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General Discussion / Re: American Election Megathread
« on: March 04, 2012, 10:30:26 am »
So I was hearing TV in the distance again and wanted to fact-check m'own understanding of the situation, specifically re: this contraception foofaraw.

From what I understand, and the first time I heard about anything large-scale involving it, it started(?) with the feds withdrawing funding from institutions (such as catholic hospitals, yes.) that did not provide contraceptive access (along with a few other things, of course, but contraceptives is what I'm specifically interested in, here.). There wasn't, so far as I understood, any other (or any, period, really) coercive aspect to the decision -- nothing forcing institutions that didn't want to provide contraceptives to provide them. They just couldn't expect federal funding if they didn't.

Did the situation change when I wasn't paying attention? Was my initial impression inaccurate? I'm asking because, from my understanding of the situation, the general public message getting out against the federal decision seems like a baldfaced lie, and given the at-least media pervasiveness of the message, that seems a bit bold even for the normal rabblerousers. Can someone a bit more up to date on the situation clarify?

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My day is mildly brightened by recognizing that reference.

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Mm... even with a company cleaning up after other drivers, the concept of someone else using the (single person) vehicle that I do with regularity, or using some random stranger's, is a little discomforting. I could see it for in-city transportation or something along those lines, perhaps, but for more rural areas, or for folks that depend on their vehicle partly for storage... there's a lot of downsides to that sort of communal car thing. You'd definitely be very limited in what you could transport, because you couldn't leave anything in the car. And then there's the issue of vandalism or simple uncleanliness :-\

Now, a sort of automated taxi service, though, definitely -- especially if it were less expensive for strict transportation use. I can't see it as a full vehicle replacement option in most of the US (at the very least), though. It would notably limit the versatility of a personal use vehicle.

That said, auto-drive cars in general is a highly attractive concept to me, personally. It'd definitely be a lot safer, and involve considerably less of a drain getting places.

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Probably something to do with the brain, really. Easier access. Would be my guess, but it could also be something about testing/refining skull replacement techniques and materials or something. It's probably fairly legit, or it wouldn't be getting funding.

I mean... look. We've actually swapped heads on 'lesser' primates before, to see what would happen (Iirc, it worked out fine until the monkey was put down as per SOP). There's reasons, usually medical, that seem a bit odd when you don't know what they're after :P

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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« on: March 03, 2012, 02:26:35 am »
... well, the juice that comes out of oranges is hydrating. I don't think that's what the fellow is talking about, though.

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Not everywhere... only outside your bedroom window. Making sure your alone time is utilized in constructive and moral manner.

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Play With Your Buddies / Re: Interest Gauge: Platinum LP?
« on: March 03, 2012, 01:01:27 am »
Do it. More LP more better, etc., so forth, so on.

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23:30   Frumple   Hrm. Mute mexican cyber tyrannosaurus-man. Its name is DELMUTIA!
23:31   Frumple   It throws rocks at people.
Burning heros is kinda' awesome, as JRPGs go. I wish I had thought to take a screenshot, so I could have gave Delmutia a little sombrero and mustache. And maybe some maracas.

E:

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Other Games / Re: Dungeon Crawl 0.10 Tournament
« on: March 03, 2012, 12:10:21 am »
Dobedoo, MuSu, get sif on D:2, rolling along, go down stairs, OheynosavefileexistsEXIT :-\

Frumple just got bugganked :(

E:And can no longer play on CAO, apparently, because trying to play on .10 just leads to a blank screen and... nothing. I can type and letters display but nothing else happens. *mumblemutter*

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General Discussion / Re: Video Cards vs Laptop
« on: March 02, 2012, 09:30:12 pm »
Personal experience says that taking the laptop apart isn't actually all that difficult if you've got a small enough screwdriver(s), but it is intensely time consuming, especially if you're giving your first go at it. Me and a friend took apart mine to do some cleaning, ended up taking 6-7 hours from disassembly to reassembly -- incidentally, a second pair of hands is incredibly helpful. Also, if you've got warranty, that probably voids the crap out of it. Quick E: You'll also need a pretty sizable amount of flat space. It'd be pretty easy to fill up a good sized table with parts as you take stuff out of the thing. Quick E2: Check with your model's user manual to get a good idea of how much would have to come out of the lap top before you could get to your video card, by the way. Stuff probably both has to come out and go back in in a specific order.

Biggest issue is going to be finding a video card that's compatible, and blazes if I'd know how to help with that. Might give a shot at sending an email or phonecall in the direction of whoever manufactured your laptop, seeing what the computer supports. If it supports anything better, at least. Then it'd just be a matter of finding someone that sells whatever model card you need and ordering it.

And then taking the computer apart and putting it back together, of course. But no, as Jay says, there's absolutely no way to upgrade without disassembly.

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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« on: March 02, 2012, 05:19:25 pm »
Found out via penny arcade that SOE's finally shutting down Infantry, which I still count to date as one of the best top-down multiplayer games I've ever experienced.

Maybe freeinf'll pop back up... one can hope, I guess.

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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« on: March 02, 2012, 03:43:13 pm »
What is UK's immigration policy, anyway?

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Ah... yeah, mutt through and through. English, German, Irish, Scottish, probably some French (Definite french canadian, in any case) from the European bit, then Native American (Creek), Jew, and a very strong possibility (only just shy of surety) of some African coming in with the native american. And those are just the definites :P

Most americans are hilariously "mixed breed", really.

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Hah. Yeah, I do occasionally like remembering that, like seemingly most European immigrant descendants, I'm apparently descended from one of the English kings.

Which isn't saying much, because so is like the entire eastern seaboard of the US. There was some philandering going on wit' those guys.

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THAT SENSATION IS INCREDIBLE

It's even better when it's something that your entire semester grade rides on. That realization at like four AM that there is no g'damn way you're going to finish this thing...

... it's really impressive. Horrible, horrible indeed, but impressive. Almost unique, and delicious for that.

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