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| Topic | Just got vaccinated, no side effects. |
| Unbridled9 02/16/21 5:30:59 PM #18 | I used to be an adventurer like you; but then I took a vaccine to the knee. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | So if we need about 70% people to become vaccinated to reach herd immunity... |
| Unbridled9 02/16/21 5:28:59 PM #22 | Pretty much. Anti-vax isn't a partisan issue. Yea... There's a button of anti-vax liberals who believe crystals or essential oils or vegan diets or whatever will keep them disease free. After all if you hear 'my crystals help me purge my body of toxins, my oils help keep me safe, and my vegan diet keeps me from eating toxins put into our food by the meat industry because humans don't naturally eat meat' the kind of person you think of isn't a Trump supporter. Not that there aren't plenty of dumbass anti-vaxxers on the right (vaccines cause artistic people and the government insists on them to keep us civilians dumb and stupid!). It's just that it's not a one-sided thing. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Was Beethoven actually deaf or was that SJW propaganda? |
| Unbridled9 02/16/21 4:58:05 PM #8 | Yes, he was actually deaf. This is something that's been well known for a looooong time. If it IS propaganda by some random chance it's not SJW propaganda but one of his rivals from waaaaay back in the day claiming it and people mistakenly believing it to be true. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | What do you think the apocalypse currency will be? |
| Unbridled9 02/16/21 4:49:32 PM #44 | LuciferSage posted... Same as it is now really. Yea. Not likely, Firstly any females would not likely be interested in such a system; especially if they are the ones in the dominate position of trade. You're not gonna suddenly get a girl demanding dick in return for her driving you to the next town over. Secondly the male half will be in a serious short-fall because, unless the other person swings that way, they can offer ass all they want and get nowhere. So it really only 'works' if you have a male in the primary position and a female in the secondary or two males with the secondary having a female he can offer up... which is not very viable either way. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | What do you think the apocalypse currency will be? |
| Unbridled9 02/16/21 4:46:00 PM #43 | Zeus posted... Unless people are bartering in bullets, I can't imagine that there'd be an actual currency since nothing would be terribly practical. Yes, certain things -- water, food, weapons, medicine, and even people -- would be the kind of stuff people would trade for, but that's more of a barter system than an actual currency. For something to be a currency, it would realistically need to be small enough to easily carry, stay in good condition, and -- because you no longer have a central body regulating the value of a currency -- actually need to be practical. Bullets check off all of those boxes. This is why I picked cigarettes. They're something a sizable chunk of the population will desire, they're light-weight, relatively durable, even come in 'denominations' of 1 cig and an entire pack. They'll be relatively limited since you need tobacco to make them meaning most people will need to scavenge them up giving them or put in the time to grow the tobacco giving them a direct labor cost and scarcity-limiter. While I see booze and narcotics, in medicinal, recreational, and formally illegal forms (like there's gonna be any laws in the post-apocalypse) as being more 'valuable' they may weigh too much or be too variable in quality to be a baseline. I don't think bullets will be really used simply because 1) You need to have the right style of gun for it to hold any value and 2) It's value is dependent on a constant need to use guns. While we'll need it for hunting and maybe fending off bandits and 3) Once guns start degrading due to a lack of maintenance they'll be worthless. I doubt we'll be in a situation where a bullet is so needed that it could suffice for a currency. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | What do you think the apocalypse currency will be? |
| Unbridled9 02/15/21 10:23:06 PM #23 | Depends on what level of devastation we're talking but I'd wager cigarettes, beer, and drugs will likely be more 'valuable' and tradable for people than other things. Good choices to stock up on but not use yourself. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Well... I insulted a customer. |
| Unbridled9 02/15/21 2:29:06 AM #26 | Expect at least a stern talking to. If not outright fired. Edit: Okay. Let me not try to sound like such a negative nancy here. A lot of companies, including hotels, care only about providing customer service and are completely willing to walk all over the backs of their employees to provide it. If your manager is the kind of person who realizes that some customers are unreasonable or trying to scam for free stuff then you should be okay. If not then they'll see your actions as belligerent and having cost them a customer and/or negative review which they will GLADLY take out on you. They may even call him up and try to offer him a free stay or something else 'in the name of customer service' because they fear negative reviews so much that they'd sooner fire an employee than dismiss a potential customer. That this person likely was a scammer trying to get free board from you and will likely never return is irrelevant. Like I said though, this is assuming your boss is the kind of person who doesn't care about their employees and only cares about customer service. If this is not true you should be more than safe or let off with a finger-wagging at worst. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Gina Carano fired from The Mandalorian over transphobic/anti non-binary remarks |
| Unbridled9 02/15/21 2:06:51 AM #194 | Conner4REAL posted... Moral of the story: STAY THE FUCK OFF OF SOCIAL MEDIA! Why do people even use social media now-a-days when it seems like every day someone's life gets ruined by using it? Like, jeez, if she was going to use it keep it as bland and unoffensive as possible in any possible regard. Cause you could say that you like cats more than dogs and some dumbass will gather up a hate mob calling you a dog-hater! --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | would you date a racist person? |
| Unbridled9 02/15/21 12:02:49 AM #46 | wwinterj25 posted... I'm all for offensive jokes. I even make jokes about myself. I don't take life seriously. Part of being a mature adult is being able to tell the difference between a joke and reality (as well as being able to laugh at yourself). I do sort of feel like people now-a-days can't tell the difference between someone just trying to be funny and someone who actually means and/or believes what they say. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Does meat taste better fresh? Like fish does |
| Unbridled9 02/14/21 2:51:34 PM #16 | SunWuKung420 posted... Everything tastes better when it is fresher. Wine. Anyways, it depends on what you mean by 'fresh'. However, with meat it depends far more on the cut of meat and method of cooking. Did you use an open flame or stove-top? If an open flame what was your fuel source? Did you include any sauces or spices and, if so, how much? Was it salted or not? Did you include any tenderizing thing like vinegar or pineapple? Those things matter much more than how 'fresh' it is usually. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | would you date a racist person? |
| Unbridled9 02/14/21 2:47:41 PM #26 | That depends on a lot of factors. It's like asking if you'd date someone of the opposing political party without giving any further details. Do you two get along well otherwise outside of the area of contention? Any similar/shared interests or hobbies? How big of an aspect of their lives is the racism and how racist are they? There's a world of difference between 'I laughed at a jew joke once', 'Jews have funny noses', and 'HEIL MEIN FUROR!' Assuming we're talking about someone who has some racist beliefs but recognizes them as a shortcoming, doesn't act on them (intentionally), and at least tries to be a decent person otherwise then yes. I would assuming we had compatibilities elsewhere. If we're talking about someone who advocates actively for the extermination of an inferior race then I'd likely stay faaaaaar away. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Feels like we're due for a big technical breakthrough. What do you hope/think we |
| Unbridled9 02/14/21 2:26:36 PM #31 | SpeedDemon20 posted... More plant-based meats? What I expect is that we'll see 3-D printed food that gets flavored like, well, 'flavor ink' for lack of a better way to put it. That is to say you'll order, say, a steak and your printer will use a nutrient paste to print out a steak while several different flavor jets add in the flavor. So you could have steak for one person, chicken for the next, foei gras for the next, and round it off with a fourth person who wants baby back ribs and you all either couldn't tell or it would be close enough that you wouldn't care. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | PotD Bios |
| Unbridled9 02/14/21 1:00:56 AM #57 | Age: 31 Birthday: Sometime in August. Gender/Sex (Pronouns): Not telling, though I mind female pronouns less than male ones. Birth Place: U.S.A. Current Location: U.S.A. Eye Color: Green-ish blue Hair Color/Texture: Reddish-blonde Left/Right Handed: Right Ethnicity: Polish/Irish/Hunganian Height/Weight: 5'11". Not telling weight! Piercings/Tattoos: NOOOOO! Favorite color(s): Green Favorite alcoholic drink: Don't drink. Favorite non-alcoholic drink: Mountain Dew: Voltage Favorite school subject: History Favorite sport(s): I hate sports. Favorite music genres: Classic, video game, Favorite TV shows: Futurama Favorite Game: Dark Cloud 2 Sexual Orientation: Bi Virgin: No Fetishes: Let's not go there. Penis Size: Not telling! Breast Size: Not telling! Ideal Partner: Someone who loves video games as much as me really. Relationship Status: Happy Myers-Briggs Type: INFP/INTP Hobbies: playing video games, designing games, spending time with my dear. General Likes: Technology, history, kitties, games General Dislikes: People who think they're doing good things when, in reality, the things they're doing are hateful, ignorant, and harmful. Current Occupation: It's... difficult to describe. Interesting Facts: I work for the government as a private contractor and am involved in multiple meetings. I am actually credited on a board game that's been punished and released (not telling which one). I was one of the top geared Holy Priests in WoW back in the WotLK days. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Feels like we're due for a big technical breakthrough. What do you hope/think we |
| Unbridled9 02/14/21 12:39:40 AM #5 | Predictions 2020-2030: 3-D printing becomes increasingly mainstream. Return to the moon. Major strides in electric cars and green energy. Increasing automation. 2030-2040 Manned mission to mars. 3-D printed food will become mainstream. Massive medical breakthroughs due to printing in increasingly smaller sizes. Possible cures for many common diseases as a result. Obsoletion of gasoline cars in 1st and some 2nd world nations. Ash Ketchum becomes 11. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | you didn't exist for like 4.5 billion years |
| Unbridled9 02/13/21 11:54:19 PM #31 | SKARDAVNELNATE posted... That's the optimistic view. Eternity is a very long time. Long enough for a monkey on a typewriter to reproduce Shakespeare. Long enough for the last star to burn out. Long enough for matter to reform the complex relationships that make up you. Maybe it takes a trillion years after your death. But there you are, floating in an otherwise empty universe. Freezing and suffocating. 42 trillions of trillions of years make up eternity. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Do you think you're open-minded? |
| Unbridled9 02/13/21 11:38:27 PM #84 | LinkPizza posted... Butt stuff is fun. Everyone should try out something butt friendly. I like getting mine licked... Ehhh... I'm not a fan but, sometimes, your partner just really wants to try it out. I'm usually down for it but it's more because of whom it's with instead of the actual thing. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Do you think you're open-minded? |
| Unbridled9 02/13/21 11:32:15 PM #82 | No. But I wouldn't call myself close-minded either. I'm more in the middle with a sliiiight lean towards open, but generally balanced. It also depends on what you mean BY open-minded. There's a world of difference between 'willing to try out new things', 'let's do butt stuff', and 'be accepting of LGBT+ people' despite all being 'open-minded'. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Do you write in cursive? |
| Unbridled9 02/13/21 11:29:00 PM #11 | Yes. I have to make a conscious effort to stop using it. It was drilled in hard by my mother and, at the time, we had no clue it would become increasingly useless. My normal print is terrible now and looks almost like a child's handwriting while my cursive is flowing and well-refined. I've never had issues with legibility or the like. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Another stimulus package |
| Unbridled9 02/13/21 9:25:57 PM #11 | If they're not going to lift the lockdowns then yes. If they are than no. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Christians, is Jesus supposed to be resurrected as a human again in the future? |
| Unbridled9 02/13/21 7:18:55 PM #34 | The first makes it look like he's on his way to Yiffcon and the second looks more like an alien than anything else. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Christians, is Jesus supposed to be resurrected as a human again in the future? |
| Unbridled9 02/13/21 12:15:37 AM #30 | armandro posted... no but imagine being the generation that experiences reality as we know it melt away Who knows what will happen. I've heard theories like that it will be the end of the universe and nothing will continue after, or that everyone who isn't raptured will be left behind in the world, or many other things. And that's assuming Christianity is correct about the end times. For all we know the 'end' could simply be being the generation that's around when the final black hole decays away while we all observe from a pocket dimension or something. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Christians, is Jesus supposed to be resurrected as a human again in the future? |
| Unbridled9 02/12/21 11:18:16 PM #28 | Ferarri619 posted... Imagine being born in a generation that would get to experience the end of the world. A lot of generations believed they were. I mean, can you blame someone born when, say, the black death was ravaging Europe from believing it was the end times? --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Christians, is Jesus supposed to be resurrected as a human again in the future? |
| Unbridled9 02/12/21 9:47:59 PM #25 | Ferarri619 posted... I'm not Christian but I watched Passion of the Christ and Mary Magdalene on Primevideo recently which has me interested in the subject. No. In fact the Bible is pretty explicit that, when he returns, it will be part of the end times/final days/whatever you want to call it. Not only do we have things like Revelation saying that but there's absolutely no prophecy in Christianity hinting that Jesus will be born as a mortal again. It's one of the reasons why Christians basically automatically write-off anyone claiming that they are Jesus or Jesus was born in X country some-time after or whatever. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Mass Effect Trilogy Legendary Edition comes out in like two months. |
| Unbridled9 02/05/21 12:25:20 PM #28 | Johnny Eagle posted... Apparently, there's one bit of DLC from the first game that won't be part of this, due to the source code being lost The source code got lost but they couldn't get it from all the copies doubtless purchased or downloaded over the years or re-create it for a definative edition compelation? --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | ff12 was really kinda just weird |
| Unbridled9 02/05/21 10:57:10 AM #37 | Adam_Savage posted... ...what Swap the nethicite with 'Death Star plans' and imagine Fran is Chewie and it should all come together. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Who is more powerful: Alucard or Dracula? |
| Unbridled9 02/04/21 6:46:47 PM #15 | They're equal in power. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Are you racist? |
| Unbridled9 02/02/21 12:38:34 AM #13 | Hmmm... I'd lean towards 'no' but the modern left has made it exceedingly difficult to not do things like assume every black person is a supporter of BLM and it's terrible-ness (While I support the concept of what BLM stands for what the group has actually done and advocated for in the past has ensured I will never support it). --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | sorry for being racist guys |
| Unbridled9 02/01/21 2:15:42 AM #22 | Sarcasthma posted... I, the king of white people, do hereby forgive you. HEY! We have a QUEEN and she is IMMORTAL! Unless the Queen of England forgives you than white people don't forgive you! You should know better. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Worst Star Trek Episode? |
| Unbridled9 02/01/21 1:00:41 AM #12 | Probably These Are the Voyages... But SOLEY because it was the season and series finale. Had it been a normal episode I probably would have loved it; but the fact that it wasn't was what really... well... Underwhelming. It's like reading a book and getting to the final chapter only to have it not be an ending or an epilogue but a chapter from another book that just so happened to deal with the one you're reading. I like that it showed the series were more inter-connected and I don't even think there was a problem with the story or something. It's just that I would have much rather had the final episode be about THEM and not Riker. That aside Threshold is pooooobably the worst. I kind of feel like picking Shades of Grey is cheating because 90% of clip shows are terrible almost by default. It's like getting upset that a filler arc did nothing but fill time. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | So I finally beat Final Fantasy 7 Remake (Spoilers) |
| Unbridled9 01/31/21 6:31:41 PM #6 | I really liked the game. My favorite bit was easily the Jessie mission since that brought a massive amount of humanization to the world (and the biking segment was really fun to boot). I'd say the only thing I disliked was that some of the bosses felt really... cheap and painful... if you didn't have the exact right set-up prior. Raddest_Chad posted... The slow-walking parts were like getting my fingernails ripped out. The side-quests were laughable. And the stupid Well, the whole point of the 'ghosts' was that they were trying to force the plot to follow that of the original FFVII. With their defeat the cast on both the heroes and villains side is free to pursue their own, different, goals which can have vastly different outcomes than what originally happened. For example we saw Zach survive as well as Biggs (?) with an implication that at least Jessie may have survived as well. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Which is the most powerful country in the world? |
| Unbridled9 01/31/21 4:40:57 AM #36 | I should throw in that, as technology progresses, we move towards a situation in which there simply will be a whole new style of war that neither side can predict the outcome of. Drones are already changing the face of warfare and it won't be long before it simply won't resemble anything like what we've seen before. At that point it's anybody's guess. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Which is the most powerful country in the world? |
| Unbridled9 01/31/21 4:30:41 AM #35 | China's military doesn't beat the US in the areas that matter. Even when you add China and Russia's aircraft count together, it's still roughly half that of the US (or equal to it, in the case of fighters). China and Russia are both focused on ground forces, which haven't been a deciding factor in warfare in ages. And in many cases the reason why the US has fewer of a certain type than China today is because those things are outmoded. And China and Russia's focus on ground forces (as well as India's) is mostly relevant because they're neighbors and they're all basically playing the same game. It's like a group of people with swords who choose to battle with them. It works great against other swords, but what happens when people bring guns? Here's the thing. America may have more aircraft and arguably better aircraft (I'm not going to get into trying to figure out how truthful Chinese propoganda is about their newest craft) but it has one key disadvantage. In order to attack China with those aircraft it has to first get the aircraft THERE. Now, TBF, America has the largest carrier fleet in the world by miles and its navy is trained and experienced in offering proper support for said carriers; but that still means they can only field as many aircraft as their carriers can carry. Meanwhile China will not only be able to deploy all its aircraft; but it doesn't need aircraft designed for carrier take-offs and landings because it can utilize land-based ones. Additionally the artificial islands its been making in the SCS function effectively as unsinkable, immobile, carriers. That's why their presence is such a huge issue. Because with them China gains a ton of defensive power due to these landing strips. And ground forces are EXTREMELY important. We'd like to think we can win a war without deploying ground troops or only as a clean-up option; but that's simply not the case. You can't occupy a street corner with an aircraft and all you need to get a 'soldier' is a rifle and a willing body. Aircraft cost millions of dollars and have multiple key vulnerabilities. They're valuable and powerful but also limited. That's 1950s thinking, although even back then conventional naval warfare was being replaced by aerial warfare. China is out there building warships when it should be doing air carriers. I'm actually not so sure. Notice that we've been taking constantly about how the battle field is, effectively, America on the offensive with China on the defensive. There's a good reason for that. Because China doesn't have the transport capacity to consider launching an offensive action against America and, even if it did, it would be stuck in a massive uphill battle with the worlds strongest navy only to land in a nation where even the civilians have a decent chance of owning at least a handgun only to engage in a massive slog across both the Rockies, the desert, and the like to reach the capitol. Worse, even if they were successful initially and captured the west coast most of the infrastructure is on the EAST coast so their blow would be drastically weakened. Meanwhile the same isn't true in reverse as most of China's major cities lie on rivers and coastal water areas on it's eastern seaboard. Basically, China isn't going on the offensive and both America and China know that. At most it might invade Japan, Hawaii, and Alaska but it would be far better served just bombing and running than trying to occupy. As a result it's a matter of defensive actions here on China's behalf. With the island runways and mainland airstrips it simply doesn't NEED that many carriers to mount a defense. It's naval production is better served with warships since its air base needs are met by land-based strips. That said, given the costs and unpopularity of war, even if a full measure of China's atrocities became known, it's unlikely that you'd see military intervention since we don't even see that in NK. Agreed. All those people who say they'd oppose the nazi's come hell or high water but then turn a blind eye to what China's doing and even come to it's defense when people criticize the CCP's treatment of its various groups are bloody hypocrites. Heck, it's not even HIDDEN at this point. The fact is people won't acknowledge something is an issue until they see it directly then pretend like they would have done everything possible to help after the fact. It's really not. Self-reliance and self-sufficiency might be their end goal, but the country nowhere close to it and currently has a massive number of economic bubbles. I'm not so convinced. I mean, I WOULD say you're right if we were dealing with a civil, modern, nation; but we're dealing with one that has no problem forcing it's groups into slave labor, harvesting dissenters for organs, engaging in brutal military lockdowns, and everything else. I suspect we'd likely see the CCP simply force all its citizens to either work in effective slave labor or fight. For the record here's what I think a war between them would look like; discounting nukes and assuming full support from the citizenry and no allies on either side. We'd see a massive amount of naval skirmishes with the U.S. beating back Chinese ships when caught without aircraft and engaging in costly, but victorious, air battles as they engage in a slow push through the SCS and it's associated islands. Once the oceans are caught we'd likely see heavy bombardment of the mainland focusing on airstrips, missile sites, and infrastructure. This will likely extend to civilian buildings though they won't be the primary target. At this point either a peace deal will be reached, a land invasion will happen, or the U.S. will be unable to keep the pressure up and be forced back. In the first we can expect a white peace with many a few concessions by China. I'd expect the loss of the SCS and some trade concessions they won't likely honor with MAYBE recognition of Taiwan's independence if things work out in America's favor. If the land invasion happens we'd see a build-up of troops for shipping on America's side and heavy beach fortification on China's side. At that point it's a matter of if China guesses the right beach or not as to if the invasion succeeds or fails. If America succeeds we'll see a costly ground campaign pushing towards Bejing before potentially an unconditional surrender. If we're lucky that will be the end of it but much more likely we'll see CCP holdouts that will continue to fight for years, if not decades, after the fact. If the U.S. is unable to maintain pressure we'll likely see a rising toll on ships as they slowly get whittled down by missiles and, eventually, America needing to back off due to an inability to provide full logicistical support resulting in a peace almost certainly favorable to China. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Dude, why is everyone so psycho on the politics board. |
| Unbridled9 01/30/21 7:01:43 AM #27 | Politics is something that makes people act all ape-shit crazy over any little disagreement. Kirk vs. Picard (SISKO!) is more tame and I think you'll find Star Wars fans less divided over the sequel trilogy than politics since both sides at least agree Jar Jar sucks and Mandolorian is awesome. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Which is the most powerful country in the world? |
| Unbridled9 01/29/21 7:44:41 PM #24 | Muscles posted... Uhh if China thought they had a chance to win a war they would have started it already, they absolutely despise us, and the western world as a whole. They're pretty much a real world Mordor That's... really stupid. If America thought they had a chance to win a war they would have started it already. They absolutely despite China and Communism as a whole. They're pretty much a real world Gondor. See how that doesn't really make sense? The fact is that a war between America and China would be destructive on both ends regardless of who wins. Nukes aside (and that's a MASSIVE aside), regardless of who wins there would be a massive destruction of infrastructure and loss of life on both sides. That's not to mention that it would, effectively, be WWIII. Neither side is eager to kick off WWIII. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Which is the most powerful country in the world? |
| Unbridled9 01/29/21 7:11:38 PM #17 | Muscles posted... Uhh you realize America spends way more on the military than anyone else, right? China might have a bigger population but America would wipe the floor with them if a war broke out. Why do you think WWIII hasn't happened yet? Because America would win and no one wants to start a war they know they can't win, that's why they stick to proxy wars I hate to say it but this isn't true. Or rather it IS but not to the degree you're thinking. First off, a war between China would heavily involve naval might and transport. Even if the U.S. successfully cleared and claimed the seas it could only bring over troops in set, relatively small, amounts at a time while China would be capable of leveraging its fully military for defense. The only way this would get migitated would be if the U.S. built up its invasion force in Japan/SK/Philippeans beforehand and China didn't do anything in response. While the U.S. is a massive naval power and easily the most powerful in the world, it's might is based around air-craft carriers which China has specifically been developing anti-carrier missiles and systems for. Additionally the islands its building in the SCS function effectively as stationary, unsinkable, carriers. While they aren't much use for offense unless China plans on invading its southern island neighbors for defense they're amazing since they make it so that their aircraft can function from multiple points without fear of them being sunk in return. While the Navy might win it would NOT be the curbstomping you're thinking of. Even if the Navy wins and the airforce wins its fights the army is bottlenecked due to transport and would either need to go through North Korea, Vietnam, or establish a beachhead elsewhere to fight inwards against the full might of the chinese army. Even if they win it won't be the 'wipe the floor' you're thinking of. Especially if China's allies get involved. North Korea alone would make a land invasion vastly more difficult and China has Russia and multiple asian allies as well. Of course America has allies too and India, Japan, and South Korea alone would be a massive boon to say nothing of nations like the Phillipeans, Australia, and possibly even Vietnam as well as the EU (which would hamper Russia's desire to join). The real 'killer' for China wouldn't be technology though but, rather, corruption and political infighting. The fact is that China's military is hampered by an over-focus on ideology and its leadership is rife with corruption. When the war happens the single greatest asset the U.S. will have against China is the fact that Chinese leadership will likely end up rendered reduced in effectiveness due to those things. I'm discounting nukes here since they're such a wild card and we have not seen a nuclear war yet making predicting the outcome difficult. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Biden Administration to revisit plan of putting Tubman on $20... |
| Unbridled9 01/29/21 6:56:45 PM #32 | My question is; why the 20? The 1 and 5 are pretty obvious as to why they're not being changed but why not the $10 (Hamilton)? What about the $2 or the $50? I mean I guess Jefferson and Grant might be a bit disrespectful... But it seems weird that they went right for the $20. Also, you're only partially correct about the design thing. They do offer bills with things like Santa on them that do pass as being real tender; but they're rare and you generally have to specifically ASK for them/buy them instead of just getting them from a bank. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Which is the most powerful country in the world? |
| Unbridled9 01/29/21 6:36:32 PM #15 | Raddest_Chad posted... Well, don't blame General MacArthur. If Truman hadn't wussed out we wouldn't be in this mess. Blame the latter and Jimmy Carter for this pickle. The Simpsons didn't know it, but referring to Carter as "history's greatest monster" may prove accurate when we're fighting WWIII against a monster he allowed to rise. No. It would likely be Obama and possibly Bush Jr. who would be to blame. Until recently China, despite being large, was relatively undeveloped. It may have had a lot of people but it simply didn't have the infrastructure to be able to function as a world power. However due to multiple great trade deals and a lack of checks on their power they've been allowed to effectively explode military-wise. Now not only are their cities developed but their military is modernized and arguably beats the U.S. in certain areas while having a larger population pool to draw from. Removing nukes from the equation if the U.S. and China went at it now while the former might win the cost would be heaaaavy. Compared to a similar bout in 2000 or 2010 in which the U.S. would likely see a situation similar to the Iraq war in terms of how the war would play out (in that the standing armies would be quickly overwhelmed leading to the capture of almost all key points and leaving the remaining forces stuck in gruella warfare to cling on). --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Which pokemon gen had the best EV training? |
| Unbridled9 01/26/21 8:49:23 PM #1 | Which gen was the best for EV training?
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| Topic | how is someone solo posting in their own topic disruptive to the entire board |
| Unbridled9 01/26/21 5:59:44 AM #11 | Because you're guilty of a crime of being disruptive. Therefore any post you make will disrupt the board. We know this because you are a disruptive poster. Which is a poster whos posts, even solo topics, disturb the board. Since your topic disturbed the board you are a disruptive poster and since you are a disruptive poster your solo-post topics disturb the board! There! That looks logically sound! --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Can someone recommend me a good anime? |
| Unbridled9 01/26/21 5:26:37 AM #50 | https://youtu.be/tJdgErAfiRQ --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | To the art community, what do you believe is the best way to prevent... |
| Unbridled9 01/26/21 4:58:17 AM #24 | DocDelicious posted... You can't prevent it, but you can get the fuck over it. I'm not an artist but this is not the right opinion by any stretch of the imagination. It takes time, work, and effort to make these images and to not want people to steal them is a perfectly normal reaction. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | GOP Sen. Rand Paul says that Biden's push for a $15 minimum wage reflects a 'hat |
| Unbridled9 01/26/21 4:41:00 AM #31 | The problem isn't the minimum wage. The problem is the inability to get jobs above the minimum wage, promotions, and other such things. We're in a situation in which people not only can't support a family on one income, but frequently need to work 2 or more jobs across both parents to support a family with neither job offering much in the way of either. If you need $30/hr to support a family but your boss laughs whenever you suggest you get a $0.05 raise then either both parents need a job or one has to work two, possibly more, jobs because there's no hope of upwards progression. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | To the art community, what do you believe is the best way to prevent... |
| Unbridled9 01/26/21 4:33:31 AM #22 | Where is the 'hunt down art thieves like they're game animals and mount their heads above my fireplace' option? --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Biden to lift Ban on Transgenders in the Military... |
| Unbridled9 01/25/21 10:20:03 PM #29 | Jen0125 posted... Women can be on the front lines now. Ayup. They can be shot, killed, wounded, maimed, covered in blood, sweat, tears, mud, and everything else! Just like a man can! I'm actually fully in support of female soldiers. I'm just baffled at the number of women who forget that being a soldier means, well, soldiering which isn't pretty, glamorous, or anything of the sort. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Biden to lift Ban on Transgenders in the Military... |
| Unbridled9 01/25/21 5:58:11 PM #18 | adjl posted... The process of transitioning does have its share of physical side effects that could interfere with their ability to do work, to say nothing of the general mental health distress that such people experience before they become settled in their new gender. While I do agree that you should boot out people who fail to meet standards; do remember that they will throw a hissy-fit if the reason they fail to meet said standard is their trans-sexuality. I.E. they're required to meet condition X but being trans means they can only manage X-1 or they can manage X but it's harder for them. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Can someone recommend me a good anime? |
| Unbridled9 01/25/21 2:34:24 AM #39 | Cells at Work! Both entertaining AND educational! You even get to see a cell pull off a Jojo reference! --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | What would your mirror-universe self be like? |
| Unbridled9 01/25/21 2:32:38 AM #1 | What would your mirror-universe self be like? A goatee is REQUIRED! If you already have one IRL then you are the mirror-universe counterpart and we want to know who you're replacing! I think mine would be an anarchist warlord who gleefully crushed all her opponents underfoot while she twirled her goatee and sought to ruin things just because they are there. Chaos, destruction, and everything completely unfettered. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Entry level job available. Requirements: 1 year in the field |
| Unbridled9 01/24/21 12:01:29 AM #30 | The state of the job market in America Wanted: Cashier Requirements: 5 years experience Capable of speaking English, Spanish, French, French Creole, German, Greek, Ancient Greek, Italian, Swahili, Hindi, and High Elven A minimum of a 4 year degree in Astrophysics, Economics, Medicine, Robotics, and Underwater Basket Weaving. Responsibilities: Stay up way past your quitting time for no OT stocking, restocking, doing electrical work, dealing with problematic customers, retiling the shop, doing plumbing work, and carrying around your manager piggy-back style on command. Hours: 80 hours a week. No OT, you get 5 PTO days a year and 2 sick days that require a doctors note (and we'll still harass you over it). Pay: $4.98/Hr Promotion: PHAHAHAHAHA! All upper management positions are filled by the manager, his mistress, and family/friends of the manager. If you're lucky you might get promoted to working the freezer/back shelves where you don't have to deal with customers. Job Security: The only reason you're not replaced is because ICE is breathing down our necks so we can't hire Jose' for $3.00 an hour without them noticing. And, of course, if you actually get hired you'll be told there isn't enough money in the budget for a raise/bonus while the manager drives around in a new car. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Entry level job available. Requirements: 1 year in the field |
| Unbridled9 01/22/21 2:45:27 AM #27 | When it comes to the programming language thing I suspect at least some of the time it's clueless managers/high-ups hearing they need someone who knows a programming language but knowing nothing about it so they just put out 'five years experience' assuming that, if they NEED someone who knows the language, it's a common language that's been out for at least that long (or else they wouldn't be using it). Course I fully agree with Zeus that, a lot of the time, it's to cheese the system to take advantage of immigrant labor. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
| Topic | Just drove by the AZ State Capitol and there's protestors |
| Unbridled9 01/21/21 5:02:22 PM #134 | Zangulus posted... Its amazing how people defend racists and people who want to exterminate entire groups of people simply because they think it somehow impacts their ability to be clueless assholes on the Internet. I'm pretty sure people would defend kicking puppies and turning them into puppy smoothies if it allowed them to be an asshole on the internet. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage |
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