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Hillary Clinton is exactly like Cersei Lannister, in that both of them blame their failures on everyone else.

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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

The FB post is mostly correct and gives a spot-on definition of "privilege." Just one problem:

Nobody is saying that.

This is categorically false. Plenty of pseudo-news writers / social bloggers are misusing the term online. My first introduction to the concept of "privilege" was an unambiguously hostile one, delivered by a gender studies student who I went to college with. This is a problem.

It's not entirely White people's fault that so many of them are so defensive about this. The word already comes with connotational baggage of its own, and new negative extensions are being added by people who aggressively misuse the term. Ignoring and/or denying this fact isn't going to help White people understand the concept of modern racial inequality any faster.

The proper meaning of "privilege" may be obvious some people like the author of the FB post, but if we fail to acknowledge how the word has been weaponized in some circles then we run the risk of losing control of the term altogether.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Very nice arrangement. But for fuck's sake pick up your wrists or I'm gonna slap them with a yard stick.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

stoltenberg11 posted...

Polycosm posted...

It passed all those tests with flying colors.

That's pretty debatable

TFA was never going to please every Star Wars fan. There are a couple of things I could nitpick about the film (missed opportunity to develop Phasma at the battle on Takodana, a joke or two that didn't quite land well for me), but really the only legit criticism I've heard is that it replays too many beats from the OT. I disagree that they're too similar and too many, but I can understand where the criticism is coming from.

Even so, there's a pretty wide consensus that TFA got Star Wars back on track after 30+ years of of being MIA (or worse). TFA did a masterful job of establishing new characters and passing the baton, and I don't believe that anyone could have done better. None of the films that follow will be under as much pressure or scrutiny as TFA was.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

My early guess is that The Last Jedi will be the film I come back to watch more often. But I think that The Force Awakens was faced with a much more difficult task. TFA had to relaunch the franchise, restore faith and make us care about new characters. It passed all those tests with flying colors.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

I can understand why some people choose to work under Trump's administration; we need at least a handful of competent people in key positions, or else our country and the entire world are at risk.

But what is Sarah Huckabee Sanders' excuse? What kind of internal moral code (or lack thereof) allows a person to take the stage and promote autocracy? It's amazing that anyone can tolerate this. It really is.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

TV viewing habits have changed and the old network model will die a slow death.

This new model is not gonna work either though, without refinement. Nobody wants to have to keep track of all these different accounts and monthly bills.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Lonestar2000 posted...

Chicken posted...

Making up disorders doesn't actually give you said disorders.

You're lazy and anti social. I'm the same way, except I don't give into delusions that I'm mentally broken and unable to function.

Why is this guy always such an asshole?

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Asshole_Personality_Disorder
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

There are jobs that don't involve very much interaction with people... truckdriving, for example. (Although maybe that's not the best career to get into with automated vehicles on the horizon).
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Or you could wait for global warming to thaw the permafrost and score some sweet mammoth tusks.

(Seriously... no joke)
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Bottled water could be an interesting one if this is the kind of paper where you can delve into Walmart's JIT inventory system and how it allowed them to divert trucks to Hurricane Katrina shelters. Ties into current events seamlessly.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Iconic ‘Forrest Gump’ Scene Has One Ridiculous Flaw No One Noticed
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

I used to consider myself too good not to solve everything by hand. Then one day I swallowed my pride and bought Schaum's:

https://www.amazon.com/Schaums-Outline-Mathematical-Handbook-Formulas/dp/0071795375

You're wasting your time if you don't have a good reference book, imo.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

EyeWontBeFooled posted...

Polycosm posted...

gafemaqs posted...

Buy pianos

Damn. I was sure no one was going to think of this.

(It's a legit answer, btw).

No piano made since the mid 70s has had ivory keys.

Yes but there were countless ivory-keyed pianos made before then, and pianos are not often thrown away or scrapped for parts.

I mean, the suggestion is a little bit tongue-in-cheek because a grand piano costs more than a car. But it's a perfectly legal way to buy a bunch of ivory, provided you have the money. Ivory keys aren't the easiest thing to find, but it can be done if you don't mind waiting a month or two.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

gafemaqs posted...

Buy pianos

Damn. I was sure no one was going to think of this.

(It's a legit answer, btw).
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Verdekal posted...

The dude says he has a massive, single book on a topic and that if he read it, he'd master the topic.

But he doesn't read it.

Never mind the fact that reading only gets you two steps up the pyramid of Bloom's Taxonomy, at best. Even then, I doubt how much information someone would actually retain, cramming two courses worth of material into two weeks. As for "understanding," well... it's an easy claim to make, when one is completely untested.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

EverHeardOfIt posted...

In what world does the entirety of the answer to one question take up the entire front and back of a notebook page

The world of n-body problems.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Colleges provide structure, accountability, and certification. They provide access to peers, mentors, and facilities. It's nowhere near the same as simply reading on your own time.

Being able to learn on your own is a valuable skill which everyone should master. But learning at a university matched to your ability is far more efficient (albeit far more expensive too).
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

The only time it's acceptable to drop an N bomb on stream is if you're playing Perfect Dark... and even then, it's pretty fucking disgraceful.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

You know, as long as you don't check up on your grade, it can assume neither a passing nor failing state. Best just ignore the homework, imo.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

I agree that it's a worthless motto. While it may be true that many college students don't really understand what they're buying, it's also true that not having a BA / BS of some sort will get your resume tossed in the trash more often than not.

There's a bubble. Degrees are overvalued by the market (students and employers alike). But that doesn't make them worthless... quite the opposite, in fact.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

It doesn't help that some people use the term in a derogatory way. My first introduction to the term was when one of my classmates misused it to say that I didn't really earn my place at our university. I didn't come around to accepting the term until several years later.

Now I'm questioning its effectiveness going forward. It seems to inspire a defensive reaction from many White people, even when it's used correctly. Maybe it isn't communicating what we want it to communicate in the clearest manner possible. Nobody wants to hear the word "privilege" used to describe them when they feel overworked and underpaid (https://thecurrentmoment.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/productivity-and-real-wages.jpg).

Maybe we should use a different word that doesn't come with all that connotational baggage.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

The obelus and solidus are pretty much interchangeable in the modern American education system. The only difference is that the solidus is sometimes ambiguous when used in an in-line expression (e.g. when TC asked whether or not it was being used to represent a fraction, earlier in this topic).
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

2(6) is a different way of writing 2×6. The priority given to brackets and parentheses does not extend to neighboring terms.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

creativerealms posted...

Cheater87 posted...

So it is the DNC and Hillary's fault for rigging the primaries, yet they blame everyone else!

There is no evidence of that. The rigging that is. You want there to be rigging.

The DNC argued in court that they don't owe anyone a democratic primary process.
The are emails detailing how the debate schedule was manipulated.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz was forced to resign for precisely this issue.
Shultz' replacement, Donna Brazile, was later caught sharing debate questions with Hillary's campaign.

There's no evidence of vote count fraud. There's plenty of evidence that everything else was rigged in favor of Clinton.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Hillary doesn't have a future in national politics. Maybe she should run for Mayor instead.

She's under no obligation to go away, but I'll tell you what... I definitely don't need to read any more of her bitching about Bernie while he's traveling the country trying to build a positive platform for his party.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Blue_Inigo posted...

What's gonna kill you in the Midwest?

Boredom?
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

RIP text-to-image users
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

realdoll.com
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

China has made it clear that NK is on its own if they attack the US first.

The length of war depends on how much the president cares about minimizing NK civilian death. Also, given the damage that NK could do to SK, I imagine that the US would favor options that end the war quickly. One way or another, I doubt that a war with NK would look like another Iraq.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Well, we've got one half-assed "but the other team did it too" argument so far. I wonder how many posts until someone outright defends it?
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

I'm betting that Rey's wand will have a phoenix core just like her father's.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Bernie handled Hillary with kid gloves (refusing to talk about her emails, for example), endorsed her at the convention and practically begged his supporters to fall in line.

On the other hand, Hillary's campaign leaked that Obama turban picture in the 2008 primary and her DNC cronies did everything they could to tip the scales against Bernie in 2016. Hillary has no room to complain about divisive campaigning.

It's not Bernie's fault that his progressive message made the democratic establishment look weak. It's not Bernie's fault that the DNC colluded with journalists and aspired to run an undemocratic primary. It's not Bernie's fault that 12% of his supporters refused to vote for the party that disenfranchised them.

Trump voters are responsible for electing Trump. But Hillary and her friends (formerly) in the DNC are 100% responsible for dividing the Democratic Party.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Students increasingly can't afford their degrees, yet can't afford not to have them either. This bubble has got to pop eventually, but until then, there aren't many options but to play along.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

DanHarenChamp posted...

Damn, there are some stupid fucking people on this board.

Tragic evidence of the thinning ozone, I'm afraid.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

TNG, easily.

(But TNG season 1 is kinda rough, imo)
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Lvaneede posted...

So, you turned in front of an oncoming car? Thats your fault

No, he was hit in the rear/left side of the car. An oncoming car couldn't do that. Most likely there were actually two left turn lanes and TC cut the turn too sharp from the outside lane-- easy to do when cities/counties don't keep up with maintenance and keep their lines painted.

BlueMonk, my advice to you: protect yourself. Whether you think it was your fault or not, whether you feel guilty or not, don't admit to anything or you'll get taken advantage of. Follow through and make the insurance companies (hopefully the other driver has one) pay.

Edit: and if you haven't done so already, call your insurance company IMMEDIATELY to let them know. Ideally you should call them at the scene, right after you copy down the other driver's license info and phone number (and insurance card info normally).
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Outer_space posted...

Bloodborne

Currently, this. Just got it on sale on a whim. Never played Souls before. The game is mopping the floor with me constantly, but I can't stop playing because the environments are such a joy to explore. And the combat is slowly becoming more satisfying.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

It was supposed to be the first part in a new trilogy; this is why they left some plot threads dangling, to weave through future games. It's also why Mankind Divided doesn't deal with another end-of-the-world plot... because they were leaving space for the longer story to escalate.

It's too bad that SE abandoned the project in favor of that easy Disney licensing money. It's gonna be a while before I trust them again on anything episodic.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

TFA was released in 2015. The term "Alt Right" was popularized in 2016. Nazi rallies made a comeback in 2017.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

A baby's gotta do what a baby's gotta do!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/66/Rugrats_logo.png
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Nobody wants to be told to live within his or her means, but if you mortgage yourself to the hilt, you risk having to deal with acutely stressful situations like this one. Personally I find the dull, predictable, chronic stress of commuting in traffic to be preferable to financing a million-dollar home in the city and balancing my budget on a razor's edge, but... to each his own.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

BootyGif posted...

"and it’s all tied together with a device I can’t really talk about right now"

nanomachines
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Despite your constant negative reinforcement covfefe
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

"I am not going to exploit, for sexual purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

If you don't like S4 that much then there's probably not much that can save it for you. S6E9-onward ups the pacing and the spectacle, but outside of that I don't know if GoT has what you're looking for.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)

Hard to tell if this is real, or just a straw-woman invented by a bitter male incel trying to cope with rejection.
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BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru)