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Dikitain posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

The slaves would've been freed much earlier had treason against King George III been unsuccessful. Black people seem to get a much fairer shake in the UK than America. They're not wrong.

Except for the fact that the south was being funded and supplied by the UK during the Civil War, making them supporters of slavery.

If we say that the civil war was about slavery, sure. If we acknowledge that slavery was just one of many issues in play, not so much.
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What a silly human.
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shadowsword87 posted...

Wait, what does this mean?
I think you misunderstood what a tablespoon is.

It's a quarter of a quarter of a cup, which is in turn a quarter of a quart. Ergo, 1 tbsp= 1/4^3=1/64 q. In a 100% metric world, if a comparable volume was considered useful, a 1/64 L measuring spoon would exist that measured 15.625 mL. It'd probably be given a common name to make it easier to reference, but there's no reason to think it wouldn't exist.

shadowsword87 posted...

The point is that if you had a recipe that was 8x, or 4x, or 2x more than you wanted, it wouldn't conveniently scale down and you would have to round, and rounding leads to food not tasting right.

Provided you're lucky enough to want to scale something down by an exact power of two that consists entirely of measurements larger than tablespoons, sure. Generally, the ideal scaling factor isn't actually going to be so predictable and you're going to end up rounding the factor down to the closest one that suits your needs.

Of course, in actual practice, you're more likely to be limited by the number of eggs in the recipe than by your measuring system. Eggs don't readily subdivide, unless you're using packaged stuff or weighing them and wasting the excess. Though really, weighing ingredients is always the best way to bake (especially dry ingredients), in which case your measurement system doesn't matter much (but metric works better for every scaling factor that isn't a power of 2).
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TheWorstPoster posted...

adjl posted...

Because fireworks are several orders of magnitude cheaper and less dangerous.

And orders of magnitude less cool

Also orders of magnitude cooler, actually. That's a good chunk of where the safety thing comes from.
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Golden Road posted...

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Golden Road posted...

So it only works one way? If she needs Absolute Proof in order to call him a rapist, why doesn't he need Absolute Proof in order to call her a liar?

So any woman should be able to ruin a dudes life for no reason?

Also absolute proof isn't required. You just need people to lack reasonable doubt.

That would be terrible for rapists to be able to sue their accusers just because there wasn't enough evidence for a conviction. Rape victims do not need even more reason to fear reporting their rape.

The absence of evidence despite such a thorough investigation is reasonable cause to believe that the allegations are false. That's very different from simply saying that there isn't enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he's guilty. In this case, the absence of evidence proves beyond a reasonable doubt that he's innocent. Despite this, she's continued to slander him. That's reason to sue.

There is indeed a very delicate line between deliberate false accusations and accusations that just can't be proven in court, and it's extremely important to avoid punishing the latter in punishing the former (and also to avoid seeming like the latter can be punished, since the appearance matters almost as much as the reality here). In this case, though, there isn't much doubt which side of that line she's falling on. I very much do not believe this rape happened (at least based on the events presented in Duckbear's paraphrasing of Dailymail's account of the story, which is not necessarily a comprehensive understanding of the situation).
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Because fireworks are several orders of magnitude cheaper and less dangerous.
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Because they want the breeds for traits other than their aggression. While they're at it, they should try to breed German Shepherds to have better hips because this long-standing practice of concentrating health problems within a breed in the name of "purity" is utterly disgusting.
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@The_tall_midget

I hereby authorize both helly and Revelation to act as my proxies and receive this PM on my behalf. Personally, I couldn't really care less about you PMing me. I'm just here to laugh at how cowardly you're being. If you have an actual point to contribute to the discussion at hand, contribute it. All of this "oh I couldn't possibly say it because the SJW's would explode" nonsense just looks to me like you're trying to avoid admitting that you're running off with your tail between your legs. Maybe that impression is wrong, but you've done absolutely nothing to convince me of that, so I'm not about to start believing that it might be the case.
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Revelation34 posted...

adjl posted...

Clones are no less alive than the original organisms would be. There's no reason to consider them distinct from naturally-generated animals for ethical purposes.

Clones are clones and not a real thing. It wouldn't matter what people do to them. If we could harvest organs from clones I would support it 100%.

In the (extremely unlikely) hypothetical event that a human was born with exactly the same DNA sequence as another human, should that human be deprived of any sort of rights because they aren't a real thing? Of course not. Don't be ridiculous. Being genetically identical does not make clones any less of an individual organism.
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So four 1/64-litre spoons instead of four 1/64-quart spoons. In a world where metric measuring cups/spoons were standard, it stands to reason that - if such a subdivision were deemed useful - cups and spoons would include such measurements.

Though, realistically, if you were working with a metric recipe, you'd be much more likely to divide it by 10 or 20 instead of 16, since it's a decimal scale. Then it's easy and you use 5 ml or 20 ml spoons. Thirds would still be a pain, but then thirds are always a pain unless you're dividing tablespoons or whole cups, and a 1/3 hL measuring cup is no less plausible a concept than a 1/3c one.
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Sort of. Friend codes are one of the options available.
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shadowsword87 posted...

adjl posted...

I've seen many people say this, and I have no idea why it's a thing. Saying "half a quart" is no different from saying "half a litre." (aside from the 26.8 ml difference because that's not the point) Every metric measurement can be subdivided just fine; you don't have to use a precise quantity of the next unit down in order to do so just because those smaller units exist.

1/16th of a quart can be divided down if you're really f***ing with a large scale recipe.
Do that with a liter and you're going to have a bad time.

How so? What makes 1/16 of a litre harder to measure than 1/16 of a quart?
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shadowsword87 posted...

imperial is better for dividing stuff in half

I've seen many people say this, and I have no idea why it's a thing. Saying "half a quart" is no different from saying "half a litre." (aside from the 26.8 ml difference because that's not the point) Every metric measurement can be subdivided just fine; you don't have to use a precise quantity of the next unit down in order to do so just because those smaller units exist.
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Fahrenheit is a 0-100 scale keyed to human tolerances.

The 0 in fahrenheit is the freezing point of a saturated ammonium chloride solution. That's not really human anything.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Celsius, on the other hand, is less precise for human temperatures

That's not what "precise" means at all. Both scales are capable of exactly the same amount of precision, because decimal places exist. Being smaller, individual fahrenheit degrees are more precise than individual celsius degrees, but for everyday use (your "human temperatures"), you really don't need that precision. In any context where you do need that precision, you're going to a) need more precision than half-degrees can provide, and b) be using celsius/kelvin already because science.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

And a range of -18 to 38 is inelegant as f***.

So say -20 to 40 instead. For such approximations as you're talking about, you really don't need exact conversions.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Not really. Fahrenheit is still a more gradiated scale at the temperatures you're likely cooking at, since almost nothing you cook is going to require a temperature more than 300-500 or so.

I'm not sure what you're even trying to say there. "Gradiated" isn't a word. If you mean "graduated," then again, you don't need any more precision than Celsius will give you. Setting your oven to 225 C instead of 350 F isn't going to change much, even though 350 F is really 226.4 C.

I will concede that Fahrenheit is the more convenient option for candy-making, since the break points between the various stages align more neatly with multiples of 5 or 10 degrees Fahrenheit than they do for Celsius, and precision does matter there (some of those break points are only 3 or 4 degrees C apart). In practice, any given recipe will typically just give a specific temperature to aim for, and most candy thermometers have both scales on them such that you can just aim for that target and not have to think about what they are, but if you're making up such a recipe yourself, it's going to be easier to remember the ranges and their properties in Fahrenheit.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Though arguably, Celsius is almost entirely redundant considering the existence of the Kelvin scale - so if anything, if we're going to discount relative scaling,

Celsius is just Kelvin with a phase shift to have everyday temperatures be more manageable numbers (since there is a practical difference between saying "20" and saying "290"). That just makes sense.
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Fahrenheit is far better for measuring human tolerances to temperature. Celsius is better for science, but in my daily life, I don't really give much of a s*** about science.

Not really. As far as everyday life goes, whatever you're used to is going to be best. After one or two exposures, the difference between calling "really hot" 100 and calling it 40 is completely arbitrary. What does differ is the need to learn a second temperature scale in order to do science, which is just inefficient.
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Revelation34 posted...

ForteEXE3850 posted...

The writers just kind of wanted weaponized dinosaurs in the movies and didn't care if it made sense.

They keep talking about the ethical implications of using dinosaurs for combat but don't talk about how ineffective and impractical it is.

But the ethics discussion has no weight since what they claim is unethical makes no sense to be doing in the first place.

How would it even be unethical anyway since they're all dead and just cloned from DNA?

Clones are no less alive than the original organisms would be. There's no reason to consider them distinct from naturally-generated animals for ethical purposes.
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The_tall_midget posted...

adjl posted...

The_tall_midget posted...

Idiotic feminists are indeed one of the causes why there are incels.

Elaborate.

I've already been crucified for DARING to even alliege that crazy feminists is one of the cause of incels (male incels in this case). Do you think I am crazy enough to elaborate on a message board with people like Chewster?

He would get a brain aneurysm within the first paragraph.

In other words, you don't actually have enough of a point to elaborate further than that, and rather than admitting that you're just flimsily trolling, you are choosing to tell us all that you're so afraid of mean words from a guy you could easily ignore that you don't feel you can safely share your alleged point. Good to know.
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Golden Road posted...

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Just because she cannot prove he raped her, does not mean he didn't rape her.

It isn't, but unlike many sexual assault cases, it sounds like this one has been thoroughly investigated to the fullest extent possible and they have found nothing to even indicate he had sex with her, let alone raped her (or that anyone raped her). What she's describing should have left ample physical evidence, especially where she was seen 25 hours later, but there was nothing. In a case like this, there's no reason not to think he's innocent.

For that matter, where neither recalls the events of the night, even if a rape did occur, they technically raped each other. That's not necessarily convincing testimony, since "I was drunk and I forget everything" is a convenient cop-out if giving an actual testimony, but if that's been accepted as the official story, they're equally guilty.

GreenKnight127 posted...

This crap is becoming frighteningly common.

It really isn't. A small handful of high-profile false accusations are noticeable, but that doesn't mean they comprise a significant percentage of all accusations.
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Zeus posted...

idk, might be more cost effective to use dinos than soldiers.

Obligate carnivores are pretty expensive to feed, to say nothing of what's involved in keeping them trained and contained.
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WastelandCowboy posted...

ninja_lootz posted...

WastelandCowboy posted...

will we bring to light how fucked-up this country really is and work on a solution?

lmao, that's not happening

Just sweep it under the rug.

Why solve problems when your fanbase only wants you to blame them on your opponent?
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ZackMorris posted...

OneTimeBen posted...

ZackMorris posted...

Zeus posted...

Andromicus posted...

See Obama hid all his crimes so he is inherently more corrupt than Trump parades it in the open

That almost looks like a sentence. As for the claims against Trump, most are completely unsubstantiated.

There is no way you typed that with a straight face.

Hillary scandals. Are substantiated. And well documented but so beautifully ignored.

Are they? Feels like comparing a gunshot wound to a stepping in dog shit.

I mean, it sucks that you're bleeding to death and all, but I'm gonna have to deal with this smell all day and people are going to look at me funny and stuff. Try to have some compassion for my suffering; it's not all about you.
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OhhhJa posted...

Andromicus, giant shitposter... is there any way to argue this is false?

"Giant" is pretty subjective, depending on your frame of reference. One could very easily argue its falsehood from that perspective.
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The_tall_midget posted...

Idiotic feminists are indeed one of the causes why there are incels.

Elaborate.
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DPsx7 posted...

Seriously, when has the news ever produced something that was relevant to our lives?

Weather forecasts are a kind of news, and have definitely dictated my plans before.
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McSame_as_Bush posted...

Rasmoh posted...

If only there were some way to not get pregnant with children you can't care for...

People fuck. It's human nature. And sometimes accidents happen even if you take precautions.

Pretty much. Yes, unwanted pregnancies would stop being a problem if, hypothetically, everyone stopped having sex except for the purpose of procreation. As a matter of public health policy, though, that objectively doesn't work. There are mountains of evidence that abstinence-only sex ed does not help unwanted pregnancy rates (and in fact can sometimes make them worse), and continuing to preach abstinence as the only solution to unwanted pregnancies it is being willfully blind to that undeniable reality.

What does help is providing comprehensive sex ed and easy access to birth control options. Subsidized birth control is even better (there was one such pilot program in Colorado that saw a 40% reduction in unplanned pregnancy rates, which is absolutely incredible and should have prompted the entire country to adopt it immediately). People are going to have recreational sex no matter how much "you will get pregnant and die" you scream at them; what makes a difference is educating them truthfully about the risks and how to mitigate them, and providing convenient and affordable access to that mitigation.
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I agree, it sounds juvenile and awkward. That is just how Trump speaks, so it's par for his course, but it'd be nice if the rest of the adult world went with a term like "misinformation" instead.
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Conner4REAL posted...

So would they prefer the baby died?

No, they'd prefer not to have to be bankrupted by outrageous fees because they tried to err on the side of caution. If anything, this sort of thing causes more babies to die, since parents don't want to take them to see doctors unless it's absolutely necessary.
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Of course there were fireworks today. It's a national holiday. What I don't get are those losers setting them off three days after the 1st, like there's anything going on then.
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FatalAccident posted...

MICHALECOLE posted...

You cant say lol dont make me laugh

Im glad Im not the only one bothered by this

fucking pick one

They're not actually contradictory. "Don't make me laugh" implies that the target has made the speaker laugh, typically by being absurd or stupid. Explicitly including that laughter like that is a bit redundant, but not contradictory.
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"Allow" is definitely a questionable term to use in either context, given the authoritarian implications. "Is ___ okay/comfortable with [...]" would be a healthier way to phrase the question.
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At infinite speed, the truck would have transcended particle behaviour and would likely pass through the gameboys. The air it was passing through, however, would have been superheated to the point of undergoing fusion, and the ensuing nuclear explosion would destroy all of the gameboys within a considerable radius of its path.
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Excuse me, I use a keyboard. Using a typewriter to input text to a computer would be woefully inefficient.
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Because you're incapable of functioning in most of the positions that are actually required to keep society running.
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Lokarin posted...

We could have weaponized EAGLES right now

I believe it was the Danish military that tried training eagles to take down unauthorized drones that were flying where they shouldn't be. They were actually very good at it, since attacking prey from above is kind of what they do. Calling that "weaponized" is a bit of a stretch, but it's sort of an example.
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Incels would be more accurately described as not getting the sex they want (and feeling angrily entitled to it), rather than just not getting sex at all. A fair number of them actually aren't virgins, thanks to prostitutes and/or tinder hookups, they're just bitter about their inability to form any sort of lasting relationship.
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Revelation34 posted...

adjl posted...

And yet Americans still end up having more of their taxes go toward health care than any other country in the world. How odd.

No our taxes go to the military instead.

The US also spends more on military than the rest of the world, yes, but that doesn't mean the same is not true of health care.
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DevilSummoner1 posted...

Lol

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Loophole: For anyone currently unhealthy, the good health associated with having a nice physique would likely extend their life by more than four years.
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Zeus posted...

People need to get paid, but the US you pay on the front-end whereas other nations you're paying out of your taxes.

And yet Americans still end up having more of their taxes go toward health care than any other country in the world. How odd.
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likehelly posted...

how are they secret if we know about it

that's

that isn't what secret means

They were secret, but then they got caught with their secrets and now their secrets aren't secret.
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likehelly posted...

how many kids do you people drive around that this is an issue

i have one kid.

one.

Having three kids is not uncommon, nor is driving around a few friends of your one kid. If you've only got three back seats (which is very common), it's not that hard to exceed that.

likehelly posted...

so why do I, someone with a backseat, need it

You'll have to figure that out on your own, based on your future experiences. Whether or not you need it is largely irrelevant, though. You asked why it's there, and it's there for reasons that you don't expect to apply to you. There really isn't much more to say than that.
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likehelly posted...

do you have a backseat without seatbelts, adj

I have a back seat with a finite number of seat belts. If I'm transporting seats+1 children, it's better to have one of them in the front with the airbag disabled than in the back without a seat belt.
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LinkPizza posted...

likehelly posted...

no, they will literally all sit in the back seat.

That could be more dangerous?

It's significantly safer to have a kid in the front seat than to have a kid in the back seat without a seatbelt, especially if the airbag is disabled.
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The Popo posted...

Nope. Always been curious, but I dont wanna spend money on one at a restaurant only to discover that I dont like it.

Im aware this is a stupid reason not to try one.

That's a pretty solid reason not to try one. You could always try making your own, provided you like the ingredients well enough to use them in other recipes if it turns out you don't like the sandwich. You'll waste much less money if you don't like it, that way.
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likehelly posted...

why would I put a kid in the front seat when there's a back seat

So you can talk to them more easily and they get a better view? Being in the front seat is generally more enjoyable than the back, it's just that the airbag makes it extremely unsafe for children.

KnoxKorner posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

There's a lot of shitty parents and people

Please. Generations of kids grew up riding in the front seats, truck beds, and trunks of station wagons.

Sure. And then airbags got invented and made front seats unambiguously unsafe for children (but much safer for adults). Truck beds and trunks have always been dramatically less safe than actual seats with seatbelts, which is reflected in injury stats. Generations of kids grew up riding in cars like that, but those same generations also grew up with a higher childhood mortality rate.
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WastelandCowboy posted...

Lol at all the people defending the pedophile.

It's less defending the pedophile and more exploiting a convenient loophole in the scenario presented.
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The idea of a group of 9 people having only a single swing voter while also wielding the country's ultimate judicial power should terrify everybody. The Supreme Court should be made up of 9 swing voters.
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Reubens are freaking amazing.
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Chewster posted...

Also, I think Super Mario 64 looks like total shit, not just in the way most N64 games do. I can't really even describe it, but it's like the graphics are... too cartoony? They aren't really that cartoony, but they fail at realism, the textures are too bland and there are too many sharp contrasts between areas. It looks like an early N64 tech demo, not the first full-fledged game. Plus the levels are kind of just floating in space and they didn't really even try to hide it with clever boundaries or backgrounds.

To be fair, it pretty much was an early tech demo. Nintendo was very much working in uncharted territory with SM64, so it's to be expected that they kept things as simple as possible when putting together the game (so as to not get bogged down by trying to figure out more nuanced aesthetics at the expense of having a good game). Similarly, MK64's "3D" character models are just 8 2D images stuck together, which is leagues behind some later things that came out of the system.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

MrMelodramatic posted...

Im gonna say the vast majority of pedophiles have never hurt children (sexually, anyway). 100% of rapists have hurt someone, intentionally.

The vast majority of known pedophiles would. It's not something you would admit by merely speaking.

Yes, but this is a hypothetical situation. We don't necessarily know that this pedo is a pedo because he's offended before. We could know that this pedo is a pedo because the Magical Hypothetical Scenario Llama appeared to us in a dream and told us. The means by which we know of his pedohood is not defined in the scenario, therefore we can't make any assumptions to that effect.
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