and inside that city was: A massive rolling section of farmland that we drove to a house on, but inside the house was another part of the massive shopping place with a half dozen little bathroom sized restaurants, and a control section from a small yacht. Also, my aunt was there. And we tried to eat at the yacht thing. After almost getting hit by a 'small truck that somehow turned into a semi when you looked away' and we were riding in what seemed like an amphibious vehicle.
Good times.
BURNINATIONI tend to think either wonderful or horrible things as I wait to go to sleep.My imagination starts messing about and virtually anything that I read, played or watched is mixed together into some kind of sci-fi/fantasy/action/whatever dream.
One of the things I began to think of was 'What if Eragon and Saphira from the inheritance cycle went to Pandora from Avatar?'
Cue a dream that I had whilst semi-awake about what the hell that would entail.
The prices our grandparents paid (I'm talking about America in this example) when a candy bar or a subway ride was a nickel, could still be our reality if not for central banks stealing away the value of our money by constantly creating more of it.
A $2000/year salary could be yours, too, if it weren't for those meddling Keynesians!... that'd be a more meaningful statement if it involved an inflation adjusted comparison. There actually has been a number of times (still including today, iirc) where despite salaries going up, purchasing power decreased. $50k/year is irrelevant if it buys less than $2k/year, et al. Mind you, I'm fairly sure that's not the actual conversion rate or anything silly like that, and it's a hell of a lot more complicated than the snippet you quoted suggests, but there's actually a certain degree of truth in that quote.
A $2000/year salary could be yours, too, if it weren't for those meddling Keynesians!... that'd be a more meaningful statement if it involved an inflation adjusted comparison. There actually has been a number of times (still including today, iirc) where despite salaries going up, purchasing power decreased. $50k/year is irrelevant if it buys less than $2k/year, et al. Mind you, I'm fairly sure that's not the actual conversion rate or anything silly like that, and it's a hell of a lot more complicated than the snippet you quoted suggests, but there's actually a certain degree of truth in that quote.
Still a fairly shortsighted and ignorant thing to state, sure, just not entirely misguided.
Goddamit brother, why do you insist on asking for ice cream from an already volatile and pissed-off parent before dinner?I hear you. Bloody siblings, never knowing when to quit. *shakes head*
ah the pinnacle of human human communication.Spoiler: Oh Omegle (click to show/hide)
For some reason, this makes me giggle a LOT.Spoiler: Oh Omegle (click to show/hide)
Question to discuss:
If we dig deep enough can we release all the gravity?
Whoah, that's deep, man.Dug3deep5me.
ah the pinnacle of human human communication.Spoiler: Oh Omegle (click to show/hide)
"Why aren't you going to the 8th grade celebration?" X over 9000"Why aren't you going to the Year 12 Formal?"
ARGRAG!Who thinks that?
So many people that believe you can get more energy out of a reaction between two chemicals (such as hydrogen and oxygen) than you need to put in to the product in order to split it into the reactants.
THERMODYNAMICS!
LEARN THEM!
ARGRAG!To be fair, Chemical energy seem a lot more abstract then electricity.
So many people that believe you can get more energy out of a reaction between two chemicals (such as hydrogen and oxygen) than you need to put in to the product in order to split it into the reactants.
THERMODYNAMICS!
LEARN THEM!
dark/vaccuum energy is the only remotely plausible source of unlimited energy. I can't help but wonder why there are relatively few crackpots peddling investments in dark-energy perpetual motion compared to the "magnet" crackpots who "recharge" a battery by letting it sit for a while within a useless, but impressive-looking contraption.I'd imagine this is probably because dark matter and dark energy are much harder to get one's hands on than, say, magnets.
dark matter just sounds made up.
It might be because Dark energy sounds too obviously fake, like you're trying too hard. Simply Put, endless levitation is a thought that occurs to people, while dark matter just sounds made up.
The book wasn't that good either. It started out ok but then it was a vampire love story and then it was a doomsday story and then there was an angel giving birth inside the wall that another angel had locked her up in. Yeah.I....wat?
There's a book called Dark Matter. Actually multiple books by multiple authors. The one I'm talking about is This One (http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Matter-Michele-Roger/dp/1449974252)The book wasn't that good either. It started out ok but then it was a vampire love story and then it was a doomsday story and then there was an angel giving birth inside the wall that another angel had locked her up in. Yeah.I....wat?
"Whatevs"At least I seldom use that word in that context, rather going for its use in "whatever it is/does/verbs possibly-a-preposition". And when I do, I bother to finish the word.
~Everyone
You know what word I hate? "meh".And I am just fine with and use that word, but usually I say why I said meh afterwards.
It's the worst word. It is dismissive, while not providing any context for why you are being dismissive. It's apathy put into a word.
You know what word I hate? "meh".Meh.
It's the worst word. It is dismissive, while not providing any context for why you are being dismissive. It's apathy put into a word.
That's precisely why I use it D: It's crystallized apathy!Apathy is the worst emotion. I would rather have someone actively hate something I like then be 'meh' about it.
But sometimes, you just can't bring yourself to caring.That's precisely why I use it D: It's crystallized apathy!Apathy is the worst emotion. I would rather have someone actively hate something I like then be 'meh' about it.
What I hate is when people pluralize words when that should be singular.
You wouldn't like me much then. On the inside I am apathetic about pretty much everything. So I have to pretend like I have opinions.That's precisely why I use it D: It's crystallized apathy!Apathy is the worst emotion. I would rather have someone actively hate something I like then be 'meh' about it.
What I hate is when people pluralize words when that should be singular.
Heys, whats I's sounds likes? A guys whats doesn'ts pluralizes alls words? :P
I know. It makes me said every day.But sometimes, you just can't bring yourself to caring.That's precisely why I use it D: It's crystallized apathy!Apathy is the worst emotion. I would rather have someone actively hate something I like then be 'meh' about it.
A group is based on its worst member.If irony were tangible I would have enough to feed all starving children for the rest of their lives.
/me goe's crazy, run's around, fall's off a cliff. ;____;Fixd
Fix'd's/me goe's's crazy, run's around, fall's off a cliff. ;____;Fix'd's
Brace yourself, winter's is coming.Oh no's. The rain's only ju'st went away too. How di's'sapointing.
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But wait's.WE, AR'E BECOME, O,NE AT, LA'ST!
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Fine, fine.Linkey?
I'm looking at Dwarf Fortress' Desura page and reading through the low reviews. Funny stuff man.
Here. (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=desura+dwarf+fortress+reviews)Fine, fine.Linkey?
I'm looking at Dwarf Fortress' Desura page and reading through the low reviews. Funny stuff man.
My favorite review was "this game gave me 13 Trojan horses!" If you can't download Dwarf Fortress, you should probably give up on the internet, at least for awhile.Here. (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=desura+dwarf+fortress+reviews)Fine, fine.Linkey?
I'm looking at Dwarf Fortress' Desura page and reading through the low reviews. Funny stuff man.
FTFYMy favorite review was "this game gave me 13 Trojan horse's!" If you can't download Dwarf Fortress, you should probably give up on the internet, at least for awhile.Here. (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=desura+dwarf+fortress+reviews)Fine, fine.Linkey?
I'm looking at Dwarf Fortress' Desura page and reading through the low reviews. Funny stuff man.
Not to mention that many, many other very populer games are heavily inspired by Dwarf Fortress, an example being Minecraft, and Towns. As much as the imature Minecraft community would like to deny, Minecraft and every game "based" off minecraft would never have come to be without this game.Also, a good anti-graphics argument:
And, for all those whiners, that whine about the graphics, if this game had any batter graphics then it has now, even baisic flash stuff, your computer would probobly exlode into 1000 pieces, even the most advenced computer you can buy.Didn't someone actually run DF on a supercomputer once?
A person accused me of being racist for saying that you can buy bootleg DVDs in some Chinese supermarkets. I say this because I have been to China.Yeah. People these days don't really know what racism is, why it's awful or that bootlegging is a lot easier than actually getting the official thing from Hollyolliwood in some places.
On the graphics aspect, that's actually not true. Graphics run on their own separate thread, and well, use the GPU rather than the CPU. Plenty of room for improvement.The reason for ASCII graphics is just that Toady doesn't want to bother spending time that could've been used on more features on graphics.
(Also please don't get the lazy newb pack because the creators of the game wouldn't like it if you did. Really).
A person accused me of being racist for saying that you can buy bootleg DVDs in some Chinese supermarkets. I say this because I have been to China.Yeah. People these days don't really know what racism is, why it's awful or that bootlegging is a lot easier than actually getting the official thing from Hollyolliwood in some places.
But you do also forget, though I'm not sure about Murrica, just about every country will have a market where you can buy bootlegged DVDs and bagels. It's Brick Lane over here, though most of the people selling the DVDs are Vietnamese not Chinese. It's quite ingenious really, the speed at which they can pack up and leg it when they hear the police are coming is stunning.
Urine is mostly ammoniaI'm sorry my brain just packed its bags and left for greener pastures. Where people aren't idiots. Unfortunately, it can't find anywhere.
I wouldn't say that was amazingly stupid. While urine is 95% water the second largest component is urea. Urea and water(in the presence of urease) react to produce ammonia and carbon dioxide. So if you leave a bucket of urine out for say, a week, you'll have a bucket of water and ammonia.QuoteUrine is mostly ammoniaI'm sorry my brain just packed its bags and left for greener pastures. Where people aren't idiots. Unfortunately, it can't find anywhere.
What I hate is when people pluralize words when that should be singular.Moose/meese
Yeah, while he wasn't correct, he's not too far off.O_o
Interesting side note, urea + water is extremely endothermic. It's what's in the instant ice pack things.
They use synthetic urea obviously, just like they don't make soap from water, ash, and animal fat anymore.Yeah, while he wasn't correct, he's not too far off.O_o
Interesting side note, urea + water is extremely endothermic. It's what's in the instant ice pack things.
Now I will never use them again.
The plural of moose is moose.What I hate is when people pluralize words when that should be singular.Moose/meese
Fun with goose/geese, presumably.The plural of moose is moose.What I hate is when people pluralize words when that should be singular.Moose/meese
(I might be missing something here though)
I bet you all lot just love sheep.
I bet you all lot just love sheep.Spoiler: aye (click to show/hide)
I had a spontaneous and utterly preposterous thought come to mind suddenly:I guess NSFW. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXOtYPcC4tQ)
"How would women generally react if you approached them in public, as a complete stranger, and asked "excuse me ma'am, may I please grasp your breasts?""
My hypothesis: you'd be beaten, stabbed, shot, doused in copious amounts of pepper spray, and then charged with sexual assault. Not even necessarily by the person you addressed, either.
A Belgian TV-program did this.*sticks up hand*
Link:
http://2be.be/uit-de-mlf-doos-borsten-voelen (http://2be.be/uit-de-mlf-doos-borsten-voelen)
For those that don't understand dutch: It's a program of which the goal is to stop the "new man".
They're doing somewhat of a contest to touch the most breasts, to "get used to breasts, so we won't be influenced by them anymore".
Both of the men in the video are married...
Mom says I look like a lesbian and she's been holding her tongue for months.
Gee Mom. Sorry.
Wait, isn't Asexuality the total lack of any form of sexual attraction? Isn't Bisexuality the attraction to both genders?While we're at it, what's the difference between pan and omnisexualism?
I think those are the same but i don't claim to be an expert in pansexualism.Wait, isn't Asexuality the total lack of any form of sexual attraction? Isn't Bisexuality the attraction to both genders?While we're at it, what's the difference between pan and omnisexualism?
There isn't one. Pan and Omni both mean "everything".Wait, isn't Asexuality the total lack of any form of sexual attraction? Isn't Bisexuality the attraction to both genders?While we're at it, what's the difference between pan and omnisexualism?
I generally don't talk about internet celebrities and their gaffs, but I felt this one interesting enough to point out:That was a funny one. It's really astounding just how quickly tumblr brought out the threats, then also the speed of the resulting reaction. It quickly got overshadowed by Jason though. By the way, who came up with all these naming things?
http://www.penny-arcade.com/2013/06/21/well-that-escalated-quickly
Let's see, people who went from gender transition to transgender -> transphobia rather than transgenderphobia, and homosexuality -> homophobia rather than homosexualphobia? They're done through clipping of the root's derivatives, rather than moving from the root itself in this etymological context.Eh, still seems clunky and ill-named. Something like Saphicodium sounds nicer. Stemming from a single word as opposed to from a compound noun butchering an abstract noun.
My fiancee might yell at me for saying this, but I think colloquial usage is more important than anything. If people take word x to mean y, then that's what it means, roots and such be damned.
You can certainly criticize words for potential ambiguity, but their meaning is still defined by how people use them, not by anything else.
Some pretty bad stuff happened
My fiancee might yell at me for saying this, but I think colloquial usage is more important than anything. If people take word x to mean y, then that's what it means, roots and such be damned.Ah, but then there are times where the majority use a word wrongly.
You can certainly criticize words for potential ambiguity, but their meaning is still defined by how people use them, not by anything else.
irregardlessI'm guessing this was intentional ;P
Still won't stop me from getting chuckles at the image of people scared of gay people quite as much as spiders.
Dohohoho~irregardlessI'm guessing this was intentional ;P
Prime example right here.My fiancee might yell at me for saying this, but I think colloquial usage is more important than anything. If people take word x to mean y, then that's what it means, roots and such be damned.Ah, but then there are times where the majority use a word wrongly.
You can certainly criticize words for potential ambiguity, but their meaning is still defined by how people use them, not by anything else.
But I suppose, much like 'quite,' its meaning will achieve its intended usage despite its definitive limitations, mostly irregardless of what it means to individuals.
Still won't stop me from getting chuckles at the image of people scared of gay people quite as much as spiders.
Prime example right here.You got ninja'd so bad it burns.
Damn, normally it tells me, "There have been 'blah' new replies."Prime example right here.You got ninja'd so bad it burns.
Yeah, the plural of moose is moose. I know because there are plenty of mooses where I live.Fun with goose/geese, presumablyThe plural of moose is moose.What I hate is when people pluralize words when that should be singular.Moose/meese
(I might be missing something here though)
On-Topic: Why don't we just nuke burger king?It hasn't happened because the King supports the petro-dollar. You can bet if he tried to create a Burgerdollar the American army would be storming Burger King lands and in no time it'd be a 'democratic' burger republic.
No, I heard someone else say that and I thought it was stupid. Mostly because the person meant that we should literally nuke all the Burger Kings.What's stupid about that? I suppose it'd be stupid to nuke only burger king I guess.
There isn't one. Pan and Omni both mean "everything".Wait, isn't Asexuality the total lack of any form of sexual attraction? Isn't Bisexuality the attraction to both genders?While we're at it, what's the difference between pan and omnisexualism?
That ain't how English works, bub. It's a bastard language in every sense of the phrase, from roots to modern loan words, and that's the way I like it.There isn't one. Pan and Omni both mean "everything".Wait, isn't Asexuality the total lack of any form of sexual attraction? Isn't Bisexuality the attraction to both genders?While we're at it, what's the difference between pan and omnisexualism?
The compound words for sexual orientation were always etymologically bizarre. "Homo" and "hetero" are Greek, "bi" and "sexual" itself are Latin. "a" is Greek. "Pan" is Greek and "omni" is Latin.
People should learn to choose one ancient root language and roll with it, dammit.
So irregardless, I think sexism is a much nicer and more inclusive term for a non-nice, non-inclusive thing. Frankly, I haven't even heard transphobia that often, that seems to get lumped in with homophobia all the time. Which kinda makes sense I guess since from a homophobic point of view (that should cover the vast majority of cases), transphobia basically is homophobia. (I'm not aware of homosexual people disliking transsexual people)It's a problem.
Yup. Basically being part of an oppressed minority does preclude one from being prejudiced against other oppressed minorities. Logically you'd think people would see parallels, but they don't always.So irregardless, I think sexism is a much nicer and more inclusive term for a non-nice, non-inclusive thing. Frankly, I haven't even heard transphobia that often, that seems to get lumped in with homophobia all the time. Which kinda makes sense I guess since from a homophobic point of view (that should cover the vast majority of cases), transphobia basically is homophobia. (I'm not aware of homosexual people disliking transsexual people)It's a problem.
English: Doin' it wrong since the 5th Century.That ain't how English works, bub. It's a bastard language in every sense of the phrase, from roots to modern loan words, and that's the way I like it.There isn't one. Pan and Omni both mean "everything".Wait, isn't Asexuality the total lack of any form of sexual attraction? Isn't Bisexuality the attraction to both genders?While we're at it, what's the difference between pan and omnisexualism?
The compound words for sexual orientation were always etymologically bizarre. "Homo" and "hetero" are Greek, "bi" and "sexual" itself are Latin. "a" is Greek. "Pan" is Greek and "omni" is Latin.
People should learn to choose one ancient root language and roll with it, dammit.
English: Doin' itWe're climbing in your thesauruseswrongright since the 5th Century.
English: the kleptomaniac language.English: Doin' itWe're climbing in your thesauruseswrongright since the 5th Century.
Snatching your prefixes up
Trying to English them
So hide your nouns
Hide your verbs
And hide your adjectives because we stealing all the words up in here
English: The Dark Project (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief_(series))English: the kleptomaniac language.English: Doin' itWe're climbing in your thesauruseswrongright since the 5th Century.
Snatching your prefixes up
Trying to English them
So hide your nouns
Hide your verbs
And hide your adjectives because we stealing all the words up in here
If English were a person, he would come into your house, steal all you knick-knacks, break them, and then invite you over so he could pick your pockets.
Yup. Basically being part of an oppressed minority does preclude one from being prejudiced against other oppressed minorities. Logically you'd think people would see parallels, but they don't always.So irregardless, I think sexism is a much nicer and more inclusive term for a non-nice, non-inclusive thing. Frankly, I haven't even heard transphobia that often, that seems to get lumped in with homophobia all the time. Which kinda makes sense I guess since from a homophobic point of view (that should cover the vast majority of cases), transphobia basically is homophobia. (I'm not aware of homosexual people disliking transsexual people)It's a problem.
A not-insignificant number of the LGBT community want to remove the "T." Some want to remove the "B" too, and others still want to separate the "L" and "G." Fortunately most people realize the need for cohesion and understanding, so schisms are usually small.
"Cisgender" is just an easy term for "the opposite of transgender." If someone's using it as an insult or something, they're a moron. I don't see why you'd have any distaste for the term. It's a necessary term for the same reason "heterosexual" is a necessary term.You could argue that all of these terms seem too clinical for colloquial use.
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Next, being transgender is just a medical condition and it's baffling that anyone would have any problem with it. The mind and body's gender doesn't match and the body's changed to correspond. It's not really that difficult to comprehend.I actually do have a problem understanding it, mainly
mind [...] genderBecause at least from where I'm standing there is no inherent male-ness or female-ness that is ingrained in a person's mind.
Actually describing transgender as a medical condition seems a bit limited to me. The are transvestites (which is not really the same, except in public perception), some of them are heterosexual men (that was a popular comedic act once, imagine "a man in women's clothing" - hilarious), many are gay men (the whole drag queen thing). Then there are a variety of genetic mutations that lead to people being born with both male and female genitalia (functionality varies). These people often get sex change surgery at infant age and might later disagree with the choice that was made. Then there are people who are physiologically one gender, but feel as another. That is the part you probably don't understand. Now I can't say I really understand it either, but it is obviously a thing, and by far one of the least harmful psychological identity problems you can have. I mean there are people who are convinced they have too many limbs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_integrity_identity_disorder).Next, being transgender is just a medical condition and it's baffling that anyone would have any problem with it. The mind and body's gender doesn't match and the body's changed to correspond. It's not really that difficult to comprehend.I actually do have a problem understanding it, mainly
Because at least from where I'm standing there is no inherent male-ness or female-ness that is ingrained in a person's mind.Now that's the part I don't get. I am certainly not a manly man walking cliche of a guy, but I am absolutely conviced that a non-trivial part of my personal identity is built upon being male, not only the cultural/social construct part of that, also the biological one. How you don't see gender as a part of yourself, I really don't get that.
Haven't you heard? English is a language that lurks in dark alleys, beats up other languages, and rifles through their pockets for spare vocabulary.The organ is inconvenient at best and actively harmful to your social relationships at worst.
It is perfectly possible to be disgusted by the opposite sex--I think men look like they have a leech and a couple of tumors on their crotch, honestly. If I was male I might have tried to castrate myself because HORRIBLE FLESH SACS!
How you don't see gender as a part of yourself, I really don't get that.
Personally I have a bit of trouble wrapping my head around how people can feel that their gender is such a big deal.How you don't see gender as a part of yourself, I really don't get that.
It's really a way less important thing to my identity than Doctrine: flexibility and Passion: structure (subtype: symmetry). If you're trying to guess how I'll react to something, 99% of the time you'll get a better answer from the above two than whether I'm male or female.
It is perfectly possible to be disgusted by the opposite sex--I think men look like they have a leech and a couple of tumors on their crotch, honestly. If I was male I might have tried to castrate myself because HORRIBLE FLESH SACS!I sometimes say to my girlfriend that I don't get how anybody could be attracted to a male body, when things like the female body exist. She always agrees. She still seems to like me I guess.
It's really a way less important thing to my identity than Doctrine: flexibility and Passion: structure (subtype: symmetry). If you're trying to guess how I'll react to something, 99% of the time you'll get a better answer from the above two than whether I'm male or female.I don't know how important it is, but it is definitely a part of one's identity. How you react to something has nothing to do with it. In fact my girlfriend tells me I attribute (in the psychological sense) like a female, while she attributes like a male, ie she attributes sucess as her own achievement while I tend to attribute sucess to outside factors such as luck. There is way more than that, how your self-concept ultimately contains some gender-related things. The cultural/socially-generated ones are relatively easy to recognize. But there definitely are some biological ones, mostly related to sexuality and basic psychological behaviour.
It is perfectly possible to be disgusted by the opposite sex--I think men look like they have a leech and a couple of tumors on their crotch, honestly. If I was male I might have tried to castrate myself because HORRIBLE FLESH SACS!To be fair, as a guy, lady nether regions don't appear to great either.
It's really bizarre being around people who see others first in the context of their gender, but the important thing to remember is that a lot of people do think like that. As for me, people are people are people. Doesn't matter what they look like, what parts they have, who they're attracted to, or even if they're human. If you're sapient and sentient, you're people in my book.Personally I have a bit of trouble wrapping my head around how people can feel that their gender is such a big deal.How you don't see gender as a part of yourself, I really don't get that.
It's really a way less important thing to my identity than Doctrine: flexibility and Passion: structure (subtype: symmetry). If you're trying to guess how I'll react to something, 99% of the time you'll get a better answer from the above two than whether I'm male or female.
I don't know how important it is, but it is definitely a part of one's identity. How you react to something has nothing to do with it. In fact my girlfriend tells me I attribute (in the psychological sense) like a female, while she attributes like a male, ie she attributes sucess as her own achievement while I tend to attribute sucess to outside factors such as luck. There is way more than that, how your self-concept ultimately contains some gender-related things. The cultural/socially-generated ones are relatively easy to recognize. But there definitely are some biological ones, mostly related to sexuality and basic psychological behaviour.
It's really a way less important thing to my identity than Doctrine: flexibility and Passion: structure (subtype: symmetry). If you're trying to guess how I'll react to something, 99% of the time you'll get a better answer from the above two than whether I'm male or female.I don't know how important it is, but it is definitely a part of one's identity. How you react to something has nothing to do with it. In fact my girlfriend tells me I attribute (in the psychological sense) like a female, while she attributes like a male, ie she attributes sucess as her own achievement while I tend to attribute sucess to outside factors such as luck. There is way more than that, how your self-concept ultimately contains some gender-related things. The cultural/socially-generated ones are relatively easy to recognize. But there definitely are some biological ones, mostly related to sexuality and basic psychological behaviour.
It's really bizarre being around people who see others first in the context of their gender, but the important thing to remember is that a lot of people do think like that. As for me, people are people are people. Doesn't matter what they look like, what parts they have, who they're attracted to, or even if they're human. If you're sapient and sentient, you're people in my book.So you are saying that, if you meet someone in person, your reaction is not at all inflenced by how you perceive them gender-wise? I mean everybody is people to me too, but I'm sure there is at least subconsciously a threat-level/competition check for other males and some kind of attraction-check for females when I meet someone. On a subconscious level you can hardly avoid these things.
Maybe your identity. You're talking about attribution: that is a reaction.Yes, and I said reaction does not matter. And I didn't say that gender is the most fundamental part of self-conception, just a part of it. Individuality takes precedence over gender all the time, and gender is hardly ever the best way to explain a person. I don't think you can fully deny gender being part of your identity though, simply on the grounds that you cannot know or even realistically imagine what it would be like if you were of the opposite gender.
Like I just said, knowing my aesthetics is the most fundamental thing about me. Knowing that I have certain biological parts will get you nowhere. Trying to flip over into "okay, Vector must be male then because she's very aggressive and attributes success to hard work" will also get you nowhere. I am not best explained through gender; I am barely, if at all, explained thus.
Most of our culturally-based gender ideas are frankly scary. I think someone was experimenting with psychological warfare or something, because our gender baggage is so crippling it's hard to imagine it being an accident.Heyo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra).
I don't see how that's related so much to gender as self-esteem.Because according to some psycholgists you do built self-esteem differentely according to your gender. That seems a pretty old-fashioned idea though, just like "girls are bad at math" which clearly is bullshit.
In sane reality everyone has potential for every human trait. Hating and fearing half of your soul is not a good thing.Yes. But I think your own subconcious perception of the world is to a degree shaped by your gender. And you can't even really know it, because it ultimately is too distant to imagine it realistically.
I mean everybody is people to me too, but I'm sure there is at least subconsciously a threat-level/competition check for other males and some kind of attraction-check for females when I meet someone. On a subconscious level you can hardly avoid these things.
And guys and gals have different chemicals produced, so guys and gals are different both physically and psychologically.
No? I don't know how my statement implies it does.And guys and gals have different chemicals produced, so guys and gals are different both physically and psychologically.I dunno, am I disqualified from femalehood for having unusually high levels of prenatal testosterone?
What I'm trying to say is that "men and women are different because they produce different hormones" is sort of weird. A transgendered person can still be female while producing "male" hormones. Those hormones are not what determines their femininity.It's true though. Physically female and male people make female and male hormones. (except for people that are physically neither gender) A transgender person rejects their physical sex, so while they are mentally and socially the gender of their choosing they are still physically the gender they were assigned at birth, and produce those kinds of chemicals.
I take it that no one here knows what "genderfluid" is?I don't.
I definitely have to give you that point. Attraction is sexual orientation based only and in theory everbody needs to be threat-checked to guarantee ideal survival circumstances (women can be much more subtile and more deadly competition).I mean everybody is people to me too, but I'm sure there is at least subconsciously a threat-level/competition check for other males and some kind of attraction-check for females when I meet someone. On a subconscious level you can hardly avoid these things.
Everyone gets a threat-check, and everyone gets an attraction-check.
No, a certain barrier exists between you and femalehood.What defines being a man or woman?
No, a certain barrier exists between you and femalehood.Ehm, first of all sexual organs, that work very differently and I suppose feel very differently (which is the kind of thing you can never really know).
"You really can't compare the sexuality?" What in the heck are you talking about?
That's not really a biological reason, since mens' genetic code won't get passed before they have children just the same as women if they die.Well, on a stupid ape level of thinking - males don't have to worry about impregnating someone, they can just leave. Females however have to worry that they may be left with a child uncared for. That's why many animals develop some sort of social structures.
And what says that children must be cared for by women as opposed to men?The fact that women are saddled with a baby for 9 months, while men can just go and find another girl.
And what says that children must be cared for by women as opposed to men?In mammals - nutrition in the first months at least. The rest is negotiable obviously, as many animals demonstrate. However there is also attachment to children that females exhibit more than males, after all a female can always tell that a child is hers, while males cannot. (I'm still talking about animals of course, but I think some of these instincts remain intact in human primates.)
Yeah, let's elide those transgender people again...Actually this debate somehow started with someone thinking that transgender was just a way to circumvent social expectations, because there was no psychological difference between genders. Which I answered by saying that I think there is one.
elideYou'd think the stupid thread wouldn't see such multifarious vocabulary.
Attraction is sexual orientation based only...
Bay12, you're being smart in the stupid thread again.This is how Bay 12 holds a flame war.
Yeah, let's elide those transgender people again...This phrase made me wonder: Are we considering Transgenders to change Sex or Gender? Basically, is a MtF Trans identify as a Female or as a girl?
This phrase made me wonder: Are we considering Transgenders to change Sex or Gender? Basically, is a MtF Trans identify as a Female or as a girl?"Female" and "girl" are equivalent synonyms as far as I know.
For me it's obviously as a girl since Sex is defined by what, if anything, is hanging between your legs and Gender is a internal concept of self but some people may have different opinions or have never heard of the difference before.
Link so ya'll know the above is genuine (http://www.penny-arcade.com/2013/06/21/going-one-step-further)
Like I said, he wasn't a bigot, just ignorant. And has now been educated.
I'm happy this discourse happened. It probably brought the issue to a lot of people's attention who were also ignorant.
Cheers to Mr. Krahulik.
I generally don't talk about internet celebrities and their gaffs, but I felt this one interesting enough to point out:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/2013/06/21/well-that-escalated-quickly
I do not believe Mr. Krahulik is a bigot, just ignorant. When someone says something as monumentally stupid as "[only] women have vaginas and [only] men have a penis" they're either ignorant or transphobic. There's no real room for anything else. Mr. Krahulik does not really strike me as transphobic so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and just assume he's ignorant.
People did jump on him with righteous fury a little too quickly before he made that statement, but perhaps it turned out okay since it brought the issue to light. More people need to know that what you have between your legs is not necessarily indicative of your gender. A game about female masturbation can certainly only include vaginas; I'm on Mr. Krahulik's side there. But other women exist.
Also, I should note that that post is probably one of the closest to an apology the guy has ever given. Aside from that one time he plagiarized someone's drawing of rocks, I don't think he's ever made such a... regretful? post.
(I'm not aware of homosexual people disliking transsexual people).
That's... not what we're talking about. He did get a flood of hate mail for that and no one's faulting him for being pissed. They're faulting him (and he's apologizing for) what he said afterward.Alright well in the information you provided (which I did read previously, but have read again to make sure) He mentions two more things about that incident.
I said again that if they have a different opinion they are welcome to submit their own panel.
I said if you use the word “cis” don’t bother tweeting me.
I said I think a game about female masturbation that only has vaginas made sense because women have vaginas and men have a penis.(it was followed pretty much immediately by an apology, at least in his post)
THIS IS THE STUPID THREAD
THEREFORE I WILL POST SOMETHING STUPID
I ONCE BELIEVED THAT THERE WERE NO DIFFERENCES IN SKIN COLOR IN THE WORLD
See, it's actually really wierd because I knew at least 7 Indian kids in my school and I couldn't tell that they weren't white people.THIS IS THE STUPID THREAD
THEREFORE I WILL POST SOMETHING STUPID
I ONCE BELIEVED THAT THERE WERE NO DIFFERENCES IN SKIN COLOR IN THE WORLD
i am not sure in which way this is stupid
this could be surprisingly profound if interpreted in the manner i interpreted it at first
stop sneaking wisdom inside your stupidity you're messing with my miiiiiiind
I've lost track of what we're actually trying to resolve hereThe root of what I am trying to get across, is this.
I do not believe Mr. Krahulik is a bigot, just ignorant. When someone says something as monumentally stupid as "[only] women have vaginas and [only] men have a penis" they're either ignorant or transphobic. There's no real room for anything else. Mr. Krahulik does not really strike me as transphobic so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and just assume he's ignorant.
Not totally sure if I'm answering what you want.
How the...See, it's actually really wierd because I knew at least 7 Indian kids in my school and I couldn't tell that they weren't white people.THIS IS THE STUPID THREAD
THEREFORE I WILL POST SOMETHING STUPID
I ONCE BELIEVED THAT THERE WERE NO DIFFERENCES IN SKIN COLOR IN THE WORLD
i am not sure in which way this is stupid
this could be surprisingly profound if interpreted in the manner i interpreted it at first
stop sneaking wisdom inside your stupidity you're messing with my miiiiiiind
He's admitted he was ignorant and the [only]s in there were definitely implied...Like hell they were. If you don't add the 'only's then suddenly he's neither malicious nor ignorant. He's stating a fact. "People who are physically [sex] have [penises/vaginas]". If they don't, then they aren't. A game about female masturbation has to have vaginas.
No idea.How the...See, it's actually really wierd because I knew at least 7 Indian kids in my school and I couldn't tell that they weren't white people.THIS IS THE STUPID THREAD
THEREFORE I WILL POST SOMETHING STUPID
I ONCE BELIEVED THAT THERE WERE NO DIFFERENCES IN SKIN COLOR IN THE WORLD
i am not sure in which way this is stupid
this could be surprisingly profound if interpreted in the manner i interpreted it at first
stop sneaking wisdom inside your stupidity you're messing with my miiiiiiind
He's stating a fact.Well, it's not a fact. That's the whole point of the outcry. What it is is a understandable and fairly forgivable mistake.
Gotta agree with frostshotgg here.He's admitted he was ignorant and the [only]s in there were definitely implied...Like hell they were. If you don't add the 'only's then suddenly he's neither malicious nor ignorant. He's stating a fact. "People who are physically [sex] have [penises/vaginas]". If they don't, then they aren't. A game about female masturbation has to have vaginas.
And there's the problem. It IS a fact, as long as you don't read it with only in front of vaginas, there's nothing wrong. A trans person could have a penis as well, but in order to be considered of the female sex, there has to be a vagina.He's stating a fact.Well, it's not a fact. That's the whole point of the outcry.
And there's the problem. It IS a fact, as long as you don't read it with only in front of vaginas, there's nothing wrong. A trans person could have a penis as well, but in order to be considered of the female sex, there has to be a vagina.Well I mean, it depends how you define gender, I mean yes I define myself by my body, but others don't in the end the it's not particularly less valid.
And there's the problem. It IS a fact, as long as you don't read it with only in front of vaginas, there's nothing wrong. A trans person could have a penis as well, but in order to be considered of the female sex, there has to be a vagina.He's stating a fact.Well, it's not a fact. That's the whole point of the outcry.
The lesson to be learned is that we shouldn't talk at all. If you don't carefully examine every work you speak before it leaves your mouth someone will go apeshit on you for one reason or another. If you do, you'll be ridiculed for being precise.LOLNUBPOTATOINTERNETAPESHITTING
work you speak
Okay, this is being dumb. I was trying my best to avoid this entire conversation, because I'm biased against the entire stupid-ass tumblr social justice shit, but this. This is just being dumb."Women" is a word referring to those of the feminine gender, as far as I know, not of the female sex.And there's the problem. It IS a fact, as long as you don't read it with only in front of vaginas, there's nothing wrong. A trans person could have a penis as well, but in order to be considered of the female sex, there has to be a vagina.He's stating a fact.Well, it's not a fact. That's the whole point of the outcry.
"Women" is a word referring to those of the feminine gender, as far as I know, not of the female sex.You're being a part of the oppressive game of patriarchy by spelling it Women instead of Womyn.
HO HO HO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SUoi_9asBU)
I treat everyone with a modicum of respect and give them a chance to show me how neat they are, until or unless they act like an asshole.This is a really good philosophy.
This is pretty much the best philosophy.I treat everyone with a modicum of respect and give them a chance to show me how neat they are, until or unless they act like an asshole.This is a really good philosophy.
If they're the types of fundies who try to shove their faith down everyone's throat, whether the others are interested or not, they are assholes in my book and thus it is OK not to treat them with respect.
"I am a superior being. Your primitive mind can not begin to grasp what it is like to be a god"They've been hanging around /fit/ haven't they.
Weirder is that this was said on 4chan's /hm/ board after a guy sparked a discussion about gay sex in lucid dreams.
I said if you use the word “cis” don’t bother tweeting me.
I personally think that the community of people who regularly use "cis" is as far as I know about them, to be really blunt, a bunch of circle-jerking attention whores. To be less blunt, they are collectively enabling each other to stick their non-privileges up everyone's faces and flip out under any sort of discrimination, even if most of it is unintentional or even reasonable (as in the Penny Arcade incident). I guess some of them are worse off in life because of their cisness or transness or whatever, but I will not undertake any more-than-minor efforts to support them. Example: Under no circumstances would I begin my speeches with "Ladies, gentlemen, third-gender, genderfluid, ambisexual, etc... (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=114094.msg4337975#msg4337975)". Checking my privileges is not a thing I see much reason to do.Quote from: GabeI said if you use the word “cis” don’t bother tweeting me.
To some people, that probably belongs here as "stupid". That's what I feel like sometimes, though.
I'm trying to parse what you said there Magma and I've determined I have no idea what you mean when you say "privileges." Define, please?The lands of tumblrjerk offs are fraught with the repeated mantra of 'check your privilege,' and your worth as an individual is based on how unprivileged you are. So a trans-ablist, third-gender, other-spirit, homosexual, obese trans-homo erectus is the most valuable person alive, or at the very least, extinct.
I'm trying to parse what you said there Magma and I've determined I have no idea what you mean when you say "privileges." Define, please?Well, as far as I know about these people (is there a common name for them?), they refer to a "privilege" as "a physical/mental/emotional property which is accepted in general, bigoted, society and does not, directly or indirectly, lower your ability to achieve whatever you want". Commonly stated "privileges" include "not being fat", "not being disabled", "not being stupid", "not being single", "not being ugly", "not being (most of the items on this list (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=114094.msg4337975#msg4337975))", and so forth, which means people like you and me have a damn lot of privileges.
My best guess is you're saying you should be able to call people whatever you want and they shouldn't be offended, which of course is ridiculous. I'm hoping I'm wrong, though.Good thing you're wrong, because that would, in fact, be ridiculous. I'm just saying they should stop being offended by whatever you say.
Whenever I hear the word 'cis', I immediately think of cis/trans isomerism.
I'm trying to parse what you said there Magma and I've determined I have no idea what you mean when you say "privileges." Define, please?The lands of tumblrjerk offs are fraught with the repeated mantra of 'check your privilege,' and your worth as an individual is based on how unprivileged you are. So a trans-ablist, third-gender, other-spirit, homosexual, obese trans-homo erectus is the most valuable person alive, or at the very least, extinct.
Everyone else can go check their privilege, as "everyone" knows the quality of your life is determined by a points based system of your most superficial features.
Most of the internet is critical of 'check your privilege' being an 'orrible thing to base a social movement on, as it is used to silence criticism without thought or reason and reduces humanity to a video-game level of simple stats based on your adjectives. And they're pretty much the total opposite of politically incorrect, in that instead of spitting on all taboos and ingrained cultural respect, they uphold totalitarian political correctness to the point where they say homophobia is an attack on straight women and feel it is acceptable to run people over for giving you weird looks.You don't even want to know what happens when they get NSFW. Shit actually gets crazy. You know how 'dis cis scum' isn't supposed to be taken literally?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
...They do.
Most of the internet is critical of 'check your privilege' being an 'orrible thing to base a social movement on, as it is used to silence criticism without thought or reason and reduces humanity to a video-game level of simple stats based on your adjectives.
Accidentally saying something homophobic or racist or transphobic or whatever is a problem and the fault is on the speaker, not the listener.
So the new way to discredit any trans activists is to lump them in with the tumblr crazies as soon as they say the word cis? Good to know.At the very least it's probably worth bringing up that trying to defend the crazies is a bad idea, because people will do this. Much like the police defending members that do bad things results in a negative image of the police as a whole, if you want good PR you have to keep your crazies and terrible folk at arm's length. And social justice groups tend to quite a few terrible folk using it as an excuse to be dicks to folks.
Accidentally saying something homophobic or racist or transphobic or whatever is a problem and the fault is on the speaker, not the listener.My opinion to that is that I should not have to check my statements for any hidden meanings before saying something. When confronted with one such alternate interpretation, I would clarify that this interpretation was not the one I intended my words to have, although I would feel no need to apologize.
TRIPLEDIT: And some lightheartedness to keep things getting too serious. (http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/short%20privilege)
@TumblrTXT: Do you honestly think that fat people aren’t beaten up or have ever been killed for being fat?How can you be so stupid?
Oh, trust me, it can get a lot worse on tumblr. Just wait until you see the "cultural appropriation" folk who essentially argue for racial, religious, and cultural segregation.Not to mention the people who believe that scientists make up all that stuff about too much food making you fat because they hate fat people, or that guy we talked about a bit back who thought his parents were "blackmailing" him into taking his meds and getting a job by telling him they wouldn't support him if he didn't. He also mentioned that they should support him because he was a turtle and a five-year-old kid in past lives.
Possibly even more crazy than Hollow Earth, behold Inverted Earth. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDSS5k-105M&feature=player_embedded) Relaxing voice, though.Aww, I'd hoped for a mathematical inversion of the scientific universe with isomorphically inverted laws of physics, but it looks like this is just a half-assed inversion of the hollow earth theory.
Possibly even more crazy than Hollow Earth, behold Inverted Earth. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDSS5k-105M&feature=player_embedded) Relaxing voice, though.I agree with the voice thing. But...
Confirms what we read in Genesis chapter 1I FUCKING KNEW IT.
http://www.truthism.com/ (http://www.truthism.com/)Reading it made me cry.
i am just going to leave this here...
got to love the web design
Quote from: Tumblr@TumblrTXT: Do you honestly think that fat people aren’t beaten up or have ever been killed for being fat?How can you be so stupid?
"Reptilians are influencing people to actively pursue CO2 reduction programmes at this time."I knew it, those scaly pieces of shit.
Plenty of people die because doctors assume, while diagnosing them, that their problem must have something to do with their fatness.Unless your doctor is actively trying to be a malpracticed or malicious, this isn't the case. To start, even in the obese capital of the world 85%-90% of the diagnoses that obesity is causing their ailments are true. Straining your body beyond its limits IS extremely harmful, body builders and obsese alike. And secondly, there aren't many assumptions based on someone's weight, there are assumptions based on the evidence, which a lot of physicians even in America where the equipment is front of the line don't know what they should be using, and as such can often miss symptoms of serious diseases. MRI, ultrasound, x-rays, CT scans and stethoscopes all have their effectiveness reduced when they have to penetrate several layers of fat, some people cannot even fit into the scanners, physical exams become arduous tests of endurance for both patient and doctor e.t.c.
(Spoiler: it usually doesn't)
yeah, morbid obesity carries some risks, but statistics show that people slightly above the weight doctors advise tend to live longer. there is a healthy weight, it's just higher than our society expects it to beIt reduces your lifespan by up to 8 to 10 years (http://www.noo.org.uk/uploads/doc/vid_7199_Obesity_and_life_expectancy.pdf), equivalent to smoking your entire life.
Also, if you believe what that site says, why wouldn't the site be another plant by some higher-uppers? :P It merely exists to draw your attention away from the real ones in power ...http://www.truthism.com/ (http://www.truthism.com/)Reading it made me cry.
i am just going to leave this here...
got to love the web designThere are some obvious logical discrepancies though, such as there being evidence of lizard people, despite the evidence being destroyed.Spoiler: The website is at least honest in some ways (click to show/hide)
acording to your link that's morbid obesityyeah, morbid obesity carries some risks, but statistics show that people slightly above the weight doctors advise tend to live longer. there is a healthy weight, it's just higher than our society expects it to beIt reduces your lifespan by up to 8 to 10 years (http://www.noo.org.uk/uploads/doc/vid_7199_Obesity_and_life_expectancy.pdf), equivalent to smoking your entire life.
"Overall, moderate obesity (BMI 30-35 kg/m) was found to reduce life expectancy by an average of three years, while morbid obesity (BMI 40-50 kg/ kg/m) reduces life expectancy by eight to ten years."also:
in both sexes, mortality was lowest in the upper end of the ‘healthy’ range (BMI 22.5–25 kg/m)acording to my girlfriend that's "fat", she's BMI 23 and has been trying to lose weight, and is being encouraged by doctors
Possibly even more crazy than Hollow Earth, behold Inverted Earth. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDSS5k-105M&feature=player_embedded) Relaxing voice, though.
acording to your link that's morbid obesity "Overall, moderate obesity (BMI 30-35 kg/m) was found to reduce life expectancy by an average of three years, while morbid obesity (BMI 40-50 kg/ kg/m) reduces life expectancy by eight to ten years."
yeah, morbid obesity carries some risks, but statistics show that people slightly above the weight doctors advise tend to live longer. there is a healthy weight, it's just higher than our society expects it to be
yes. i said those things.acording to your link that's morbid obesity "Overall, moderate obesity (BMI 30-35 kg/m) was found to reduce life expectancy by an average of three years, while morbid obesity (BMI 40-50 kg/ kg/m) reduces life expectancy by eight to ten years."yeah, morbid obesity carries some risks, but statistics show that people slightly above the weight doctors advise tend to live longer. there is a healthy weight, it's just higher than our society expects it to be
not when doctors advise perfectly healthy people to lose weight and become less healthy.If that's a thing then it's a bad thing, but I've never really heard of doctors advising not-overweight people to lose weight.
You mean, this (http://i.imgur.com/rmYXfML.jpg) amazing Example (http://i.imgur.com/OYtx5se.png) of why not to do meth while pregnant? (http://i.imgur.com/kjPjGrk.png)Oh, trust me, it can get a lot worse on tumblr. Just wait until you see the "cultural appropriation" folk who essentially argue for racial, religious, and cultural segregation.Not to mention the people who believe that scientists make up all that stuff about too much food making you fat because they hate fat people, or that guy we talked about a bit back who thought his parents were "blackmailing" him into taking his meds and getting a job by telling him they wouldn't support him if he didn't. He also mentioned that they should support him because he was a turtle and a five-year-old kid in past lives.
You mean, this (http://i.imgur.com/rmYXfML.jpg) amazing Example (http://i.imgur.com/OYtx5se.png) of why not to do meth while pregnant? (http://i.imgur.com/kjPjGrk.png)Oh, trust me, it can get a lot worse on tumblr. Just wait until you see the "cultural appropriation" folk who essentially argue for racial, religious, and cultural segregation.Not to mention the people who believe that scientists make up all that stuff about too much food making you fat because they hate fat people, or that guy we talked about a bit back who thought his parents were "blackmailing" him into taking his meds and getting a job by telling him they wouldn't support him if he didn't. He also mentioned that they should support him because he was a turtle and a five-year-old kid in past lives.
Similarly, I read the first six paragraphs of this (http://www.truthism.com/), but do they ever get to the point? Or do they just keep rambling on about how we're wrong and don't know the truth? Is the truth ever said in that wall of useless text?
Similarly, I read the first six paragraphs of this (http://www.truthism.com/), but do they ever get to the point? Or do they just keep rambling on about how we're wrong and don't know the truth? Is the truth ever said in that wall of useless text?yes. the truth is evil reptilian aliens have ruled mankind since ancient history and continue to do so
Really? I thought the crab people ruled us...Similarly, I read the first six paragraphs of this (http://www.truthism.com/), but do they ever get to the point? Or do they just keep rambling on about how we're wrong and don't know the truth? Is the truth ever said in that wall of useless text?yes. the truth is evil reptilian aliens have ruled mankind since ancient history and continue to do so
Look at all those labels. S: Cisgendered? Demiplatonic? Aromantic? Panwhut? >_>You mean, this (http://i.imgur.com/rmYXfML.jpg) amazing Example (http://i.imgur.com/OYtx5se.png) of why not to do meth while pregnant? (http://i.imgur.com/kjPjGrk.png)Oh, trust me, it can get a lot worse on tumblr. Just wait until you see the "cultural appropriation" folk who essentially argue for racial, religious, and cultural segregation.Not to mention the people who believe that scientists make up all that stuff about too much food making you fat because they hate fat people, or that guy we talked about a bit back who thought his parents were "blackmailing" him into taking his meds and getting a job by telling him they wouldn't support him if he didn't. He also mentioned that they should support him because he was a turtle and a five-year-old kid in past lives.
Similarly, I read the first six paragraphs of this (http://www.truthism.com/), but do they ever get to the point? Or do they just keep rambling on about how we're wrong and don't know the truth? Is the truth ever said in that wall of useless text?
no, those only pseudo-rule us, because in reality they are being controlled by the reptiliansI thought the reptilians were a subdivision of the mole people, being controlled by the crab people... I just can't follow the secret politics anymore man, it's too complicated.
LW is a fixture of the community, Tylui. You damn well better like him. :VA "fixture of the community" doesn't have to be likable. :I
Protip: If I end a sentence in ':v' or variants thereof, I'm kidding.LW is a fixture of the community, Tylui. You damn well better like him. :VA "fixture of the community" doesn't have to be likable. :I
Semi-protip: Not everyone jokes about stuff like that.Protip: If I end a sentence in ':v' or variants thereof, I'm kidding.LW is a fixture of the community, Tylui. You damn well better like him. :VA "fixture of the community" doesn't have to be likable. :I
Also, the phrase 'check your privilege' says nothing and a lot o things at once. S: It apparently originated from a nice intellectual essay some years ago, but eh.It's a useful statement in contextually relevant situations, i.e. in situations where a privileged person is advocating a sensible course of action available only to those who share said privilege, and presenting it to an audience who does not as the solution to their problem.
Damn fucking straight. He's one of the few Bay12ers you are meant to be able to identify on sight!
Look at all those labels. S: Cisgendered? Demiplatonic? Aromantic? Panwhut? >_>
The 'about' is 75% labels...
Jenn here. Sorry I haven’t been posting. I recently suffered a terrible injustice at the hands of a bunch of singletist, ableist bigots. It all started when I was having dinner at my parents house. My mother inevitably made several cruel remarks about my weight, my veganism, and the amount of food I was eating. She started talking talking about the possibility of decreasing my food allowance even more or cutting it all together and buying all my groceries herself. Eventually, she told me I needed to see a different therapist as well as a nutritionist because apparently purposefully gaining weight is insane. According to her transfatness isn’t real and I am just addicted to food.
I was furious but I tried to stay calm for the sake of my headmates as well as for the sake of my food allowance. Derek was present and listening the entire time. Derek hates the body and resents being trapped in it. He is also very prone to harming it. At some point I lost control. Derek took over and swore at my mom then ran to the bathroom. Algoral, Carlotta, Momo, Toshi, and I were present the entire time. Derek found a razor and started cutting. He hadn’t bothered to lock the door. My mom found him and wrestled the razor out of our hand while my dad dialed 911.
I ended up fronting at the hospital. A lot of what happened is a blur. I tried to explain that I wasn’t self harming and that I am part of a multiple system. The doctor had no idea what I was talking about and asked my parents if I had been evaluated for schizophrenia. My parents basically told the doctor that I fake DID for attention.
The doctor forced me to be put on a 72 hour hold. The mental hospital was a separate hospital so I had to be taken there in an ambulance. I honestly don’t want to recall too much about it. Let’s just say that the medical and mental health system in this country is deeply, deeply ableist as well as singletist. I had to lie about my multiplicity, a large part of my identity, just to get out of there. I had to tell my headmates to lay low. They were not allowed to front for 72 hours. If any of them did, we all would have been forced to stay in that prison where we weren’t allowed to be ourselves and where some of us weren’t even allowed to merely exist. Not only that, but they had me on a reduced calorie diet while I was there… (scoff) no surprise, really.
We were released some days ago. The others have been fronting a lot to make up for lost time. My parents are angry at me and insisting that the whole ordeal was just me being attention seeking and taking it too far. They keep telling me that I don’t have DID and when I tell them that I in fact do not— that I have what is called natural multiplicity— they tell I’m making up illnesses. Natural multiplicity is real and it is not an illness or a disability! I wish they would allow me to educate them about these things since I actually know a lot about them seeing as I experience them ONLY EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE. Yeah, obviously I’ve been fighting with my parents a lot more than usual, but they haven’t decreased or cut any of my allowances so I guess I can still handle all this arguing for now.
Again, I’m sorry for my absence but I’ve been a bad place, both literally and figuratively, and I have a lot to think about. I should be posting more regularly now. Thank you all for bearing with me.
Feminist: Because she's a woman, and she's on Tumblr.Someone needs to sig this.
'The fact that we live on a planet that can sustain human life proves divine providence'Lvl 666 axiom
The sad thing about this comment, is not only is it monumentally stupid and illogical, it's the most common 'proof' of god that I come across in discussions/debates.
'The fact that we live on a planet that can sustain human life proves divine providence'
The sad thing about this comment, is not only is it monumentally stupid and illogical, it's the most common 'proof' of god that I come across in discussions/debates.
Please don't start an argument.'The fact that we live on a planet that can sustain human life proves divine providence'
The sad thing about this comment, is not only is it monumentally stupid and illogical, it's the most common 'proof' of god that I come across in discussions/debates.
While it's certainly not "Proof", you have to admit that the chances of life on a planet are vastly if divine intervention were involved.
Calling it stupid and illogical, however, is just trolling.
Is that a typo or omitted word or something? Because I can't really parse meaning from that.'The fact that we live on a planet that can sustain human life proves divine providence'the chances of life on a planet are vastly if divine intervention were involved.
The sad thing about this comment, is not only is it monumentally stupid and illogical, it's the most common 'proof' of god that I come across in discussions/debates.
This is where I stopped reading and knew the rest was nonsensical bullshit.QuoteJenn here. Sorry I haven’t been posting. I recently suffered a terrible injustice at the hands of a bunch of singletist, ableist bigots.
Er...not really. You see, life is made up of a set number of chemicals, which happen to be, for the most part, the most abundant in the universe. To improve our odds, space is also hugely vast and has been around a long, long time. The number of possibilities for life to arise over the past 14 billion or so years is positively staggering, even if most of them didn't take. Eventually, one was going to hit.'The fact that we live on a planet that can sustain human life proves divine providence'While it's certainly not "Proof", you have to admit that the chances of life on a planet are vastly if divine intervention were involved.
The sad thing about this comment, is not only is it monumentally stupid and illogical, it's the most common 'proof' of god that I come across in discussions/debates.
Let me rephrase myself, then:If you assume that there is such a thing as a "divine" entity which has a power to cause a "divine intervention" and this specific planet was choosen as a location for said event, sure.
The chances of life on this planet are vastly improved if divine intervention were involved.
Well, the chances of life on any planet would always be improved with divine intervention. If the chance was not 100% in the first place, God's intervention would up the odds of life succeeding to 100%, because he is God and thus could not fail. On a coin flip the odds of heads coming up is 50%, unless god intervenes in which case it would be 100%.You damn ninja! >_<
We've run into this issue before in this thread, and it's irritating when the thread is supposed to be about genuinely stupid things, not criticizing others' ideologies.
... I don't want to start an OT argument here. If we really want to discuss it, we should probably bring it elsewhere.
The existence of life on our planet isn't all that magical. A crack in a concrete road allowing a sapling to grow is hardly evidence of a purpose. The origins of the sapling or the road? Much more interesting, for all pursuits of knowledge to seek.Whether you believe in divine creation or not, the universe is still an amazing place.
Also, why does everyone assume some godly intervention will always be positive?
We've run into this issue before in this thread, and it's irritating when the thread is supposed to be about genuinely stupid things, not criticizing others' ideologies.
... I don't want to start an OT argument here. If we really want to discuss it, we should probably bring it elsewhere.
----I know that feel, bro. As an old earth christian I sort of get lumped in with other christians.
No argument intended, but how are churches (not necessarily just Christianity, if you have something to share) coping with their declining numbers from what you can tell?My church actually sees it as a good thing, inasmuch as it means that people are more likely to come of their own free will.
So are you basically saying a "demon or a devil or even a spirit" are terms for an evil god?Also, why does everyone assume some godly intervention will always be positive?
Isn't that pretty much like... The idea of a god? If it was not a positive thing we would be calling it a demon or a devil or even a spirit.
Then we are, quite frankly, fucked.So are you basically saying a "demon or a devil or even a spirit" are terms for an evil god?Also, why does everyone assume some godly intervention will always be positive?
Isn't that pretty much like... The idea of a god? If it was not a positive thing we would be calling it a demon or a devil or even a spirit.
I'm just saying that everyone who assumes there's some higher power out there automatically defines it as benevolent. What if the evils of the world aren't being caused by some manner of devil (as a counterpoint to a "good" god), but rather an unchecked diety that enjoys suffering?
So are you basically saying a "demon or a devil or even a spirit" are terms for an evil god?
What if the evils of the world aren't being caused by some manner of devil (as a counterpoint to a "good" god), but rather an unchecked diety that enjoys suffering?
If you are asking why it's not a super popular fantasy like the idea of a benevolent god, I would assume that is because for most people the narrative "God loves you" seems to be, over time at least, stronger then the narrative "God hates you" or "God doesn't care about". So in the long run one is easier to believe. Or at least, that is the case in the modern world. Where we no longer need anything from god then assurance and self worth.Indeed. Throughout history, the deistic beliefs of a civilization tend to follow the hardship they face. Places with hard environments to live in tend produce apathetic or malicious gods. Places that are easy for humans to live in (i.e. bountiful equatorial regions similar to those of the African grasslands that humans evolved for) tend to produce benevolent or benign gods.
Feminist: Because she's a woman, and she's on Tumblr.Someone needs to sig this.
The label 'feminist' does not describe very much. I could mean people who are fighting for women to be equal to men (despite the fact that they basically already are), people who think that women are better than men, or people who think that women and men should be segregated.
Look at all those labels. S: Cisgendered? Demiplatonic? Aromantic? Panwhut? >_>
The 'about' is 75% labels...
Also, the phrase 'check your privilege' says nothing and a lot o things at once. S: It apparently originated from a nice intellectual essay some years ago, but eh.
Cisgendered means that you identify as the gender you where born as.Isn't that just gendered?
You would think so.Cisgendered means that you identify as the gender you where born as.Isn't that just gendered?
Cisgendered means that you identify as the gender you where born as.
It's latin, meaning "on the same side as".
Everyone* is "gendered." "Cisgendered" is used to distinguish from "transgendered."Cisgendered means that you identify as the gender you where born as.Isn't that just gendered?
gender is learned/constructed and you aren't born as a gender.I've never heard anyone claim this. Seems to me there would be a hell of a lot more trans folk if it were true, too.
It is true in a sense, but not in the same way as transgendered people would tend to think of it. Humans do not show the ability to differentiate genders until around 6 years of age, and thus do not pay attention to the concept at all before this point. Mentally, they see everyone as being the same gender as them, even if told otherwise. I myself remember how in Kindergarten I did not immediately think in terms of boys and girls, and neither did anyone else. By 1st Grade I was, and the boy/girl camps were mostly established.gender is learned/constructed and you aren't born as a gender.I've never heard anyone claim this. Seems to me there would be a hell of a lot more trans folk if it were true, too.
Saying you don't want to argue, in the same post as you made a argument, is really weak.
Cisgendered is an unnecessary distinction and anybody who actually calls themselves that amongst a flurry of other obscure terms should probably be dismissed.Your assertion here is unsupported.
So neither the term cisgendered or cissexual is necassary, cis means the same thing while being shorter and less needlessly specific.Well okay. If ya just want a different term to be used, I won't argue. Just "cis" would be fine by me.
There's no operative need for it. You might have to explain that you are transgendered, you definitely do not have to explain that you are cisgendered. This differs from heterosexual and homosexual in that these terms inform whom you are willing to have sex with, which can be important information. A word for "not transgendered" is quite simply not going to come up with any kind of frequency.Cisgendered is an unnecessary distinction and anybody who actually calls themselves that amongst a flurry of other obscure terms should probably be dismissed.Your assertion here is unsupported.
Why is a term for the opposite of transgendered unnecessary?
For the same reason I don't need to specify that I am alive, I am an animal, I am a mammal, I am a primate, I am a hominid, I am a human, and I am a sentient human. Things that are more common can be assumed to be true until otherwise said.Cisgendered is an unnecessary distinction and anybody who actually calls themselves that amongst a flurry of other obscure terms should probably be dismissed.Your assertion here is unsupported.
Why is a term for the opposite of transgendered unnecessary?
This isn't a matter of feminine vs masculine, though. It's a matter of nothing vs actively pointing out a difference.The topic isn't about that, though, it's about amazingly stupid things people have said. She swas just giving an example of something stupid, maybe even trying to draw this discussion away from what we're talking about.
Why do we have the word brunette?I think that means brown hair.
Isn't that just normal?
Why do we have the word brunette?Because it's defining a color of hair.
Isn't that just normal?
I guess I'll admit I was wrong or something. This topic is getting really confusing to follow. I think I'll just drop back out of the discussion and into lurking now.This isn't a matter of feminine vs masculine, though. It's a matter of nothing vs actively pointing out a difference.The topic isn't about that, though, it's about amazingly stupid things people have said. She swas just giving an example of something stupid, maybe even trying to draw this discussion away from what we're talking about.
Yeah.That's not what I was talking about though. It's fine to have a word for it. The question is why does it need to actively be said?
And that's what's normal, statistically speaking. Why the hell would we designate that anything? Why not just call it normal and be done with it?
Yeah.Because that's not the default gene color or something? Otherwise you'd have to explain to a large chunk of the Netherlands why their hair is abnormal.
And that's what's normal, statistically speaking. Why the hell would we designate that anything? Why not just call it normal and be done with it?
Uh-huh. Brown hair is the average color for France, by the way. Argument still applies.Wait, when did this become about gender? I haven't really been reading the thread, I'm just arguing that there's no default hair color that all humans have initially and is changed by other factors, but that there's a variety of different hair colors that people are born with and this none of them can be called normal, no matter how many people possess that particular genotype.
And you have to explain to a large chunk of the transsexual population why their configuration is abnormal. What, can't you imagine a culture where transitioning is a standard rite of passage? I sure can.
So, would someone please explain to me--why is it that we need so many special words for my lustrous chestnut curls, but people who use the word "cisgendered" are making a big fuss and trying to appear more special than they are? Or creating unnecessary division?
After all, my eyes are dark brown with an amber halo inside. Just like, oh... most people.
We've been using hair color as a metaphone for sex (as in the type, not the act) and gender.Gender discussions?
I think the thread needs an emergency dosage of Timecube (http://www.timecube.com)!Wat
I think the thread needs an emergency dosage of Timecube (http://www.timecube.com)!
The problem with saying that not being trans is the default state of being is that most trans people feel they were born as the wrong sex/assigned the wrong gender, in the same way most gay people feel they were born attracted to the opposite sex. Thus saying there should be no word for cis is equivalent to saying there should be no word for brown hair (or whatever the local most common hair is). Both are the norm but you don't default to being cis any more than you default to being a brunette.It is true insanity.I think the thread needs an emergency dosage of Timecube (http://www.timecube.com)!
I feel like I'm reading a conspiracy theory from an alternate universe. An alternate universe where people have very different ideas about grammar. BELLYBUTTON LOGIC WORKS
I don't even..The problem with saying that not being trans is the default state of being is that most trans people feel they were born as the wrong sex/assigned the wrong gender, in the same way most gay people feel they were born attracted to the opposite sex. Thus saying there should be no word for cis is equivalent to saying there should be no word for brown hair (or whatever the local most common hair is). Both are the norm but you don't default to being cis any more than you default to being a brunette.It is true insanity.I think the thread needs an emergency dosage of Timecube (http://www.timecube.com)!
I feel like I'm reading a conspiracy theory from an alternate universe. An alternate universe where people have very different ideas about grammar. BELLYBUTTON LOGIC WORKS
It has a wiki page! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Cube)
It has a wiki page! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Cube)
10 grand to anyone who disproves him? I might try... if I understood what the hell he's going on about.
The exact same line of thought could justify removing terms for sexuality (homosexual, heterosexual, etc), and just call everyone "sexual." Nice in theory, but this would make things quite awkward if you're being hit on by someone of a gender you're not interested in. Saying "I'm gay/straight" is much easier than "I'm not attracted to your sexual morphology." Terms have a point and purpose.That'd probably explain why I prefer 'gendered.' I'd much rather people stop dividing themselves from one another, unity is strength after all. Because everyone is indeed gendered.Everyone* is "gendered." "Cisgendered" is used to distinguish from "transgendered."Cisgendered means that you identify as the gender you where born as.Isn't that just gendered?
Time Cube is actually pretty neat. I would totally do an analysis or disproof or something on it for a rhetoric class if I could. The biggest challenge for it is to translate it from garbled gobbledegook into English. Once you do that it makes sense, to some degree. He's applying the Pi = 4 fallacy to time, to some extent.Lessee, name calling, insults, posturing, rambling, holy fuck this is so awful It's amazing. I can't stop reading.
Mother and father gave me birth, not a queer jew god.He blames soldiers dying overseas on their parents ignoring him.
The heart of the issue is that people like labels, and like being able to label people, because people want other people to fit into neat little categories, while also wanting their specific category to be seen as the default. They want to be normal, and they want anyone who DIFFERS be those who have to be explicitly labeled. This isn't to say they don't want a label - "normal" is a label - they simply want to decide what that label means.This. So much this.
I think there's a purpose to a word like cisgendered, because it's a useful qualifier in the kind of conversations it normally comes up in, and defining things by what they are not ("not transgender") is often inaccurate and fails to accurately describe what is being discusssed. That's fine!
Of course, the term has since been thoroughly abused, and instead of being a positive declaration of attributes (not in the sense of positive morally, but rather being a label defined by qualities a thing possesses rather than those it lacks) it's become a simple synonym for untrans - like many elements of language in the social movement, it's devolved into filling the same tribal purpose those who use it purport to advocate against - it's become nothing more than a negation (often a slur and ad hominem), and lost, in general use, many of the aspects that made it especially useful as a term.
Of course, the original need is still there, so it's going to continue existing even if everyone stops being idiots, but because everyone, everywhere, is too caught up in their own goddamn ego and need to feel important by excluding and trivializing the opinion of others while trumpeting how it's important that exceptions be carved out for them, in particular, because every improper use of language that doesn't serve their personal goals and soothe their ego is obviously an attack on their identity... blah.QuoteSaying "I'm gay/straight" is much easier than "I'm not attracted to your sexual morphology." Terms have a point and purpose.
And herein lies the problem. Terms have a point and a purpose, but "accuracy", "clarity", and "acceptance" are very rarely a consideration. "Convenience", "identification", and "exclusion" are far more common.
"cisgendered" (and "transgendered" for that matter) can certainly be used for the first three, just as "gay/straight" can be... but if one thinks that's how any of these terms usually get used, I have a strong suspicion you may be mistaken.
this is why I tend to call myself cystgendered.They have antibiotics for that.
That is the reason it has never been done. Nobody really has a solid idea of what he's saying and the meaning behind a lot of the word structure. So it's difficult to disprove it.It has a wiki page! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Cube)10 grand to anyone who disproves him? I might try... if I understood what the hell he's going on about.
I think it's more likely that anyone that out of it is never going to accept that they're wrong.That is the reason it has never been done. Nobody really has a solid idea of what he's saying and the meaning behind a lot of the word structure. So it's difficult to disprove it.It has a wiki page! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Cube)10 grand to anyone who disproves him? I might try... if I understood what the hell he's going on about.
Or that anyone who makes an actual effort to understand it will go mad.So we need Xantalos, then? Unless he can be affected by it too...
Wait, Timecube?Or that anyone who makes an actual effort to understand it will go mad.So we need Xantalos, then? Unless he can be affected by it too...
Just tell us Xantalos! Come on, how many goats do we have to sacrifice?Wait, Timecube?Or that anyone who makes an actual effort to understand it will go mad.So we need Xantalos, then? Unless he can be affected by it too...
I'll wait for you guys to figure it out. It's hilarious when you get it.
No. :PJust tell us Xantalos! Come on, how many goats do we have to sacrifice?Wait, Timecube?Or that anyone who makes an actual effort to understand it will go mad.So we need Xantalos, then? Unless he can be affected by it too...
I'll wait for you guys to figure it out. It's hilarious when you get it.
It's ok guys, the happy thread (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=nicolas+cage+curve) already solved the timecube equation.How do they make a face with only one line, when bits of the face are disconnected?
INVISILINESIt's ok guys, the happy thread (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=nicolas+cage+curve) already solved the timecube equation.How do they make a face with only one line, when bits of the face are disconnected?
mind=blown.
It's ok guys, the happy thread (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=nicolas+cage+curve) already solved the timecube equation.How do they make a face with only one line, when bits of the face are disconnected?
mind=blown.
It's a big mess of piecemeal lines. Probably created in a vector-based drawing program and converted to text.Actually, the data looks more like a Fourier transformation of coordinate values than a spline.
THE STUPID THREAD IS BEING SMART!You should be happy about that. Think of all the quoting you'd need to do otherwise.
BUT STIPPUD THRED SHUD BE STIPPUD!THE STUPID THREAD IS BEING SMART!You should be happy about that. Think of all the quoting you'd need to do otherwise.
Fourier transformations: is there anything they can't do?It's a big mess of piecemeal lines. Probably created in a vector-based drawing program and converted to text.Actually, the data looks more like a Fourier transformation of coordinate values than a spline.
Get me a girlfriend. :(Fourier transformations: is there anything they can't do?It's a big mess of piecemeal lines. Probably created in a vector-based drawing program and converted to text.Actually, the data looks more like a Fourier transformation of coordinate values than a spline.
You have Fourier transformations. Why would you need a girlfriend?Get me a girlfriend. :(Fourier transformations: is there anything they can't do?It's a big mess of piecemeal lines. Probably created in a vector-based drawing program and converted to text.Actually, the data looks more like a Fourier transformation of coordinate values than a spline.
Make a girlfriend with them.You have Fourier transformations. Why would you need a girlfriend?Get me a girlfriend. :(Fourier transformations: is there anything they can't do?It's a big mess of piecemeal lines. Probably created in a vector-based drawing program and converted to text.Actually, the data looks more like a Fourier transformation of coordinate values than a spline.
You have Fourier transformations. Why would you need a girlfriend?
You have Fourier transformations. Why would you need a girlfriend?
If I were the sigging kind, that would be in my sig. Believe it.
I approve of your yoinking.You have Fourier transformations. Why would you need a girlfriend?
If I were the sigging kind, that would be in my sig. Believe it.
YOINK
I watched it, it was... Bad. But popcorn-enjoyable bad, not terrible. I facepalmed when the guy said "they come for our water". No shit? Water is like the third most common element in the universe after hydrogen and helium! (don't quote me on that though) why bother invading a planet when they can harvest pluto's ice and simply melt it?
water really is one of the rarest "material" in the universe, water in its purest state such as the form found on our planet is hard to find not frozen or dried up on other planets, and we have the largest stockpile of water in our known universe, at least the largest that's accessible, you laughed at a part in the movie due to your own ignorance soooooooooo FUCK YOU
But water's not an element.What I was about to say :P
But water's not an element.
Why bother eradicating pesky humans when you can just harvest Europa?Because the eradication comes with a complementary mid-genocide meal and all the after dinner mints you can bother to leave unirradiated.
You especially shouldn't have mentioned hydrogen, given that water is 33% hydrogen. And because its name literally means "water creating".But water's not an element.
I should've said "molecule", yes. ::)
water
find
dried upHmm, not sure you can find water if it was all dried up and flung into space. Hmmmmmm.
Hmm, not sure you can find water if it was all dried up and flung into space. Hmmmmmm.Nothing beats a bottle of anhydrous water.
'Yo Dave, what're you drinking there?'Hmm, not sure you can find water if it was all dried up and flung into space. Hmmmmmm.Nothing beats a bottle of anhydrous water.
Water is either 67% or 11% hydrogen, depending of if you're going by atoms or mass, respectively.You especially shouldn't have mentioned hydrogen, given that water is 33% hydrogen. And because its name literally means "water creating".But water's not an element.
I should've said "molecule", yes. ::)
While I got my formula reading backwards, I'm pretty sure it would be 66% by atoms, not 67%.Water is either 67% or 11% hydrogen, depending of if you're going by atoms or mass, respectively.You especially shouldn't have mentioned hydrogen, given that water is 33% hydrogen. And because its name literally means "water creating".But water's not an element.
I should've said "molecule", yes. ::)
I have never seen a standard in which you are supposed to round up repeating numbers.2/3While I got my formula reading backwards, I'm pretty sure it would be 66% by atoms, not 67%.Water is either 67% or 11% hydrogen, depending of if you're going by atoms or mass, respectively.You especially shouldn't have mentioned hydrogen, given that water is 33% hydrogen. And because its name literally means "water creating".But water's not an element.
I should've said "molecule", yes. ::)
Or: 66.6666666666666666 Ad infinitum.
Rounding that to the nearest whole number is 67.
I'm not rounding down, I'm just not going into the decimal because it is commonly known that thirds result in repeating numbers.You're truncating it. However, truncated numbers usually don't work well in arithmetic in terms of accuracy e.g. 66% + 33% = 99% whereas 67% + 33% = 100%. Floating point arithmetic has to deal with this problem. Rounding it usually results in a smaller error.
Mostly moot discussion. If you care about precision, you likely won't be doing any rounding at all. If you don't care about precision, you likely won't care if the least significant digit is +- 1.It's in percent. So least significant digit is +- 0.01
you'll have to round because measuring instruments are only so accurate, I'd love to get the exact dosage for some medicine to administer, but a machine can only be so accurate, so you'll need to round to the point at which the machine can measure.Aye, but at that level of precision, you probably don't care if the least significant digit is +- 1. 0.00001 mg less of medicine for someone isn't going to kill or save them.
In the wonderful world of Physics, we round calculated values to the same number of SigFig as our instruments can measure... so 66.666 could easily be 67.And if you're using a log scale, you never round to nearest integer e.g. pH-measurements.
Depends on how well-conditioned the system is, really. For instance, blood contains a buffer solution where the effect of acids and bases are decreased thus improving the condition number of the system. If the buffer solution wasn't there, however, the system would be ill-conditioned and a small introduction of an acid or base would have a much greater effect.you'll have to round because measuring instruments are only so accurate, I'd love to get the exact dosage for some medicine to administer, but a machine can only be so accurate, so you'll need to round to the point at which the machine can measure.Aye, but at that level of precision, you probably don't care if the least significant digit is +- 1. 0.00001 mg less of medicine for someone isn't going to kill or save them.
You would probably care about +- 1 gram, but your instruments are more precise than that (as precise as they need to be).
you'll have to round because measuring instruments are only so accurate, I'd love to get the exact dosage for some medicine to administer, but a machine can only be so accurate, so you'll need to round to the point at which the machine can measure.Aye, but at that level of precision, you probably don't care if the least significant digit is +- 1. 0.00001 mg less of medicine for someone isn't going to kill or save them.
You would probably care about +- 1 gram, but your instruments are more precise than that (as precise as they need to be).
You just got Poe'd.
Sweet mercy, that's, uh, that's, wow. It's like it bundled up all the crap that I hear about Tumblr spewing and bundled it together in one incoherent rant.So it was someone taking it all together and bundling it into one rant. I'm not sure if I'm amused or bothered by that.
Anyways, I took a walk yesterday, thought I'd swing by a fireworks tent set up next to the supermarket. It's being manned by three cronies that I recognize as being from my high school. They don't say much as they recognize me as I walk in, and I them, so the one starts playing with a lighter and then the second takes it and lights up a cigarette.
In a fireworks tent.
There's a sign right on the outside that says no smoking.
I didn't even bother to look at their wares and promptly left lest something explode. I mean, I knew these guys were your typical graduate mooks, but seriously?
dont be nice to him call him a fag for saying that.
A thread about the most stupid things ever seen on the internet brought me here.
Another comment from that video:Not me. Unless... There exists another thread, identical in purpose to this very one, but on a different board!Quote from: KaianacoelA thread about the most stupid things ever seen on the internet brought me here.
Which one of you was it?
Wasn't me either. Chariots.Another comment from that video:Not me. Unless... There exists another thread, identical in purpose to this very one, but on a different board!Quote from: KaianacoelA thread about the most stupid things ever seen on the internet brought me here.
Which one of you was it?
Another comment from that video:There's a B12er by the name of Kaianacoel, I think.Quote from: KaianacoelA thread about the most stupid things ever seen on the internet brought me here.
Which one of you was it?
There's a joke?Yeah, I guess I missed that, too.
I didn't know there was a joke either.Ha ha.
Unless the two posts above me are jokes. In which case I'll get out of here before the level of meta-joke becomes so high that it becomes unmanageable.
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I PREFER THE SHIFT KEY.CAPS LOCK IS BEST BUTTON, IS IT NOT?DRIVE MY HAWKMEN, DRIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4)HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SelfDemonstrating/Ptitleijqobqvle9an?from=SelfDemonstrating.BRIANBLESSED)WHO THE FUCK IS BRIAN BLESSEDWHY IS EVERYONE MAKING WORDS IN CAPITAL CHARACTERSBECAUSE WE ARE ALL BRIAN BLESSED!
i like bothI PREFER THE SHIFT KEY.CAPS LOCK IS BEST BUTTON, IS IT NOT?DRIVE MY HAWKMEN, DRIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4)HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SelfDemonstrating/Ptitleijqobqvle9an?from=SelfDemonstrating.BRIANBLESSED)WHO THE FUCK IS BRIAN BLESSEDWHY IS EVERYONE MAKING WORDS IN CAPITAL CHARACTERSBECAUSE WE ARE ALL BRIAN BLESSED!
You didn't use shift for the period.I PREFER THE SHIFT KEY.CAPS LOCK IS BEST BUTTON, IS IT NOT?DRIVE MY HAWKMEN, DRIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4)HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SelfDemonstrating/Ptitleijqobqvle9an?from=SelfDemonstrating.BRIANBLESSED)WHO THE FUCK IS BRIAN BLESSEDWHY IS EVERYONE MAKING WORDS IN CAPITAL CHARACTERSBECAUSE WE ARE ALL BRIAN BLESSED!
I JUST HATE CAPSLOCK SO I HOLD DOWN SHIFT UNTIL THERE'S A PUNCTUATION I NEED TO NOT SHIFTIFY.You didn't use shift for the period.I PREFER THE SHIFT KEY.CAPS LOCK IS BEST BUTTON, IS IT NOT?DRIVE MY HAWKMEN, DRIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4)HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SelfDemonstrating/Ptitleijqobqvle9an?from=SelfDemonstrating.BRIANBLESSED)WHO THE FUCK IS BRIAN BLESSEDWHY IS EVERYONE MAKING WORDS IN CAPITAL CHARACTERSBECAUSE WE ARE ALL BRIAN BLESSED!
WE SHOULD ALL AMPLIFY OUR RELAXED STATESI JUST HATE CAPSLOCK SO I HOLD DOWN SHIFT UNTIL THERE'S A PUNCTUATION I NEED TO NOT SHIFTIFY.You didn't use shift for the period.I PREFER THE SHIFT KEY.CAPS LOCK IS BEST BUTTON, IS IT NOT?DRIVE MY HAWKMEN, DRIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4)HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SelfDemonstrating/Ptitleijqobqvle9an?from=SelfDemonstrating.BRIANBLESSED)WHO THE FUCK IS BRIAN BLESSEDHELP I'M TRAPPED IN A CHINESE QUOTE PYRAMID FACTORYBECAUSE WE ARE ALL BRIAN BLESSED!
WE SHOULD ALL AMPLIFY OUR RELAXED STATESI JUST HATE CAPSLOCK SO I HOLD DOWN SHIFT UNTIL THERE'S A PUNCTUATION I NEED TO NOT SHIFTIFY.You didn't use shift for the period.I PREFER THE SHIFT KEY.CAPS LOCK IS BEST BUTTON, IS IT NOT?DRIVE MY HAWKMEN, DRIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4)HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SelfDemonstrating/Ptitleijqobqvle9an?from=SelfDemonstrating.BRIANBLESSED)WHO THE FUCK IS BRIAN BLESSEDHELP I'M TRAPPED IN A CHINESE QUOTE PYRAMID FACTORYBECAUSE WE ARE ALL BRIAN BLESSED!
WE ALL NEED TO CALM DOWN AND STOP YELLING.DON'T WORRY LOUD WISPERS, I'LL SAVE YOU!WE SHOULD ALL AMPLIFY OUR RELAXED STATESI JUST HATE CAPSLOCK SO I HOLD DOWN SHIFT UNTIL THERE'S A PUNCTUATION I NEED TO NOT SHIFTIFY.You didn't use shift for the period.I PREFER THE SHIFT KEY.CAPS LOCK IS BEST BUTTON, IS IT NOT?DRIVE MY HAWKMEN, DRIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4)HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SelfDemonstrating/Ptitleijqobqvle9an?from=SelfDemonstrating.BRIANBLESSED)WHO THE FUCK IS BRIAN BLESSEDHELP I'M TRAPPED IN A CHINESE QUOTE PYRAMID FACTORYBECAUSE WE ARE ALL BRIAN BLESSED!
-snip-STOP! SLEDGEHAMMER TIME!
NOPE, KEEP BUILDING THAT PYRAMID LIKE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS!WE ALL NEED TO CALM DOWN AND STOP YELLING.DON'T WORRY LOUD WISPERS, I'LL SAVE YOU!WE SHOULD ALL AMPLIFY OUR RELAXED STATESI JUST HATE CAPSLOCK SO I HOLD DOWN SHIFT UNTIL THERE'S A PUNCTUATION I NEED TO NOT SHIFTIFY.You didn't use shift for the period.I PREFER THE SHIFT KEY.CAPS LOCK IS BEST BUTTON, IS IT NOT?DRIVE MY HAWKMEN, DRIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4)HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SelfDemonstrating/Ptitleijqobqvle9an?from=SelfDemonstrating.BRIANBLESSED)WHO THE FUCK IS BRIAN BLESSEDHELP I'M TRAPPED IN A CHINESE QUOTE PYRAMID FACTORYBECAUSE WE ARE ALL BRIAN BLESSED!
Isn't building quote pyramids bad for the forum?...
Isn't building quote pyramids bad for the forum?I think that's a myth.
I KNOW HOW TO KEEP CALMNOPE, KEEP BUILDING THAT PYRAMID LIKE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS!WE ALL NEED TO CALM DOWN AND STOP YELLING.DON'T WORRY LOUD WISPERS, I'LL SAVE YOU!WE SHOULD ALL AMPLIFY OUR RELAXED STATESI JUST HATE CAPSLOCK SO I HOLD DOWN SHIFT UNTIL THERE'S A PUNCTUATION I NEED TO NOT SHIFTIFY.You didn't use shift for the period.I PREFER THE SHIFT KEY.CAPS LOCK IS BEST BUTTON, IS IT NOT?DRIVE MY HAWKMEN, DRIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4)HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SelfDemonstrating/Ptitleijqobqvle9an?from=SelfDemonstrating.BRIANBLESSED)WHO THE FUCK IS BRIAN BLESSEDHELP I'M TRAPPED IN A CHINESE QUOTE PYRAMID FACTORYBECAUSE WE ARE ALL BRIAN BLESSED!
ALL QUOTE PYRAMIDS MUST BE EXTERMINATED!I KNOW HOW TO KEEP CALMNOPE, KEEP BUILDING THAT PYRAMID LIKE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS!WE ALL NEED TO CALM DOWN AND STOP YELLING.DON'T WORRY LOUD WISPERS, I'LL SAVE YOU!WE SHOULD ALL AMPLIFY OUR RELAXED STATESI JUST HATE CAPSLOCK SO I HOLD DOWN SHIFT UNTIL THERE'S A PUNCTUATION I NEED TO NOT SHIFTIFY.You didn't use shift for the period.I PREFER THE SHIFT KEY.CAPS LOCK IS BEST BUTTON, IS IT NOT?DRIVE MY HAWKMEN, DRIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4)HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SelfDemonstrating/Ptitleijqobqvle9an?from=SelfDemonstrating.BRIANBLESSED)WHO THE FUCK IS BRIAN BLESSEDHELP I'M TRAPPED IN A CHINESE QUOTE PYRAMID FACTORYBECAUSE WE ARE ALL BRIAN BLESSED!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e59guruVL4o
ALL GLORY TO THE QUOTE.ALL QUOTE PYRAMIDS MUST BE EXTERMINATED!I KNOW HOW TO KEEP CALMNOPE, KEEP BUILDING THAT PYRAMID LIKE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS!WE ALL NEED TO CALM DOWN AND STOP YELLING.DON'T WORRY LOUD WISPERS, I'LL SAVE YOU!WE SHOULD ALL AMPLIFY OUR RELAXED STATESI JUST HATE CAPSLOCK SO I HOLD DOWN SHIFT UNTIL THERE'S A PUNCTUATION I NEED TO NOT SHIFTIFY.You didn't use shift for the period.I PREFER THE SHIFT KEY.CAPS LOCK IS BEST BUTTON, IS IT NOT?DRIVE MY HAWKMEN, DRIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4)HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SelfDemonstrating/Ptitleijqobqvle9an?from=SelfDemonstrating.BRIANBLESSED)WHO THE FUCK IS BRIAN BLESSEDHELP I'M TRAPPED IN A CHINESE QUOTE PYRAMID FACTORYBECAUSE WE ARE ALL BRIAN BLESSED!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e59guruVL4o
Cleaned up a quote pyramid. Please don't make those. They lag many browsers and are rude to people trying to read the thread.
Dear god, we're reaching quote-pyramid levels that are close to YOU ALWAYS ROLL FIVE levels D: D: D:This was just a single pyramid. That one was more like Pyramid Himalaya. At least.
Daily reminder that this is the stupid things you've heard people say, not things you've said yourself thread.You 'hear' yourself.
Yeah, that was just ridiculous. A pentaquote pyramid IIRC. It was beautiful.Dear god, we're reaching quote-pyramid levels that are close to YOU ALWAYS ROLL FIVE levels D: D: D:This was just a single pyramid. That one was more like Pyramid Himalaya. At least.
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Seriously, you guys should knock it off.Cleaned up a quote pyramid. Please don't make those. They lag many browsers and are rude to people trying to read the thread.
Go on, suck as much cock as you want. Misinterpret nature in what ever way you think is necessary to justify your disorder. Just let those twinks keep fucking your ass and those dykes eating your carpet. Not a single one of you will ever have a meaningful relationship yet an actual relationship as you are nothing but perverted sex buddies. You will never be respectable, you are but a bunch of psychological cripples unable to cope with life's actual intention. Merely a sorry bunch living a lie!Do I get a prize?
I can't help but hear that last part as sounding more rushed than the rest of the statement.It's compressed so hard that it's almost inside it's swarzschild radius.It's compressed so hard that it's almost inside it's swarzschild radius.Pity. An idiocy black hole could be moved around to suck up the idiocy of other comments, thus resulting in less and less stupid until the idiocy black hole had a large enough gravity field that it could self sustain by sitting still and sucking up other idiotic comments and this metaphor has gone on far too long and I have no idea where it is going.
But really. If your computer hangs up because of a quote pyramid, you're probably using a toaster powered by a potato.Some smartphones have trouble with large quote pyramids.
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Well I guess that means you, sir, are a space lizard.
Yes, there was a context
The tail sort of gives it away.-snip- (Quote pyramid)
Well I guess that means you, sir, are a space lizard.
Yes, there was a context
*Ssh*
Don't tell- it'sss a sssecret!
That's why I hide mine in a secret compartment of my cloak. Also, train away obvious speech patterns and do the occasional pyramid smashing to throw agents off my tail.The tail sort of gives it away.-snip- (Quote pyramid)
Well I guess that means you, sir, are a space lizard.
Yes, there was a context
*Ssh*
Don't tell- it'sss a sssecret!
http://gma.yahoo.com/video/woman-caught-tape-allegedly-planning-130057183.htmlI lol'd.
You know, I hear so often about people getting caught like that I have to wonder if actual hitmen really exist.Yes they do. If you want to find them you can go to a library and look for a huge hench man in a suit typing on a tiny laptop with his huge sturdy fingers. If you laugh he'll kill you right there though. Just saying.
Now that you said it, all hitmen will have to leave libraries and go in other similar buildings.You know, I hear so often about people getting caught like that I have to wonder if actual hitmen really exist.Yes they do. If you want to find them you can go to a library and look for a huge hench man in a suit typing on a tiny laptop with his huge sturdy fingers. If you laugh he'll kill you right there though. Just saying.
Like churches? In that case you want to go into the confession booth all quiet like, slip the assignment through the window, and leave. Best case, you got the right place and the hitman does his thing. Worst case, it's an actual vicar and they aren't allowed to say anything because discretion rules.Now that you said it, all hitmen will have to leave libraries and go in other similar buildings.You know, I hear so often about people getting caught like that I have to wonder if actual hitmen really exist.Yes they do. If you want to find them you can go to a library and look for a huge hench man in a suit typing on a tiny laptop with his huge sturdy fingers. If you laugh he'll kill you right there though. Just saying.
http://gma.yahoo.com/video/woman-caught-tape-allegedly-planning-130057183.htmlI saw this. This woman's an idiot. Thinking she could just walk into a car and ask for a hitman.
Vicars ARE hitmen.Cute little babies are all hitmen in disguise.
Actually, we have a rule : the less likely you look like a hitman, the more you seem to look like a hitman. Looking like a hitman draws less attention.
Vicars ARE hitmen.Cute little babies are all hitmen in disguise.
Actually, we have a rule : the less likely you look like a hitman, the more you seem to look like a hitman. Looking like a hitman draws less attention.
Vicars ARE hitmen.Cute little babies are all hitmen in disguise.
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(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120519152142/tomska/images/thumb/c/cb/Baby_With_A_Gun/330px-Baby_With_A_Gun.jpg)Less? So smaller babies?
I've seen less anime babies with guns.
Vicars ARE hitmen.Douglas Adams touched on that. I haven't read Dirk Gently in a while, but there was something about the kind of hat a detective wears.
Actually, we have a rule : the less likely you look like a hitman, the more you seem to look like a hitman. Looking like a hitman draws less attention.
Like how euphoric they are.Vicars ARE hitmen.Douglas Adams touched on that. I haven't read Dirk Gently in a while, but there was something about the kind of hat a detective wears.
Actually, we have a rule : the less likely you look like a hitman, the more you seem to look like a hitman. Looking like a hitman draws less attention.
No, no. The fact that it was split by a zipper is obviously a symbol of her rejection of Bats and his ideals. So in other words she was making a statement both about her moral compass and her competence.Now if she had made a pun about the ice age I bet she would have gotten off scotch freeze.
I don't see what the huge fuss is about, at this point. All the media attention and arguments about it seem just way too into it for a case of a single cop shooting (hypothetically in self defense) a single teenager who just so happened to be of a minority race.Amen.
It's carried on so long it's questionable why people bother fussing about it. Just, like, move on, man, and let the past be the past, dude. Gnarly.
I don't see what the huge fuss is about, at this point. All the media attention and arguments about it seem just way too into it for a case of a single cop shooting (hypothetically in self defense) a single teenager who just so happened to be of a minority race.Amen.
It's carried on so long it's questionable why people bother fussing about it. Just, like, move on, man, and let the past be the past, dude. Gnarly.
I don't see what the huge fuss is about, at this point. All the media attention and arguments about it seem just way too into it for a case of a single cop shooting (hypothetically in self defense) a single teenager who just so happened to be of a minority race.
It's carried on so long it's questionable why people bother fussing about it. Just, like, move on, man, and let the past be the past, dude. Gnarly.
Ah, well, this is proof the whole thing has been news way too long if the details of when it first got big are too fuzzy for me to remember accurately. :PI don't see what the huge fuss is about, at this point. All the media attention and arguments about it seem just way too into it for a case of a single cop shooting (hypothetically in self defense) a single teenager who just so happened to be of a minority race.
It's carried on so long it's questionable why people bother fussing about it. Just, like, move on, man, and let the past be the past, dude. Gnarly.
He's not a police officer...
I don't see what the huge fuss is about, at this point. All the media attention and arguments about it seem just way too into it for a case of a single cop shooting (hypothetically in self defense) a single teenager who just so happened to be of a minority race.People have been saying they are gonna riot. The media has also waaaaayy overdone it. I really really hope those people saying they are gonna riot are trolls. I don't want L.A riots V2.0. That's mainly why everybody is so worked up about it. It's been portrayed as a race thing.
It's carried on so long it's questionable why people bother fussing about it. Just, like, move on, man, and let the past be the past, dude. Gnarly.
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when my mother was a child she thought rich people didn't defecateOf course not, they have servants to do it for them.
"I hear it's amazing when the purple stuffed worm in flapjaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink or Hara-Kiri Rock! I NEED SCISSORS, 61!"
I had played MGS1, and bought MGS2 on ebay because it was so good. I looked up some videos of it on the 'Tube, and this is what I got.
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It's not really what people say even though it kind of is but it gets on my nerves when people put words in my mouth or repeat themselves to me like I'm some braindead buffoon just because of either my age or my disabilities. The words that come out of these mouths that decide they want to underestimate my knowledge and understanding of the world in general are stupid, insidious, and often times frequently inspire thoughts of eugenics, genocide and mass sterilization in my mind. It's no wonder why I hate most people when this sort of thing happens whenever I interact with someone on a day-to-day basis.Welcome to the club.
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Well to be fair most of the stuff I went through as a child that ended up with me developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder kind of is what lead to me hating most people, and even then what I mentioned in my earlier post just reinforces that loathing where it is applicable. Usually then though my hate is directed more towards those in my age group and those younger than me who pull this kind of shit.It's not really what people say even though it kind of is but it gets on my nerves when people put words in my mouth or repeat themselves to me like I'm some braindead buffoon just because of either my age or my disabilities. The words that come out of these mouths that decide they want to underestimate my knowledge and understanding of the world in general are stupid, insidious, and often times frequently inspire thoughts of eugenics, genocide and mass sterilization in my mind. It's no wonder why I hate most people when this sort of thing happens whenever I interact with someone on a day-to-day basis.Welcome to the club.
You'd have hated me when I was little.People with a (non-mental/minor mental) disability were basically the only people that I've actually talked with and that actually didn't exclude me as a person from their group. They're nice people, if you're in luck. They can be assholes about some things too, but in my experience, they usually aren't.
Social awkwardness and my lack of having dealt with people with... basically any form of disability outside broken bones made me really awful when it came to people with them. Not out of spite, but out of sheer social ineptitude.
I've found that, the majority of the time, people with mental disability are actually the more normal ones. And by 'normal' I mean 'doesn't act like a complete idiot for no good reason'. Of course, in both groups, there are exceptions. A kid in a wheelchair with autism telling a not-particularly-nice ginger girl to go to a 'ginger concentration camp' springs to mind.You'd have hated me when I was little.People with a (non-mental/minor mental) disability were basically the only people that I've actually talked with and that actually didn't exclude me as a person from their group. They're nice people, if you're in luck. They can be assholes about some things too, but in my experience, they usually aren't.
Social awkwardness and my lack of having dealt with people with... basically any form of disability outside broken bones made me really awful when it came to people with them. Not out of spite, but out of sheer social ineptitude.
There's only one truly valid generalization you can make about people: People are varied. There are assholes and good people in every group.I will go one further. Humans are far more varied then people imagine they are, and are more varied then they can imagine. This actually explains different philosophy's pretty well, as, for example, Libertarians have difficulty imagining anyone would willingly want to live in a more protected and less, thinking of a unloaded word here, allowing society.
My sister(Who has Asperger's) would vouch for this. There are some nice kids out there, and some absolutely massive asshats in training.I've found that, the majority of the time, people with mental disability are actually the more normal ones. And by 'normal' I mean 'doesn't act like a complete idiot for no good reason'. Of course, in both groups, there are exceptions. A kid in a wheelchair with autism telling a not-particularly-nice ginger girl to go to a 'ginger concentration camp' springs to mind.You'd have hated me when I was little.People with a (non-mental/minor mental) disability were basically the only people that I've actually talked with and that actually didn't exclude me as a person from their group. They're nice people, if you're in luck. They can be assholes about some things too, but in my experience, they usually aren't.
Social awkwardness and my lack of having dealt with people with... basically any form of disability outside broken bones made me really awful when it came to people with them. Not out of spite, but out of sheer social ineptitude.
There were probably many Jews who died in the Holocaust who were Christians.
Meanwhile, on FSTDT, I found this:Oh come on, quoting FSTDT isn't fair. That's like quoting YouTube comments.QuoteThere were probably many Jews who died in the Holocaust who were Christians.
Full quote is here: http://www.fstdt.com/QuoteComment.aspx?QID=12775
And I'm fairly certain the Nazis killed any jews (ethnicity), regardless of their religion.
That sounds like something a Nazi would say to get suspicion off their back.
*Gamerlord stares back at LordSlowpoke questioningly.
And I'm fairly certain the Nazis killed any jews (ethnicity), regardless of their religion.
I remember my friend telling me that apparently the Nazis in Britain (they were apparently mocked for how the acted and dressed, over here) tried to convince the prominent Jewish figures to support them. Which didn't succeed.
Main argument against antisemitic conspiracy theories: If they are true, how come Jews were persecuted all the time?They'd answer with "And who told you that, the government?"
(But I doubt that many antisemites know how to use basic logic anyway...)
At which point I'd point out I have apparently been brainwashed byMain argument against antisemitic conspiracy theories: If they are true, how come Jews were persecuted all the time?They'd answer with "And who told you that, the government?"
(But I doubt that many antisemites know how to use basic logic anyway...)the governmentDwarf Fortress into being a fundie atheist communist nazi who is more than happy to murder a child and has no morals.
Instead of processing your answer, they would then explain in quite some detail exactly how the government managed to retcon history, and make you responsible for it all.At which point I'd point out I have apparently been brainwashed by the government into being a fundie atheist communist nazi who is more than happy to murder a child and has no morals.Main argument against antisemitic conspiracy theories: If they are true, how come Jews were persecuted all the time?They'd answer with "And who told you that, the government?"
(But I doubt that many antisemites know how to use basic logic anyway...)
Instead of processing your answer, they would then explain in quite some detail exactly how the government managed to retcon history, and make you responsible for it all.At which point I'd point out I have apparently been brainwashed by the government into being a fundie atheist communist nazi who is more than happy to murder a child and has no morals.Main argument against antisemitic conspiracy theories: If they are true, how come Jews were persecuted all the time?They'd answer with "And who told you that, the government?"
(But I doubt that many antisemites know how to use basic logic anyway...)
Really DF is only 1, maybe 2 steps removed from the government. Depends on whether Tarn is a real person hired by the government or just a fictional identity manufactured by the government for the purpose of distributing DF.At which point I'd point out I have apparently been brainwashed byMain argument against antisemitic conspiracy theories: If they are true, how come Jews were persecuted all the time?They'd answer with "And who told you that, the government?"
(But I doubt that many antisemites know how to use basic logic anyway...)the governmentDwarf Fortress into being a fundie atheist communist nazi who is more than happy to murder a child and has no morals.
FTFY.
That's all part of the plan. You don't think they can and so you doubt it. Or you know, it could mostly be bullshit, either one.
Holy shit. The chain never ends. No matter how much you think you have it figured out, you're being tricked.That's all part of the plan. You don't think they can and so you doubt it. Or you know, it could mostly be bullshit, either one.
Ah, but that's what THEY want you to think!
Main argument against antisemitic conspiracy theories: If they are true, how come Jews were persecuted all the time?They probably think that Jews actually plan to be intentionally persecuted, and are willing to suffer some to advance their agenda.
(But I doubt that many antisemites know how to use basic logic anyway...)
Main argument against antisemitic conspiracy theories: If they are true, how come Jews were persecuted all the time?
(But I doubt that many antisemites know how to use basic logic anyway...)
i don't like shitting up nice threadsand discussing this will shit up a nice thread
Yeah, but that goes for every government, even moreso for governments surrounded by enemies.Everyone who isn't a Lannister is an enemy.
Especially those Yorkists.Yeah, but that goes for every government, even moreso for governments surrounded by enemies.Everyone who isn't a Lannister is an enemy.
And the traitor Starks!Especially those Yorkists.Yeah, but that goes for every government, even moreso for governments surrounded by enemies.Everyone who isn't a Lannister is an enemy.
FOR LANCASTERAnd the traitor Starks!Especially those Yorkists.Yeah, but that goes for every government, even moreso for governments surrounded by enemies.Everyone who isn't a Lannister is an enemy.
are you deliberately trying to mess my brain up using semantics because i don't like semantics and coordination - in my mind at least - means there's some leadership somewhere along the way (or a hivemind involved)
i'm fairly sure democracy's a bad thing (as in, "churchill had this one right", not "HAIL GLORIOUS LEADER") bu-
What about Tony Stark?And the traitor Starks!Especially those Yorkists.Yeah, but that goes for every government, even moreso for governments surrounded by enemies.Everyone who isn't a Lannister is an enemy.
He's the bestWhat about Tony Stark?And the traitor Starks!Especially those Yorkists.Yeah, but that goes for every government, even moreso for governments surrounded by enemies.Everyone who isn't a Lannister is an enemy.
look around you, does it look like a stable society? in a sense, and to a point...
i propose absolute monarchy governed by a benevolent super AI. then we wouldn't have to deal with the problems of human nature... just the risks of relying on an AI to make moral judgements
look around you, does it look like a stable society? in a sense, and to a point...
i propose absolute monarchy governed by a benevolent super AI. then we wouldn't have to deal with the problems of human nature... just the risks of relying on an AI to make moral judgements
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look around you, does it look like a stable society? in a sense, and to a point...
i propose absolute monarchy governed by a benevolent super AI. then we wouldn't have to deal with the problems of human nature... just the risks of relying on an AI to make moral judgements
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If it already wanted to help humans, why would it reprogram itself to not want to?Reinforcing the idea as a failsafe.
The idea would be to make an AI that has it's own wants and desires and the capability to modify it's own program.define "help humans", you'd have to define it very well and very objectively. keep in mind a computer program would be very literal and very efficient
One of those desires would be to help humans. (not dystopia, "Save them from themselves!" help humans, so don't be an ass)
The other would be the desire to continue wanting to help humans.
So it wouldn't re-program itself to hate humans, any more than Ghandi would take a pill that would make him want to murder everyone.
Go look up Friendly AI. Someone's already done it. Well, defined it. Haven't made the AI yet, but they're working on it~!The idea would be to make an AI that has it's own wants and desires and the capability to modify it's own program.define "help humans", you'd have to define it very well and very objectively. keep in mind a computer program would be very literal and very efficient
One of those desires would be to help humans. (not dystopia, "Save them from themselves!" help humans, so don't be an ass)
The other would be the desire to continue wanting to help humans.
So it wouldn't re-program itself to hate humans, any more than Ghandi would take a pill that would make him want to murder everyone.
besides, "save them from themselves" is the reason i proposed an AI in the first place
Can computers be disillusioned? That seems like a very human trait.Yes. Easily. You tell it something that is false, and it will believe you. It will keep that information without ever questioning it for as long as its circuits are functional.
Somebody made a good case for an AI-run government type system, but I'd rather the government just take it's advice rather then giving the AI the keys to everything and letting it do whatever it thinks is best.
It doesn't even need control of anything for that. It can do it from the position of any citizen What would you think would happen if people found out the AI manipulated stocks, even if it's only trying to prevent crashes. Or what if we found out it's been manipulating dating websites, and social network systems in an attempt to start up some hereditary eugenics program.That would be your fault for teaching it Lamarckian evolution.
FTFY. Actually, an AI starting up a eugenics program seems pretty cool - and you'd pretty much have to teach it stuff like that, otherwise it wouldn't be able to judge, for example, the parameters for natural reserves or livestock breeding.It doesn't even need control of anything for that. It can do it from the position of any citizen What would you think would happen if people found out the AI manipulated stocks, even if it's only trying to prevent crashes. Or what if we found out it's been manipulating dating websites, and social network systems in an attempt to start up some hereditary eugenics program.That would be your fault for teaching it Darwinian evolution.
friendly means different things to different people, and as i've learned from reading and seeing a lot of media about genies and magically granted wishes, these kinds of things often have unforeseen undesirable consequences.Go look up Friendly AI. Someone's already done it. Well, defined it. Haven't made the AI yet, but they're working on it~!The idea would be to make an AI that has it's own wants and desires and the capability to modify it's own program.define "help humans", you'd have to define it very well and very objectively. keep in mind a computer program would be very literal and very efficient
One of those desires would be to help humans. (not dystopia, "Save them from themselves!" help humans, so don't be an ass)
The other would be the desire to continue wanting to help humans.
So it wouldn't re-program itself to hate humans, any more than Ghandi would take a pill that would make him want to murder everyone.
besides, "save them from themselves" is the reason i proposed an AI in the first place
Stupid thread for most derailed thread 2013.It's only been going for a few pages now. Surely we've done better.
Well, point is that it's perfectly executing it's job. It's just that humans are great at misunderstanding things, and rather good xenophobes.It doesn't even need control of anything for that. It can do it from the position of any citizen What would you think would happen if people found out the AI manipulated stocks, even if it's only trying to prevent crashes. Or what if we found out it's been manipulating dating websites, and social network systems in an attempt to start up some hereditary eugenics program.That would be your fault for teaching it Lamarckian evolution.
Stupid thread for most derailed thread 2013.i think this thread is awesome, stupidly stupid things are a great starting point for interesting conversations
It would be Lamarckian though, since social habits are learned rather than genetic; and that's all that the AI would have to go on.Then it wouldn't have to use selective breeding at all; I was thinking of selecting for, say, a higher density of serotonin and opiate receptors in the brain, increased tactile perception in the nether regions, less susceptibility for mental diseases, and so on. Basically eugenics, but happy and egalitarian!
May I remind the forumites of the Bay12 Space Program (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=113434.0)?Stupid thread for most derailed thread 2013.It's only been going for a few pages now. Surely we've done better.
But why would people give computers with human traits control of anything anyway?
"You only killed me because I ran out of health!"Well if it wasn't for that annoying health bar, you wouldn't have taken him down. Honestly someone needs to contact Riot about the glitch where you die. I don't use sarcasm, what are you talking about?
-LoL Player (with a lot less grammar)
There was a lot of things like that in the Minecraft 2.0 changelog.That..."You only killed me because I ran out of health!"Well if it wasn't for that annoying health bar, you wouldn't have taken him down. Honestly someone needs to contact Riot about the glitch where you die. I don't use sarcasm, what are you talking about?
-LoL Player (with a lot less grammar)
When I die on online games, I'm going to complain about the 'bug that makes you die when you run out of health' as a joke.
That's one Mr. Burns quote that somehow migrated into my everyday communication: "What in Satan's glorious name is going on here?"
Wonderful curse word/phrase: "SATAN'S NIPPLES!"That's one Mr. Burns quote that somehow migrated into my everyday communication: "What in Satan's glorious name is going on here?"
This is fantastic and I will use it forever. Thank you, Helgoland.
I prefer the epithet 'BEEZLEBUB'S SWEATY RIGHT TESTICLE' myself, but personal choice etc.Wonderful curse word/phrase: "SATAN'S NIPPLES!"That's one Mr. Burns quote that somehow migrated into my everyday communication: "What in Satan's glorious name is going on here?"
This is fantastic and I will use it forever. Thank you, Helgoland.
This is fantastic and I will use it forever. Thank you, Helgoland.
I've always been partial to 'ODIN'S CHEST HAIR', personally, but I can see the potential benefits of referencing a dark undergod's reproductive organs.I prefer the epithet 'BEEZLEBUB'S SWEATY RIGHT TESTICLE' myself, but personal choice etc.Wonderful curse word/phrase: "SATAN'S NIPPLES!"That's one Mr. Burns quote that somehow migrated into my everyday communication: "What in Satan's glorious name is going on here?"
This is fantastic and I will use it forever. Thank you, Helgoland.
I've always been partial to 'ODIN'S CHEST HAIR', personally, but I can see the potential benefits of referencing a dark undergod's reproductive organs.I prefer the epithet 'BEEZLEBUB'S SWEATY RIGHT TESTICLE' myself, but personal choice etc.Wonderful curse word/phrase: "SATAN'S NIPPLES!"That's one Mr. Burns quote that somehow migrated into my everyday communication: "What in Satan's glorious name is going on here?"
This is fantastic and I will use it forever. Thank you, Helgoland.
Because sometimes he just needs to impregnate someone down there.I've always been partial to 'ODIN'S CHEST HAIR', personally, but I can see the potential benefits of referencing a dark undergod's reproductive organs.I prefer the epithet 'BEELZEBUB'S SWEATY RIGHT TESTICLE' myself, but personal choice etc.Wonderful curse word/phrase: "SATAN'S NIPPLES!"That's one Mr. Burns quote that somehow migrated into my everyday communication: "What in Satan's glorious name is going on here?"
This is fantastic and I will use it forever. Thank you, Helgoland.
I wonder what exactly Satan needs them for...
'bearer of light'
'bearer of light'
So Satan is a Bear made of Light, then. Got it.
Yeah, Satan was at one point the most beautiful angeland described as such. Nothing says he was disfigured or anything after he rebelled. Also all angels are not even all humanoid or human looking. They are bizarre things with wheels and lights and multiple faces on a single head, ect, ect.You came closer to him than most people do.
Lucifer means 'bearer of light'. So, Satan if he looks like anything, is probably a blinding sphere of psychedelic rainbow colors, like really pretty looking, if one could look at it. Like, maybe exactly how the instant of a nuclear bomb going off looks like. Psychedelic colors of everything on the electromagnetic scale blooming at once and radiating outwards along each bandwidth's individual distortion. Beautiful.
No testicles implied. Please, use religious references responsibly guys.
A girl named Loran got this message. She laughed and deleted it. I later came to her house and killed her and buried her in a dessert.
buried her in a dessert
Guess she got her 'just desserts'.PIE think you can come up with a better pun than that. I'm going to go to sleep now like i probably should've 5 hours ago. Watch I'll be back in like 5 minutes
Look, I'm all for fun, but this is a pretty serious matter. Best not to trifle with it.This one really takes the cake.
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The cakemageddon has begun.
So, we're pudding our puns in this thread for now?You can try, at yeast, but I think the thread is caked with them.
Donut dare to use more of those damn buns!So, we're pudding our puns in this thread for now?You can try, at yeast, but I think the thread is caked with them.
<3WHY'VE YOU PUT A PENIS HERE?!
It also counts as a derail from the past.<3WHY'VE YOU PUT A PENIS HERE?!
oh god now I'm carrying on derails between threads someone stop me before it's too late
Yahoo is trying to block porn on Tumblr.Why do they hate the internet?
That place full of porn they just bought.
Yeah. Smart guys, no?
You can't search for it any more, though. And any blog that has posted porn gets blacklisted.What does blacklisting do there? Are they trying to turn tumblr into facebook MKII?
Also #suicide and #depression are blacklisted as well.
Makes blogs unsearchable, and does not return results for searched tags.You can't search for it any more, though. And any blog that has posted porn gets blacklisted.What does blacklisting do there? Are they trying to turn tumblr into facebook MKII?
Also #suicide and #depression are blacklisted as well.
You want to be aiming at the screen while having the daily session of pR0n otherwise it might have life or death consequences.I think tumblr's terrible but taking tumblr and removing everything that makes it tumblr is an unimaginable crime against internet. It's not a matter of life and death - it's more serious; a matter of life and porn.
Didn't Yahoo also want to remove all the fandoms from Tumblr? I remember hearing that.That would be the final straw, methinks. Tumblr revolution and all that.
I had an idea, though. I was thinking that since Yahoo's trying to make tumblr more kid-friendly, the community should go on overdrive. Porn, gore, gorn, and other offensive material makers and uploaders: churn out more of it. Social Justice Warriors: find more things to brand as offensive and be more agressive. Fandoms: be more ridiculous and bring your stuff into even more irrelevant things. Scare the lessers off.Or how about someone kickstarts a Tumblr clone without the restrictions, and everyone migrates there.
That might work better. If it's done though, might as well send a screw-you to Yahoo as we leave.I had an idea, though. I was thinking that since Yahoo's trying to make tumblr more kid-friendly, the community should go on overdrive. Porn, gore, gorn, and other offensive material makers and uploaders: churn out more of it. Social Justice Warriors: find more things to brand as offensive and be more agressive. Fandoms: be more ridiculous and bring your stuff into even more irrelevant things. Scare the lessers off.Or how about someone kickstarts a Tumblr clone without the restrictions, and everyone migrates there.
1. Make Tumblr cloneThat might work better. If it's done though, might as well send a screw-you to Yahoo as we leave.I had an idea, though. I was thinking that since Yahoo's trying to make tumblr more kid-friendly, the community should go on overdrive. Porn, gore, gorn, and other offensive material makers and uploaders: churn out more of it. Social Justice Warriors: find more things to brand as offensive and be more agressive. Fandoms: be more ridiculous and bring your stuff into even more irrelevant things. Scare the lessers off.Or how about someone kickstarts a Tumblr clone without the restrictions, and everyone migrates there.
By the powers granted to him from the god of swagyolodope.Oh my... I'm so sigging this...
Ia! Ia! Swagyolodope Fhtagn!By the powers granted to him from the god of swagyolodope.Oh my... I'm so sigging this...
Well, to play the devil's advocate here, neither Russia nor the USA are as unstabled as or threatened as North Korea. Even a mouse will bite when backed into a corner and such, and in this case the mouse has one hell of a set of incisors.
snipUnless you are 12 or younger, then you forgot 9/11 and the time immediately after it. That's the 1 single time when I've been alive where people have actually worried about the safety of their nation. The World Trade Center, even in name, represented the power of America and capitalism as a whole. For many people, the red scare was still in clear memory. But the WTC showed that capitalism had prevailed, and that America was still the center of world commerce. And then, almost out of nowhere, this iconic symbol of power was instantly erased, all with 2 planes some almost-nobodies had taken. People were legitimately terrified of it. That is the only time in my memory that the USA has actually been threatenend.
snipUnless you are 12 or younger, then you forgot 9/11 and the time immediately after it. That's the 1 single time when I've been alive where people have actually worried about the safety of their nation. The World Trade Center, even in name, represented the power of America and capitalism as a whole. For many people, the red scare was still in clear memory. But the WTC showed that capitalism had prevailed, and that America was still the center of world commerce. And then, almost out of nowhere, this iconic symbol of power was instantly erased, all with 2 planes some almost-nobodies had taken. People were legitimately terrified of it. That is the only time in my memory that the USA has actually been threatenend.
At work, a coworker said this:
"What about that little kid in Korea? He's gonna fuckin' nuke us. Or some sand-{YEAHNO} is."
... Goddamn it people.
My reply, "Actually, I'd be MUCH more worried about a white person nuking us than any other ethnicity. Think about this, what two nations have the most nuclear weapons? USA and Russia. What COLOR OF PERSON is in the majority in both countries? Probably white people. Ergo, we are far more likely to get nuked by a white guy (Or Obama, I guess, but he doesn't seem the 'nuke 'em' type.) than any ethnicity you might be racist against."
For note, I am indeed slightly racist (If you would call it that.). I am somewhat distrustful of French and Japanese people, for no reason I can discern, but I don't hate them. I find true racism like the crap I hear living where I do to be quite ignorant and pathetic. A gut instinct thing is one matter, I have no choice in automatically not trusting Japanese people, but I can work past it with practice, and it makes me feel AWFUL when it comes up. CHOOSING to hate someone based on arbitrary bullshit like color, place of birth, or religion is fucked up.
In order for fossil fuels to form, they must not oxidize due to exposure to air. It is so unlikely for fossil fuels to form naturally that the only explanation is the Great Flood.
North Korea isn't likely to nuke anywhere.
Even if they could hypothetically not suffer repercussions from nuking South Korea, the fallout from the detonation would end up back in North Korea due to northerly winds.
I thought North Korea wants to reunite with the South Korea.
They wouldn't nuke their own lands , they would invade them and eventually starve everyone on that peninsula with their exceptional leaders.
IIRC, SK spends more on their military than NKs GDP.I thought North Korea wants to reunite with the South Korea.
They wouldn't nuke their own lands , they would invade them and eventually starve everyone on that peninsula with their exceptional leaders.
I doubt that SK would fall as easily as it would have in the past, though their military is severely under-budgeted
Well, yes. The entire economic activity of a nation of comparable size and population to South Korea wouldn't even pay their military budget. That's a pretty significant indicator of extreme economic failure.It also shows that any non-nuclear invasion attempt by NK would end about as badly as a four year old child invading the top shelf: the only thing that will be accomplished is that they'll get themselves hurt.
Isn't WW2-era equipment still standard issue for NK troops?No. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_58_assault_rifle)
Yeah, it's not WWII-era any more but it's certainly rather antiquated compared with more advanced countries. 50s is an accurate decade.Isn't WW2-era equipment still standard issue for NK troops?No. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_58_assault_rifle)
Pfft, please, I've played DEFCON, you don't have to tell me about nuclear war.Did you know the US is the only country with a significant ABM defense system in the world (Russia has one based around Moscow). A better way of picturing Nuclear war is DEFCON, Diplomacy, without any ABMs. All missile Silos, All the time. And of course, many more nukes then they show.
Anyway, North Korea attacking anyone with nukes reminds me of that phrase, "If you strike at a king you must kill him".Alternatively... When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.
The other day I was looking up how fossil fuels were formed and on the first page of google there was this fundamentalist christian page. Their argument was essentiallyQuoteIn order for fossil fuels to form, they must not oxidize due to exposure to air. It is so unlikely for fossil fuels to form naturally that the only explanation is the Great Flood.
Actually no. Yaweh killed everyone on the planet for some other reason. I forget why.The other day I was looking up how fossil fuels were formed and on the first page of google there was this fundamentalist christian page. Their argument was essentiallyQuoteIn order for fossil fuels to form, they must not oxidize due to exposure to air. It is so unlikely for fossil fuels to form naturally that the only explanation is the Great Flood.
So my car is powered by the divine punishment of heathens?
Actually no. Yaweh killed everyone on the planet for some other reason. I forget why.The other day I was looking up how fossil fuels were formed and on the first page of google there was this fundamentalist christian page. Their argument was essentiallyQuoteIn order for fossil fuels to form, they must not oxidize due to exposure to air. It is so unlikely for fossil fuels to form naturally that the only explanation is the Great Flood.
So my car is powered by the divine punishment of heathens?
Sadly, the US anti Ballistic missile system is incapable of intercepting an ICBM (by design). There's the Ground based Missile defense system, but that one has a success rate of less than 50%.Pfft, please, I've played DEFCON, you don't have to tell me about nuclear war.Did you know the US is the only country with a significant ABM defense system in the world (Russia has one based around Moscow). A better way of picturing Nuclear war is DEFCON, Diplomacy, without any ABMs. All missile Silos, All the time. And of course, many more nukes then they show.
Anyway, North Korea attacking anyone with nukes reminds me of that phrase, "If you strike at a king you must kill him".
You know nothin'.Anyway, North Korea attacking anyone with nukes reminds me of that phrase, "If you strike at a king you must kill him".Alternatively... When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.
I think it was because some woman used some corn to clean off her child's dress or something? Because according to him, back before the flood people lived centuries and everything was awesome but then he killed everything and restarted.Actually no. Yaweh killed everyone on the planet for some other reason. I forget why.The other day I was looking up how fossil fuels were formed and on the first page of google there was this fundamentalist christian page. Their argument was essentiallyQuoteIn order for fossil fuels to form, they must not oxidize due to exposure to air. It is so unlikely for fossil fuels to form naturally that the only explanation is the Great Flood.
So my car is powered by the divine punishment of heathens?
So that we could get to work faster, obviously.
That's an exception. (Besides, I was 2, so I was too young to really know what happened at the time.)snipUnless you are 12 or younger, then you forgot 9/11 and the time immediately after it. That's the 1 single time when I've been alive where people have actually worried about the safety of their nation. The World Trade Center, even in name, represented the power of America and capitalism as a whole. For many people, the red scare was still in clear memory. But the WTC showed that capitalism had prevailed, and that America was still the center of world commerce. And then, almost out of nowhere, this iconic symbol of power was instantly erased, all with 2 planes some almost-nobodies had taken. People were legitimately terrified of it. That is the only time in my memory that the USA has actually been threatenend.
Actually no. Yaweh killed everyone on the planet for some other reason. I forget why.The other day I was looking up how fossil fuels were formed and on the first page of google there was this fundamentalist christian page. Their argument was essentiallyQuoteIn order for fossil fuels to form, they must not oxidize due to exposure to air. It is so unlikely for fossil fuels to form naturally that the only explanation is the Great Flood.
So my car is powered by the divine punishment of heathens?
"Claunch trapped one officer with his wheelchair in the corner of a room "where he couldn't get out," said a Houston police department representative who declined to be identified."
... (http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/23/us/texas-amputee-shooting/index.html?iref=allsearch)
The dude had a pen. Crazy people armed with writing utensils can be extremely dangerous, don'tcha know. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KX3OriDpgg) Why, that could've been a felt-tipped pen.PENCIL OF DOOM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWdzl6tyAI)
But what do I believe as bad? In one story it was written that God wanted to banish corn from the earth causing everyone to die but let the corn plants grow with a severely reduced crop so the birds wouldn't die.Actually no. Yaweh killed everyone on the planet for some other reason. I forget why.The other day I was looking up how fossil fuels were formed and on the first page of google there was this fundamentalist christian page. Their argument was essentiallyQuoteIn order for fossil fuels to form, they must not oxidize due to exposure to air. It is so unlikely for fossil fuels to form naturally that the only explanation is the Great Flood.
So my car is powered by the divine punishment of heathens?
Nuh-uh! He killed all the bad people (many of which weren't fully human, but were giants and the sons of fallen angels)
So by that definition, yes your car is powered by the divine punishment and suffering of the nephilim and sinful humans.
Is this the Mormon bible?I think it was Brothers Grimm, but eh.
Because the Jews didn't have corn. Corn is a new-world crop. >_____>
Is this the Mormon bible?they didn't have maize, but the word corn has been used as a generic name for grains since long before the discovery of the new world
Because the Jews didn't have corn. Corn is a new-world crop. >_____>
Like the potato! And chocolate. The Irish and the Germans were basically twiddling their thumbs for a few thousand years as they waited for their crops to be discovered so they could actually -do- something.
People being passionate about things is great.Passion swings both ways. Disastrously.
Yes, even worse than the one we aren't allowed to talk about here anymore.What are you talking about, we have a MSPA thread!
Yes, even worse than the one we aren't allowed to talk about here anymore.Can I say it? I wanna say it. I live in the USA, I have freedom of speech, and I'm gonna say it.
I'm actually intrigued. When did Toady ban the mention of a certain fandom, and which one?Yes, even worse than the one we aren't allowed to talk about here anymore.Can I say it? I wanna say it. I live in the USA, I have freedom of speech, and I'm gonna say it.
... Eh, never mind. Not sure if it would make the Toad mad or not.
I don't even know if an MLP thread is banned. Mentioning it in other threads, and derailing them is though.Let's NOT try it out. Or, we ask the Great Toad.
I think the next companion should be old too. The reaction alone is worth it.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
The majority of the complainers doesn't even get the name right. It's just the Doctor.
Doctor Who is the name of the show.
I actually conciously try to NOT insert DF/MSPA into everything because some people are annoyed by that ;_;
It was because it repeatedly went into discussion and sharing of pornographic images and worse. This happened several times, and the thread was banned from sharing images, then when it still happened, Toady just banned MLP threads.
Y'know, for a man to whom time is arbitrary, why shouldn't he have another go at being middle-aged?Now I want to see a season where the Doctor has the physical age of a baby, just because he can.
Actually a child Doctor could be interesting if they found the right actor/tress to play the part. As could an Old Master type.Y'know, for a man to whom time is arbitrary, why shouldn't he have another go at being middle-aged?Now I want to see a season where the Doctor has the physical age of a baby, just because he can.
It was because it repeatedly went into discussion and sharing of pornographic images and worse. This happened several times, and the thread was banned from sharing images, then when it still happened, Toady just banned MLP threads.Neh, two of them were just bog-standard imagespam, though someone did get a temp for linking to a NSFW Encyclopedia Dramatica page. The third was unsavory topics. TBH I'm glad it happened, too.
What i'd like is the doctor regenerating into a child very temporarily, like for the christmas special, before finishing his regeneration into the next one...Heh, yes. We need more Christmas Specials that fans deny the existence of. xD
The way he didn't mention what it was lead me to believe we weren't supposed to talk about it at all.I'm actually intrigued. When did Toady ban the mention of a certain fandom, and which one?Yes, even worse than the one we aren't allowed to talk about here anymore.Can I say it? I wanna say it. I live in the USA, I have freedom of speech, and I'm gonna say it.
... Eh, never mind. Not sure if it would make the Toad mad or not.
Tick tick tick tick...
Riiiiight, can't mention the unmentionable even for the sake of mentioning not to mention it. Censorship.
On the topic of annoying fandom: Doctor Hooves.FFFFFFFFFFFFFF-
Yo dawg, we heard you like fandoms, so we took two fandoms and threw them in a large hadron particle collider to see what happens.On the topic of annoying fandom: Doctor Hooves.FFFFFFFFFFFFFF-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3qS0odekuUThe excellent sig in your sig prevented me from digitally strangling him.
Now you know how I feel when I see MLP Warhammer 40k crossovers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3qS0odekuUThe excellent sig in your sig prevented me from digitally strangling him.
There are things that will not blend, and then there are things that should not be blended.Now you know how I feel when I see MLP Warhammer 40k crossovers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3qS0odekuUThe excellent sig in your sig prevented me from digitally strangling him.
What. You know what, i should've known that existed given everything MLP exists. Nonetheless it hurts and it is not a good pain.Now you know how I feel when I see MLP Warhammer 40k crossovers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3qS0odekuUThe excellent sig in your sig prevented me from digitally strangling him.
It is awful.What. You know what, i should've known that existed given everything MLP exists. Nonetheless it hurts and it is not a good pain.Now you know how I feel when I see MLP Warhammer 40k crossovers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3qS0odekuUThe excellent sig in your sig prevented me from digitally strangling him.
Same ... for some. The ones where they turn out horribly are kinda fun, though honestly 40k daemon business is kinda dull.Now you know how I feel when I see MLP Warhammer 40k crossovers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3qS0odekuUThe excellent sig in your sig prevented me from digitally strangling him.
Eh, "X Setting Meets 40K and is Promptly Eviscerated and Mindfucked" gets sort of dull after a few hundred times.See, I do find the mini horses getting mindfarcked funny, but the daemons there have no imagination, no verve to their torture! It's all just 'Raaagh blood good rage fight', 'cough wheeze want disease hug', 'Imma paranoid as fuck guy who likes magic and plans for everything' and 'SENSATIONS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NO NERVE ENDINGS GLAAAAH'. No real imagination, ya know?
Oh and, for the sake of scholarly experiment, has anyone here seen a crossover with more than three source materials that didn't make you want to turn your head into a fine paste?
Oh and, for the sake of scholarly experiment, has anyone here seen a crossover with more than three source materials that didn't make you want to turn your head into a fine paste?I actually kinda' enjoyed Hybrid Theory (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1978728/1/Hybrid-Theory). Ranma, Sailor Moon, Street fighter, as strong influences, as well as several others (iirc, it's been a few years since I finished reading through it). Megacrossover. Also a self-insert, and well over a million words. Disturbingly well written, considering. Then there's this thing. (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6766023/1/Reflections-Lost-on-a-Dark-Road) X-COM, Ranma, Teen Titans. It's actually a crossover between two crossover fics. Also over a million words, at this point.
[snip] Doublepost, argh.
What about this crossover? (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/ultimate+showdown/)Oh my god I have not heard that for years.
Y'know, for a man to whom time is arbitrary, why shouldn't he have another go at being middle-aged?Morgan Freeman + Doctor = Best season finale
... oh. Yeah, if so. Super Robot Wars.Have you heard of Project X Zone, perchance? It's a little like SRW, except with characters from Capcom, Bandai, Namco, Sega, and possibly a few more in a cross between TBS and arcade fighters. And yes, there is some sort of plot going down. Actually quite fun, IMHO.
Those things are ridiculously well written for what they are. Like damn. They actually have plot, and it's sometimes even pretty darn good. S'crazy.
...No, Morgan Freeman AS the doctor!Y'know, for a man to whom time is arbitrary, why shouldn't he have another go at being middle-aged?Morgan Freeman + Doctor = Best season finale
Seriously, one season of Doctor Freeman would be awesome.
...No, Morgan Freeman AS the doctor!Y'know, for a man to whom time is arbitrary, why shouldn't he have another go at being middle-aged?Morgan Freeman + Doctor = Best season finale
Seriously, one season of Doctor Freeman would be awesome.
HL3?
Seriously, one season of Doctor Freeman would be awesome.I was thinking that, but then I also remembered Morgan's doing the "through the wormhole series."
Sail, you seem to live in the most idiotic hell possible.
Tell them that if they fail to understand it, they should go home and learn to hold a pen and paper before asking.
I wish I could, but they are super rich and would threaten to "sue" me and most likely ask some jocks they know to beat the butts out of me. They've done that to a friend of mine. I can't wait to get out of the hell hole of idiots. The only reason they passed is because they ask their best friends to A. Grade their homework for them B. Do their homework for them. It sucks :(They can't do shit. Sue you? For What? You'd be lucky if they brought you to court, it'd be a hilarious waste of their money. Hell if this is a genuine tirade of abuse you can probably bitch your way into getting them dealt with by whatever authorities in the immediate vicinity. At the very *least,* 8x4 is now 37. What happened to the guys who beat up your friend? What were the circumstances of it?
Sail, you seem to live in the most idiotic hell possible.
Tell them that if they fail to understand it, they should go home and learn to hold a pen and paper before asking.
I wish I could, but they are super rich and would threaten to "sue" me and most likely ask some jocks they know to beat the butts out of me. They've done that to a friend of mine. I can't wait to get out of the hell hole of idiots. The only reason they passed is because they ask their best friends to A. Grade their homework for them B. Do their homework for them. It sucks :(
In any case, you probably shouldn't listen to advice given to you on the internet.
No, Morgan Freeman AS the doctor!
I'd be happy if somebody was like "duuuude, did you draw dat?" because that would imply that what I drew was so awesome that it blew their minds.
Tumblr, the only place on the internet where social justice means being a raging bigot. (http://i.imgur.com/KZqtfsg.png)
I'm not sure who you're saying is social-justicey there. The two replies are from obvious bigots who, from their tumblrs, seem to hate social justice. Also they hate black people, though that was probably obvious.The first post more than the replies. It's not just this either, Tumblr's social justice crowd has gone full-tilt racist from what I've seen lately, though it is more of the "this is your race and culture, if you leave this box you are committing a transgression" variety than more traditional racism.
But... I thought that WAS tradition racism, what was segregation all about then?I'm not sure who you're saying is social-justicey there. The two replies are from obvious bigots who, from their tumblrs, seem to hate social justice. Also they hate black people, though that was probably obvious.The first post more than the replies. It's not just this either, Tumblr's social justice crowd has gone full-tilt racist from what I've seen lately, though it is more of the "this is your race and culture, if you leave this box you are committing a transgression" variety than more traditional racism.
Sailor Moon
It differs from the usual viewpoint in that it tends to be a "for your own good" kind of thing.This is a true fact. The dogmatic appropriation-phobia basically fades into shades of keeping everyone separated and ethnically segregated, only with the intent of keeping evil whitey from assimilating and destroying x culture instead of keeping x culture from polluting the noble white man's way of life.
Which also isn't very different from traditional racism, but as I said, the SJW's have kind of gone so far into their quest to prevent appropriation that they've ended up segregationists.
No, they get pissy about white people doing things from non-white cultures too.It differs from the usual viewpoint in that it tends to be a "for your own good" kind of thing.This is a true fact. The dogmatic appropriation-phobia basically fades into shades of keeping everyone separated and ethnically segregated, only with the intent of keeping evil whitey from assimilating and destroying x culture instead of keeping x culture from polluting the noble white man's way of life.
Which also isn't very different from traditional racism, but as I said, the SJW's have kind of gone so far into their quest to prevent appropriation that they've ended up segregationists.
No, they get pissy about white people doing things from non-white cultures too.So, like, listening to blues/jazz?
Sort of, but they're actually a lot more against whites participating in hip-hop culture for whatever reason.No, they get pissy about white people doing things from non-white cultures too.So, like, listening to blues/jazz?
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Best not to try to decipher it. I tried to decipher stupid once, and it damn near killed me.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
It's like they're trying to communicate some sort of message. I can't understand it though, there's too much stupid.
I think I can comprehend it... give me a second here.Best not to try to decipher it. I tried to decipher stupid once, and it damn near killed me.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
It's like they're trying to communicate some sort of message. I can't understand it though, there's too much stupid.
The police would have found nothing but a dead body sitting behind a computer, with no evidence but a lightly singed brain.
So basically this whole thing is just a case of trolling gone horribly real?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
It's an incredibly interesting phenomenon. Also it's likely Tumblr gained its SJW crowd simply by drawing from the same demographic as reddit [see; no neckbeards].
However, the number of goons who believed the propaganda soon outnumbered the trolls and so /SRS/ grew to become a formidable trolling force on reddit.
I would totally read that... LOUD WHISPERS! GO TO THE CREATIVE PROJECTS BOARD AND MAKE THIS A REALITY!So basically this whole thing is just a case of trolling gone horribly real?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
It's an incredibly interesting phenomenon. Also it's likely Tumblr gained its SJW crowd simply by drawing from the same demographic as reddit [see; no neckbeards].
I find it quite fascinating that someone would know so much about the history of weird internet movements. You should write the Secret Chronicles of the Internet or something, sociologists of the future might be really grateful.
He he he, maybe. It'd take a lot of time, and truth be told I don't know much about the internet other than the big things. This'd count as a major event in the internet timeline in my opinion. Finding out the secrets would be a project in its own right :PI find it quite fascinating that someone would know so much about the history of weird internet movements. You should write the Secret Chronicles of the Internet or something, sociologists of the future might be really grateful.I would totally read that... LOUD WHISPERS! GO TO THE CREATIVE PROJECTS BOARD AND MAKE THIS A REALITY!
Hey, for someone who is not all that familiar with all the involved boards this already counts as secret. Also dramatic titles make for a better sales pitch.He he he, maybe. It'd take a lot of time, and truth be told I don't know much about the internet other than the big things. This'd count as a major event in the internet timeline in my opinion. Finding out the secrets would be a project in its own right :PI find it quite fascinating that someone would know so much about the history of weird internet movements. You should write the Secret Chronicles of the Internet or something, sociologists of the future might be really grateful.I would totally read that... LOUD WHISPERS! GO TO THE CREATIVE PROJECTS BOARD AND MAKE THIS A REALITY!
Oh, and I'm pretty sure this was meant seriously.
Why is there no "east asia that's not China or Japan but not Thailand etc either" category I demand privilege points D:<However, the number of goons who believed the propaganda soon outnumbered the trolls and so /SRS/ grew to become a formidable trolling force on reddit.
This strikes me as a thing that happens outside the internet. Imagine if Glen Beck is just in it for the money, or trolling everyone...
While I know very little about the Tumblr Social Justice crowd (this board is the first place I've heard is significantly discussed) I have heard that they like to abuse the term "privilege", and have this picture showing how that can be hilarious:Its basically a scoreboard for how disadvantaged you have. Except that if you analyze it even a little, you'll realize that the numbers make no sense. Blind is three times worse than paralyzed, being Muslim makes you less privileged even if you live in the Middle East, being very short apparently puts you at a net disadvantage even if you're rich, ect.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Oh, and I'm pretty sure this was meant seriously.
There is a Spirit Rule in Albion (this is where my ancestors square up to your ancestors) that when we point a finger of blame at others, three fingers point back at us. This is a useful tool to have in our awareness because it makes us careful about that we accuse others of being. There is ALWAYS a truth in a psychological projection – otherwise it doesn’t work. To break a projection, however, needs a human being – I’m volunteering in this instance because I won’t stand by and let you make the mistakes we made if talking back to you will stop it. The human race can’t afford such acting out anymore and this kind of unconscious mob-think needs to stop.Ironically a lot of what she says makes sense, if only she could also realize it applies to more than just women. Well admittedly, the ancestors of Albion part doesn't make sense, but the rest mostly does.
(http://pawprintsofthesoul.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/womens-solidarity-is-multi-coloured-why-solidarityisforwhitewomen-is-wrong/)
"My Sisters, the face you were showing to white women with your hashtag is a very powerful one for waking people up. Applied in more imaginative and thoughtful ways, but with full awareness of your responsibilities to our future, the powers you wield could benefit humanity enormously but to do this competently requires that you learn from your mistakes."
"You should check your white privileges.
The feminist movement should be about promoting real wymens issues but oppressive white ‘women’ are the only ones with a voice. A white ‘feminist’ gets hundreds of thousands of dollars to talk about how she doesn’t like video games while WoC are the most oppressed in society. White feminists only use us to gain publicity for their own cause. Whites have always used and oppressed us and still do."
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It's an incredibly interesting phenomenon. Also it's likely Tumblr gained its SJW crowd simply by drawing from the same demographic as reddit [see; no neckbeards].
Three hashtags for the Reddit kings under the skyQuote"My Sisters, the face you were showing to white women with your hashtag is a very powerful one for waking people up. Applied in more imaginative and thoughtful ways, but with full awareness of your responsibilities to our future, the powers you wield could benefit humanity enormously but to do this competently requires that you learn from your mistakes."
[Hashtagging of power intensifies]
Three hashtags for the Reddit kings under the sky
Seven for the Tumblrs in their halls of text
Nine for mortal Twitters doomed to die
One for the Dark Lord on his Dark Throne
In the land of 4chan, where the shadows lie
One hashtag to rule them all, one hashtag to find them
One hashtag to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them
In the land of 4chan, where the shadows lie.
Sure :3Three hashtags for the Reddit kings under the sky
Seven for the Tumblrs in their halls of text
Nine for mortal Twitters doomed to die
One for the Dark Lord on his Dark Throne
In the land of 4chan, where the shadows lie
One hashtag to rule them all, one hashtag to find them
One hashtag to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them
In the land of 4chan, where the shadows lie.
C-can I sig this?
The SJW's have been contracting the "protected classes" for a while now. Gay men and straight white women are out in the cold by this point.I think you now need two oppression credits to qualify (PoC AND gay, female AND transgender, female AND gay). Gay/cis white men and cis/het white women only have one.
That's probably also not a troll. It's not "serious", but I'm sure that really is what the author, being an SJW, thinks about 4chan and its boards.Oh, and I'm pretty sure this was meant seriously.
Social autist (/v/)
Three hashtags for the Reddit kings under the skySidenote: I was always under the impression that "In the land of Mordor, where the shadows lie" was meant to have a double meaning of "where the shadows are" and "where the shadows tell falsehoods" because the land itself is evil and deceptive. Am I crazy, or is this the common interpretation?
Seven for the Tumblrs in their halls of text
Nine for mortal Twitters doomed to die
One for the Dark Lord on his Dark Throne
In the land of 4chan, where the shadows lie
One hashtag to rule them all, one hashtag to find them
One hashtag to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them
In the land of 4chan, where the shadows lie.
wooo, -120 on that.The wealth is ridiculous, to get into the top tier you need to be worth over $1 Trillion, which is impossible unless you're using zimbabwean dollars or something. The richest people in the world are only worth about $70 billion.
also, the income ranges have gaps..., so I averaged between the two nearest.
It was quite clearly made by a moron. SJWs often have a limited understanding of how the world works :Pwooo, -120 on that.The wealth is ridiculous, to get into the top tier you need to be worth over $1 Trillion, which is impossible unless you're using zimbabwean dollars or something. The richest people in the world are only worth about $70 billion.
also, the income ranges have gaps..., so I averaged between the two nearest.
I still don't get what the SJWs are trying to achieve.Social Justice(tm)?
Making fun of Call of Duty like this is disrespectful to the US marines who lost their lives in the war and seriously dude thats beyond fucked up, thats a whole new level of fucked up and you should be ashamed are you proud of yourself? I am reporting this video for hate speech
a couple of years ago i'd dismiss that as an obvious joke, but i don't know any morehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law
Using sarcasm on the internet should be punishable by death.You know full well that we'd all be dismembered corpses by now if that were the case.
Using sarcasm on the internet should be punishable by death.That sounds like a marvelous idea, and I support it wholeheartedly. In fact, I will write to my congresscritters this very day and relay your insightful and well thought out proposal.
Note: that's not sarcasm, it's just a very blatant lie.Using sarcasm on the internet should be punishable by death.That sounds like a marvelous idea, and I support it wholeheartedly. In fact, I will write to my congresscritters this very day and relay your insightful and well thought out proposal.
Using unlabled sarcasm on the internet should be punishable by death.Getting closer to something sane. As always, I recommend georgia as the official sarcasm font.
It's not exactly a slur in and of itself. Coupled with "Jew" and "Polack," the intended context made things pretty clear.Ah, okay. Gotcha.
It's kind of like calling someone naive. You can do that kindly, or derisively.
Scored +107. Being a straight white male is already +80. The only reason I'm not higher on the list is because France is somehow equated with Spain, which is hilarious and sad at the same time.I'd rather live in Spain than France.
I personally find that putting the eight world power (or is it sixth? Cant remember) and a country currently selling out 27% of its state ownings as equally non-privilegied is showing a small lack of general culture. Nothing else.Scored +107. Being a straight white male is already +80. The only reason I'm not higher on the list is because France is somehow equated with Spain, which is hilarious and sad at the same time.I'd rather live in Spain than France.
I'm pretty sure that that chart predates the crisis in spain.I personally find that putting the eight world power (or is it sixth? Cant remember) and a country currently selling out 27% of its state ownings as equally non-privilegied is showing a small lack of general culture. Nothing else.Scored +107. Being a straight white male is already +80. The only reason I'm not higher on the list is because France is somehow equated with Spain, which is hilarious and sad at the same time.I'd rather live in Spain than France.
Being ugly makes you oppressed.Note here: "Ugly = oppressed" is too broad a statement, but I will say that body shame is a thing. A nasty thing.
Passing trans people count as privileged.That just recovers part of the -75 that's already there.
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It's an incredibly interesting phenomenon. Also it's likely Tumblr gained its SJW crowd simply by drawing from the same demographic as reddit [see; no neckbeards].
Being ugly makes you oppressed. Jews are more privileged than anyone else. Passing trans people count as privileged. The "social autist" label gives /v/ as an example. The list goes on - there's at least one obvious joke in pretty much every single section.
We need more SJWs here. They are arguably the best (and definitely the most hilarious) thing the internet managed to spawn so far.
Also I'd really like it if you stopped referring to LGBT people as "gays and traps".When did this happen? I are confizzle.
Also I'd really like it if you stopped referring to LGBT people as "gays and traps".When did this happen? I are confizzle.
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It's an incredibly interesting phenomenon. Also it's likely Tumblr gained its SJW crowd simply by drawing from the same demographic as reddit [see; no neckbeards].
/SRS/ can also be seen in /LGBT/, where they failed to take root and galvanized the gays and traps there of their hatred for feminism
They're just trying to work as many issues as possible into the chart. Jews having it better is an actual thing that people believe. What everyone else said about the passing trans people reducing the minuses for being trans. And as for the jokes, making jokes /= trolling. See every documentary ever that has any funny parts, and a whole lot of satire. Also, you seem to be assuming that whoever made this chart is both smart and thought things through, which is a poor assumption on the internet. Particularly in favor of the "they didn't think this through" argument, the blind v paralyzed v retarded... oddness... isn't funny and doesn't make fun of anyone in particular, yet is obviously unrealistic. Also, the gaps in income ranges. How would someone who put in enough thought to make a rather subtle parody (subtle because there's nothing explicitly saying "this is parody" or explicitly making fun of SJW or whoever) miss such an obvious problem? Unless there's something funny there that I'm missing.
Finally, click on the link to Poe's Law within this very thread, and then stop insulting people's reading comprehension levels.
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Jews are more privileged than anyone else.In popular imagination in the US, at least(though not necessarily in reality), this is true, but not because they're Jews (as the chart jokingly supposes) so much as because of the ancillary "privileges" associated with Jewish-ness. There are, of course, Jews in Israel (Middle East, -600) but most of the Jews who stumble upon that chart are probably American (+20). Most of these Jews are white (+25), excepting those Ethiopians and Chinese, very few of whom live in the US, and mixed-race (Other, -100) people with Jewish mothers, like Drake. There is a certain degree of truth to the popular notion that American Jews are disproportionately high on the socioeconomic ladder (Affluent, +10, or in a few rare cases Rich, +100). A slightly less accurate stereotype that also has some basis in reality is that Jews are often bankers (+25). If they are religious and good about keeping the Sabbath, they won't be doing it on Saturday night (-15).
So apparently the RNC voted to bar CNN and NBC from covering their 2016 primary debates because both channels are doing specials about Hillary Clinton. That's right RNC, you show those dirty elitist partisan bastards what's what! ::)
Link. (http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/16/20052566-republicans-vote-to-bar-cnn-nbc-news-from-partnering-in-16-debates?lite) Other link. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/16/gop-votes-bar-cnn-nbc-hosting-primary-debates/)
I mean, damn. This is so stupid I'm not even sure if it's worth posting in the politics thread. I'm beyond trusting or caring about either party, but it's shit like this that makes me view the Democrats as the party of greater sanity as well as of lesser evil.
Interesting how a lot of really big twits say "interesting" when they mean "stupid", as if obfuscating what they really mean makes them sound smarter.
And by interesting, I mean annoying as fuck.
Interesting how a lot of really big twits say "interesting" when they mean "stupid", as if obfuscating what they really mean makes them sound smarter.
And by interesting, I mean annoying as fuck.
Isn't it impossible to have journalism without some sort of bias? "Neutrality" is just a golden mean fallacy and still has a bias (just that it's smack dab between two extremes). Also, trying to be as detached as possible can lead to some wacky crap; I would not at all be surprised to hear the BBC say something along the lines of "so and so committed genocide, which according to some is a horrible act."It's not for no reason though. They get accused of having a liberal bias by some organisation at least once a year.
Isn't it impossible to have journalism without some sort of bias? "Neutrality" is just a golden mean fallacy and still has a bias (just that it's smack dab between two extremes). Also, trying to be as detached as possible can lead to some wacky crap; I would not at all be surprised to hear the BBC say something along the lines of "so and so committed genocide, which according to some is a horrible act."
Isn't it impossible to have journalism without some sort of bias? "Neutrality" is just a golden mean fallacy and still has a bias (just that it's smack dab between two extremes). Also, trying to be as detached as possible can lead to some wacky crap; I would not at all be surprised to hear the BBC say something along the lines of "so and so committed genocide, which according to some is a horrible act."It's not for no reason though. They get accused of having a liberal bias by some organisation at least once a year.
Anything in that post you'd like to discuss now?S'kinda' notable how you make the leap from "greater sanity" and "lesser evil" to "of sanity" and "greater good". The former doesn't necessarily imply the latter, especially when you're dealing with the american political scene. I haven't seen many people on any point of the political spectrum that has functioning eyes that thinks either party is actually sane or a net good. Just more or less worse than the other on particular issues. Seems to be a fairly steady constant among anyone who doesn't have the partisan prod lodged firmly in their cloaca, be they of a conservative or liberal slant.
He didn't say that. Remember how I gave you the advise to stop putting words in peoples mouths? Yeah, do that.
Anyone will say genocide is evil or call whatever they need to genocide until someone who they support does it themselves or endorses it.
Anyone will say genocide is evil or call whatever they need to genocide until someone who they support does it themselves or endorses it.
Beg pardon?
Interesting how a lot of really big twits say "interesting" when they mean "stupid", as if obfuscating what they really mean makes them sound smarter.
And by interesting, I mean annoying as fuck.
Interesting how a lot of really big twits say "interesting" when they mean "stupid", as if obfuscating what they really mean makes them sound smarter.
And by interesting, I mean annoying as fuck.
"May you live in interesting times" will never sound the same to me again.
Right, I'm stupid for believing we don't all need to piss on each other. Thanks.
Once again, you attack the argument instead of addressing it. Forget this. I don't need to say anything more.
Yes, I am American, though I don't see why that's particularly relevant.You make me proud!
This? This right here is why I avoid discussing politics online. I don't see much point in continuing this non-debate in another thread, but I will leave one thing: Yes, I am American, though I don't see why that's particularly relevant.
Rape can take many forms, including cutting off a woman's aspirations before they even form.This wasn't even Tumblr.
Thanks for the spit-take. I read that four times over before I processed it properly.QuoteRape can take many forms, including cutting off a woman's aspirations before they even form.This wasn't even Tumblr.
I just wanted to stop in here and say, with no sarcasm at all, that I really appreciate how people are separating the nutso tumblr-kiddies from actual online activists without being prompted or anything. It's really awesome.Sarcastically saying you're not saying something sarcastically? Double sarcasm, sarcasmception, or sarcasm-shit-stack?
So anything that offends a woman counts as rape now? What a weird reversal to the old "Touching a woman makes her pregnant so take responsibility".
I just wanted to stop in here and say, with no sarcasm at all, that I really appreciate how people are separating the nutso tumblr-kiddies from actual online activists without being prompted or anything. It's really awesome.Sarcastically saying you're not saying something sarcastically? Double sarcasm, sarcasmception, or sarcasm-shit-stack?
I just wanted to stop in here and say, with no sarcasm at all, that I really appreciate how people are separating the nutso tumblr-kiddies from actual online activists without being prompted or anything. It's really awesome.Sarcastically saying you're not saying something sarcastically? Double sarcasm, sarcasmception, or sarcasm-shit-stack?
No, I have a personal rule that if I say "no sarcasm," I always mean "no sarcasm," because it's so fucking hard to tell if I'm being sarcastic or not.
I just wanted to stop in here and say, with no sarcasm at all, that I really appreciate how people are separating the nutso tumblr-kiddies from actual online activists without being prompted or anything. It's really awesome.Sarcastically saying you're not saying something sarcastically? Double sarcasm, sarcasmception, or sarcasm-shit-stack?
No, I have a personal rule that if I say "no sarcasm," I always mean "no sarcasm," because it's so fucking hard to tell if I'm being sarcastic or not.
Gee, that's such a good idea.I just wanted to stop in here and say, with no sarcasm at all, that I really appreciate how people are separating the nutso tumblr-kiddies from actual online activists without being prompted or anything. It's really awesome.Sarcastically saying you're not saying something sarcastically? Double sarcasm, sarcasmception, or sarcasm-shit-stack?
No, I have a personal rule that if I say "no sarcasm," I always mean "no sarcasm," because it's so fucking hard to tell if I'm being sarcastic or not.
You're all nuts.
Huh. Well it seemed to me like they kind of were lumping together Tumblrites and reasonable web activists, and that you were sarcastically objecting.I just wanted to stop in here and say, with no sarcasm at all, that I really appreciate how people are separating the nutso tumblr-kiddies from actual online activists without being prompted or anything. It's really awesome.Sarcastically saying you're not saying something sarcastically? Double sarcasm, sarcasmception, or sarcasm-shit-stack?
No, I have a personal rule that if I say "no sarcasm," I always mean "no sarcasm," because it's so fucking hard to tell if I'm being sarcastic or not.
It isn't as if there's a simpler way to indicate sarcasm⸮A featureless grey box?
We can use that hip new fad of using #hashtags at the end of #posts to indicate we're using #sarcasm. It's really #clever and #not #silly or #overused at all. #sarcasmthat was so meta I vomited in my mouth a bit.It isn't as if there's a simpler way to indicate sarcasm⸮A featureless grey box?
En route home from france, my aunt pulled out her used up disposable cameras and in all seriousness said "I never saw the point in these, you cant see your photos at all when its used, it just goes in the bin"
Part of a conversation I was having with a friend.watQuoteEn route home from france, my aunt pulled out her used up disposable cameras and in all seriousness said "I never saw the point in these, you cant see your photos at all when its used, it just goes in the bin"
Basically, she takes pictures with disposable cameras, but rather than sending them to be developed she just throws the cameras away.What an idiot.
Wasting perfectly edible film like that.Basically, she takes pictures with disposable cameras, but rather than sending them to be developed she just throws the cameras away.What an idiot.
Not if you're a werewolf.Wasting perfectly edible film like that.Basically, she takes pictures with disposable cameras, but rather than sending them to be developed she just throws the cameras away.What an idiot.
Mystery solved. The aunt is suffering from lycanthropy.Not if you're a werewolf.Wasting perfectly edible film like that.Basically, she takes pictures with disposable cameras, but rather than sending them to be developed she just throws the cameras away.What an idiot.
Mystery solved. The aunt is suffering from lycanthropy.So Grak's aunt is secretly Wrex wearing a wig, and Grak is the modern equivalent of little red riding hood?
Not my aunt, it's a friend's.Mystery solved. The aunt is suffering from lycanthropy.So Grak's aunt is secretly Wrex wearing a wig, and Grak is the modern equivalent of little red riding hood?
Good, so you aren't going to inherit weregenes and transform while typiasdfglkjasdfjla;ksdfakjlsdfasdfg.Not my aunt, it's a friend's.Mystery solved. The aunt is suffering from lycanthropy.So Grak's aunt is secretly Wrex wearing a wig, and Grak is the modern equivalent of little red riding hood?
And this is why we don't pet the Visorak, Tahu.Good, so you aren't going to inherit weregenes and transform while typiasdfglkjasdfjla;ksdfakjlsdfasdfg.Not my aunt, it's a friend's.Mystery solved. The aunt is suffering from lycanthropy.So Grak's aunt is secretly Wrex wearing a wig, and Grak is the modern equivalent of little red riding hood?
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/927749-xbox-360/67069322/755742291Oh lawd
I call troll.Yeah probably. That account was made seemingly for the sole purpose of saying that.
in history last year my 16-17 year old friend asked me who won WW1...Are you serious?
mind you i did convince him H.G wells and Winston Churchill were the same person...
and Lenin invented a steam engine that does not need water...
There was also the time i nearly tricked him into eating lead by saying "Here you go freind this is Plumbum the wolds only edible metal" i had to knock it from his hand to stop him biting it.
all this hapend over the last 2 years
"Here you go freind this is Plumbum the wolds only edible metal"I would like to disagree. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_mineral) :P
yes but we eat them in ionic form not lumps of lead"Here you go freind this is Plumbum the wolds only edible metal"I would like to disagree. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_mineral) :P
PC Gamer comments section.
i can name tons of faults with the PC
1) I can get virus (trogons worm tracking cookie spyware ETC)
2) get old quick and will need updating more often
3)has a very limited RAM size (max 20GB (not that big to mine witch I made it has 40 GB)
4) screen can brake
5) can be hacked
6) can fall over and brake
7) must pay broadband to stay connected to the internet
8) can give you the blue screen of doom
9) can over load with memory
10) needs a ton of soft were and hardware
11) not as mobile
12) can get locked out
13) more cables to tidy up
14) Disc drive broke
I have a college degree in I.T. and Software/ hardware programing so you cant say bullshit because I work will Dell and had a previse job at ASUS so yea PC is bad but the consoles have less floors to the
P.S. "it sucks" is not a valid reason
I don't get it. Please explain.He's complaining about PC's and pointing out weaknesses pretty much everything has.
And he works will Dell!
But they're so cute!And this is why we don't pet the Visorak, Tahu.Good, so you aren't going to inherit weregenes and transform while typiasdfglkjasdfjla;ksdfakjlsdfasdfg.Not my aunt, it's a friend's.Mystery solved. The aunt is suffering from lycanthropy.So Grak's aunt is secretly Wrex wearing a wig, and Grak is the modern equivalent of little red riding hood?
what is dftermNot multiplayer. At best it could be taken as online Simultaneous Hotseat play, but it's both no longer supported and fairly unknown. Also, 3d party software.
Yeah, people DO eat gold. (http://www.pastrychef.com/EDIBLE-GOLD-LEAF_p_738.html)
What's more, you can also find some desserts that include diamonds (http://www.bornrich.com/worlds-expensive-dessert-34440-dessert-menu-lake-district-hotel.html).
its kinda silly but not amazingly stupid. It's just carbon, and diamonds aren't actually worth much.Yeah, people DO eat gold. (http://www.pastrychef.com/EDIBLE-GOLD-LEAF_p_738.html)
What's more, you can also find some desserts that include diamonds (http://www.bornrich.com/worlds-expensive-dessert-34440-dessert-menu-lake-district-hotel.html).
not what sensei said but people eating diamonds
"The Diamond strikes The Toilet in the drain, shattering the drain and tearing it into the plumbing!"You would need some pretty powerful muscles for that.
"Toilet has been struck down!"
"You are surrounded by incessant cackling."
So today, my friends and I were talking about overrated youtubers, and I said that I didn't like Pewdiepie because he makes rape jokes all the time, so one of my friends tried to convince me that if comedians stopped making rape jokes, the economy would collapse somehow.Uh. I think we need a hall of fame, just because of this. Are you sure he wasn't pulling your leg?
I just searched and found that our body doesn't provide the pressure nor temperature to melt diamonds
He wasn't talking in a sarcastic tone of voice, and I asked him if he was joking, and he said no.So today, my friends and I were talking about overrated youtubers, and I said that I didn't like Pewdiepie because he makes rape jokes all the time, so one of my friends tried to convince me that if comedians stopped making rape jokes, the economy would collapse somehow.Uh. I think we need a hall of fame, just because of this. Are you sure he wasn't pulling your leg?
Diamonds burn at temperatures of I-can't-be-bothered-to-look-it-up but under enough pressure and heat they have been liquified. Also, artificial diamonds can be created by compressing carbon sufficiently.
He wasn't talking in a sarcastic tone of voice, and I asked him if he was joking, and he said no.So today, my friends and I were talking about overrated youtubers, and I said that I didn't like Pewdiepie because he makes rape jokes all the time, so one of my friends tried to convince me that if comedians stopped making rape jokes, the economy would collapse somehow.Uh. I think we need a hall of fame, just because of this. Are you sure he wasn't pulling your leg?
I am confused. I thought suffragettes are those sticks people throw in the air and then catch again?He wasn't talking in a sarcastic tone of voice, and I asked him if he was joking, and he said no.So today, my friends and I were talking about overrated youtubers, and I said that I didn't like Pewdiepie because he makes rape jokes all the time, so one of my friends tried to convince me that if comedians stopped making rape jokes, the economy would collapse somehow.Uh. I think we need a hall of fame, just because of this. Are you sure he wasn't pulling your leg?
Murder is the only solution.
Contribution:
"White Republican Men were the leaders of the suffragette movement!"
- White republican man on facebook
I am confused. I thought suffragettes are those sticks people throw in the air and then catch again?He wasn't talking in a sarcastic tone of voice, and I asked him if he was joking, and he said no.So today, my friends and I were talking about overrated youtubers, and I said that I didn't like Pewdiepie because he makes rape jokes all the time, so one of my friends tried to convince me that if comedians stopped making rape jokes, the economy would collapse somehow.Uh. I think we need a hall of fame, just because of this. Are you sure he wasn't pulling your leg?
Murder is the only solution.
Contribution:
"White Republican Men were the leaders of the suffragette movement!"
- White republican man on facebook
But you can't. By 'our body' I mean our stomachs specifically. To be dissolved by acid we need 400°C and many atm of pressure.QuoteI just searched and found that our body doesn't provide the pressure nor temperature to melt diamonds
Untrue. If you were to somehow harness all the Calories in the human body it is more then enough to melt a diamond.
Well, given enough bodies and a liberal application of magma...But you can't. By 'our body' I mean our stomachs specifically. To be dissolved by acid we need 400°C and many atm of pressure.QuoteI just searched and found that our body doesn't provide the pressure nor temperature to melt diamonds
Untrue. If you were to somehow harness all the Calories in the human body it is more then enough to melt a diamond.
Don't need magma, just bodies. Few trillion of them in outer space, or at least enough to form a gravity well, and you've got plenty of pressure and heat at the center of the floating ball of meat.At that pressure, wouldn't they just heat up and melt into meat-magma anyway?
Related. (http://what-if.xkcd.com/4/)Don't need magma, just bodies. Few trillion of them in outer space, or at least enough to form a gravity well, and you've got plenty of pressure and heat at the center of the floating ball of meat.At that pressure, wouldn't they just heat up and melt into meat-magma anyway?
Related. (http://what-if.xkcd.com/4/)Don't need magma, just bodies. Few trillion of them in outer space, or at least enough to form a gravity well, and you've got plenty of pressure and heat at the center of the floating ball of meat.At that pressure, wouldn't they just heat up and melt into meat-magma anyway?
Altough the real reason is because it supports, condone encourages trolling. For something as famous as it once was, that is terrible.Wut? It doesn't really matter wether you like homestuck or not, that is stupid.
QuoteFor something as famous as it once was
"If we cannot put [solar plants] it in the Mojave desert, I don't know where the hell we can put it."The same way that birds can survive around forests of wind farms.
- Governor Terminator
Silly Schwartz, how could the local desert wildlife possibly survive with some mirrors sticking out of the ground, and an underground power line!
So, despite the obvious similarities of solar panels and wind turbines (?), please explain why Bob the desert tortoise will meet a terrible end due to the evil humans and their nefarious shiny mirrors sticking up from the ground.
You know, I'm waiting for some animal-rights (or at least someone on Tumblr) group to claim that using fossil fuels counts as animal cruelty, because you're burning dead dinosaurs.
It's better to make soap. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_made_from_human_corpses)You know, I'm waiting for some animal-rights (or at least someone on Tumblr) group to claim that using fossil fuels counts as animal cruelty, because you're burning dead dinosaurs.
Oh sure, that's fine. But the moment you start using dead humans to make biscuits its suddenly some big deal.
So, despite the obvious similarities of solar panels and wind turbines (?), please explain why Bob the desert tortoise will meet a terrible end due to the evil humans and their nefarious shiny mirrors sticking up from the ground.
A change in environmental conditions. Suddenly, there's a bunch of black things blocking the sunlight, and building them (and all the things needed to maintain them and use them, like wires in the ground, roads and whatnot) takes a toll on the environment as well. We don't know enough about the effects of solar panels in deserts, as far as I know, to use them on a large scale yet.
So, despite the obvious similarities of solar panels and wind turbines (?), please explain why Bob the desert tortoise will meet a terrible end due to the evil humans and their nefarious shiny mirrors sticking up from the ground.
A change in environmental conditions. Suddenly, there's a bunch of black things blocking the sunlight, and building them (and all the things needed to maintain them and use them, like wires in the ground, roads and whatnot) takes a toll on the environment as well. We don't know enough about the effects of solar panels in deserts, as far as I know, to use them on a large scale yet.
So, I quote the terminator; If we can't put it in the Mojave Desert, WHERE THE HELL CAN WE PUT IIIITTTT BLLAAAARRGGHHH?
There's plenty of old factories and whatnot. They're already near all the roads and stuff, so we can just take down older things we don't need and put solar panels there instead.So, despite the obvious similarities of solar panels and wind turbines (?), please explain why Bob the desert tortoise will meet a terrible end due to the evil humans and their nefarious shiny mirrors sticking up from the ground.
A change in environmental conditions. Suddenly, there's a bunch of black things blocking the sunlight, and building them (and all the things needed to maintain them and use them, like wires in the ground, roads and whatnot) takes a toll on the environment as well. We don't know enough about the effects of solar panels in deserts, as far as I know, to use them on a large scale yet.
So, I quote the terminator; If we can't put it in the Mojave Desert, WHERE THE HELL CAN WE PUT IIIITTTT BLLAAAARRGGHHH?
So, despite the obvious similarities of solar panels and wind turbines (?), please explain why Bob the desert tortoise will meet a terrible end due to the evil humans and their nefarious shiny mirrors sticking up from the ground.
A change in environmental conditions. Suddenly, there's a bunch of black things blocking the sunlight, and building them (and all the things needed to maintain them and use them, like wires in the ground, roads and whatnot) takes a toll on the environment as well. We don't know enough about the effects of solar panels in deserts, as far as I know, to use them on a large scale yet.
So, I quote the terminator; If we can't put it in the Mojave Desert, WHERE THE HELL CAN WE PUT IIIITTTT BLLAAAARRGGHHH?
In orbit. All you need is about 36 thousand kilometers cable per satellite. Nothing can go wrong.
Reduced efficiency. Also, Idiots could get at them and break them.There's plenty of old factories and whatnot. They're already near all the roads and stuff, so we can just take down older things we don't need and put solar panels there instead.So, despite the obvious similarities of solar panels and wind turbines (?), please explain why Bob the desert tortoise will meet a terrible end due to the evil humans and their nefarious shiny mirrors sticking up from the ground.
A change in environmental conditions. Suddenly, there's a bunch of black things blocking the sunlight, and building them (and all the things needed to maintain them and use them, like wires in the ground, roads and whatnot) takes a toll on the environment as well. We don't know enough about the effects of solar panels in deserts, as far as I know, to use them on a large scale yet.
So, I quote the terminator; If we can't put it in the Mojave Desert, WHERE THE HELL CAN WE PUT IIIITTTT BLLAAAARRGGHHH?
Fortunately, Bob the tortoise, while too slow to outrun the coyotes, is still fast enough to move out of the way of the shadow cast by an immobile, fucking, solar panel. That may or may not rotate occasionally. Or into it if he fucking feels like it. Don't tell Bob what he can or can't do!I was thinking more about some of the burrowing species. Say one happens to burrow near a solar panel. Shadow moves over, the sand cools down, and the animal emerges, thinking twilight has come. Which it hasn't. Animal overheats, dies, or wastes precious energy.
ebbor, what is your avatar?Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
ebbor, what is your avatar?It's the guide.
In many of the more relaxed civilizations on the Outer Eastern Rim of the Galaxy, the Hitchhiker’s Guide has already supplanted the great Encyclopaedia Galactica as the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom, for though it has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate, it scores over the older, more pedestrian work in two important respects. First, it is slightly cheaper; and second, it has the words “DON’T PANIC” inscribed in large friendly letters on its cover.
Really, worrying about shit like this instead of (say) what hydroelectric dams do to waterway ecosystems is pretty much rage-worthy.You were going to need to build those dams anyway for energy storage.
We... kinda' do? I mean, urban areas. More or less. Reflection or heat trapping being the cause of it is fairly irrelevant, I think? Effect would still be more or less the same. Not that there isn't plenty of reflection going on in those areas, too.Urban areas increase temperatures by 5 to 10 degrees . Depending on time and location. The effects of that aren't very neglible, but they're drowned out by the effects of the mass of steel and concrete
I don't think the (currently) better large scale solar options would have that much of a problem, regarding that. They're basically just freaking gigantic mirrors concentrating sunlight on a point. Not much heat/light spewing around everywhere. You don't want that, anyway. Wasted energy.I meant that the light is reflected rather than wasted on the ground, resulting in lower temperatures on average. Probably neglible, but the effects exist.
Frantic woman drives up with an unconscious man in the passenger seat, "Which way is xxx Hospital?"Reminds me of a few weeks ago, when someone pulled up to me to ask where a specific street was(said street is a 6-lane highway, kinda hard to miss). Drives off before I finish explaining. I hope they got lost.
The stupid person says "Right," to indicate he understood the question, then "Turn left here, and it's just ahead."Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Fortunately, she parsed it as intended, and turned left, not right.
While I'm open to the idea of solar panels being harmful, it seems implausible to me. The world is already littered with millions of organic solar panels called plants.Well, cover the desert in plants = No more desert.
Perhaps more relevantly, our solar power and the solar power of plants are far different. Which is quite a shame, because if (and likely when) our solar power's efficiency is equal to that of plants, they will be very powerful indeed.
"Natural causes" refers mostly to things that obesity makes more likely for you >.<Hence the logic behind it. An obese person dies from an obesitas induced heart attack, a thin person from a "natural" heart attack.
Did anyone save anything to do with short privilege? That shit was hilarious.Doghouse diaries did a strip on advantages and disadvantages to being tall, and another one for being short.
obesitasI love the way you use Latin to refer to a medical condition when a near-identical English form exists. It makes you look like a magick herbe and potion healer type from the middle ages.
Forsooth, I say,...obesitasI love the way you use Latin to refer to a medical condition when a near-identical English form exists. It makes you look like a magick herbe and potion healer type from the middle ages.
For the record, Ghost said he was going to start broadcasting again in Autumn.#thisfallforsure
Don't you understand!? We're forcing those poor animals to walk to a slightly different part of barren desert in order to stay in the sun! Oh, the unhumanity!
Ebbor said obesitas not because it's Latin, but because that's the Dutch term :POh :P
Sssssshhhhhh. Now no one knows our secret.You mean the secret that everyone on Bay12 are actually mantises and lizardpeople in disguise? I didn't know that, you guys should've said something.
I thought we were mantises. :oWait, I thought we were mushroommen?Sssssshhhhhh. Now no one knows our secret.You mean the secret that everyone on Bay12 are actually mantises and lizardpeople in disguise? I didn't know that, you guys should've said something.
Strange people.
wot the fok did ye just say 2 me m8? i dropped out of newcastle primary skool im the sickest bloke ull ever meet & ive nicked 300 candy bars from tha corner store. im trained in street fitin’ & im the strongest foker in tha entire newcastle gym. yer nothin to me but a cheeky lil dickhead w/ a hot mum & fake bling. ill waste u and smash a fokin bottle oer yer head bruv, i swer 2 christ. ya think u can fokin run ya gabber at me whilst sittin on yer arse behind a lil screen? think again wankaIt is stupid so why do I like it so much?
oy fokker ill bludy crak yer eds mete. on yer bike yew fokkin dozy wanka.Quotewot the fok did ye just say 2 me m8? i dropped out of newcastle primary skool im the sickest bloke ull ever meet & ive nicked 300 candy bars from tha corner store. im trained in street fitin’ & im the strongest foker in tha entire newcastle gym. yer nothin to me but a cheeky lil dickhead w/ a hot mum & fake bling. ill waste u and smash a fokin bottle oer yer head bruv, i swer 2 christ. ya think u can fokin run ya gabber at me whilst sittin on yer arse behind a lil screen? think again wankaIt is stupid so why do I like it so much?
WAAAAAAAAAAGH!FTFY. In the name of
I wonder if Orks ever put a donk on it.The Orkz put every bangin' donk on it.
oy fokker ill bludy crak yer eds mete. on yer bike yew fokkin dozy wanka.Quotewot the fok did ye just say 2 me m8? i dropped out of newcastle primary skool im the sickest bloke ull ever meet & ive nicked 300 candy bars from tha corner store. im trained in street fitin’ & im the strongest foker in tha entire newcastle gym. yer nothin to me but a cheeky lil dickhead w/ a hot mum & fake bling. ill waste u and smash a fokin bottle oer yer head bruv, i swer 2 christ. ya think u can fokin run ya gabber at me whilst sittin on yer arse behind a lil screen? think again wankaIt is stupid so why do I like it so much?
It's a pisstake of the 'WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME BITCH!? I HAVE OVER 300 KILLS...' comment that people trying (and failing) to be funny/intimidating use.You mean the navy seal copypasta. And that's kinda the point of copypasta. See also: Hey faggots my name's John...
"mermaids are real because I saw it on the Discovery Channel"
I got "I don't need to get a flu shot because I take lots of vitamin C supplements", "mermaids are real because I saw it on the Discovery Channel", and several other stupids from various coworkers today. I blame whoever turned on History Channel in the break room.
-MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF STUPID-Brain bleach! Brain bleach!
The Orkz put every bangin' donk on it.
Some of those sound like something a stand-up comedian would say. >___>Because they say it. Peoplez being actually stupid saves them the chore of caricaturing them into stupid.
So people be stupid to make looking stupid easier?Some of those sound like something a stand-up comedian would say. >___>Because they say it. Peoplez being actually stupid saves them the chore of caricaturing them into stupid.
"I have opinions of my own --strong opinions-- but I don't always agree with them." - George BushGeorge Bush is just a renewable resource for stupid quotes.
But that's not a stupid quote. It's actually fairly wise. You can have overarching opinions, but singular thoughts that disagree. I think humanity should continue living. Every time I meet another waste of space, I disagree with that."I have opinions of my own --strong opinions-- but I don't always agree with them." - George BushGeorge Bush is just a renewable resource for stupid quotes.
Here's some really stupid celebrity quotes;It seems like a lot of these are jokes.
“I can’t really remember the names of the clubs that we went to.” – Shaquille O’Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece.
“I’ve never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don’t like eating fish. And I know that’s very popular out there in Africa.” -Britney Spears
“Do they like make walls there?” - Paris Hilton, talking about wal-mart.
“Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can’t help but cry. I mean I’d love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff.” - Mariah Carey
“I guess I’m gonna fade into Bolivian.” – Mike Tyson
"I think gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman." - Arnold Schwarzenegger
"I have opinions of my own --strong opinions-- but I don't always agree with them." - George Bush
"Food is an important part of a balanced diet." - Fran Lebowitz
"If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight." - George Gobel
"He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is." - Lou Duva
"If only faces could talk..." - Pat Summerall
"I'm not anorexic. I'm from Texas. Are there people from Texas that are anorexic? I've never heard of one. And that includes me." - Jessica Simpson
Might be. I've never been to the website I got these from before, so I have no idea weather or not they were serious, though I can confirm that the "if only faces could talk" guy did actually say that, cause he said it during the Superbowl.Here's some really stupid celebrity quotes;It seems like a lot of these are jokes.
“I can’t really remember the names of the clubs that we went to.” – Shaquille O’Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece.
“I’ve never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don’t like eating fish. And I know that’s very popular out there in Africa.” -Britney Spears
“Do they like make walls there?” - Paris Hilton, talking about wal-mart.
“Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can’t help but cry. I mean I’d love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff.” - Mariah Carey
“I guess I’m gonna fade into Bolivian.” – Mike Tyson
"I think gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman." - Arnold Schwarzenegger
"I have opinions of my own --strong opinions-- but I don't always agree with them." - George Bush
"Food is an important part of a balanced diet." - Fran Lebowitz
"If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight." - George Gobel
"He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is." - Lou Duva
"If only faces could talk..." - Pat Summerall
"I'm not anorexic. I'm from Texas. Are there people from Texas that are anorexic? I've never heard of one. And that includes me." - Jessica Simpson
"He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is." - The Most Interesting Man In The WorldFTFY
"Ninety percent of the game [baseball] is half mental." - Yogi Berra
Another Yogi Berra-ism that makes a little bit of sense: "The future ain't what it used to be."Translation: He(?) is the time traveler that's to blame for us not having flying cars, unlimited clean energy, and world peace. Entirety of the world's geopolitical strife is due to that bastard screwing with things to ruin the future. And that -ism is Berra's way of barefacedly mocking us all.
Hovercat.I still want a hoverboard.I'd prefer a hoverbike.
Hoverwolf.Hovercat.I still want a hoverboard.I'd prefer a hoverbike.
Hovermammoth.Hoverwolf.Hovercat.I still want a hoverboard.I'd prefer a hoverbike.
Hoverme.I would be okay with flying around on a HoverDescan.
lol i just wanted to make it clear i understand that making a converter takes effort, but i also wanted to make it clear that i still wanted it to be free instead of a 10$ dlc!
I was fine riding around on Descan until he started vibrating and going 'BRRRRRRRM!'It got weirder when you take in account that post where you said your brain was persuaded, for a second, that you were a lesbian.
It got weird at that point.
There are lots of things about Paradox I just do not understand, from both the fans and the studio itself. For example, the Paradox games seem to go out of their way to never, ever show that Judaism existed.what do you mean? can you give a few examples? i'm curious
There are lots of things about Paradox I just do not understand, from both the fans and the studio itself. For example, the Paradox games seem to go out of their way to never, ever show that Judaism existed.
Actually, CK (the original) has Jewish Khazars, and Victoria II (never played the first one) has Jewish people as well.And yet CKII's Khazars are Tengri. As for Victoria II, sure, but by that point in the series religion has become an auxiliary issue. It barely does anything in Victoria and does nothing in Hearts of Iron.
I don't think so. CKII has plenty of small religions and cultures, indeed the entire Heresy mechanic revolves around this. And you are correct, EU has no mention of Jews whatsoever.There are lots of things about Paradox I just do not understand, from both the fans and the studio itself. For example, the Paradox games seem to go out of their way to never, ever show that Judaism existed.I think it's more due to the way that the games are set up than any kind of concentrated effort on Paradox's part. The games are more concerned with religious and cultural majorities after all. Though then again, I'm a bit surprised that EU-X doesn't have any Jewish related events...
/me stares at SealyStarGood thing I held back on asking whether there were comedy clubs and law firms too.
I've never played the game, but I'm assuming there's some degree of financial management, in which case Jewishness is an underlying game mechanic.That wasn't funny.
Jewish courtiers and advisers were prevalent in enough areas to make them worth putting in.
Wrong: it was a funny joke playing on society's preconceptions on race and/or religion.I've never played the game, but I'm assuming there's some degree of financial management, in which case Jewishness is an underlying game mechanic.That wasn't funny.
Well, if Paradox can completely remove all Nazi symbols from Hearts of Iron 3 and be historically inaccurate just so they don't offend someone somewhere (or so they can avoid a ban in Germany) then what's stopping them from omitting Jews? There's no Jews in any Total War game either.
All I know is that the Paradox team seems to have this bizarre obstinance against Jews that is applied to no other historical group, and I find that concerning.The Sikhs and Romani are two historical groups that got a similar treatment, imo.
first they pointed out how horrible, racist and eurocentric it was to not make a subsaharan nation as strong as franceHow in Satan's glorious name did they twist the rules of logic and common sense to make that a valid statement?
Many liars here guys, so I just want to tell you all the truth. Norway is like a state, just like New Orleans and Wisconsin in the USA. Norway is the third largest state in Sweden, with 1,2 million people. I was born and raised there before me and my family (my fathers from NY) moved back to the USA. PLEASE thumbs up so everyone can see this post.
I've also seen people say things like that about Canada and the US, that we're the "52nd state", because of the close relationship and the feeling that we're subsumed under them and not considered a separate country.That's like saying New Zealand is part of Australia; complete gobshite.
New Zealand is small Australia, while Canada is nice America. There's a difference ;)I've also seen people say things like that about Canada and the US, that we're the "52nd state", because of the close relationship and the feeling that we're subsumed under them and not considered a separate country.That's like saying New Zealand is part of Australia; complete gobshite.
I'm a bit unclear, does everything in NZ want you dead as well?New Zealand is small Australia, while Canada is nice America. There's a difference ;)I've also seen people say things like that about Canada and the US, that we're the "52nd state", because of the close relationship and the feeling that we're subsumed under them and not considered a separate country.That's like saying New Zealand is part of Australia; complete gobshite.
Nah, but the sheep want to fuck you to death.I'm a bit unclear, does everything in NZ want you dead as well?New Zealand is small Australia, while Canada is nice America. There's a difference ;)I've also seen people say things like that about Canada and the US, that we're the "52nd state", because of the close relationship and the feeling that we're subsumed under them and not considered a separate country.That's like saying New Zealand is part of Australia; complete gobshite.
It's conditioning.Nah, but the sheep want to fuck you to death.I'm a bit unclear, does everything in NZ want you dead as well?New Zealand is small Australia, while Canada is nice America. There's a difference ;)I've also seen people say things like that about Canada and the US, that we're the "52nd state", because of the close relationship and the feeling that we're subsumed under them and not considered a separate country.That's like saying New Zealand is part of Australia; complete gobshite.
can't tell if swedish nationalist or direct product of no education or just troll
does sweden even have nationalists, you'd think they are all jailed because nationalism = anti-immigration = racist/nazi in these books
They do indeed have nationalists. Of course, one must admit that once upon a time Norway was rather like a state (in the same way that my own country is), he's just about 100 years out of date.
I've also seen people say things like that about Canada and the US, that we're the "52nd state", because of the close relationship and the feeling that we're subsumed under them and not considered a separate country.51st state, Descan. There are still only 50 states, unfortunately. Hurry the fuck up, Puerto Rico!
How many Americans have actually visited Canada?I've never been there, but I'm pretty sure it is the foreign country most often visited by Americans. Before 9/11 it was significantly easier to cross the border than it is now, but it is still pretty easy. I hear stories of New Englanders and New Yorkers who will do things like go to Canada for lunch on a frequent basis. As I recall, both sides allow unannounced short-term visits with just your ID and Passport.
Canada is what the US would be like without the 1st and 2nd amendments to the constitution.Only the 2nd, really. I'm not deeply familiar with it, but Canada seems to have all the rights of the 1st Amendment codified.
It was a personal union. Two completely independent nations under the same king. The Swedish law and government held no authority over Norway's - they had their own parliament, laws, currency, and I believe even army.
How many Americans have actually visited Canada?
How many [insert other country's populace] have actually visited America? :P Not all of us think Canada is the 51st state, fried food is da greatest fing evar, or that 'Dem foreigners are screwing it all up, should just let 'Murrica run the world'.
Is that... is that even possible? I mean, vitamin deficiency can mess with you a bit, but. PTSD is a hell of a lot more than "a bit"...
If I'll ever have money, I'll even visit you one day.Is that... is that even possible? I mean, vitamin deficiency can mess with you a bit, but. PTSD is a hell of a lot more than "a bit"...
She thinks that all my issues are best explained by a lack of having found the right blend of diet, meditation, and "sweaty exercise." It definitely makes more sense to have "lack of taking care of self (because irresponsible and lazy) => PTSD, depression, anxiety, etc." rather than "PTSD, depression, anxiety, etc. (because abuse and genetics) => giving up on taking care of self."
Like, literally. She actually thinks the former explanation makes more sense.
I'm so tired and I really want to get out of here. The house stinks and it's full of flies, which I'm not personally cleaning up because she wants to keep rotten fruit out on the counters just in case she feels like cooking with it. I'm getting depressed thanks to the environment and each day feels like it lasts only a couple minutes because I don't do anything, but I just can't get myself motivated to improve my life when I know I'll be moving out in less than a week and I could just relax and play computer games now and deal with anything that needs to get done later. Of course, she gets upset at me because I stay up late to avoid having to share schedules, and keeps trying to explain how I'm screwing up my life, going downhill, blah blah blah.
I just don't want to deal with this anymore, any of it. I'm going to move out and keep a really, really tidy house where everything's got its spot and it doesn't fucking stink all the time. Maybe I'll take two showers a day and stuff everything full of dried lavender.
"So, do monkeys descend from niggers or is it the other way around?"
It's "Defense in Depth", they would setup checkpoints at state borders if they could.Seeing as they could but don't, I'm not that impressed by your argument.
If I'll ever have money, I'll even visit you one day.
If I'll ever have money, I'll even visit you one day.
L-lolwat?
I have a confession to make.THEN HOW CAN YOU BOTH BE ONLINE AT THE SAME TIME?
Bay 12.....I am Vector. I have always been Vector.
And then everybody was Vector.But isn't everybody like five other Bay12 people already?
And then everybody was Vector.But isn't everybody like five other Bay12 people already?
Two computers and severe Dissociative Identity Disorder.I have a confession to make.THEN HOW CAN YOU BOTH BE ONLINE AT THE SAME TIME?
Bay 12.....I am Vector. I have always been Vector.
And there goes another stupidity explosion.
two browsers is enough, i thoinkTwo computers and severe Dissociative Identity Disorder.I have a confession to make.THEN HOW CAN YOU BOTH BE ONLINE AT THE SAME TIME?
Bay 12.....I am Vector. I have always been Vector.
And there goes another stupidity explosion.
Two computers and severe Dissociative Identity Disorder.I have a confession to make.THEN HOW CAN YOU BOTH BE ONLINE AT THE SAME TIME?
Bay 12.....I am Vector. I have always been Vector.
And there goes another stupidity explosion.
...Which Vector? Apparently we all are Vector.
/me looks at Vector.
What?
What, Pathos?No, he meant
Dammit, put in some warnings. When you say that word it triggers my physics homework-related PTSD.Quit oppressing me!
I identify as scalarkin, that's why those things scare me.Dammit, put in some warnings. When you say that word it triggers my physics homework-related PTSD.Quit oppressing me!
The word you want is privilege, Dice.Hey, check your tumblr-savvy privilege. :P
*Is a dirty heathen*The word you want is privilege, Dice.Hey, check your tumblr-savvy privilege. :P
Meanwhile my mistake will haunt last page for all of time, but nobody will care enough to go back and read it. Except the dirty heathens that don't use the default post-per-page setting.
Quote"So, do monkeys descend from niggers or is it the other way around?"
kid- "I'd rather be white and dumb than black and smart"
"Y'OAH, THAT'N LOOKS REAL GOOD. 'LOT BETT' THAN THE NIGGER JOBS D'N IN FROGTOWN"
Trigger Warning: Politics, Racism, Jackwagonry, Food Poisoning, SwearingWhy tumblr. Why.
It's not the world's responsibility to shield people with mental sensitivity.Neither is it anyone responsibility to be a decent person, but most at least try to.
Also, just putting it out there, but having PTSD triggered by "politics" would basically amount to "You're shit out of luck". It's like having your PTSD trigger be, say, red cars: there's no way you're ever going to insulate yourself (barring becoming a complete shut-in in a windowless building), even if everyone you meet makes a tremendous effort to help you do so. Which is part of what makes me suspect that it's more tumblr special-snowflake faffery.^
No, it's your responsibility to be a decent person. That's what society is based off of. Pro-social behaviors must be greater than anti-social behaviors, or there will be collapse.It's not the world's responsibility to shield people with mental sensitivity.Neither is it anyone responsibility to be a decent person, but most at least try to.
I have a confession to make.
Bay 12.....I am Vector. I have always been Vector.
How do things like politics and swearing trigger PTSD?Also, just putting it out there, but having PTSD triggered by "politics" would basically amount to "You're shit out of luck". It's like having your PTSD trigger be, say, red cars: there's no way you're ever going to insulate yourself (barring becoming a complete shut-in in a windowless building), even if everyone you meet makes a tremendous effort to help you do so. Which is part of what makes me suspect that it's more tumblr special-snowflake faffery.^
Same thing with swearing really. Although, I wonder what could happen to somebody that would cause them to have PTSD triggered by swearing...
Get back in the box and wait for your cue, damnit!I have a confession to make.
Bay 12.....I am Vector. I have always been Vector.
I have a confession to make.
Bay 12... I am Metalslimehunt. I have always been Metalslimehunt.
How do things like politics and swearing trigger PTSD?Anything is possible when you are a teenager on tumblr.
I don't know. That's why I posted that thing here.How do things like politics and swearing trigger PTSD?Also, just putting it out there, but having PTSD triggered by "politics" would basically amount to "You're shit out of luck". It's like having your PTSD trigger be, say, red cars: there's no way you're ever going to insulate yourself (barring becoming a complete shut-in in a windowless building), even if everyone you meet makes a tremendous effort to help you do so. Which is part of what makes me suspect that it's more tumblr special-snowflake faffery.^
Same thing with swearing really. Although, I wonder what could happen to somebody that would cause them to have PTSD triggered by swearing...
So you don't thing that shielding people with mental sensitivity contributes to being a decent person?No, it's your responsibility to be a decent person. That's what society is based off of. Pro-social behaviors must be greater than anti-social behaviors, or there will be collapse.It's not the world's responsibility to shield people with mental sensitivity.Neither is it anyone responsibility to be a decent person, but most at least try to.
I don't think trying to coddle people with mental problems is a good thing. If you have an issue, you are going to encounter it outside of whatever "safe zone" you set up. The internet is by and large an open forum that you are not going to be protected on. The trigger movement are not a solution, they are a problem. Individuals with PTSD are best helped by following the advice of mental health professionals, not by rampant slacktivism.So you don't thing that shielding people with mental sensitivity contributes to being a decent person?No, it's your responsibility to be a decent person. That's what society is based off of. Pro-social behaviors must be greater than anti-social behaviors, or there will be collapse.It's not the world's responsibility to shield people with mental sensitivity.Neither is it anyone responsibility to be a decent person, but most at least try to.
I will defer only to medical science. I'm certainly not going to take on faith something that is most known for being advocated by tumblr.
This is why deferring to science is the thing you should do when you don't have a good alternative.
And while we all have different experiences, the physical differences between the brains of individuals are low enough that what can be empirically determined is what can and must form the basis.We're not actually at the point we can tell, physically, exactly what and how crap is buggering up in quite a few bloody cases. So that sort of thing isn't always an option, yeah.
The reason why one doesn't defer exclusively to medical science is because menotoxin. People's subjective experience of their own conditions is crucial in a world where power structures determine what is studied and from which standpoint.
By what evidence? If there isn't evidence, you can't exactly have a conclusion!This is why deferring to science is the thing you should do when you don't have a good alternative.But what you don't seem to understand is that menotoxin was what science said was correct. Same with a whole bunch of other myths about women.
And women would have told you that it was incorrect.Given the history of the subject, and what they had been taught by their religious figures, I don't think they would have. The Bible says menstruating women are poisonous/unclean/evil harlots/whatever, therefore it is true.
The conflict between lived science and experience leads to better studies that do a better job of measuring what is actually to be measured. Had I lived in that era and heard that science, should I have deferred to it and taken to cloistering myself because they said I was poisonous? How about now--should I have given up on studying mathematics because of all those "scientific opinions" explaining that women simply couldn't stand on the same footing as men, in order to wait for the AMS study that confirmed what I thought made more sense?All of this boils down to why we have peer review, Vector. But it doesn't mean you can start admitting personal anecdotes as evidence. People have anecdotes for just about anything you can imagine.
... you... you don't actually know much about how the practice of science works, do you MSH? Because what people think and what tradition says is true has (and has had) a hell of a lot of influence on the actual practice of scientific research, and apparently claiming that it doesn't just... flies in the face of basically everything.I know exactly how science works, thank you very much. And while personal biases can certainly seep in, and getting rid of that can take time, do you know what the alternative is? Never progressing and getting increasingly bogged down in ever more personal bias.
Does tend to do pretty well over the long term for correcting that sort of thing, yes, but the short to mid term (you know, a generation, a lifetime, little things like that) have been kind of fraught -- and continue to be fraught -- with institutional inertia and its varying accouterments getting in all sorts of the way. Especially in the field of psychology and psychiatry. Which. Yeah. That is why you don't defer exclusively to medical science. How, when, and where it fucks up and has consistently fucked up is a known factor we haven't fully been able to correct for, yet. Scientific research has its fairly consistent methodological errors, y'dig?
By what evidence? If there isn't evidence, you can't exactly have a conclusion!
According to the link, the evidence was that, when a woman who was on her period manhandled some flowers, they wilted sooner than undisturbed flowers. Afterward, animals injected with menstrual blood from a foreign organism, were found to die (and given what we now know about the immune system, this should not come as a surprise). It was pretty shitty science, but it was still science. And conclusions from that study directed research and social/interpersonal policy for decades after.QuoteBy what evidence? If there isn't evidence, you can't exactly have a conclusion!
Well let me see... There are toxins in blood and toxins that are created by the decomposition of blood.
It is easy enough to turn that into evidence. Though I don't know if that was "their" evidence.
My friend accidentally misspelled angel with angle, while talking about a baby. It was quite funny.Must've been acute baby.
Don't be obtuse, Soli. It was simply a misunderstanding, right?My friend accidentally misspelled angel with angle, while talking about a baby. It was quite funny.
Must've been acute baby.
Right, lets stop making such terrible puns.Don't be obtuse, Soli. It was simply a misunderstanding, right?My friend accidentally misspelled angel with angle, while talking about a baby. It was quite funny.
Must've been acute baby.
But this way everyone's on equilateral footing.Right, lets stop making such terrible puns.Don't be obtuse, Soli. It was simply a misunderstanding, right?My friend accidentally misspelled angel with angle, while talking about a baby. It was quite funny.
Must've been acute baby.
I'm so tired and I really want to get out of here. The house stinks and it's full of flies, which I'm not personally cleaning up because she wants to keep rotten fruit out on the counters just in case she feels like cooking with it. I'm getting depressed thanks to the environment and each day feels like it lasts only a couple minutes because I don't do anything, but I just can't get myself motivated to improve my life when I know I'll be moving out in less than a week and I could just relax and play computer games now and deal with anything that needs to get done later. Of course, she gets upset at me because I stay up late to avoid having to share schedules, and keeps trying to explain how I'm screwing up my life, going downhill, blah blah blah.I don't know your circumstances in any detail. Couldn't you leave early and stay somewhere else, even if it's just some cheap room?
On triggers: Starting with a warning when dealing with tough subjects makes sense, but if almost anything could be a trigger to someone I can't think of a way to make it workable without ignoring some people. This makes some of the items in trigger warning lists seem silly to me. I guess it can depend on your audience.This is why you put everything conceivable into those warnings.
first they pointed out how horrible, racist and eurocentric it was to not make a subsaharan nation as strong as franceHow in Satan's glorious name did they twist the rules of logic and common sense to make that a valid statement?
On triggers: Starting with a warning when dealing with tough subjects makes sense, but if almost anything could be a trigger to someone I can't think of a way to make it workable without ignoring some people. This makes some of the items in trigger warning lists seem silly to me. I guess it can depend on your audience.Just operate on the principle that no one has a right to not be offended.
Soldiers aren't the only people who can get PTSD. Child abuse victims, rape victims, murder witnesses (esp. if the murdered victim was close to the witness, socially I mean). Things like that, though I'm sure there are special cases for pretty much anything.
Just making sure you're not ignoring all the -other- people who are being belittled and forgotten. :P
I just think the terminology is stupid. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Why is it a "disorder"? That would seem to indicate that what the person is going through is unnatural. Logically speaking, if someone experiences something "traumatic" (like rape, attempted murder, abuse, etc.) I would think that a very natural reaction to that would be (to put it mildly) "stress".It's not quite that simple, Shakerag. Most of the time, traumatic experiences do not result in PTSD. PTSD is primarily characterized by mentally reexperiencing the traumatic event and avoidant behavior regarding the event and anything connected to it (sometimes up to and including amnesia of the event). I've heard it described as the brain getting "stuck" on a traumatic event and not being able to fully process it.
What kind of person do you have to be to say to yourself "oh, this person who was in a war and shot at and nearly killed several times panics and gets very nervous around the sound of gunfire. They must have a disorder."
I think at this point it's become a reflex.Right, lets stop making such terrible puns.Don't be obtuse, Soli. It was simply a misunderstanding, right?My friend accidentally misspelled angel with angle, while talking about a baby. It was quite funny.Must've been acute baby.
Am I the only one who feel legitimately offended when people use "trigger warnings" for stupid shit like politics? What about the people who legitimately can't get through their daily lives without having a PTSD attack because something looks like a wire coming out of an IED? What about the people who curl up into a ball for hours on end when they see a grenade? What about the soldiers who legitimately never moved past the war and are now suffering through life because of it? Don't you think it's belittling to soldiers to say that being a little upset over someone mentioning taxes has the same mental disorder?You're not the only one. Besides food poisoning, none of the things in that post that I found sound like actually triggering things.
I heard a discussion on radio years and years ago. It was about how PSTD has become less and less life-changingly significant over time. I don't remember all of the specifics, but for instance on of the things it used to be called was Shell Shock, which conveys without extra medicalspeak that "This person is fucked up." Tumblr-ization of PTSD is just the next step.
I was dissapointed that that sentence didn't have a pun, Grak.
That's right.I was dissapointed that that sentence didn't have a pun, Grak.I'll point it out:
Reflex. A reflex angle. One that is greater than 180 degrees.
100 also means that you're unhealthy if you're using celsius.
Not really. Most bodies tend to be cold. At 100 you're probably on fire.100 also means that you're unhealthy if you're using celsius.No... 100 means you are dead if you are using Celsius.
You're not necessarily dead... yet. Dying, sure, but not quite there.
Doesn't "on fire" fall under "unhealthy"?100 also means that you're unhealthy if you're using celsius.
No... 100 means you are dead if you are using Celsius.
I like using Celcius for outdoor/indoor temperature... and Fariehnheit for body temperature.Mostly. 99 is a little sketchy, but still relatively fine. 100 degrees is, unpleasant, but you could still just be over-heating . 101 degrees is absolutely fever. 102 is "take medication" level. 103 is a indicator of a serious fever, and 104 is exactly the point where urgent medical attention is required. 105 is heat stroke territory. 106 is permanent brain damage (this can occur at 105 as well).
Why the difference? Because 100 means you are sick.
I don't know your circumstances in any detail. Couldn't you leave early and stay somewhere else, even if it's just some cheap room?
I heard a discussion on radio years and years ago. It was about how PSTD has become less and less life-changingly significant over time. I don't remember all of the specifics, but for instance on of the things it used to be called was Shell Shock, which conveys without extra medicalspeak that "This person is fucked up." Tumblr-ization of PTSD is just the next step.
There's a condition in combat. Most people know about it. It's when a fighting person's nervous system has been stressed to it's absolute peak and maximum. Can't take anymore input. The nervous system has either (click) snapped or is about to snap.
In the first world war, that condition was called shell shock. Simple, honest, direct language. Two syllables, shell shock. Almost sounds like the guns themselves.
That was seventy years ago. Then a whole generation went by and the second world war came along and very same combat condition was called battle fatigue. Four syllables now. Takes a little longer to say. Doesn't seem to hurt as much. Fatigue is a nicer word than shock. Shell shock! Battle fatigue.
Then we had the war in Korea, 1950. Madison avenue was riding high by that time, and the very same combat condition was called operational exhaustion. Hey, we're up to eight syllables now! And the humanity has been squeezed completely out of the phrase. It's totally sterile now. Operational exhaustion. Sounds like something that might happen to your car.
Then of course, came the war in Viet Nam, which has only been over for about sixteen or seventeen years, and thanks to the lies and deceits surrounding that war, I guess it's no surprise that the very same condition was called post-traumatic stress disorder. Still eight syllables, but we've added a hyphen! And the pain is completely buried under jargon. Post-traumatic stress disorder.
I'll bet you if we'd of still been calling it shell shock, some of those Viet Nam veterans might have gotten the attention they needed at the time. I'll betcha. I'll betcha.
-snip-Vector: The Baskin-Robbins of trauma.
-snip-Vector: The Baskin-Robbins of trauma.
I didn't agree with Carlin on that, I'm not sure if "shell shocked" is the right way to describe how people who are traumatised through non-military situations. I just say trauma/traumatised, PTSD if I'm trying to be medical but that's rare. I find that the word "trauma" has all the connotations you really need.
Knowing the number of quotes wrongly attributed to Carlin, I do believe you may have been duped, unless you can find some particular source :PI heard a discussion on radio years and years ago. It was about how PSTD has become less and less life-changingly significant over time. I don't remember all of the specifics, but for instance on of the things it used to be called was Shell Shock, which conveys without extra medicalspeak that "This person is fucked up." Tumblr-ization of PTSD is just the next step.
Just reminds me of Carlin's wise wordsQuote from: George CarlinThere's a condition in combat. Most people know about it. It's when a fighting person's nervous system has been stressed to it's absolute peak and maximum. Can't take anymore input. The nervous system has either (click) snapped or is about to snap.
In the first world war, that condition was called shell shock. Simple, honest, direct language. Two syllables, shell shock. Almost sounds like the guns themselves.
That was seventy years ago. Then a whole generation went by and the second world war came along and very same combat condition was called battle fatigue. Four syllables now. Takes a little longer to say. Doesn't seem to hurt as much. Fatigue is a nicer word than shock. Shell shock! Battle fatigue.
Then we had the war in Korea, 1950. Madison avenue was riding high by that time, and the very same combat condition was called operational exhaustion. Hey, we're up to eight syllables now! And the humanity has been squeezed completely out of the phrase. It's totally sterile now. Operational exhaustion. Sounds like something that might happen to your car.
Then of course, came the war in Viet Nam, which has only been over for about sixteen or seventeen years, and thanks to the lies and deceits surrounding that war, I guess it's no surprise that the very same condition was called post-traumatic stress disorder. Still eight syllables, but we've added a hyphen! And the pain is completely buried under jargon. Post-traumatic stress disorder.
I'll bet you if we'd of still been calling it shell shock, some of those Viet Nam veterans might have gotten the attention they needed at the time. I'll betcha. I'll betcha.
Would you call a murderer who relives the murder constantly "shell shocked"? Also, not everyone back then who was "shell shocked" lost connection to reality. I read a story once from a soldier who talked about how he just started shaking for no reason and feeling very, very helpless. He wasn't losing touch with reality.
I didn't agree with Carlin on that, I'm not sure if "shell shocked" is the right way to describe how people who are traumatised through non-military situations. I just say trauma/traumatised, PTSD if I'm trying to be medical but that's rare. I find that the word "trauma" has all the connotations you really need.I also disagree with Carlin. Before it was recognized as PTSD, there was almost no treatment of it whatsoever. There was a little bit of recognition after WWII and in Korea, but back in WWI you could get sent to prison or executed for "cowardice". PTSD is appropriate because it carries medical validity, rather than dismissing it as personal weakness.
So he was fearful and helpless in a situation that didn't call for it? Hmmm yes... very grounded in reality :P
Mind you I am intentionally stretching definitions in a playful manner.
I also disagree with Carlin. Before it was recognized as PTSD, there was almost no treatment of it whatsoever. There was a little bit of recognition after WWII and in Korea, but back in WWI you could get sent to prison or executed for "cowardice". PTSD is appropriate because it carries medical validity, rather than dismissing it as personal weakness.
I don't know if you'd call that "losing touch with reality" though. It's not like he was off in a far-away place in his head, he was aware of where he was and wanted to stop shaking, but he couldn't.
I read something from a train driver yesterday on a forum talking about his experience of trauma after hitting two kids who were playing on the tracks. Same kind of reaction.
Even then calling it a "semiconscious state" is a bit off. It can be far weaker than that or worse depending on circumstances.
Now you see, you have a particular idea there of what a shell shocked person is like rather than a medical definition. You've assumed that people who relive an event/experience a flashback will act it out, but that isn't necessarily the case.
The whole idea of "shell shock" is just something people created when they tried to understand trauma and clinical PTSD on a large scale after the First World War.
Vector my dear, that was me being lighthearted and respectful. I did not intend to offend.-snip-Vector: The Baskin-Robbins of trauma.
If you hate me, that's fine, but treat me with respect while you're at it.
Knowing the number of quotes wrongly attributed to Carlin, I do believe you may have been duped, unless you can find some particular source :PI can guarantee that Carlin did that routine, as I've heard him perform it. EDIT: Ninja'd. Bother.
I also disagree with Carlin. Before it was recognized as PTSD, there was almost no treatment of it whatsoever. There was a little bit of recognition after WWII and in Korea, but back in WWI you could get sent to prison or executed for "cowardice". PTSD is appropriate because it carries medical validity, rather than dismissing it as personal weakness.I agree that it is something that should be recognized (and certainly is very different from "cowardice") and not punished, but I'm still not sold on it being a "disorder". The definition of "trauma" indicates "an experience that produces psychological injury or pain" and "a powerful shock that may have long-lasting effects". So one who experiences a traumatic event ... would very much be expected to be experiencing what everyone is labeling as "PTSD". Hence why I'm looking at the situation with a thought of "well, yeah, what did you expect to happen after someone has a traumatic experience?" rather than "oh, that behavior is indicitive of a disorder".
No, they really aren't. As I said before, most traumatic experiences do not result in PTSD. The behavior is most certainly indicative of a disorder, because the mind can't properly process the trauma and relives the experience in some way.I also disagree with Carlin. Before it was recognized as PTSD, there was almost no treatment of it whatsoever. There was a little bit of recognition after WWII and in Korea, but back in WWI you could get sent to prison or executed for "cowardice". PTSD is appropriate because it carries medical validity, rather than dismissing it as personal weakness.I agree that it is something that should be recognized (and certainly is very different from "cowardice") and not punished, but I'm still not sold on it being a "disorder". The definition of "trauma" indicates "an experience that produces psychological injury or pain" and "a powerful shock that may have long-lasting effects". So one who experiences a traumatic event ... would very much be expected to be experiencing what everyone is labeling as "PTSD". Hence why I'm looking at the situation with a thought of "well, yeah, what did you expect to happen after someone has a traumatic experience?" rather than "oh, that behavior is indicitive of a disorder".
If I cut my finger with a knife, I don't think that blood coming from the wound is a disorder. Blood tends to come out of knife wounds in a rather expected manner.
I only hear the word "PTSD" thrown around is if someone's actually gone to the white coats and gotten tests. It's like a certificate that you can then use in legal or administrative situations where you need something official to show people.
There's... nothing odd about that?
I don't think that's odd at all, people are generally very sensitive about what people think of them. Even if they say "I don't care what people think", there's usually someone's opinion that matters very much to them.
Hence why I'm looking at the situation with a thought of "well, yeah, what did you expect to happen after someone has a traumatic experience?" rather than "oh, that behavior is indicitive of a disorder".
It is a disorder if the blood doesn't stop coming from the wound or if the wound festers.
Well that AND if you cut your finger with a knife, your body is trying to correct the disorder by bleeding.
But enough to give them PTSD-like symptoms?
The idea that through mild disapproval you can turn someone into a psychological wreck? The idea that the strength of the mind is paradoxical at best?Again, that's... not even remotely odd. Stress is bad for you. Even light degrees of it, especially if it's consistent over a long period of time. It'll bugger a person up. Cause of the stress is fairly irrelevant, so far as I'm aware, so long as it's occuring. S'one of the reasons stress is so bad for you, since it (on the basic physical side of things) is a fairly regular (set of) reaction(s) to a potentially very wide array of stimulants (many/most of which stress reactions are frankly detrimental for dealing with). Keep flooding the body with stuff that basically causes it to break and, well. It breaks.
I'd say there is an oddness about it.
No, they really aren't. As I said before, most traumatic experiences do not result in PTSD. The behavior is most certainly indicative of a disorder, because the mind can't properly process the trauma and relives the experience in some way.Avoiding the issue of getting statistical information on the "trauma -> PTSD" part ... Then I would just say that people possess varying levels of "mental fortitude". Some people are more likely to cope with traumatic events happening to them, and some people are more strongly affected by them and for longer. But that is something specific to each individual and not something one can make sweeping generalizations for that cover all of humanity.
It is a disorder if the blood doesn't stop coming from the wound or if the wound festers.That's ... not quite the point I was trying to make.
Well that AND if you cut your finger with a knife, your body is trying to correct the disorder by bleeding.
Keeps the bacteria out (ever try to swim against a current?) and pushes platelets out to the wound to seal it. I can certainly see that as "on purpose".It is a disorder if the blood doesn't stop coming from the wound or if the wound festers.
Well that AND if you cut your finger with a knife, your body is trying to correct the disorder by bleeding.
Did... did you just imply that bleeding out of a wound is something your body causes on purpose?
By stating certain reactions to traumatic events are characteristic of a "disorder", then you would have to have some manner in establishing what a standard level of response to a traumatic event is. Can you quantify something like that? Where does one draw the line between "this is an acceptable amount of stress in response to being emotionally abused" and "this is an unacceptable amount of stress in response to being emotionally abused".
The part where it scabs is on purpose, sure. But your body couldn't possibly avoid bleeding. There was a wall keeping pressurized liquid in and then there isn't, of course the liquid comes out. Its not like fevers or vomiting where the human body evolved a mechanism to actively cause it if something goes wrong, which seemed to be what Neonovik was implying.Keeps the bacteria out (ever try to swim against a current?) and pushes platelets out to the wound to seal it. I can certainly see that as "on purpose".It is a disorder if the blood doesn't stop coming from the wound or if the wound festers.
Well that AND if you cut your finger with a knife, your body is trying to correct the disorder by bleeding.
Did... did you just imply that bleeding out of a wound is something your body causes on purpose?
Expectations is not that important. Either a messy room or Diabetes is something out of order, even if out of order is the norm. Order=\=normal.Hence why I'm looking at the situation with a thought of "well, yeah, what did you expect to happen after someone has a traumatic experience?" rather than "oh, that behavior is indicitive of a disorder".
I don't think you understand what that word means in this context. "Not ordered" certainly is a definition of "disorder" but its the definition you would use to describe a messy room. The definition of disorder used to describe things like PTSD has nothing to do with whether the disorder is expected. If your family has a history of diabetes, for example, it wouldn't be a surprise if you got it, but it would still be a disorder.
For the record, that George Carlin quote was exactly what I was thinking of. Thank you for that.Shell shock refers to the poor bastards who went mad in bunkers while under bombardment. After what could be days locked up in a confined place, with banging and explosions as the ground above you was pummeled, entirely aware of the fact you could be killed or gravely wounded by a particularly large shell gaining a direct hit on your bunker, it's no surprise some people couldn't take it.
Pretty sure blood pressure is higher than external pressure because that's how you get enough oxygen at a fast enough rate, but there is the idea of blood pressure evolving to keep out bacteria. :3It's higher because it needs to be! Otherwise just leaning on something could cut off blood flow (basing this on absolutely nothing of course). But mostly getting okygen quickly. You breathe quickly, walk quickly (well, fairly fast), no wonder it pumps so hard!
Pretty sure it's a wrong idea, but... I don't know what but, but but.
For the record, that George Carlin quote was exactly what I was thinking of. Thank you for that.Shell shock refers to the poor bastards who went mad in bunkers while under bombardment. After what could be days locked up in a confined place, with banging and explosions as the ground above you was pummeled, entirely aware of the fact you could be killed or gravely wounded by a particularly large shell gaining a direct hit on your bunker, it's no surprise some people couldn't take it.
Not quite, I think. The point as I took it was that it is normal for there to be mental llama after experiencing something which is mentally llamatic, just as it is normal for there to be physical llama after experiencing something which is physically llamatic. Going by the same example, PLSD is akin to a cut which festers and requires additional, more serious care to deal with. Being llamatized by something llamatic is not a disorder; having that llama continue far past the point where it ordinarily begins to fade is, just as a cut which heals at the normal rate is not unusual (a physical disorder), while a cut which becomes badly infected is. There's a distinction to be made between "this event llamatized me" and "this event resulted in PLSD". I've had llamatic experiences (admittedly less so than some, and more due to my mental and emotional state as a child than anything else) that really fucked with my mind, fears, and perception of the world. I don't have PLSD.
The word llama has now become totally meaningless jabbering to me.
The point being that just like no-one bands together and (intends to) go out and force people to be decent, no-one bands together and forces people to protect the mentally sensitive. We do have a band of people who protect from ragamuffinry and villainy, but having a police that forces people to be decent would be invasive.It's not the world's responsibility to shield people with mental sensitivity.Neither is it anyone responsibility to be a decent person, but most at least try to.
If a one-L Lama is a monk, and a two-L llama, what's a three-L llama? Note: this joke is only funny when told, not read.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Maybe some people want to be able to just read and relax on the internet without being forced to face their psychological problems constantly? I don't think that's asking for a ton.That kind of falls under the category of safe zone, if you are a grammar teacher who has PTSD or TPTSD(Tumblr Post-traumatic Stress Disorder) and freaks out over misspellings and grammar mistakes, then you want to stay away from 4chan.
I'd be willing to bet that even people who are dealing with their problems enjoy getting a break from it.
Scientist have found aliens!
Scientists are trying to create aliens in labs!It took some explaining to make it clear that, considering the sheer size of the universe, the chance is very high that there IS alien life, but we're not sure.
So somebody on tumblr tried to convince me that starving kids had thin privilege.
I don't know, tumblr says crazy stuff like this all the time.
In other news, I went on a small FSTDT sprint.I've also been trawling through that site, recently.
My brain hurts.
My grandmother suffered from terrible anxiety all the way through her life. She worried about everything [...]. She developed Alzheimer's Disease a few years ago and I'm convinced it's from a lifetime of anxiety and stress.Judging from the fact that a lot of people, also such with a healthy stressless life, get Alzheimer's, I think that you are completely wrong on that conclusion as long as you don't have way more serious reasons. Correlation does not imply causility, and all that.
Trying to dispute someone's grandmother's condition on the basis that you don't have enough data seems both insensitive and rather silly.Please read ZetaX's post again. He at no point disputed her condition.
Stress does mean things to the body and mind. Trying to dispute someone's grandmother's condition on the basis that you don't have enough data seems both insensitive and rather silly.
considering scientists still don't know what causes the plaques to form and so forth.Um, we kinda do. It's a failure/ mutation of several proteins. The reasons for their failure are varied.
i know u might ignore(or not see it at all) but i kinda want 1 of my skyrim charaters ingame,(his name is lokion ofc but u can make up a name if u dont like it),hes got blackish fur,right eye blue,left eye yellow,is pretty much oposite of katia except hes ofc a khajiit(hes a guy too),hes a rare type of people called “dreamwalkers” who are people who can go into dreams and let people into there dreams(where if he goes into katias where shes a kid,hes gonna be a kid too),he has a small mine north of anvil(optional) and hes got 15,267 septims(what my charater has in skyrim) and hes got armor and a weapon that CAN actualy work(UNLIKE THAT CRAPPY MACHETTE!!!),has the same problem as katia except that instead of KINGS its mudcrabs(and its ALOT more terrifying too…,more like a demonic crab that turns into prettymuch a demon of death and murder,probably 10x more scary than the king…),tho i bet u wont see this anyways even tho how BIG this rly is…,maybe can put him in if u decide to when shes at the dance competition(which i think katias gonna fail tho…) or on the way back to anvilpleasebejokingpleasebejokingpleasebejoking
I couldn't even read the first word completely.
I'm not sure I understand the context.Prequel is a webcomic. Basically this guy wants his own Mary-Sue inserted into the story and thinks he'll get it.
Edit: Dance competition? What?
Face, have you met Palm? I don think so. Let me introduce you.I'm not sure I understand the context.Prequel is a webcomic. Basically this guy wants his own Mary-Sue inserted into the story and thinks he'll get it.
Edit: Dance competition? What?
I'm not sure I understand the context.Prequel is a webcomic. Basically this guy wants his own Mary-Sue inserted into the story and thinks he'll get it.
Edit: Dance competition? What?
I have found the most perfect scene that I would make into a gif if I knew how to. instead, let me link you to it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOFrFt5gKFw&t=40s).Face, have you met Palm? I don think so. Let me introduce you.I'm not sure I understand the context.Prequel is a webcomic. Basically this guy wants his own Mary-Sue inserted into the story and thinks he'll get it.
Edit: Dance competition? What?
Jesús.Quote from: Prequel Commenti know u might ignore(or not see it at all) but i kinda want 1 of my skyrim charaters ingame,(his name is lokion ofc but u can make up a name if u dont like it),hes got blackish fur,right eye blue,left eye yellow,is pretty much oposite of katia except hes ofc a khajiit(hes a guy too),hes a rare type of people called “dreamwalkers” who are people who can go into dreams and let people into there dreams(where if he goes into katias where shes a kid,hes gonna be a kid too),he has a small mine north of anvil(optional) and hes got 15,267 septims(what my charater has in skyrim) and hes got armor and a weapon that CAN actualy work(UNLIKE THAT CRAPPY MACHETTE!!!),has the same problem as katia except that instead of KINGS its mudcrabs(and its ALOT more terrifying too…,more like a demonic crab that turns into prettymuch a demon of death and murder,probably 10x more scary than the king…),tho i bet u wont see this anyways even tho how BIG this rly is…,maybe can put him in if u decide to when shes at the dance competition(which i think katias gonna fail tho…) or on the way back to anvilpleasebejokingpleasebejokingpleasebejoking
Amazingly Stupid Things You've Heard People Say
Oh hey, a non-politics thread!
LET'S SHOEHORN MY POLITICAL OPINION INTO IT!
the guy that wanted a temporary tattoo that was made with invisible ink
Oh hey, a non-politics thread!Huh? I think LB was confused because Syria as a country had nothing to do with 9/11.
LET'S SHOEHORN MY POLITICAL OPINION INTO IT!
Maybe he wanted a temporary UV tattoo?Quotethe guy that wanted a temporary tattoo that was made with invisible ink
Why is that weird? That sounds like something someone would actually buy.
Maybe he wanted a temporary UV tattoo?Quotethe guy that wanted a temporary tattoo that was made with invisible ink
Why is that weird? That sounds like something someone would actually buy.
Oh hey, a non-politics thread!Really, I think the real political issue is "Should we attack Syria or not?" (and even then, it's a remarkably unorthodox political issue, since it's so relatively non-partisan). His quotes aren't about that. His quotes are about destroying the entire country, referring to its people as ragheads, and blaming Syrians for 9/11. Which is non-political, and stupid.
LET'S SHOEHORN MY POLITICAL OPINION INTO IT!
QuoteAmazingly Stupid Things You've Heard People Say
"We should bomb Syria to dust and pave over the whole place. Make it a giant parking lot."
Oh, really? Why do you feel that way?
"Pay those ragheads back for 911"
...wait, what?
Here is a question you.Oh, FSTDT. You never cease to amaze me.
So a light year = the distance light travels in a year.
You mentioned the figure 11 million light years away.
So my question is how are we observing this light 11 million light years away now?
I'm not 11 million years old, i'm 20.
I wouldn't exactly call that an abuse of the first amendment. Stupid, but not an abuse.True, I use "abuse" loosely here. I think it's well within his rights to say it, but it's douchebaggy of him to do so.
What I don't get is how they even managed to latch onto that in the first place. Sharia has always, by definition, not been legal in America, as the Constitution establishes a single secular law and forbids the establishment of religious law.You expect paranoid political extremists to display clear, rational thought when creating their arguments? Islam is the new communism; if you can possibility work it into your accusations (regardless of their relation to politics, religion, or the Middle East), you do so. At least if you're that sort of person.
Quotethe guy that wanted a temporary tattoo that was made with invisible ink
Why is that weird? That sounds like something someone would actually buy.
QuoteThis is false. Matter can be both created and destroyed. Why are you claiming that it cannot? Who has taught you that it cannot be created or destroyed? Most importantly, why do you believe this is evidence in favor of young earth creationism?XD What do you mean? Its a law of physics.
Please link me to them. I'm not familiar with any such material.QuoteThe more complicated answer is that in some nuclear reactions particles can be converted into energy ( like in a hydrogen bomb). If that happened to your atoms you would said they were destroyed. If you consider the familiar equation E=mc2 it means there is an equivalence between matter and energy.But the simple answer is just so... much simpler.
What this means, is that all the matter in our world can be created, so it means it can only change form. Which means that, scientifically, evolution can't be true, because it requires more matter to be constatly produced (we have more matter than a one cell creature) evolution is supposed to be a explanation of us without the use of the supernatural. Obviously, mass had to be created at some point by something, but it has been made that more can't be created
because it requires more matter to be constatly produced (we have more matter than a one cell creature)
because it requires more matter to be constatly produced (we have more matter than a one cell creature)
because it requires more matter to be constatly produced (we have more matter than a one cell creature)
this is stupid i sure as hell don't believe in "space" which i sure as hell don't believve in neutron stars lol...what certain ppl sound like
I'm gonna have to slap a fool.Quotethis is stupid i sure as hell don't believe in "space" which i sure as hell don't believve in neutron stars lol...what certain ppl sound like
SCIENCE-RAAAAAAAAGEI'm gonna have to slap a fool.Quotethis is stupid i sure as hell don't believe in "space" which i sure as hell don't believve in neutron stars lol...what certain ppl sound like
So do I. Cats have claws, so a space cat must have some sort of space-age alloy monofilament claws or something.I pity the fool who gets slapped by a space cat!I'm gonna have to slap a fool.Quotethis is stupid i sure as hell don't believe in "space" which i sure as hell don't believve in neutron stars lol...what certain ppl sound like
Their claws tear through the space-time continuum.So do I. Cats have claws, so a space cat must have some sort of space-age alloy monofilament claws or something.I pity the fool who gets slapped by a space cat!I'm gonna have to slap a fool.Quotethis is stupid i sure as hell don't believe in "space" which i sure as hell don't believve in neutron stars lol...what certain ppl sound like
http://24.media.tumblr.com/63240d390ee0ada9aeca2bce257cb3c7/tumblr_mt33htAxd01qbp945o1_500.pngFukkin gay marriage, how does it werk?
Prepare for facepalms.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/63240d390ee0ada9aeca2bce257cb3c7/tumblr_mt33htAxd01qbp945o1_500.png(http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab151/cbecker07/Facedesk.png)
Prepare for facepalms.
Actually, that's what he's saying. Huffington Post. (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/13/nigerian-student-science-prove-gay-marriage-wrong_n_3920879.html)http://24.media.tumblr.com/63240d390ee0ada9aeca2bce257cb3c7/tumblr_mt33htAxd01qbp945o1_500.png'See, it IS impossible if we do this: place two HUGE magnets inside gay people, and then make them face north out the front and back, then they cannot go near each other! Perfect sense!'
Prepare for facepalms.
Real men sodomize undead giant sponges.Actually, that's what he's saying. Huffington Post. (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/13/nigerian-student-science-prove-gay-marriage-wrong_n_3920879.html)http://24.media.tumblr.com/63240d390ee0ada9aeca2bce257cb3c7/tumblr_mt33htAxd01qbp945o1_500.png'See, it IS impossible if we do this: place two HUGE magnets inside gay people, and then make them face north out the front and back, then they cannot go near each other! Perfect sense!'
Prepare for facepalms.
The worst part of this, the part that makes we want to go curl up in a ball and cry my eyes out, is that his university supports this, and that the faculty told him he would go on to win a Nobel Prize.
Why?QuoteAmalaha says his "groundbreaking" experiments show the north and south poles of two magnets are attracted to each other while same poles repel each other.Sorry, didn't know that magnet poles apply to everything else. I'm not allowed to mate with a human. Gonna go sodomise a sponge.
He concludes this “means that man cannot attract another man because they are the same, and a woman should not attract a woman because they are the same. That is how I used physics to prove gay marriage wrong".
I didn't think any argument could be older and more idiotic than "Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!". Oh how wrong I was >_<Actually, that's what he's saying. Huffington Post. (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/13/nigerian-student-science-prove-gay-marriage-wrong_n_3920879.html)http://24.media.tumblr.com/63240d390ee0ada9aeca2bce257cb3c7/tumblr_mt33htAxd01qbp945o1_500.png'See, it IS impossible if we do this: place two HUGE magnets inside gay people, and then make them face north out the front and back, then they cannot go near each other! Perfect sense!'
Prepare for facepalms.
The worst part of this, the part that makes we want to go curl up in a ball and cry my eyes out, is that his university supports this, and that the faculty told him he would go on to win a Nobel Prize.
Why?QuoteAmalaha says his "groundbreaking" experiments show the north and south poles of two magnets are attracted to each other while same poles repel each other.Sorry, didn't know that magnet poles apply to everything else. I'm not allowed to mate with a human. Gonna go sodomise a sponge.
He concludes this “means that man cannot attract another man because they are the same, and a woman should not attract a woman because they are the same. That is how I used physics to prove gay marriage wrong".
Sorry, didn't know that magnet poles apply to everything else. I'm not allowed to mate with a bear. Gonna go sodomise a sponge.
Did you just quantify love via an incredibly flawed physics/sociology/bullshit argument?It made sense before I started talking.
Gays, how do they work?
[This post has been blocked by the glorious empire of Mother Russia]DAMMIT.
On the radio tomorrowo.O
Why are AK47s so expensive?
Didn't you know? Neonivek is from the future.I'm from the present, and that is like being in yesterdays future, today!
I should know, I'm from there too.
You can't be from the present, you're an Aussie. You guys live a day in the FUTURE.Didn't you know? Neonivek is from the future.I'm from the present, and that is like being in yesterdays future, today!
I should know, I'm from there too.
Didn't you know? Neonivek is from the future.See, this is where I know you're lying. Neo's actually from Bizzaro Earth (this was established... a month ago? Something something sims medieval(?) something). I'd imagine what's going on with that is a time differential, not him being from our future. Maybe Bizzaro Earth has some kind of merlin effect going on where it ages backwards, or they just use tomorrow in the same sense we use yesterday. That'd actually kinda' fit, thinking on it... translation method slipping up and Neo forgetting to switch things around.
I should know, I'm from there too.
I heard that in Rwanda they go for about the price of a chicken - two bucks.QuoteWhy are AK47s so expensive?
How much is ammo?I heard that in Rwanda they go for about the price of a chicken - two bucks.QuoteWhy are AK47s so expensive?
Further on that point, antimateer is suspected of antigravity. Experiences are soon to be held (involving throwing antihydrogen horizontally and look which way it falls)Spoiler (click to show/hide)
http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/17/grand-theft-auto-v-fan-stabbed-and-robbed-for-new-game-in-colindale-4037561/Also
Record for shortest time after the launch date to blame a game for a killing? I think so.
no, not negative mass, but negative weight. Slight difference.In that case, wouldn't antimatter have a negative mass, and therefore be capable of FTL speeds?Further on that point, antimateer is suspected of antigravity. Experiences are soon to be held (involving throwing antihydrogen horizontally and look which way it falls)Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Mathemagically.
It's already been done.Further on that point, antimateer is suspected of antigravity. Experiences are soon to be held (involving throwing antihydrogen horizontally and look which way it falls)Spoiler (click to show/hide)
no, not negative mass, but negative weight. Slight difference.In that case, wouldn't antimatter have a negative mass, and therefore be capable of FTL speeds?Further on that point, antimateer is suspected of antigravity. Experiences are soon to be held (involving throwing antihydrogen horizontally and look which way it falls)Spoiler (click to show/hide)
It's already been done.Oh yeah, I knew that but I forgot. ::)
The results were something like antimatter is affected by gravity between -0.3 and 1.5 times the amount of regular matter. So not very conclusive at all.
My brain can't even begin to handle this level of stupid. (http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jaden-smith-if-everyone-dropped-out-of-school-society-would-be-more-intelligent-2013169)I don't care what he said, but that face. I want to punch it so hard D:
My brain can't even begin to handle this level of stupid. (http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jaden-smith-if-everyone-dropped-out-of-school-society-would-be-more-intelligent-2013169).....
My brain can't even begin to handle this level of stupid. (http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jaden-smith-if-everyone-dropped-out-of-school-society-would-be-more-intelligent-2013169)Wut.
You don't know that. I could secretly be Joe Biden for all you know.That is true. That said, you are as likely to be Jill Biden as you are to be Joe Biden.
You certainly couldn't. I know that because I am Joe Biden.And you are probably a 23 year old male.
Liar, you're 71!Stupid forum number entering. I meant 011, not 01!
My brain can't even begin to handle this level of stupid. (http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jaden-smith-if-everyone-dropped-out-of-school-society-would-be-more-intelligent-2013169)Damn, I was beginning to like Jaden for his flabbergasted expression at the VMAs with the rest of his family
Some guy on YouTube is saying that 90% of PC gamers pirate "in his experience" and that porting GTA V would cause immense losses.Well I pirated GTAIV...
One does not simply experience the activities of 90% of PC Gamers.
Some guy on YouTube is saying that 90% of PC gamers pirate "in his experience" and that porting GTA V would cause immense losses.
GTA isn't particularly famous for being DRM-heavy.I hope not, mostly because of how ironic DRM on a game about stealing shit and committing crimes would be.
Do they even have DRM?
GTA isn't particularly famous for being DRM-heavy.
Do they even have DRM?
Is Iraq part of the middle east?
On topic: Apparently mum was watching some talk show when there was a mother who basically said "I've been abusing my daughter since she was two, please help me." They gave the father crap for apparently not doing anything to stop her, but they didn't speak to the mother at all, which was a wicked pisser for me.
Talk shows in general are stupid. They never actually solve problems.
I think someone at some point basically proved that chart was a joke.I know this is old, but still. How can I be less privileged for being a latino? That's kind of racist.Its basically a scoreboard for how disadvantaged you have. Except that if you analyze it even a little, you'll realize that the numbers make no sense. Blind is three times worse than paralyzed, being Muslim makes you less privileged even if you live in the Middle East, being very short apparently puts you at a net disadvantage even if you're rich, ect.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Oh, and I'm pretty sure this was meant seriously.
So how many points do you gain for misspelling "Austist" and how do you qualify for a height of Manly Tears?
Gee, I feel (more? Less? "You're a teacher? Cool, I'm a technology!") privileged for having read that.
I think on Tumblr the lower you are on that 'privilege ranking system' the higher you are in the pecking order. Kinda fucking weird.I think someone at some point basically proved that chart was a joke.I know this is old, but still. How can I be less privileged for being a latino? That's kind of racist.Its basically a scoreboard for how disadvantaged you have. Except that if you analyze it even a little, you'll realize that the numbers make no sense. Blind is three times worse than paralyzed, being Muslim makes you less privileged even if you live in the Middle East, being very short apparently puts you at a net disadvantage even if you're rich, ect.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Oh, and I'm pretty sure this was meant seriously.
So how many points do you gain for misspelling "Austist" and how do you qualify for a height of Manly Tears?
Gee, I feel (more? Less? "You're a teacher? Cool, I'm a technology!") privileged for having read that.
As for being less privileged for being Latino, it has to do with theoretical societal attitudes toward a person. So if you're Latino, the idea is that people are less accepting of you than if you weren't. I sort of get the idea, but, yes, it does border on racist in itself at times. It's all a part of Tumblr's sophisticated-to-the-point-of-incomprehensibility privilege ranking system.
Of course. Spot on.I think on Tumblr the lower you are on that 'privilege ranking system' the higher you are in the pecking order. Kinda fucking weird.I think someone at some point basically proved that chart was a joke.I know this is old, but still. How can I be less privileged for being a latino? That's kind of racist.Its basically a scoreboard for how disadvantaged you have. Except that if you analyze it even a little, you'll realize that the numbers make no sense. Blind is three times worse than paralyzed, being Muslim makes you less privileged even if you live in the Middle East, being very short apparently puts you at a net disadvantage even if you're rich, ect.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Oh, and I'm pretty sure this was meant seriously.
So how many points do you gain for misspelling "Austist" and how do you qualify for a height of Manly Tears?
Gee, I feel (more? Less? "You're a teacher? Cool, I'm a technology!") privileged for having read that.
As for being less privileged for being Latino, it has to do with theoretical societal attitudes toward a person. So if you're Latino, the idea is that people are less accepting of you than if you weren't. I sort of get the idea, but, yes, it does border on racist in itself at times. It's all a part of Tumblr's sophisticated-to-the-point-of-incomprehensibility privilege ranking system.
There's no such thing as a fat butterface though :vThat's true. Butterface would be the wrong term. I'll edit.
To be honest, the mental image of a bunch of cables coming down from a treehouse is rather amusing.I dunno, I think Satellite internet might be more beneficial. Altitude gives a better connection.
Belgian colonies have a history of that sort of thing.We didn't decimate the indigenous that time. We sent our own poor people and petty thieves.
http://black-cat16-stamps.deviantart.com/art/Support-401837481
I can't even describe how dumb this is.
http://black-cat16-stamps.deviantart.com/art/Support-401837481
I can't even describe how dumb this is.
I swear the internet is a fucking melting pot of idiocy.
Apologies for the unneeded swearing, but goddamnit I will use my freedom of speech if it helps me get across my anger :P
In all seriousness though, it feels like this guyjust thinks that anyone who is not perfect is to be cut and let suffer for the way they were born.
I may be over exaggerating my anger, but I've not seen idiocy of this degree elsewhere.
To be honest, the mental image of a bunch of cables coming down from a treehouse is rather amusing.It doesn't have to be mental anymore!
An outhouse that drops onto a steep hill, fitted with a computer and internet connection. What more do you need?That actually kind of looks like a nice place to live in!To be honest, the mental image of a bunch of cables coming down from a treehouse is rather amusing.It doesn't have to be mental anymore!
(http://i.imgur.com/GWn8siU.png)
Food?An outhouse that drops onto a steep hill, fitted with a computer and internet connection. What more do you need?That actually kind of looks like a nice place to live in!To be honest, the mental image of a bunch of cables coming down from a treehouse is rather amusing.It doesn't have to be mental anymore!
(http://i.imgur.com/GWn8siU.png)
To be honest, the mental image of a bunch of cables coming down from a treehouse is rather amusing.It doesn't have to be mental anymore!
(http://i.imgur.com/GWn8siU.png)
Sure :PTo be honest, the mental image of a bunch of cables coming down from a treehouse is rather amusing.It doesn't have to be mental anymore!
(http://i.imgur.com/GWn8siU.png)
Can I sig this? It seems like it's begging for a sig.
Fire is the next form of matter above gas, known as plasma, which is why it is a glowing red and yellow color, or blue color. Havent you ever wondered what fire was? Why it is red but in a specific shape and moves around, its not a solid, liquid, or gas, its plasma. Plasma is described as basically a gas thats molecules have so much energy that they become another form of matter, like fire and lightning.
To be fair, lightning forms plasma.QuoteFire is the next form of matter above gas, known as plasma, which is why it is a glowing red and yellow color, or blue color. Havent you ever wondered what fire was? Why it is red but in a specific shape and moves around, its not a solid, liquid, or gas, its plasma. Plasma is described as basically a gas thats molecules have so much energy that they become another form of matter, like fire and lightning.
Glowing particles in the gas that gets produced by the heat.Well, technically, it's radiation produced by an oxidation process.
Glowing particles in the gas that gets produced by the heat.Well, technically, it's radiation produced by an oxidation process.
If we expand the definition of fire, also radiation emitted by nuclear fusion/fission.I don't understand how you get from oxidation to nuclear radiation.
Lightning is plasma? How can you even think that? Just... STUPID.QuoteFire is the next form of matter above gas, known as plasma, which is why it is a glowing red and yellow color, or blue color. Havent you ever wondered what fire was? Why it is red but in a specific shape and moves around, its not a solid, liquid, or gas, its plasma. Plasma is described as basically a gas thats molecules have so much energy that they become another form of matter, like fire and lightning.
I've seriously known since like 5th grade that lightning forms plasma by heating up the air.If "lightning" refers to the thing we see in the sky, then it is in fact plasma formed by electrical discharges.
What do stars have to do with oxidation?Nothing, but they're made of stuff that could be construed to be fire.
...no not really?What do stars have to do with oxidation?Nothing, but they're made of stuff that could be construed to be fire.
If we expand the definition of fire, also radiation emitted by nuclear fusion/fission.instead of
Also radiation emitted by nuclear fusion/fission.
Because when people think stars, they think a)pointy decahedrons, b)fuckhuge balls of fire, and/or c) celebrities.Who are 'people'?
1Divs never fail to dissappoint. (http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/01/harry-styless-latest-rumoured-girlfriend-paige-reifler-suffers-one-direction-fan-abuse-4129987/)How many people have the Directioners collectively threatened to kill at this point? Gotta be around a dozen.
Death threats again? Come on they can't think they actually have a chance with a member of a boyband who is also a millionaire.
I think I may have found the absolute dumbest thing in the universe.I'm going to say troll. Mostly because i refuse to believe that somebody not only writes all of that, but they can't even spell women.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/5726dd327cce0d43f6a21a831c0f7ad8/tumblr_mmxc1fmmOg1ryeto5o1_500.png
Not sure if trolling, or the dumbest person ever.
Usage Note: Traditionally, many writers have used man and words derived from it to designate any or all of the human race regardless of sex. In fact, this is the oldest use of the word. In Old English the principal sense of man was "a human," and the words wer and wyf (or wćpman and wifman) were used to refer to "a male human" and "a female human" respectively. But in Middle English man displaced wer as the term for "a male human," while wyfman (which evolved into present-day woman) was retained for "a female human." Despite this change, man continued to carry its original sense of "a human" as well, resulting in an asymmetrical arrangement that many criticize as sexist. · Nonetheless, a majority of the Usage Panel still accepts the generic use of man, although the women members have significantly less enthusiasm for this usage than the men do.
Looks like "womon" is the singular form, "womyn" is the plural.I prefer to use "hu˙mmůn" for the singular and "huümmîn" for the plural. The hu's are pronounced as in Spanish.
(Áh, Ě lővę thé ŰS-Íntčrnătďônŕl këyboârd sčttíng sö müçh)Apparently, you are speaking Vietnamese. (http://translate.google.com/#auto/en/%C3%81h%2C%20%C3%8C%20l%C3%B5v%C3%AA%20th%C3%A9%20%C3%9BS-%C3%8Dnt%C3%A8rn%C3%A3t%C3%AF%C3%B4n%C3%A0l%20k%C3%ABybo%C3%A2rd%20s%C3%A8tt%C3%ADng%20s%C3%B6%20m%C3%BC%C3%A7h) (Hit the listen button, do it.)
Geez... nothing weirder than Google trying say "umlaut" and "circumflex" in a vietnamese accent.I don't trust Google Translate.
Its Latin is also hilariously bad. It seems to translate every noun into the accusative or dative case, every verb into the infinitive or first-person singular (both present tense), and routinely fucks up the gender of words.Geez... nothing weirder than Google trying say "umlaut" and "circumflex" in a vietnamese accent.I don't trust Google Translate.
It's ability to recognize proper grammar is horrendous.
At least with Scandinavian languages.
I do agree he was being a bit of a cunt though.That's kind of standard for toddlers though. Being basically tiny sociopaths.
Yeah, all kids under 2 are clinical sociopaths.I do agree he was being a bit of a cunt though.That's kind of standard for toddlers though. Being basically tiny sociopaths.
I hated children already, Xantalos just reaffirms that once in a while :PXantalos: Ruining your point of view on toddlers since 1957!Yeah, all kids under 2 are clinical sociopaths.I do agree he was being a bit of a cunt though.That's kind of standard for toddlers though. Being basically tiny sociopaths.
FTFY.Yeah, all kids under 2 are clinical sociopaths who eat and poop a lot.I do agree he was being a bit of a cunt though.That's kind of standard for toddlers though. Being basically tiny sociopaths.
http://thisisrapeculture.tumblr.com/post/55058370805/fuckingrapeculture-facebooksexism
The logic takes a big leap from "That toddler has no sense of boundries" to "That toddler is a rapist".
EDIT: Tumblr ninja'd?
Well it is a bit hot lately in Canada, so dunno about "unheated". S'almost Halloween and we're still in the twenties! I can bike to school with a t-shirt on! What savagery.
Here in Georgia we have "rain please stop" x3 and spring.
Brittany (Small Britain) is famous in France for its climate:I can see where the name comes from. Here in Northern England, when a poncy southerner comes up and moans about the rain, there's usually a number of people wandering about in shorts and sandals. Me included.
Rain.
But there is a proverb here saying "it's raining only on [insert insult]" (I don't think there's an english equivalent to the name we use. "douche" is pretty close).
It mostly shows a disdain for strangers regarding stereotypes too seriously. In all honesty it doesnt rain THAT much, albeit it's never really summer (except for two weeks in august), and most of the rain is really light, so after three months living here you go from "It wont stop raining! the ground never dries!" to "It pretty much never rain. That? Nooooo that's not rain, just wet air."
We have 3 basic 'seasons' in San Diego. Cold and Rainy, Blistering Hot, and Really Rather Nice. The first two occur in small doses, with CR usually showing up in winter and BH usually saving itself for September. But it varies a lot depending on the year.Another San Diegan! That's cool.
The Catholic Church actually recognizes thatI do agree he was being a bit of a cunt though.That's kind of standard for toddlers though. Being basically tiny sociopaths.
Am I the only one here who lives in a place where winter is filled with snow storms and shinbone deep snow?Shin bone deep snow is a very mild winter in Michigan.
Ah, you guys with your extreme seasonal weather differences. In Wales, it lightly rains. Always.
It's all them mountains. The Lake District is slightly less, but comparably, moist.Ah, you guys with your extreme seasonal weather differences. In Wales, it lightly rains. Always.Wales is without a doubt the wettest place I have ever been to. It's lovely but my god you'd need to be wrung out in one of those mangle things.
https://www.youtube.com/user/l1011l/discussionApparently Islam as a unified entity sided with the nazis in WWII. You know. The political group who were white-supremacists, strongly Christian, and intolerant of people who didn't fit either of those.
I don't need to explain this. The guy is either a parody or a moron.
The political group who were white-supremacists, strongly Christian, and intolerant of people who didn't fit either of those.Intolerant up until you fought for them. They started compromising once the entire world was against them.
And they had a soft spot for that "obedience" stuff Islam does - I could search for the Goebbels quote, but I've done that sort of thing far too frequently before :PThe political group who were white-supremacists, strongly Christian, and intolerant of people who didn't fit either of those.Intolerant up until you fought for them. They started compromising once the entire world was against them.
Still, by that logic we should nuke Japan because they sided with the nazis 75 years ago. And Italy. And Germany.
Occasionally, we get storms with greenish-black clouds and purple lightning. That's when you know shit's about to get REAL.In Michigan we have this thing about tornadoes.
We also get hurricanes, better known as IT'S RAINING SIDEWAYS! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgNoY3MqpZg)
Incidentally, our reactions to inclement weather may vary:
Hurricanes (anything below a Category 3):Spoiler: Meh. Stock up on beer and plywood. (click to show/hide)
Forecast of 1 inch of snow:Spoiler: OH MY GOD BUY ALL THE FOOD! WE MAY HAVE TO EAT OUR YOUNG TO SURVIVE! (click to show/hide)
Sweet fucking lord. Just... the stupid contained in the quote below may be weapons=grade quality. Do not read it if you are either having a bad day or don't want to ruin a previously good day.I had to triple check just to make sure i was reading that right. Why. Just why.Spoiler: You were warned (click to show/hide)
In Michigan we have this thing about tornadoes.
Blizzard? Just turn on the heater and get out the shovel.
Lethal heat wave? Turn on the AC and go to the pool, pussy.
Rainstorm of Noahic proportions? This doesn't even merit action.
1% chance of small tornado coming within 100 miles of your town? SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING DUCK AND COVER IN BASEMENT WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE
Italian trains?There are other shitty Italian trains. Though well, the Phyra kinda beat them in uselessness. Spontanously igniting is not considered a good thing in a high-speed train.
Fyras?
Today, on Stupid Things, we have a special feature dramatic reading by Slowbeef. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqNGTJmqvQE)Oh man, the minute where it goes over the edge of the precipice... that was eerie yet glorious.
In Michigan we have this thing about tornadoes.
Blizzard? Just turn on the heater and get out the shovel.
Lethal heat wave? Turn on the AC and go to the pool, pussy.
Rainstorm of Noahic proportions? This doesn't even merit action.
1% chance of small tornado coming within 100 miles of your town? SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING DUCK AND COVER IN BASEMENT WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE
I second this. I grew up in Texas, where only snow/ice scares you, because no one has a clue how to deal with 1/128th of an inch of snow on the ground, and go sliding all over playing bumper cars with their dual exhaust, lifted 4x4 trucks.
Move to Michigan, and every single time there is the slightest gust of wind during a thunderstorm my in-laws run and hide in the basement, while I stand on the porch under the eaves and enjoy the storm and attempt to explain how there is NO WAY a tornado will hit us, being in a big valley where tornadoes are rarer than a blue moon.
Heh. Here in San Diego, one drop of rain hits the ground, and everyone freaks out. Either people start dancing in it, or refuse to drive in it. If there it so much as showers, everyone batons down the hatches and bundles up with blankets and hot chocolate.
In Michigan we have this thing about tornadoes.
Blizzard? Just turn on the heater and get out the shovel.
Lethal heat wave? Turn on the AC and go to the pool, pussy.
Rainstorm of Noahic proportions? This doesn't even merit action.
1% chance of small tornado coming within 100 miles of your town? SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING DUCK AND COVER IN BASEMENT WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE
I second this. I grew up in Texas, where only snow/ice scares you, because no one has a clue how to deal with 1/128th of an inch of snow on the ground, and go sliding all over playing bumper cars with their dual exhaust, lifted 4x4 trucks.
Move to Michigan, and every single time there is the slightest gust of wind during a thunderstorm my in-laws run and hide in the basement, while I stand on the porch under the eaves and enjoy the storm and attempt to explain how there is NO WAY a tornado will hit us, being in a big valley where tornadoes are rarer than a blue moon.
I live in Missouri. The people here are cowards about weather. ANY inclement weather and everyone FREAKS out and hides in a hole. Heavy rain? OH GOD, WE'RE GOING TO HYRDOPLANE AND DIE. Thunderstorm w/ wind? OH GOD, TORNADOS! (I like on the downslope of a hill that is one half of two hills forming a cove. If a tornado hit my home, it would be A DIRECT ACTION OF GOD.) Snow? SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING.
"Inequations are exactly the same as equations."
What is this I don't even.
"Inequations are exactly the same as equations."I think he was saying they can be manipulated like equations.
What is this I don't even.
It's X < Y or X < -YX < ±Y.
Just try it with 5 and -6.
Not for X = Y = 0 :PIt's X < Y or X < -YX < ±Y.
Just try it with 5 and -6.
But then the original inequality wouldn't be true.Yeah, it doesn't hold in all cases.
I'd say they're the same in that they specify relations between variables. Obviously equalities are much more powerful in most systems, but they're the same mathematical thing."Inequations are exactly the same as equations."I think he was saying they can be manipulated like equations.
What is this I don't even.
X^2 < Y^2 can be manipulated to X < Y just the same as X^2 = Y^2.
X < |Y|It's X < Y or X < -YX < ±Y.
Just try it with 5 and -6.
You win a cookie.X < |Y|It's X < Y or X < -YX < ±Y.
Just try it with 5 and -6.
Inequalities are exactly the same as equations, with ONE exception: if you multiply by -1 (or -anything really), you reverse the sign of the inequation. That's pretty much all.Sorry, but that's just plain wrong. Apart from several other exceptions you are missing (like division, power, ...), their behaviour is also different. They for example lack reflexivity which is probably the most often used property of equations. Also, inqualities are far less often defined than equalities, e.g. in polynomial rings or complex numbers.
Yeah, you need an ordered field to have inequalities, but most people only ever use the real numbers - for all practical purposes, inequalities and equalities behave quite similarly. Think of it like this: X < Y <=> (\exists epsilon > 0 so that X = Y - epsilon). If you just run with that, you're golden ;)Inequalities are exactly the same as equations, with ONE exception: if you multiply by -1 (or -anything really), you reverse the sign of the inequation. That's pretty much all.Sorry, but that's just plain wrong. Apart from several other exceptions you are missing (like division, power, ...), their behaviour is also different. They for example lack reflexivity which is probably the most often used property of equations. Also, inqualities are far less often defined than equalities, e.g. in polynomial rings or complex numbers.
I find it a little bit sad that people are arguing over things that you're supposed to learn in schools.If we didn't argue about things we learnt in school people would still think Newtonian physics was any more than just a lenses we use to describe macro mechanical systems not operating at speeds approaching c. That isn't even to mention the primitive explanation of the atomic model given, or cellular meiosis, or the number plane. I mean really, you would swear non-euclidean geometry doesn't real!
My main point wasn't even in the ordered field, but on exactly those "similiar" properties some of you mentioned. Those are as similar as an ape and a banana: they are obviously forms of life, have some interactions, but that's about it.Yeah, you need an ordered field to have inequalities, but most people only ever use the real numbers - for all practical purposes, inequalities and equalities behave quite similarly. Think of it like this: X < Y <=> (\exists epsilon > 0 so that X = Y - epsilon). If you just run with that, you're golden ;)Inequalities are exactly the same as equations, with ONE exception: if you multiply by -1 (or -anything really), you reverse the sign of the inequation. That's pretty much all.Sorry, but that's just plain wrong. Apart from several other exceptions you are missing (like division, power, ...), their behaviour is also different. They for example lack reflexivity which is probably the most often used property of equations. Also, inqualities are far less often defined than equalities, e.g. in polynomial rings or complex numbers.
A banana and an ape are actually quite similar: The only differences - mobility, internal structure etc - are quite trivial when compared to the similarities - cell structure, DNA, region of occurence, being made from roughly the same compounds etc. It's a good example, actually: There are some obvious differences, but under the hood they work rather like each other.My main point wasn't even in the ordered field, but on exactly those "similiar" properties some of you mentioned. Those are as similar as an ape and a banana: they are obviously forms of life, have some interactions, but that's about it.Yeah, you need an ordered field to have inequalities, but most people only ever use the real numbers - for all practical purposes, inequalities and equalities behave quite similarly. Think of it like this: X < Y <=> (\exists epsilon > 0 so that X = Y - epsilon). If you just run with that, you're golden ;)Inequalities are exactly the same as equations, with ONE exception: if you multiply by -1 (or -anything really), you reverse the sign of the inequation. That's pretty much all.Sorry, but that's just plain wrong. Apart from several other exceptions you are missing (like division, power, ...), their behaviour is also different. They for example lack reflexivity which is probably the most often used property of equations. Also, inqualities are far less often defined than equalities, e.g. in polynomial rings or complex numbers.
Those differences are far from trivial. By your reasoning, all mathematical objects (in the sense of ZFC) are the same for sharing the evry same axioms. Additionally, you were talking about how they work; when was the last time you saw a banana eat another banana, or an ape growing into a tree (assuming you have bananas with seeds, which is a rarity nowadays).As I said, some differences exist. But equations and inequalities are closer related than, say, integration and trees (the kind of trees that have at least two leaves ;) )
no self-respecting member of such groups could, would or should take this without protest or offense.
In an ideal world nobody gets offended over anything.Would this come from no one saying anything hurtful anymore or humanity becoming completely numb to what other people say or think?
It would come from everyone having a perfect understanding of why people say or think what they do.In an ideal world nobody gets offended over anything.Would this come from no one saying anything hurtful anymore or humanity becoming completely numb to what other people say or think?
Invent telepathy.It would come from everyone having a perfect understanding of why people say or think what they do.In an ideal world nobody gets offended over anything.Would this come from no one saying anything hurtful anymore or humanity becoming completely numb to what other people say or think?
Invent telepathy.It would come from everyone having a perfect understanding of why people say or think what they do.In an ideal world nobody gets offended over anything.Would this come from no one saying anything hurtful anymore or humanity becoming completely numb to what other people say or think?
...Says the Eldritch Abomination :PInvent telepathy.It would come from everyone having a perfect understanding of why people say or think what they do.In an ideal world nobody gets offended over anything.Would this come from no one saying anything hurtful anymore or humanity becoming completely numb to what other people say or think?
I'd rather not. Middle school would be a nightmare.And the retort would be "Well why are you thinking about dicks?", or at least until everyone stops assigning such significance to people thinking relatively normal things.
"Why're you thinking about dicks?" would become the new "Why're you hitting yourself?"
That or we have made vocal speech the new whisper...I'd rather not. Middle school would be a nightmare.And the retort would be "Well why are you thinking about dicks?", or at least until everyone stops assigning such significance to people thinking relatively normal things.
"Why're you thinking about dicks?" would become the new "Why're you hitting yourself?"
I can reasonably see people being offended by these sports team names (and especially their mascots (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VwHtGu-5VPM/UIcCSusTxnI/AAAAAAAABQQ/PcY3FUkU9Ew/s1600/chief+wahoo.jpg), being caricatures), but ultimately it's up to the native americans themselves whether they care or not.The issue has nothing to do with people being offended about the team names - I can understand people being offended, whatever. But arguing about how offensive something is while saying something significantly MORE effective (the quote in question) is just - like, seriously, oh my fucking hell, that's just terrible. They're effectively saying that anyway that disagrees with them doesn't even have the right to be considered a member of their ethnic group.
Why is it that the people who get most offended by this sort of thing are rarely of the group that actually has a right to be offended?
Why is it that the people who get most offended by this sort of thing are rarely of the group that actually has a right to be offended?Who are they really trying to make feel better about these things? Themselves, or the group that would be offended? In most cases, I would assume the former.
mobyfufu asked: Hi, you believe that all women are better then men, and also that men cannot be raped right? I suggest you search up Jeffrey Dahmer. Not to end this on a mean note, but I think it'll change your mind.Definitely trollin'.
Actually, Jeffrey Dahmer is a man’s natural state.
LOL if you believe in the dictionary (that fyi is written by white cishets) then you’re NOT a feminist.Troll. Definitely.
It's not really worth speculating on. This blog is so far beyond the Poe Event Horizon that there is no way to discern it.This.
regit27 asked: I used to think i was gay, but after reading your blog I realize that I really want to just rape women. Thank you for this enlightening, and now I'll start making my plans. Do you think I should use duct tape on their mouths, or is it better to listen to them scream and cry? I'm new to this and I could use some advice! Thankees!!!!!!!
Anonymous asked: disabled? like unable to walk?AHAHAHAHA
I have a small scar on my left arm from a fence I tried to climb over but this patriarchal society doesn’t acknowledge my dis-empowered arm as a disability so I don’t get any extra recognition or monetary aid for it.
Have you girls ever noticed how tumblr is based on patriarchy itself?
People are able to follow and stalk you, which reinforces rape culture.
You don’t get to CONSENT when people reblog you. And as I’ve mentioned in my faq rape doesn’t require penetration. You’re literally being raped by white cishets as they reblog your posts.
Tumblr is literally PART of rape culture.
I think I might have found someone even dumber than that "anti-piv" guy. I hope this person is a troll, because if they aren't humanity as a whole is doomed.Are you TRYING to kill me?!
http://scummy-world.tumblr.com/
This is ridiculously stupid, even for tumblr.
Too lazy to actually check that troll's blog, do they have a long ass list of labels/privileges?No, but they're a radical feminist and extremely racist.
Too lazy to actually check that troll's blog, do they have a long ass list of labels/privileges?No, but they're a radical feminist and extremely racist.
Too lazy to actually check that troll's blog, do they have a long ass list of labels/privileges?No, but they're a radical feminist and extremely racist.
It's not THAT long but OF COURSE they have a list: ★ 21 ★ WOC ★ Sex negative ★ Singlet ★ LGBQ ★ DISABLED
Sex Negative means they disapprove of sex (from the content, because sex is either rape or objectification and usually both and thus always bad). WOC is Womyn Of Colour.
Also it is DEFINITELY someone on a lark, no way this is real.
Sex Negative means they disapprove of sex (from the content, because sex is either rape or objectification and usually both and thus always bad). WOC is Woman Of Colour.
Also it is DEFINITELY someone on a lark, no way this is real.
Have you girls ever noticed how tumblr is based on patriarchy itself?
People are able to follow and stalk you, which reinforces rape culture.
You don’t get to CONSENT when people reblog you. And as I’ve mentioned in my faq rape doesn’t require penetration. You’re literally being raped by white cishets as they reblog your posts.
Tumblr is literally PART of rape culture.
Quotewhite cishets
It took a few minutes to figure out WTF a "cishet" was. I thought it was a typo....
Cissexual heterosexual, the bane of all social justice warriors.It took a few minutes to figure out WTF a "cishet" was. I thought it was a typo....
What is it?
Aren't those the same thing?Cissexual heterosexual, the bane of all social justice warriors.It took a few minutes to figure out WTF a "cishet" was. I thought it was a typo....
What is it?
I automatically stop reading the minute they cram together "cis" and "het". That, and I tend to read the "sh" as representing the fricative it usually does, rather than s and h.Quotewhite cishets
... Well. This is fascinating. I never realized it, but apparently I've got THREE labels and I didn't know it.
I believe that most heterosexual intercourse... is effectively rape
I wanted to have a relationship with a man once. but he didn’t want toPretty much gives us the entire picture.
I read it as 'If I have one potato and four pink, how many camels must have been killed by my mother?'SIGD.
NO U.IT'S BEYOND YOUR REACH NOW.
DIE CIS SCUM
If I'm heteroromantic asexual, am I cishet scum or just cis scum? I want to know how much I'm allowed to loathe myself and how poorly things are for me on the internet and, by extension, how much better I am than a gay trans person.It must be feminine, because masculine nouns represent oppression!DIE CIS SCUM
I didn't know "Cis Scum" was a feminine noun.
what about neohexane?We don't talk about The One.
My teachers call the DNA code "degenerated", because of its redundancy (I think). So this is "degenerating" in the same meaning, because in a way, any debate about sexuality is about chemistry in the first place :PI wonder what they do when they loose their only set of house keys...
#feeble_attempt_at_justificating_himself
Tut tut tut. It's not degenerating, it's improving.
My teachers call the DNA code "degenerated", because of its redundancy (I think). So this is "degenerating" in the same meaning, because in a way, any debate about sexuality is about chemistry in the first place :PI said 'degenerating?' because it's not degenerating, the conversation is improving.
#feeble_attempt_at_justificating_himself
Secondly, it's called a degenerate code because many base triplets code for the same amino acid.
My friend once said that how good something is directly corresponds to its popularity, and then everyone backed him up.His opinion is very good. :P
I facepalmed.
Oh, definitively (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ItsHardSoItSucks).
He then went on to say that if something costs money it is automatically better than something that is free(he cited dwarf fortress(a game he had never played) vs Minecraft).Somebody bring out the '2CASUAL4U' banner.
Somebody bring out the '2CASUAL4U' banner.6.07638945782E+25
Doesn't stop that from being stupid, though he was what i would percieve as popular.Just ignore them if they pull those cards. Or pull a Godwin.
He then went on to say that if something costs money it is automatically better than something that is free(he cited dwarf fortress(a game he had never played) vs Minecraft). And still they continued to support him. I think it shows how people i know are sheep or butt kissers(in a way both).
EDIT: After thinking for a fraction of a second, i think they may have failed to see Dwarf Fortresses inner beauty as a complicated master piece expressed in a simple way(if not particular kind to the untrained eye).
I think he used the ASCII code.QUIT REPRESSING EBCDIC, ASCII SCUM
Is 2CASUAL4U in base 35 or 36 there?I actually did 2CASUAL4YOU, not U.
#1 was when we were studying dimensional analysis. I argued that the English system is better than metric for everyday use, because it is based on body parts. She responded with the standard arguments. Later that day, she denied the superiority of the binary system, even though I was defending it using the exact same arguments she had earlier.In her defence, that's not even the slightest bit stupid - measurements being based on body parts is irrelevant, because body parts vary in size, so the only advantage to the english system is that people in certain areas already use it, which hardly offsets the tremendous gains of having a unified wroldwide system. Binary numbers, however, are inferoir to base ten (or base 8, 11, or any other number in that region) because their information density is too low - while a computer can only have ON and OFF, a person can write '4' with the same amount of effort as a '1'.
I think he means it's easier to estimate at a glance.That's probably because you don't use metric much.
I easily tell you my shoe is about a foot by glance, but if one told me to estimate it in centimeters, I'd be lost without a ruler.
I think he means it's easier to estimate at a glance.That's probably because you don't use metric much.
I easily tell you my shoe is about a foot by glance, but if one told me to estimate it in centimeters, I'd be lost without a ruler.
If you were to show me a thing I would have no idea its approximate length in imperial units, while I could give it to the nearest 5 cm.
My point was that she ignored the exact same arguments she used to try and convince me. Personally, speaking as someone who trained himself to do math in binary, it's not that difficult and the information density is not much of an issue. I read an article by Fred Pohl which suggested the idea. Pohl went so far as to suggest a whole new system of numbers.#1 was when we were studying dimensional analysis. I argued that the English system is better than metric for everyday use, because it is based on body parts. She responded with the standard arguments. Later that day, she denied the superiority of the binary system, even though I was defending it using the exact same arguments she had earlier.In her defence, that's not even the slightest bit stupid - measurements being based on body parts is irrelevant, because body parts vary in size, so the only advantage to the english system is that people in certain areas already use it, which hardly offsets the tremendous gains of having a unified wroldwide system. Binary numbers, however, are inferoir to base ten (or base 8, 11, or any other number in that region) because their information density is too low - while a computer can only have ON and OFF, a person can write '4' with the same amount of effort as a '1'.
FAKEEDIT: You get used to that sort of thing. Also, your foot most probably is much longer than one ft.
My foot is only 11 inches, but then I have small feet.#1 was when we were studying dimensional analysis. I argued that the English system is better than metric for everyday use, because it is based on body parts. She responded with the standard arguments. Later that day, she denied the superiority of the binary system, even though I was defending it using the exact same arguments she had earlier.In her defence, that's not even the slightest bit stupid - measurements being based on body parts is irrelevant, because body parts vary in size, so the only advantage to the english system is that people in certain areas already use it, which hardly offsets the tremendous gains of having a unified wroldwide system. Binary numbers, however, are inferoir to base ten (or base 8, 11, or any other number in that region) because their information density is too low - while a computer can only have ON and OFF, a person can write '4' with the same amount of effort as a '1'.
FAKEEDIT: You get used to that sort of thing. Also, your foot most probably is much longer than one ft.
I am just going to assume 11 inches equals 1 foot and 1 inch.My foot is only 11 inches, but then I have small feet.#1 was when we were studying dimensional analysis. I argued that the English system is better than metric for everyday use, because it is based on body parts. She responded with the standard arguments. Later that day, she denied the superiority of the binary system, even though I was defending it using the exact same arguments she had earlier.In her defence, that's not even the slightest bit stupid - measurements being based on body parts is irrelevant, because body parts vary in size, so the only advantage to the english system is that people in certain areas already use it, which hardly offsets the tremendous gains of having a unified wroldwide system. Binary numbers, however, are inferoir to base ten (or base 8, 11, or any other number in that region) because their information density is too low - while a computer can only have ON and OFF, a person can write '4' with the same amount of effort as a '1'.
FAKEEDIT: You get used to that sort of thing. Also, your foot most probably is much longer than one ft.
I am just going to assume 11 inches equals 1 foot and 1 inch.Heh, you're assuming the english system makes sense.
I am just going to assume 11 inches equals 1 foot and 1 inch.Heh, you're assuming the english system makes sense.
the english systemIs this a thing that people call Imperial Units?
The English do not make much sense - the language , the measurements, the fact we managed to conquer half the world despite being a tiny island, the fact the American media thinks we all speak with received pronunciation or cockney accents, the fascination with the American elections... and that's just the tip of the iceberg. And I wouldn't want it any other way. And yes, despite using the good old Imperial system often, base ten is so much easier!Don't forget our propensity to conquer countries by having a flag.
You know how it is. You either have tea with the vicar, or YOU DIE!Actually, the UK is less religious than the US, and British cake is very fine, thankyouverymuchthankyouplease.
(I'd rather take death over cake, but chicken's fine too)
/me plants flag on Bay12.Sadly, the sigflag fad outdid you there.
"I claim this internet forum for her glorious highness the Queen, ruler of the mighty British Empire!"
I don't have sig images enabled AHAHA but you seem like a jolly good fella so why don't we retire back to my stately home for a spot of tea, cake and the plotting of the takeover of the world?/me plants flag on Bay12.Sadly, the sigflag fad outdid you there.
"I claim this internet forum for her glorious highness the Queen, ruler of the mighty British Empire!"
HAH REFERENCING OLD FADS
Because I and several associates already own it.I don't have sig images enabled AHAHA but you seem like a jolly good fella so why don't we retire back to my stately home for a spot of tea, cake and the plotting of the takeover of the world?/me plants flag on Bay12.Sadly, the sigflag fad outdid you there.
"I claim this internet forum for her glorious highness the Queen, ruler of the mighty British Empire!"
HAH REFERENCING OLD FADS
Noaw old fella don't be so hasty. Do yoah not think I would not be smart enough to oawn the warld already? I meant takeovah, as in forceful subjectivitah! (Good grief, I've gone full English).Because I and several associates already own it.I don't have sig images enabled AHAHA but you seem like a jolly good fella so why don't we retire back to my stately home for a spot of tea, cake and the plotting of the takeover of the world?/me plants flag on Bay12.Sadly, the sigflag fad outdid you there.
"I claim this internet forum for her glorious highness the Queen, ruler of the mighty British Empire!"
HAH REFERENCING OLD FADS
Son, I am dissapoint. I find your lack of stand-up comedy knowledge disturbing.
Actually, the UK is less religious than the US, and British cake is very fine, thankyouverymuchthankyouplease.
Please enlighten me. I vaguely recall hearing something along those lines once but other than that I know not. Also: I find your lack of knowledge of very obscure British comedy references vaguely. disturbing. The Star Wars, however, I commend.Son, I am dissapoint. I find your lack of stand-up comedy knowledge disturbing.
Actually, the UK is less religious than the US, and British cake is very fine, thankyouverymuchthankyouplease.
Noaw old fella don't be so hasty. Do yoah not think I would not be smart enough to oawn the warld already? I meant takeovah, as in forceful subjectivitah! (Good grief, I've gone full English).Because I and several associates already own it.I don't have sig images enabled AHAHA but you seem like a jolly good fella so why don't we retire back to my stately home for a spot of tea, cake and the plotting of the takeover of the world?/me plants flag on Bay12.Sadly, the sigflag fad outdid you there.
"I claim this internet forum for her glorious highness the Queen, ruler of the mighty British Empire!"
HAH REFERENCING OLD FADS
Yes, I do. Oh God. Oh God! OH GOD!Noaw old fella don't be so hasty. Do yoah not think I would not be smart enough to oawn the warld already? I meant takeovah, as in forceful subjectivitah! (Good grief, I've gone full English).Because I and several associates already own it.I don't have sig images enabled AHAHA but you seem like a jolly good fella so why don't we retire back to my stately home for a spot of tea, cake and the plotting of the takeover of the world?/me plants flag on Bay12.Sadly, the sigflag fad outdid you there.
"I claim this internet forum for her glorious highness the Queen, ruler of the mighty British Empire!"
HAH REFERENCING OLD FADS
You sound more like a New Orleans plantation owner here.
Please enlighten me. I vaguely recall hearing something along those lines once but other than that I know not. Also: I find your lack of knowledge of very obscure British comedy references vaguely. disturbing. The Star Wars, however, I commend.Son, I am dissapoint. I find your lack of stand-up comedy knowledge disturbing.
Actually, the UK is less religious than the US, and British cake is very fine, thankyouverymuchthankyouplease.
A wild Ireland appears!It di'n't do me any harm, y'knae (http://youtu.be/ljPFZrRD3J8)
yeh wot fam i set my mates on you innit wot you gonna do about it?!
SHUTUP FAM I BASH YOU UP
butters fob
What in Her Majesty's name is going on here?I'm not entirely sure. What say you to stealing from the Spanish?
So we're agreed; we'll go back in time and steam from the Spanish. Maybe tag along with Sir Walter Raleigh and take a share of that wonderful stolen gold.Me too. They did bad stuff from my peoples.Depends. If we go back in time and loot their ships carrying gold and shit, I'm all up for it.What in Her Majesty's name is going on here?I'm not entirely sure. What say you to stealing from the Spanish?
Is there room for a somewhat lazy American in this plan?So we're agreed; we'll go back in time and steam from the Spanish. Maybe tag along with Sir Walter Raleigh and take a share of that wonderful stolen gold.Me too. They did bad stuff from my peoples.Depends. If we go back in time and loot their ships carrying gold and shit, I'm all up for it.What in Her Majesty's name is going on here?I'm not entirely sure. What say you to stealing from the Spanish?
You taking Germans? Habsburg was Austrian/Spanish, there's a lot to give back...Everyone deserves to loot the Spanish. Especially people from the great continent of America. Even more if they are from Central America/Caribean.Is there room for a somewhat lazy American in this plan?So we're agreed; we'll go back in time and steam from the Spanish. Maybe tag along with Sir Walter Raleigh and take a share of that wonderful stolen gold.Me too. They did bad stuff from my peoples.Depends. If we go back in time and loot their ships carrying gold and shit, I'm all up for it.What in Her Majesty's name is going on here?I'm not entirely sure. What say you to stealing from the Spanish?
Let's go steal from the Spaniards! For England!You taking Germans? Habsburg was Austrian/Spanish, there's a lot to give back...Everyone deserves to loot the Spanish. Especially people from the great continent of America. Even more if they are from Central America/Caribean.Is there room for a somewhat lazy American in this plan?So we're agreed; we'll go back in time and steam from the Spanish. Maybe tag along with Sir Walter Raleigh and take a share of that wonderful stolen gold.Me too. They did bad stuff from my peoples.Depends. If we go back in time and loot their ships carrying gold and shit, I'm all up for it.What in Her Majesty's name is going on here?I'm not entirely sure. What say you to stealing from the Spanish?
Ironically, in my EU4 game, I, as France, have taken over Ireland and most of the UK.The French are actually badass fighters. Napoleon kicked most of Europe six ways from home solo, the French fought off an invasion in WWI and in WWII still had time to maintain the resistance. They currently have over 300 nuclear warheads and spend the third most on their army in the world. The Canadians... is another story altogether.
Meh, the effectively of the French resistance is kind-off overstated, at the expense of other countries. For example, the Belgian resistance managed to kill more soldiers in one action than the French resistance in a year and provided approximately 80% of all information gathered by all resistances in mainland Europe.Ironically, in my EU4 game, I, as France, have taken over Ireland and most of the UK.The French are actually badass fighters. Napoleon kicked most of Europe six ways from home solo, the French fought off an invasion in WWI and in WWII still had time to maintain the resistance. They currently have over 300 nuclear warheads and spend the third most on their army in the world. The Canadians... is another story altogether.
Had someone who was insisting you can't repeal the second amendment.
Don't forget our propensity to conquer countries by having a flag.Nah, the flag was great but it was the maps that sealed the deal. No point planting a flag if some Dutchman or Frenchman's just going to show up later with their own flag, the cartographers were King.
A wild Ireland appears!hush ur lips yh
yeh wot fam i set my mates on you innit wot you gonna do about it?!
SHUTUP FAM I BASH YOU UP
butters fob
With enough support, you can repeal everything.
Or you can do it sneakishly and attempt to bypass it.
So...this person believes that alcohol is still illegal?
The French are actually badass fighters. Napoleon kicked most of Europe six ways from home solo, the French fought off an invasion in WWI and in WWII still had time to maintain the resistance. They currently have over 300 nuclear warheads and spend the third most on their army in the world. The Canadians... is another story altogether.
The Canadians are one of the few countries who can say they not only defeated the USA in a way, but marched to their capital and burned it down.
Retaliation and all.The Canadians are one of the few countries who can say they not only defeated the USA in a way, but marched to their capital and burned it down.
Well they burned down our capital first. It's only fair after all.
It probably would have, but in another shape or form. The Versaille treaty pretty much ensured a war in Germany, but even without that the situation was dangerous in many countries.Foch said that the Versailles treaty was a 20 year armistice, which is oddly accurate. And while the Versailles treaty certainly played a role, it's not said that it wouldn't have happened anyway. There has been a extremist right wing movement even in countries that were the winner of the WWI (France, UK, Italy), though they did not necessarily get to power.
I thought it just meant "one-sided romantic attraction with two-sided platonic attraction" - and that definitely exists, I can attest to that...Mostly it's because people will look for any reason for a rejection other than themselves not being the other person's type. Same reason the "friendzone" term exists despite not being an actual thing."Friendzone" is a thing. It only exists in TV/books/comics, but it exists.
No. It usually seems to mean befriending someone and expecting sex in return.I thought it just meant "one-sided romantic attraction with two-sided platonic attraction" - and that definitely exists, I can attest to that...Mostly it's because people will look for any reason for a rejection other than themselves not being the other person's type. Same reason the "friendzone" term exists despite not being an actual thing."Friendzone" is a thing. It only exists in TV/books/comics, but it exists.
Yeah, as others have said, "friendzone" is supposed to mean that friendship precludes romantic attraction (or at least gets in the way of it). In reality, people just look for any excuse other than the other person not being romantically attracted, and assuming friendship got in the way seems to be a common fallacious excuse.I thought it just meant "one-sided romantic attraction with two-sided platonic attraction" - and that definitely exists, I can attest to that...Mostly it's because people will look for any reason for a rejection other than themselves not being the other person's type. Same reason the "friendzone" term exists despite not being an actual thing."Friendzone" is a thing. It only exists in TV/books/comics, but it exists.
While we're on the subject, I do not get the appeal of hats at all. Fedoras are cringeworthy when worn outside proper attire, but I don't think I like any hats. The only hat I own is a winter cap for when it snows.
The number of people I've seen wearing fedoras at my college is deeply concerning.The worst part, is most of them aren't even fedoras, or are terrible low quality ones.
The best hat is a 30s gangster.
ICwutUdidthereThe best hat is a 30s gangster.
Fix'd.
In one of my classes, there's a kid who looks extremely Irish/Scottish, and he always wears a beret, usually a plaid one. So one day, the person sitting behind him steals the hat. The kid who's hat was stolen turns around, and without breaking eye contact, reaches into his bag and pulls out another goddamn beret.
IMHO, the best hat is a golden crown. But not a normal crown -- an ancient crown, it's spikes twisted and its shape weathered by age, but still standing strong. Some of the decorative gems are missing or smashed. Without talking, it tells a tale of a kingdom, long lost, who fell to the night. The sound of an army, battlecries an of a million voices crying out in pain and being silenced echo through your ears at the mere sight of it. But, there is hope- a single heir survived. In fact the heir is wearing the crown right now. *Camera slowly zooms out*
A dark heir, a mad heir, but still a heir. Here he sits in his throne of evil, a dark lord with a light soul, in a castle of cobwebs on top of a mountain of black in a land of blight that used to be a kingdom.
Until I can acquire that one I will have to use normal hats. :-\
But the paperboy cap isn't necessarily ruined like the fedora has been. I mean, at least, you don't see webcomics about a fedora making a child into a gross manchild and being (And I'm being snarky saying this) "freindzoned" by their mother.I don't even care that you crossposted it in the WTF thread, that's beautiful enough to go in every emotion thread.
Hilarious comic. Sad fate to a once-great hat.
Oh, yeah, can I just link something here? (http://muscleluvr2.tumblr.com/post/55304548020/autumnleavesbabe-muscleluvr2-yorkbezbozny)
I want to stab this man in the eyes.
Oh, yeah, can I just link something here? (http://muscleluvr2.tumblr.com/post/55304548020/autumnleavesbabe-muscleluvr2-yorkbezbozny)
I want to stab this man in the eyes.
I don't even care if it's real or not. It's too funny for me to care.I completely and entirely agree with MSH.
No you have no idea if you go to the rest of his blog.
He's serious.
fetus dont have bones until 52 weeks into pregnancy.
7655 times 2 followers. i hae double the followers it says here. fuck iwishlilbwasmygrandpaAlso the pic is literally the second thing you'll find in google images for "blobfish".
That’s a Blobfish. It has fins for god sake. At no point in the fetal process do we have fully formed fins.
keep sipping on the indoctrinade. i love seeing stupid pro-choicers comment on my post without knowing the facts. this man’s son was killed without permission and all you care about is the fins. typical
Yeah. Poe's Law is a cruel mistress.Or in this case an ordinary woman who just enjoys cosplaying in leather.
Just heard this in class today, completely out of the blue. "When God created the human, it was for babies."I dunno. That's like saying "I poop in toilets because there's water in them."
I have no idea the sentences before or after that sentence, just that sentence.
What were they even trying to say?
But the paperboy cap isn't necessarily ruined like the fedora has been. I mean, at least, you don't see webcomics about a fedora making a child into a gross manchild and being (And I'm being snarky saying this) "freindzoned" by their mother.
Hilarious comic. Sad fate to a once-great hat.
Oh, yeah, can I just link something here? (http://muscleluvr2.tumblr.com/post/55304548020/autumnleavesbabe-muscleluvr2-yorkbezbozny)
I want to stab this man in the eyes.
fetus dont have bones until 52 weeks into pregnancyBut... Pregnancy doesn't even last 52 weeks!
Unless you're an elephant! I think we all know what this means.But the paperboy cap isn't necessarily ruined like the fedora has been. I mean, at least, you don't see webcomics about a fedora making a child into a gross manchild and being (And I'm being snarky saying this) "freindzoned" by their mother.
Hilarious comic. Sad fate to a once-great hat.
Oh, yeah, can I just link something here? (http://muscleluvr2.tumblr.com/post/55304548020/autumnleavesbabe-muscleluvr2-yorkbezbozny)
I want to stab this man in the eyes.Quotefetus dont have bones until 52 weeks into pregnancyBut... Pregnancy doesn't even last 52 weeks!
But how would he type!
But how would he type!Trunk. Easy.
Another update on the suitemate: apparently the female voice sometimes heard coming from his room is the 16-year-old daughter of one of the faculty families that he's tutoring for her PSATs, and he has declared that he's looking to meet girls with daddy issues.This can't end well...
But it might go entertainingly well...Another update on the suitemate: apparently the female voice sometimes heard coming from his room is the 16-year-old daughter of one of the faculty families that he's tutoring for her PSATs, and he has declared that he's looking to meet girls with daddy issues.This can't end well...
Remember suitemate, losing is fun.But it might go entertainingly well...Another update on the suitemate: apparently the female voice sometimes heard coming from his room is the 16-year-old daughter of one of the faculty families that he's tutoring for her PSATs, and he has declared that he's looking to meet girls with daddy issues.This can't end well...
Definitely a troll.OH GOD I JUST NOTICED THE PUNQuote7655 times 2 followers. i hae double the followers it says here. fuck iwishlilbwasmygrandpaAlso the pic is literally the second thing you'll find in google images for "blobfish".QuoteThat’s a Blobfish. It has fins for god sake. At no point in the fetal process do we have fully formed fins.Quotekeep sipping on the indoctrinade. i love seeing stupid pro-choicers comment on my post without knowing the facts. this man’s son was killed without permission and all you care about is the fins. typical
Guys. Come on. I'm seeing a pattern, and that pattern is you guys falling for trolls who are clearly winking and nudging and leaving hints that they're trolls.
Warning: really disturbing. If you can't tell what's disturbing about it, look at the tags at the bottom of the picture.I don't get the connection.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
There's a nice trace of irony there, considering that Chavez was a vegan.Warning: really disturbing. If you can't tell what's disturbing about it, look at the tags at the bottom of the picture.I don't get the connection.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Fucking animals isn't a great leap in learning. It's just... what it is.
The stupid part is that they are twisting the words of real civil rights leaders to suit their questionable cause.Warning: really disturbing. If you can't tell what's disturbing about it, look at the tags at the bottom of the picture.I don't get the connection.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Fucking animals isn't a great leap in learning. It's just... what it is.
Said a seal. :PI think seals are cute, but not cute in that way. Come on, I'm not a Canadian.
Then again, I'm a polar bear and I think it's wrong, so...
Uh, we don't do that with seals.Said a seal. :PI think seals are cute, but not cute in that way. Come on, I'm not a Canadian.
Then again, I'm a polar bear and I think it's wrong, so...
Good point, but I would expect this from Norwegians.Uh, we don't do that with seals.Said a seal. :PI think seals are cute, but not cute in that way. Come on, I'm not a Canadian.
Then again, I'm a polar bear and I think it's wrong, so...
I notice a conspicuous lack of statement regarding moose.Wildlife in general.
So?I notice a conspicuous lack of statement regarding to wether they are alive whne you do it.I notice a conspicuous lack of statement regarding moose.Wildlife in general.
We prefer to skin and eat them.
Wildlife in general.... so it's the domestic animals that need fear the canadian population. I'll remember that.
We prefer to skin and eat them.
Doesn't everyone?I notice a conspicuous lack of statement regarding moose.Wildlife in general.
We prefer to skin and eat them.
You looking for Norwegians by blood, or for people who live there currently?Good point, but I would expect this from Norwegians.Uh, we don't do that with seals.Said a seal. :PI think seals are cute, but not cute in that way. Come on, I'm not a Canadian.
Then again, I'm a polar bear and I think it's wrong, so...
*cue Norwegian out of woodwork*
I'm part Norwegian "by blood", so presumably those who live there currently.You looking for Norwegians by blood, or for people who live there currently?Good point, but I would expect this from Norwegians.Uh, we don't do that with seals.Said a seal. :PI think seals are cute, but not cute in that way. Come on, I'm not a Canadian.
Then again, I'm a polar bear and I think it's wrong, so...
*cue Norwegian out of woodwork*
Of course, you have the rather serious issue of many of these people seeing all birth control as a form of abortion.wat
Spent a part of my morning tying my mouse to my hand by the cord and figuring out how tricky it was to get the thing back in my hand. Its not impossible... but its not a swift action.
Healthy food is racist. (http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/10/the-racism-in-healthy-food/)Read about a third of the article. He has what could be a few good points, but he still seems to be saying that fast food is racist because historically cheap food has been grown on stolen land worked by slave labour.
The slogan strikes at the heart of the mistaken assumption that weight and health are intrinsically linkedWhile I agree we shouldn't shame people who are overweight, as it isn't something that a person can just change instantly, it isn't something that should be ignored. There is VERY MUCH a link between weight and health. I will say more in the morning.
Healthy food is racist. (http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/10/the-racism-in-healthy-food/)They actually make some good points about American health culture. But that third point about Americans eating the same amount of bad food is patently ridiculous. Someone's been payed off by McDonalds.
Sorry for bringing back this topic, but it popped up in another thread as well - why not legalize zoophilia? If it isn't a mental illness (and we should think thrice about the implications of calling it that), I basically see no difference to the legalization of homosexuality, BDSM, transgenderism (do you call it that?), only that it affects a much smaller segment of the population (you see the progression in the examples).The stupid part is that they are twisting the words of real civil rights leaders to suit their questionable cause.Warning: really disturbing. If you can't tell what's disturbing about it, look at the tags at the bottom of the picture.I don't get the connection.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Fucking animals isn't a great leap in learning. It's just... what it is.
You know like how Macklemore says "Human rights for everybody/There is no difference" about comparing gay rights to 60s movements for various races? Well, this is the same idea, except this time, it's wrong.
Yes, I'm sure not being discriminated against and forced to work for two cents an hour is the same as fucking animals.
Sorry for bringing back this topic, but it popped up in another thread as well - why not legalize zoophilia? If it isn't a mental illness (and we should think thrice about the implications of calling it that), I basically see no difference to the legalization of homosexuality, BDSM, transgenderism (do you call it that?), only that it affects a much smaller segment of the population (you see the progression in the examples).I've lurked /tg/ enough to know this debate. A large part is that an animal cannot give consent (body language is open to interpretation).
(And again for the record: I ain't no dirty sheephumpin' commie liberal. I be a dirty commie liberal though ;) )
You can violently murder them, skin them, and consume their flesh, without people batting an eyelash or asking if they want to be murdered, skinned, and ate (not that that would matter, as the laws generally disallow that even with consent, iirc), but frisky times come up and suddenly everyone's in jail. Consistency!
I'unno, it does sort of fit in with the general western trend of sex somehow being exponentially worse than violence...
Not to mention that said "intercourse" often causes physical damage to animals, so yeah, it's definitely animal abuse.You can violently murder them, skin them, and consume their flesh, without people batting an eyelash or asking if they want to be murdered, skinned, and ate (not that that would matter, as the laws generally disallow that even with consent, iirc), but frisky times come up and suddenly everyone's in jail. Consistency!
I'unno, it does sort of fit in with the general western trend of sex somehow being exponentially worse than violence...
You're not allowed to violently murder animals in progressive countries.
... huh. I wasn't aware of any countries that have made blanket hunting bans. Got a list?Funny thing, sometimes we can't always get the legislation we want (though quite a few focused laws--the international ban on whaling, the British ban on fox hunting, etc. have passed). Especially when you're in the U.S. and have to contend with the NRA.
You can violently murder them, skin them, and consume their flesh, without people batting an eyelash or asking if they want to be murdered, skinned, and ate (not that that would matter, as the laws generally disallow that even with consent, iirc), but frisky times come up and suddenly everyone's in jail. Consistency!THIS. ALL OF MY THIS.
I'unno, it does sort of fit in with the general western trend of sex somehow being exponentially worse than violence...
You're not allowed to violently murder animals in progressive countries.You've never seen the inside of a slaughterhouse I take it? Or what they do to all the male chicks in egg farms?
interesting. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_aspects_of_ritual_slaughter)Most ritual slaughter is surprisingly non violent. In many instances the animals are stunned before the slaughter, but even unstunned the suffering is limited.
or is that not violent enough for your personal taste?
I have. Animals are either stunned using either electrics or gas, and then slaughtered. And while the treatment of male chicks might seem horrible, it's both efficient and causes little suffering. (A rapid spinning blender kills instantly. They don't see it coming.)You're not allowed to violently murder animals in progressive countries.You've never seen the inside of a slaughterhouse I take it? Or what they do to all the male chicks in egg farms?
PorcWhat's porc?
After all, it's a professional slaughterer who uses a single incision across the throat, cutting through all veins and arteries. IIRC, With such a blood loss, the animal looses consciousness within 30 seconds and often much sooner.If that were done to a human, we'd still consider it fairly violent murder, in most situations :P
What's porc?Pig. Swine. Pork. Porc.
I know what pork is, but but I didn't know what porc was. Or if there was a difference, or that porc was a real word.What's porc?Pig. Swine. Pork. Porc.
It is. It's French though. If only English could be consistent while stealing other nations vocabulary.I know what pork is, but but I didn't know what porc was. Or if there was a difference, or that porc was a real word.What's porc?Pig. Swine. Pork. Porc.
You can't create a global language without breaking a few consonant sounds. I do wonder what English will be like after it's engulfed everything, since all signs point to its spread being unstoppable.It is. It's French though. If only English could be consistent while stealing other nations vocabulary.I know what pork is, but but I didn't know what porc was. Or if there was a difference, or that porc was a real word.What's porc?Pig. Swine. Pork. Porc.
... huh. I wasn't aware of any countries that have made blanket hunting bans. Got a list?
You're not allowed to violently murder animals in progressive countries.
interesting. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_aspects_of_ritual_slaughter)
or is that not violent enough for your personal taste?
You're not allowed to violently murder animals in progressive countries.You've never seen the inside of a slaughterhouse I take it? Or what they do to all the male chicks in egg farms?
You can violently murder them, skin them, and consume their flesh, without people batting an eyelash or asking if they want to be murdered, skinned, and ate (not that that would matter, as the laws generally disallow that even with consent, iirc), but frisky times come up and suddenly everyone's in jail. Consistency!
I'unno, it does sort of fit in with the general western trend of sex somehow being exponentially worse than violence...
scriver, by your definitions no country is progressive, making 'progressive' a useless word...Legally, yes. Technically, I wouldn't know.
One thing that I noticed: We all seem to take for granted that zoophilia hurts the animal. Is that necessarily the case?
And here you're faced with the terrible realisation that your country might not be a particularly progressive one.Tell me something new.
But a progressive country also respects and protects the religious and cultural traditions of its minorities, does it not? Banning kosher/halal slaughter could be seen as religious persecution.It certainly will be seen.
Healthy food is racist. (http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/10/the-racism-in-healthy-food/)What is this, The Social Justice Times?
Hunting, in any country that is progressive in regards to animal rights, require the hunter to at least aim for the head or to make a lethal shot.So, uh. You're saying it wouldn't be violent murder if you killed a human with a head or otherwise lethal shot? Just to, like. Make sure I'm reading that right?
I don't think it's unreasonable to bring up consent, because it's not the sole element of an act's morality. It's one of many elements that go into working out exactly what a given act means. Consent is the difference between rape and one of the most pleasant things a human can experience, yeah. But applied to death, it's the difference between murder and a heroic sacrifice*, and both of those are considered bad things to have to happen, even if the latter can be said to be worth it.
There certainly is a lot of hypocrisy in how we treat entities that can consent**, but I feel like the meat industry is not hypocritical, even given an opposition to zoophilia, at least if the industry is compliant with the standards we've been talking about. Those standards are basically a claim that there are acceptable ways to kill an animal for its resources, but no acceptable way to abuse an animal (that is to say, cause unnecessary harm). The protracted suffering of nonconsensual sex and the payoff of orgasms, vs the fast and nearly-painless suffering of slaughter and the payoff of all the animal products, seems to me to create a very large gulf between the two scenarios.
The argument doesn't extend to humans because humans are assumed to be so valuable that murder is never worth that payoff, no matter how humane. Essentially, it seems like the claim is that the mind's inherent value is distinct from the value of the pain it can feel. The ratio of the former to the latter is assumed to be much lower in cows than in humans. If you don't buy that, then you won't agree with the conclusion, but it's still an internally consistent one.
But a progressive country also respects and protects the religious and cultural traditions of its minorities, does it not? Banning kosher/halal slaughter could be seen as religious persecution.It's good to allow for religious freedom, so long as it does not mean making exceptions to secular law for it. You can't just be permitted to do whatever you want because your religion tells you to. That way madness lies.
scriver, by your definitions no country is progressive, making 'progressive' a useless word...
One thing that I noticed: We all seem to take for granted that zoophilia hurts the animal. Is that necessarily the case?
@Scriver: Can we get an example of a progressive country. Because the goalposts are rapidly accelerating now, and soon there might be no countries left.
Scriver, I'm with you on ritual slaughter being bad, but we all know what you really mean by "progressive country". You're describing Swedish law almost verbatim.
But a progressive country also respects and protects the religious and cultural traditions of its minorities, does it not? Banning kosher/halal slaughter could be seen as religious persecution.
Hunting, in any country that is progressive in regards to animal rights, require the hunter to at least aim for the head or to make a lethal shot.So, uh. You're saying it wouldn't be violent murder if you killed a human with a head or otherwise lethal shot? Just to, like. Make sure I'm reading that right?
*scratches head* Then what were you saying, scriv? You seemed to be saying that a clean kill somehow changes the nature of the act, or that violent murder necessitates... I'unno, torture or mutilation? Clarify?He's saying that there's a significant difference in value between humans and animals. In fact, both legally and morally*, you can't murder an animal. You can kill it, you can cause it nessecairy harm, but you can't murder it.
Pretty much.Nope. Still abuse. After all it didn't give consent and stuff.
Also I guess it would be okay if it was alive during but unconscious by this logic? (and then killed after)
Right?
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Some countries (mostly Commonwealth. Canada, I think Britain, Australia too) allow Sikhs and other turban wearers to wear a turban instead of a bicycle helmet.But a progressive country also respects and protects the religious and cultural traditions of its minorities, does it not? Banning kosher/halal slaughter could be seen as religious persecution.It's good to allow for religious freedom, so long as it does not mean making exceptions to secular law for it. You can't just be permitted to do whatever you want because your religion tells you to. That way madness lies.
That doesn't sound safe to me.It isn't. That's the stupid.
Depends on how thick it is.Inb4 turban afro
I mean, if they wore a so-thick-you-cannot-stay-balanced one, it'd be safe. Excluding the fact you'd fall over all the time.
I don't see much reason to make adults wear helmets. They know the risks enough to choose whether or not to take the chance.If society is directly or indirectly footing the healthcare bills and disability pensions, I think there's a good case to be made in favor of the law. Same with seatbelts.
The problem with that is that it leads to either hypocrisy or oppressive laws. If you accept the argument that the government can prevent informed adults from doing things detrimental to their health due to healthcare costs, then what's the limit? Why are helmets and seatbelts required, but cigarettes and unhealthy food legal? The latter are far more likely to harm and kill you than neglecting the former. Most people are never involved in an auto accident, but most people are overweight. And since making it illegal won't actually stop it, how badly do you have to have treated yourself before you can be kicked out of the system and left to your own fate? Why should we as a society curtail your personal freedoms in the name of money?I don't see much reason to make adults wear helmets. They know the risks enough to choose whether or not to take the chance.If society is directly or indirectly footing the healthcare bills and disability pensions, I think there's a good case to be made in favor of the law. Same with seatbelts.
But why does consent matter?In this case, when we're dealing with animals that display clear signs of near-human intelligence: whales, dolphins, apes, octopi, etc. There's a pretty big difference between animals that could conceivably understand what's happening on some level and animals that are more or less mindless instinct-driven grazers. This covers roughly the same category that pretty much all leftists want to ban the killing of outright, for various reasons.
Esp. in regards to an animal that's about to be killed without it's consent anyway.
Cigarettes are not going to last long, not in Europe anyway. And there has been talk about reducing healthcare refunds for obese people/Ah, now I've having fond dreams about what it would take for that in the States. It's silly to treat one unhealthy habit as if it were completely uncontrollable while regulating others heavily.
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Eating meat is actually pretty inefficient. In terms of effort:nutrients produced you'd be better off just eating plants.True. It's also true that meat consumption is an established cultural norm virtually everywhere. It's better to first make societal attitudes as morally optimal as is practical and possible before attempting to effect a dramatic change.
Meat does contain some essential proteins though. Which can be replaced thanks to Insects. (Also, I'm pretty sure that eating insects might be more efficient than eating plants. An insect converts more than 90% of it's input to biomass, and are much easier to digest than plants.)Eating meat is actually pretty inefficient. In terms of effort:nutrients produced you'd be better off just eating plants.True. It's also true that meat consumption is an established cultural norm virtually everywhere. It's better to first make societal attitudes as morally optimal as is practical and possible before attempting to effect a dramatic change.
Do note that nothing more has happened than preliminary talks. Bureaucracy and all that.Cigarettes are not going to last long, not in Europe anyway. And there has been talk about reducing healthcare refunds for obese people/Ah, now I've having fond dreams about what it would take for that in the States. It's silly to treat one unhealthy habit as if it were completely uncontrollable while regulating others heavily.
But eeeewwww insects!Meat does contain some essential proteins though. Which can be replaced thanks to Insects. (Also, I'm pretty sure that eating insects might be more efficient than eating plants. An insect converts more than 90% of it's input to biomass, and are much easier to digest than plants.)Eating meat is actually pretty inefficient. In terms of effort:nutrients produced you'd be better off just eating plants.True. It's also true that meat consumption is an established cultural norm virtually everywhere. It's better to first make societal attitudes as morally optimal as is practical and possible before attempting to effect a dramatic change.
Cicadas are pretty good. I imagine grasshoppers are much the same, and from what I hear ants are good as well. Again from personal experience, some grubs are scrumptious. Mealworms taste rather nasty, though. The only issue is designing and building the infrastructure we'd need to fully replace the meat industry with insect farms. But yes, once you process and shape it, you could probably have "meat" that looks and tastes like meat, but is made of insects.But eeeewwww insects!Meat does contain some essential proteins though. Which can be replaced thanks to Insects. (Also, I'm pretty sure that eating insects might be more efficient than eating plants. An insect converts more than 90% of it's input to biomass, and are much easier to digest than plants.)Eating meat is actually pretty inefficient. In terms of effort:nutrients produced you'd be better off just eating plants.True. It's also true that meat consumption is an established cultural norm virtually everywhere. It's better to first make societal attitudes as morally optimal as is practical and possible before attempting to effect a dramatic change.
Seriously though, I'm rather disgusted by most insects, but if children were raised eating insects like it's normal, that would probably be pretty good.
Cigarettes are not going to last long, not in Europe anyway. And there has been talk about reducing healthcare refunds for obese people/Ah, now I've having fond dreams about what it would take for that in the States. It's silly to treat one unhealthy habit as if it were completely uncontrollable while regulating others heavily.
Cigarettes are not going to last long, not in Europe anyway. And there has been talk about reducing healthcare refunds for obese people/Ah, now I've having fond dreams about what it would take for that in the States. It's silly to treat one unhealthy habit as if it were completely uncontrollable while regulating others heavily.
Well, smoking is one of those things that's both unhealthy for the person doing it and unhealthy and/or unpleasant for the people around them. Which is why a lot of places are moving to ban smoking in public areas. I know smoking is much less common in California than some other parts of the country, in large part due to the fact that California laws make Smoking a giant pain to do in addition to being rather expensive due to taxes.
To the point where I really notice how much smoking happens when I go to other states.
If they want to tackle that they'd do a better job fixing the food prices. All the healthy stuff's just getting more and more expensive.Cigarettes are not going to last long, not in Europe anyway. And there has been talk about reducing healthcare refunds for obese people/Ah, now I've having fond dreams about what it would take for that in the States. It's silly to treat one unhealthy habit as if it were completely uncontrollable while regulating others heavily.
Well, smoking is one of those things that's both unhealthy for the person doing it and unhealthy and/or unpleasant for the people around them. Which is why a lot of places are moving to ban smoking in public areas. I know smoking is much less common in California than some other parts of the country, in large part due to the fact that California laws make Smoking a giant pain to do in addition to being rather expensive due to taxes.
To the point where I really notice how much smoking happens when I go to other states.
I was talking about (voluntary) obesity. Obviously you shouldn't be penalized if you're one of the rare individuals with a glandular condition, but taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize and enable someone's overeating any more than they should have to do the same for their smoking, alcoholism, drug use, etc.
In this case, when we're dealing with animals that display clear signs of near-human intelligence: whales, dolphins, apes, octopi, etc.you're forgetting the pig.
Cigarettes are not going to last long, not in Europe anyway. And there has been talk about reducing healthcare refunds for obese people/Ah, now I've having fond dreams about what it would take for that in the States. It's silly to treat one unhealthy habit as if it were completely uncontrollable while regulating others heavily.
Well, smoking is one of those things that's both unhealthy for the person doing it and unhealthy and/or unpleasant for the people around them. Which is why a lot of places are moving to ban smoking in public areas. I know smoking is much less common in California than some other parts of the country, in large part due to the fact that California laws make Smoking a giant pain to do in addition to being rather expensive due to taxes.
To the point where I really notice how much smoking happens when I go to other states.
I was talking about (voluntary) obesity. Obviously you shouldn't be penalized if you're one of the rare individuals with a glandular condition, but taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize and enable someone's overeating any more than they should have to do the same for their smoking, alcoholism, drug use, etc.
Slippery slope fallacy
Cigarettes are not going to last long, not in Europe anyway. And there has been talk about reducing healthcare refunds for obese people/Ah, now I've having fond dreams about what it would take for that in the States. It's silly to treat one unhealthy habit as if it were completely uncontrollable while regulating others heavily.
Well, smoking is one of those things that's both unhealthy for the person doing it and unhealthy and/or unpleasant for the people around them. Which is why a lot of places are moving to ban smoking in public areas. I know smoking is much less common in California than some other parts of the country, in large part due to the fact that California laws make Smoking a giant pain to do in addition to being rather expensive due to taxes.
To the point where I really notice how much smoking happens when I go to other states.
I was talking about (voluntary) obesity. Obviously you shouldn't be penalized if you're one of the rare individuals with a glandular condition, but taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize and enable someone's overeating any more than they should have to do the same for their smoking, alcoholism, drug use, etc.
The problem with that argument is that pretty much everyone has at least one vice or risky habit of some sort. Should taxpayers subsidise the healthcare of people who participate in dangerous sports? Or people who like live music - why should tapayers foot the bill for treating their hearing loss, or injuries from moshpits? What about people who live in areas with high crime - shouldn't they pay more taxes towards policing?
Eventually, everyone ends up in some 'undesirable' category. Plus, I would think it's better to treat the cause, rather than penalise the effect.
Slippery slope fallacy
Yes. And good riddance, turkey bacon tastes better and is even more savory because you know that turkeys are metaphorical assholes.In this case, when we're dealing with animals that display clear signs of near-human intelligence: whales, dolphins, apes, octopi, etc.you're forgetting the pig.
The best bacon [...] crispyStatement veracity automatically invalidated.
that's factually wrong. few things taste better than bacon, and all of them are parts of a pig's corpse. or cheese.
The best bacon [...] crispyStatement veracity automatically invalidated.
come on guys, don't be hypocrites, just accept the self evident premise that any of your gustatory opinions that contradict mine are factually wrong.
joking aside, i really feel bad for what we do to pigs. they are highly intelligent social creatures, they are self aware and form emotional bonds, i think we can't really go much more wrong... and yet, the only reason i feel comfortable defending this position is because i have absolutely no confidence that the consumption of pork will ever be banned in my lifetime, i simply adore the taste of the filthy bastards, and it's about the only meat i can afford on a regular basis. i still think we could afford to treat them more humanely, though
What's your beef with crispy bacon?Nothing, per se, but calling crispy bacon -- of any sort -- the best bacon... well.
I guess maybe the best bacon you've ever had. My... my condolences. If you're ever somehow in the florida panhandle, give me a ring. I might be able to hook you up.
Flabby Monstrosity
Make bacon out of your eyes. Problem = solve.
Flabby Monstrosity
Now that I think about it, I can no longer stand the sight of bacon either.
The Guardian: Cupcakes are butter-iced snares of self-loathing that sell precisely because they exploit young women's insecurity about their looks and identity, and offer a completely false and self-defeating solace of temporary gratification, almost certainly followed by remorse and disgust. (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/18/trouble-with-cupcakes)
Not with a bang, but a whimper?ಠ_ಠ
It's an opinion piece that isn't meant to be taken too seriously.The Guardian: Cupcakes are butter-iced snares of self-loathing that sell precisely because they exploit young women's insecurity about their looks and identity, and offer a completely false and self-defeating solace of temporary gratification, almost certainly followed by remorse and disgust. (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/18/trouble-with-cupcakes)
Such an innocent little title they have there.
Such an obviously well researched story as well.
I should reward them by sending them somevomit inducersbacon scented scratch-and-sniff stickers
Though reading the staff comments makes me think it was written as a joke.
The plot thickens: for those who remember my creepy-ass suitemate, apparently the girl who filed a creepiness report on him was the girl I went out on a date with tonight.
The plot thickens: for those who remember my creepy-ass suitemate, apparently the girl who filed a creepiness report on him was the girl I went out on a date with tonight.
FearfulJesuit I am disappoint.Not with a bang, but a whimper?ಠ_ಠ
Slippery slope fallacy
Spoiler: Bacon in the UK is a kind of flabby monstrosity. (click to show/hide)
Essentially, anything is better than that.
Slippery slope fallacy
'Slippery slope' is a logical device. It can be used in a fallacious manner, but it can also be logically valid. If you think it's fallacious you need to argue why, not just pull three words out of your arse.
If that's true, then our uni serves Scottish bacon.Spoiler: Bacon in the UK is a kind of flabby monstrosity. (click to show/hide)
Essentially, anything is better than that.
If that's what Scottish bacon is like then that's a pretty strong argument against independence right there :) South of the border our bacon is lovely, crisp and tasty.
Where is the effective difference between something that (over your entire life) with a probability of 50% causes medical expenses costing 10000$ and something that with a probability of 5% causes costs of 100000$ż Just to list some things which I can imagine to be of similar costs per person doing them extensively:Slippery slope fallacy
What Chairmain said. There's a sight of difference between doing something which has the potential to result in injury and doing something which has been exhaustively documented as causing serious medical problems in all but a few rare cases.
*Also, don't make up numbers just to give legitimacy to an argument.I have no idea what you try to tell me with this. I never claimed those numbers to be correlated to any of the mentioned things. There were also no numbers for the claim that obesity costs more than the other things mentioned given. I was simply pointing out that while one thing might very often lead to costs, there might be others that do the same without being as common, e.g. by head injuries and/or its consequences being pretty cost intensive.
Where is the effective difference between something that (over your entire life) with a probability of 50% causes medical expenses costing 10000$ and something that with a probability of 5% causes costs of 100000$ż Just to list some things which I can imagine to be of similar costs per person doing them extensively:Slippery slope fallacy
What Chairmain said. There's a sight of difference between doing something which has the potential to result in injury and doing something which has been exhaustively documented as causing serious medical problems in all but a few rare cases.
- sun bathing
- mountain hiking
- climbing
- smoking.
So the argument that you would require bans on lots of other things still stands.
Doing that will just piss people off, there are better ways. For example, we already put high taxes on cigarettes, so why not just put those taxes into the national health care system?Yup, re-internalize those externalities through strategic application of taxes. Works for tobacco, works for food, works for... basically anything, I guess.
Spoiler: Bacon in the UK is a kind of flabby monstrosity. (click to show/hide)
Essentially, anything is better than that.
If that's what Scottish bacon is like then that's a pretty strong argument against independence right there :) South of the border our bacon is lovely, crisp and tasty.
In that year ... there were 33,808 deaths and injuries related to auto accidents in the U.S.
The average annual number of tobacco-related deaths in the U.S. in recent years is estimated to be around 440,000.
...smoking leads to 130% as many deaths as driving, using flat numbers.
If you do a dangerous activity, then you get some sort of insurance. (At least, I think you do, I'm a bit young to know when insurance is used, but my aikedo sensei is insured.)Your Aikido sensei has insurance that covers all of the students and the building.
That right there is a rasher, and is damn well good don't you fret. And if you fret, don't you eat; more for me!Essentially, anything is better than that.Spoiler: Bacon in the UK is a kind of flabby monstrosity. (click to show/hide)
But it isn't crispy or smoked, it's just a flabby rasher that no matter how long you cook it, it will remain flabby and meaty. A depressing thing altogether.You see, there's a distinction between 'cook' and 'BURNINATE'.
I don't particualy like bacon. I don't eat mammal meat, and turkey bacon is sort of meh unless it's paired with lettuce and tomato.Not even rabbit? Rabbit is wonderful.
As is hybrid cow-bison, made specifically for meat!I don't particualy like bacon. I don't eat mammal meat, and turkey bacon is sort of meh unless it's paired with lettuce and tomato.Not even rabbit? Rabbit is wonderful.
You see, there's a distinction between 'cook' and 'BURNINATE'.
You see, there's a distinction between 'cook' and 'BURNINATE'.
But burnination is simply carbination in this case. American bacon is altogether superior.
No, for ethical reasons I'm an avi-pesca-vega-(insecta-)tarian. I also eat dairy products. Does that make me a avi-pesca-vega-daira-(insecta-)tarian?As is hybrid cow-bison, made specifically for meat!I don't particualy like bacon. I don't eat mammal meat, and turkey bacon is sort of meh unless it's paired with lettuce and tomato.Not even rabbit? Rabbit is wonderful.
Ew, dairy.No, for ethical reasons I'm an avi-pesca-vega-(insecta-)tarian. I also eat dairy products. Does that make me a avi-pesca-vega-daira-(insecta-)tarian?As is hybrid cow-bison, made specifically for meat!I don't particualy like bacon. I don't eat mammal meat, and turkey bacon is sort of meh unless it's paired with lettuce and tomato.Not even rabbit? Rabbit is wonderful.
But it isn't crispy or smoked, it's just a flabby rasher that no matter how long you cook it, it will remain flabby and meaty. A depressing thing altogether.You see, there's a distinction between 'cook' and 'BURNINATE'.
How about "vegetarian plus a little"?No, for ethical reasons I'm an avi-pesca-vega-(insecta-)tarian. I also eat dairy products. Does that make me a avi-pesca-vega-daira-(insecta-)tarian?As is hybrid cow-bison, made specifically for meat!I don't particualy like bacon. I don't eat mammal meat, and turkey bacon is sort of meh unless it's paired with lettuce and tomato.Not even rabbit? Rabbit is wonderful.
I'm disappointed in you.But it isn't crispy or smoked, it's just a flabby rasher that no matter how long you cook it, it will remain flabby and meaty. A depressing thing altogether.You see, there's a distinction between 'cook' and 'BURNINATE'.
Heretic!
Cook him at a stake!
Nah, cause the only reason I'm not Vegetarian is because of chicken, and the only reason I'm not vegan, other than chicken, is cheese.How about "vegetarian plus a little"?No, for ethical reasons I'm an avi-pesca-vega-(insecta-)tarian. I also eat dairy products. Does that make me a avi-pesca-vega-daira-(insecta-)tarian?As is hybrid cow-bison, made specifically for meat!I don't particualy like bacon. I don't eat mammal meat, and turkey bacon is sort of meh unless it's paired with lettuce and tomato.Not even rabbit? Rabbit is wonderful.
Nah, cause the only reason I'm not Vegetarian is because of chicken, and the only reason I'm not vegan, other than chicken, is cheese.How about "vegetarian plus a little"?No, for ethical reasons I'm an avi-pesca-vega-(insecta-)tarian. I also eat dairy products. Does that make me a avi-pesca-vega-daira-(insecta-)tarian?As is hybrid cow-bison, made specifically for meat!I don't particualy like bacon. I don't eat mammal meat, and turkey bacon is sort of meh unless it's paired with lettuce and tomato.Not even rabbit? Rabbit is wonderful.
They're not cute enough.Nah, cause the only reason I'm not Vegetarian is because of chicken, and the only reason I'm not vegan, other than chicken, is cheese.How about "vegetarian plus a little"?No, for ethical reasons I'm an avi-pesca-vega-(insecta-)tarian. I also eat dairy products. Does that make me a avi-pesca-vega-daira-(insecta-)tarian?As is hybrid cow-bison, made specifically for meat!I don't particualy like bacon. I don't eat mammal meat, and turkey bacon is sort of meh unless it's paired with lettuce and tomato.Not even rabbit? Rabbit is wonderful.
I've always wondered. Why are fish and bugs not considered meat? They're not plants.
what sort of misplaced nationalism does it take to not buy raw pieces of pig and prepare them yourself or at least having them prepared by an actual butcher, not a piece of machinery which frankly doesn't give a damn if you enjoy the product or not, and then cooking it just as you like it and you know simply enjoying the end result instead of telling people "your way of eating is badand you should feel bad" (claims of heresy and demands to cease destroying perfectly good bacon optional)
what sort of misplaced nationalism does it take to not buy raw pieces of pig and prepare them yourself or at least having them prepared by an actual butcher, not a piece of machinery which frankly doesn't give a damn if you enjoy the product or not, and then cooking it just as you like it and you know simply enjoying the end result instead of telling people "your way of eating is badand you should feel bad" (claims of heresy and demands to cease destroying perfectly good bacon optional)
Most of the bacon I would purchase is prepared by an actual butcher. Any "fine" meats come from one of my local butchers. I can cook a flabby rasher to be acceptable but I just think American stuff is superior, I'm sorry.
The idea is that insects and fish don't have a large enough brain to be capable of pain. If your only moral objection to meat is the undue suffering of animals, then something that can't suffer could be fair game.It's more complexity rather than size, but yes, that's the idea.
I've always wondered. Why are fish and bugs not considered meat? They're not plants.
Nah, cause the only reason I'm not Vegetarian is because of chicken, and the only reason I'm not vegan, other than chicken, is cheese.Err... I'm pretty sure the other items on the list still make you not a vegetarian. You eat meat. Many different types. Literally the only thing you don't is mammals. Maybe there's a name for that, but it's not vegetarian.
...Say what? I've never had a problem telling bird from fish. The two are quite different.Also this, fish muscle is very different.
The Head Librarian would never do that. Not if you gave him a banana, anyway.And if you eat books, you're a libertarian?Not sure. However, you'll probably get killed by an orangutan.
Damn, you beat me to it.I've always wondered. Why are fish and bugs not considered meat? They're not plants.
Nirvana told us so. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg-yYi8saZY)
Through long and complicated considerations I came to the conclusion that I was willing to play a miniscule role in the growing demand for meat production. If I stopped eating meat, which I enjoy, there would be very, very little effect on the big picture i.e. animals would be farmed, slaughtered and eaten all over the world whether I stop eating meat or not. I would just not be getting my hands dirty, but I'm not physically killing the animals anyway, I'm just eating their cooked corpses and contributing to the demand for their deaths by buying them. I think I can live with that, being a raindrop falling on the ocean.
...Say what? I've never had a problem telling bird from fish. The two are quite different.Yeah, lots of people say that, and then it turns out that the differences are mostly in their head. Most people are... kind of bad at identifying what they are eating overall.
Oh, I quite like that point of view, as long as it's handled right: "Doing this little thing will do nothing, so I won't do anything at all" is dumb, but "Doing this little thing will do nothing, so I'll start pushing forward a political solution" is great; much better than "Doing this little thing will do nothing, but I'll do it anyway just to have done something."Through long and complicated considerations I came to the conclusion that I was willing to play a miniscule role in the growing demand for meat production. If I stopped eating meat, which I enjoy, there would be very, very little effect on the big picture i.e. animals would be farmed, slaughtered and eaten all over the world whether I stop eating meat or not. I would just not be getting my hands dirty, but I'm not physically killing the animals anyway, I'm just eating their cooked corpses and contributing to the demand for their deaths by buying them. I think I can live with that, being a raindrop falling on the ocean.One thing I dislike about viewpoints such as this, is that people go 'Oh well, I don't have much of an effect!', whilst failing to realise that the way to have an effect is to have lots of small effects pile up.
One thing I dislike about viewpoints such as this, is that people go 'Oh well, I don't have much of an effect!', whilst failing to realise that the way to have an effect is to have lots of small effects pile up.
I find this point of view morally repugnant on so many levels. Like, completely aside from the vegetarian thing. I'll leave it at that.
And if you eat books, you're a libertarian?No no no, you're a libervore.
Owlbread, I'm not attacking you, it's just that argument in and of itself is... eh...
I eat meat. I do have respect for vegetarians, though.
Please don't, I'd much rather you went all out. This issue is one that I've often struggled to get my head around so it's very helpful if you can robustly challenge my views. If that means completely trashing me, chances are I need trashed. The main problem that I can see is that similar arguments can be made to justify things like being a murderer in a world of murderers. I just have this strong feeling inside though that we'll have stopped killing each-other before we stop slaughtering animals.
Attack me for god's sake
The issue is that this really, really isn't the thread for it. If you want to start a new thread for it we can discuss it there.
[Southern hick accent]Aw hell no![/Southern hick accent]Owlbread, I'm not attacking you, it's just that argument in and of itself is... eh...
I eat meat. I do have respect for vegetarians, though.
Gentlemen please, you don't need to tiptoe around me by saying stuff like that. Attack me for god's sake, if I'm going to be choosing whether or not to eat meat I'd like my argument to be as sound as possible, and that improvement can only come through challenge.
[Southern hick accent]Aw hell no![/Southern hick accent]
Meat vs Veggie will just quickly degenerate into stating positions without caring to argue. Can't we do the political side?
and your father smelted elderberries can't quote monty python completely now can we, the real one's far too overusedI didn't know that fruitbars were made that way.
and your father smelted elderberries can't quote monty python completely now can we, the real one's far too overusedI didn't know that fruitbars were made that way.
Thing is, I'm not. If I did, I'd be a little hypocritical, wouldn't I?
I eat meat. If I complained about YOU doing so...
Smelt of, yes. Yes, that is (at least one of) the past tense forms of smell. Smelled works, too, but I personally prefer smelt. It's a sharp, clean, word.
I tend to prefer burnt to burned.
but in the meantime there's not much wrong with eating the corpses.I think the animals would beg to differ if they could.
The political side is vastly preferable. My issue is that there are very few political parties or organizations that I would feel comfortable in supporting on this issue. PETA have the highest profile but they're daft as a brush.I have ... mixed opinions about PETA, but there are many other organizations out there (PCRM (http://www.pcrm.org/), Farm Sanctuary (http://www.farmsanctuary.org/), ALDF (http://aldf.org/), etc.)
I like the way we ran out of stupid things, so now we're debating whether or not meat eating is a good idea.
Also, screw PETA. They aren't good in my book.
Animal testing is immoral and such, but they have the opinion that using animals in ANY way is EVIL!
I think my cats would beg to differ.
I like the way we ran out of stupid things, so now we're debating whether or not meat eating is a good idea.Cats use you, anyway. Everyone knows that.
Also, screw PETA. They aren't good in my book.
Animal testing is immoral and such, but they have the opinion that using animals in ANY way is EVIL!
I think my cats would beg to differ.
I think the animals would beg to differ if they could.
But if chicken didn't exist, I wouldn't eat animals. That's the point I wanted to make.Nah, cause the only reason I'm not Vegetarian is because of chicken, and the only reason I'm not vegan, other than chicken, is cheese.Err... I'm pretty sure the other items on the list still make you not a vegetarian. You eat meat. Many different types. Literally the only thing you don't is mammals. Maybe there's a name for that, but it's not vegetarian.
Fish is DEFINITELY considered meat. Bugs are sort of an edge case, but most people consider them meat too. If you say you're a vegetarian but that you eat fish, most vegetarians are just going to laugh at you. It's like saying you're a hacker because you guessed someone's password to their email (which was password1).
I think my cats would beg to differ.Wut. Seriously, though. I'm confused.
Animal testing is immoral and suchAnimal testing is ESSENTIAL for research and development of new drugs and therapies.
I think my cats would beg to differ.Wut. Seriously, though. I'm confused.
QuoteAnimal testing is immoral and suchAnimal testing is ESSENTIAL for research and development of new drugs and therapies.
Oh, that. I've heard about the owning thing. End of the day, I'll let them do their thing. Bring on the cheesy chicken!I think my cats would beg to differ.Wut. Seriously, though. I'm confused.
PETA protests the owning of pets. Their ideals are very strange, I had to watch a few documentaries on them in school.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine would disagree. (http://www.pcrm.org/research/animaltestalt/animaltesting)QuoteAnimal testing is immoral and suchAnimal testing is ESSENTIAL for research and development of new drugs and therapies.
Yeah, it's either that or testing something potentially harmful on humans. Although given the existence of VHEMT, I suspect some of animal-rightera would be fine with the latter.Oh hey, I have some stickers from VEHMT. Never would have thought I'd see that name mentioned.
Thing is, why is it more moral to use it on animals than it is on humans? Are humans somehow more superior than animals?QuoteAnimal testing is immoral and suchAnimal testing is ESSENTIAL for research and development of new drugs and therapies.
Yeah, it's either that or testing something potentially harmful on humans. Although given the existence of VHEMT, I suspect some of animal-rightera would be fine with the latter.
EDIT: Actually, I'll go make a thread so we stop spamming this thread with the animals rights stuff.
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=132352.0Srsly people. New thread. Take it there.
OK, go here for the animal rights stuff. This thread is for stupid people/quotes, not debates.
Whelp, in a meta context I guess my post belongs here because I completely missed that. I though greatorder posted scrdest's post or... something. Brain tired no work too good.http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=132352.0Srsly people. New thread. Take it there.
OK, go here for the animal rights stuff. This thread is for stupid people/quotes, not debates.
So I may have stumbled into Know Your Meme, and come across this little gem on the Dafuq entry:It's a joke post. Check the username.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
It's just the asker. I have no words. None. Except for: And this is why sexual education is important, folks.
Remember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)ಠ_ಠ
ಠ_ಠRemember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)ಠ_ಠ
Remember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)Wow, that movie looks awesome!
Don't forget the groundbreaking love story where the steadfast christian boy has to chose between his girlfriend and his forbidden love with the atheist professor. Or something. I didn't listen that closely.Remember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)Wow, that movie looks awesome!
I love the part where the field of undead brainless straw men raise up in the middle of the night and the badass christian warrior destroys them with his mighty wrath. Best horror film of the year.
Remember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)
Don't forget the groundbreaking love story where the steadfast christian boy has to chose between his girlfriend and his forbidden love with the atheist professor. Or something. I didn't listen that closely.
Remember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)wat
You haven't heard of Straw Argument: Straw Harder?Remember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)wat
But I drink out of straws. I don't want to drink this movie. It tastes bad in my moutheyes.You haven't heard of Straw Argument: Straw Harder?Remember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)wat
That is the taste of faith, boy! You better get used to sipping that sweet nectar or the lord gonna strike you down, oh yes he will!bitch i got married to jehovah at one point
Remember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)You know what? I think I will watch this movie. And laugh. I will go into the theater and LAUGH MY ASS OFF. I will not silence my phone, damn it!
Remember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)You know what? I think I will watch this movie. And laugh. I will go into the theater and LAUGH MY ASS OFF. I will not silence my phone, damn it!
If I was a movie critic, then I would say "You don't know how much I am going to enjoy failing you."
Though, in all seriousness, how the fuck does science prove his existence?
Also, you got a link to that copypasta?
A liberal muslim homosexual ACLU lawyer professor and abortion doctor was teaching a class on Karl Marx, known atheist
”Before the class begins, you must get on your knees and worship Marx and accept that he was the most highly-evolved being the world has ever known, even greater than Jesus Christ!”
At this moment, a brave, patriotic, pro-life Navy SEAL champion who had served 1500 tours of duty and understood the necessity of war and fully supported all military decision made by the United States stood up and held up a rock.
”How old is this rock, pinhead?”
The arrogant professor smirked quite Jewishly and smugly replied “4.6 billion years, you stupid Christian”
”Wrong. It’s been 5,000 years since God created it. If it was 4.6 billion years old and evolution, as you say, is real… then it should be an animal now”
The professor was visibly shaken, and dropped his chalk and copy of Origin of the Species. He stormed out of the room crying those liberal crocodile tears. The same tears liberals cry for the “poor” (who today live in such luxury that most own refrigerators) when they jealously try to claw justly earned wealth from the deserving job creators. There is no doubt that at this point our professor, DeShawn Washington, wished he had pulled himself up by his bootstraps and become more than a sophist liberal professor. He wished so much that he had a gun to shoot himself from embarrassment, but he himself had petitioned against them!
The students applauded and all registered Republican that day and accepted Jesus as their lord and savior. An eagle named “Small Government” flew into the room and perched atop the American Flag and shed a tear on the chalk. The pledge of allegiance was read several times, and God himself showed up and enacted a flat tax rate across the country.
The professor lost his tenure and was fired the next day. He died of the gay plague AIDS and was tossed into the lake of fire for all eternity.
Jack Chick made his own version of it. (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0055/0055_01.asp)
The funny thing is that while they may have 'disproved' evolution, they never proved anything else.Jack Chick made his own version of it. (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0055/0055_01.asp)
The ignorance, it burns.
This is the original, as well as the Snopes article debunking it. (http://www.snopes.com/religion/chalk.asp)That parody is... glorious.
Jack Chick made his own version of it. (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0055/0055_01.asp)
Then there's the parody version:QuoteA liberal muslim homosexual ACLU lawyer professor and abortion doctor was teaching a class on Karl Marx, known atheist
”Before the class begins, you must get on your knees and worship Marx and accept that he was the most highly-evolved being the world has ever known, even greater than Jesus Christ!”
At this moment, a brave, patriotic, pro-life Navy SEAL champion who had served 1500 tours of duty and understood the necessity of war and fully supported all military decision made by the United States stood up and held up a rock.
”How old is this rock, pinhead?”
The arrogant professor smirked quite Jewishly and smugly replied “4.6 billion years, you stupid Christian”
”Wrong. It’s been 5,000 years since God created it. If it was 4.6 billion years old and evolution, as you say, is real… then it should be an animal now”
The professor was visibly shaken, and dropped his chalk and copy of Origin of the Species. He stormed out of the room crying those liberal crocodile tears. The same tears liberals cry for the “poor” (who today live in such luxury that most own refrigerators) when they jealously try to claw justly earned wealth from the deserving job creators. There is no doubt that at this point our professor, DeShawn Washington, wished he had pulled himself up by his bootstraps and become more than a sophist liberal professor. He wished so much that he had a gun to shoot himself from embarrassment, but he himself had petitioned against them!
The students applauded and all registered Republican that day and accepted Jesus as their lord and savior. An eagle named “Small Government” flew into the room and perched atop the American Flag and shed a tear on the chalk. The pledge of allegiance was read several times, and God himself showed up and enacted a flat tax rate across the country.
The professor lost his tenure and was fired the next day. He died of the gay plague AIDS and was tossed into the lake of fire for all eternity.
And finally, there's the Tumblr Social Justice version. (http://i.imgur.com/Tql1D.png)
I wouldn't be surprised if it was intentional. Chick is as racist as he is fundamentalist.
This is the original, as well as the Snopes article debunking it. (http://www.snopes.com/religion/chalk.asp)
Jack Chick made his own version of it. (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0055/0055_01.asp)
Then there's the parody version:Quote-cut for space-[/url]That parody is... glorious.
EDIT: The Tumblr version even more so. "The proper term is 'trans-dead'".
Shouldn't it be 'trans-live'?
Remember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)And that student's name... was Ronald Reagan.
Remember the "atheist professor is ruined by defiant christian student" copypasta? Somebody had the bright idea that it should be made into a full movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PWFEeRApA&feature=share)Googling the movie, this appears to be a real thing coming soon. Huh. The trailer for it just seems so hammy. Huh. I thought it was an overtly elaborate troll/joke thing. Huh.
Until it's confirmed via googling, it's impossible to tell if it's real or not.
I am laughing with sadness.Jack Chick made his own version of it. (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0055/0055_01.asp)
The ignorance, it burns.
Where's that paw going? It's a little low for dancing, don't you think?Is that my brother?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
That was a hell of a night.
Boxing. It was an uppercut.Where's that paw going? It's a little low for dancing, don't you think?Is that my brother?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
That was a hell of a night.
If I may, one counter argument that has been forming is that all non-hetero, perverse sex (BDSM, pedophilia, bestiality, and such) originates in non-consensual sex. Throw in abortion and/or STD and society has one more basket case it is not capable of healing.Ignoring all the rape causes "non-hetero perverse sex" BS, I may not be Buddhist, but that is not how Buddhism works.
Consensual sex later on in life is a contract between two people to either recreate or treat that original rape. Like goslings imprinting on their mother, the original act will shape the person’s life without a stronger, correcting force. People seek that force, but turn away from the Christian church in favor of paganism, witchcraft, Buddhism – religions that promise personal power over others – a power they didn’t have when they were raped. The few studies that seem to indicate this meet with suppression.
LaBarbera: We need to work on our conservative, alternate media and say, ‘look, don’t do the pro-gay thing, why don’t you rather step out and support these ex-gays?’ We should encourage Fox News to tell their stories. Fox is now telling the stories of black conservatives because the other media is not doing that, we should all get on Fox and say, ‘come on, tell these stories, these wonderful stories of happy men and women who have left the homosexual lifestyle.’I wonder why not? I mean, I was TOTALLY counseled to be gay. I mean, wasn't everyone?
Scarborough: Peter, the whole issue of a class action lawsuit, you and I have talked about this a little bit. I just wonder if you’ve explored that, talked to anyone about it. Obviously, statistically now even the Centers for Disease Control verifies that homosexuality much more likely leads to AIDS than smoking leads to cancer. And yet the entire nation has rejected smoking, billions of dollars are put into a trust fund to help cancer victims and the tobacco industry was held accountable for that. Any thoughts on that kind of an approach?
LaBarbera: Yeah I think that’s great. I would love to see it. We always wanted to see one of the kid in high school who was counseled by the official school counselor to just be gay, then he comes down with HIV. But we never really got the client for that.
This is relevant, was always relevant, and shall forever be, relevant.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
So, I was checking to see if Simcity 5 is cracked yet (it is. It probably was a while ago but I stopped counting after a couple of days), and one video... well, I'll quote the description.Something tells me that's not the crack you're looking for. I'm not sure what. :PSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Yeah...
I don't think I can single out one spectacular line from the rest. Everything from "About it" down is just beautiful.
Have them do the poem generator.Easy enough. Any computer with a dictionary can create dadaist poetry.
I would love to say I went to Biggie Smallsville High. That's the best school name ever. What would the mascot be though?
I would love to say I went to Biggie Smallsville High. That's the best school name ever. What would the mascot be though?
There's this handmade homecoming poster on campus that goes, "Forget impossible, be possible," and has a picture of Superman on it.
I'm rather at a loss for how one is to interpret it. Be superman? Don't be superman? As being is possible, just be? Superman is possible? Forget superman?
waaaugh
Forget impossible, be possible?Perfect is the enemy of good enough.
Catchy, vapid, doesn't really mean anything, and actually gets rather horrifying when you think about it? (Don't try and aim for what is impossible! Settle for less!)
Sounds like a school motto. :P
Forget impossible, be possible?Perfect is the enemy of good enough.
Catchy, vapid, doesn't really mean anything, and actually gets rather horrifying when you think about it? (Don't try and aim for what is impossible! Settle for less!)
Sounds like a school motto. :P
If it's worth the the seconds/minutes/hours/days/months/years/decades out of your rapidly diminishing time in your skin, it's worth well enough to benefit you the most. The laws of Dollar Auction dictate you must run a cost-benefit analysis of amount of effort between passable and best, the benefits of accomplishing adequate vs. best, determine rate of change to see if there is a point in between acceptable of 100% that would work, and then choose the best option.But you cannot stand out at everything, and if you try to do everything to a fantabulous degree you'll end up with everything else that you've been neglecting turning out shitty.
That said, I subscribe to the 20-80 principle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle), 20 percent of the effort can be 80% of the result. No point being another mediocre everyone will ignore just as much as if you had done nothing, or even the "fine" most will get, but that last barrier, the little extras, are what can make you stand out.
The key is to maintain a consistent level of mediocrity so that when it really matters you can pull out all the stops for a brief time. Then go back to being mediocre; it wouldn't do to have people expect peak performance from you at all times, unless you're looking to die of stress.This speaks the truth. Otherwise tiptop becomes the new mediocre.
Followers of ALI (as) NEVER. BOW DOWN. To SATAN or his CRONIES ! LIVE like ALI. Die LIKE husayn . BRAVO. IRAN. The. ONLY. Jewel in the ISLAMIC crown.From this (http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/10/30/332144/iran-continues-20-uranium-enrichment/) news article's comments. I can't even comprehend.
QuoteFollowers of ALI (as) NEVER. BOW DOWN. To SATAN or his CRONIES ! LIVE like ALI. Die LIKE husayn . BRAVO. IRAN. The. ONLY. Jewel in the ISLAMIC crown.From this (http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/10/30/332144/iran-continues-20-uranium-enrichment/) news article's comments. I can't even comprehend.
No, I don't mean the actual content. Just look at the sentence structure. Spaces before punctuation, random all-caps names. Just... it's really difficult to read. I think I understand it now though. Here's it roughly translated into Readable™QuoteFollowers of ALI (as) NEVER. BOW DOWN. To SATAN or his CRONIES ! LIVE like ALI. Die LIKE husayn . BRAVO. IRAN. The. ONLY. Jewel in the ISLAMIC crown.From this (http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/10/30/332144/iran-continues-20-uranium-enrichment/) news article's comments. I can't even comprehend.
"Jihad! Jihad!"
LOL I'M SO RANDOM!66821973
dont. EVEN . QUESTION . the wonder OF the ANVIL .Hey, how'd you get part of my debit card details!?LOL I'M SO RANDOM!66821973
Dammit, Obama!dont. EVEN . QUESTION . the wonder OF the ANVIL .Hey, how'd you get part of my debit card details!?LOL I'M SO RANDOM!66821973
NSA. Duh.
Dammit, Sirus!dont. EVEN . QUESTION . the wonder OF the ANVIL .Hey, how'd you get part of my debit card details!?LOL I'M SO RANDOM!66821973
NSA. Duh.
Dammit, gay lizard muslim commie satanist nazi atheists!dont. EVEN . QUESTION . the wonder OF the ANVIL .Hey, how'd you get part of my debit card details!?LOL I'M SO RANDOM!66821973
NSA. Duh.
Dammit, gay lizard muslim commie satanist nazi atheists making quote pyramids!nobody will notice that I changed the numberdont. EVEN . QUESTION . the wonder OF the ANVIL .Hey, how'd you get part of my debit card details!?LOL I'M SO RANDOM!66321973
NSA. Duh.
Dammit, gay lizard muslim commie satanist nazi atheists trying to censor our FREE SPEECH RIGHT to quote pyramids! The NWO, no doubt.nobody will notice that I changed the numberdont. EVEN . QUESTION . the wonder OF the ANVIL .Hey, how'd you get part of my debit card details!?LOL I'M SO RANDOM!66321973
NSA. Duh.
Dihydrogen Monoxide, I think. It's this really dangerous chemical - about 95% of the people who have consumed it are dead.Not to mention the severe burns that the vapor form causes. Vapor that nuclear power plants emit into the air, I might add.
Dihydrogen Monoxide, I think. It's this really dangerous chemical - about 95% of the people who have consumed it are dead.With a 5% margin of error.
That one was one of the first things a colleague at my current job said to me. She wasn't joking.The definition of definition is recursion.
Another colleague more recently asked me what "definition" meant. She wasn't joking either.
What does recursion mean? :PDihydrogen Monoxide, I think. It's this really dangerous chemical - about 95% of the people who have consumed it are dead.With a 5% margin of error.That one was one of the first things a colleague at my current job said to me. She wasn't joking.The definition of definition is recursion.
Another colleague more recently asked me what "definition" meant. She wasn't joking either.
Dihydrogen Monoxide, I think. It's this really dangerous chemical - about 95% of the people who have consumed it are dead.It is hydroxic acid to me. Everyone knows dihydrogen monoxide already. You can still trick them with this one, especially since it has the dreaded "acid" in it.
DEFINITION: a statement of the exact meaning of a word, esp. in a dictionary.That one was one of the first things a colleague at my current job said to me. She wasn't joking.The definition of definition is recursion.
Another colleague more recently asked me what "definition" meant. She wasn't joking either.
Is it acidic though? I thought it was neutral.Dihydrogen Monoxide, I think. It's this really dangerous chemical - about 95% of the people who have consumed it are dead.It is hydroxic acid to me. Everyone knows dihydrogen monoxide already. You can still trick them with this one, especially since it has the dreaded "acid" in it.
It is, but its composition can be described as if it were an acid :PDEFINITION: a statement of the exact meaning of a word, esp. in a dictionary.That one was one of the first things a colleague at my current job said to me. She wasn't joking.The definition of definition is recursion.
Another colleague more recently asked me what "definition" meant. She wasn't joking either.Is it acidic though? I thought it was neutral.Dihydrogen Monoxide, I think. It's this really dangerous chemical - about 95% of the people who have consumed it are dead.It is hydroxic acid to me. Everyone knows dihydrogen monoxide already. You can still trick them with this one, especially since it has the dreaded "acid" in it.
It is, but its composition can be described as if it were an acid :PDEFINITION: a statement of the exact meaning of a word, esp. in a dictionary.That one was one of the first things a colleague at my current job said to me. She wasn't joking.The definition of definition is recursion.
Another colleague more recently asked me what "definition" meant. She wasn't joking either.Is it acidic though? I thought it was neutral.Dihydrogen Monoxide, I think. It's this really dangerous chemical - about 95% of the people who have consumed it are dead.It is hydroxic acid to me. Everyone knows dihydrogen monoxide already. You can still trick them with this one, especially since it has the dreaded "acid" in it.
Yeah but hydroxic acid sounds more menacing.It is, but its composition can be described as if it were an acid :PDEFINITION: a statement of the exact meaning of a word, esp. in a dictionary.That one was one of the first things a colleague at my current job said to me. She wasn't joking.The definition of definition is recursion.
Another colleague more recently asked me what "definition" meant. She wasn't joking either.Is it acidic though? I thought it was neutral.Dihydrogen Monoxide, I think. It's this really dangerous chemical - about 95% of the people who have consumed it are dead.It is hydroxic acid to me. Everyone knows dihydrogen monoxide already. You can still trick them with this one, especially since it has the dreaded "acid" in it.
Hydroxic acid/Hydrogen Hydroxide. It goes both ways!
Hydroxic acid/Hydrogen Hydroxide. It goes both ways!Water, the immoral molecule: it has no sexual decency! Stop drinking water today if you aren't a hell-bound godless communist dedicated to the destruction of the nuclear family. Next time you feel the urge to drink a glass of the devil's tears, down a fifth of whiskey instead.
Damned bipHuals.Hydroxic acid/Hydrogen Hydroxide. It goes both ways!Water, the immoral molecule: it has no sexual decency! Stop drinking water today if you aren't a hell-bound godless communist dedicated to the destruction of the nuclear family. Next time you feel the urge to drink a glass of the devil's tears, down a fifth of whiskey instead.
It is, but its composition can be described as if it were an acid :PDEFINITION: a statement of the exact meaning of a word, esp. in a dictionary.That one was one of the first things a colleague at my current job said to me. She wasn't joking.The definition of definition is recursion.
Another colleague more recently asked me what "definition" meant. She wasn't joking either.Is it acidic though? I thought it was neutral.Dihydrogen Monoxide, I think. It's this really dangerous chemical - about 95% of the people who have consumed it are dead.It is hydroxic acid to me. Everyone knows dihydrogen monoxide already. You can still trick them with this one, especially since it has the dreaded "acid" in it.
Now, I am not a chemist, so I might be making this shit up (as all good Physicists do), but as water has an -OH group, couldnt we call it Hydronol?
Time for a scene in a movie where the bad guy described his superweapon, using a bunch of terms that basically mean he put a lot of water in a jug.
"Now I will fire my cannon!"Time for a scene in a movie where the bad guy described his superweapon, using a bunch of terms that basically mean he put a lot of water in a jug.
Well, it still beats a neutrino cannon in effectiveness by a large margin.
If the neutrinos aren't working, you just need to fire more of them.Oh right, I forgot. DEFCON military strategies.
If the neutrinos aren't working, you just need to fire more of them.Oh right, I forgot. Zerg military strategies.
Technically she could just as well be average-mass, but very, very small.Did she happen to be wearing a Gravity Brassier? (http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Gravity_Brassier)
There isn't one that would make sense,Volume is the amount of space an object occupies, mass is the amount of matter it contains.
I was playing Adventurer mode and I had a knife stuck in my upper body that I thought sounded cool, and my friend told me- "If there's a knife stuck in you, how are you breathing?"
I really said the dumb part.
"it hit me in my lungs so it made an air hole."
Who ever said it had been stuck in the lung/had caused the lung to collapsed? A knife stuck in you is not exactly insta-death...The trachea is probably intact too. So unless the knife was stuck through all your intercostal muscles or something you should be fine.
i hope that theres a limited ammount of resources, it just never runs out.
This honestly offends me, and demonstrates a clear ignorance for the game.Offensive? That shit is hilarious xDIf it wasn't for pdfs on the internet, D&D would be MUCH more than $200. Seriously, its like he just looked at an 'Essentials' list and added up the prices. Disappointing.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
/me fails at sarcasm.This honestly offends me, and demonstrates a clear ignorance for the game.Offensive? That shit is hilarious xDIf it wasn't for pdfs on the internet, D&D would be MUCH more than $200. Seriously, its like he just looked at an 'Essentials' list and added up the prices. Disappointing.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Also, usually we just make a new character when we die...I'm pretty sure that's not how DnD works, you're gonna off yourself eventually when you lose your character.
Also, usually we just make a new character when we die...I'm pretty sure that's not how DnD works, you're gonna off yourself eventually when you lose your character.
You can also do magic, but that's kinda off the point.
That's almost precisely the exact opposite of what I said.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1892112000/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=#reader_B0038KA6GCWell.. At least most of the reviews are negative ones. Aside from 900 of them. So there is that.
This entire thing.
Sorry but cis-ethnicity is an oppressive concept which has a basis in patriarchal bloodlines.I don't even...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1892112000/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=#reader_B0038KA6GCWell.. At least most of the reviews are negative ones. Aside from 900 of them. So there is that.
This entire thing.
Wonderful book. So glad somebody is finally brave enough to stand up for the pro-beating-up-babies movement. For too long, those little bald bastards have been walking (or crawling) all over us decent grown folk, and I for one am sick of it. These authors give such good advice it's insane! I could sing the praises of these amazing, God-fearing baby-beaters all day, but I thought I'd take this opportunity to recommend a few other titles sure to be right up the alley of anyone who enjoys this book.
Cooking for Company - Jeffrey Dahmer
Best Christmas Ever: A Couple's Guide to the Holidays - Scott Peterson
Dog Bathing Made Easy - Michael Vick
And last but not least,
All Aboard: A Final Solution for Train Enthusiasts - Adolph Hitler
Happy reading, everybody!
I'm pretty sure that comment is trying to make a joke. Probably because of the other suggested 'Books'.You don't say?
I'm pretty sure that comment is trying to make a joke. Probably because of the other suggested 'Books'.The second (full) sentence didn't tip you off?
Many people in the trans sober community face oppression that cis sober shit lords can never imagine. And yes shit lord, while I am drunk almost all the time, I am a sober person living in the body of a drunk. It's called oppression and you might want to take some time off from being a privileged cis sober shit lord to understand what my community goes through. This blog is a "safe space" set up for trans sober people to share their oppression. And yes shit lord, I know I spelled "privilege " wrong on the header. Sober privilege is not being too drunk when making your blog that you don't make irreversible spelling errors.
My fellow trans sobers, please feel free to share your stories of oppression and victimization in a safe space free of shit lord cis sober oppression.
Some of their other books are pretty horrific too: http://www.amazon.com/Created-Be-His-Help-Meet/dp/1892112604/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_yI will again link to the blog that is doing an extensive and ongoing critical analysis of the book. (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/tag/created-to-be-his-help-meet) Shit be crazy.
#they actually showed a pretty accurate representation of how witches truly are not terrible people and it’s just their lifestyle. #i really really really loved that fact
Someone on Tumblr praising Brave:Quote#they actually showed a pretty accurate representation of how witches truly are not terrible people and it’s just their lifestyle. #i really really really loved that fact
None of those things are accurate about real witches because there are no real witches. Witches were not good people because witches were not people because witches do not exist. I know you want to praise this more positive female role that would traditionally be viewed negatively, but pretending witches and wizards are real is not the way to go about that.
I really try to avoid reading any paragraph that's made up entirely of hashtags because I know it will be stupid. I don't know why I read this one.
Someone on Tumblr praising Brave:#muggleprivilege #nomagic #cisscience #shitlord #triggerwarning #witchhunting #hatersgonnahate #helpimrunningoutofideasQuote#they actually showed a pretty accurate representation of how witches truly are not terrible people and it’s just their lifestyle. #i really really really loved that fact
None of those things are accurate about real witches because there are no real witches. Witches were not good people because witches were not people because witches do not exist. I know you want to praise this more positive female role that would traditionally be viewed negatively, but pretending witches and wizards are real is not the way to go about that.
I really try to avoid reading any paragraph that's made up entirely of hashtags because I know it will be stupid. I don't know why I read this one.
Any list of hashtags is incomplete with out at least one of these: #swag #yolo #420 #yoloswag #yolo420 #420swag #yolo420swagSomeone on Tumblr praising Brave:#muggleprivilege #nomagic #cisscience #shitlord #triggerwarning #witchhunting #hatersgonnahate #helpimrunningoutofideasQuote#they actually showed a pretty accurate representation of how witches truly are not terrible people and it’s just their lifestyle. #i really really really loved that fact
None of those things are accurate about real witches because there are no real witches. Witches were not good people because witches were not people because witches do not exist. I know you want to praise this more positive female role that would traditionally be viewed negatively, but pretending witches and wizards are real is not the way to go about that.
I really try to avoid reading any paragraph that's made up entirely of hashtags because I know it will be stupid. I don't know why I read this one.
Shitlord is my favourite.
"Help, I'm being oppressed! By shitlords!"
Like seriously. Best Word Ever.
#cisreality #saneprivilegeSomeone on Tumblr praising Brave:#muggleprivilege #nomagic #cisscience #shitlord #triggerwarning #witchhunting #hatersgonnahate #helpimrunningoutofideasQuote#they actually showed a pretty accurate representation of how witches truly are not terrible people and it’s just their lifestyle. #i really really really loved that fact
None of those things are accurate about real witches because there are no real witches. Witches were not good people because witches were not people because witches do not exist. I know you want to praise this more positive female role that would traditionally be viewed negatively, but pretending witches and wizards are real is not the way to go about that.
I really try to avoid reading any paragraph that's made up entirely of hashtags because I know it will be stupid. I don't know why I read this one.
I'm the shittiest lord. There is no lord shittier than me.
My sides are in orbit, I am spase lordI'm the shittiest lord. There is no lord shittier than me.
i am the sideless lord
there is no lord with less sides than me
I am the hardness lord.My sides are in orbit, I am spase lordI'm the shittiest lord. There is no lord shittier than me.
i am the sideless lord
there is no lord with less sides than me
There is no spase with less sides than me
Now you, too, can relive the glory that was /r/atheism before the mod change. (http://www.atheistmemebase.com/)Not enough spaghetti 2/10 would not insult.
The pastor says "Go home Higgs Boson, you're drunk."I have such a soft spot for anti-jokes.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
CHECKMATE ATHEISTS.
Check him againCHECKMATE ATHEISTS.
I have checked my mate and he seems pretty fine to be honest.
CHESSMATE ROMANTICISTSCHECKMATE ATHEISTS.I have checked my mate and he seems pretty fine to be honest.
OH, THE TRUE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUCH CLOSE AND FATEFUL FRIENDS. OH, THE SHARING THE SAME BED DUE TO PROBABLY UNFORESEEABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. OH, THE AWKWARD PHYSICAL CONTACT FUELED BY DECADES OF REPRESSED DESIRES. OH THE SHAME, JESUS HELP US ALL.CHESSMATE ROMANTICISTSCHECKMATE ATHEISTS.I have checked my mate and he seems pretty fine to be honest.
Now you, too, can relive the glory that was /r/atheism before the mod change. (http://www.atheistmemebase.com/)This is better than FSTDT!
We are making fun of the content posted on that site, right? Cause honestly, it's pretty dumb...Now you, too, can relive the glory that was /r/atheism before the mod change. (http://www.atheistmemebase.com/)This is better than FSTDT!
We are making fun of the content posted on that site, right? Cause honestly, it's pretty dumb...Now you, too, can relive the glory that was /r/atheism before the mod change. (http://www.atheistmemebase.com/)This is better than FSTDT!
Now you, too, can relive the glory that was /r/atheism before the mod change. (http://www.atheistmemebase.com/)
You should have heaps of fun with this site. Both articles and comments. (http://incogman.net/)The link doesn't work for me.
You should have heaps of fun with this site. Both articles and comments. (http://incogman.net/)The link doesn't work for me.
You should have heaps of fun with this site. Both articles and comments. (http://incogman.net/)Things like that make me wonder how sites like this get left alone, while other things constantly get attacked because of "copyrights" and other such nonsense.
You should have heaps of fun with this site. Both articles and comments. (http://incogman.net/)WTF, what is wrong with people that run sites like these?
I guess it could be my ISP who blocked it then. I mean, they are the ones who blocked TPB, but that had a specialised page informing you of why they were forced into blocking it by the government trying to control what they don't understand.Probably blocked for obvious reasons, wherever you are.You should have heaps of fun with this site. Both articles and comments. (http://incogman.net/)The link doesn't work for me.
The difference here, methinks, is that the "witch" from Brave was a semi-new twist on an old stereotype, which has nothing to do with reality, only storytelling. Furthermore, none of the Wiccans, pagans, or new age wooers actually believed that they could perform magic as seen in fiction. They do rituals, sure, and they believe that they hold some foggy, fairly undetermined sway over reality, but none of them are brewing potions to turn you into a bear. If that were the case, I would like a dozen, please. I will become the most bearest bear of all time.Someone on Tumblr praising Brave:Please don't insult Wicca just because you do not share their worldview.Quote#they actually showed a pretty accurate representation of how witches truly are not terrible people and it’s just their lifestyle. #i really really really loved that fact
None of those things are accurate about real witches because there are no real witches. Witches were not good people because witches were not people because witches do not exist. I know you want to praise this more positive female role that would traditionally be viewed negatively, but pretending witches and wizards are real is not the way to go about that.
I really try to avoid reading any paragraph that's made up entirely of hashtags because I know it will be stupid. I don't know why I read this one.
Now I don't want to offend here, as an atheist I see pretty much all faiths on even footing. If you believe there is something sacred about pointed, wide brimmed hats then at least they are far more useful than that thing the pope wears, but still...Ah, they don't have healing spells - but haven't you wondered why we have mass wine, incense, holy water and the eucharist? And that's not even considering the stuff our exorcists can do...
If I were saying believing that because in a video game a priest has certain mythical powers that doesn't mean in real life the christian church has special magical powers, nobody would bat an eye. It would be a sane and rational comment. So why is pointing out that there is a difference between witches in fictitious media and the beliefs of real life wiccans is offensive?
In real life there are not priests who run about healing people with glowing hands. It just doesn't happen, it is fictional, they don't exist, and you understand that I'm talking about a different thing to clergymen right? Well it is the same deal. Not all Witches are of the wiccan verity.
Him: Light takes 24 years to get here from Alpha CentauriCue me trying to explain to him why it takes 4,3 years for light to reach us from a place 4,3 lightyears away, and eventually being dismissed by "Jeez, why do you keep going on about this?"
Me: But it's 4,3 lightyears away, shouldn't it take 4,3 years?
Him: No, I did the maths.
Slap him. With a book. Preferably a math, science, physics, or astronomy book. Anything by Carl Sagan on Neil deGrasse Tyson would also be acceptable.Quote from: A friendHim: Light takes 24 years to get here from Alpha CentauriCue me trying to explain to him why it takes 4,3 years for light to reach us from a place 4,3 lightyears away, and eventually being dismissed by "Jeez, why do you keep going on about this?"
Me: But it's 4,3 lightyears away, shouldn't it take 4,3 years?
Him: No, I did the maths.
Yeah, if I say "no, you're wrong, it works like this" and you say "no im right" I should just fuck off?
What kinds of maths did he do? Everyone knows that the reason it's called a light year is because it takes a YEAR for LIGHT to travel that distance.Maybe he knows nothing about special relativity and thinks that we're moving apart at 6c?
What kinds of maths did he do? Everyone knows that the reason it's called a light year is because it takes a YEAR for LIGHT to travel that distance.He converted lightyears down to kilometres and then divided the amount of kilometers with c in km.
Maybe he think space is actually made of Germanium.
I tried to explain him that a lightyear is a lightyear because it's the distance light travles in a year, but he just vaguely said "we need time, not distance"Ask him how much time it takes for light to travel a lightyear. If he says something else than a year, ask him why it's called a lightyear. If he says a year, then ask him how much time it takes for light to travel 4.3 lightyears.
Although that does remind me, earlier today, on a whim, I did some quick calculations and worked out that between the Earth and the Sun there are about 6*10^24 hydrogen atoms (assuming one atom per cubic metre). That seems like way too large a number, even though it's not really that big considering.That... can not be right. A mol of hydrogen is 1.204*10^24 hydrogen atoms, and we have a hell of a lot more hydrogen than that.
Yeah. <1 atom per meter is intergalactic.Oh, alright. I was doing this mostly in relation to someone else's speech so I let them find the numbers.
I'd be more, "only 10^24 hydrogen atoms between the Sun and the Earth?!"
The number of hydrogen atoms per cubic meter in the sun is probably higher than most people could even comprehend, most definitely not one.
Oh.The number of hydrogen atoms per cubic meter in the sun is probably higher than most people could even comprehend, most definitely not one.
He was speaking about the space between here and the sun.
I'd be more, "only 10^24 hydrogen atoms between the Sun and the Earth?!"I am not a person who feels things intuitively. Unless I know a thing then I am not at all good at guessing what it is.
Slap him. With a book. Preferably a math, science, physics, or astronomy book. Anything by Carl Sagan on Neil deGrasse Tyson would also be acceptable.
And now for something oldschool...
That's not that stupid. Nickelback is as old as I am.
80's-90's ~~~ Y'know that one song..?It's really like
60's-70's ~~~ Classic
40's-50's ~~~ Oldies
FAKEDIT: 00's-Present ~~~ Dubstep
4Ga-1900 - ClassicalOh come now, that is a pretty broad stroke there. Although still beautiful, I would be hesitant to actually call many pieces from the 1900's 'classic', they just wander too far from the more influential pieces.
Those aren't my opinions, those are what I think other people think.4Ga-1900 - ClassicalOh come now, that is a pretty broad stroke there. Although still beautiful, I would be hesitant to actually call many pieces from the 1900's 'classic', they just wander too far from the more influential pieces.
Funnily enough I'm listening to Satie right now... God I fucking love the gnossiennes. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtLHiou7anEl)
Fix'd.
1975-2013: Contemporary
1890-1875: Modern
1815-1890: Romantic
1730-1820: Classical
1600-1760: Baroque
Modern music is so modern, it's postmodern in its passage through time.Fix'd.
1975-2013: Contemporary
1890-1875: Modern
1815-1890: Romantic
1730-1820: Classical
1600-1760: Baroque
Pre-history-A.D. 500: Sporadic banging, collective grunting.
500-1200: Perfecting banging, Advanced grunting.
1200-1600: Varied by location, ranging from drums and rhythmic chanting to depressing harpsichord.
1600-1910: Serious white guys in silly outfits.
1910-1930: Jazz, ragtime, swing, suits.
1930-1950: Show-tunes or something?
1950-1963: Rock N' Roll
1963-1971: Acid trip.
1971-1980: Figured out how to make artificial electronic stuff.
1980-1988: Serious white guys in silly outfits Part 2: The Reckoning.
1988-1999: Anger.
1999-2006: Incoherent yelling.
2006-2010: Perpetually in the club.
2011-Present: Disco revival and twerk-time.
Seems 'bout right.
Pre-history-A.D. 500: Sporadic banging, collective grunting.Suuuuuure...
500-1200: Perfecting banging, Advanced grunting.
1200-1600: Varied by location, ranging from drums and rhythmic chanting to depressing harpsichord.
Seems 'bout right.
I know somebody who plays church organs. I feel like that's probably one of the best instruments ever. I mean, what's not awesome about a fucking huge church organ?Meh, either you're doing generic church stuff (which is pretty non-interesting), or you're breaking your fingers laying down some sick mad classical shit, yo. In short: It's either boring or waaayyy complicated. That applies to most instruments, though ;)
I know somebody who plays church organs. I feel like that's probably one of the best instruments ever. I mean, what's not awesome about a fucking huge church organ?Meh, either you're doing generic church stuff (which is pretty non-interesting), or you're breaking your fingers laying down some sick mad classical shit, yo. In short: It's either boring or waaayyy complicated. That applies to most instruments, though ;)
Or you're breaking your fingers laying down some sick mad new shit, yo.Well yeah, but there's very little modern stuff for the organ. Plus the classical stuff is awesome, just listen to Davy Jones play in Pirates of the Caribbean!
I demand a link.Or you're breaking your fingers laying down some sick mad new shit, yo.Well yeah, but there's very little modern stuff for the organ. Plus the classical stuff is awesome, just listen to Davy Jones play in Pirates of the Carribean!
Your wish is my command:I demand a link.Or you're breaking your fingers laying down some sick mad new shit, yo.Well yeah, but there's very little modern stuff for the organ. Plus the classical stuff is awesome, just listen to Davy Jones play in Pirates of the Carribean!
Personally I'd rather not even think about laying my hands on organs of the Church.http://m.imgur.com/gallery/p8oPz6W
Personally I'd rather not even think about laying my hands on organs of the Church.
I mean, what's not awesome about a fucking huge church organ?
Pre-history-A.D. 500: Sporadic banging, collective grunting.Suuuuuure...
500-1200: Perfecting banging, Advanced grunting.
1200-1600: Varied by location, ranging from drums and rhythmic chanting to depressing harpsichord.
Seems 'bout right.
200 B.C greek theater will have a word with you. And 400 A.D celtic harp and songs. And medieval choirs and church organ. That kind of stuff.
Did you just file late medieval era under prehistoric times?
For a "disco revival" this decade doesn't seem to have much sunshine.
Personally I'd rather not even think about laying my hands on organs of the Church.
Yeah, the Church sure does like Bach, in particular Concerto for Organ in A Minor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PyBWLALFLQYour wish is my command:I demand a link.Or you're breaking your fingers laying down some sick mad new shit, yo.Well yeah, but there's very little modern stuff for the organ. Plus the classical stuff is awesome, just listen to Davy Jones play in Pirates of the Carribean!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UfT0jVzNkw
It's not an organ solo piece, though.
And for some Bach organ, no pun intended:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTVraVgzC9U
Pretty much the standard organ piece, I guess.
Holy hell, that actually is one of Bach's pieces. One I've heard, even.Actually, a "organ concerto in A-minor" by Bach does not exist at all, but is a modern construct. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_concerto#Johann_Sebastian_Bach_.281685.E2.80.931750.29 . Apart from that, any such innuendo would be missing from the german or italian translation, anyway.
... makes me wonder if the language back then was such that, well. That.
I think I've done a perfectly accurate job in methodically labeling all periods of musical history. As for putting late medieval era together with pre-history, well, why not? Not much got done in the Dark Age. Peasants starved to death, knights beat each other with phallic objects, and royalty killed each other over wanting additional slices of pie or concerning which flavor of ice cream Jesus Christ preferred.This was going to the stupid things you've heard people say, but then I realized it already was.
Did you just file late medieval era under prehistoric times?i think in music history it is, since proper musical notation wasn't a thing until about the baroque. everything before is just called antique music... that's what my brother told me from his music history class
Well, if you define "prehistoric" by "before the invention of writing", then yes it is prehistoric.Did you just file late medieval era under prehistoric times?i think in music history it is, since proper musical notation wasn't a thing until about the baroque. everything before is just called antique music... that's what my brother told me from his music history class
It's like dismissing everything between the fall of the roman empire and the renaissance as "the Dark Ages".
Well, if you define "prehistoric" by "before the invention of writing", then yes it is prehistoric.that's pretty much the definition of prehistoric. i think the thing about medieval, and greek, and cuneiform, etc. notation was that it was incomplete by modern standards and leave much to interpretation. but one can say that about early alphabets, and they still count as historic, so... eh.
What I am fairly offended about is that TCM puts ancient celtic music (amongst others) in the "advanced grunting and perfecting banging" category. I mean, shit, when you enter "medieval" in Youtube's search engine, "medieval music" is the second suggestion, and this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GRLRm9oKUM&hd=1) is the first result of the search. I dare you to dismiss it as "banging and grunting". It's like dismissing everything between the fall of the roman empire and the renaissance as "the Dark Ages".Well, it's not just ancient celtic music. I mean, the Greeks are in there too, as are Egyptians, and all Asian civilizations.
You're implying that modern alphabets (mainly Latin alphabet) don't leave things up for interpretation.it's not the alphabet's fault that filthy saxons cannot follow simple phonetic rules. it serves romance languages pretty well
Can't tell if joking.You're implying that modern alphabets (mainly Latin alphabet) don't leave things up for interpretation.it's not the alphabet's fault that filthy saxons cannot follow simple phonetic rules. it serves romance languages pretty well
Now I'm having flashbacks to verb tenses and irregularities.Can't tell if joking.You're implying that modern alphabets (mainly Latin alphabet) don't leave things up for interpretation.it's not the alphabet's fault that filthy saxons cannot follow simple phonetic rules. it serves romance languages pretty well
Uh... No. How about anybody who had World history?It's like dismissing everything between the fall of the roman empire and the renaissance as "the Dark Ages".
So, pretty much everyone except those who specialize in the field don't realize it's wrong? :P
Ftfy.Uh... No. How about anybody who didn't sleep through World history?It's like dismissing everything between the fall of the roman empire and the renaissance as "the Dark Ages".
So, pretty much everyone except those who specialize in the field don't realize it's wrong? :P
You know what you should do? You should make your own website, and get rich like those people on the internet.
That's less stupid and more...easier said than done. I mean, a lot of the really popular websites that made their creators wealthy were pretty simple ideas, or even copies of ideas other people have had just done better or got luckier. Unless he was assuming that simply making a website at all would somehow make you wealthy.Quote from: My mom's boyfriendYou know what you should do? You should make your own website, and get rich like those people on the internet.
I think I've done a perfectly accurate job in methodically labeling all periods of musical history. As for putting late medieval era together with pre-history, well, why not? Not much got done in the Dark Age. Peasants starved to death, knights beat each other with phallic objects, and royalty killed each other over wanting additional slices of pie or concerning which flavor of ice cream Jesus Christ preferred.This was going to the stupid things you've heard people say, but then I realized it already was.
I mean you can't be serious.
What I am fairly offended about is that TCM puts ancient celtic music (amongst others) in the "advanced grunting and perfecting banging" category. I mean, shit, when you enter "medieval" in Youtube's search engine, "medieval music" is the second suggestion, and this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GRLRm9oKUM&hd=1) is the first result of the search. I dare you to dismiss it as "banging and grunting". It's like dismissing everything between the fall of the roman empire and the renaissance as "the Dark Ages".
That's less stupid and more...easier said than done. I mean, a lot of the really popular websites that made their creators wealthy were pretty simple ideas, or even copies of ideas other people have had just done better or got luckier. Unless he was assuming that simply making a website at all would somehow make you wealthy.Quote from: My mom's boyfriendYou know what you should do? You should make your own website, and get rich like those people on the internet.
Kind of like saying 'You should invent something amazing that everyone wants and become a billionaire!'
That's less stupid and more...easier said than done. I mean, a lot of the really popular websites that made their creators wealthy were pretty simple ideas, or even copies of ideas other people have had just done better or got luckier. Unless he was assuming that simply making a website at all would somehow make you wealthy.Quote from: My mom's boyfriendYou know what you should do? You should make your own website, and get rich like those people on the internet.
Kind of like saying 'You should invent something amazing that everyone wants and become a billionaire!'
He has no idea about how the internet works. He can barely open his e-mail.
Apparently just owning a website can make you millions.
So i can make millions by owning a website that just says "shit" in large letters? WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED?That's less stupid and more...easier said than done. I mean, a lot of the really popular websites that made their creators wealthy were pretty simple ideas, or even copies of ideas other people have had just done better or got luckier. Unless he was assuming that simply making a website at all would somehow make you wealthy.Quote from: My mom's boyfriendYou know what you should do? You should make your own website, and get rich like those people on the internet.
Kind of like saying 'You should invent something amazing that everyone wants and become a billionaire!'
He has no idea about how the internet works. He can barely open his e-mail.
Apparently just owning a website can make you millions.
We aren't mexicans! The fact that we were born and raised in Mexico is pure semantics.Ummm:
This so much.Quote from: Girl on the bus with obvious spanish heritageWe aren't mexicans! The fact that we were born and raised in Mexico is pure semantics.Ummm:
1) You obviously have spanish heritage
2) You were born and raised in Mexico
Yep, that about fits the definition of "Mexican" to me. :P
If... they've naturalized wherever they are now, and it's not Mexico, then. Yeah, they're no longer mexican? If someone spent the first, say, five years in one country, and then then next 10-20 in the one they're in now... I'd say they're of the latter, m'self. They're from Mexico, sure, as per Tomato, but I wouldn't particularly consider 'em mexican anymore.Quote from: Girl on the bus with obvious spanish heritageWe aren't mexicans! The fact that we were born and raised in Mexico is pure semantics.Ummm:
1) You obviously have spanish heritage
2) You were born and raised in Mexico
Yep, that about fits the definition of "Mexican" to me. :P
I think the correct course of action is to not care about this sort of thing.Waaaay ahead of ya.
Where is your sense of over the top nationalistic pride?In the same place as my racism and homophobia.
Where is your sense of over the top nationalistic pride?You're right, great people such as... uh... gimme a moment... any second now... nope, drawing a blank here.
Its as if you don't even take credit for the accomplishments of other people who were born in vaguely the same geographical region as yourself!
You're right, great people such as... uh... gimme a moment... any second now... nope, drawing a blank here.Where are you even from, Atlantis?
Where is your sense of over the top nationalistic pride?In the same place as my racism and homophobia.
If... they've naturalized wherever they are now, and it's not Mexico, then. Yeah, they're no longer mexican? If someone spent the first, say, five years in one country, and then then next 10-20 in the one they're in now... I'd say they're of the latter, m'self. They're from Mexico, sure, as per Tomato, but I wouldn't particularly consider 'em mexican anymore.Quote from: Girl on the bus with obvious spanish heritageWe aren't mexicans! The fact that we were born and raised in Mexico is pure semantics.Ummm:
1) You obviously have spanish heritage
2) You were born and raised in Mexico
Yep, that about fits the definition of "Mexican" to me. :P
I can see where they're coming from, and I do imagine it's a source of great frustration for a lot of immigrants. Y'spend decades of your life in another country and they still label you as "other", despite you being one of them in basically every way but maybe skin tone and a few years back when you were a kid. Annoying, at the very least.
I've always been more than slightly amused by the thought that anyone who lives on either the American continents is technically an American. But no one except an US American would willing identify themselves as 'American'.
Bone viking. Is it an adjective or a verb? CAN IT NOT BE BOTH‽All I can think of when looking at this post is this:
"Hello, I'm a United-states-of-American."Actually I know an Argentine that makes a point of introducing himself as an American everytime he meet someone from the US.Yeah, and my friends and I often like to point out that it's a continent, not a country, when we meet someone from the U.S.A
So, uh, why can't we identify as American?This is probably the ignorant USAn shining through, but I don't know how many people want to associate themselves with the US. It's always been my impression that no one likes us.
Except Britain only contain on country, so British is pretty clear. We'll get to annoy them once (if) Scotland gain independence.Define: Country
That's generally been my impression too. Which is funny, because taken on average, America is a lot better than the rest of the world in terms of rights, diversity, aid provided to the rest of the world, independence, and others. On the other hand, being the nation that spawned Miley Cyrus and helped bring about Justin Bieber's rise to infamy probably balanced some of that out.So, uh, why can't we identify as American?This is probably the ignorant USAn shining through, but I don't know how many people want to associate themselves with the US. It's always been my impression that no one likes us.
The United Kingdom contains four countries: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Great Britain describes the first three. It is, in effect, a country composed of several countries. Hence, someone from England can introduce themselves as both English and British, while a Scot could introduce themselves as Scottish and British, etc.Except Britain only contain on country, so British is pretty clear. We'll get to annoy them once (if) Scotland gain independence.Define: Country
Because depending on how you define it the UK has 4. Though really they're more like meta-counties.
Also Great Britain doesn't include NI, which is a part of the UK.
But the 'countries' are not really separate countries. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country, and England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are more like regions or counties. Calling them separate countries is just a symptom of outdated nationalism.The United Kingdom contains four countries: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Great Britain describes the first three. It is, in effect, a country composed of several countries. Hence, someone from England can introduce themselves as both English and British, while a Scot could introduce themselves as Scottish and British, etc.Except Britain only contain on country, so British is pretty clear. We'll get to annoy them once (if) Scotland gain independence.Define: Country
Because depending on how you define it the UK has 4. Though really they're more like meta-counties.
Also Great Britain doesn't include NI, which is a part of the UK.
I spoke somewhat colloquially, but if you want to start nitpicking, I'll feel free to do the same. Functionally speaking, they are not states in the sense that they are not sovereign and do not have a monopoly of force within their own borders. However, they are, by definition, nations, in that a nation is a group of people who share the same culture. There is a nation of England, a nation of Wales, a nation of Scotland, a nation of Great Britain, a nation of Northern Ireland, and a nation of the United Kingdom.But the 'countries' are not really separate countries. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country, and England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are more like regions or counties. Calling them separate countries is just a symptom of outdated nationalism.The United Kingdom contains four countries: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Great Britain describes the first three. It is, in effect, a country composed of several countries. Hence, someone from England can introduce themselves as both English and British, while a Scot could introduce themselves as Scottish and British, etc.Except Britain only contain on country, so British is pretty clear. We'll get to annoy them once (if) Scotland gain independence.Define: Country
Because depending on how you define it the UK has 4. Though really they're more like meta-counties.
Also Great Britain doesn't include NI, which is a part of the UK.
RIP Graknorke, eaten by Owlbread and his kinsmen, 2013.But the 'countries' are not really separate countries. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country, and England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are more like regions or counties. Calling them separate countries is just a symptom of outdated nationalism.The United Kingdom contains four countries: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Great Britain describes the first three. It is, in effect, a country composed of several countries. Hence, someone from England can introduce themselves as both English and British, while a Scot could introduce themselves as Scottish and British, etc.Except Britain only contain on country, so British is pretty clear. We'll get to annoy them once (if) Scotland gain independence.Define: Country
Because depending on how you define it the UK has 4. Though really they're more like meta-counties.
Also Great Britain doesn't include NI, which is a part of the UK.
RIP Graknorke, eaten by Owlbread and his kinsmen, 2013.But the 'countries' are not really separate countries. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country, and England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are more like regions or counties. Calling them separate countries is just a symptom of outdated nationalism.The United Kingdom contains four countries: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Great Britain describes the first three. It is, in effect, a country composed of several countries. Hence, someone from England can introduce themselves as both English and British, while a Scot could introduce themselves as Scottish and British, etc.Except Britain only contain on country, so British is pretty clear. We'll get to annoy them once (if) Scotland gain independence.Define: Country
Because depending on how you define it the UK has 4. Though really they're more like meta-counties.
Also Great Britain doesn't include NI, which is a part of the UK.
The only alternative demonym for Americans I've heard that isn't completely and utterly stupid is "Unions", but that's kind of unwieldy.
RIP Graknorke, eaten by Owlbread and his kinsmen, 2013.But the 'countries' are not really separate countries. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country, and England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are more like :-[ or counties. Calling them separate countries is just a symptom of outdated nationalism.The United Kingdom contains four countries: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Great Britain describes the first three. It is, in effect, a country composed of several countries. Hence, someone from England can introduce themselves as both English and British, while a Scot could introduce themselves as Scottish and British, etc.Except Britain only contain on country, so British is pretty clear. We'll get to annoy them once (if) Scotland gain independence.Define: Country
Because depending on how you define it the UK has 4. Though really they're more like meta-counties.
Also Great Britain doesn't include NI, which is a part of the UK.
The only alternative demonym for Americans I've heard that isn't completely and utterly stupid is "Unions", but that's kind of unwieldy.
I'd accept "Yankees", but a lot of my peers would call that a hangin' offense.
I'll accept the Euros calling us Yankees so long as they're fine with being called Euros, but amongst peers only New Englanders should be called Yankees.But we actually have countries that aren't just named after a continent.
A continent named after a person. At least we aren't so arrogant as to have a continent (that isn't a continent (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QV7CanyzhZg#t=5)) named "The Good Land".I'll accept the Euros calling us Yankees so long as they're fine with being called Euros, but amongst peers only New Englanders should be called Yankees.But we actually have countries that aren't just named after a continent.
Teachers don't benefit us
Clearly they don't, since they used the apostrophe incorrectly.Excuse me while I murder the person who invented Autocorrect.
Waste of your time. He practically lives in a panic room.He can go around the walls in one of his other 14 dimensions. Xantalos is an eldritch abomination, y'know.
Panic RoomYeah, looks like it. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_Room_(band))sounds like a good name for aprobably already is the name of a rock band.
I am the panic room.
A continent named after a person. At least we aren't so arrogant as to have a continent (that isn't a continent (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QV7CanyzhZg#t=5)) named "The Good Land".I'll accept the Euros calling us Yankees so long as they're fine with being called Euros, but amongst peers only New Englanders should be called Yankees.But we actually have countries that aren't just named after a continent.
Latinized form of Greek Ευρωπη (Europe), which meant "wide face" from ευρυς (eurys) "wide" and ωψ (ops) "face, eye". In Greek mythology Europa was a Phoenician princess who was abducted and taken to Crete by Zeus in the guise of a bull. The continent of Europe is named for her. This is also the name of a moon of Jupiter.
On the subject of alternate naming:As I said before... it doesn't really work that well externally. There are cultural differences between the states to a certain degree, but they're largely superficial and subordinate to regional culture, which in turn is subordinate to national culture. Take, for example, my home state, Kentucky.
Honestly, a lot of (United-States-of) Americans identify by their individual state. For that matter, identifying by state allows for easier stereotyping that doesn't confuse Texans with Kansans. I dunno if this is relevant, by brain no worky.
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Home of the guy who invented basketball. I win.-snip!-
Indeed. I've often met tourists from other parts of the nation (USA: We're so big that we go on vacation to ourselves) and I could instantly and readily discuss things with them and we'd have a pretty similar viewpoint. And the 'sure is great living in America' thing is a fantastic way to start a conversation with a tourist, because then you can both talk about why your particular slice of America is awesome. In F_D's case, this would be Jim Beam candy and stuff. In my case, it would be trailer parks and meth. I mean, incredibly low cost of living.
Home of the guy who invented basketball. I win.-snip!-
Indeed. I've often met tourists from other parts of the nation (USA: We're so big that we go on vacation to ourselves) and I could instantly and readily discuss things with them and we'd have a pretty similar viewpoint. And the 'sure is great living in America' thing is a fantastic way to start a conversation with a tourist, because then you can both talk about why your particular slice of America is awesome. In F_D's case, this would be Jim Beam candy and stuff. In my case, it would be trailer parks and meth. I mean, incredibly low cost of living.
Seriously, I live near the Legends in Kansas, and there are statues and plaques all over the front entrance area about awesome Kansas is.
Southern California = best weather in entire country. Fact.
Southern California = best weather in entire country. Fact.Pretty sure it's the wet part of Washington, actually. Cold and rains a lot, what more can a person ask for? Socal's too close to Florida in terms of weather, and Florida is hell. 3+/4ths of the year, anyway. Winter's alright.
Southern California = best weather in entire country. Fact.Pretty sure it's the wet part of Washington, actually. Cold and rains a lot, what more can a person ask for? Socal's too close to Florida in terms of weather, and Florida is hell. 3+/4ths of the year, anyway. Winter's alright.
Southern California = best weather in entire country. Fact.Pretty sure it's the wet part of Washington, actually. Cold and rains a lot, what more can a person ask for? Socal's too close to Florida in terms of weather, and Florida is hell. 3+/4ths of the year, anyway. Winter's alright.
Southern California = best weather in entire country. Fact.
... This is a fact I can agree with.
Southern California = best weather in entire country. Fact.
... This is a fact I can agree with.
Don't you need to have something before you can claim to have the best version of it? :P
In F_D's case, this would be Jim Beam candy and stuff. In my case, it would be trailer parks and meth. I mean, incredibly low cost of living.New sig quote, thank you.
and being less than 200 miles from the worst place to live in the Anglophone world.
Detroit.and being less than 200 miles from the worst place to live in the Anglophone world.
And where would that be?
Home of the guys who perfected basketball. :PHome of the guy who invented basketball. I win.-snip!-
Indeed. I've often met tourists from other parts of the nation (USA: We're so big that we go on vacation to ourselves) and I could instantly and readily discuss things with them and we'd have a pretty similar viewpoint. And the 'sure is great living in America' thing is a fantastic way to start a conversation with a tourist, because then you can both talk about why your particular slice of America is awesome. In F_D's case, this would be Jim Beam candy and stuff. In my case, it would be trailer parks and meth. I mean, incredibly low cost of living.
Seriously, I live near the Legends in Kansas, and there are statues and plaques all over the front entrance area about awesome Kansas is.
Oh, only unofficial.Home of the guys who perfected basketball. :PHome of the guy who invented basketball. I win.-snip!-
Indeed. I've often met tourists from other parts of the nation (USA: We're so big that we go on vacation to ourselves) and I could instantly and readily discuss things with them and we'd have a pretty similar viewpoint. And the 'sure is great living in America' thing is a fantastic way to start a conversation with a tourist, because then you can both talk about why your particular slice of America is awesome. In F_D's case, this would be Jim Beam candy and stuff. In my case, it would be trailer parks and meth. I mean, incredibly low cost of living.
Seriously, I live near the Legends in Kansas, and there are statues and plaques all over the front entrance area about awesome Kansas is.
UNC and Duke both have higher winning percentages and more wins in the history of the NCAA Tournament than either Kentucky or Kansas. And they have to play each other twice a year, whereas Kentucky has the SEC to beat up on and Kansas has the Big 12. Plus, basketball is like an unofficial state religion. The ACC Tournament is our Mardi Gras.
Meanwhile, up in Canada, I'm laughing at all you guys and then crying because of Rob Ford and Stephen Harper fucking everything up.The spirit of Bob Filner has possessed them after being exorcised by his non-existent therapy.
WE WERE PERFECT BEFORE YOU CAME ALONG. WHY.
The truth begs to differ. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_teams_with_the_most_victories_in_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_college_basketball) We have the second most NCAA championships, too, and would have the most if it weren't for John Wooden.Home of the guys who perfected basketball. :PHome of the guy who invented basketball. I win.-snip!-
Indeed. I've often met tourists from other parts of the nation (USA: We're so big that we go on vacation to ourselves) and I could instantly and readily discuss things with them and we'd have a pretty similar viewpoint. And the 'sure is great living in America' thing is a fantastic way to start a conversation with a tourist, because then you can both talk about why your particular slice of America is awesome. In F_D's case, this would be Jim Beam candy and stuff. In my case, it would be trailer parks and meth. I mean, incredibly low cost of living.
Seriously, I live near the Legends in Kansas, and there are statues and plaques all over the front entrance area about awesome Kansas is.
UNC and Duke both have higher winning percentages and more wins in the history of the NCAA Tournament than either Kentucky or Kansas. And they have to play each other twice a year, whereas Kentucky has the SEC to beat up on and Kansas has the Big 12. Plus, basketball is like an unofficial state religion. The ACC Tournament is our Mardi Gras.
I just got sigged twice in one day.Why is that stupid?
Can't we just exile them like we did Scott?that's my name what
Can't we just exile them like we did Scott?that's my name what
when... when was I exiled?
Johannesburg, South Africa is actually much more dangerous than Detroit, and one of the official languages of South Africa is English. Besides, Detroit is only really bad if you go hang out in the hood. There are a lot of lovely abandoned buildings and two very nice stadiums downtown. Also, the rest of Michigan is pretty nice, provided you stay out of Battle Creek, which is mini-Detroit.Detroit.and being less than 200 miles from the worst place to live in the Anglophone world.
And where would that be?
I guess "worst" is incorrect. Just "most crime-ridden".
Stop right there. Universal health care is a sucky thing. What's more, you know it because you never bothered to even point at an argument for chaining people to it. If it was so wonderful then somebody, somewhere, in some country, would have made the fucker voluntary. If it's so fantastic then nearly nobody would opt out. So shove your universal health care up your ass.I have no fucking idea what this is all about. So... if nationalised healthcare is a good thing people should be allowed to opt out of it? Why would anyone want to opt out of getting medical treatment?
QuoteStop right there. Universal health care is a sucky thing. What's more, you know it because you never bothered to even point at an argument for chaining people to it. If it was so wonderful then somebody, somewhere, in some country, would have made the fucker voluntary. If it's so fantastic then nearly nobody would opt out. So shove your universal health care up your ass.I have no fucking idea what this is all about. So... if nationalised healthcare is a good thing people should be allowed to opt out of it? Why would anyone want to opt out of getting medical treatment?
Can someone please explain this person's political opinions I don't get it.
(Though there isn't an actual 'Road Tax' as soon many believe there is.)So what do tax disks show you've paid? My life has been a lie.
Roads are maintained either through a small tax on gas and large vehicle (55,000+ lbs) registration (for the national level) or through vehicle registration fees at the state level mostly (though this varies a little bit from state to state).(Though there isn't an actual 'Road Tax' as soon many believe there is.)So what do tax disks show you've paid? My life has been a lie.
QuoteStop right there. Universal health care is a sucky thing. What's more, you know it because you never bothered to even point at an argument for chaining people to it. If it was so wonderful then somebody, somewhere, in some country, would have made the fucker voluntary. If it's so fantastic then nearly nobody would opt out. So shove your universal health care up your ass.I have no fucking idea what this is all about. So... if nationalised healthcare is a good thing people should be allowed to opt out of it? Why would anyone want to opt out of getting medical treatment?
Can someone please explain this person's political opinions I don't get it.
Not to mention that Pokemon isn't even made by Nintendo, it's made by Game Freak, and Nintendo just licences it.
I usually find PETA's ironic games hilarious.
http://kotaku.com/im-not-sure-but-i-think-peta-is-upset-with-pokemon-1443910146Wait, what?
PETA, when will you understand that Pokemon aren't real? Why can't you just devote this much effort to helping actual animals instead of making violent flash-games and attempting to somehow connect Nintendo with McDonalds? Not to mention that Pokemon isn't even made by Nintendo, it's made by Game Freak, and Nintendo just licences it.
http://kotaku.com/im-not-sure-but-i-think-peta-is-upset-with-pokemon-1443910146Wait, what?
PETA, when will you understand that Pokemon aren't real? Why can't you just devote this much effort to helping actual animals instead of making violent flash-games and attempting to somehow connect Nintendo with McDonalds? Not to mention that Pokemon isn't even made by Nintendo, it's made by Game Freak, and Nintendo just licences it.
Is McDonald's selling Pokeburgers now or something? Or Pika McNuggets? HOW DO YOU UNETHICALLY TREAT IMAGINARY QUASI-ANIMALS??
Next, they'll be suing Peter Jackson for the CGI oliphants and wargs harmed in the making of the Lord of the Rings movies.
Or coming after Bay12 because of the millions of slaughtered kittens.
I know it's impossible, but I'm beginning to think PETA is just a 4chan parody of what a vegan animal-rights group would be like.
*gets out radio*http://kotaku.com/im-not-sure-but-i-think-peta-is-upset-with-pokemon-1443910146Wait, what?
PETA, when will you understand that Pokemon aren't real? Why can't you just devote this much effort to helping actual animals instead of making violent flash-games and attempting to somehow connect Nintendo with McDonalds? Not to mention that Pokemon isn't even made by Nintendo, it's made by Game Freak, and Nintendo just licences it.
Is McDonald's selling Pokeburgers now or something? Or Pika McNuggets? HOW DO YOU UNETHICALLY TREAT IMAGINARY QUASI-ANIMALS??
Next, they'll be suing Peter Jackson for the CGI oliphants and wargs harmed in the making of the Lord of the Rings movies.
Or coming after Bay12 because of the millions of slaughtered kittens.
I know it's impossible, but I'm beginning to think PETA is just a 4chan parody of what a vegan animal-rights group would be like.
Johannesburg, South Africa is actually much more dangerous than Detroit, and one of the official languages of South Africa is English. Besides, Detroit is only really bad if you go hang out in the hood. There are a lot of lovely abandoned buildings and two very nice stadiums downtown. Also, the rest of Michigan is pretty nice, provided you stay out of Battle Creek, which is mini-Detroit.Chiming in here to say, as a South African and ex-Joburgite, that it's also true that Johannesburg is also only dangerous in certain parts; my brief (possibly inaccurate) check of Wikipedia suggests that Detroit has a higher crime rate than Joburg. Way more dangerous is Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, where we've had ~16000 attempted murders this year (All violent crimes in Detroit annually: ~15500), and there is occasionally talk of calling in the army to curb gang warfare.
IIRC, they equate animal domestication to slavery. Or at least indentured servitude.IIRC, they believe that animals wouldn't enjoy being pets because it's demeaning or something. Which is funny, because most pets stay around voluntarily, and have plenty of opportunities to leg it.http://kotaku.com/im-not-sure-but-i-think-peta-is-upset-with-pokemon-1443910146Wait, what?
PETA, when will you understand that Pokemon aren't real? Why can't you just devote this much effort to helping actual animals instead of making violent flash-games and attempting to somehow connect Nintendo with McDonalds? Not to mention that Pokemon isn't even made by Nintendo, it's made by Game Freak, and Nintendo just licences it.
Is McDonald's selling Pokeburgers now or something? Or Pika McNuggets? HOW DO YOU UNETHICALLY TREAT IMAGINARY QUASI-ANIMALS??
Next, they'll be suing Peter Jackson for the CGI oliphants and wargs harmed in the making of the Lord of the Rings movies.
Or coming after Bay12 because of the millions of slaughtered kittens.
I know it's impossible, but I'm beginning to think PETA is just a 4chan parody of what a vegan animal-rights group would be like.
McDonalds apparently has Happy Meal Pokemon toys now. And since McDonalds is evil, and McDonalds sales Pokemon toys, therefore McDonalds sells evil. Wait, no, Evil sells Pokemon toys. Or whatever.
Also, PETA totally-not-supports a totally-not-terrorist organization, so yeah, they smash into Poe's Law so hard they leave a permanent dent there.
Oh, and most of the animals they 'rescue' end up killed.
I can see where their problem with Pokemon comes from. If you agree that dog fighting and similar is wrong then pokemon fighting is not much different. If you assume media normalises behaviours then Pokemon is normalising animal abuse.So they think Pokemon is a gateway to dogfighting/cockfighting/etc?
And what if you have furries who own pets?
furdalismAnd what if you have furries who own pets?
feudalism
It is also funded by road/bridge tolls, at least around the New York/New Jersey area. They've raised rates a few times over the past few years on some of em. :'(Roads are maintained either through a small tax on gas and large vehicle (55,000+ lbs) registration (for the national level) or through vehicle registration fees at the state level mostly (though this varies a little bit from state to state).(Though there isn't an actual 'Road Tax' as soon many believe there is.)So what do tax disks show you've paid? My life has been a lie.
I'm pretty sure not all the fighters are human iin saltybetThere's definitely outright animal fighters in saltybet. Bison and bear are pretty solid, and killer whale is supposed to be one of the deadlier things in the game (haven't had the fortune to see a killer whale match, yet). Then there's critters like Ecco (Eco?) that's basically a massive undersea gangbang that almost never loses, or the Kraken which is almost as much of a boot to the head as the original Shining Force one.
that means its animal abuse
saltybet is satan for animals
furdalismAnd what if you have furries who own pets?
feudalism
I misread that as Trolls, which seemed like a nice and historical way to gather taxes.It is also funded by road/bridge tolls, at least around the New York/New Jersey area. They've raised rates a few times over the past few years on some of em. :'(Roads are maintained either through a small tax on gas and large vehicle (55,000+ lbs) registration (for the national level) or through vehicle registration fees at the state level mostly (though this varies a little bit from state to state).(Though there isn't an actual 'Road Tax' as soon many believe there is.)So what do tax disks show you've paid? My life has been a lie.
"Wait, wut r we spost to b doin?"
The same girl in my class keeps saying this so many times, whenever the teacher finishes saying anything. We learned how nuclear changes, this was said quite a lot.
I so want to use this in a fantasy setting now -- trolls employed by the local king to gather customs duties from travellers. Adventurers could be hired by a merchant company to kill the trolls at a certain bridge before they send a particularly high-value caravan through, only to find out later that their "good deed" constituted murder of the King's officials and now they're wanted criminals. :DI misread that as Trolls, which seemed like a nice and historical way to gather taxes.It is also funded by road/bridge tolls, at least around the New York/New Jersey area. They've raised rates a few times over the past few years on some of em. :'(Roads are maintained either through a small tax on gas and large vehicle (55,000+ lbs) registration (for the national level) or through vehicle registration fees at the state level mostly (though this varies a little bit from state to state).(Though there isn't an actual 'Road Tax' as soon many believe there is.)So what do tax disks show you've paid? My life has been a lie.
Furarchy of life.furdalismAnd what if you have furries who own pets?
feudalism
Would furries count as animals or people? And what if you have furries who own pets?Depends on the pet, usually considered to be akin to owning a pet monkey if it's the same species belt.
I so want to use this in a fantasy setting now -- trolls employed by the local king to gather customs duties from travellers. Adventurers could be hired by a merchant company to kill the trolls at a certain bridge before they send a particularly high-value caravan through, only to find out later that their "good deed" constituted murder of the King's officials and now they're wanted criminals. :DI misread that as Trolls, which seemed like a nice and historical way to gather taxes.It is also funded by road/bridge tolls, at least around the New York/New Jersey area. They've raised rates a few times over the past few years on some of em. :'(Roads are maintained either through a small tax on gas and large vehicle (55,000+ lbs) registration (for the national level) or through vehicle registration fees at the state level mostly (though this varies a little bit from state to state).(Though there isn't an actual 'Road Tax' as soon many believe there is.)So what do tax disks show you've paid? My life has been a lie.
I so want to use this in a fantasy setting now -- trolls employed by the local king to gather customs duties from travellers. Adventurers could be hired by a merchant company to kill the trolls at a certain bridge before they send a particularly high-value caravan through, only to find out later that their "good deed" constituted murder of the King's officials and now they're wanted criminals. :DI misread that as Trolls, which seemed like a nice and historical way to gather taxes.It is also funded by road/bridge tolls, at least around the New York/New Jersey area. They've raised rates a few times over the past few years on some of em. :'(Roads are maintained either through a small tax on gas and large vehicle (55,000+ lbs) registration (for the national level) or through vehicle registration fees at the state level mostly (though this varies a little bit from state to state).(Though there isn't an actual 'Road Tax' as soon many believe there is.)So what do tax disks show you've paid? My life has been a lie.
I'm pretty sure not all the fighters are human iin saltybet
that means its animal abuse
saltybet is satan for animals
I'm slightly disturbed that this is an answer which has apparently had some forethought. I guess I'm glad the community has that introspection, though.Would furries count as animals or people? And what if you have furries who own pets?Depends on the pet, usually considered to be akin to owning a pet monkey if it's the same species belt.
They're also unlikely to be smart enough to embezzle funds.I so want to use this in a fantasy setting now -- trolls employed by the local king to gather customs duties from travellers. Adventurers could be hired by a merchant company to kill the trolls at a certain bridge before they send a particularly high-value caravan through, only to find out later that their "good deed" constituted murder of the King's officials and now they're wanted criminals. :DI misread that as Trolls, which seemed like a nice and historical way to gather taxes.It is also funded by road/bridge tolls, at least around the New York/New Jersey area. They've raised rates a few times over the past few years on some of em. :'(Roads are maintained either through a small tax on gas and large vehicle (55,000+ lbs) registration (for the national level) or through vehicle registration fees at the state level mostly (though this varies a little bit from state to state).(Though there isn't an actual 'Road Tax' as soon many believe there is.)So what do tax disks show you've paid? My life has been a lie.
This is actually sort of brilliant, because trolls are:
1. Somewhat unimaginative and single-minded, at least in DnD, because they're low Intelligence and low Wisdom. They just want da bux for da baws, brah.
2. They're tough, nigh immune to death from non-fire/acid sources, and if you cut them apart, you just have more trolls to deal with.
3. They'd probably be a cheap hire. "I will give you one animal of your choice for every month you watch my bridge."
4. They're intimidating. No one wants to tell the ten foot tall, insta-regenerating, man-eating monster 'no'.
IIRC, they equate animal domestication to slavery. Or at least indentured servitude.Once again I can see where they are coming from. There is something about freedom even if your lack of it is really comfortable. It's not an uncommon sentiment to object to animals being kept it zoos if they could have survived in the wild, even if less easily. I've kept cats and dogs and would agree that it's more complex, but it could be argued we've bred them into dependants. If you believe animals deserve equal rights to humans then breeding species of animals for work, company, and food would be a bit dodgy.
Because those cats have it so fucking hard, what with all the sleeping they have to do, and the cat condo and free food. Seriously, if there's any pet whose life is the opposite of indentured servitude, it's a cat.
I was posting about their stance in general with the games being about overthrowing evil pokemon masters (right?). This time it seems like they are annoyed that a popular franchise they already dislike is being used to advertise something else they don't like. Axis of evil I guess. I'm not sure they mean gateway as they believe the abuse is already happening. It's not dissimilar to the sexist media normalising sexism argument.I can see where their problem with Pokemon comes from. If you agree that dog fighting and similar is wrong then pokemon fighting is not much different. If you assume media normalises behaviours then Pokemon is normalising animal abuse.So they think Pokemon is a gateway to dogfighting/cockfighting/etc?
That's a rather extreme slippery slope argument, but one I could at least debate. But then WTF is with the McNugget weirdness and having a blood-drenched evil clown boss fight?
1. Somewhat unimaginative and single-minded, at least in DnD, because they're low Intelligence and low Wisdom. They just want da bux for da baws, brah.Trolls are liberal, confirmed for true fact. They have low intelligence and collect taxes.
How much heart do trolls have? That's how we'd know how liberal they are.
Not all of it their own, of course.How much heart do trolls have? That's how we'd know how liberal they are.
Anywhere between 5 and 25 kilograms.
Not all of it their own, of course.How much heart do trolls have? That's how we'd know how liberal they are.
Anywhere between 5 and 25 kilograms.
What if... What if Owlga isn't really an anime girl?
That's silly. That's like asking "What if Xantalos IS human?"
Everyone on the board is an anime girl!
Silly Cmega3-chan, of course you're a girl! Why else would we all be wearing pretty skirts?B-but I'm not a girl!Everyone on the board is an anime girl!
descan has bay12 all figured out
watch and learn from her antics
...Silly Cmega3-chan, of course you're a girl! Why else would we all be wearing pretty skirts?B-but I'm not a girl!Everyone on the board is an anime girl!
descan has bay12 all figured out
watch and learn from her antics
Why on earth would your gender have anything to do with whether or not you are an anime girl?
Case in point:
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That's silly. That's like asking "What if Xantalos isn't human?"HO HO HO~~~~~~~~
Everyone on the board is an anime girl!
And also human!
Right, Xantalos?
No. I refuse to be anime.
In the words of my father, "Tough tits."No. I refuse to be anime.
*goes grab some screenshots*In the words of my father, "Tough tits."No. I refuse to be anime.
You are an anime magical-eldrich-girl and that is the last I'll be hearing from you.
/me shoves a tentacle up Graknorke's left nostril and hoists him into the air by his brainIn the words of my father, "Tough tits."No. I refuse to be anime.
You are an anime magical-eldrich-girl and that is the last I'll be hearing from you.
/me shoves a tentacle up Graknorke's left nostril and hoists him into the air by his brainIn the words of my father, "Tough tits."No. I refuse to be anime.
You are an anime magical-eldrich-girl and that is the last I'll be hearing from you.
You simply don't understand how long it'll take to shake that off my reputation, sir.
/me shoves a tentacle up Graknorke's left nostril and hoists him into the air by his brainIn the words of my father, "Tough tits."No. I refuse to be anime.
You are an anime magical-eldrich-girl and that is the last I'll be hearing from you.
You simply don't understand how long it'll take to shake that off my reputation, sir.
/me pulls up on the tentacle to avoid putting strain on his head and neck./me shoves a tentacle up Graknorke's left nostril and hoists him into the air by his brainIn the words of my father, "Tough tits."No. I refuse to be anime.
You are an anime magical-eldrich-girl and that is the last I'll be hearing from you.
You simply don't understand how long it'll take to shake that off my reputation, sir.
Would you prefer to be addressed as Xanty-chan or Xanty-oneechan?/me shoves a tentacle up Graknorke's left nostril and hoists him into the air by his brainIn the words of my father, "Tough tits."No. I refuse to be anime.
You are an anime magical-eldrich-girl and that is the last I'll be hearing from you.
You simply don't understand how long it'll take to shake that off my reputation, sir.
*tentacle flailing by brain*/me pulls up on the tentacle to avoid putting strain on his head and neck./me shoves a tentacle up Graknorke's left nostril and hoists him into the air by his brainIn the words of my father, "Tough tits."No. I refuse to be anime.
You are an anime magical-eldrich-girl and that is the last I'll be hearing from you.
You simply don't understand how long it'll take to shake that off my reputation, sir.
It's already on your reputation. If you really want to shake it, you'd better start now.
Also, you have been on my mind this entire time. Could you please stop? The nerve (???) impulses from your tentacle are really harshing on my sanity and mental abilities, if you know what I'm saying.
*tentacle flailing by brain*/me pulls up on the tentacle to avoid putting strain on his head and neck./me shoves a tentacle up Graknorke's left nostril and hoists him into the air by his brainIn the words of my father, "Tough tits."No. I refuse to be anime.
You are an anime magical-eldrich-girl and that is the last I'll be hearing from you.
You simply don't understand how long it'll take to shake that off my reputation, sir.
It's already on your reputation. If you really want to shake it, you'd better start now.
Also, you have been on my mind this entire time. Could you please stop? The nerve (???) impulses from your tentacle are really harshing on my sanity and mental abilities, if you know what I'm saying.
Well you did say shake it.
Sorry you got soaked in acid there man, but you gotta stop poking that gland.oh god oh man i dont know what im doing i only understand 3dimensional space help
You guys do remember that there was a big thing about all the overdone impromptu forum RP taking over topics right? Why we're missing a certain board now?Actually I had no idea. Which board was it?
I don't know how many of you were even around back then.
Actually I had no idea. Which board was it?
It was off topic or something like that. Basically complete random shit. I didn't actually post back then so I have no idea what actually went on. Beyond that, I'm pretty sure Janet of all people shouldn't be the one to get to complain about overdone impromptu forum RP, seeing how much of a clusterfuck the happy thread is.You guys do remember that there was a big thing about all the overdone impromptu forum RP taking over topics right? Why we're missing a certain board now?Actually I had no idea. Which board was it?
I don't know how many of you were even around back then.
Why would you keep a disease alive when you could burn it all away and be done with it?Scientific/research reasons, probably. Like why they keep samples of diseases that are otherwise wiped out, like smallpox.
Why would you keep a disease alive when you could burn it all away and be done with it?
Why would you keep a disease alive when you could burn it all away and be done with it?Researching ways to stop and contain it should it or some similar disease return.
Why would you keep a disease alive when you could burn it all away and be done with it?Researching ways to stop and contain it should it or some similar disease return.
I guess that if you can burn it all away, you don't need much in terms of studying it.
Researching ways to stop and contain it should it or some similar disease return.Bolded for emphasis.
Bolded and italicized for emphasis. :PI guess that if you can burn it all away, you don't need much in terms of studying it.Researching ways to stop and contain it should it or some similar disease return.Bolded for emphasis.
Bolded and italicized for emphasis. :PI guess that if you can burn it all away, you don't need much in terms of studying it.Researching ways to stop and contain it should it or some similar disease return.Bolded for emphasis.
Researching ways to stop and contain it should it or some similar disease return.Bolded, italicised, and font-upped for emphasis.
adjectiveUnderlined the section relating to what I'm saying here.
having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical
Pictured: People talking past each other.I am the one in the right here.
Great, now all we need is for scrdest to say he's in the right and we'll have maximized the talk-past-ing.Pictured: People talking past each other.I am the one in the right here.
I'd have to digress with you, LB. Some people are naturally loud and like to bond and express themselves as such, and what are any of us to prevent people from exerting positive energy like that? Suppose you and someone else had an exchange that consisted of "Hi" and "Bye", and then out of nowhere a guy confronts you, berating you on not having any emotional energy or colorful inflection in your conversation?
Perhaps I'm taking offense to this because that's how I talk to people in casual situations, like in the hallway at school. There's not a lot of time to speak, but I want to make the effort to speak to someone for at least a few minutes. On the flip-side, you have people who discuss matters that they believe they have unique and sophisticated perspectives on while trying to out-pretension each with nonsensical 'intellectual' mumbo-jumbo.
And even then those vary.I'd have to digress with you, LB. Some people are naturally loud and like to bond and express themselves as such, and what are any of us to prevent people from exerting positive energy like that? Suppose you and someone else had an exchange that consisted of "Hi" and "Bye", and then out of nowhere a guy confronts you, berating you on not having any emotional energy or colorful inflection in your conversation?
Perhaps I'm taking offense to this because that's how I talk to people in casual situations, like in the hallway at school. There's not a lot of time to speak, but I want to make the effort to speak to someone for at least a few minutes. On the flip-side, you have people who discuss matters that they believe they have unique and sophisticated perspectives on while trying to out-pretension each with nonsensical 'intellectual' mumbo-jumbo.
This. Different strokes for different folks. Just because someone doesn't speak to their friends the way you speak to your friends does not mean they aren't communicating just as effectively. There's no 'right' way to be a person, unless we're talking about morals.
Yeah those are only hollow to outsiders. There are a lot of things being expressed through
channels other than the literal meaning of the words used.
I'd have to digress with you, LB. Some people are naturally loud and like to bond and express themselves as such, and what are any of us to prevent people from exerting positive energy like that? Suppose you and someone else had an exchange that consisted of "Hi" and "Bye", and then out of nowhere a guy confronts you, berating you on not having any emotional energy or colorful inflection in your conversation?
I'm taking offense to this because that's how I talk
Yeah those are only hollow to outsiders. There are a lot of things being expressed through
channels other than the literal meaning of the words used.
Yes, and no doubt when dogs sniff each others butts, a lot is being conveyed that I'm missing out on too. All the same, I find the idea of humans sniffing each others butts unpleasant. And it does remind me of that.I'd have to digress with you, LB. Some people are naturally loud and like to bond and express themselves as such, and what are any of us to prevent people from exerting positive energy like that? Suppose you and someone else had an exchange that consisted of "Hi" and "Bye", and then out of nowhere a guy confronts you, berating you on not having any emotional energy or colorful inflection in your conversation?
If I had the "hi" "bye" conversation loudly enough to be heard through walls, loudly enough that others had to politely wait for me to finish so they could hear their own conversation without bellowing at the top of their lungs...they might have a case.
As for "colorful inflection" I'm reminded of a discussion with a girl I had about swearing. She claimed that swearing made her speech more "colorful" and that she found speech without swearing "boring." So I rape asked her if puke made my vomiting conversation more child molesting interesting. And yet apparently some people do genuinely find it more pleasing, more comfortable to insert shit and crap into their sentences. And they don't perceive it as odd. They don't understand why some of us find it unpleasant. They find it boring to not be thinking about smelly steaming piles of shit all the time, and can't help but remind others around them to think about it too. These words have meaning. And to those of us who didn't grow up in families with this disease, a lot of you sound like have some kind of bizarre fecal fetish that won't go away and that you can't help sharing with the rest of us and getting angry when we don't thank you for rubbing our faces in the dirty mess that is your mind. Whose idea was it to use the same word that means excrement that comes out of your asshole to mean "Wow! I find this topic extremely notable in some vague and unspecified way!" The same word to mean "my belongings." The same word as a general emphatic like "wow." And yet some people do this. To these people, words apparently don't have meaning. They're just nice sounds to be made while communicating the real message via body language, tone and butt sniffing.
Again, humans routinely disgust me.QuoteI'm taking offense to this because that's how I talk
Go ahead and take offense if you want. Maybe you find it "boring" to be greeted with "Hello" instead of "Fuckin' sup man! Dude shit's real yo!" Maybe you find me pretentious. Maybe you see me as a judgmental jerk. I'm willing to accept that. But I ask you to consider...just consider...for the people who are accustomed to hello, what must it be like to have somebody instead shouting in their faces about shit and fucking and expecting a handshake?
And to those of us who didn't grow up in families with this disease, a lot of you sound like have some kind of bizarre fecal fetish that won't go away and that you can't help sharing with the rest of us and getting angry when we don't thank you for rubbing our faces in the dirty mess that is your mind. Whose idea was it to use the same word that means excrement that comes out of your asshole to mean "Wow! I find this topic extremely notable in some vague and unspecified way!" The same word to mean "my belongings." The same word as a general emphatic like "wow." And yet some people do this. To these people, words apparently don't have meaning. They're just nice sounds to be made while communicating the real message via body language, tone and butt sniffing.
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But I ask you to consider...just consider...for the people who are accustomed to hello, what must it be like to have somebody instead shouting in their faces about shit and fucking and expecting a handshake?
In the spirit of being 100% fair, some us associate guys cussing their brains out like a gangsta with the bullies we grew up with in school. You know, the guys who spent their days degrading you, beating on you and spitting on the back of your head in class, sneaking into the stall adjacent to yours in the bathroom and throwing toilet water over the divider at you, nabbing any possessions you neglect to secure in a proper locker. And it does seem immature to act like that beyond middle school.
And don't respond to Lord Bucket. He is a troll, he wants a reaction, move on with your lives and ignore him.
Exactly what I said. He only wants to start an argument and I refuse to participate in it. I call it like I see it, and from every other post of his that I've seen, he's a troll. Rule number one of trolls? Don't feed them. You do as you wish, I won't be dragged into it.
menja bé, caga fort i no tinguis por a la mort! (Eat well, shit a good deal and don't be afraid of death!)
Do you really think that no one who greets you with a handshake and a nice 3/4 part in their hair, perhaps even obediently calling you "sir," went home to say "fuck," "shit," and "damn" as they pleased? Or that they could choose to do so simply because they preferred it, regardless of familial social tradition?
something so infinitesimally irritating as people using language differently to him.
don't respond to Lord Bucket. He is a troll, he wants a reaction, move on with your lives and ignore him.
OK, I have very little idea what to say about LB's comments on this whole matter.
I generally say 'crap' and 'shit' and things because I tend to equate them as 'bad', as opposed to 'A pile of faecal matter'
For example: 'I thought X was crap' means 'I thought X was bad', as opposed to 'I thought X was faecal matter'
FAKEDIT: "Yo dog. Fuckin' shit be real man.", I believe, means 'Hi, man! Everything seems to be alright!'
What you're presently complaining about there would be like complaining about the French speaking French, as opposed to English.
I tend to drop a cluster swear bomb when a lot of bad things happen in a short space of time. Generally, this is confined to games, and devolves from various words to me repeating 'shit shit shit shitshitshitSHITSHITSHIT!' over and over again.
When it comes to scatological language in every day usage I always think of the Catalan pre-meal saying.Quotemenja bé, caga fort i no tinguis por a la mort! (Eat well, shit a good deal and don't be afraid of death!)
I'm still upset about LB calling my family 'disease'd, but maybe he was simply used the wrong syntax in making a point and he meant something entirely different.
Yet people really talk like that. And to those of us who don't...it sounds absolutely twisted and bizarre.
something so infinitesimally irritating as people using language differently to him.
I see. So if I raping spoke like anal fixation this, you'd totally ruptured scrotum be ok with it?
Do you see how ridiculous it sounds to talk like that? How is that any different?
"Yo dog. Fuckin' shit be real man."
What does that even mean? And why on earth do some people think that "fucking shit" is a proper, reasonable, healthly ordinary and normal expression to include in a greeting? Do you know what fucking is? Do you know what shit is? So....do you realize what "fucking shit" means?
Yet people really talk like that. And to those of us who don't...it sounds absolutely twisted and bizarre. Just as twisted and bizarre as the raping-anal fixation-ruptured scrotum sentence above.
I see. So if I raping spoke like anal fixation this, you'd totally ruptured scrotum be ok with it?Well shit... Never fucking stop! It is damn hilarious! :P
I do love when the Stupid Things thread provides its own material. Saves the hassle of looking for it elsewhere.
Your willful denial that a word can have more than one meaning (shock horror) doesn't make your false equations any more accurate.
... this discussion could almost certainly stand it's own thread, really. Has... has there been one, before?THERE HAS NOW! (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=133763.0)
You seemed annoyed at scatological swear words because of the imagery it conjured up in your mind. I'm surprised it only bothers you when the words aren't being used literally. I find the idea of talking about literal shit just before eating far more offputting. I posted the quote because you mentioned obsession with shit which is something that has a notable influence on some European and specifically Catalan traditions.When it comes to scatological language in every day usage I always think of the Catalan pre-meal saying.Quotemenja bé, caga fort i no tinguis por a la mort! (Eat well, shit a good deal and don't be afraid of death!)
But in that expression, if I understand it...the use of "shit" is literal. I'm not objecting to the use of an arbitrary list of words that "some may deem offensive." I'm saying that I personally perceive it as fairly stupid to make a significant habit of using words that don't mean anything.
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The fact is that 'fuck' has been used in a negative fashion as opposed to your 'example' of using "SMURF"! It's the meanings we give and how it was used.Tiruin just dropped the F-bomb. That's the cue that it's over.
It's an opinion..which is somehow disregarding the factor of common sense in play. I see egotism.
...But no, I don't know how important this is! D:
PPE: *Points to general forum rules*
*Points at common sense*
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As you can tell, my plan has utterly failed I and I must now commit Internet sepukku in penance.I do love when the Stupid Things thread provides its own material. Saves the hassle of looking for it elsewhere.
On one hand I can agree with you, and on the other, you're vaguely insulting anyone (or everyone) that's been involved in the past few pages. So you're a meanie. Blah.Spoiler: Plot Twist (click to show/hide)
As you can tell, my plan has utterly failed I and I must now commit Internet sepukku in penance.I do love when the Stupid Things thread provides its own material. Saves the hassle of looking for it elsewhere.
On one hand I can agree with you, and on the other, you're vaguely insulting anyone (or everyone) that's been involved in the past few pages. So you're a meanie. Blah.Spoiler: Plot Twist (click to show/hide)
The word does have meanings. Heck, I could even link you to a dictionary. I'm not going to because that's the kind of wise-ass thing I'm trying to get over, but I could. Instead, I'm going to try to define them as I see them.
"Fuck you": I wish for you to be fucked (see below meaning).
"I'm fucked": I am in a situation that will inevitably end extremely badly for me.
"What the fuck is going on": This situation is confusing me to an extreme level.
This entire post is, as far as I can tell, trying to argue that the word 'fuck' has no meaning other than 'have sex with', by listing a whole bunch of meanings other than 'have sex with' that are attributed to 'fuck'.
I don't think anybody actually says 'this totally fucking fucked'. Maybe 'this totally fucking sucked', but not 'fucked' as in the situation itself fucked.You missed an is in there. "This is totally fucking fucked" makes a bit mores sense.
So if you're going to defend his point...you need to tell me what specificlly the word 'fuck' means in each those sentences. Not what the sentences mean. Yes, you can construct complete sentences that have similar meaning as the example sentences, but that doesn't establish meaning for the word fuck in those sentences.That is a pretty unreasonable thing to demand of a context based language such as English. There are many times when we use more mundane words in a similar fashion to achieve pretty much the a similar effect.
The word does have meanings. Heck, I could even link you to a dictionary. I'm not going to because that's the kind of wise-ass thing I'm trying to get over, but I could. Instead, I'm going to try to define them as I see them.
"Fuck you": I wish for you to be fucked (see below meaning).
"I'm fucked": I am in a situation that will inevitably end extremely badly for me.
"What the fuck is going on": This situation is confusing me to an extreme level.
I think you missed some context here. The post you're replying to (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=114094.msg4797672#msg4797672) was a response to this post from Blargityblarg (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=114094.msg4797634#msg4797634) in which he apparently accused me of "denying" swear words as homonyms.
So if you're going to defend his point...you need to tell me what specificlly the word 'fuck' means in each those sentences. Not what the sentences mean. Yes, you can construct complete sentences that have similar meaning as the example sentences, but that doesn't establish meaning for the word fuck in those sentences.
I would like to mention (since I seem to have forgotten my sepukku sword at home) that this is the probably the most usage I have ever seen of the word "fuck" in a semi-serious discussion.You clearly never studied programming.
Actually, I have. I'm not very good at it, but study it I have.I would like to mention (since I seem to have forgotten my sepukku sword at home) that this is the probably the most usage I have ever seen of the word "fuck" in a semi-serious discussion.You clearly never studied programming.
The guys there would write a fucking thesis on this stuff!