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You should probably watch a non-blurry mess version before forming an opinion, then. And also tell people that drag you to 3D movies despite knowing 3D completely ruins movies for you that they're dicks.
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Far-Queue posted...

Her sex life is her own business, though. Her ex seems small-minded and petty.

I'd agree, if not for the mention that she was sleeping with people related to cases. That's a major conflict of interest, which is not good.
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Zeus posted...

Sure, under any context where he would be justified in hitting a man.

This, which pretty much exclusively means in a legitimate self-defense context (legitimate self-defense being more than just "you hit me so I'll hit you back"), aside from formal sparring. Statistically, that's going to mean there are more men against whom violence would be justified than women, since men are stronger on average and therefore more likely to pose a legitimate threat, but the same logic should be applied in choosing to respond with violence.
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-Komaiko54- posted...

I'm reading this article and from what I can understand if there's a stereo version I can just split it in two or something, right?

You can, but that almost definitely won't do what you want. Play the stereo version through headphones, and try taking off one of them. The part you hear out of the side you're still wearing is one of the tracks you could split it into, with the other playing through the side you took off. Odds are, both will have vocals.
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Troll_Police_ posted...

regulation in a capitalist market comes from competition you twit

Provided competition exists, which is a pretty shaky assumption in many cases.
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RoboXgp89 posted...

it will lost all it's velocity and fall back down
just like hail

But then it gets back its velocity while falling. Its terminal velocity is going to be less than muzzle velocity, since air resistance is a thing, but bullets are specifically designed to be aerodynamic and minimize air resistance, so it's still going to be traveling pretty fast and capable of doing some damage.

Cacciato posted...

So hail comes up from the ground and goes back down?

Actually, yes. Not quite from the ground, but hail does get lifted and dropped multiple times before reaching enough mass to fall to the earth.
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Erik_P posted...

adjl posted...

Erik_P posted...

The point is that when you're on the road you can take all the safety precautions you can think of and all it takes is one person not paying attention and all that safety goes out the window.

In which case, any incident is on them for driving in an unsafe manner.

Maybe that's how it is in Canada, but here in the States, including mine, even if you're not directly at fault you're still partly to blame because you were on the road to begin with.

Are you really letting the law define your concept of responsible driving? Pay attention, and if somebody who isn't paying attention causes a problem, blame them. Don't blame people who did nothing that would have been dangerous if you'd just paid attention. That's just plain common sense.
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Either she's shy and doesn't like initiating communication despite enjoying your conversations, or she doesn't actually want to talk to you and is just humouring you to be polite. Hard to say which from the information you've given.
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Erik_P posted...

The point is that when you're on the road you can take all the safety precautions you can think of and all it takes is one person not paying attention and all that safety goes out the window.

In which case, any incident is on them for driving in an unsafe manner.
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Erik_P posted...

Stopping traffic to help an animal out is dangerous regardless of how safe you go about it.

It's dangerous even if done safely? That's a pretty contradictory statement there.
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ZiggiStardust posted...

adjl posted...

Does it really take that much adjusting? You seem to have a reasonable grasp of saying "okay" already, and that's all that's really involved.

for me it's not so much adjusting to pronouns and bathrooms and such, that's easy. it's more the outrage culture that considers you a "nazi" and "bigot" if you dare get anything incorrect in their eyes, ok?

If "okay, sorry" isn't enough to placate somebody who's upset over a legitimate mistake (as distinct from deliberately screwing it up to be a dick), you can pretty safely ignore them. Again, still not much adjusting.
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OhhhJa posted...

I'm failing to see how a socialist system would increase the push for automation more than a capitalist one. Private companies, being more concerned about profit, will be the first to push for more automation.

In both cases, the push for automation happens because automation will be cheaper than employing people to do it. Under the current system, people are willing to work crappy jobs for very little because they need to eat, and minimum wage is better than nothing, so employing people is relatively cheap and there isn't as much incentive to develop an automated solution. When nobody wants to do the job unless you pay well and/or sink money into improving it, though, employing people becomes much more expensive, and developing an automated solution becomes a much higher priority (that, or the position will just be eliminated altogether, making for a more efficient system).

In both cases, automation will happen eventually, as the technology gets cheap enough to replace people, but in the latter case, that happens much sooner because people are more expensive to employ.
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If you do have it, here's a really tasty gluten-free cookie recipe to get you started on building a new repertoire:
http://www.finecooking.com/recipe/peanut-butter-chocolate-sandwich-cookies
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Erik_P posted...

Don't be so pissy not everyone thinks you did something heroic and brave.

Provided he did it safely, he did do something pretty objectively good. Your basis for thinking he didn't seems to be that you think he didn't do so safely, which is pretty baseless. Rather than doubling down on your increasingly inaccurate assumptions and looking like a complete idiot, you should discuss the event with him to better understand, and apologize if it turns out your assumptions were wrong.
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Does it really take that much adjusting? You seem to have a reasonable grasp of saying "okay" already, and that's all that's really involved.
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BlackScythe0 posted...

The flaw in your argument is that the goal to make money makes them better. Look at air planes. Is their service better? No they get worse every chance they get but people keep throwing money at them.

But yea, keep pretending that people will just stop giving money to stuff.

The concept of a free market regulating itself works, but only on an infinite scale. Given enough time and enough competitors, bad companies will die out and be succeeded by good companies. The problem is that many services are too essential for people to wait that long, and many fields are so hard to break into that there will never be enough competitors (airlines demonstrate both of these failures).
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OhhhJa posted...

Yep. Because I'm arguing reality. You're arguing a fantastical utopia. You're arguing what people should do. I'm arguing what people will do

What will happen is that people will stop doing crappy jobs as soon as they have the option to do something they enjoy more without starving, forcing those jobs to become less crappy if people want them done. That's not really a bad thing to force. You'll see an increased push for developing automated systems, improving conditions where automation's too far off, and increased wages that reflect how undesirable the job is and can actually attract people to the position.

Obviously, that ideal's a long way off, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth striving toward. It's absurd to not only accept, but actively defend a paradigm where most people spend a third of their lives being miserable. That shouldn't be necessary.

Blue_Thunder posted...

So which cake would you rather have?

*Looks at obesity epidemic*

Ah, so that's why Americans hate socialism so much.
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SmokeMassTree posted...

In what world is allowing a direct competitor the right to not allow you to restock okay?

The same world that allows single companies to handle phone, TV, and Internet.
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SushiSquid posted...

nobody can seriously believe the President didn't know about this.

I don't think that's going to stop most of Trump's supporters. Common sense inferences aren't really their strong suit.
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OhhhJa posted...

adjl posted...

Peterass posted...

Why should I work hard when it's easier to do as little as possible and leech of those who do?

Because instead of being stuck working at whatever miserable job happens to pay enough to survive, you can work hard at something you enjoy working at. You should work hard because you enjoy working, not because you'll die if you don't.

Not everyone is so privileged to love their job. In fact, an overwhelming majority are not

And that's a status quo you want to defend?
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WastelandCowboy posted...

Mine gets pretty warm from extended Breath of the Wild use.

Not scalding hot, but just "oh, that's a little warm."

And this is all undocked. I've never once used the dock.

That's pretty much been my experience, both docked and undocked. Certainly not really hot, but warm enough for me to notice it.
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Peterass posted...

Why should I work hard when it's easier to do as little as possible and leech of those who do?

Because instead of being stuck working at whatever miserable job happens to pay enough to survive, you can work hard at something you enjoy working at. You should work hard because you enjoy working, not because you'll die if you don't.
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Nobody who knows anything about the subject believes that sexual preferences are static and permanent, nor that transitioning is the right choice for every person with gender dysphoria. Neither of those things mean you should be any less accepting of gay people or trans people that choose to transition, though. Let them sort out what they need for themselves, consulting experts on the subject as needed, and support whatever they choose.
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One of the ARMS characters. That's Twintelle, while the flagship female is Ribbon Girl.
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Zeus posted...

The f*** is wrong with you? If the legal discharge of a weapon results in an injury or death, you have no basis for criminal charges

Juggling knives is legal, should people not be charged for accidentally dropping one into somebody's throat? Of course they should. That's exactly what manslaughter charges are for. The only difference the illegality of firing a gun in city limits makes is whether the charge is Manslaughter or Criminal Negligence Causing Death (since it's not criminally negligent if it's not a criminal activity), as well as allowing legal intervention to get those idiots off the streets before an incident like this actually happens.
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The SC ruling happened in 2010. Trudeau came into power near the end of 2015, and thus wouldn't have had any power over the decision even if it was something the PM would decide. Methinks this guy should pay a bit more attention to his timelines, not to mention educating himself on just what Trudeau's role in this is, and also what constitutes treason (protip: Non-Americans can't commit treason against America).
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Zeus posted...

Why are you pointing out that he's gay? Is the fact that he's gay somehow relevant to the story? Or is this intended as a homophobic attack? Because you certainly never highlight people as being hetero.

Because he's Duckbear. You should understand this by now.
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What baffles me is how few pro-lifers are in favour of things that would reduce the rate of unwanted pregnancies in the first place, such as subsidized birth control and sex ed that goes beyond "if you have sex you'll get pregnant and die," to say nothing of how few promote shoring up support networks to ensure the quality of that life they were so desperate to protect before birth. In most cases, it's got nothing to do with the sanctity of life. It's about wanting those dirty sex-havers to suffer for their dirty sex-having, hiding behind some flimsy moral veneer of trying to protect the life of a kid they don't really give two ****s about.

Bloody hypocrites. It's disgusting.
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Sarcasthma posted...

That wasn't a very adjlesque post, adjl.

Come now. Everyone loves fart jokes.
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faramir77 posted...

"Real men" do what they want and don't bitch and whine about stupid shit. That's why you don't see them in virtually any subculture.

This. Men are not manly because they do manly things. Things become manly when men who are already manly do them.
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Step 1: Have all your coworkers eat beans for breakfast and lunch every day that she might show up
Step 2: Collectively fart as soon as she walks in and continue to do so until she leaves
Step 3: Open a window

She should stop coming around pretty quickly if that becomes a trend.
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Still better than "could of."
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streamofthesky posted...

Probably nothing, yeah. Unfortunately, as in this case, too many women will use the societal bias that sees them as more sympathetic than men and more likely to be a victim to distort the facts and cry wolf to get negative attention thrust upon a man the woman is feuding with or doesn't like.
They ruin it for the actual victims, but I'd feel pretty bad harassing an innocent man because I just assumed the crying female is being honest.

The thing is, the police will sort that out. It's not like he chased down the car himself and wrested the child from the guy's hands, or anything else that would have put him or an innocent person in actual danger. The police have the tools and the training to resolve the situation safely and without further incident, whether the situation is as it first appears or not, so involving them is definitely the right course of action.

streamofthesky posted...

Take this case or any other case where an employee tries to physically stop a shoplifter and is fired for it.

That's largely a liability thing. If the store doesn't have a "don't be a hero" sort of clause in their employment contract, they are legally responsible for any injury their employees sustain trying to stop criminals. As much as that seems like it's punishing people for trying to do something good, nothing a shoplifter can steal is worth the employee endangering themselves like that, so it really is better to not physically intervene.

streamofthesky posted...

I read a week or two ago about some poor guy who found a little girl all alone at a park and went around with her asking people if she was their kid. The dad who was off playing baseball while she was unattended heard about it and assaulted the guy and had his friends/relatives put up his picture and info on the internet and labeled him a pedo, leading to the guy getting death threats and having to leave town.

In which case he should really be pursuing assault and defamation charges. He would likely have been better off reporting the unattended minor to the police than spending more than a few minutes trying to find her parents in the immediate vicinity, but he should still have a pretty solid case against his attackers.
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I would most readily describe my complexion as "blindingly white."
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Terminonatator posted...

People have the weirdest hang-ups.

Personally, I thought this pedantry was pretty humerus.
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He has fractures in both armular regions.
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Zeus posted...

mrduckbear posted...

Both Daniel and Grace were looking to match the salaries of Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan who earn 10-15% more and Daniel concluded "The path to equality is rarely easy"

You draw less, you get paid less. Simple equation. The other stars are a bigger attraction.

Or, you know, pay people the same amount for doing the same work and the same quality of work. Stars that are bigger attractions will make more money in the long run because they'll be in higher demand and get more parts, but for any given individual job, people should be paid the same for doing the same work.
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helIy posted...

adjl posted...

Really, it doesn't matter in the slightest past whatever threshold it is that unlocks editing (level 32, I think, which is around 500-1000 karma). The functional benefits to raising user level stopped eons ago for me.

nope. I can edit on my helly account I made a few weeks ago, so definitely no years worth of karma is needed

Huh. I guess they removed the limitation, then. I think it was gated when they first added the feature, and then I really didn't pay attention after that.

DorkLink posted...

Wow, aren't you special Mr. "I have a high user level because I'm not some dumb idiot who posted a picture of my balls"

I am pretty special, but I don't think that's really dependent on how much karma I have or whether or not you've all seen my balls.
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DeltaKong posted...

They have for a good while. You probably haven't noticed for some reason.

To be fair, I'm not sure notifications even existed when I hit Sage, given that that was like five years (2000 days=5.48 years) ago. It's been a very, very long time since I changed user level.

Zeus posted...

Once again, I'm kinda surprised by the number of people with start dates which are reasonably close to my own yet have considerably less karma than me >_>

Otherwise you have my condolences on losing a cool title and getting subbed for a junky one.

I think it's mostly that I missed several karma boosts. I've also taken to using an alt on my laptop (largely as a way to get its user level up so I'd have a fully-functional account in case of warnings, but that stopped being a thing ages ago and it's just habit now), so any time I go away, that's missed karma on this account. I don't go away that much, but it does add up over the course of nearly 15 years.

Ogurisama posted...

not even sage yet...

Really, it doesn't matter in the slightest past whatever threshold it is that unlocks editing (level 32, I think, which is around 500-1000 karma). The functional benefits to raising user level stopped eons ago for me.
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Also, apparently I've reached ? Block. Go me, I guess.
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Erik_P posted...

Umm

Yes, I know fast food is dunked in grease, but the majority of food (that I eat at least) doesn't drip with grease and fat.

You didn't say "I," though. You said "we," meaning you were commenting on American cuisine as a whole, which definitely does prominently feature deep frying.

Erik_P posted...

The only thing butter is good for is dunking crab and lobster meat.

Do you even bake, bro?
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MrMelodramatic posted...

A burger? Nope.

If you're toasting the bun, buttering it first is pretty tasty, especially if you use garlic butter. Untoasted, though, I'd agree.

Erik_P posted...

Might as well whine about how we don't dunk our food in grease before we eat it.

Umm.
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You gonna cheat on this one too?
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Most of the time, pineapple's pretty mediocre, but there's a fairly narrow window of ripeness where it's absolutely amazing. I'd say 6 normally, but 10 when it hits that sweet spot.
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streamofthesky posted...

Smarkil posted...

>Nintendo
>DLC

The fuck? Have they always had DLC? I don't play Nintendo anymore but I can't think of a single other nintendo game with DLC.

They started doing it with the Wii U.

Hyrule Warriors DLC was really good and may have been the first time they did it, then they added DLC for other games like Smash Bros.

NSMB2 was one of the first instances, I believe. MK8 also had a pretty incredible DLC deal ($12 for 16 more tracks). It's certainly nothing new.
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Zeus posted...

adjl posted...

It's pretty reasonable to assume he's not a multimillionaire. I'm okay with making reasonable assumptions.

"Might make" is also a forward-looking statement. Many of those actors weren't making shit at one point, but now they are. There's no telling how much a person might make or whether a person making a certain amount will continue to do so.

Statistical projections are a thing, you know.
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When my sweet tooth struck last night, I decided my Subway cookie wasn't good enough, so I slapped together a cherry compote and put that on some ice cream, crumbled the cookie over top of it, and added whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

This doesn't particularly tie in with established PotD culture, I just felt like sharing.
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Zeus posted...

You have no idea how much money Unbridled might make

It's pretty reasonable to assume he's not a multimillionaire. I'm okay with making reasonable assumptions, especially when it's for the purpose of a statement that's not meant to contribute anything more than dramatic effect.

Zeus posted...

or, for that matter, how much in taxes they actually pay considering that they're very good at shielding their money.

Which is largely a moot point when you consider the actual crux of what I was saying, which is that the location of these celebrities' homes changes nothing on his end. It doesn't really matter what the actual lost tax numbers are, you're still giving that up in exchange for literally nothing.

Zeus posted...

More importantly, they'd STILL have to pay taxes if they were starring in films, shows, etc, in the US.

Income taxes, sure, but not sales or property taxes. Again, even if you're not losing all of it, you're losing something and gaining nothing, which is a stupid thing to hope for.
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Unbridled9 posted...

Kind of sad cause I'd GLADLY ditch a bunch of braindead actors, well, basically anywheres if possible

Which is a terribly silly attitude to have. Those "braindead actors" make far more money than you ever will, and pay far more taxes as a result. If you'd rather have that tax income move somewhere else just because you think the person paying it is dumb (when you don't have to interact with them in any way except to see their public appearances, which wouldn't change), that's very much an example of cutting your nose off to spite your face.
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Wait, they protested by having large numbers of people show up and order coffee? Giving a business money isn't exactly an effective way to protest them...
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