| Board List | |
|---|---|
| Topic | Jackie Chan seems cool in all his classic movies and like a nice guy but |
| Dash_Harber 07/19/18 1:24:06 AM #25 | He's not quite Mel Gibson levels of backwards, disappointing evil, but he's up there. |
| Topic | Playing through Pokemon Ultra Sun for the first time. |
| Dash_Harber 07/19/18 1:20:54 AM #10 | Calwings posted... Rika_Furude posted...i like the electric bug It's also a bit of a rarity because it's a tanky electric IIRC. |
| Topic | How great is Russia? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 5:19:47 PM #20 | DarthWendy posted... Hm, let's see. This is a crazy comparison though. What about Hemingway? What about Orson Welles? What about Poe? Hitchcock? There is a bevy of Americans who have contributed to culture in incredibly significant ways. |
| Topic | Is Putin really a bad guy? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 5:16:21 PM #58 | solosnake posted... Alright Dash, you win you convinced me. Putin needs to go, so if not war, what the solution? He obviously owns our president, so what now? I never said he needs to go. You are, again, putting words in my mouth. I figure you are trying some sort 'Gotcha!' but it's based on a fundamental misunderstanding of what I'm saying. I said we in the West shouldn't buddy up to him and should take measures to prevent him from manipulating us. |
| Topic | What colour do you associate with each classical element? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 5:13:14 PM #44 | Yomi posted... @Dash_Harber posted...Technically speaking, the 'classical elements' include ether/spirit. Also that is only the western classical elements, since the eastern elements are radically different (Wood, Metal, Fire, Earth, Water).I know, I know. I researched this countless of times before making the topic all I really wanted to know is which colour you guys /personally/ associate with air/wind in a fantasy/videogame setting regardless of anything else. Everything else is filler :P Fair enough, I just thought it was good to note in the topic. Anyway, the thing that seems to be common in all is a fifth element (Aether, Void, Spirit) that is ill defined and basically boils down to "paranormal energy/variable energy". |
| Topic | The Queen is a savage |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 5:17:36 AM #3 | Haha, that's great. |
| Topic | Is Putin really a bad guy? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 5:14:50 AM #53 | solosnake posted... Fair enough, but it feels like you are arguing just for the sake of arguing, however its possible i am just poor at communicating. I'd say that you are, yes. solosnake posted... Also its clear you are very passionate about how bad putin is. How so? How do you read passion in my text-based posts? Because I'm up-to-date on current events? solosnake posted... however i am immediately skeptical of anything the media frenzies about this much. Firstly, referring to all media as a singular entity is ridiculously inaccurate. Second, much of this information comes from first hand testimonials, legal/government reports, and investigations. It's not just some newspaper printing some random article about him being a bad guy without any sources or information. solosnake posted... I am sure he is no saint, but i dont believe we are either. This is a ridiculous sentiment to have. "He's doing heinous evil things, but so does our government, so he should get a pass". solosnake posted... I also tend to believe most of that stuff is out of the presidents control. So i guess i imagine it working similarly over there. The difference being that it's a completely different government and that Putin has actively pursued centralization of power and direct control of the state in most aspects. |
| Topic | Is Putin really a bad guy? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 5:06:33 AM #50 | scar the 1 posted... Dash, I think your leg is being pulled here I get that feeling as well, but I'm a sucker for hashing stuff like this out. At least it's a bit stimulating to have a reason to refresh my memory on current events. |
| Topic | Comic-con exclusive, $20000 iron man statue |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 5:05:12 AM #2 | I always wondered who bought this sort of stuff. I'm guessing rich, divorcee fathers who desperately want to reconnect with their spoiled brat children. |
| Topic | Is Putin really a bad guy? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 5:03:47 AM #48 | solosnake posted... ok? like i said way off topic here. I'm pointing out that your argument is ridiculous because if we apply it to literally any other tyrant, it falls apart. Again, it boils down to, "He didn't do that directly because he said he didn't and if he did do it, I've never heard about it so it doesn't count, and if you have proof, that's propaganda". solosnake posted... Besides you seem perturbed perhaps you should take a timeout? Not at all, and your assertion that I am is pure appeal to emotion. If your argument can't stand on it's own two legs, accept it and move on, don't throw logical fallacies at everyone else trying to (and failing) to save face. solosnake posted...
And neither do I. Where did I even remotely imply that anyone should? I'm saying that he is dangerous and should be treated as such and that more measures need to be taken to ensure he does not meddle in foreign affairs. Saying that the only options are to fight a war or go, 'oh, that's just Vlad, he's a little rascal' while letting him run roughshod over the rest of the world is a blatant false dilemma. Those aren't the only two options. |
| Topic | right or left? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 4:56:48 AM #7 | BlockAddition posted... I would "panda her friend" any day Annnnnnnnnnd ... now I can't unsee that. |
| Topic | Is Putin really a bad guy? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 4:56:12 AM #42 | solosnake posted... Saddam was our puppet that decided to stop obeying imo Sounds like a conspiracy. Are you sure you know that 100%? That event affected a generation, so you should totally be 100% sure. Definitely need to see both sides, right? Don't want to be brainwashed by propaganda. solosnake posted... Gaddafi was going to stop supporting the dollar so they assassinated him Sounds like a conspiracy. Are you sure you know that 100%? That event affected a generation, so you should totally be 100% sure. Definitely need to see both sides, right? Don't want to be brainwashed by propaganda. solosnake posted... Those organizations were inadvertantly created by the cia to fight to soviets in the 80s, but it goes back even farther than that. The problem is both countries have supplied them with weapons they shouldnt/couldnt have gotten otherwise. Sounds like a conspiracy. Are you sure you know that 100%? That event affected a generation, so you should totally be 100% sure. Definitely need to see both sides, right? Don't want to be brainwashed by propaganda. |
| Topic | right or left? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 4:51:55 AM #3 | My left or theirs? Ah, I don't care, they both look great. |
| Topic | Is Putin really a bad guy? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 4:51:07 AM #38 | solosnake posted... scar the 1 posted...All the criticism of Putin really hits the "both sides" nerve in me. Yes, Putin is indeed the boogeyman and a horrible strongman. Let's not deny that. Gets what? Two wrongs don't make a right. |
| Topic | Is Putin really a bad guy? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 4:50:09 AM #36 | solosnake posted... No, Im just saying dont resort to irrational hatred over something. Okay, there seems to be two things you aren't understanding about what I'm saying; - It's not hatred. Calling someone a tyrant and an autocrat is not hatred. I feel he is a threat to many democratic countries around the world and feel he should be treated cautiously. - It's not blind. My feelings are based on history and facts. solosnake posted... It is important to be 100% sure. Dont just blindly follow propaganda. While we can't prove without a doubt that everything is his direct result, we have reasonable evidence that he has been orchestrating murders, annexations, and various human rights violations for a long time. Also, you can't just call everything that disagrees without propaganda because it's convenient. You may choose to bury your head in the sand and refuse to listen to anything going on, but that means your opinion is going to be nearly useless in any actual practical discussion. solosnake posted... The implications here have the potential to change an entire generation across the planet. So what you are saying is that America should buddy up with Putin because he says that he didn't do all those things and he says that anything that criticizes him is propaganda? solosnake posted... I dont know if any of you guys lived through "Weapons of mass destruction" but this frenzy really reminds me of that This is nothing like that. Since you seemed to miss my question, I'll ask again; do you also feel this way about other famous tyrants and dictators such as Saddam Hussein or Gaddafi? Or how about famous terrorist organizations such as Al Qeada or ISIS/ISIL? As you said, we have to be 100% sure and everything can be interpreted as propaganda. |
| Topic | Is Putin really a bad guy? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 4:32:31 AM #25 | solosnake posted... I'm just trying to be realistic about it. Hes not some boogey man. Saying he is an autocratic tyrant is not saying he is a bogeyman. solosnake posted... People say the same crap about every world leader it seems like. No, they don't. Maybe other dictators, but I, for example, haven't seen any reputable sources report on Canada attempting to cause a revolt in Alaska so they can annex it, or how Angela Merkel's 20 top critics all mysteriously died. These are not minor accusations or fringe conspiracy theories. Experts from around the world agree because of the insurmountable amount of evidence. solosnake posted... Theres always conspiracies. If you view the same thing from two different sides it looks completely different. So you are arguing for subjective morality? Are you saying that there is a way to look at it where Putin is okay for condoning the torture of homosexuals, for murdering innocent journalists who question him, or for the mountain of other things I've listed? Basically, you are saying that we should be his best friend despite his reputation for violence and tyranny, because ... there are good people on both sides or something? solosnake posted... I try not to get caught up. Its not like I am supporting Putin. I am playing devils advocate So what is your goal here? To convince people to give Putin a second chance? To convince us to ignore all the heinous, immoral, and illegal acts he's done over the years because it's no big deal? Do you feel the same way about Kim Jong Un? Al Qeada? ISIS/ISIL? Gaddafi? Saddam? |
| Topic | Do you think Putin "owns" Trump? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 4:26:14 AM #4 | I'm pretty convinced, though I'm not sure Trump or his followers are even aware of what is going on. |
| Topic | Is Putin really a bad guy? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 4:22:18 AM #19 | solosnake posted... no idea about any of the murdering, and even if true is it even really him? Or is it the intelligence agencies? Ours do the same things? Well, literally all the people that die are personal critics of him, so that should be the warning sign for you right there. Here is a list of ten of the more popular ones; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/03/23/here-are-ten-critics-of-vladimir-putin-who-died-violently-or-in-suspicious-ways solosnake posted...
Firstly, if it's such a morally righteous sign of strength, why do they deny it? Second, there have been concerns of election tampering from the beginning. More importantly, the Ukrainian courts openly deemed the referendum illegal. Also, you can't just go around hacking pieces of other countries off because it's convenient for you. solosnake posted... The airplane was a mistake, honestly no planes should be flying over syria, period. Yeah, totally not their fault, what with all the civilian planes that get shot down everyday accidentally by other superpowers, right? /s solosnake posted... the ties to the russian underground thing sounds like people connecting bush family to nazis. Fscinating conspiracy but nothing more I don't know, reputable sources have written about it way better than I could explain it; https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/23/how-organised-crime-took-over-russia-vory-super-mafia solosnake posted... havent heard of criminalizing homosexuality, but if thats true i doubt it was putin that made that a practice, likelt part of russia for a long time sadly. Hopefully they can change It's technically not criminalized, fair enough. The law is actually against a ban on the 'propaganda of pedophilia and homosexuality', which is not really defined and basically means that homosexual people can be persecuted at the state's discretion. There is more to unpack here, though; First, you seem to be taking the easy way out of saying, "he didn't do it personally" repeatedly. He signed off on the law. It was not out of his control. Second, gay marriages are illegal there, full stop. Third, we actually have examples of the government using this to round up and torture gay men in Chechyna in 2017. But really, there is more than enough evidence here to, at the very least, be incredibly suspicious of Putin and his government. Either way, your only defense seems to be "oh, I never heard about that", "he says he didn't do it", or "that wasn't him, directly". If it's the latter, then you are saying he is a helpless patsy, which is just as dangerous to befriend. |
| Topic | Swift Gene-Editing Method May Revolutionize Treatments for Cancer |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 4:02:58 AM #23 | Is this that CRISPR/Cas-9 Gene Editing thing? I thought they recently discovered some serious flaws with that or something. |
| Topic | What colour do you associate with each classical element? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 4:01:28 AM #40 | Technically speaking, the 'classical elements' include ether/spirit. Also that is only the western classical elements, since the eastern elements are radically different (Wood, Metal, Fire, Earth, Water). Anyway, they generally line up perfectly with the primary colors (both versions, and + white); Fire - Red Water - Blue Air - Yellow Earth - Green Aether - White |
| Topic | Is Putin really a bad guy? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 3:55:10 AM #11 | Here's the back of his baseball card; - Has murdered multiple people, mostly critics and political opponents, generally either through arrests that lead to disappearances or through poisoning. The list is ridiculously long for a world leader. - Is behind a government that has annexed foreign territory (Crimea) and was behind shooting down a civilian aircraft. - Has ties to the Russian criminal underground. - Has no publicly been implicated in manipulating elections on US soil (and likely elsewhere). - Has held on to 'democratic' power through underhanded or autocratic means for a ridiculously long time. - Has basically criminalized homosexuality. So yeah, he's pretty bad. In fact, he's one funky outfit away from being a GI Joe villain. |
| Topic | So... how do people on welfare contribute to society? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 12:35:21 AM #18 | TC just wants someone to point out his thinly veiled racism so he can go, "Oh, you assume? That means you are racist! And if you are racist, that means it's okay for me to be racist too!". |
| Topic | Have you ever done online courses in university? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 12:27:19 AM #3 | They vary a lot. Some have you sort of do everything yourself, and others have an online classroom requirement. |
| Topic | Chinese Tourists..... |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 12:25:31 AM #9 | I mean, doesn't that describe the vast majority of tourists? |
| Topic | Should women be allowed top be shirtless in public? |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 12:22:01 AM #16 | Yeah, who the fuck cares? |
| Topic | Reaction: a march on Washington takes place to forcibly remove Trump from office |
| Dash_Harber 07/18/18 12:16:28 AM #22 | Howl posted... Dash_Harber posted...Initially, I wouldn't be surprised and I'd probably feel some sort of catharsis seeing it after all the harm he has done. Realistically, though, that is one of the worst ways to remove him from power. They need to remove him from office legally and in a way that doesn't make him look like a martyr. If they forced him out, it would only radicalize his supporters and invite foreign countries to play powermonger in America. Uhhh ... I was saying that a violent uprising is a bad idea. Is there a specific part of my post that you had trouble understanding? |
| Topic | I reinstalled Pokemon Go, and wtf @ evolving Swablu. |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 11:22:32 PM #2 | I'm not sure about Swablu, but a few Pokes are like that now. The trade off is that they earn candies like a motherfucker if they are your 'buddy' Pokemon (like 1 candy per 1 km) and you also can double the candy you get from catching them by feeding them a certain berry before catching them. |
| Topic | Is Henry Cavil wrong? |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 11:19:42 PM #9 | billcom6 posted... I don't get what his point is. "It's my right as a man to be as aggressive as I want in pursuit of women and anyone who says otherwise is just name calling!" |
| Topic | Reaction: a march on Washington takes place to forcibly remove Trump from office |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 11:15:26 PM #10 | Initially, I wouldn't be surprised and I'd probably feel some sort of catharsis seeing it after all the harm he has done. Realistically, though, that is one of the worst ways to remove him from power. They need to remove him from office legally and in a way that doesn't make him look like a martyr. If they forced him out, it would only radicalize his supporters and invite foreign countries to play powermonger in America. |
| Topic | Is Henry Cavil wrong? |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 11:13:25 PM #3 | Uh, no and I think the interviewer clearly touched a nerve to get that sort of crazy ass response. |
| Topic | Are most incels mentally ill? |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 11:11:48 PM #50 | Doubt it, but first you have to define 'incel'. Do you mean anyone who can't get laid, or do you mean the particularly toxic group of misogynists who proudly label themselves as incels and act like their faults are reason enough to objectify and harass women? Because the former is a pretty broad and innocuous group, but the latter is a toxic community of ignorant manchildren who do nothing but harm. |
| Topic | Rumors flying that Putin banged Melania in front of Trump |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 11:10:04 PM #16 | TheOlJollyRoger posted... Dash_Harber posted...TheOlJollyRoger posted...Dash_Harber posted...That sounds made up. Of course, any other time it would be blatantly made up, but after the roller coaster cluster-fuck we've been through the last couple years, anything seems possible. Reality has officially entered the Tyson Zone. I mean, many politicians are married and I think it's pretty safe to assume they still have sex with their spouses despite all the security personnel. |
| Topic | How great is Russia? |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 11:07:10 PM #9 | Anyone else notice a flood of pro-Russia propaganda the last few days? My aunt was posting some meme of how Putin shouldn't be considered a villain because he, "ran the Rothschilds out of Russia and banned GMOs" or some other thinly veiled conspiracy theory nonsense. Normally I don't say anything, but it's getting telemarketer levels of annoying and I feel like they just exploit the fact that no one ever calls people out on spreading that shit for fear of being labelled impolite. |
| Topic | Rumors flying that Putin banged Melania in front of Trump |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 11:05:22 PM #13 | TheOlJollyRoger posted... Dash_Harber posted...That sounds made up. Of course, any other time it would be blatantly made up, but after the roller coaster cluster-fuck we've been through the last couple years, anything seems possible. Reality has officially entered the Tyson Zone. Really, though, powerful people having sexual fetishes is a lot more believable than mad science drugs turning secretly changing people's genders or the royal family being lizard people. |
| Topic | Trump was like a 'predator' toward teens at parties in '80s and '90s. |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 11:03:33 PM #38 | I feel like this has been public knowledge since long before the election. IIRC, he was even linked to a high profile pedophilia ring back a couple decades ago. |
| Topic | Rumors flying that Putin banged Melania in front of Trump |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 11:02:08 PM #2 | That sounds made up. Of course, any other time it would be blatantly made up, but after the roller coaster cluster-fuck we've been through the last couple years, anything seems possible. Reality has officially entered the Tyson Zone. |
| Topic | Trump is an agent of Putin |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 10:57:18 PM #161 | gunplagirl posted... Dash_Harber posted...gunplagirl is just using the basic modern propaganda technique of dismissing any actual or valid criticisms by taking one comment, right or wrong, and making the whole topic a debate about that particular, unrelated issue. It works because the egos of the people arguing (understandably) won't allow them to stop arguing with the blatant troll who keeps making more and more ridiculous claims in order to engage them further, until they give up and the troll can show everyone else how their argument is legitamite and the other side just has to give up. Don't worry guys, I speak Russian troll-farm employee; "I got nothing, but I want to look good in case anyone impressionable is watching" Edit: And if I was (I'm not, you don't even know what my sexual orientation is), what the hell does that have to do with the topic? |
| Topic | Ya can't attend white supremacist rallies and keep your security clearance. |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 7:53:12 PM #19 | The fact that anyone could even argue this is wrong is ridiculously insane. They are a terrorist group in all but fucking name, based around the ideology that people should be arbitrarily stripped of their freedoms based on hilariously misguided, ahistorical, pseudo-science arguments about race and culture. Maybe putting them in charge of keeping every citizen safe and secure is fucking ridiculous. Like, if someone says we should shoot all people the moment they turn 50, you don't put them in charge of a retirement community. |
| Topic | Oh shit No Man's Sky actually looks cool now |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 7:46:15 PM #41 | VanDam posted... Apparently the improvements they have made are fantastic. I'll give it a shot since it comes out on the XBox next week. I played it when it first came out for the PS4 and enjoyed it. I didn't go in with such lofty expectations though. Excited to see what it's like now. Basically, that's how I felt. The people crying and shitting themselves over it were insane to think it would be a revolution, anyway. Equally at fault was the company's failure to get a decent hype man who could at least twist the words with some ambiguity instead of just blatantly saying 'yes!' to everything. What we got was an alright space exploration game with some cool atmospheric effects and some neat ideas that really, really needed some fleshing out. Really, that could be said about most sandboxes (Minecraft, Terraria), it's just that we've been a bit jaded by how much those games have been fleshed out over the years. Had the game come out in 2011, it probably would have had a massive cult following. I figured that time would make the game amazing, but I lost track of it around when they added new vehicles. What has been added since? |
| Topic | Trump is an agent of Putin |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 7:40:39 PM #150 | gunplagirl is just using the basic modern propaganda technique of dismissing any actual or valid criticisms by taking one comment, right or wrong, and making the whole topic a debate about that particular, unrelated issue. It works because the egos of the people arguing (understandably) won't allow them to stop arguing with the blatant troll who keeps making more and more ridiculous claims in order to engage them further, until they give up and the troll can show everyone else how their argument is legitamite and the other side just has to give up. The topic is not about homophobia, it is about Trump's blatant treasonous apathetic attitude towards Putin's cavalier and flippant implications of meddling. Don't get distracted by ridiculous troll nitpicking. That's exactly what troll factories have been doing for the last decade, and exactly why we are all in this situation in the first place. |
| Topic | So, Dawkins indirectly said he has an account on a VPN but deleted the tweet. |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 7:31:18 PM #43 | Shuto-uke posted...
He has been a jerk to nearly every one of us and brags about bullying random people in his community and harming people just to stroke is own ego, so it's cathartic to see him trapped in a hell of his own personal making where all his problems are the result of his own inability to comprehend reality and his unwillingness to ever admit his faults. The only thing that concerns me is that some people mock him with false praise, and I don't think he mentally capable of understanding that they are mocking him. I worry that actually is encouraging him further, and feel that if you are going to mock someone at his level, you have to be much, much more transparent with it. |
| Topic | Actor Adam Pally made a foold out of himself on Conan |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 4:49:06 AM #12 | Zikten posted... if you are just going off his look it means you know nothing about him. he's a funny guy. that's why people like him. and he kicks ass. he's strong and funny. but you sound like you know nothing about the Fantastic Four so... Well, considering I didn't once mention the Fantastic Four, I think you might be confused. Anyway, I'm saying that the whole bit was silly so you nitpicking and saying that the 'audience didn't know' is some really low tier gatekeeping. |
| Topic | Actor Adam Pally made a foold out of himself on Conan |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 4:47:20 AM #10 | Zikten posted... Hairistotle posted...Damn how will his career recover Again ... he was dressed as a punny superhero. |
| Topic | ' Nowadays, the global ratio of male to female gamers is near 1:1' |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 4:38:07 AM #71 | Sativa_Rose posted... Dash_Harber posted...Sativa_Rose posted...Dash_Harber posted...Sativa_Rose posted...I am only interested in the ratio for Paradox Interactive games Your low character is the subject of geek plays! |
| Topic | ' Nowadays, the global ratio of male to female gamers is near 1:1' |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 4:35:29 AM #69 | Sativa_Rose posted... Dash_Harber posted...Sativa_Rose posted...I am only interested in the ratio for Paradox Interactive games |
| Topic | ' Nowadays, the global ratio of male to female gamers is near 1:1' |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 4:29:17 AM #67 | Sativa_Rose posted... I am only interested in the ratio for Paradox Interactive games Probably more men; females get a huge opinon bias against them. |
| Topic | ' Nowadays, the global ratio of male to female gamers is near 1:1' |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 4:26:47 AM #65 | Do I agree with the stat? If it's a legit stat, there really isn't anything to agree or disagree with. It's true in our household, for what it's worth. |
| Topic | Playing through Pokemon Ultra Sun for the first time. |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 4:25:28 AM #2 | Good choice! That was the first time I didn't pick the water starter, actually. Anyway, there are a ton of gimmicky Pokemon this generation, so just look up anything you find that seems interesting. |
| Topic | Actor Adam Pally made a foold out of himself on Conan |
| Dash_Harber 07/17/18 4:23:02 AM #3 | The dude was dressed as Deadpool with a snare drum because he thought it was Daredevil and wanted to dress as Snaredevil, what the literal fuck did you expect? He's definitely wrong about there being no Jewish heroes, but they aren't exactly super common, either (or, frequently, their Judaism is never really developed beyond a joke about Hanukah). |
| Board List |