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DuranOfForcena posted...

"in these uncertain times"

"The world is changing/has changed..."

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Paragon Control has always made the most sense to me, because of the following reasons:

- When the Crucible fired, it visibly damaged the relays used to spread its energy throughout the galaxy. Any species other than the Reapers would very likely have had an extremely difficult time repairing the relays, considering how this technology works is still pretty much a mystery to everyone, and no race can replicate it.
Effectively, a lot if beings would probably be stranded in whatever system they happened to be in case of the Destroy ending, whereas the Reapers can be seen repairing the relays in the Control ending.

- I often see people say something like "Control ending is bad because it's an oppressive dictatorship". That's only the case with Renegade Control.
In Paragon Control however, Shepard acts more as a guardian, helping to rebuild the damage done in the war, and protecting civilizations.

- This protector part might be especially important, since although it's not specifically mentioned what happens afterwards, it is a very real possibility that the end of a war is followed by a power void, with various factions seeking to become the new top dog. This happens in real life as well (i.e. end of war followed by revolutions bringing about new political movements).
In Destroy, this phenomenon would throw civilizations into chaos, whereas with Control, Shepard can make sure nothing too bad will happen.

- Paragon Control lets civilizations run themselves the way they like, as long as they don't cause chaos and warfare. Synthesis forces the exact same way of being on literally every sentient being in the galaxy.
Even if Synthesis would be the ultimate fate of sentient beings, it's more logical if sentient beings would eventually reach that phase by themselves, rather than having it forced upon them.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

MuayThai85 posted...

The acting, the choreography, story telling, etc were all terrible. Complete abortion of history. At least attempt to make it somewhat accurate to the time period it is based on (like not having Chinese with gunpowder meeting up with Caesar for example).

Forgot Karl Urban played Caesar in it as well.

I love it when people have a perfectly matching sig.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Who the hell gets annoyed by 'yikes'? That like saying you get annoyed by 'oof'

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

MFBKBass5 posted...

I wonder if vegans or vegetarians would eat it?

That's up to them. There are probably some who won't eat meat/animal products, period. Others would probably eat meat, provided no animals are harmed. In any case, vegans/vegetarians would prefer cultured meat becomes the status quo over how it is right now.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

MFBKBass5 posted...

Interesting. Look at this pic of a cultured meat burger from 2013-

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultured_meat#/media/File%3AFirst_cultured_hamburger_baked.png

According to test eaters, it tastes like the real thing (unlike the vast majority of meat substitutes), because essentially it is the real thing. At the moment it's still mostly limited to burgers and mince, though that alone could significantly scale back the bio industry, due to a much lesser demand for livestock to slaughter, and thus resulting in less pollution as well. So far there is no indication that there are (additional) health risks, so I believe cultures meat is the perfect balance between meat-eaters and principled vegetarians.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

MFBKBass5 posted...

Ive heard a bit about that. Lab grown actual meat, right?

Indeed. I know the Dutch company Mosa Meat that develops it is even ready to produce and supply it to various restaurants, but last I heard they're currently being blocked by the European food inspection authorities. Effectively, cultured meat is still in the R&D phase so far.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultured_meat

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

I hope cultured meat becomes available to the public in the near future. Basically infinite meat will be available without having to breed/kill insane amounts of livestock. Everybody wins.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

I guess all the parts with all the endless letter-writing going on about how awesome God is.

Also, half the Old Testament of God saying "Do this, because I say so. I am the Lord"

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

"RUUUUUN! IT'S GODZILLAAAAA!"
"It looks like Godzilla, but due to international copyright laws, it's not."
"STILL, WE SHOULD RUN LIKE IT IS GODZILLAAAAA!"
"Though it isn't."

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Questionmarktarius posted...

With Hong Kong all but pacified and Taiwan probably next, China needs a buffer between itself and capitalism, or brain-drain inevitably happens.

And this.
That'd basically go like with why the Iron Curtain was built. People from the crappy side would realize the side they're on kind of sucks and defect to the other side in great numbers.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

ModLogic posted...

they are a buffer to keep the bully USA in check

Really this. Whether they actually still consider it communism or not, China would rather have NK in its backyard than a US ally.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Because Vegy frequently posts pics of good-looking women. Also, CE sometimes says stuff that makes me laugh (unrelated to sig)

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Is he dead?

Or just his Kanyeer?

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

No.
After recovering from a break-up of a four-year relationship and moving to another place, I was more than ever so ready to go out, meet new people, do stuff.

Then everything closed and quarantine kicked in.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Get rid of the electoral college, winner-takes-all, gerrymandering etc and ensure that every vote counts, so people have more options than 'vote strategically' or 'vote the lesser of two evils' or 'not vote because the majority of my state doesn't agree with me'. This would also open the door for other parties aside from the regular dem/rep tag team we all know and hate.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

I hate her and I think she's ugly as FUCK!

J/k she's one of the most gorgeous women I've ever seen. Thanks for the repost Vegy, aka he whochas excellent taste in women

Also @RedJackson Here she is

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

But if everyone becomes educated, no one will vote Republican anymore!

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Fam_Fam posted...

who tf is eating mayonnaise on salad?

Or whatever people who think mayonnaise on French fries is disgusting put mayonnaise on.

I dunno, I'm Dutch. What else would you use it for besides as a potato dish condiment? Hamburgers maybe, though personally I prefer those without mayo.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

The kind of mayonnaise that's put on French fries tastes very different than the kind served on salads etc. They should really give one of them a different name.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

I would come back to Vica's place, even knowing I wouldn't last 10 seconds inside her.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Although I tried all those options at some point, 1 is the only one that actually worked (with a bit of 3).

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

I regret not finding a solution for my lack of concentration. Getting that fixed 15 years ago would have drastically increased my (career) opportunities.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Would you be so kind as to repost it? I promise I'll post my sincere praise about it, and about you excellent taste in women

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Why was your most recent 'Imagine going on a date with her today' topic removed just now? She was one of the most perfect-looking women I've ever seen, and I forgot to save the pic :(

Also, 4.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

In all likelyhood La Forge. Despite his social awkwardness he is generally capable enough to get things done. Sure, he'd probably screw up a few things were he to take command, but he'd do no worse than Worf.

Also, I recently watched the double episode 'Gambit', where Picard and Riker are kidnapped and pressed into a smuggler group.
Meanwhile on the Enterprise, Data takes command and has Worf as his first officer. Worf publicly questions and objects to Data's decisions, which Data eventually reprimands him for, and proposes that if Worf feels he can't get in line as first officer, La Forge could take his place instead.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

CloneTheHero posted...

i do like his cavalier attitude. just not when it comes to social issues hes divisive and clueless there. but when it comes to putting the heat on china, fake news i love it.

I bet you're one of those people who votes for him because it's 'awesome' and 'hilarious'

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

A diversity in any workplace can help, but what I think would be even more helpful is a longer and more extensive training course for people applying to be a police officer. 3-6 months just isn't enough to filter out the trigger-happy Jim Bobs.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Socializing a child? Jeez, we have school, TV and the internet for that, don't we?

/s

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

"hurr durr i dont feel manly when driving anymore"

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Although that would've been interesting to see, there are far too many Jim-Bobs out there (including on the Democratic side) whose parents indoctrinated them to believe they be instant 'traitor commie pussies' if they'd ever vote someone 'that far-left'.

Still, would've been nice to see. The rest of the world would definitely have taken America more seriously than they do now.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Because here in not-Murrica police officers get 3 years training before they are fully fledged as opposed to like 3 months, which helps filter out the trigger-happy racist Jim Bobs.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Tir, like it's pronounced like the deity in Neverwinter Nights.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Usually coffee, though this morning it was my girlfriend's... uh, nevermind.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

No. While I can enjoy the thought of teaching someone about the life, the universe and everything, I have never felt the need to have nor raise children.
I feel that there are more than enough people on this world, if not too many, and I'm not particularly optimistic about the future of human society.
Furthermore, I have a terrible concentration and just can't seem to get a stable career/living situation going. That, I believe, should definitely be in order before one should have children.

So yeah, no kids for me. I prefer cats anyway.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Ocron83 posted...

The Last Jedi is without a doubt the best Star Wars film and would have been a great stepping stone for a final third part to the sequel trilogy. Sadly Disney/Lucasfilm listened to the angry minority of nerds who don't really understand what makes a good film and produced something utterly dogshit in an attempt to please them.

I bet you also like your steak overdone, thought Sonic 4 was awesome, think that housecats should be declawed, feel that lightsabers are overrated, voted Trump and proudly would again.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Guerrilla Soldier posted...

they're both really bad movies
i can't really pick a favorite, they're both equally bad

This. It's like choosing between crap and vomit for lunch.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

That brings back memories. Back when the Mad Stalker board was still alive.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Casual/walking
Running
Indoor sports
Going out
Work

Aside from that, the shoes I have but don't wear that often:
Fancy dress
Mountain hiking
A thin but moderately fashionable looking pair that my ex gf got me once

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Where's the 'No, he made America worse' option?

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

:(

I still like you tho vegy

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

I like you! Whenever I a topic by you I always hope posted pics of some 'fat butterface'

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Yeah, I had a four-year relationship with a woman who is two incher taller than I am.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Real men drink strawberry syrup with a straw!

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

It's kinda like shower sex, in the sense that the thought of it might be arousing if you've never done it, while in reality it's actually very uncomfortable and inconvenient.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

I'm bisexual, and I haven't told my parents about it. I know they'd accept it no problem, even if I was gay.
Still, I don't talk to them about it, simply because I don't talk about personal stuff like that with them, especially when something is dating/sex-related.

I think my mom has figured it out already. My dad probably doesn't have a clue, unless my mom told him.
Regardless, I don't intend on ever telling them, unless I end up having a serious relationship with a man.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.

Because they can't be bothered to read texts. At most, they only read provocative titles.

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One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls.