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wdlp posted...

Isn't the sea salty?
Why would clams not like salt

But pure concentrated salt is bad for them. They're mollusks, after all.

BlueMage279 posted...

doubt clams have the necessary nervous system to feel "agonizing pain"

True. The salt is still bad for it.
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I mean I dont know much about the fighting game community. If someone can fill me in on some more actual fucked up shit hes done, ill Happily change my mind. But He talks trash while playing video games isnt going to cut it.
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Ive often seen people post this video as the reason why they dont respect him.



Honestly, Im on LTGs side in the commentary that took place after that game. Sounds like the white guy got all worked up over some twitter trash talk. Isnt that something thats pretty abundant in most competitive communities? Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali used to talk SO much shit, and honestly it just made it more entertaining.

People in the comments for that video are saying LTG took a cheap shot by pulling the race card. But what he said was true. Saying LTG looks like a black version of such and such is much lower than accusing a competitive video gamer of playing video games all day. The white dude is getting worked up over bullshit, and LTG is calmly explaining why it shouldnt even be an issue, and hes right.

The only seriously fucked up thing I know of that LTG has done is make fun of brolylegs.

The guy plays video games for a living and takes time to take care of his body too. He is literally living my dream.
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At least $2000 if I can close my eyes and he doesnt make any noise.
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1. Denial
It cant REALLY be time to wake up already. Going back to sleep because this isnt really happening.

2. Anger
This is fucking bullshit!

3. Bargaining
Whatever. I can be late today. Or maybe Ill skip breakfast so I can sleep a little longer. You know, I havent called into work in a while...

4. Depression
Noooooo! Why does this keep happening?

5. Acceptance
Fuck it. Lets go. *Gets up in a zombified state*
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sLaCkEr408___RJ posted...

What is deluxe

Thats what I want to kno.
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SauI_Goodman posted...

Street Fighter II is where it's at.

I want to try to get competitive tho.
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Theyre on sale right now.
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Sure Ill bite.
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As opposed to coming out of your anus?
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And then some scumbag titles the video "Live Clam Licks Salt On a Table."
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Colorahdo posted...

I played BotW on Wii U

Just get a Wii U and Botw and sell it to gamestop. They paid me $95 for the system and I bought it for $100

For some reason I had forgotten I could play it on Wii U. I bet I could find some decent deals.
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PiOverlord posted...

Send Nintendo $360.

Fuck that.
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Elder Scrolls, GTA, and any other game that never really ends.

Plus, playing Skyrim on legendary is already a chore. Skewing the health any further would just be awful.
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El Mexicano Texano posted...

No job? My switch is just collecting dust waiting for Smash

I have a job. But the hours theyre giving me arent very stable. I need to keep whatever extra money I currently have saved up in case they royally screw me over or until I find something more stable.
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27_Sandman_40 posted...

Wait about 6 months tops and it will be available on PC in 4K 60FPS.

I already have the ROM but my PC doesnt play it very well.
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Im trying to think of something equivalent to that I could do to get a Nintendo Switch. I want to play BOTW badly but wont be able to afford a Switch any time soon.

Any suggestions?
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But to answer your question, are you fucked? I dunno. Its hard out there for single people past their mid 20s because everybodys already taken. But then again, now that Im 28, ive seen a few girls my age get divorced, so maybe theres hope.
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Sort of. I didnt really have confidence to talk to girls until I was 26. It took me a while to figure out that just because a girl looks in the opposite direction when you make eye contact, or turns around when youre approaching her, doesnt mean she wants nothing to do with you or is repulsed by you. Some girls just want to see how much effort youll make in order to talk to them. I found that at least 50% of the girls who I thought were shunning me, actually acted quite pleased and flattered whenever I finally had the balls to approach them.

Also I spent a long time not having confidence because I couldnt get girls to match or talk to me on dating sites. It turns out women are just way pickier about the stupidest things on dating sites. Many women who ignore you on a dating site would actually be receptive of you if you talked to them in person. My confidence started soaring through the roof after I finally stopped using dating sites.
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The argument I hear is that everyone should have access to any public statement made by the president, and that by blocking a user, Trump is hindering that user from being able to access that public statement.

But this isnt the case. Trumps tweets arent private, so all any blocked user has to do is log out of his or her account, and he or she still has access to any tweet on Trumps page. Didnt this shit even become legislated? JFC.
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Am I going to die?
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Looks nothing like him.
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Questionmarktarius posted...

You've "rescued" a feral cat. It should outside running wild and murdering songbirds.

Too late for that. If I let him back outside, hell just keep showing back up at my apartment for food, and someone will report me for keeping my pet outside whenever they get paw prints on their car or whenever their apartment gets a flea problem.
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Taking name suggestions for this fuzzy thing I found outside of my apartment. So far Ive thought of Charizard, Peanut, Fireball, Paprika, and Rascal because hes a little more aggressive than my previous cat. That may only be temporary, though. I think hes a little stressed out because Im not letting him outside and thats where hes used to being.
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Geez, dude. I wasnt even talking. How could you be so cruel and heartless?
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One big thing that bugs me within the first minute of that video:

A Harvard professor asked 5000 Americans how they thought wealth should ideally be distributed.

Thats 5000 Americans, not 5000 economists. Some Americans work at Burger King. Yet the narrator of that video references those 5000 opinions throughout that video as if their opinion should be law. The fact that most Americans KNOW the distribution of wealth isnt skewed unfairly? Most Americans KNOW? Most Americans havent even taken a 100 level economics class.
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Tyranthraxus posted...

BTW

Here's a (not too long) video on why Income Inequality is a problem.

What you think the solution is can be debated back and forth with various arguments that each have their own merits, but there's definitely a problem.

I literally was watching that video while I was typing my reasons for not having a problem with income inequality yesterday. None of the video refuted my point that by raising the poverty line, which is the real issue, that income inequality would or should cease to be a thing.
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And after he does that, King Edgar will make Figaro great again!
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Ill admit Im pretty ignorant. I do know that many right wingers hail him as the greatest president of all time, while a lot of left wingers despise him. I wasnt alive while he was president, and as I havent done much research on the deeds of past presidents, I know scant little of him.

I do know that, as an advocate for the legalization of marijuana myself, he has an anti-pot quote that I am rather fond of. It was something like I hear people say that past generations had such and such for a crutch, the previous generation had alcohol for a crutch... ... well why dont you be a generation that doesnt need a crutch?

My 11th grade history teacher (hardcore right winger) told the class one day that he basically single handedly ended the Cold War. I cant remember what his rationale was, but my history teacher that year was no dumbass.

What are your thought, CE?

Tyranthraxus posted...

So are you opposed to any kind of minimum wage and regulation?

No. Perhaps I should have made it more clear that I don't think a company has any financial obligations AFTER they've met the legal requirements.

Speaking of minimum wage, I don't think I'm a fan of a federal minimum wage. The cost of living is so varied across the country, it will literally harm some areas more than it would help.

Like San Francisco? Sure, a $15 minimum wage would probably be an improvement there. $15 may not even be high enough for a city like that.

My small town in Alabama, however, I could see it causing some problems. Think about a small mom and pop store that needed to hire some part time help. Having to pay someone $15 an hour to clean up and straighten the shelves would absolutely cripple them.

Also, add that I'm not a fan of universal health care to my list from earlier. HOWEVER, I do think the current state of the medical industry and higher education are flat out exploiting the shit out of Americans right now. Something needs to be done about that.

Damn_Underscore posted...

So you left religion or you left a church/equivalent in other religions?

I was raised as a Christian, am now an atheist. However, as the topic title says, the whole fake moral compass thing is only ONE reason I left my religion. It had a lot more to do with the lack of evidence or need of a creator to explain the natural world.

Tyranthraxus posted...

I do not believe the proposed solution is that "rich people should earn less"

You're right. That's my bad for strawmanning the left. I edited my post and added a pretext to that statement, emphasizing that I don't think income inequality by itself is the problem. Because even if we raised the poverty level, income disparity might still increase.

it's more like they should pay their employees more or use the massive profits they have to lower the prices of their product or expand their businesses to reach more areas for those who have strong local presences.

We're still in disagreement here. I don't think business owners should have any obligations for what they're supposed to do with their money. I'm sure I'm not teaching you anything new here, but keep in mind how a business distributes its profits is kind of a hard balancing act. It would be difficult for a company to lower its prices, pay its employees more, keep shareholders happy with the dividend distribution, and still remain competitive.

Well, ok my stance on income inequality is as follows.

I wish there were less poverty, but I dont think income inequality is the problem. I dont think we should be trying to make rich people earn less money just so we can skew the graph in the direction people think it should be. If you want to reduce poverty, lets focus on finding ways to make poor people richer. But if we make poor people richer and rich people continue to become richer, resulting in no change in inequality, or perhaps even a greater inequality, then Im okay with that. So I have no problem with the existence of income equality on its own, and saying rich people need to earn less so we can close that gap is the wrong mentality, I think.

@M_Live posted...

I honestly don't believe that anyone can be a "centrist" on the political spectrum, I tend to see that most people who say that tend to be more moderate- or full on conservatives, especially as they use their "centrist" stance to bash the left, you never really see someone who claims to be center say anything negative about the right

Imo it just strikes me as someone who's afraid to admit how they really feel. Just own your shit.

-I hate Donald Trump
-I support gay rights
-I think capitalism is the best economic system
-I have no problem at with income inequality being as high as it is
-I think religion should stay out of all legislation and government decisions
-I am aware of my white privilege, and I wish a certain ethnic group having more privilege wasn't a thing
-#metoo had good intentions from the start, but quickly evolved into something dumb
-I'm against the wall. Not because I think it should be easy for illegals to come over here, but because I think the wall won't work and is a colossal waste of money and resources
-I hate Hillary, not a huge fan of Obama
-I support a lower tax rate for the rich
-I'm poor
-Neo Nazis and the Alt Right are a bigger problem for America than Antifa

Where am I on the political spectrum according to you?

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An_Actual_Chad posted...

Lol nobody ever has a problem with my user name until I post an opinion about politics they disagree with. Actually, Im pretty centrist on politics, and now that I think about it, that reaction only seems to happen when when Im disagreeing with the left, which further solidifies my point.

It just so happens that so many people just so happened to leave the left because of the crazy ess jay dubyas, and these people just so happen have a name like "definitely not a cuck", or "MAGATRUMP#1", "An_Actual_Chad".

Oh. I havent noticed that trend, but my chosen user name has little to do with my political affiliation. It has a lot more to do with the fact that I consider myself devilishly handsome, confident, and fun to socialize with. The absence of odor from my defecation also plays a pretty big role.

PiOverlord posted...

Even if you are trolling, I agree.

They try too hard to be on the "right side of history"

Which part of my post came off as trolling?

COVxy posted...

An_Actual_Chad posted...

Lol nobody ever has a problem with my user name until I post an opinion about politics they disagree with. Actually, Im pretty centrist on politics, and now that I think about it, that reaction only seems to happen when when Im disagreeing with the left, which further solidifies my point.

And that is that both groups have this absurd belief that they run a monopoly on morality. Either you agree with us, or you are a corrupt, morally deprived individual. For example, from religion, you have School shootings happen because more and more people are turning away from God. From the left, you have If you dont want stricter gun laws, you want children to keep getting murdered.

I realize these are generalizations, and that not everyone who belongs to either of these groups is an extremist. But the ideas that manifest from the abundance of group think for both of these groups just make me sick. Both groups serve as a proxy for having an ACTUAL moral compass. Why go through the trouble of having to think for yourself what is right or wrong when you can just adhere to whatever moral beliefs your group told you are supposed to be correct?

Solid Snake07 posted...

I like Jim, but his switch to political commentary is odd. It's pretty obvious that it's only because his gun control bit went viral.

It became obvious he was trying to be a modern George Carlin in his Freedumb special. I went to see him in Atlanta which was part of the Freedumb tour, before the special was filmed. It may just be because I was there, but I feel like his show that night was much funnier than his special. I also feel like he didnt talk as much about politics either.

I didn't know about this. The two best active comedians in my opinion. If only Jim hadn't become the host of a show about politics.

A much less accessible game than Skyrim, but a much more rewarding experience if you stick with it.

Just don't pick alchemy as a major or minor skill. I probably added at least 10 hours to my playtime because of this helpful, yet tedious skill, whose frustration outweighs its usefulness.

*Their

PokemonExpert44 posted...

_Near_ posted...

i wouldn't expect a monument to stupidity to understand its own ignorance

???
Explain.

Creationism is stupid because everyone with half a brain knows evolution is how we got here.

Cross breeding aka artificial selection is literally saying that you understand what natural selection is enough to intentionally manipulate it, yet the museum is dedicated to denying evolution?

Like 50% or more of girls have animal faces or some other filter thats makes them look more attractive than they actually are. That shit shouldnt be allowed on an app where you are basically saying yes or no based on looks.

MakoReizei posted...

Crash Team Racing came out 19 years ago

Great taste, mate!

Funny, the ACTUAL best racing game of all time, Burnout 3, also came out 15 years ago.

Topics like this are why I love CE.